Lady Byng

Ethics, law, econ, civil rights, housing, health care. Data! Pro-science. #GoBlue

[Lady Byng @BridgetSW]

@BeppiButler1 @ABC This is ridiculous, TWITTER marked this guy’s reply as “Probable Spam”?? Based on what?? I agree with @Ferby777

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: A letter from Alex Pretti’s Final Nursing Student:

“I was Alex Pretti’s final nursing student. He was my friend and my nursing mentor. For the past four months, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him during my capstone preceptorship at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. There he trained me to care for the sickest of the sick as an ICU nurse. He taught me how to care for arterial and central lines, the intricacies of managing multiple IVs filled with lifesaving solutions, and how to watch over every heartbeat, every breath, and every flicker of life, ready to act the moment they wavered. Techniques intended to heal.

Alex carried patience, compassion and calm as a steady light within him. Even at the very end, that light was there. I recognized his familiar stillness and signature calm composure shining through during those unbearable final moments captured on camera.

It does not surprise me that his final words were, “Are you okay?” Caring for people was at the core of who he was. He was incapable of causing harm. He lived a life of healing, and he lived it well.

Alex believed strongly in the Second Amendment and in the rights rooted in our Constitution and its amendments. He spoke out for justice and peace whenever he could, not only out of obligation, but out of a belief that we are more connected than divided, and that communication would bring us together.

I want his family to know his legacy lives on. I am a better nurse because of the wisdom and skills he instilled in me. I carry his light with me into every room, letting it guide and steady my hands as I heal and care for those in need.

Please honor my friend by standing up for peace, preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. He would remind you that caring for others is hard work, and we must do whatever it takes to get through the long shifts. Step outside with your dog, breathe in the world, hike or bike as he loved to do, and let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature. Stand up for justice and speak with those whose views differ from your own. Hold your beliefs with strength, but always extend love outward, even in the face of adversity.

Take one step, no matter how small, to help heal our world. Through these acts, carry his light forward in his name. Let his legacy continue to heal.”

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

[Aasma Shaukat MD MPH @AasmaShaukatMD]

One of my former research assistants was killed by ICE in Minneapolis today😢

Alex was the kindest, sweetest human and a ICU nurse with a bright future ahead of him
May his soul rest in peace and this senseless carnage stop💔

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Take a moment to look at the inhumanity captured in this extraordinary photo running on the front page of tonight's Minneapolis @StarTribune. It shows federal immigration agents immobilizing a protester on the ground and spraying chemical irritant directly into his face. The scene reminds me of the brutality used against civil rights protesters in the 1960s. We look back at those old photos and wonder how the authorities could have behaved so savagely; many years from now, young Americans will look at these photos from 2026 and wonder how anyone could have justified shooting a woman in the head as she tried to drive away, arresting 5-year-old schoolchildren on the street, or holding a man down and spaying chemicals into his face. Thanks to the Star Tribune reporters and photographers for documenting this work; they create accountability, they make democracy work, and they make all of us in journalism proud.

[bellylint @bellylint4]

STOP THIS. we've been over this. she's made it clear he was never there for them. "he's not a dad, maybe by blood but nothing else" SHE ACCOMPLISHED THIS. stop bringing him up.

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Map is not wind chills! 🥶🧊

-Single digits to teens Sat am - wind chills below 0.
-Sat forecast 22 and Thur forecast 21. DC hasn’t seen high as cold as 21 since '18.
-NWS has 20s highs for six days. Would be longest streak since seven in Feb 1979.
-5 Tue would break daily record from 1935.

[VDOT @VaDOT]

Repeat after me:
- I will complete travel before the storm arrives.
- I will stock my emergency kit before the storm.
- I do not need to go out for more snow snacks during the storm.
- I will listen to VDOT & not drive during the storm.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Trinity Rodman joins SportsCenter after re-signing with the Washington Spirit and becoming the highest paid women's soccer player in the world 🤩

WHAT A FEAT‼️🔥

[Washington Spirit @WashSpirit]

Welcome to the Spirit, Élisabeth 💛

The Spirit has signed Élisabeth Tsé from club Le Havre 👏

[svperbrat @svperbrat]

jean smart saying she’s lost optimism and using her platform as an actress to speak up

[Post Local @postlocal]

Virginia lawmakers will take up constitutional amendments on redistricting, same-sex marriage, abortion and voting rights soon after the General Assembly returns Jan. 14. https://t.co/yg928lrTRY

[Lady Byng @BridgetSW]

@ece_dropout @stats_feed Having taken the GRE and bar exams, I concur.

[Just Women’s Sports @justwsports]

SOFIA. CANTORE.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOAL YOU'LL SEE TODAY 🤤

[Jonathan Reiner @JReinerMD]

Pediatricians vaccinate children, their patients don’t use Medicare. Medicare is insurance for people over the age of 65. The Sec HHS should know this.

[Washington Spirit @WashSpirit]

Matchday in North Carolina 💫

🆚 NC Courage
⏰ 7:30pm ET
🏟️ First Horizon Stadium
📺 @IONNWSL

[Washington Spirit @WashSpirit]

Heard we were being called “United Nations FC” 😂🌍 How do you say “Go Spirit” in your native language?

Join us in celebrating all of the countries our players represent at our final home match on Saturday, October 18th! Get your tickets NOW! 🎟️➡️ https://t.co/4DRuJPJsCo

[Post Local @postlocal]

Without federal funding, the Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art will be forced to close. Here are the museums, galleries and attractions you can visit instead. https://t.co/wi1I8DTD8g

[Ready Fairfax @ReadyFairfax]

🚨 SBA Disaster Loans Available 🚨

Small businesses & private nonprofits in Northern Virginia impacted by the March drought can now apply for low-interest federal disaster loans through the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.

🌐 Apply: https://t.co/AKcnYRsMsQ

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

9/ After exhaustively reviewing the evidence, which shows that after a couple of early incidents, the situation is well within the control of state & local law enforcement, the Judge concludes: "'a great level of deference' is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground."