Army veteran/USMA grad/Ranger mom rgrhelper.bsky.social joins AF pilot/aviation advocate Jess “J-Rutt” Ruttenber for an amazing interview with Follow the Leighder. So proud to work with these heroes! youtu.be/gibK4148jaA?...

Someone needs to be fired

Must-read thread for anyone who gives a damn about veterans

I happen to know this commander and I am bursting with pride

REPUBLICANS: Democrats are antichrists and must be put against the wall. DEMOCRATS: Let's work together with our friends across the aisle.

A brilliant book - highly recommend!

““Honestly, it’s embarrassing. We know this guy is incompetent. I wouldn’t feel safe leaving Pete Hegseth in charge of putting together a DoorDash order.” - Marine veteran Janessa Goldbeck www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

Pretty amazing that comms person at FBI called my @ms.now colleague @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social a liar and demand a correction only for Kash to post a photo from the locker room

Celebrating the treasonous Confederate leaders at U.S. Army bases remains a slap in the face to Black soldiers and anyone who fights for freedom. Proud to know Jack Lowe! @TySeidule.bsky.social @wisci.bsky.social thewarhorse.org/black-soldie...

I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office. ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for. We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.

Some of the reasons I adore @kwilliams101.bsky.social: www.military.com/daily-news/i...

Have been repeating this nonstop. Any Democrat eying the WH who doesn’t have a serious a plan to reform, restructure and rebalance this MAGA #scotus simply is not serious about resuscitating our democracy. (1/

This is who they are. www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...

Women are essential to the fight. gssr.georgetown.edu/the-forum/to...

"I know that a lot of people say, ‘You're just an athlete, like, stick to your job, shut up about politics,' but politics affect us all,” Glenn said. https://bit.ly/4ajXs98

Halftime Show: “Together, we are America.” Trump: “It is affront to the greatness of America. This show is a slap in the face to our country.”

What a joyful, electric, family-oriented, queer, Latino-centric in a gloriously patriotic, purely American way, celebration! This senior-citizen white woman is a Bad Buddy stan, y’all.

𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨. But when we look at actions, not words, a different ethical picture emerges. 🧵

The division isn't left vs. right. It's between those whose ethics are rooted in compassion, consistency, and the common good, and those whose ethics are a costume worn to justify cruelty, control, and the consolidation of power. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡.

“Law enforcement” must be accountable to the law. End qualified immunity. www.naacpldf.org/qualified-im...

Must-read. “(I)t is no secret that Secretary Hegseth has a strong desire to marginalize women in the military…his religious views are that women do not lead and men do not submit to women.” - @rgrhelper.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2026/02/wome...

Caroline O’Donovan is an incredibly talented and determined reporter - and Bezos is a petty tyrant. @ceodonovan.bsky.social

Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them. Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."

Uncap the House! Lots of upside - mitigating Citizens United and gerrymandering. Making Reps more responsive to constituents. Downside? Big: How do you get Representatives to vote to dilute their power? open.substack.com/pub/amandasm...

Cutting FEMA, no doubt, to fund ICE/CBP. Senators: VOTE NO ON DHS FUNDING!!

It’s time to tap into your internal lesbian anger! Even if you’re straight. Now is the time to fight for your 1st Amendment rights! Let’s go!

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

What’s happened to my VA is devaststing. To hardworking people providing needed care to veterans; and to the veterans deprived of care. This administration doesn’t give a damn about veterans. Or the troops still serving. prospect.org/2026/01/28/i...

LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOO

“Please remember that Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14. Last fall, they shot Marimar Martinez 5 times…They've shot 12 people since September. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody. That we know of.” www.moryan.com/the-crack-in...

Stephen Miller strips clause from bill that would prevent ICE from “detaining and deporting US citizens”

LTG Hertling knows what he’s talking about. Despite Pete Hegseth, this issue is long settled. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.

They tried to roll Tom Homan out back when this started—to Chicago, with his sidekick Dr. Phil. They were run out of town, Homan bitching that in Chicago people were too educated about their rights.

PLEASE WATCH: The amazing Rev. Vanessa Southern was Penny’s and my dear friend and minister. She did our civil union, and married us at West Point. Last week she went to Minneapolis. #ICEout youtu.be/28f5kaJVAnY?...

The invincible resolve and indomitable spirit of a community determined to throw off the yoke of injustice. Thank you Minneapolis for your strength and nonviolent resistance amidst horrific ongoing tragedy.

Yes, I’m weeping. But steeling my spine to keep up the fight. Bless and keep all those who died at ICE’s hands - we will not forget.

GURL. 🔥

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

“Some of you will be mad at me for writing these words. I understand. I also understand that this damned Second Amendment has cost the nation more lives than every war we’ve ever fought.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/good-guy-w...

Shared, with a portion of the poem:

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.

I’ve known so many kind, generous, hardworking and underpaid health care providers at VA. If I’m compulsively reposting it’s because it’s just - we have to make it stop. Defund ICE, abolish ICE, fire them, and prosecute them. All the way up and down the chain.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

Let us be heartbroken and angry and resolved to stop this attack on our country and our people.

Free them all

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