Moby has offered advice on how people can respond following the killing of Alex Pretti by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis.
In a statement to social media on Monday, the Extreme Ways musician opined, “The question is not whether we should be outraged and horrified at what’s happening in the United States, but rather what are we going to do about it.”
The artist and activist then outlined his advice, telling people to protest, as it’s a “constitutionally established right and it’s a right that Trump and his administration are trying to take away from us”.
He urged all Americans to vote, “not just in the upcoming midterms, although that’s very important, but in all of the special elections that happen throughout the year”.
He also advises to “stop supporting the scumbag corporations who support Trump and ICE. We all know who they are. Boycott them.”
Moby is one of a handful of electronic artists to acknowledge the violence unfolding in Minneapolis following ICE’s arrival into the city.
Seth Troxler also posting a video on Monday urging people to “love each other a bit more, because it’s getting really crazy and we just need to really be better and really have some empathy for everyone in this world”.
Musicians including Olivia Rodrigo, Finneas and Billie Eilish have also spoken out, with Eilish asking on Monday, “My fellow celebrities, u gonna speak up?”
The Trump administration has claimed that the officer who killed Pretti was acting in self-defence.
