My wife has online subscriptions to NY Times and WA Post. The NYT article doesn't say much. Maybe they will expand it later.
WA Post had two articles and the latest article describes how the event has spread:
"Bushnell’s fatal protest turned him into an instant folk hero among some anti-war and pro-Palestinian activists. Within Arab circles, especially, the symbolism of a self-immolation is potent: a Tunisian fruit vendor who burned himself to death in 2011 set off pro-democracy rebellions that toppled dictators and upended the Middle East.
Across social media, some pro-Palestinian activists shared snippets of the video of Bushnell rationalizing his decision aloud in the seconds before lighting himself on fire. The captions portrayed the airman as a martyr.
Within hours, the posts collectively had racked up hundreds of thousands of “likes” and strings of comments punctuated with heartbreak emojis and #FreePalestine. The prominent Palestinian-American organizer Linda Sarsour, a leader of the 2017 Women’s March, posted a photo of Bushnell on Instagram with a caption that promised he would be remembered as “a man who risked his own life to shock a nation in to action.”.
It is 2:31 PM EST on 2/26/24 and a few minutes ago Arron Bushnell was the most active twitter post and the Air Force was the third most active. About 20 minutes later Arron Bushnell was still at the top and now the third spot is "Rest In Peace." The last spot is "Rest in Power" and is mostly on Aaron.
Thanks Don. It's been emotional here too. Just finished watching the chat between Crook and the Judge which will become part of another Crooke Monday, although I might alter the title somewhat. I saw at the Judge's website that he has some discussion about Aaron's action, but I haven't viewed it yet. It will likely become part of the Crooke Monday article.
My wife has online subscriptions to NY Times and WA Post. The NYT article doesn't say much. Maybe they will expand it later.
WA Post had two articles and the latest article describes how the event has spread:
"Bushnell’s fatal protest turned him into an instant folk hero among some anti-war and pro-Palestinian activists. Within Arab circles, especially, the symbolism of a self-immolation is potent: a Tunisian fruit vendor who burned himself to death in 2011 set off pro-democracy rebellions that toppled dictators and upended the Middle East.
Across social media, some pro-Palestinian activists shared snippets of the video of Bushnell rationalizing his decision aloud in the seconds before lighting himself on fire. The captions portrayed the airman as a martyr.
Within hours, the posts collectively had racked up hundreds of thousands of “likes” and strings of comments punctuated with heartbreak emojis and #FreePalestine. The prominent Palestinian-American organizer Linda Sarsour, a leader of the 2017 Women’s March, posted a photo of Bushnell on Instagram with a caption that promised he would be remembered as “a man who risked his own life to shock a nation in to action.”.
It is 2:31 PM EST on 2/26/24 and a few minutes ago Arron Bushnell was the most active twitter post and the Air Force was the third most active. About 20 minutes later Arron Bushnell was still at the top and now the third spot is "Rest In Peace." The last spot is "Rest in Power" and is mostly on Aaron.
I am crying.....
Thanks Don. It's been emotional here too. Just finished watching the chat between Crook and the Judge which will become part of another Crooke Monday, although I might alter the title somewhat. I saw at the Judge's website that he has some discussion about Aaron's action, but I haven't viewed it yet. It will likely become part of the Crooke Monday article.