This is the message I sent to my elected reps today. Will you join me?

@afghanevac.bsky.social #BattleBuddies www.nbcsandiego.com/video/videos...

OTD in 2009, my life changed forever. It did again OTD in 2021. If you want to support a veteran, ask me how spending a few minutes to send an email can help this veteran sleep at night. Learn how little it takes to join the fight to save our allies. You can. @afghanevac.bsky.social

The Trump administration admits in a report that Afghan allies face death under the Taliban. This reveals the lie behind their TPS removal justification and underscores the immorality of the Trump administration's systematic abandonment of our allies. www.state.gov/reports/2024...

<<--This easily identifiable veteran went to federal court yesterday and left with questions:

Outside court, an Afghan interpreter said that he used to fear getting snagged by the Taliban. Now he fears it by ICE, even though he's here fully legally. Unfortunately, that's been happening. It's outrageous. #battlebuddies @afghanevac.bsky.social

We SHOULD remember history, even the bad parts, in school, books, film, museums, battlefields, and cemeteries. We SHOULD NOT put those dedicated to the destruction of our union and the continuation of slavery with places of honor in our town squares. thehill.com/video/nps-to...

Email this short primer we prepared to your elected reps. It succinctly shares the state of saving our wartime allies in terms everyone can understand. In my experience, many govt. officials are NOT familiar with these issues. Help us change that! go.afghanevac.org/primer

Novel path to publication update #10: Words: 71,772 (up from 61,768 before revising) Challenges this week: 1. How to split/expand a key chap into two? 2. Where to insert key info and a character much earlier in the book than they are now? Been outlining to solve.

Novel path to publication update #9: WritGrp finished my book! Good: The ending worked well for all! Was worried about it. "Very satisfying" is what one said. Bad (really still good): They had many excellent suggestions for the book. Still have a LOT of work to finish!

Absolutely on target.

Trump admin ended today TPS protections for Afghans, claiming, laughably, that Afg better now while ignoring the fact of Taliban retribution. Latest in the shameful betrayal of our allies. It could turn around if enough of the public got involved against it. Ask me how.

"Dismantling Afghan immigration policies and CARE undermines U.S. security." ^^ Spot on! foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/i...

I will keep speaking out for those who stood by us in battle with every megaphone I can get my hands on. But I need you to stand with me! Don't make me stand alone! Don't tell me you support veterans, show me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTs...

Look for me on NBC7 San Diego with Joey Safchik at 4pm and 6pm San Diego time talking about afghanevac.org/battle-buddies. Your help is needed!

The Founders literally never shut up about tyrants and how it was our responsibility, as their Posterity, to maintain CONSTANT VIGILANCE because in every generation new tyrants get born and try to steal our country. It was their main thing! They would be so disappointed with us.

Our founders were so opposed to unchecked executive power that they risked everything to replace it with a republic with three self-checking branches. Will we keep it? Or will we go the Weimar way and thus, predictably, self-destruct? I have never been in more doubt.

Nurse said I had "baby blood." I said, "Huh?" She said, "You're O+ and CMV-free. That means your blood likely goes to babies who need it. Has no one ever told you that?" So, yeah, I feel all warm and fuzzy today.

Sailors are awesome. Lighting off a steam plant on a big ship. Modern steam plants have electronic ignitors. But, Sailors prefer to light that baby up like their great-grandfathers did: by lighting a torch with a Zippo (has to be a Zippo) and then.... www.facebook.com/reel/5840637...

My Veterans' Chess Manifesto will say, "Losses are more valuable than wins." Accuracy says played much better than I felt. Engine❤️ my👑 early trade. Opp. played amazing. Play 90%+ and you'll 100% beat me. My fatal error was missing his Knight split. www.chess.com/game/live/14...

Novel path to publication update #8: Words: 71,062 (up from 61,768) Chaps: 16 Since last update: -WritGrp feedback incorporated for all chaps except last two! Goals this week: -Writgrp sees last two chapters next week! Scary! -Start my 2nd revision pass.

I have in mind a "Military Veteran Chess Manifesto." Let me know if you think I should make one. The first line is: "The point of chess is self-improvement." Here's today's game (playing white). Happy with my knight-splits and accuracy rating. www.chess.com/analysis/gam...

Look at the barbed wire behind me. Our govt. has imprisoned a man behind it who: 1. Never broke any law. 2. Is not even ACCUSED of breaking any law. Is not charged with ANYTHING. What kind of country are we? youtu.be/KUV4Ha3L0LA

I visited a wartime ally who is wrongly detained. Please give me 3 minutes. Then tell me you sent the email. It will help me sleep. Share with your friends. youtu.be/KUV4Ha3L0LA @afghanevac.bsky.social #StandWithSayed #BattleBuddies

Sometimes you blunder your queen. It's demoralizing. But it doesn't mean it's time to quit. As in life. www.chess.com/game/1398581... (I played black. Flip the board on bottom right to see my view. Arrows on bottom right to walk through my game.)

