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American erasure

Remembering Renee Nicole Good and everyone the state has killed.

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Amanda Montei
Jan 15, 2026
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Since the well-documented murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, there’s been a lot of name-calling. Ross soullessly punctuated the shooting death of Good with “fucking bitch.” JD Vance classically blamed the victim, calling Good’s murder “a tragedy of her own making” as well as “a tragedy of the far left.” None of this should be very s…

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