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Dennis Donovan

(29,091 posts)
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 07:19 PM Nov 27

Alexander Vindman answers Elmo in epic Bluesky thread

Last edited Thu Nov 28, 2024, 09:29 AM - Edit history (1)

‪Alexander S. Vindman‬ ‪
@avindman.bsky.social‬
22m
Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics. That’s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?

‪Alexander S. Vindman‬
@avindman.bsky.social‬
22m
Let me help you out with the facts: I don’t take/have never taken money from any money from oligarchs Ukrainian or other otherwise.

‪Alexander S. Vindman
‪@avindman.bsky.social‬
22m
I do run a nonprofit foundation. The HereRightMattersFoundatiom.org to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s unprovoked attack on Feb 24, 2022. I served in the military for nearly 22 years and my loyalty is to supporting the U.S. Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.
https://HereRightMattersFoundatiom.org
hererightmattersfoundatiom.org

‪Alexander S. Vindman‬ ‪
@avindman.bsky.social‬
22m
That’s why I reported presidential corruption when I witnessed an effort to steal an election. That report was in classified channels and when called by Congress to testify about presidential corruption I did so, as required by law.

Alexander S. Vindman
‪@avindman.bsky.social‬
You, Elon, appear to believe you can act with impunity and are attempting to silence your critics. I’m not intimidated.
November 27, 2024 at 6:52 PM


https://bsky.app/profile/avindman.bsky.social/post/3lbxqodl25s2w

(On edit: I had the wrong twin brother in the subject line )
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Alexander Vindman answers Elmo in epic Bluesky thread (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Nov 27 OP
hard to believe some democrats still use twitter/X and buy teslas nt msongs Nov 27 #1
To be honest, I stopped using Twitter because the content dried up. Dennis Donovan Nov 27 #3
I was happy he was elected 👏🏻 Meowmee Nov 27 #2
His brother was the one elected. The OP should correct his post. onenote Nov 28 #17
Yes It was Eugene Vindman who was elected in Virginia 7th. I confused them on another post I think Meowmee Nov 28 #22
When the Dems take the house in 2026 Johonny Nov 27 #4
Born in Ukraine, the three-year old Vindman and his brother were brought to the US by their father. surfered Nov 27 #5
I think he needs to find a very strong tort lawyer to sue Musk's ass for defamation cojoel Nov 27 #6
Vindman is one of the few people giving me real hope Blue_Tires Nov 27 #7
The link to his foundation is missssppppellled. Staph Nov 27 #8
Sucks that you can't edit Bluesky posts. Hope they fix it. nt SunSeeker Nov 27 #15
F you Elon Tribetime Nov 27 #9
Was Musk on Bluesky? nt. druidity33 Nov 27 #10
This is not Rep.-Elect Vindman (Eugene).... lastlib Nov 27 #11
I'm pissed it didn't hurt trump a bit. In fact, trump wears it as a badge of honor. Still pisses me off. jimfields33 Nov 28 #35
I love this guy...he should be the face of new leadership in the party. PortTack Nov 27 #12
Litigation MaineBlueBear Nov 27 #13
I responded back to Col. Vindman on Bluesky.... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 27 #14
Good for him. ....nt Figarosmom Nov 27 #16
Please correct your post. Eugene Vindman was elected to Congress, not his brother Alexander. onenote Nov 28 #18
He is exactly what your country needs right now! arthritisR_US Nov 28 #19
Elon needs to stfu vapor2 Nov 28 #20
Musk may be a Russian agent LetMyPeopleVote Nov 28 #21
So when does Elon go after the Wall Street Journal for exposing his link to allegorical oracle Nov 28 #25
Funny how he can travel there with impunity and negoitate business in spite of Russian sanctions. Historic NY Nov 28 #29
Not going to... 2naSalit Nov 28 #30
I saw that. ... littlemissmartypants Nov 28 #23
Bravo! Well said. nt allegorical oracle Nov 28 #24
Someone should explain to these clowns genxlib Nov 28 #26
$300 Billion grandpamike1 Nov 28 #27
Elon never served in this country's or Canada or so. Africa's military, Historic NY Nov 28 #28
Mx.K - pronounced as MuhxK taxi Nov 28 #31
K and R Quixote1818 Nov 28 #32
Correction: Eugene Vindman is the Rep-Elect. Beck23 Nov 28 #33
Oh Damn it... Dennis Donovan Nov 28 #34
Vindman is a true American an hero. Musk is a truly corrupt American traitor. Martin68 Nov 28 #36
Kicks that butt ugly bastard's ass. Klarkashton Nov 28 #37
Who is the real traitor? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 #38
Alexander Vindman RESPONDS to Elon Musk's threat that he will "pay" for his "treason" LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 #39

Dennis Donovan

(29,091 posts)
3. To be honest, I stopped using Twitter because the content dried up.
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 07:25 PM
Nov 27

I would copy interesting tweets over to DU but haven't done it in a few days because, frankly, there's nothing interesting coming out of there anymore. All the action's at Bluesky.

