The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had recently moved to Minnesota.

She was a U.S. citizen born in Colorado and appears to never have been charged with anything involving law enforcement beyond a traffic ticket.

In social media accounts, Macklin Good described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom.” She said she was currently “experiencing Minneapolis,” displaying a pride flag emoji on her Instagram account. A profile picture posted to Pinterest shows her smiling and holding a young child against her cheek, along with posts about tattoos, hairstyles and home decorating.

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    21 hours ago

    When is the 2A crowd gonna live out their fantasy of saving the US from a corrupt government?

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      13 hours ago

      They think that’s what they’re doing. They are feral ignorant morons, driven by their most base instincts, and they’ve never even heard of the concept of Critical Thinking Skills. That makes them remarkably susceptible to the most stupid sort of flat-earth level propaganda.

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        19 hours ago

        I do. I’ve joined a collective of armed leftists. I was legit surprised that they existed.

        If you own a gun, and you conceal carry, consider finding your local group and get involved.

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          I mean, that’s exactly how the partisans groups worked in Italy while it was occupied by Nazis.

          Good luck to you comrades!

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          And stay quiet. They all think that only they have the guns, and they think we’re all going to just get on our knees, and politely take the bullet in the brain. And frankly, a lot will.

          But a lot of us are also going to fight back, and that will be a big surprise to them. An even bigger surprise is that when it kicks off, they will discover that the lefty shooters are MUCH better shots than MAGAs, who only own guns to convince others that they don’t have a micropenis.

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          You guys need more of you. I know many of the left are armed down there and not showing off their “stashes” but the great majority I have seen do not seem left leaning (red hats, snake flags, etc, seem to often be present in the pictures). Hoping you guys get this under control

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            I’ve said this in other comments but bares repeating: we have a lot of people willing to fight for democracy, but very few people willing to die for it.

            I won’t share anything specific on what the group does (or doesn’t do) but the biggest thing that anyone within the US can do right now is to get politically involved, especially if you are white and cis.

            • Find immigration attorneys and volunteer your time and talents with them
            • Find LGBT+ groups and be their ally
            • Volunteer at local homeless shelters, legal aid centers, etc.

            You can do all of those things anonymously if you fear for your own safety. But get involved. I’ve done all of those things I listed above and I can tell you that the needs are huge. The more you make yourself known, the more people will trust you and you will be come part of the resistance.

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      Feels like the loudest “2nd amendment people” were only interested in protecting corrupt governments.