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The use of tear gas on American citizens is not acceptable I wanna know why they're using tear gas on the great people and bear spray You ice agents are going to be collecting your unemployment and disability for brain damage

Quick thinking. Glad the enemy didn’t get it.

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Speaking of ICE fun fact: Marcel de Jong of Autodesk camera drone fame who works directly w/Alex Karp of Palantir named the dog he uses to rape women & children w/ ARTEMIS! Cuz that tracks! So I can't watch Marcel's tutorials cuz it freaks me out! But I have been diving the Sante Fe Institute!

All news organisations that are aligned to the rule of law should send as many journalists and photographers to Minneapolis and flood out by outnumbering ICE! They either have to deal with menacing press, or be overwhelmed completely

I don’t know if I’d have the frame of mind to toss my personal belongings away for safety. The camera in this photo is still airborne. That’s quick thinking!! Were you in the military? And THANK YOU!!

This definitely should not be part of the job--being abused by the government. Hope you are doing okay. 🕊️

I’m glad you have made it out of that horrific situation. You’ve lived to shoot another day. Thank you. 🙏

I'm sorry that happened to you.

PS, Some great advertising for Leica’s toughness

Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisonsSeveral of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE...www.mprnews.org

So I can push back at folks when I describe the behavior by ICE, was there some line they say you crossed, or what was it you were doing before this happened? Maybe you’ve explained it elsewhere. Sorry, man #resist

I hope you take them to court for not following the Judge's order from yesterday. They need to be held accountable and prosecuted for not following her orders.

This photo goes extremely hard.

As always the pen (camera) of the journalist is the sharpest weapon against injustice. I am sorry for the deprivations you suffered but you sir are a frontline soldier in this fight and I stand in awe of you.

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Thank you for your bravery!! Glad you are ok 👍 ❤️🙏💙. Lord help us all 🙏

man, you are a legend, thank you for your service

Jfc.. I hope you're recovering okay.

This is infuriating!

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Got a lawyer?🤔 Any lawyers out there looking for work?🤗

Organized,arm yourself,be merciless and ruthless.Don’t trust the majority of the democrats,most are compromised that’s why they haven’t done anything for the past 12 months. We need a real leader!We need our Herman Husband or Robespierre Take the glove off Time to be courageous and make sacrifices

watching from NE Ohio. Thank you and stay safe. Glad that you are ok.

This is America in 2026

Thank you for your courage. Keep capturing those images.

You kept your head and reacted well in an unreal situation. Good for you. Hope you've recovered from the brutality. You're a patriot, and I thank you.

Flag on the play! Damn. Good photo, though. Glad you're ok after you fumbled your Leica. Thank you for your service, too!

Leica marketing scrambling to make a new ad.

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Thank you for standing up for our rights

I’m so sorry that happened to you.

thanks for your bravery in the face of tyranny. got a follower here

They do this to us #on_OUR_dime 🔥 For now, how to #NO_ICE ⤵️ bsky.app/profile/rbre...

Patriot Front dressed as ICE The Uniform should not stop Americans from defending themselves. Self defense items affordable on Amazon If you go to voice your constitutional rights, be prepared to protect your body from assault and battery illegally at the hands of Rightwing gang dressed as ICE

It's good that you got out of this with little or no injuries and that the camera is fine. Keep up the fantastic work. The world needs to know what's going on. It's only the cockroaches that want to keep the ICEmen out of the spotlight. Remember, the hotter the heat, the faster ICE melts.

Can someone tell me why we are not shooting back at them?

Go ICE

Thank you!

Monsters. I’m glad you’re ok now.

Smart idea b/c I bet anyone of those thugs would have stolen it. Thanks for your sacrifice getting the story out to the public.

Fuckers - keep fighting for truth

Horrific.

Dimwitted malicious thugs.

F monsters!! Are you okay?

John, first, I am sorry and hope you are OK relatively speaking. Second, thank you for bearing witness and documenting. Finally, did you have your respirator on and ICE removed it, or had you not put it on at the time of the incident?

Watching your bravery (all of you) from the UK xx It's impossible to articulate all the things. I hope you can stay safe while still getting out there (and that goes for everyone else doing it too).

The Donald Trump Presidency making a statement and threat in America.

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Who knew all you had to do to be a war photographer was to go to Minnesota.

Abolish ICE and Trump!

So this other "photographer" who grabbed your camera and phone, was he trying to steal them or just hold them so ICE didn't get them and then return to you?

Glad you’re okay, and you got your camera back with a few incredible picures in it. Have you considered an ever ready case? Seems like your camera could use one. (BTW I’m sure you know it’s a base plate)

Extraordinary presence of mind in this moment.

Honor to those who tell the truth about the vile aggression of ICE.

Meanwhile the self-regarding to the point of masturbation 2A crowd are still busy examining what appears to them to be a teeny-tiny smidgen of dirt or oil under a fingernail.

