Hi there, everyone. It's four o'clock in New York happening right now in Washington, D.C., an

extraordinary accounting of the violence and brutality that the Trump administration has inflicted

on people living in all corners of our country, people who have either experienced firsthand,

the violent handling and

tactics of federal agents who have lost loved ones because of those tactics.

They're testifying on Capitol Hill right now.

We're going to listen in.

As I struggle, I struggle every day with the physical pain and the suffering, I cannot close my hand yet to hold the pen.

I try to play with the children at my school, and I am in a significant pain.

As I attempt to do things I was easily able to do before October 4.

I attend weekly physical therapy sessions to work on these issues and hope one day I can move in the same way I was able to move prior to October 4.

I know that what happened to me in the matter of seconds on October 4 will unfortunately be with me for a lifetime.

The physical scars will always be there in the mornings and evenings when I get dressed and I stare at my body,

now permanently disfigure by the five lead bullets eggs on fire into me.

They will be there this summer when I head to the beach with my dogs and family.

They will be there when I get down on the floor with my students and work with them on their motor skills.

And perhaps even worse, the mental scars will always be there as a reminder of the time.

My own government attempted to execute me and when they fell, they chose to vilify me.

I am Renee Good. I am Alex Pready. I am Silberio Villegger Gonzales. I am Key Porter. They should all be here today. I know each of them

would trade my bullet wounds and lifetime of mental distress and a heartbeat to be able to be back

with their loved ones this afternoon. And we must also remember the countless other souls

who lost their lives at the hands of these

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