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“Whether Major Hasan, who uses a wheelchair, will be shot sitting down or strapped upright to face the firing squad is unclear.” — The New York Times, Oct 7, 2026 When Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan would be livestreamed, it felt like a particularly unsettling next step in the direction of dystopia. After finding out public opinion was strongly against it, the Trump administration has now backed down from this ghoulish plan, but the fact that it was seriously considered does not bode well. Every day the newspaper is full of fres
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“Whether Major Hasan, who uses a wheelchair, will be shot sitting down or strapped upright to face the firing squad is unclear.” — The New York Times, Oct 7, 2026 When Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan would be livestreamed, it felt like a particularly unsettling next step in the direction of dystopia. After finding out public opinion was strongly against it, the Trump administration has now backed down from this ghoulish plan, but the fact that it was seriously considered does not bode well. Every day the newspaper is full of fres
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