Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.

As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

Gorgeous Giant Swallowtail taking flight after feeding for several minutes on Zinnias and Bidens Alba. #butterflies #garden #pollinators

Long-tailed Skipper #butterfly feeding on Zinnia in backyard #pollinator #garden #butterflies

#Monarch visiting #pollinatorgarden with Gulf Frittalary in background #butterfly #garden US Gulf Coast, August 2025

Nature is f’n amazing … saw this feeding on mint in my garden #nature #gardening 🌱

Garden visitor #butterfly #nativegarden Spicebush Swallowtail

You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...

Saw this in the garden yesterday — tiny flower from Sparkleberry tree impaled on the tip of a Montbretia leaf. The tree towers over the edge of the garden, but what are the odds it could land so perfectly 🌱

This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.

Spread it far and wide.

I'd like to bring this video to your attention.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...

It's doing pretty significant numbers for what it is, so while I understand sharing it won't make a difference for those knee-deep in the cult of personality, I'd say it has a better-than-average chance of resonating.

Great Purple Hairstreak #butterfly My first time seeing this species. This makes 32 species of #butterflies in small backyard garden over last 2 and a half years - amazing diversity #plantnative #garden #mississippi

First Bluesky post. Kayaking Wolf River, Mississippi Gulf Coast on Veterans Day. Late season kayaking can’t be beat. 3-mile stretch of river all to myself #nature #kayaking