We salute these VA workers for honoring #AlexPretti. As they say, "We are healthcare workers for veterans. We know what heroes look like." youtube.com/shorts/bgCcE...

Minnesotans know the difference between ICE and the National Guard. We proud of our @NationalGuardMn troops supporting their neighbors and protecting their rights as Americans. @governorwalz.mn.gov, thank you for making sure troops are doing right

Minnesotans know the difference between ICE and the National Guard. We proud of our @nationalguardmn.bsky.social troops supporting their neighbors and protecting their rights as Americans. @governorwalz.mn.gov, thank you for making sure troops are doing right

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Reports of the Trump admin sending TWO BATTALIONS of infantry are a big 🚨🚨. The use of the Insurrection Act to give troops policing power after federal agents have instigated a chaotic situation is wrong. I'm proud of veterans from The Chamberlain Network who are standing up and speaking out

The Justice Dept. targeting Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey for demanding transparency after Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent is unprecedented, and unAmerican. This sends a chilling message to any official who dares to speak up for their community. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Sen. Durbin quotes @itsapurdy.bsky.social "Tragedy should not be used to flatten complex realities, erase years of life saving work, or cast suspicion on an entire community that stood shoulder to shoulder with the United States in our longest war." www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/t...

Veterans served shoulder-to-shoulder with Afghans who saved American lives. America promised to protect them. Our promise is a moral obligation, a national security imperative, & essential to the veterans who served with them. We must reaffirm our commitment to all who served.

They fought for our freedom, but now some of those same veterans are being torn from their families and deported. This is not how we honor their service. On #VeteransDay, we demand justice for our heroes. 🇺🇸

Democrats need to come home with their shield or upon it

Americans know the National Guard. The National Guard are your neighbors. They are members of your community. When deployed, they are there to help the community, not harm them.

VICTORY: Today, after tireless advocacy by @momsdemand.bsky.social and @studentsdemand.bsky.social volunteers and survivors, Governor Newsom signed first-in-the-nation legislation to stop the spread of DIY machine guns.

PSA: The National Guard is not ICE. They don't hide. They serve their communities. They have honor. #KnowTheDifference www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjo_...

Over the last 18 months, political violence has become a disturbing pattern: lawmakers murdered in their homes, arson at Gov. Shapiro’s house, two attempts on Trump’s life, and now Charlie Kirk’s assassination. We must all commit to ending political violence open.substack.com/pub/itsapurd...

The National Guard was built for disasters and emergencies. Now it’s being turned into a domestic police force. I wrote about it in The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

State and local leaders can stop President Trump’s militarized intimidation tactic from expanding into more communities — but they need to hear from you. Here are 5 ways to start. Read and share: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-stop-trumps-national-guard

Allies gauge U.S. reliability not only by capabilities, but by process integrity. If U.S. intelligence appears politicized, partners will hedge, withhold, or “second-source” U.S. assessments, complicating combined operations and sanctions regimes. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...

US citizens to be prosecuted by the military should be on everyone’s red line bingo card www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

West Virginia’s National Guard has been ordered to police D.C.—pulling them away from their core mission of protecting our communities. From floods to winter storms, we count on our Guard on in a crisis. They should be home, ready to respond—not on a political policing mission

The National Guard’s job is to protect and support our communities—fighting floods, battling wildfires, and helping neighbors after disasters. Sending Guard units to police D.C. takes them away from the work they’re trained for and the people who count on them #KeepTheGuardAtHome

“Are we the baddies?”

We Stand With The People Of Ukraine 🇺🇦 📹: @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social

After Kabul fell, @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social and I worked w/ U.S. military and civil society to evacuate thousands of Afghan allies. Today, that system is inverted, and bases have been turned into detention sites. This puts at risk the life-saving work civil society has done over the last 4 years.

For the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, our CEO & Founder @itsapurdy.bsky.social shares the story of his first meeting with civil rights giant John Lewis. They talked about how the fight for freedom abroad connects to the fight for civil rights here at home, a fight that isn't over.

