Neil Peel
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” WB Yeats.
Rebel without a pause. Green Party. Brewed up in 1798 - #WeExist. Anti-racist. LGBTQI+ ally.
- “Remember when we learned that our wealthiest & most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring…then that guy died mysteriously in a jail…now we just don’t talk about it?” #JDVance on #Epstein 2021…..
- Aging? Middle aging? “In western democracies, ageing & dying seem to have been reclassified as soluble problems.” This is delusional – “a retreat from reality, & narcissistic”. #Aging #Middleage www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
- Reposted by Neil PeelLeading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year. Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
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- Reposted by Neil PeelMy first remarks since being arrested last night.
- Reposted by Neil PeelHope before hate — neighbours, not enemies. This is Manchester. This is Gorton and Denton! 💚
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- Reposted by Neil PeelAmazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024 UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M. HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
- Reposted by Neil Peel‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how the #climatecrisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk - As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions Story by me and and Steven Morris www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
- Reposted by Neil PeelHundreds of volunteers hitting the streets this morning in Gorton and Denton. Lower bills, tax the super-rich- hope will win. Only the Greens can stop Reform in this by-election.
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- Reposted by Neil Peel#GVerse Chicago turnout this morning was INSANE. Thousands hit the streets demanding justice for Alex Pretti and calling out the federal crackdown that killed him. This isn’t “local unrest” anymore. It’s national. #LetsFuckinGo #TogetherWeRise #BlueToTheCore
- Reposted by Neil PeelWalz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government
- Reposted by Neil PeelThank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
- Reposted by Neil PeelLabour MPs are rightly calling today's decision 'petty factionalism'. It's time to stop being disappointed in them, and instead join the only campaign that can beat Reform in this by-election: actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
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- Reposted by Neil PeelAlex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him. The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
- National Nurses United, the US’s largest union for registered nurses, has released a statement expressing outrage at the summary execution of ICU nurse #AlexPretti, calling for ICE to be abolished. It says....
- Some moments turn out to be significant in the death of political parties. I suspect this will be one such moment. Wait for the fractures - #AndyBurnham has his bid to return as MP blocked by the #Labour ruling body www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by Neil PeelIt has been confirmed that Alex was a lawful gun owner and did not threaten ICE with a weapon. Early video reports indicate the weapon was taken by ICE and shots were then fired to execute him.
- Reposted by Neil PeelWhat if you knew him? What if you loved him? What if you saw him lying dead on the ground? How do you turn away from that? How do you look elsewhere? How do you just keep moving like nothing happened? No video of a gun “brandished” at ICE soooooo manyyyyyy cameras were out there. Hmmmm…
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- Reposted by Neil Peel“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
- OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
- Reposted by Neil PeelWe want to set the record so he is remembered for what he did. Alex put his body between a woman and imminent danger (murderous thugs(ICE)), and he lost his life.
- Reposted by Neil PeelAlso, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
- Reposted by Neil PeelWe were just sent Alex’s GoFundMe.
- Reposted by Neil PeelWe are incredibly proud of the resistance for preserving and releasing this footage so the truth cannot be buried. Alex Pretti. A 37-year-old ICU nurse at the VA. Murdered by Trump’s regime. This is not okay. He spent his life helping people. He was an American hero.
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- Reposted by Neil PeelGenuinely think this coverage is worthy of formal complaint – and if the BBC doesn’t take it seriously, it should be escalated to Ofcom. The appearance of caving to the Trump White House, when the BBC is being sued, could be disastrous for public trust.
- Reposted by Neil PeelThe term martyr means “witness.” The man was murdered for bearing witness, literally bearing it, not arms but a camera. Murdered for seeing.
- Reposted by Neil PeelNonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
- Reposted by Neil PeelThe term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
- Reposted by Neil PeelEntries are absurdly unbalanced, to favour US govt false statements, in a scenario where "sharply contested" both sides reporting would be highly inadequate BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
- Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man summarily executed by #Trump and the GOP Gestapo death squad, was an intensive care unit nurse at the Veterans Administration in the Twin Cities. A fucking nurse. Courage calls to courage everywhere. #AlexPretti #Minneapolis www.newsnationnow.com/politics/who...
- Reposted by Neil PeelICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
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- Reposted by Neil PeelWe are searching for the woman in a red jacket who captured the ICE situation on video. We heard she was taken by federal agents. If anyone has updates, let us know.
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- Reposted by Neil PeelThe Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
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- My heart goes out to all our friends in the Twin Cities 💔
- Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
- Reposted by Neil PeelI was on a panel with Cllr Chantelle Lunt (@chantellelunt.bsky.social) last year for the People's Assembly with @andreaegangs.bsky.social She was so clear about the problems & what the solutions are too. Delighted to welcome our new Green Party Councillor! www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
- Reposted by Neil PeelI just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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- Reposted by Neil PeelThey did this to a white male veteran abcnews.go.com/US/army-vet-...
- Reposted by Neil PeelAmazing! Way to go Minneapolis!
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