George Chidi, Evil Reporter
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Journalist for The Guardian (and occasionally Rolling Stone) in Atlanta, covering politics and the odd Young Thug tidbit. Massive D&D nerd. Veteran. #AddToBlackSky Signal: George_Chidi.80
You seem nice.
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You seem nice.
The West Virginia governor has walked back his previous statement saying the guard troops had died. That is a holy shit error.
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The West Virginia governor has walked back his previous statement saying the guard troops had died. That is a holy shit error.
OH! The West VA governor has walked back the initial statement saying they were dead. That is a holy shit serious mistake on his part.
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
OH! The West VA governor has walked back the initial statement saying they were dead. That is a holy shit serious mistake on his part.
The tactics have been militarized. And due process is questionable. But I was a soldier for years, and I am reluctant to call this "war." I think it's happening under civil authority, still.
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The tactics have been militarized. And due process is questionable. But I was a soldier for years, and I am reluctant to call this "war." I think it's happening under civil authority, still.
But right now, I am less worried about affixing political blame than seeing that the deaths themselves are not politicized. The family members of those two National Guardsmen must be treated with dignity by everyone. They are not a prop to be used to serve either a pro-Trump or an anti-Trump agenda.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
But right now, I am less worried about affixing political blame than seeing that the deaths themselves are not politicized. The family members of those two National Guardsmen must be treated with dignity by everyone. They are not a prop to be used to serve either a pro-Trump or an anti-Trump agenda.
But why would soldiers need to be drawing fire at all? There's no war. Violent crime was - and is - falling, and approaches two-generation lows.
They should never have been there in the first place. I think most people, including and especially most service members and veterans, understand that.
They should never have been there in the first place. I think most people, including and especially most service members and veterans, understand that.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
But why would soldiers need to be drawing fire at all? There's no war. Violent crime was - and is - falling, and approaches two-generation lows.
They should never have been there in the first place. I think most people, including and especially most service members and veterans, understand that.
They should never have been there in the first place. I think most people, including and especially most service members and veterans, understand that.
The reason we do not expose soldiers to civilian police activity is to maintain legal and practical distance between what is crime and what is war.
Soldiers wear uniforms to be distinguished from civilians, to draw fire away from civilians by presenting a "legitimate" target by the laws of war.
Soldiers wear uniforms to be distinguished from civilians, to draw fire away from civilians by presenting a "legitimate" target by the laws of war.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The reason we do not expose soldiers to civilian police activity is to maintain legal and practical distance between what is crime and what is war.
Soldiers wear uniforms to be distinguished from civilians, to draw fire away from civilians by presenting a "legitimate" target by the laws of war.
Soldiers wear uniforms to be distinguished from civilians, to draw fire away from civilians by presenting a "legitimate" target by the laws of war.
I'm old enough to still be shocked by this, even as tiresome as the lies are.
A lawyer might weigh in here, but my understanding is that straight up lies by a federal agency are still a crime.
False Statements Accountability Act (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-...
A lawyer might weigh in here, but my understanding is that straight up lies by a federal agency are still a crime.
False Statements Accountability Act (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-...
18 U.S.C. § 1001 - U.S. Code Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 1001 | FindLaw
U.S. Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure 18 USCA Section 1001. Read the code on FindLaw
codes.findlaw.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm old enough to still be shocked by this, even as tiresome as the lies are.
A lawyer might weigh in here, but my understanding is that straight up lies by a federal agency are still a crime.
False Statements Accountability Act (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-...
A lawyer might weigh in here, but my understanding is that straight up lies by a federal agency are still a crime.
False Statements Accountability Act (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-...
As should be clear at this point: nothing the administration asserts without evidence should be trusted on its face. Not their activities, not the time of day. They view the propagation of disinformation as a policy goal, because they want media reports to be disregarded as unreliable.
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As should be clear at this point: nothing the administration asserts without evidence should be trusted on its face. Not their activities, not the time of day. They view the propagation of disinformation as a policy goal, because they want media reports to be disregarded as unreliable.
Clearly in retrospect, CBP was lying, a point I made in the story today.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlotte activists met the immigration crackdown with ‘bless your heart’ resistance
ICE and CBP’s North Carolina operation faced an early-warning system run by thousands of volunteers
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Clearly in retrospect, CBP was lying, a point I made in the story today.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
President.
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
President.