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highplainsdem

(60,605 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:00 PM Monday

Bondi, 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 ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T17:59:48.628Z
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Bondi, Hegseth & Miller's lies about Pretti get perfect rebuke from the ret. general who commanded US Special Operations (Original Post) highplainsdem Monday OP
Those tweets. These are quote tweets, posted on Gen. Thomas's account, replying to the quoted tweets. highplainsdem Monday #1
I'm not on that platform, or would do the same. yellow dahlia Monday #3
Why the cartoon ice officer not wearing a mask? Arthur_Frain Yesterday #23
What a heartbreaking, yet infuriating image. sop Monday #2
OMG! Bayard Monday #4
Thank you General Thomas!!! Nittersing Monday #5
;-{) Goonch Monday #6
Somewhere, someday I hope that a little boy sees this picture and decides he will be the kind of man that Alex was. littlemissmartypants Monday #7
Argh - That's infuriating that AI couldn't get the stethoscope right. Beartracks Monday #8
AIAFU nt eppur_se_muova Monday #14
This message was self-deleted by its author ThreeNoSeep Monday #16
It's ok. It helps us see the limitations of our intentions and why we really need humans to make art. littlemissmartypants Monday #17
I've been so captivated by Alex's face in the many times I've seen this image that... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #22
Graphics work AND medical work in my history, so... :) Beartracks 9 hrs ago #25
There actually are teaching stethoscopes with two sets of ear pieces... 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #26
Where is the head of the guy in grey? Figarosmom Monday #9
Yeah, the guy kneeling doesn't have a head. nt Ilsa Monday #13
AI interpreted the face of the kneeling guy as a hand. TheRickles Monday #15
and his black cap as a black forearm band on the jacket. JudyM Yesterday #21
Even if he did the way ICE wears disguises would it matter? littlemissmartypants Monday #18
I don't see bdamomma Yesterday #24
In that one post that idiot states he illegally didn't have ID on him. When did that become illegal? He's not driving. chowder66 Monday #10
No more than Ashli Babbitt was wearing "tactical gear." nt Wednesdays Monday #12
A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION. Justice matters. Monday #11
MURDER littlemissmartypants Monday #19
Straight up murder angrychair Yesterday #20

highplainsdem

(60,605 posts)
1. Those tweets. These are quote tweets, posted on Gen. Thomas's account, replying to the quoted tweets.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:08 PM
Monday




















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)
3. I'm not on that platform, or would do the same.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:20 PM
Monday

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.

littlemissmartypants

(32,293 posts)
7. Somewhere, someday I hope that a little boy sees this picture and decides he will be the kind of man that Alex was.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:54 PM
Monday

💧💙

Response to eppur_se_muova (Reply #14)

littlemissmartypants

(32,293 posts)
17. It's ok. It helps us see the limitations of our intentions and why we really need humans to make art.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:03 PM
Monday

3catwoman3

(28,766 posts)
22. I've been so captivated by Alex's face in the many times I've seen this image that...
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:58 AM
Yesterday

...I didn't even notice the double headed stethoscope. I'm embarrassed to admit that.

Beartracks

(14,429 posts)
25. Graphics work AND medical work in my history, so... :)
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 01:22 PM
9 hrs ago

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)
26. There actually are teaching stethoscopes with two sets of ear pieces...
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 02:40 PM
7 hrs ago

...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)
9. Where is the head of the guy in grey?
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:56 PM
Monday

If this is real good , they've got the shooter. But if it's AI enhanced it'll be a problem.

TheRickles

(3,211 posts)
15. AI interpreted the face of the kneeling guy as a hand.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:47 PM
Monday

The original unenhanced photo is every bit as damning (scroll down to the paired images):


?s=20

littlemissmartypants

(32,293 posts)
18. Even if he did the way ICE wears disguises would it matter?
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:09 PM
Monday

They don't have working brains in the skulls they have and certainly don't have hearts.

chowder66

(11,942 posts)
10. In that one post that idiot states he illegally didn't have ID on him. When did that become illegal? He's not driving.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:58 PM
Monday

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!!

angrychair

(11,818 posts)
20. Straight up murder
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 02:21 AM
Yesterday

It doesn't get more plain and obvious. He was executed to inspire terror in others.

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