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.”
My father was a gun collector, avid hunter & a NRA member. He taught me how to handle guns with the utmost of safety. Today I own only one, a Sig Sauer 9mm. It was the sabbath yesterday so I didn’t post on X. But on Saturday I watched the video several times (in slow motion) of Alex Pretti being shot. He was killed in cold blood. Period. Unfollow me if you wish but this has gone too far. 🙏🏼
Es ist beinahe putzige mit anzusehen wie MAGA Fans es intellektuell nicht hinbekommen die Tatsache unter einem Hut zu bekommen, dass Alex Pretti das Recht hatte eine Waffe zu tragen (ein Recht, das sie sonst ja gerne als Zeichen der „Freiheit“ feiern“), das Tragen der Waffe nun aber gleichzeitig die Rechtfertigung sein soll ihn zu erschießen (NACHDEM man ihn schon „entwaffnet“ hatte)
This photo captures the moment that ICE became murderous, unlawful killers who answers to no one but Donald Trump. Don't let the importance of this image fade from your conscience! A line was drawn that cannot be erased. Silence is acceptance. I will not be silent! Will you? 🤔
We're used to seeing images like this of Nazi Germany. This is what an execution looks like. It's an image that will haunt America for years to come. Alex Pretti was an ICU Nurse whose life was dedicated to saving lives. Under the fascist authoritarian Trump regime, in the eyes of the world, America has become the monster it used to fight against.
I make no apology for posting this photo. I think it’s a photo that will haunt America in the years to come.
This is what you have become. If you defend this, have a word with yourself.
Auch wir in Deutschland sollten das Statement der Familie von #AlexPretti verbreiten, um unsere Solidarität auszudrücken.
Helft bitte mit.
Das, was aktuell in den USA geschieht, ist verabscheuenswert und hat mit Demokratie nichts mehr zu tun.
#ICE#Minneapolis#fckTrump
WIR HABEN DEN WOLTEMADE DOCH NIE GEWOLLT! SO GROSSE SPIELER SIND IMMER VERLETZT, DAS IST WIE MIT GROSSEN HUNDEN, SPÄTESTENS MIT 12 SIND DIE TOT! DER WARME WEHRLE HÄLT SICH JETZT FÜR GANZ CLEVER ABER MONTAG HOLEN WIR UNS FÜR 30 MIO CHRIS FÜHRICH, DER IST KLEIN UND BETET JEDEN TAG!
@tariqkhanfmd Immer diese Motzerei. In Deutschland gibt es eine enorme Anzahl an Schienenverkehr. Man kommt mit dem Zug bald in jedes Dorf. Das ist enorm komplex.