Please post the photos that you were taking that got you tackled by the TrumpICEtapo.

Brave!!!

I hope you are ok. Thank you for covering these atrocities.

That's so messed up😡

Fast thinking and acting on both your parts, John & Pierre!

I hope you are recovered from this egregious incident. We are under attack and in defense of our Democracy. Thank you for documenting the situation. It is all so horrendous.

This moment is simultaneously uplifting and heartbreaking. Trust in the honor of a stranger. Distrust of a government that has embraced fascism.

As the son of a photographer and sibling of photojournalist, all praise for stepping in to get the story and also for saving your camera, and great job for the person who got that shot. Glad you're safe and saved your gear.

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Utterly heinous and unnecessary behavior!

Amazing shot, but I’m wondering, what is a bass plate? Also, has ICE been confiscating or destroying equipment or trashing SD cards, etc?

*clearing my throat, trying out a USAmerican accent*: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! *European*

A good attorney. A spectacularly good attorney is what I wish for you. Accompanied by state charges that cannot be pardoned.

America's Decisive Moment. Thank you for your service on both sides of the lens.

So sorry, this happened to you, John. Glad you’re okay and thank you for your bravery in documenting the awful actions of ICE.

You are a god damn hero, I hope we can see the shots you did get. Maximum respect for you.

John Roberts is a dirty judge. @reed.senate.gov

Hope you stay safe. From the other side of the pond your political situ looks horrifying. Keep documenting ( & if ya wanna thro a lie a my way I won’t say no🤣) ✊🤝

Absolutely badass. One guy pulling all the way through in the clutch.

May your lawsuit result in you owning their homes.

Thanks for your courage!

Right in the fray!

Welcome to America, home of the free.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Keep on. We need these truths

Thank you for your dedication to the 1st amendment💖👏🏼💙

I hope you’re okay! What an amazing act of courage in the face of danger.

Okay, this deserves a follow

They are trying to block documentation of their abuses keep shooting.

Beast mode

They do not have a conscience ‼️😡

Thanks for your bravery, true journalists are few and far between these days.

Spectacular photo and thank you for doing your patriotic duty!!!

Sue the fuqq out of those assholes. Take their bonuses, salaries, and anything else you can grab, to punish them for violating your Constitutional rights.

Dude? You are bringing a 8K camera to a fight? Glad you are ok though.

MN HERE. Is this in MN?

Thank you, and so sorry to see this abuse here in the US. "Our new 3rd world country".

Such a great photo. Hopefully Leica buys the photo a story from both of you, and uses it in advertising. Sorry this happened to you though.

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Terrible!

One for the history books, if we get to write them.

Domestic thugs

I hope Getty’s lawyers have already drafted your federal claims for civil rights violations you endured.

What's the color on your cartridge? Looks like yellow? Olive green or black would be better, right? Hopefully you're not dealing with acid gases... And the pink HEPA filter is maybe a matter of choice? It's nice to have, but adds cost.

Per Robert Reich: Call your Congress representatives and tell them not to approve the DHS appropriation bill, unless ICE is disarmed and that the bill says ice may not target people on the basis of race, ethnicity, accent. Also, put in the bill that ice don't have total immunity. 📱🏛️ (202)224-3121

My dad was an AP photojournalist (pre-digital), he would have appreciated this photo. Of course back then no cop was laying a finger on anyone with a press pass, he would be gobsmacked and baffled about WHY you had to throw a Leica!

@worldpressphoto.bsky.social this is a winner

Legend. Hope you're all good after all that happened to you. But yeah absolutely big man heroic action of them to spray pepper spray right in of the eyes of a photographer that had already pinned to the ground for no reason.

Hope your eye recovers well, Mr Abernathy 👍🏿

4th Reich shit, congrats MAGA. Going to do funny when they turn on you... or your health care, or food assistance

If only they knew how much money they could have gotten for that camera. A bunch of thugs and heathens.

Thanks for documenting what’s happening! I hope you are feeling okay after that abuse!

This photograph will be in the history books.

If you're not a hero, you're 100% hero-shaped.

Damn, incredible shot. Horrific circumstances.

Just horrible! What in God’s name is going on⁉️ The insanity and chaos is difficult to comprehend, yet, the orange liar just antagonizes the entire situation daily~ Thankfully, you are OK 🥲 Please stay safe! 🙏

I hope you're okay. Thank you for your valor💙

I saw you previously while watching Status Coup. I’m so damn angry that these fascist pigs are here.

Thank you this is incredible. 🫂

Cc @adamrose.bsky.social

Ice are really shit bags...

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov ABOLISH ICE NOW No FUNDING for ICE

Sorry they did that to you. Glad you and your camera survived.

Here’s my follow..! Please share those pucs. The world must know. Thank you 🙏🏻

Excellent quick thinking!!!

Incredible

It's taking that absolutely no politician is doing a damn thing about this. No one has guts

Great shovel pass. I hope you are recovering. I have some experience with chemical agents, so I know how awful it feels. Thanks for helping us get the story out to the world.

