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@ggardner53

Retired civil servant. Human rights activist

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War is when the country most needs journalism relentlessly focused on reporting the facts, without fear or favor. Without it, Americans would not have learned of My Lai, or the truth about Watergate. That is just what Hegseth fears, and what Trump's determined to prevent by coopting the press.

13.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Any Questions?! πŸ‘‡

13.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

4th Cir., 2-1, affirms a jury finding that the operators of the Abu Ghraib Prison in 2008 are liable for conspiracy to commit torture and conspiracy to commit cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment under the Alien Tort Statute.

Damages awarded: $42 million.

www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251...

12.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 463 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 19

Elon Musk is now worth $845 billion.

Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.

Meanwhile, nearly a quarter of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and household debt has risen to a record high.

See the problem here?

11.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 7433 πŸ” 2937 πŸ’¬ 328 πŸ“Œ 143
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Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school?

We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

06.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 3816 πŸ” 1268 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 54

The reason she SHOULD have been fired.

06.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 2166 πŸ” 401 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 8

When the country’s top diplomat is a bad communicator.

03.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 488 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 2

This is really worth listening to. Imagine following the advice of this man when this is his track record.

Also the incredulous face of the sister behind Sen. Tierney is channeling me.

03.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 527 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 3

No decency; no sense of decency.
How hard is it to show basic humanity and apologize?

03.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 883 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 4

This guy was actually a United States senator

03.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1935 πŸ” 422 πŸ’¬ 197 πŸ“Œ 22
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Rubio Today: It’s false to say I said the U.S. had to attack because Israel was going to attack. That’s not what I said.

Rubio Yesterday: We knew Israel was going to strike Iran, and that would trigger attacks on U.S. forces. If we didn’t act first, Americans would suffer higher casualties.

03.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 7633 πŸ” 3237 πŸ’¬ 770 πŸ“Œ 333
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Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers

An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.

theintercept.com/2026/03/02/t...

03.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 593 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 32

This case is horrifying. The man had deferred action, was on a full path to a green card, is a college grad magna cum laude, and ICE arrested him randomly while looking for someone else:

β€œWhat do we do?” said one ICE officer, to which another replied β€œWe’re going to take him with us anyway.”

03.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 1281 πŸ” 547 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 9
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death β€œBrutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found.

After Trump officials cut food aid to Kenya, children starved to death in an American-made hunger crisis.

(Published Dec. 2025)

04.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 1322 πŸ” 670 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 32
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Not only has this Admin launched a regime-change war of choice that the American people don't want, they can't even get their story straight about why they did it.

American servicemembers and hundreds of civilians have been killed β€” and all they can do is lie.

03.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1298 πŸ” 409 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 15

DC journalists have a golden opportunity.

Just say something like "since they will be honoring an avowed enemy of free speech and a free press, I will not be attending the Correspondents' Association dinner this year."

It's telling how many will not, even when handed to them on a silver platter.

03.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1881 πŸ” 357 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 22

Exactly.

02.03.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 2204 πŸ” 557 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 5
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Federal judges who've ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families Federal judges say criticism from President Trump can put their safety at risk. The White House says the president "understands the dangers of political violence."

"Most [judges] would not appear on camera, fearful for their safety. Judge Coughenour [Reagan appt'ee] is one of few who would. He blocked Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship.

Coughenour: My wife & I are at home. And the doorbell rings...& there's, I think, 5 sheriffs there w/long rifles..."

02.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 9
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02.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 742 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 186

I think it's once again worth reviewing Trump's serious psychiatric disorders and how they relate to the performance of the duties of his office this morning.

28.02.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1565 πŸ” 469 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 10
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πŸ‘‡πŸ½

28.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1954 πŸ” 616 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 28
Trump’s Latest Adventure Two things occur to me about President Trump’s overnight attack on Iran....

Most things to say abt Trump's attack on Iran are obvious. What's worth noting also is that Trump has declared this a war for regime change but also says he's going to rely on the civilian population to do it. IOW, hope is the plan. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

28.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 306 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 4

So, it was Iran? Not China? Not Venezuela? Not the radical left?

We are living inside the minute-by-minute delusions of a madman.

28.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 2433 πŸ” 762 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 27
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

28.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 17023 πŸ” 6535 πŸ’¬ 470 πŸ“Œ 552
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally β€” almost certainly incomplete β€” includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will β€œpromptly let the individual go.”

For these Americans, that wasn’t true.

(Published Oct. 2025)

27.02.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 1312 πŸ” 632 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 37
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Government Still Building Case for U.S.S. Cole Trial 25 Years After Attack

Al Qaeda bombed the USS Cole a quarter century ago, killed 17 U.S. sailors. The trial of an accused conspirator is less than 100 days away. And the government is still trying to shore up its case. My dispatch on the longest running capital case at GuantΓ‘namo Bay.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

27.02.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump DOJ expands voter roll crusade, sues five more states β€” including four red ones The new wave of lawsuits suggests the department is not retreating β€” it is doubling down.

🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued five new states Thursday demanding access to their unredacted voter rolls β€” escalating a campaign that has been rejected by multiple federal courts and faces resistance from Republican-led states as well. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

26.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 1255 πŸ” 626 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 32

Let me suggest, humbly, that when Judge Lamberth laughs out loud at your statements, you might be in a bad place and you should repent.

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