The Daily Populous

Tuesday February 3rd, 2026 evening edition

image for Alex Pretti killing: The Trump administration’s rushed narrative about the shooting has collapsed

Let’s face it: Under the weight of mounting video evidence and subsequent statements by senior Trump administration officials, the swift narrative painting Alex Pretti as a domestic terrorist hellbent on slaughtering federal agents has collapsed.

Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis ICU nurse, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents just over one week ago during a tense encounter caught on video.

The video shows Pretti sought to shield a woman shoved to the ground by an immigration agent, culminating in his attempt to resist arrest before agents eventually opened fire.

After the January 24 shooting, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asserted that Pretti, a licensed gun owner, was brandishing a firearm at federal agents, “wishing to inflict harm on these officers.”.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was quick to label Pretti “a domestic terrorist” in the aftermath of the shooting.

To the contrary, a federal agent was seen on video disarming Pretti just before agents opened fire.

“If it’s purely the ICE agent’s word against someone else, game over,” one federal law enforcement source said. »

US judge allows last of five offshore wind projects halted by Trump to proceed

Authored by theguardian.com

All five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction after a federal judge’s ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark’s Ørsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York.

Ørsted’s request for an injunction blocking the interior department order was the fifth brought by an offshore wind developer since the 22 December pause on five leases.

Offshore wind developers have faced repeated disruptions under Donald Trump, who has said he finds wind turbines ugly, expensive and inefficient. »

„They treat us like children.” Ubisoft employees declare open war on management

Authored by gamepressure.com

"Like children under the supervision" of irresponsible management is how Ubisoft employees describe their experiences with the French game publisher ahead of the upcoming strike.

Basically, the idea behind the restructuring at Ubisoft is to help them make games and manage projects more efficiently.

Nevertheless, the actual "international" nature of the strike remains an open question, given the different situations of unions outside France. »

An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war

Authored by apnews.com

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A year after Vietnam elevated its relations with Washington to the highest diplomatic level, an internal document shows its military was taking steps to prepare for a possible American “war of aggression” and considered the United States a “belligerent” power, according to a report released Tuesday.

“This isn’t just some kind of a fringe element or paranoid element within the party or within the government.”.

Zachary Abuza, a professor at the National War College in Washington, said the Vietnamese military still has “a very long memory” of the war with the U.S. that ended in 1975. »

82 percent of US-based game developers support unionization

Authored by gamedeveloper.com

The vast majority of game developers plying their trade in the United States are in favor of unionization.

That's according to data from the 2026 State of the Game Industry (SOTI) survey, which found that 82 percent of respondents situated in the U.S. support the unionization of game industry workers.

While support for unionization was generally widespread, only 12 percent of respondents said they are currently part of a union. »