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snot

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21. There was never any basis for putting her on a watchlist.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:50 PM
Nov 2024

It was classic overreach by a security state that's a lot more terrifying to me than anything Gabbard's likely to do.

A FOIA request and other official requests have been made to the TSA to explain why Gabbard was on a watchlist, and as far as I know, no reasonable response has been made; nor as far as I know has any other cogent explanation been proposed other than that she's been critical of the war policies of the Biden admin including Harris.

Please see, e.g., https://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-lawmakers-demand-tsa-explanation-for-tulsi-gabbards-inclusion-on-terrorist-watchlist/article_6b55f53a-5901-11ef-87ff-df2e0f3e6e55.html ; https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tulsi-gabbard-terror-watchlist/ ; https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-tsa-terrorist-watchlist-1985527 and other sources.

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Fill all the Intelligence agencies with Russian assets. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #6
Tulsi is weak appeaser type bronxiteforever Nov 2024 #7
Putin must be thrilled. Beacool Nov 2024 #8
What a joke not fooled Nov 2024 #9
What national intelligence? Look who this country elected lol n/t Cheezoholic Nov 2024 #10
Tulsi is on a terrorist watchlist. This is Putin's pick LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #13
There was never any basis for putting her on a watchlist. snot Nov 2024 #21
Russia and Russian TV thinks that Tulsi is their property LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #22
Criticizing the Biden admin's policies snot Nov 2024 #29
You're Wrong, snot. And you have No idea what "Gabbard is Cha Nov 2024 #30
She would have been kicked out of military if she was a trader womanofthehills Nov 2024 #35
Why does Russia think that she is one of their assets? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #31
Post removed Post removed Nov 2024 #36
Putin is genocidal war criminal who needs to arrested and prosecuted as a war criminal LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #37
TSF's buddy, the damn Dictator War Criminal Cha Nov 2024 #40
What's with Warren going on about how qualified Marco Rubio is?? womanofthehills Nov 2024 #39
Wasserman Schultz says Gabbard 'likely a Russian asset' LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #32
If you really believe that Tulsi is NOT a Russian asset, here is a DU thread for you to express your views LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #33
Four Republicans and Fox News are spreading Tulsi's claim lapucelle Nov 2024 #38
a suspected russian accent as director. also works in the orange assholes world view. nt Javaman Nov 2024 #14
Putin's girl and all around nutcase travelingthrulife Nov 2024 #16
the words "intelligence" and "Gabbard" robleb Nov 2024 #17
National Stupidity is more like it. Karasu Nov 2024 #18
Another Russian asset for the new administration, are Jill Stien and Michael Flynn on his, to be hired, list? ShazamIam Nov 2024 #19
Time for the other Four Eyes to eject the US from the organization geniph Nov 2024 #23
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Might as well just hold Zoom calls with Moscow for intel briefings geniph Nov 2024 #24
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