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Author, veteran, kidney donor, mom, advocate
"Two-thirds of the contracts DOGE canceled at the Department of Veterans Affairs this year were with veteran-owned businesses. Some of those contracts were helping the VA register cancer patients or provide health care support to veterans"
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DOGE had a cutting spree. 550 vet-owned businesses felt it.
Among the contracts DOGE canceled under the Department of Veterans Affairs alone, two-thirds were with veteran-owned businesses.
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"low-value or fraudulent programs can drain a veteranâs GI Bill entitlement while providing degrees with poor labor-market outcomes" OVERSIGHT MATTERS
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How Veterans Lose GI Bill Benefits to Scams, Fraud, and Predatory Schools
Scammers and predatory schools continue to target veterans using the GI Bill, exploiting complex rules, misleading marketing and fraudulent enrollment schemes. Federal prosecutions show millionsâŠ
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about 10 hours ago
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Study: IOPs have the lowest drop-out rate for veterans getting trtmt for PTSD. Need help? check out WWP's Warrior Care Network!
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about 12 hours ago
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As an adoptive parent, I am deeply grateful formula is a widely available, safe, healthy option.
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about 14 hours ago
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âif you are caring 4 a veteran who lost his leg from a blast explosion, & he later develops diabetes, you must treat that diabetes if you want to continue effectively treating his amputated limb [or] he wonât be able to wear his prosthesis & may even die from a systemic infection.â
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Trump Is Coming for Veteransâ Disability Benefits - The American Prospect
The veterans disability system has traditionally been a sacred cow for politicians of all stripes. Now, as part of the conservative war on the Department of Veterans Affairs, the administration isâŠ
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about 14 hours ago
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Pro: WIT reinstatement, pay raise, anti-TBI efforts Con: No IVF expansion, ban on anti-discrimination programs & reporting, anti-trans provision
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Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
The proposed NDAA also includes a boost in family separation allowance, among other policy alterations designed to improve troopsâ quality of life.
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about 18 hours ago
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How about we also find ways to ensure there are enough providers for adequate individual psychotherapy inside VA (meaning: evidence based & culturally competent care)?
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Vets say psychiatric drug risks are often overlooked. A new law could change that.
Veterans Affairs doctors would have to explain the side effects and risks of psychiatric medications to veterans if a new bill becomes law.
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about 20 hours ago
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Great piece
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nure...
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At Nuremberg, World War IIâs Battle Turned to the Courtroom, and an Eloquent Lawyer Helped Lead the Allies to Victory
Robert H. Jackson, an American Supreme Court justice who thought of himself as "anything but a warrior," was drafted by FDR to prosecute leading Nazis
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nuremburg-world-war-ii-battle-turned-courtroom-eloquent-lawyer-lead-allies-victory-180987465/
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These policy changes are âlikely to weaken morale, narrow the talent pool, and harm readiness more than a few beards ever couldâ
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The Origin of Hegsethâs Anti-Beard Obsession
The fierce opposition to facial hair is less about policy and more about memory.
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âNone of that authorizes, under either domestic law or international law, killing people who are in the process of allegedly transporting drugsâ
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Legal experts fail to see justification for continued U.S. military strikes on drug boats.
Partisan lines were drawn after Thursday's briefing on the Hill about the Sept. 2 strike.
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âthe IG said Hegsethâs sharing of nonpublic information so close to an airstrike operation carried significant risksâ
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IG finds Hegseth risked endangering Houthi mission with Signal use
The Pentagon pointed to the IG's conclusion that Hegseth had the authority to declassify the strike information as an exoneration.
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Revealed: US veterans affairs to share immigration data about non-citizen workers with âappropriate agenciesâ | US immigration | The Guardian
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Revealed: US veterans affairs to share immigration data about non-citizen workers with âappropriate agenciesâ
Exclusive: The move prompts fears the data will be sent to ICE to further the Trump administrationâs immigration crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/us-veterans-affairs-database-immigration
6 days ago
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How did the U.S., which began as skeptical of the standing army, came to see it as a guardian of democracy? By asking military officers to swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Great piece by Carrie Lee.
