George Bailey - Bring David Home

Advocating for the return of U.S. citizen David Sneddon—likely captive in North Korea—and all other wrongfully detained Americans (or any nationality, really)

[George Bailey - Bring David Home @gwcbailey]

1/8 In August 2004, a 24-year-old American hiked into a gorge in southern China and was never seen again. The U.S. official whose job is to chase cases like his? That desk is empty right now — because a law was allowed to lapse. A thread on David Sneddon. 🧵

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@NedaSharghi Agreed. And given that it's new, this situation would be a great way for them to come out swinging in defense of the interest of UK citizens everywhere.

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@EricLDaugh It's great messaging because it does not give an inch to an idea that originates in envy and fear. Couple that with the hope we all have for freedom and prosperity, and you have a dream worth striving towards.

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@RepYoungKim Light brings attention. Fear deplores light. Hoping for more light in North Korea.

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2/2 To "fall in," an experienced hiker doesn't slip off a ledge. He'd have to go down 3,700 feet of sheer mountainside first.

That's the official story in China. No body ever recovered.

https://t.co/jFCCKqBSV3

[George Bailey - Bring David Home @gwcbailey]

1/2 China's explanation for David Sneddon is a fall into the river. Look at where that river is.

The High Trail through Tiger Leaping Gorge runs 16 miles and climbs more than 3,700 feet, on a footpath etched into cliffs high above the canyon. The Jinsha River at the bottom is barely 100 feet wide.

[George Bailey - Bring David Home @gwcbailey]

@scottew LOL! You and I will be on the same side. Where are you getting that information?

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@scottew Funny enough, I doubt I have enough insider understanding about anything outside of what my family and pets are doing to make a meaningful prediction. The minute Kalshi starts making predictions there, I'm going to make it so big.

[Hostage Aid Worldwide @HostageAid]

Breaking:
An American woman who was wrongfully detained in Iran in December of 2024 was allowed to leave the country. She is now safely outside Iran and in good condition.
Such amazing news from @potus!

[George Bailey - Bring David Home @gwcbailey]

Consider clicking below to urge Swedish and European officials to take action on behalf of their citizen, Dawit Isaak.

[Hostage Aid Worldwide @HostageAid]

For almost a quarter of a century, #DawitIsaak has been denied his freedom.

Today, we’re asking you to take one minute to help change that.

September 23, 2026 marks 25 years since the enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention of Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak in Eritrea.

He has been imprisoned without charge or trial, denied contact with his family, stripped of his legal rights, and deprived of basic humanitarian protections.

It is time to act.

Click here to urge Swedish and European officials to take action on behalf of their citizen, Dawit Isaak:

https://t.co/7thIsI85O0

@TheRWCHR @bergersus @RSF_inter @pressfreedom @FreeDawit @HRF @eritrea_focus @Edelstam @GLALegalDefense

[George Bailey - Bring David Home @gwcbailey]

@HostageAid It worked on my phone. Wasn't working on my desktop. No worries. In any case, keep up the amazing work.

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@nknewsorg Even asking was bold. Hope they find him.

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@committeehrnk Worth noting the 1961 pact is China's only mutual-defense treaty with anyone. Forced repatriation, an issue I follow, runs on a separate 1986 protocol, but the treaty is why Beijing enforces it. Escapees are treated as a threat to the alliance, not a humanitarian question.

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One cosponsor: @RepBlakeMoore. Seoul mission. Former State Dept. Foreign Service officer. Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, where floor time gets decided.
Few members are better placed to move this. @RepYoungKim @RepBera

[George Bailey - Bring David Home @gwcbailey]

The North Korean Human Rights Act has been lapsed since 2022. It doesn't die from opposition. It dies because no one spends floor time on it.
H.R. 5959 would restore it, including the Special Envoy mandate, the official whose job is to raise abductions and the disappeared.

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@scottew @claudeai Agreed. Shaun Stevenson says that the best kind of physical exercise is the kind you're willing to do. That's why I bike but won't jog (I know, I know).

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@scottew I 100% agree with you perception. Add to that the astounding leadership of Mack Wilberg and the willingness to cut people when they'd passed their prime. Listening to the choir perform live is complete bliss.

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Senator @timkaine is back on the North Korean Human Rights act.

In 2022, he and @SecRubio introduced a Senate bill to reauthorize the NKHRA. It went nowhere. He tried again the next Congress. Same result. The Act has now been lapsed since September 2022 — the longest gap since it was written in 2004.

On June 24, he introduced S. 4900, A third attempt.

It matters because the House side is finally lined up: @RepYoungKim (R-CA) and @RepBera (D-CA), chair and ranking member of the same Foreign Affairs subcommittee, are carrying H.R. 5959. Both chambers now have a vehicle.

The House has never been the problem. The Senate is.
S. 4900 sits in Foreign Relations. That committee is where the last one died.

I'd love to see some momentum here.

https://t.co/QtDugl0V4w