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Recently, a Virginia Commonwealth University (VUC) nurse named Malinda Rose Cook was fired from her job after she posted TikTok videos calling for violence against ICE agents.
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From The National Pulse:
In one video, she told fellow medical professionals, “All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end. Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe.” Succinylcholine is a fast-acting paralytic commonly used in medical settings.
In other posts, Cook suggested soaking poison ivy or poison oak in water and spraying ICE agents with it, advising followers to “Aim for faces, hands.” She also proposed incapacitating agents with laxatives, telling followers to use dating apps to identify ICE personnel, arrange dates with them, and spike their drinks. “Just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day,” she said.
You can see some of the videos posted by Cook in the embedded post below:
Meet Melinda, a healthcare worker at @VCUHealth. She posted a series of videos encouraging people to inject ICE agents with succinylocholine, a temporary paralysis drug, and spray poison on them. She also encourages woman to go on dates with agents and drug their food.
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— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 27, 2026
After these videos began circulating online, many worried that Cook, who demonstrated a willingness to harm her perceived ideological opponents, could not be trusted with patient care responsibilities. And, following an investigation, VCU confirmed that the nurse was let go, adding that the matter was also referred to local law enforcement.
Cook’s videos come at a time when violence against ICE agents is at an all time high. At IFA, we have covered the threats made against law enforcement, and many of these threats have become real in the form of violent attacks.
As threats like these and violence continue, let’s pray for the protection of every federal law enforcement officer working to keep us safe!
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(Excerpt from The National Pulse. Photo Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – https://www.flickr.com/photos/us_icegov/50044720216/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105000958)
