A silent thread of thanks for all whistleblowers, everywhere. Thank you all for providing facts

[bobthedrummer]

to the people of Earth.

[Th1onein]

1. Kick!

[Sancho]

62. ...

[Zorra]

2. nt

[RC]

3. .

[malthaussen]

4. n/t

[rhett o rick]

5. .

[bvar22]

6. DU Rec for the Whistle Blowers...Thank You for protecting our Democracy!

[politichew]

7. Charles Scott Howard

[sabrina 1]

8. Thanks to all of them for risking their freedom to protect ours. They are heroes, all of them.

Manning
Assange
Snowden
Binney

and all the others who came forward since Bush began the destruction of our rights with his anti-Constitutional Programs rubber stamped, sadly, by Congress.


It takes a lot of guts to do what they have done.

[OnyxCollie]

9. .

[FiveGoodMen]

10. .

[Wilms]

11. .

[Demeter]

12. I live for the day

when some of our OLDER, falsely discredited conspiracies (and ruthlessly suppressed on DU, mind you) get the attention they deserve.

[blkmusclmachine]

19. 9/11

[Demeter]

25. JKF, RFK, MLK

I could go on, but the PTB on DU will likely erase me (and I won't have to serve on juries).

There's a precious irony to which the owners of this website are totally insensitive.

[JEB]

29. Gulf of Tonkin, battleship Maine.

[truth2power]

70. Yes they are. n/t

[JDPriestly]

13. K&R.

Especially for the paralegal who outed the cigarette companies.

He helped save a lot of lives.

[Hawaiianlight]

14. Fight the power!

[zeemike]

15. The list of their names is a long one.

and they are true patriots...and right at the top is Manning and Snowden IMO...both of whom gave up a lot to do what they did.

[2banon]

16. And also to those who are/were in office, fighting hard against the Patriot Act, Like Russ Feingold

for instance.

[ReRe]

17. .

[blkmusclmachine]

18. MUST. LOOK. FORWARD.

8vP

[whatchamacallit]

20. Especially for all the hate they take from tools and morons for doing the right thing

[Judi Lynn]

21. .

[frylock]

22. ..

[Veilex]

23. rec'd

[quinnox]

24. K&R. The impact of these patriots, like Snowden, has been monumental

And great non-Americans like Assange have changed history as well.

Authoritarian types who hate heroes like this are hopeless, and will never understand why others don't fall in line like they do, as good little sheep. The sheep gene was too strong at birth in most of 'em.

[WillyT]

26. ... --- ...

[woo me with science]

27. Thank you.

[tomg]

28. ...

[DeSwiss]

30. .

[Cryptoad]

31. No Good deeds ever go unpunished,,,,,, nt

[Mira]

32. Thank YOU for this thread

bobthedrummer, and a happy holiday Season to you and yours.

[Enthusiast]

33. K&R and NT

[Grey]

34. ......

[Mnemosyne]

35. ...

And I'm still waiting too, Bob.

[riderinthestorm]

36. .

[robertpaulsen]

37. !

[Scuba]

38. I'll be happy to K&R this post.

[countryjake]

39. ..

[RobertEarl]

40. Lonely are the Brave.

[jwirr]

41. ......

[Egalitarian Thug]

42. .

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

43. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of

But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing. Thomas Paine

[Paulie]

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[Agony]

45. •

[Skrups]

46. .

[Incitatus]

47. K&R

[Oldtimeralso]

48. ,,,

[2naSalit]

49. ...

[G_j]

50. ----

[defacto7]

51. ...

[vlakitti]

52. I'm in. Thanks for the post.

[dougolat]

53. Truth is powerful, mere mortals serve it at their peril - God Bless

[Quantess]

54. A "silent thread"? Don't tell me to shut up!

Oh, the irony.

[A Simple Game]

55. Being silent in our support of whistle blowers is what some people want, but I doubt

it is the whistle blowers that wish us to remain silent in our support. Silence can be confused for consent by those who would oppress whistle blowing.

Support of whistle blowers should be loud, loud enough to make it impossible to ignore.

[Mugu]

56.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

57. I have lost two jobs being a whistle blower.

First one made little difference - only slow the process a little.

The second time I backed a co-workers claim of sexual harassment. Her case is in district court now. I am still fighting a DORA claim. No teeth in any ruling. The time and cost of a court fight is just not worth it.

After forty years in the workforce I start my first union job Monday.

Yea!

[woo me with science]

58. kick

[99Forever]

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[NealK]

60. .

[hwmnbn]

61. ...

[another_liberal]

63. Have a safe, happy and free New Year . . .!

Julian, Edward, Chelsea and all of the rest of you whose names I may never know. You are the true heroes.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

64. .

[SidDithers]

65. Thank you Paul Revere...nt

Sid

[cantbeserious]

66. Kick And Recommend

eom

[Octafish]

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[Dustlawyer]

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[arthritisR_US]

69. ...

[RoccoR5955]

71. .

[Laughing Mirror]

72. Thank You

[Coyotl]

73. K&R

[gulliver]

74. "to the people of Earth"

Ok, this really is getting kind of religious.

And praise be to the whistleblowers, for they shall bring light unto the people of Earth.
Let them not be forsaken, but deliver them high honor.
And be not afraid, for thou knowest rightly.
Who do you say they are?
They are the whistleblowers.
They freed us from dread and the might of the great conspiracy.

[840high]

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[DamnYankeeInHouston]

76. Where would we be without thee brave people.

[LiberalLovinLug]

77. Thankyou

[In_The_Wind]

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