Elected officials across the country are facing a rising tide of threats and intimidation. These aren't just attacks on individuals—they're attacks on us. On our shared democracy. This from @theguardian.com lays out the danger: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I would perhaps encourage him to learn about consent before offering to touch more people

Grateful to see half of the Guard coming home from Los Angeles. But troops don’t belong on American streets. We need all military forces out of our cities. Policing civilians is not the Guard’s mission. It’s a threat to our troops and our democracy. https://bit.ly/4nNP4EG

Troops are being used to police civilians. That’s a red line in any democracy. I joined other veterans this week to call out the use of Guard and Marines in LA. This isn’t national defense—it’s mission creep. And it puts our rights, our troops, and our democracy at risk. LA Times: lat.ms/3W8vbD0

And we're back. Day 3 of the Battle of Gettysburg. Begins at midnight where Lee quips that tomorrow is the 4th of July before chastising JEB Stuart for failing to keep the rebels aware of where the US Army was.

I’m sorry. I thought this was America

The man who saves Little Round Top before a shot is Gouverneur K. Warren, Meade’s chief engineer. About an hour ago, he looked out from the summit of Little Round Top out with an engineer’s eye and sees: the Confederate line is curving, pivoting, swinging down like an axe toward the Union left.

Day 2 of the battle. Let’s goooo!

Yesterday was the lead up to battle and today is the first day. Buford holds the line

Day 2 and Buford is holding!

Day 1 of my annual tradition of watching the directors cut of the movie Gettysburg in real time

I’m begging companies, elected officials, and any organization that wants to pander to veterans for whatever reason… please please please check with a vet, military family member, or anyone who knows anything about the military before posting content. Don’t be like these folks

One year ago, The Chamberlain Network was just an idea. Now it’s a growing community of veterans defending democracy, pushing back on disinfo, and standing up for the rule of law. And we put together a huge rally! Support the mission: www.chamberlainnetwork.us/donate We’re just getting started.

NYCers: We want to make life better for all our residents Fox News: Bad Muslim Socialists Take Over Big Apple!!

God. The NYT really is useless. Cuomo embodies everything broken in the Democratic Party. And after Mamdani’s blowout win, their reporting is littered with condescension and backhanded praise. 15 years into the Trump era, smug centrists still don’t get it; voters want authenticity above all else.

Dem leaders still don't fucking get it: Its Congress' responsibility to take control! WTF does "shoulder...adverse consequences" mean? How about instead of treating this like a popularity contest, you actually do something about the collapse of our Republic?

@peterlucier.bsky.social, a Marine vet, wrote about the Army parade last week. Many of us saw that parade and felt pain at seeing the military used as political theater. In this piece, Pete asks us what it means when our service is abused by national leaders. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

It was never about states rights. We know this. Lets stop pretending like MAGA has any other objective other than autocracy

Marines are speaking out about the deployment of troops against Americans. Listen to what they’re saying 👇

The American flag isn’t a brand. It isn’t a weapon of the MAGA Right. It’s a symbol of progress, of shared responsibility, and of the freedom we owe one another. It’s time we reclaim it. www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/f...

Marines have no business detaining civilians on our streets. We have to call this deployment what it is: an effort to turn our military against the American people. We must reject this

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring Trump to return control of the National Guard to CA Governor Newsom. The order is accompanied by a powerful opinion that affirms the rule of law, separation of powers, and the First Amendment. 1/23

@itsapurdy.bsky.social of @chamberlainvets.bsky.social whose stated mission is to “mobilize and empower veterans to protect democracy”, said he had heard similar things from half a dozen national guard members. “Morale is not great, is the quote I keep hearing,” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Glad to have been able to contribute to @time.com on this piece expressing the frustration veterans are experiencing watching the military being deployed against Americans. These deployments created the very chaos they’re designed to prevent. DOD must deescalate now.

Proud to see TCN founder, Chris Purdy ( @itsapurdy.bsky.social ) quoted by AP about the upcoming military parade: “It’s embarrassing…expensive…and entirely unnecessary... [it's] just not who we are.” The military should uplift our values—never be bent for spectacle. apnews.com/article/mili...