RIP the great Mike Gravel. If more of our politicians were like him we鈥檇 be an extraordinarily better country. His was a life well lived and a model of integrity for all of us to follow. Thank you and God bless you, Mike. 馃檹馃徎
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27 Jun 2021
BREAKING: Former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska, who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record in 1971 and decades later ran for the Democratic presidential nomination as a critic of the Iraq war, has died at age 91. apne.ws/3zS2K8u

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Mike spoke incredibly fondly of you. Even in the last days. You held a special place in his heart.
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Anyone who stands up to the oligarchy is sidelined like Mike, has their career destroyed like Cynthia McKinney, or gets a bullet to the head like JFK.
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RIP Mike Gravel
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R.I.P., Mike! You so deserve it after a Life well lived speaking up for People against the interests of Greed and Depravity.
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Working for Mike Gravel was one of the greatest honors of my life. RIP Mike. Progressive Warrior for Peace. youtube.com/qHjisfdqUto

Mike Gravel Memorial Video. RIP Mike, a warrior for peace.

It was one of my greatest honors to work for Senator Mike Gravel in 2008 as a consultant to his campaign. I was very sad to hear he passed. We were lucky to ...

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Keep his name out your mouth... Lying, hack piece of garbage.
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He was far more influential than the mainstream media would ever admit.
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Unfortunately they are always the exception to the rule and this has been the case since this nation was founded. He was fighting to change the system by implementing #DirectDemocracy, let's all of us work towards that goal and make it a reality.
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Pentagon papers, a reminder we need free press, and someone like Assange to expose government corruption
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