Borderlines of a Broken Country

The words hit like shrapnel. A federal commander calls the armed agents “the victims” as Alex Pretti’s body lies cold in a Minneapolis morgue, and something in the country snaps. Crowds flood the streets, chanting his name through tears and clenched teeth. The video is everywhere, looping nonstop. A nurse in scrubs. A woman in the snow. A sudden shout, then muzz… Continues…

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