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if the pokemon card vendors who give out free stuff to kids get milkshake ducked istg there is nothing sacred in this world
i don’t think they will be but !!!!!!
Kiriakou says a senior government official told him Trump is aware of his pardon petition, but clemency isn't guaranteed.
For a White House obsessed with virality, his TikTok fame might be his best shot.
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NEW: Ex-CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou wants a Trump pardon—appearing on the same podcasts Trump used in 2024 to get it. While he waits, he’s become a TikTok celebrity for telling outrageous CIA stories.
I spoke with Kiriakou about his newfound Gen-Z fame:
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“Without that pension, I'm going to have to work until the day I die. It was wrong of them to take it from me, and I want it back."
@makenakelly.bsky.social talked to John Kiriakou, who went to prison after exposing the CIA's torture program and is now going viral asking Trump for a pardon:
NEW: Ex-CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou wants a Trump pardon—appearing on the same podcasts Trump used in 2024 to get it. While he waits, he’s become a TikTok celebrity for telling outrageous CIA stories.
I spoke with Kiriakou about his newfound Gen-Z fame:
www.wired.com/story/that-e...
New from me: Last month ICE agents arrested a Columbia student inside university housing after gaining access to the building by claiming to be police looking for a missing 5 year old. In other words, they used a "ruse." And in many cases, that's legal.
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