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Tony Gentry
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Writer and woods walker.
Lifetime lefty.
Bon Air, Virginia, US

#Harvard #NYU #UVA
#VCU occupational therapy prof emeritus. Licensed OT.

Photos: @wandering.wow.bsky.social
Writing: https://tonygentry.com

#fiction #books #photography #RVA
Luckily, was able to join the lines of people greeting the March for Peace monks as they strode towards Richmond this icy afternoon.

#buddhists #RVA #Peace
February 1, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Tomorrow at the VA Hospital here in Richmond, a vigil in honor of VA ICU Nurse Alex Pretti. Info at this link:

#RVA #Veterans #AlexPretti #Virginia

www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Join Us in Richmond for a Vigil to Honor Alex Pretti · Mobilize
As we continue to mourn the loss of ICU nurse and fellow AFGE member Alex Pretti, we invite you to join us in Richmond for a vigil to honor Alex Pretti's life and legacy. Alex Pretti - A Son of AFGE ...
www.mobilize.us
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Thanks to all the protests against it here in Richmond this past frigid week, DHS has backed down from using a warehouse here as an ICE detention facility! Whoot!

#RVA #Resist #ICE #Virginia

www.youtube.com/watch?v=60sMbpWONO8/
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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A helpful rundown of the state of some Charlottesville homelessness interventions in light of potential federal funding changes www.cvilletomorrow.org/proposed-cha...
Proposed changes to federal housing programs could put formerly homeless community members back on the streets
Local service providers are trying to figure out how to keep people housed if federal funding doesn't come through. "We're all scrambling," said Shayla Washington.
www.cvilletomorrow.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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#WalkforPeace will be in RVA on Sunday at Firehouse # 17 on Semmes Ave for lunch and a pubic event & a Peace Rally at the Capitol grounds at 3pm.

#BuddhistMonks
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
What Should Americans Do Now?
We need a mass movement for basic decency.
theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
As a former VA health care worker married to a current VA health care worker, this is the caring side of the VA you should know about. And then Trump goons murdered this good man for daring to help a lady in distress.
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Snow day, Forest Hills Park, #Richmond, #Virginia

#RVA #streetphotography #sledding
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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Richmond comes out to Maggie Walker Plaza on a soggy Saturday to say with one voice, "Fuck ICE!" America is not going to stand for neighbors getting abducted and murdered in the streets.
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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It's Virginia Woolf's birthday. This bust is in Tavistock Square, London near her home.

#writing #books #statues
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Alex Pretti's parents speak out, from Guardian article:
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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His name was Alex Jeffrey Pretti

-37-year-old Male
-U.S. Citizen
-Registered Licensed Nurse
-Worked for Veterans Affairs

Executed on the streets of Minneapolis by the Gestapo Nazi Scum known as ICE and DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Damn. 😞
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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The man murdered by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota while he bravely shielded women from being brutally attacked by Trump regime thugs has been identified as Alex Pretti.

He was a US citizen, a registered nurse, an athlete, a son, a brother, and a hero. The regime murdered him. #3E #GoodVsEvil
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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He was holding a phone not a gun, his crime? Opposing the regime. So they murdered him.
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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He was filming. They tackled him. They disarmed him. Then they killed him.

He was never a threat. He never brandished his weapon, which was registered.
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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What did you just do is exactly the right question to ask. Answer: Murder.
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Here’s an excellent profile of the 8 Dem candidates by @harrychancey.bsky.social, and context on why any of them will make a better representative of #VA01 than Rob Wittman. #FlipVA01
Neglect
In the early hours of 2026, Washington is silent.
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Afraid he meant to spell it "Bored of Peace"
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
In today's NYT By the Book interview, John Sayles provides my chortle of the day:
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Why don't we all join this Friday's no work, no school, no shopping day in solidarity with Minnesota?
January 20, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Between Mamdani and Spanberger, the establishment of "instantly repeal all the bullshit the last pig put in place" as Democratic priority #1 for both democratic socialists and ex-CIA types is an extremely heartening development.
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.

This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It's Cezanne's birthday; this weekend dazzled by the roomful of his paintings at the National Gallery in DC, among them this still life.

#Cezanne #art #painting #museums #NationalGallery
January 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM