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

Irish_Dem

(80,818 posts)
8. Yes his own party and friends want him dead.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:16 AM
Feb 14

Like Mike Pence.

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

chicoescuela

(2,983 posts)
20. He has some crazy ass votes in his past, but he certainly follows his convictions
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:50 AM
Feb 14

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

yellow dahlia

(5,574 posts)
27. I think he should switch to Independent and caucus with the Dems.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:32 AM
Feb 14

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.

Irish_Dem

(80,818 posts)
39. I agree, he needs to be with people who don't want to kill him.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 01:02 PM
Feb 14

and who agree with his values.

orangecrush

(29,909 posts)
4. He needs to talk to Jesse Ventura
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:52 AM
Feb 14

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

(24,894 posts)
5. Important Take Away
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:59 AM
Feb 14

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

(8,231 posts)
6. MTG feared for her safety after criticizing Trump
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:10 AM
Feb 14

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.

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,177 posts)
11. The same can be said about
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:29 AM
Feb 14

Bondi. When her usefulness is exhausted, defenestration may be in her future.

Roxi

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

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

(8,984 posts)
18. I do believe that if she dies under suspicious circumstances
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:28 AM
Feb 14

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

pwb

(12,594 posts)
10. These threats probably come from low life's like Bannon
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:27 AM
Feb 14

and Stone, so there's that. Consider the source.

womanofthehills

(10,927 posts)
41. Steve Bannon is in Epstein files around 1800 times
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 02:40 PM
Feb 14

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

(18,315 posts)
46. Did ya know Bannon held court Delivered Remarks at the Vatican via Skype
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:34 PM
Feb 14



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

(3,895 posts)
13. All interesting points, Tom...
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:37 AM
Feb 14

... 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

(3,704 posts)
14. Am I the only one
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:04 AM
Feb 14

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

(41,201 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
Feb 14

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

kentuck

(115,365 posts)
19. He probably doesn't believe Epstein committed suicide?
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:29 AM
Feb 14

He has seen enough evidence to fear for his life.

popsdenver

(2,132 posts)
48. Yea and don't drink the tea
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:03 PM
Feb 14

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

(12,494 posts)
29. Think this public alert is a good idea
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:46 AM
Feb 14

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

(178,538 posts)
31. trump is giving clear signals to his asshole MAGA followers
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:07 PM
Feb 14

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

(29,909 posts)
37. Thanks Bif
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:34 PM
Feb 14

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

(31,950 posts)
38. Ro Khanna is right there with Massie,
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:47 PM
Feb 14

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

(178,538 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
Feb 14

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

Maru Kitteh

(31,584 posts)
45. Wonder how he feels about high places like 3rd floor windows, rooftops and
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 07:57 PM
Feb 14

the occasional malfunctioning aircraft.

berniesandersmittens

(13,138 posts)
47. Massie has more courage and conviction than the entire GOP party combined.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:41 PM
Feb 14

Good on him and hope he stays safe.

Multichromatic

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

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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