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The Soldier in the Illiberal State is a Professional Dead End
The American political system today is indeed in crisis. Government function is in doubt, the administration has politicized and weaponized a previously
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New from RAND: what does the 90-10 rule mean for student veterans ... and for-profit institutions?
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https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA4405-1.html
7 days ago
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Today at 10:15A eastern - HVAC hearing on HR 6047 & Hr 4077. The first would raise DIC but pay for it by making disabled vets <70% pay a funding fee for home loan guaranty program. Tell your reps if you have opinions. Watch here:
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Full Committee Legislative Hearing on
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
https://democrats-veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/full-committee-legislative-hearing-on-hr-6047-the-sharri-briley-and-eric-edmundson-veterans-benefits-expansion-act-of-2025-hr-4077-the-guard-veterans-health-care-act
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âBottom line, itâs all about the money.â
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VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business
Companies that help veterans file their disability benefits received warning letters from Veterans Affairs that claimed they may be acting illegally.
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âThe Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or bothâ
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Former JAGs say Hegseth, others may have committed war crimes
The group of ex-military lawyers published their memo after The Washington Post released a report on the alleged killing of survivors from a boat strike.
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PLEASE work with an accredited VSO for FREE
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This company charges disabled vets millions, even after VA said it's likely illegal
A Florida-based company is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the VA has said that may be illegal and the service should be free. But so farâŠ
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5507111/disabled-veterans-investigation
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RAND report: traumatic brain injury research on SOF inadequate
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TBI research neglects special operations forces, report says
There is limited research on traumatic brain injury among SOF, although the community faces a higher risk of TBI, according to a new Rand report.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/11/27/tbi-research-neglects-special-operations-forces-report-says/
9 days ago
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Terrible for our community to see military dot com and Military Times gutted when they are most needed
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
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The vanquishing of Military.com.
Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.
https://www.cjr.org/feature/military-dot-com-valnet-purchase-sale-vanquishing-monster-defense.php?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOV525leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeB5BZfj1nSU7Q7PfckvX1F_f50m5aipcNESl6HTa1CEU_A1VAKloFW8l3BrQ_aem_RHC_g_kQXHMrhvBStXP6zA
12 days ago
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V interesting thread
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13 days ago
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âOur Government and institutions placed in jeopardy have brought us to a more just appreciation of their value.â
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November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holidayâŠbut not for the reasons we generally remember.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-26-2025?publication_id=20533&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=8itqp
13 days ago
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Lauren Underwood
15 days ago
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone â period.
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Big appreciation to
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15 days ago
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Government is serious business for serious people.
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Coast Guard reverses course, calls swastikas and nooses âhate symbolsâ
The change came on the same day media outlets discovered that the Coast Guard had unveiled a policy calling the same symbols "potentially divisive."
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15 days ago
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New release from RAND: Massachusetts Veteran Needs Assessment
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https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4049-1.html
16 days ago
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Kai Ryssdal
16 days ago
The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot. Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
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âOfficers swear to âsupport and defend the Constitutionâ⊠What they do not swear to do is equally important: Officers make no promise to obey the president and the officers above them.â
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What Americans Should Understand About the Military Disobeying Illegal Orders
And why it matters there are two military oaths.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/what-americans-should-understand-about-the-military-disobeying-illegal-orders-two-oaths?r=2ex5l&utm_medium=ios
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No federal research tracks full info on student veterans, and data relying on the FAFSA doesn't capture 1/3 veterans. Help SVA fill in the caps with their annual census:
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The SVA Census
The SVA Census is an annual survey focused on collecting demographic data on student veterans and SVA alumni for use in discussions with policy makers, partners, and the public.
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18 days ago
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Help Student Veterans of America understand how student veterans experience insecurity - take their survey now!
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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
https://studentveterans.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wx0NfVltt4wy1M
19 days ago
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âEvery American must unite and condemn the Presidentâs calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage. We will continue to lead and will not be intimidated. Donât Give Up the Ship!â
19 days ago
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Jason Kander
19 days ago
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey. This isnât controversial. A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
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Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
20 days ago
Don't give up the ship.
