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One year later. Still a few signatures shy of his goal.

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Jan 4, 2021

The master intended to present a petition with 11,780 signatures attesting to his beneficence and good character. Apart from his own name all he needed was to find another 11,779 signatures. 11,778 counting his manservant Mikhail. #TolstoysTalesofTrump

1:13 PM · Jan 4, 2022 from Sleepy Hollow, NY

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The Times obituary.

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Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92 (Gift Article)

Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation.

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Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

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Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

Disillusioned by the Vietnam War, he leaked a top-secret history of the conflict, leading to a landmark Supreme Court case.

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Daniel Ellsberg, former defense analyst who released top-secret Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

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Daniel Ellsberg, former defense analyst who released top-secret Pentagon Papers, dead at 92

Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower who eluded the FBI while releasing copies of the classified Pentagon Papers that detailed the shameful history of the Vietnam War, has died at age 92.

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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏

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Glenn Greenwald

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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92: "We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong" rollingstone.com/politics/polit

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