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highplainsdem

(60,848 posts)
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 04:11 PM Jan 24

Posts about Alex Pretti from a colleague of his at the VA

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS (@dimitridrekonja.bsky.social) 2026-01-24T19:31:44.982Z



Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS (@dimitridrekonja.bsky.social) 2026-01-24T19:39:12.990Z




From Aaron Rupar:

Dimitri is good people, so his tribute to Alex means a lot. Gutting.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-24T20:19:55.617Z
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Posts about Alex Pretti from a colleague of his at the VA (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 24 OP
. . SheltieLover Jan 24 #1
It's a terrible loss. highplainsdem Jan 24 #7
Yes. SheltieLover Jan 24 #8
🙏🙏🙏 TommieMommy Jan 24 #2
A ICU nurse helping veterans at the VA..................... Lovie777 Jan 24 #3
What? Those people trump calls murielm99 Jan 24 #9
So very sad PatSeg Jan 24 #4
The evil ones want to erase empathy. They discuss it on podcasts delisen Jan 24 #5
Kicking for Alex Pretti democrank Jan 24 #6
Watched ABC's evening news KS Toronado Jan 24 #10
Rest in power MustLoveBeagles Jan 24 #11

delisen

(7,288 posts)
5. The evil ones want to erase empathy. They discuss it on podcasts
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 04:36 PM
Jan 24

The redefining of empathy as a weakness or a vice has been part of their plan

KS Toronado

(23,392 posts)
10. Watched ABC's evening news
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 07:08 PM
Jan 24

Gropenfuhrer and Noem are claiming he was a domestic terrorist wanting to start an insurrection.
Want to see an insurrection, look at Jan 6th.

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