surfered

(4,870 posts)
5. Born in Ukraine, the three-year old Vindman and his brother were brought to the US by their father.
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 07:29 PM
Nov 27

Vindman was a commissioned Infantry officer and received a Purple Heart for his wounds in the Iraq War. A patriot, serving his country. unlike Elon and Trump who only serve themselves.

cojoel

(998 posts)
6. I think he needs to find a very strong tort lawyer to sue Musk's ass for defamation
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 07:45 PM
Nov 27

Some lawyer that can win a judgement in the 100s of millions of dollars judgement against Musk, along the lines of what E. Jean Carroll won against Trump and Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman won against Giuliani. That amount may be chump change for him, but he will notice it nevertheless.

lastlib

(25,280 posts)
11. This is not Rep.-Elect Vindman (Eugene)....
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 09:03 PM
Nov 27

This is his brother, Alexander, who was the key witness in Impeachment #1. Still good stuff......

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,424 posts)
14. I responded back to Col. Vindman on Bluesky....
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 10:09 PM
Nov 27

Which got likes by the way....

Article III, Section III of the US Constitution clearly states that only Congress can try and punish one for Treason. You, Col. Vindman, DID NOT commit Treason in the true sense of the word or the US Constitution.
I doubt seriously Elon Musk actually knows what is in the US Constitution.
Fight on

I follow Pols, Joy Reid, Harry Dunn, Harry Littman, Marc Elias, Maya Wiley, Col. Vindman, and many more.

littlemissmartypants

(26,615 posts)
23. I saw that. ...
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 03:46 AM
Nov 28

And immediately made a donation. 🦋❤️🦋

🌻🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦🌻 Slava Ukraini! 🌻🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦🌻

genxlib

(5,785 posts)
26. Someone should explain to these clowns
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 07:02 AM
Nov 28

That treason has a very particular meaning in the Constitution

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.


The only way that anyone should consider support of Ukraine treasonous would be if they were an enemy, Or in other words, if you were so far up Putin's ass that you considered the US to be allied with Russia and Ukraine the enemy.

But I don't really expect seriousness from him. The dude is clearly smart but he is entirely lacking in Emotional Intelligence. He is so immature that everything is game. Life is like one big dude-bro competition in middle school bullying. Now that he feels that he has been granted the power of the US government he is just upping his "game" to use more official language in his idiotic taunting.

It is the primary reason that I find him to be so unsuited for the DOGE role. Effectiveness, knowledge and conflicts of interests aside, he is simply too emotionally immature to be handed that kind of power.

grandpamike1

(213 posts)
27. $300 Billion
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 07:26 AM
Nov 28

When you are worth that amount of money, it is very easy to find a corrupt Judge, or Legislator, which possibly means that anyone trying to sue him would have a difficult time winning any case brought. That is the reality we live in now, since we have a corrupt SCOTUS, Congress, and 1/20/25 we have a corrupt White House. That is not counting the American & foreign oligarchs that have bent a knee to HIM.

IMO

Historic NY

(38,433 posts)
28. Elon never served in this country's or Canada or so. Africa's military,
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 08:13 AM
Nov 28

I guess he is too delicate. He got a big f--king mouth for a guy that just helps himself to every thin dime he makes in the US.

taxi

(2,063 posts)
31. Mx.K - pronounced as MuhxK
Thu Nov 28, 2024, 08:23 AM
Nov 28

Using it with Musk as in Mx. Musk sounds repetitive, so maybe using it as Mx.K would work.

How about it? Can we use Mx.K in reference to the one assuming the role of the First Lady without really being a lady? Will the tabloids treat him in the same way as they did Michelle Obama and question his manliness?

Mrs. may sound like “MIS-iz” or “MIS-is” in parts of the midwestern United States. On the other hand, southerners may pronounce Mrs. as “MIZ-iz” or “miz.” And, making things more complicated, “miz” is also the pronunciation of Ms. Therefore, in the South, Mrs. and Ms. may sound identical.

Finally, Mx. can sound like “mix” or “muhx.” And you’re more likely to hear it spoken aloud in the UK than in the US, as the term is more widely known and used there


https://www.grammarly.com/blog/commonly-confused-words/ms-mrs-miss-difference/

LetMyPeopleVote

(158,038 posts)
39. Alexander Vindman RESPONDS to Elon Musk's threat that he will "pay" for his "treason"
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 06:15 PM
Nov 29


“Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics. That’s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?

Let me help you out with the facts: I don’t take/have never taken money from any money from oligarchs Ukrainian or other otherwise.

I do run a nonprofit foundation. The http://HereRightMattersFoundatiom.org to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s unprovoked attack on Feb 24, 2022. I served in the military for nearly 22 years and my loyalty is to supporting the U.S. Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. That’s why I reported presidential corruption when I witnessed an effort to steal an election. That report was in classified channels and when called by Congress to testify about presidential corruption I did so, as required by law.

You, Elon, appear to believe you can act with impunity and are attempting to silence your critics. I’m not intimidated.”
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