Before you close your eyes tonight, think of Ukraine.
We’re exhausted.
We’re frightened.
We’re carrying more than anyone should.
But we’re still here.
And this is still our home.
Brad Bird, best known for The Incredibles and The Iron Giant, has revealed a new trailer for his next film, Ray Gunn, which is officially getting a limited theatrical release, despite being a Netflix movie.
U2 has released a new track, Yours Eternally, recorded in collaboration with Ed Sheeran and the Ukrainian band Antytila.
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"Yours Eternally is written in the form of a letter from a soldier on active duty with a bold, mischievous spirit to match Ukraine's," the band said in a statement. The Ukrainian Defenders of the 13th Khartiia Brigade, as well as civilians, appeared in the lyrics video.
„Benfica's goalkeeper, Anatoliy Trubin, the man who scored a stunning 98th minute goal against Real Madrid to send his side through to the Champions League play-offs, has an incredible story 🙌
At 13-years-old the Ukrainian was forced to abandon his home of Donetsk to move to Kyiv, when he was part of Shakhtar Donetsk’s academy, after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea 😔
In 2022, he was forced to flee his home again due to Russia's second invasion of his home nation 💔
Truly inspiring he stayed so dedicated through all of that, and last night will be a moment he never forgets - that shows all his hard work was worth it ❤️“
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Jessica Hauser, Alex Pretti’s final nursing student, posted this on Facebook:
“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.”
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.
@Mollyploofkins@kartottfiles More respect for our service members than that draft dodging pedophile in the White House had ever mustered. We lost a true patriot today.
@Mollyploofkins This really hurts. And it is difficult to believe he's gone, even for those of us who never knew him.💔🇺🇸
May his murderer(s) be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
@Mollyploofkins Nursed veterans his whole life
Died while protecting his first amendment right.
Labeled a terrorist by his own government.
Life cut tragically short but he will always be remembered as a hero.