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Another key thing: Gabbard has *no* South Asian ancestry. Nobody in her family does! They’re all just members of this cult & fetishize their version of Hinduism. She regularly blurs this line and lets people misinterpret her first name to imply that she’s a member of our communities, but she is not.

David Neiwert@davidneiwert.bsky.social

Just a reminder that our soon-to-be Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has been a member of a bizarre pseudo-Hindu anti-LGBTQ cult since childhood, and remains active in it today. Thread 1/11

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Here is a profile of her from 2017.

newyorker.comWhat Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe?The making of a charismatic, unorthodox Democrat.

@emmyford.bsky.social

Wow!! I didn't know this!

@qiana.bsky.social

Thank you for sharing this fact. I was unaware.

It is fucking bad enough that the only South Asians who get enough white votes to succeed as politicians in this country are all fascist shitheads that don’t represent our actual community, but then we have assholes like her dressing up and pretending to be us too.

You Have Been Warned — We Need To Talk 🔔 and 4 more

@teffie.bsky.social

Yep, that's the uk too

@matunos.bsky.social

I'll not let you forget about my congresswoman, @jayapal.house.gov

Yes, you’re right. She’s a gem and we are so proud of her.

Bodily autonomy, still a thing

@boendercarol.bsky.social

I had been confused about that. Glad I saw your post.

Anirvan Chatterjee

@chatterjee.net

I have family in India that was totally surprised that she’s not Indian. Indian media coverage is doing an amazingly good job of perfectly conflating “Hindu” and “Indian.”

@gxb.bsky.social

Because it is in her and rw-modites interest to conflate

James Felix Black

She is so goddamned weird, as a specimen, entirely distinct from her potential to damage the well being of people all over the world.

@khagolnomy.space

exactly..i keep telling my folks and they just don't take a hint

rrtrent892.bsky.social

@rrtrent892.bsky.social

Did not know it was a Rachel Dolezal situation

@matunos.bsky.social

I don't think she actively claims South Asian ancestry (note she does have some Samoan ancestry, not reflected in her name)

@gxb.bsky.social

She doesn't dissuade implications and leverages on this misperception to fund raise from the Modi-wingnuts

@matunos.bsky.social

I'm sure… and anyway I think she's pretty alone with the Modi-wingnuts

bouley.bsky.social

@bouley.bsky.social

Wow

Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸

@princetonyimby.bsky.social

Wut? This is like a reverse-Freddy Mercury!

@lurkymclurk.bsky.social

Oh god she’s like a “Hindu” Jews for Jesus

@busrules.bsky.social

Jesus!

@busrules.bsky.social

Wait, wut? She’s not south Asian?

@gxb.bsky.social

She is definitely not but making people believe it doesn't hurt in raising money from the RW-Modi followers

Mercurywoodrose (Antifa Science Officer, Division 23 Airborne)

@mercurywoodrose.bsky.social

Oh no. Which group?! Oh a splinter of iskcon. Yep. So tired of all this bullshit