Damn the cynics, and there were plenty of them on our side. This is how you do it, and how everyone needs to keep doing it. Instead of cynicism, passivity and cowardice. - ThreadSky

alexwinter.com • 1 day ago

Damn the cynics, and there were plenty of them on our side. This is how you do it, and how everyone needs to keep doing it. Instead of cynicism, passivity and cowardice.

Reposted from Senator Chris Van Hollen

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

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patientadvocacy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why can’t he come home with the Senator?! 😭😢

patientadvocacy.bsky.social•1 day ago

He is such a hero. 😭😭🙏🙏

nasirum.bsky.social•1 day ago

He earned my respect, I hope this gets more of congress to see reason.

ekpyrotic-dream.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Giving up hope makes me angry as hell. Tysm Senator!

highscorsese.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m just happy he’s alive. I was cynical in my belief that he was dead and that both governments were lying about it.

outofmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

I live in Maryland and one of my neighborhood friends (who's a West Point graduate retired O-6 actually) has worked on VanHollen's campaigns locally since Chris was first running for Congressional rep.

My friend has nothing but great things to say about Chris VanHollen. And I'm not surprised.

zerodrip.bsky.social•1 day ago

Preach. Preach

racheleklein.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’ve said it before, but there’s a lure of fascism, even to its detractors, to give up control to its forces rather than attempt to defy it and fail. I hope this inspires people to keep fighting.

00johndillon00.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I hope so too. The last few days have provided hope and built momentum. Now we all need to keep building and keep pushing. Happy to push the cynics aside.

zzzyyzzzxx.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Very true. When this all started in January I had a sense of "head down, don't get noticed, roll with it." Then I had a feeling of shame and knew that was absurd. Since then.. I've joined the union, attended protests (including tomorrow), and feel I'm on the right track.

pretefunkera.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

alexwinter.com•1 day ago

No doubt about that. Why the hand-wringing on all sides feels disingenuous.

okgrown.bsky.social•1 day ago

If the senator had been armed he could have just taken him home. Hell I’d help pay for his fucking plane ticket to MD and his family.

adamskillin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Will never ceast to blow my mind to see excellent, thoughtful posts like this from a Wyld Stallyn.

glasser66.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Yes!!! But honestly with how shady this horrifically cruel administration has been, I was really starting to worry that this poor innocent man had died and they were covering it up. It is unbranded, however, just to be unbelievably callous and unnecessarily defiant for cruelty's sake.

standardtree.bsky.social•1 day ago

Our political system is a fucking joke, full stop. Telling people not to be cynical about a system *designed* to exploit and pit citizens against one another is next-tier sinister.

I’m glad that Kilmar is alive, but spare us the brow beating. The system needs an overhaul.

geekstress.bsky.social•1 day ago

They're doing this so they can lock up the rest of us in a year. We need to shock them with what an annoying spectacle we can make of their very first step. @vanhollen.senate.gov is doing just that.

wehrhardt.bsky.social•16 hours ago

tychogirl.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m so proud to call him MY SENATOR from the great state of Maryland!! 🦀 I voted for him, and I’ve called his office many times to thank him over the last few months. So grateful to him for his leadership!!

uncommongrace25.bsky.social•1 day ago

Courage is contagious. Resist the beginnings.
Use your voice April 19

7609kimmie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agree. I was sure they had unalived him.

amyhennerson.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don’t have a lot to give but I gave to Van Hollen today because we need more of this.

tasneemalma79.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Hello my dear brother Alex, I need to contact you urgently and urgently.

tokenize.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everyone should be calling his office to express support. This is the action so many of us have been asking for. (And then, call your senators and ask why the hell they aren't down there too. Right, @fetterman.senate.gov?)

tokenize.bsky.social•1 day ago

Number below:

rainbowrewind.bsky.social•1 day ago

Believe me, I have never been more glad to be wrong. We just know that CECOT is a death camp, and this was the first scrap of evidence that they gave that this poor man was still alive. This has definitely boosted my optimism!

rhondajoneslevy.bsky.social•1 day ago

I pray this is the first step in getting him home.

