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Tom Massie wants us to know, if anything happens to him (Original Post) orangecrush Yesterday OP
He is a brave man, he knows they want to kill him. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1
He can't turn to his own party for help orangecrush 23 hrs ago #3
Yes his own party and friends want him dead. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #8
He has some crazy ass votes in his past, but he certainly follows his convictions chicoescuela 21 hrs ago #20
I think he should switch to Independent and caucus with the Dems. yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #27
I agree, he needs to be with people who don't want to kill him. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #39
He probably received a dead fish wrapped in newspaper from Mafia Don. sop Yesterday #2
He needs to talk to Jesse Ventura orangecrush 23 hrs ago #4
That's a great suggestion. StarryNite 21 hrs ago #25
Thanks orangecrush 20 hrs ago #33
Of course, if Trump sent it, it had to be a Gold fish Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #28
Important Take Away rpannier 23 hrs ago #5
MTG feared for her safety after criticizing Trump tulipsandroses 23 hrs ago #6
He knows Epstein wasn't a suicide. orangecrush 23 hrs ago #7
DJT bdamomma 14 hrs ago #43
Risky Business. I'm surprised Maxwell is still alive IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #9
The same can be said about liberalgunwilltravel 23 hrs ago #11
Lower security Roxi 23 hrs ago #12
I'd bet she has a death switch. MLWR 22 hrs ago #15
She's not stupid orangecrush 21 hrs ago #24
I do believe that if she dies under suspicious circumstances Mme. Defarge 22 hrs ago #18
Exactly. bdamomma 14 hrs ago #44
These threats probably come from low life's like Bannon pwb 23 hrs ago #10
Steve Bannon is in Epstein files around 1800 times womanofthehills 18 hrs ago #41
Did ya know Bannon held court Delivered Remarks at the Vatican via Skype MagickMuffin 12 hrs ago #46
All interesting points, Tom... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #13
Am I the only one AverageOldGuy 22 hrs ago #14
You are not alone orangecrush 22 hrs ago #16
Qanon had thousands of people SCantiGOP 21 hrs ago #22
This is a very smart man, and he's wise to what's happening in our country FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #17
He probably doesn't believe Epstein committed suicide? kentuck 22 hrs ago #19
My thoughts as well orangecrush 21 hrs ago #23
I'd stay out of tall buildings too. aeromanKC 21 hrs ago #21
Yea and don't drink the tea popsdenver 10 hrs ago #48
trump is really mad and this congresscritter has reason to worry LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #26
Think this public alert is a good idea peggysue2 21 hrs ago #29
Be careful around second story windows. republianmushroom 20 hrs ago #30
trump is giving clear signals to his asshole MAGA followers LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #31
Thank you orangecrush 20 hrs ago #36
American Psycho Pluvious 19 hrs ago #40
Original link Pluvious 20 hrs ago #32
Thanks orangecrush 20 hrs ago #34
DUPE bif 20 hrs ago #35
Thanks Bif orangecrush 20 hrs ago #37
Ro Khanna is right there with Massie, gab13by13 20 hrs ago #38
We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Trump's emulation of Putin LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #42
Wonder how he feels about high places like 3rd floor windows, rooftops and Maru Kitteh 12 hrs ago #45
Massie has more courage and conviction than the entire GOP party combined. berniesandersmittens 12 hrs ago #47
What kind of threats is he getting that he has to post this? Multichromatic 9 hrs ago #49
Serious ones orangecrush 8 hrs ago #50

Irish_Dem

(80,479 posts)
8. Yes his own party and friends want him dead.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:16 AM
23 hrs ago

Like Mike Pence.

I admire people with courage and on the side of good, against evil.

chicoescuela

(2,847 posts)
20. He has some crazy ass votes in his past, but he certainly follows his convictions
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:50 AM
21 hrs ago

no matter what anyone thinks of him. Good for him, I guess.

yellow dahlia

(5,302 posts)
27. I think he should switch to Independent and caucus with the Dems.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:32 AM
21 hrs ago

He is not only standing up and fighting for justice regarding the Epstein files, he is also speaking out about the Venezuelan oil theft and grift.

orangecrush

(29,499 posts)
4. He needs to talk to Jesse Ventura
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:52 AM
23 hrs ago

Ventura is pissed, and I'll bet he knows the right people for security who can be trusted.


"Jesse Ventura’s background and connections related to security span military service, professional entertainment, personal protection work, and legal battles against government agencies.
Here are the key aspects of his security connections:
1. Military Service (U.S. Navy SEAL)
UDT/SEAL Background: Ventura served in the U.S. Navy for six years (four active, two reserves) during the Vietnam War era.
Special Operations: He was a member of Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) 12, which later merged into the SEAL teams.
2. Early Career Security Work
Rock and Roll Security: Before his wrestling and political career, Ventura worked as a bodyguard for The Rolling Stones during their tour stops in Minneapolis in 1978 and 1981. He also mentioned doing security work for them as early as 1975 in Kansas City."



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rpannier

(24,877 posts)
5. Important Take Away
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:59 AM
23 hrs ago

1st, kudos to Rep Massey for doing the right thing here

Important takeaway, I can't remember a Democratic senator or house member feeling the need to post something like this after working with the Republikkans during a Democratic administration

tulipsandroses

(8,202 posts)
6. MTG feared for her safety after criticizing Trump
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:10 AM
23 hrs ago

All the years she spent criticizing democrats, even declaring that antifa was a threat, she never felt threatened. Yet their supporters eat up that shit about dangerous leftists.

