Does being American equate to complicity in the industrial war complex? https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/what-is-america-today-anchor-watch Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to catch up on the latest Anchor Watch with Bobby Jones

WATCH LIVE AT A NEW TIME— Military Expert Bobby Jones discusses our current situation in Iran on Anchor Watch today at 8 PM ET— only on Lincoln Square! https://open.substack.com/live-stream/188007

On Mistakes

Multiracial Democracy is Young and Fragile A brief history of the struggle to reconstitute a nation built on racial hierarchy around the principle of equality. Part I: Lessons from the rise and fall of Reconstruction. This piece is free to read, no paywall:

Rep. Seth Moulton: "The Secretary of Defense is a total joke, but what he's saying to the American public is just a bunch of lies…I have to wonder how much he's keeping Trump completely in the dark about what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz."

Agreed

Absolutely unsustainable and Republicans won’t even admit it’s happening.

ICYMI: Military expert Bobby Jones weighs in on America no longer being a superpower on the latest Anchor Watch with guest @samosterhout.bsky.social! https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-coming-oil-shock-anchor-watch Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to watch

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By gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is killing the Second Reconstruction. The first Reconstruction shows how Congress should respond. Me and Daphna Renan in the NYT on the tools we have to save democracy from a hostile Court.

Lieutenant/Private/Warrant Officer

The odds of the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers and Marine Expeditionary Forces that were rapidly deployed by Trump to the Middle East in support of the Iran debacle being there doing nothing for months on end seems high. There is clearly no exit strategy. Send these troops home now.

Veterans for Responsible Leadership is proud to announce our endorsement of US Army Veteran, Ceretta Smith, for U.S. House to represent GA’s 12th District. Ceretta served in the United States Army, and like so many of us who wore the uniform, that service didn’t end at discharge — it was a prelude.

Not sure how any veteran could be ok with this decision. It should fill us all with blinding rage

Veterans for Responsible Leadership is proud to announce our endorsement of U.S. Army Veteran, @leelagray.bsky.social , for U.S. House to represent Florida's 13th District. Leela is a retired Army Brigadier General, third-generation veteran, small business leader, lawyer, and a Mom.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate just weeks before the Democratic primary in a race that reflected an internal party debate over how to win one of this year's most competitive Senate seats. https://to.pbs.org/3Oxoovq

🚨 🚨 🚨 Breaking News! 🚨 🚨 🚨 A new poll shows us 20 points up in Iowa's Democratic Senate Primary. This is a huge boost, but if there's one thing I know as a former pro basketball player, it's that you play 'til the final buzzer. All gas, no brakes. Let's roll.

VFRL is proud to announce our endorsement of Iowa State Legislator and Veteran's Benefits Advocate, Josh Turek for U.S. Senate to represent Iowa. Josh is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for Team USA and a State Legislator who represents the reddest seat held by a Democrat in the state of Iowa.

Liberalism may seem like a status quo force in mature democracies like the United States, but it’s actually the most revolutionary political force in human history.

TCN condemns last night's armed attack at the WHCD. Political violence is never acceptable. Our thanks to the officers who stood between the gunman and the room. Americans will not be intimidated by attacks on the press or our leaders. Full statement: www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/t...

Delaware launched a new elections task force that will focus largely on protecting the state’s voting system from unconstitutional interference from the Trump administration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Retired Naval Officer and VFRL President, Bobby Jones, breaks down the real reason food could be running out on U.S. warships in the Middle East. @meidastouch.com @valormedianetwork.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zm...

Trump appears to be growing tired of all this winning. Bobby Jones breaks down the latest developments from the war in Iran with Sam Osterhout on a new episode of Anchor Watch, only on Lincoln Square. Watch the full episode: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trumps-wor...

Check out VFRL President, Bobby Jones, and his new interview series on why local government matters. substack.com/@navshad/not...

TODAY: Americans are gathering again at nationwide events in defense of immigrants in our communities. As the regime buys up warehouses to convert into concentration camps, we must come together to oppose the literal warehousing of people in our country. Join us: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

Organizers now say more than 180 protests planned for this weekend -- Saturday April 25 -- against Trump ICE prison camps nationwide: www.mobilize.us?org_ids=44001

ICYMI: Voting rights groups sued Alaska for sharing its voter registration rolls with the DOJ — information the state itself treats as confidential. The suit comes as courts across the country repeatedly reject the DOJ’s attempts to secure such data.

New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)

The president's son, who was never involved in this industry before his father became president, should not be getting contracts from the Pentagon. This is absurd corruption that Republicans in congress will say nothing about and do no oversight. bsky.app/profile/atru...

If you're in line STAY IN LINE! #VoteYesVirginiaToday

VFRL Executive Director, Scott Peoples, is honored to be speaking at this fantastic event tonight if you are in the Raleigh, NC area.

We are spending billions to keep our entire navy in the Strait to fecklessly fail to open a waterway that wasn’t closed until Trump’s pointless war of choice closed it. He’s just burning your tax money.

Vietnam calling.

Less than three hours after the polls closed, Viktor Orban conceded that he lost. Five years after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he still falsely claims that he won. Prepare for the midterms by staying informed. Subscribe to Democracy Docket now: bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Hungary is showing us the way

Disgraceful

A Moral Nation does not go with MAGA. open.substack.com/pub/dbarkhuf...

Vance tried to call Trump twice during the April 7 rally and was sent to voicemail both times. (The same day, Trump picked up a call from an MS NOW reporter who wanted to know what he thought about his wife’s decision.) trib.al/JG0XFCq

So inspiring!!

Welcome to 2026

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MeidasTouch contributor Bobby Jones speaks with congressional candidate and Coast Guard veteran James Martin, who warns the U.S. has “no plan, no strategy” in the Iran conflict, calling it unacceptable to send troops into harm’s way like this.

I’m honored to receive the endorsement of Veterans For Responsible Leadership - an organization built by service members who stand for duty, honor, and defending our democracy. Their legacy of principled leadership inspires me every day, and I’m proud to have their support.

In grief, they choose love. A community showing up, standing together, and fighting for each other. @knappforcongress.bsky.social substack.com/profile/2774... Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbau...

How I really feel: open.substack.com/pub/dbarkhuf...

Veterans For Responsible Leadership is an early endorser of @bridgetbrink.com. We were blown away by her commitment to defending democracy, serving under 5 Presidents. That's why it's so disappointing to see @mattmaasdam.bsky.social attack Bridget's decades of selfless public service.

If you’re looking for something positive to do today to help our country and our democracy then call everyone you know that lives in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District and tell them to go vote for Shawn Harris before the polls close in a few hours.

VFRL ENDORSEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Veterans for Responsible Leadership is proud to announce our endorsement of U.S. Army Veteran, Dan Helmer, for U.S. House to represent Virginia's 7th District. Dan graduated from West Point and served tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. @helmerva.bsky.social

VFRL ENDORSEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Veterans For Responsible Leadership is proud to announce our endorsement of Jess Rivera for NC’s State Senate District 4. Jess is a Marine veteran, a barber, and a small business owner. She is also the oldest of six kids from a Mexican-Irish, working-class family.