Saying there are “too many non-working holidays” on Juneteenth is so on brand for a man who is actively trying to erase Black history. This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.

I helped break this story. Want to support me? Say you've done this! 👉 STEP 1: Go to afghanevac.org/elected-offi... to look up your members of Congress 👉 STEP 2: Download the attached constituent letter or visit go.afghanevac.org/sayed-letter 👉 STEP 3: Send it! www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/v...

Novel path to publication update #7: Words: 67,331 (see that creeping up?) Chapts: 16 Since last update: -Completed WritGrp edits to Chap 5-7. A good week! Goals this week: -Attend WritGrp Tues. for feedback on Chap 14 -Continue WG suggested edits on Chap 8.

Don't believe it if you hear ICE is only going after criminals. It simply isn't true. They're resorting to going after Afghan allies who are following the rules. VIDEO receipts: fb.watch/AciudaEFtj/

Veteran friends: Getting help doesn't necessarily mean fighting the VA. +1 for VetCenters. Way easier to access than the normal VA system. Kat K's excellent guide: katekovarovic.substack.com/p/mental-hea...

I've been talking with WaPo's Joe Snell about Afghan allies and the Trump administration's abandonment. His reporting is always short and crystal clear. Give it a watch. www.instagram.com/p/DKs05HpuWis/

Novel path to publication update #6: Words: 64,711 Chapts: 16 65,353 (Chap 4 revisions added a lot) Since last update: -Writers Group (WG) suggested edits made to Chap 3/12/13 and almost done on Chap 4! Good week. Goals this week: -Continue WG suggested edits

Last week I spoke out against this. Here's the story behind the namesakes SECDEF proposes to remove. It's a short read. Decide for yourselves whether these people are so unworthy of honor that it's worth the expense and distraction of renaming. www.military.com/history/hegs...

🧵1/ Thanks to Omari Fleming for adding my voice in opposition to proposed ship name changes. There's never time in a TV story to share my full thoughts. Find my full thoughts in this thread. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Sl...

Novel path to publication update #5: Words: 64,711 Chapts: 16 Since last update: -Writers Group (WG) suggested edits made to Chaps 3/12/13 and started on Chap 4! Good week. Goals this week: -Continue WG suggested edits -Sched next WG. They'll see Chap 14!

I don't know who needs this, but the official Star Wars account has released one hour of Mon Mothma despair dancing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wL...

Memorial day is a commemoration, not a celebration. Gather with family and friends. Have a good time. That honors their sacrifice. Just be sure to raise a glass together and say "Remember the Fallen!" There is no "Happy Memorial Day." #RememberTheFallen

Novel path to publication update #4: Words: 63,555 Chapters: 16 Progress since last update: --Writers Group suggested edits made to Chap2 and started on Chap3 --Got scriv files working on the road Goals this week: --Continue WG suggested edits --Get WG feedback on Chap13

Spot on Bishop!. One difference between an Afrikaner and an Afghan ally is that one of them risked everything for America in wartime. If the former is worthy of protection, then surely the later is. The Trump admin has absolutely chosen Afrikaners INSTEAD of Afghan allies.

Novel path to publication update #3: Words: 63,194 Chapters: 16 Progress since last update: --WG suggested edits made to Chap 1 -- Prepped Chap 13. for writers group review. Goals this week: --Continue WG suggested edits --Get scriv files rdy to travel (on the road this week)

According to the Trump Administration, South African land owners are more worthy of protection than Afghan allies who risked their lives for America in wartime and are now actively being hunted/killed by the Taliban. apnews.com/article/us-s...

Simple fact: Our Founders cared so much about due process for everyone that they wouldn't ratify the Constitution without first guaranteeing it for all persons, not just citizens, in the Bill of Rights (5th Amendment).

Novel path to publication update #2. Words: 61,768 (expected to go up in revisions). Chapters: 16 (might change) Progress last week: --Writers' group feedback on Chap 12: Like the action. Want more internal thoughts from protagonist. --Started WG revisions on chap 1 (yikes)

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🧵1/ Today I finished the 1st draft of my 1st novel based on the true story of my great uncle in WW1. Will it get published? Or remain only as a family story forever? Follow my weekly updates on its journey to publication or not! Share/repost to help me out! #writerslife

When we sailed through Iranian missile envelopes, I slept soundly because Dan Ritchey maintained our defensive systems. These days he's an amazing artist and photographer. Follow his site below (free) and marvel at the beauty he finds in our world! www.pictorem.com/gallery/Dann...

To all my Afghan friends,

SECDEF declared “We are currently clean on OPSEC" in the infamous chat. I was a mil doctrine instr, but civs might be confused by the phrase. Since the public doesn't have access to the Joint Doctrine Library, I thought I'd share a snippet from the definitions section.

Former Tomahawk Engagement Control Officer here. Absolutely true for Tomahawk launch times as well.