Roxi

(2,205 posts)
12. Lower security
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:33 AM
23 hrs ago

Everyone keeps saying that she got transferred to a nicer prison as a reward for keeping her mouth shut.

Maybe that’s true. I don’t really know.

I keep wondering, though, if it was really because there are fewer cameras there.

Mme. Defarge

(8,942 posts)
18. I do believe that if she dies under suspicious circumstances
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:28 AM
22 hrs ago

that someone will come forward with devastating criminal evidence involving some people in “high places”.

womanofthehills

(10,776 posts)
41. Steve Bannon is in Epstein files around 1800 times
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 02:40 PM
18 hrs ago

Over 100 emails between Bannon and Epstein & an image of them together. Bannon was going to change Epstein’s image from pedo to to philanthropist, undermine one of the the popes and work with other right wing countries with money from Epstein. They didn’t like Trump. Epstein called him beyond borderline and says Trump had a heart attack in past.

MagickMuffin

(18,261 posts)
46. Did ya know Bannon held court Delivered Remarks at the Vatican via Skype
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:34 PM
12 hrs ago



Inside the email was the whole discussion about global dominance. Here's a excerpt, which of course is only a small fraction on what was discussed.


Donald Trump’s newly named chief strategist and senior counselor, Steve Bannon, laid out his global nationalist vision in unusually in-depth remarks delivered by Skype to a conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 2014.

Well before victories for Brexit and Trump seemed possible, Bannon declared there was a “global tea party movement” and praised European far-right parties like Great Britain’s UKIP and France’s National Front. Bannon also suggested that a racist element in far-right parties “all gets kind of washed out,” that the West was facing a “crisis of capitalism” after losing its “Judeo-Christian foundation,” and he blasted “crony capitalists” in Washington for failing to prosecute bank executives over the financial crisis.

The remarks — beamed into a small conference room in a 15th-century marble palace in a secluded corner of the Vatican — were part of a 50-minute Q&A during a conference focused on poverty hosted by the Human Dignity Institute, which BuzzFeed News attended as part of its coverage of the rise of Europe’s religious right. The group was founded by Benjamin Harnwell, a longtime aide to Conservative member of the European Parliament Nirj Deva to promote a “Christian voice” in European politics. The group has ties to some of the most conservative factions inside the Catholic Church; Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the most vocal critics of Pope Francis who was ousted from a senior Vatican position in 2014, is chair of the group’s advisory board.




GiqueCee

(3,681 posts)
13. All interesting points, Tom...
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:37 AM
23 hrs ago

... but can you fly? Didn't think so. Permit me to suggest that you avoid upper-story windows. The Donald loves to imitate tyrants he admires, and one in particular has a penchant for defenestration. Just sayin'.

AverageOldGuy

(3,598 posts)
14. Am I the only one
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:04 AM
22 hrs ago

Am I the only one who thinks Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s disappearance has something to do with Savannah’s interviews with Epstein survivors?

FakeNoose

(40,854 posts)
17. This is a very smart man, and he's wise to what's happening in our country
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:25 AM
22 hrs ago

I wish he was on our team, but I still admire his courage anyway.

popsdenver

(1,944 posts)
48. Yea and don't drink the tea
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:03 PM
10 hrs ago

or anything else in a restaurant.......

Also, no travel by private planes.................

You can be sure Putin has all kinds of agents running around the U.S. keeping an eye on Trump, and all key Republicans and any Dem dissenters.

peggysue2

(12,453 posts)
29. Think this public alert is a good idea
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:46 AM
21 hrs ago

Would make an aggressor delay any immediate act of violence. I hope Massie has security for himself and family members because the people still supporting the Mad King are either mad themselves or dedicated assassins. This whole network--political, financial, sexual--has a global reach.

Massie might have mentioned his balance for anyone keen on a push down the stairs or out of one of those deadly (Putin) windows.

The whole thing is sick and depraved but I've sadly concluded we're living in an age of monsters.

LetMyPeopleVote

(177,237 posts)
31. trump is giving clear signals to his asshole MAGA followers
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:07 PM
20 hrs ago

I understand why Massie is worried.



WOW: Trump attacked Rep. Thomas Massie — the lawmaker pushing to force the release of the Epstein files — calling him a “loser” who should “see a psychiatrist.”

Notice the pattern.

Not angry at Epstein.
Not angry at abusers.
Not angry at cover-ups.

Angry at the guy demanding transparency.

Ask yourself why.

orangecrush

(29,499 posts)
37. Thanks Bif
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:34 PM
20 hrs ago

As this is GD and not LBN, I'm going to leave it up.

Thanks for letting me know.

As an acknowledgement, I recced the original post.






gab13by13

(31,703 posts)
38. Ro Khanna is right there with Massie,
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:47 PM
20 hrs ago

I guarantee he gets just as many death threats.

One reason I listen to freespeechtv.org is that Thom Hartmann has Ro on his program a lot.

Need more brave members of Congress to join Ro and Tom, they were the impetus behind the Epstein Files transparency Act.

LetMyPeopleVote

(177,237 posts)
42. We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Trump's emulation of Putin
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 04:02 PM
16 hrs ago

We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-02-14T01:26:59.104Z

Multichromatic

(71 posts)
49. What kind of threats is he getting that he has to post this?
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:48 PM
9 hrs ago

Republican psychos or the Trump administration itself must be threatening to "suicide" him.

Reminds me a little bit of the D.C. Madame.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-madam-dead-in-apparent_n_99653

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