thisgrayarea.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great now everyone ask:
What is the leverage that the hopeful people can use to shift the POTUS47 regime away from being a violent extremist network to be more humanized and sane and law bound?

thisgrayarea.bsky.social•1 day ago

Because this is what we are up against a lawless regime. I am not being cynical l. I am being rational. Bad things happen to good people when bad people are in charge of what happens to people the bad people think are fitting targets.

https://bsky.app/profile/robertscotthorton.bsky.social/post/3ln2m2xywbk24

rainbowrewind.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thankfully he was released. But the point still stands.

thisgrayarea.bsky.social•1 day ago

Indeed. It never should have happened. There is a right way to take action on immigration enforcement, which would not result in wrongful detainment&unnecessary trauma. It requires care, compassion, good intentions, & tact to do the right thing. The POTUS47 regime proves incapable of those things.

rainbowrewind.bsky.social•1 day ago

That would require the administration to have people who possess those qualities.

thisgrayarea.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly. What they seek is loyalty to Trump. Nothing else matters. Which is sad. I do believe there are people with good hearts within the ranks of the administration but they can't act other good will because that will make them target for harsh retaliation for being cast as a traitor to the "plan"

boskb11.bsky.social•1 day ago

Honestly saw zero cynics and everyone only being supportive of this on our side where do you hang out

mohamedtawashirigh.bsky.social•1 day ago

Alex , I trust your humanity and your love to help family , I wish you help me about share my pinned post Please

myoclonicjerk.bsky.social•1 day ago

Going to El Salvador was brave as fuck. I'm so glad he stayed and raised hell until he was able to see him.

raverrocker.bsky.social•1 day ago

This may be the beginning of seeing Hispanic males return to blue hopefully...their lack of support for Harris only hurt their communities

terryhongell.bsky.social•1 day ago

Alex, will you be back. on MSNBC after Trumps 100 days? We miss you!

blownmotor.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let’s not forget Tesla takedown! I still believe this was all an orchestrated attempt to divert attention away from DOGE , the cratering economy, a failed trade war , autocracy, fascism, failed republicans, etc

mmasnick.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sure beats just "waiting."

bcooper82.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yep!!!

I'll take a moral victory over cynical doomerism any day.

vaylonkenadell.bsky.social•1 day ago

You're god damn right.

t3dward.bsky.social•1 day ago

This kilmar guy seems pretty likable and not an ms 13 kingpin

joannablackhart.com•1 day ago

yo alex why dont you run mang

superdimensionfoto.bsky.social•1 day ago

Did he blink the same word in morse code like Jeremiah Denton once did?

karmaseesu.bsky.social•1 day ago

Courage is contagious too - Vice President Kamala Harris

drkimberlyd.bsky.social•1 day ago

I am so glad he is alive, now let’s keep up the fight until he and the others are home! 👊

fbillingsworth.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Make him minority leader!

grimmtooth.bsky.social•1 day ago

I figure that you're fucked if you try and fail, or if you just don't try, so why not try?

stanthemanchan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even if you're fucked, make it as difficult for them to win as possible. Be a pain in their fucking ass and make it hurt for them as much as possible.

funkym217.bsky.social•1 day ago

And these are not smart people. We can lie to them, construct fantasies of the engineer being on vacation, or the guy who set up the database having quit last week, or whatever is needed to throw a wrench in the works.

muskeyb8927.bsky.social•1 day ago

I thought the worst. This gives me hope.

flukestarbucker.bsky.social•1 day ago

I would have pulled this photo out of my case and said “Trumps a lame Duck 🦆 and in 4 years you’ll be standing in front of a New York Judge mother fucker. So your fucking choice?

fargomeatsack.bsky.social•1 day ago

Now just take him with ya when you leave Senator.

bairman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hopefully it's contagious.

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tasneemalma797.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Contact me, my friend, urgently.

tasneemalma797.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I also have to continue. I do not despair. Every time my account is deleted, I will come back stronger than before. I depend on you to spread my campaign.💔

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