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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBondi, Hegseth & Miller's lies about Pretti get perfect rebuke from the ret. general who commanded US Special Operations
The 4-star general is Tony Thomas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_A._Thomas
George Conway posted about it on Bluesky. I'll post all 5 tweets in a reply below.
— George Conway âï¸ðºð¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T17:59:48.628Z
highplainsdem
(60,605 posts)Link to tweet
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The last two quote-tweets there are to Jack Posobiec, a RW podcaster and troll, and Keith Rabois, whom I'd never heard of before, but who apparently is also a RW troll.
yellow dahlia
(5,052 posts)Powerful message.
Painful imagery - but we have to watch.
A good man was taken from us. Alex Pretti's parents want us to remember he was a good man.
I have been anticipating my 5000th post. I wondered how to mark the milestone. The message from Alex Pretti's parents helped me figure out how to make it matter.
Arthur_Frain
(2,271 posts)nt
sop
(17,783 posts)Bayard
(28,885 posts)First time I've seen this pic. This was plainly an execution of an innocent man.
Nittersing
(8,183 posts)Goonch
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littlemissmartypants
(32,293 posts)💧💙
Beartracks
(14,429 posts)eppur_se_muova
(41,176 posts)Response to eppur_se_muova (Reply #14)
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littlemissmartypants
(32,293 posts)3catwoman3
(28,766 posts)...I didn't even notice the double headed stethoscope. I'm embarrassed to admit that.
Beartracks
(14,429 posts)I just hate that such a powerful image has that kind of mistake in it. Like when I see excellent liberal protest signs with misspelled words. (I kind of expect misspellings in MAGA signs.
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3catwoman3
(28,766 posts)...so instructors and students can listen to something at the same time, but they don't look like that, and I've never seen anyone wear one around their neck.
And, now that I'm looking more closely, the ear pieces and bell/diaphragm are never at the same end of the tubing.
Figarosmom
(10,145 posts)If this is real good , they've got the shooter. But if it's AI enhanced it'll be a problem.
Ilsa
(63,989 posts)TheRickles
(3,211 posts)The original unenhanced photo is every bit as damning (scroll down to the paired images):
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JudyM
(29,616 posts)littlemissmartypants
(32,293 posts)They don't have working brains in the skulls they have and certainly don't have hearts.
bdamomma
(69,259 posts)a head either.
chowder66
(11,942 posts)He may have walked or gotten a ride/bus/uber but it isn't illegal to walk around with no ID. AND he isn't wearing tactical gear, FFS!!
Wednesdays
(21,792 posts)Justice matters.
(9,530 posts)In the US.
littlemissmartypants
(32,293 posts)angrychair
(11,818 posts)It doesn't get more plain and obvious. He was executed to inspire terror in others.