A statement from the family of Alex Pretti, obtained by CNN:
"We are heartbroken but also very angry.
Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman.
The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.
Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you."
Minneapolis is at -16° and the streets are STILL packed.
Businesses shut down. Skyways open. Thousands marching anyway.
Trump thought fear would work.
Minnesota chose defiance.
The murder of VA intensive care nurse Alexander Pretti is the third shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis this month. NO MORE.
All federal agents — ICE and Border Patrol — must be withdrawn immediately from Minneapolis and other cities. NOW.
Dear Minneapolis,
Words cannot adequately express how in awe I am of you right now.
Your city has been under siege by ICE, deliberately ramping up their aggressions against your friends, family, and neighbors, and yet you persevere.
You've kept it peaceful, yet still powerful.
We grieve with you.
We are ALL Minneapolis now.
Love,
America❤️🇺🇸
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💔
This Minneapolis resident just said what everyone should be feeling right now:
“This started as a pretext about immigration and fraud… it’s WELL beyond that now.
It’s your 2nd Amendment, your 4th Amendment, your 6th Amendment.”
“We’re performing CPR on what may already be a corpse called the Constitution.”
Wake up. This isn’t just Minneapolis. It’s ALL of us.
NOW: Thousands rally in front of Washington, DC ICE headquarters chanting, "F*ck ICE!" after today's killing of 37 year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Transcribing YouTube videos to harvest data for AI is theft. A few companies should not be able to profit off the collective knowledge of people. It makes me sad that YouTube creators amongst others have been taken advantage of for their hard work
@dvassallo I recommend Scratch by MIT to learn the basic concepts of game development and coding. It has a simple toolset that can easily be expanded based on the individual.
From there, I would have them move onto game dev with Python and the pygame package.