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highplainsdem

(60,535 posts) Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:00 PM 7 hrs ago

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 âš–ï¸ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ (@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 7 hrs ago OP

Those tweets. These are quote tweets, posted on Gen. Thomas's account, replying to the quoted tweets. highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #1

I'm not on that platform, or would do the same. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #3

What a heartbreaking, yet infuriating image. sop 7 hrs ago #2

OMG! Bayard 7 hrs ago #4

Thank you General Thomas!!! Nittersing 7 hrs ago #5

;-{) Goonch 7 hrs ago #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 5 hrs ago #7

Argh - That's infuriating that AI couldn't get the stethoscope right. Beartracks 5 hrs ago #8

AIAFU nt eppur_se_muova 4 hrs ago #14

This message was self-deleted by its author ThreeNoSeep 4 hrs ago #16

It's ok. It helps us see the limitations of our intentions and why we really need humans to make art. littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #17

Where is the head of the guy in grey? Figarosmom 5 hrs ago #9

Yeah, the guy kneeling doesn't have a head. nt Ilsa 5 hrs ago #13

AI interpreted the face of the kneeling guy as a hand. TheRickles 4 hrs ago #15

Even if he did the way ICE wears disguises would it matter? littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #18

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 5 hrs ago #10

No more than Ashli Babbitt was wearing "tactical gear." nt Wednesdays 5 hrs ago #12

A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION. Justice matters. 5 hrs ago #11

MURDER littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #19

highplainsdem

(60,535 posts)

1. Those tweets. These are quote tweets, posted on Gen. Thomas's account, replying to the quoted tweets.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:08 PM

7 hrs ago

Link to tweet

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)

3. I'm not on that platform, or would do the same.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:20 PM

7 hrs ago

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

(17,748 posts)

2. What a heartbreaking, yet infuriating image.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:13 PM

7 hrs ago

Bayard

(28,875 posts)

4. OMG!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:22 PM

7 hrs ago

First time I've seen this pic. This was plainly an execution of an innocent man.

Nittersing

(8,169 posts)

5. Thank you General Thomas!!!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:23 PM

7 hrs ago

Goonch

(4,321 posts)

6. ;-{)

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 05:23 PM

7 hrs ago

littlemissmartypants

(32,201 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.

Reply to Goonch (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:54 PM

5 hrs ago

💧💙

Beartracks

(14,425 posts)

8. Argh - That's infuriating that AI couldn't get the stethoscope right.

Reply to Goonch (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:55 PM

5 hrs ago

eppur_se_muova

(41,160 posts)

14. AIAFU nt

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:36 PM

4 hrs ago

Response to eppur_se_muova (Reply #14)

ThreeNoSeep This message was self-deleted by its author.

littlemissmartypants

(32,201 posts)

17. It's ok. It helps us see the limitations of our intentions and why we really need humans to make art.

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:03 PM

3 hrs ago

Figarosmom

(10,089 posts)

9. Where is the head of the guy in grey?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:56 PM

5 hrs ago

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)

13. Yeah, the guy kneeling doesn't have a head. nt

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:22 PM

5 hrs ago

TheRickles

(3,210 posts)

15. AI interpreted the face of the kneeling guy as a hand.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:47 PM

4 hrs ago

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

Link to tweet

?s=20

littlemissmartypants

(32,201 posts)

18. Even if he did the way ICE wears disguises would it matter?

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:09 PM

3 hrs ago

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

chowder66

(11,929 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.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:58 PM

5 hrs ago

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)

12. No more than Ashli Babbitt was wearing "tactical gear." nt

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:19 PM

5 hrs ago

Justice matters.

(9,522 posts)

11. A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:04 PM

5 hrs ago

In the US.

littlemissmartypants

(32,201 posts)

19. MURDER

Reply to Justice matters. (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:11 PM

3 hrs ago

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