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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
(60,535 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
(5,014 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.
sop
(17,749 posts)Bayard
(28,875 posts)First time I've seen this pic. This was plainly an execution of an innocent man.
Nittersing
(8,171 posts)Goonch
(4,321 posts)
littlemissmartypants
(32,209 posts)💧💙
Beartracks
(14,425 posts)eppur_se_muova
(41,160 posts)Response to eppur_se_muova (Reply #14)
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littlemissmartypants
(32,209 posts)Figarosmom
(10,095 posts)If this is real good , they've got the shooter. But if it's AI enhanced it'll be a problem.
Ilsa
(63,979 posts)TheRickles
(3,211 posts)The original unenhanced photo is every bit as damning (scroll down to the paired images):
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littlemissmartypants
(32,209 posts)They don't have working brains in the skulls they have and certainly don't have hearts.
chowder66
(11,930 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
(21,770 posts)Justice matters.
(9,522 posts)In the US.
littlemissmartypants
(32,209 posts)angrychair
(11,811 posts)It doesn't get more plain and obvious. He was executed to inspire terror in others.