Cue the Crickets

Cue the Crickets

The Truncated Martyrdom of Alex Pretti

Pretti, Pretti, Pretti... Pretti bad

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Jim Treacher
Jan 29, 2026
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It’s -10 degrees outside, I don’t feel so good, and I just want to curl up in a fetal position under a pile of blankets for a week. Yet here I am anyway. Such is my dedication to you, dear reader.1

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Alex Pretti was a saint.

He was pure of heart. Salt of the earth. Cream of the crop. He’d give you the shirt off his back and buy you some pants to match. Peaceful as a dove, wouldn’t hurt a fly, best guy ever, etc.

C’mon, would Elizabeth Warren lie to you?

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