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Awful on so many levels. Stay strong✊

I hope this wins a Pulitzer prize. It has certainly won my heart and you have my deepest respect.

Brilliant move!

Hell of a price to pay but - that's a BANGER! 👍

German craftsmanship. Can't beat it.

This is AmeriKKA. Thank you for documenting the horror. I hope you're OK. So traumatizing!

CALL: NO REIGN OF TERROR. JUST SAY NO. NO FUNDING IN EXCHANGE FOR WEARING CAMERAS OR OTHER CONCESSIONS WHICH THEY WILL NOT ABIDE BY. NO FUNDING. NO ICE. bsky.app/profile/rbre...

It's a horrible and beautiful shot. It's terrible what the Orange Man and his Gestapo's are doing to their own citizens.

where are the good ol day hacktivists, when they're need the most tho? did they capitulate like tech fascist at sillicon valley?

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Normal Country

This regime is pathologically psychopathic, they find joy in harming and killing others...on our dime.

America ???? #RogerMarshallMD, this is NOT AMERICA !! WE DON'T WANT TRUMPISTAN !!! #GOP #ICE

Please take care of your wounds. You are brave!

Thank you.

in which ‘war-zone’ are you?

Horrific

Dude I’m sorry. Hope you don’t have any lasting problems from these terrible folk. Thanks for your work.

WTF? This is outrageous and unacceptable! Can we all say lawsuit?!

Horrific scene and am grateful and inspired that you kept your wits about you. Thank you.

Thank you Mr Abernathy. That’s how Americans roll.

I’m sorry this happened to you.

It's a great shot

They are absolute bastards. Criminals, gutless cowards. I am so sorry this happened to you.

Super powerful image. I’m sorry that these Maga maggots attacked you. Thank you for standing up in documenting this boiling point in American history.

I'm glad you're safe now and welcome to Bluesky!

Last time I checked, a federal judge issued a TRO enjoining ICE/DHS from arresting/assaulting/harassing bystanders/protesters and CERTAINLY, a member of the press should NEVER be assaulted like this. ICE is out of control and they are the ones terrorizing our cities. #LockThemUp #FUCKICE

Too bad you didn't have time to zone focus that baby and fire a 2-second timer release... would have been the shot of a lifetime ✊

So many Americans are doing all they can to protect what is theirs, America, its people and its constitution. We are watching around the world and comend your bravery and commitment to defending your rights.

Civil suit?

A man & his camera stand witness Always have Always will You both were build to last, John

Thank you for your bravery.

Incredible photojournalism. It still matters 👏🏻

Mason made a powerful post on IG. I’m sorry you had this experience. But, I’m very grateful for you doing all the hard work and documenting these atrocities. Thank you!

Watching from Toronto with immense respect for the photogs, journalists, & protestors who continue bravely documenting these atrocities. There is little I can do beyond bearing witness to what you put your bodies on the line for the world to see. For whatever my solidarity is worth, you have it.

I hope you and your camera are good. Thanks for capturing the ICE violence

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Why aren't the second amendment folks protecting the first amendment? Will they ever?

LEICA!! 😎 take care

Modern American political journalists are essentially war correspondents.

That’s quite the photo!

Welcome to BlueSky, hero 🫡

Looks like an image from the 1960’s. We’ve never learned from history.

Omg

Grateful you are more or less okay physically. Quick thinking with your camera and phone. Thank you for your courage in covering. We all need to see and know what the government is doing.

what day/time?

Your a good man This administration has failed our country

‘Merica

Sheesh stay safe

Was this in Minneapolis after the injunction?

I love you, guy. You are a frontline, full tilt, face first hero.

Thank You for doing you and being there to document!!! I hope to see the photos from your perspective soon!

Looks like something out of a civil war

Glad you have your Leica back! Hope you are okay as well. You are brave

I so admire you and I thank you. I don't know how you were able to stay focused while being brutally attacked. You are truly a hero.

Thanks also to Peter Lavie and Another Photographer! The close-range chemical assault on your eye[& others] is enraging. Hope your eye is OK. choose love

Why didn’t you obey / throwing your camera so they could film ?

Dang, brother.

Do you get hazard pay for this? Honest question.

You are doing incredible work. Thank you so much.

I hope you are ok🤞💕🥰

Thank you for being Strong! Your service to this country and its constitution is irreplaceable!

The lawsuit will be filed when? 🧐🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Thank you! We appreciate what you are doing!

Absolute war zone 😞 amazing photograph and awesome bouncy camera!! It’s hard to believe what’s happening to you guys over there. Hope you’re recovering and there’s enough like you to resist.

Thank you for your service! 🙏💙

Woo boy, the Blaine Man Babies are lined up in your FB comments. Those Second Amendment Screamers sure head for the burbs and their Lazy Boys when fascism comes knocking. We hope you are healing.