No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.

Today I’m praying with the families of the NG troops shot in DC. Over the past months, I’ve spoken to over 100 Guard troops in DC from other states. They’re good folks who didn’t need to be here. But Trump wanted to provoke the people so he could seize power. He finally got his wish. 😔

Grateful to all who serve. @wisci.bsky.social

We’ve got one more chance to stomp the regime at the ballot box in 2025: @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) can flip a Tennessee district that Trump won by double-digits if we turn enough voters out: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

“Officers swear to ‘support and defend the Constitution’… What they do not swear to do is equally important: Officers make no promise to obey the president and the officers above them.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

We fixed the signage at the Pentagon. Real leaders show up. Peter Hegseth is playing hide-and-seek to avoid @duckworth.senate.gov If you're going to deploy troops into American cities, you'd better be brave enough to explain why to the Senate. We are demanding answers.

We stand with Congressional veterans upholding our oath to the Constitution, and reminding military members of their first obligation: to follow the law.

Making America safe for Nazis and racists. Insanity. wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

The Cook Political Report first listed the 7th congressional district as “solidly Republican,” but has now shifted that rating to “leans Republican.” (via @wpln.bsky.social)

Refuse. Illegal. Orders. This is required by your oath.

Review of Hegseth memos by @wisci.bsky.social. Net: 1. Will weaken safeguards against misconduct, harassment and assault, hazing, and discrimination - risking the trust and confidence that military troops have in their leaders. ab7fc154-9676-4805-8227-d57562a9b5b8.filesusr.com/ugd/b77811_8...

Proud to be part of this group of leaders, standing up for our nation. youtu.be/9dL2jLqM4bY

“We are not a footnote.” abcnews.go.com/US/video/37-...

Thanks to all who served

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Hegseth continues to impose his political ideology on the military - making us weaker and more vulnerable as a nation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Special election Dec 2! Support @aftynbehn.bsky.social and flip this seat to blue.

“Democracy didn’t knock. She kicked the door off its hinges, boots muddy, hair wild, eyeliner smeared, and said, ‘Miss me, bitches?’” So Jersey. 🩷🩷🩷

If she loses on Dec 2, mikey johnson will have the one vote needed to prevent the Epstein files from being released in the #GOPHouseOfMisRepresentatives

This is what I’m talking about when I say these signs and locked doors are coming to a city near you.

A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?

This just makes me so happy

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong, it is right. No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness, it is a strength. No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited, it is unlimited.

The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.

JERSEY, BABY!!

Statewide wins for Democrats in GEORGIA!!!

One focus today, folks: Get Out The Vote.

100%. Repairing democracy will require immediate action to (1) fix voting rights (John Lewis Voting Rights act) (2) reform SCOTUS (expand the court and add term limits) and (3) grant DC statehood.

DMV folks: join me this Saturday at Atrium Artspace in Baltimore for Faces of the Transgender Military Purge: Who our Nation is Losing. Don’t miss this vital conversation about who our nation is losing & what we can still do about it. @wisci.bsky.social

The Trump administration claims so-called “narco-terrorists” killed more Americans than Al Qaeda. You know who actually killed more Americans than Al Qaeda? The Confederacy. You’ll never guess who the Trump administration is erecting monuments to. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...

Horrifying. We need more people ready to protect and defend their neighbors.

This is important! As an Army veteran, I encourage everyone to engage with National Guard troops. (Not those other folks). Start with “where y’all from?” “How long ya been here?” Then, “no offense, I sure hope we can get you back up your families and day jobs soon.”

Command tells soldiers, don’t bring your families to basic training graduation because ICE is waiting outside the gate.

I met Dem candidate Aftyn Behn Tuesday, and she’s amazing. Let’s get this special!!

VA is arbitrarily limiting veterans’ mental health appointments (to as few as 4 or 8). This will cost veteran lives. We need to raise hell!

DOD’s argument seemed to be that the trans ban policy was NOT driven by the President’s Exec Order on trans service, so… just coincidence that the policy came out days later?? 🙄 If the ban was pursuant to the EO (which it clearly was), the argument falls apart. www.advocate.com/news/shillin...

You can’t understand Hegseth without understanding his twisted religious views - a far cry from the teachings of Jesus www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Sometimes you just need a truly Christian witness. Thank you and bless you, Charlotte!

Again, the Bible is unambiguous about it. Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. Zechariah 7:9-10

“Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them…” www.propublica.org/article/immi...

A 12-year old boy would pause before posting this and say nah

NO KINGS DC - with fellow Army veterans

Had a great chat with these Mississippi Guard members. They understand their oath and their mission. #ProtectThePeople Guard deployed to your city? Talk to them! They are not like the ICE thugs.

Legend.

Honored to speak at the Indivisible rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the eve of No Kings Day! Great to see so many veterans there. @wisci.bsky.social youtu.be/BNA4aBWyQ5A?...

Speaking at 3:20pm today at Lincoln Memorial rally

Remarkable panel of guests/rockstars at Army Women’s Foundation AUSA Leadership Forum! @kwilliams101.bsky.social @kyleannehunter.bsky.social Kate Germano, Tia Young, Dawn Halfaker

Hegseth is LOWERING standards - letting offenders off while punishing victims. Navy vet @andreangoldstein.bsky.social walk through the changes. open.substack.com/pub/andreang...

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

Today’s adventure with @kwilliams101.bsky.social