Gaslit Nation Impeach President Stephen Miller: Justice for Alex Pretti
Jan 27, 2026
Annie, a Minneapolis listener who recorded a firsthand message about local grief and organizing. She describes standing strong after the police/ICE killing, calls for collective grieving as political work, and highlights community resistance and actions like strikes and divestment. Short, urgent reflections on grief, accountability, and building a movement together.
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Hero ICU Nurse Killed While Protecting Others
- Andrea Chalupa recounts Alex Pretti as an ICU nurse who ran toward people and read final honors for a veteran he cared for.
- She describes Pretti being pepper sprayed and then shot reportedly ten times while checking on a woman next to him.
Make Time To Grieve Deliberately
- Andrea Chalupa urges listeners to find time and space to grieve, saying grieving is an act of resistance.
- She recommends allowing emotions out in small ways like crying and then returning to organizing work.
Normalization Of Mass Violence Is Political
- Chalupa links normalization of mass violence (school shootings, etc.) to political and corporate forces that empowered far-right extremism.
- She frames today's state violence as a continuation of that normalization driven by corporate capture and extremist politics.