🧵1/ 🗣️“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.” — Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and #Holocaust survivor
I’m beyond saddened by what’s unfolding in Minneapolis—my #community and our country. My deepest condolences go out to the family, colleagues, and friends of #AlexPretti. As an ICU nurse at the VA, he dedicated his life to healing and serving those who served our nation. His loss is a profound tragedy
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for our community.
➡️The normalization of dismissing the loss of human life—and the dehumanization fueled by disinformation, policy, or ideology—is dangerous and unpatriotic. It stands in stark opposition to the values this nation claims to uphold.
🎯If your personal beliefs reject the evidence of your eyes and ears—if they deny objective truth— that is not neutrality. It is choosing comfort and loyalty to power over truth and humanity.
✨ I am inspired by and grateful for all—from the Civil
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Rights Movement to the present—who exercise our constitutional right to peaceful protest and engage in civil discourse, fighting for civil liberties, social justice, and voting rights.
📣Speaking out takes courage. And courage is contagious.
🗳️Lastly, our most powerful tool remains the vote. Register to vote, and vote in every election—local and national.
🇺🇸 Be the change.
#AlexPretti #veterans #america #CivilRights #quote #FactsMatter #Democracy #justice #vote #boston #Freedom #Unity