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20 days ago
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âImmigration, racism and the failure of political leadership ⊠itâs being repeated. We must do everything to stop whatâs happening again today because it was horrible.â
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âStar Trekâ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans
George Takei was among the Japanese-Americans detained at camps after Japanâs surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
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20 days ago
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The other day I sent a friend a link in Messenger to a nonprofit doing work I thought might be relevant to what she does. IMMEDIATELY a notice popped up that my account was suspended for violating Meta's TOS for advertising and I needed to appeal to unfreeze my account 1/
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"The Defense Departmentâs annual budget is approaching a trillion dollars. The public has a right to know how that money is being spent and if it is being spent judiciously. An astute Congress and an engaged press corps serve in 'watchdog' roles."
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Taxpayers deserve better than Pentagonâs war on transparency | GUEST COMMENTARY
Americans should be deeply concerned about the Pentagonâs new policies limiting transparency with the media and Congress, writes retired rear admiral Tom Jurkowsky.
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21 days ago
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Abortion is health care.
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21 days ago
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"I know that on the battlefield, what matters isnât whether you have the right papers, itâs whether youâre willing to put on the uniform and risk your life for this country. If youâre willing to do that, you deserve a clear, fair path to citizenshipâ
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Democratic senators back bills to halt deportations of immigrant veterans, ease path to citizenship
A package of bills led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., seeks to strengthen protections for immigrant veterans who have been deported or are in deportation proceedings. (U.S. Immigration and CustomsâŠ
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-11-18/democrats-deportation-immigrant-veterans-19809143.html
21 days ago
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Senator Tim Kaine
21 days ago
My statement on Trumpâs defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after he was asked about the murder of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi:
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I meant this a few years ago and still believe it - but today the call isnât âso go use VAâ but âfight to save VA from privatizationâ
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Opinion: VA Excels in Comprehensive, Integrated Health Care
âWhenâs the last time you got screened for breast and cervical cancer?â asked my community primary care doctor back in 2014.
http://govciomedia.com/opinion-va-excels-in-comprehensive-integrated-health-care/?fbclid=IwRlRTSAOJSXJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9Uo3Pke4V7W3BANEUejFjCaTfiUfDomOdfhLMm4GqY2I0wosaJ2xiNOaO9o_aem_hBj1R3LLNQR2-L-dG3FEzA
22 days ago
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Women in the Service Coalition, Inc.
23 days ago
ALERT: WiSCI Releases Independent Review of Hegsethâs 11 Memos WiSCI has published executive summaries and initial risk assessment of the 11 memos recently issued by Sec. Hegseth. Read the full WiSCI Executive Summaries: ab7fc154-9676-4805-8227-d57562a9b5b8.filesusr.com/ugd/b77811_8...
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Food labeling is wild Apples marked gluten free Wrapper on my cheese proclaiming it low-carb What are we doing
23 days ago
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Local MTF pharmacy is in chaos due to ânew systemâ my guess: MHS Genesis, basically same as the EHR VA gets beat up for Why doesnât DoD (oops DoW) get the same scrutiny?
23 days ago
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âtalking about slavery without addressing the way it continues to shape the social, political, and economic infrastructure of our country today is like talking about a hurricane only by discussing the speed of its winds, and not the damage it left behindâ Kids can handle nuanced discussions.
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Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the countryâs past, including its contradictions.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/critical-race-theory-south/684929/?gift=PS59ZTDX-82eV8srtI86Iqkg338GHiy5d7gsxezr5dY
23 days ago
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Me, at the grocery store checkout: huh?
24 days ago
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The Tennessee Holler
25 days ago
What a photograph. âNearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near ChicagoâŠâ Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign youâre not the good guys in the story.
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Pentagon says US has âturned a cornerâ in War on America
Insurgents reportedly retreating into suburbs to secure oat milk supplies
https://www.duffelblog.com/pentagon-says-us-has-turned-a-corner-in-war-on-america/
26 days ago
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