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"We, as veterans, find Donald Trump unfit to serve as Commander-in-Chief. ...he is a known and serious risk to service members, our apolitical military tradition, and to the U.S. Constitution."
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Former U.S Navy Seal Dr. Dan Barkhuff wants to know if
@realDonaldTrump
is a coward who can't stand up to Putin or if he's complicit.
Well, Donald, which is it?
Here in Georgia EVERYBODY is voting. It’s the only thing people talk about. Have you voted? Where are you voting? Want to go with me to vote? It’s such a thrilling feeling to be in a state that can actually flip.
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A thread on honesty, lies, & Laken Riley.
Last month, a 22yo nursing student was on a run at the University of Georgia. Laken Riley was an innocent woman that was killed by blunt trauma. The man arrested is a Venezuelan in the U.S. illegally and has been charged with murder.
Black Lives Matter in America’s military, and beyond. Donald Trump is a racist coward with a long history of prejudice against African Americans, most recently manifesting in his response to the BLM movement and fails to denounce hate groups. It’s time to Vote him out!
The disgusting gall to stand under a sign about justice and defend using paramilitary units to arrest Americans without Miranda rights
And to describe them as being in uniform.
You chose this language
@DHS_Wolf
to use our service in defense of tyranny.
Fuck. Off.
Fascist.
The president has failed to execute the duties of his office & has no demonstrated ability or interest in defending the Constitution. He's a coward & unfit to be commander in chief.
My name is LtCol Guy W. Ravey, USMC(ret) & I approve this message.
@ProjectLincoln
@votevets
We all know what
@realDonaldTrump
is. Always have.
That's why no one was surprised about
@TheAtlantic
article.
That's why no one in uniform has come to his defense.
That's why the military community won't vote for him.
If you want to join us, visit
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She lied to you. Straight to your face.
While pretending to care and wearing a crucifix around her neck.
And she’ll lie again to save face and keep the lie going.
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But it’s also true that immigrants commit significantly *fewer* violent crimes than native born Americans.
And those here illegally are the least violent as a group.
Statistically, allowing *more* immigration would *lower* the crime rate.
location update on the
@VetsForRL
and
@ProjectLincoln
DC Mobile billboard.
It was just at 3rd St NW, in front of the Capital Building
If you spot it be sure to take a pic 📷 and share with hashtag
#trumpbillboard
10/
@SenKatieBritt
’s embarrassment of a SOTU response being only the most recent example, where she told the story of a child that was sex-trafficked and made it seem like it was in the U.S., when it was in Mexico and the woman found SAFETY in the U.S.
7/
These are complex issues with life & death consequences & need people with intelligence & morals to make wise decisions.
There’s no perfect answer.
But another thing is true - the people who shout about Laken Riley aren’t really interested in her, her family, or the problem
8/
If they cared, they’d work on the problem. They’d pass laws and find compromise.
And they’d stop waving Laken’s name around like a cheap rag instead of the tragedy she is.
But they have an election to win for the worst of us… so they lie.
12/
America used to better than this.
We forced a president from office for lying. We elected people that cared about truth and decency.
We can have it again.
But only if you do more than complain.
Insist on moral leadership.
It will take more than voting.
9/
They lie about it all.
Like caged monkeys, they fling shit everywhere.
They add to the pain of the Riley family, sentence more to pain and death at the border, and the let the problems fester.
This is the worst outcome, brought about by liars and grifters.
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Here is one of the consequences of that: A woman and her two children drowned in the Rio Grande two months ago, right at the location that Republicans go to as border tourists - Eagle Pass, TX
This was because Greg Abbott interfered with Border Patrol
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This is also a tragedy.
This woman was coming to the land of freedom & opportunity for a better life for her & her children.
It’s unclear whether she tried to enter lawfully, but it’s also true that lawful immigration for Central American citizens is effectively impossible.
4/
Maybe you don’t care for statistics. Maybe you think one death is too many from someone here illegally and the border should be a wall of razor wire and machine gun nests.
Americans have historically argued against Stalinist prison walls, but let’s entertain it.
Love dogs?
@KristiNoem
had an ill behaved dog. Rather than taking ownership for her failure to train it, she killed it
And for good measure, she also killed a goat she found repulsive
It’s a clear allegory for her willingness to be a fascist
Read here:
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This is a tragedy. A promising young life taken by violence in a place she should be safe.
We clearly need to do a better job of controlling who enters the U.S., both for identifying threats & for making sure everyone here has documentation.
Our take: Ronny Jackson shouldn’t have lost a pay grade in retirement.
He should have lost his entire commission.
He was dealing drugs IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Joey, a 30 year Navy vet, comes to grips with his 2016 Trump vote and gets emotional talking about his fellow vets being assaulted in the streets. "We gotta help him pack up."
@tooscrews
Please watch and share
While spoiled children like
@laurenboebert
hyperventilate about their right to use a weapon as a fashion statement, real patriots bed down in the Capitol to protect it from her actions.
While some GOP House members complain about having to walk through metal detectors, National Guard troops spent night sleeping on marble floors of the Capitol.
To be clear, the “skills” he should have learned in military service are:
- the importance of *defending* Americans, not threatening them
- America belongs to all of us, not just the antisocial
- our loyalty is to the Constitution, not a politician
@BuzzPatterson
You’re out of line.
@AVindman
was absolutely doing his best to uphold his oath to the Constitution and the country.
You? Your campaign website quotes being “the change you want to see.” Is this behavior that?
Don’t think so. Do better,
@BuzzPatterson
.
Patriot shit? Like joining the military or becoming a teacher and serving your country and community?
Nah… they cosplay their fragile ego into submission.
Don’t think we missed the three finger flash, either,
@Tactical_review
.
@WindsorPD
- As an organization of veterans, we support 2LT Nazario and insist that the involved officers not only be immediately fired, but immediately prosecuted.
You have a duty to uphold a higher standard.
@Steve4AllPeople
@DHS_Wolf
That’s our point. These guys aren’t the military. They’re
@DHSgov
employees being used like police. It’s a violation of the 10th Amendment.
If the American Experiment fails, it will drag down democracy everywhere. The light of freedom will extinguish.
And thugs like Putin, Xi, Trump, and Kim will rule.
#NeverForgetJanuary6
This Congress has only passed 30 bills in two years.
Most pass 300+.
This is what happens when you elect Trumpists interested in cosplay and theatrics instead of serious people interested in solving problems.
Good. World famous liars have no business overseeing the moral and mental development of future military leaders.
Get lost,
@seanspicer
&
@KellyannePolls
.
Still haven’t heard from you on this,
@USAA
. You’re now in
@Newsweek
.
@TuckerCarlson
has shown this will only get worse and
@VetsForRL
& our friends won’t let this go.
What say you,
@CharlesSchwab
?
Is calling the CJCS a stupid pig the image you want?
Well,
@USAA
, what are you going to do about this?
@TuckerCarlson
insults active duty military & then follows with a racist lie.
Black sailors were only allowed to be cooks & Japanese soldiers were in segregated units, just to name a few.
Accept the lie, dishonor them. And us
Another example of
@realDonaldTrump
’s cowardice. Half a million vets apparently aren’t worth his attention.
But we knew that. Why would a “commander-in-chief” that won’t stand up against bounties on active duty personnel care at all about those out of uniform?
#BunkerBoyTrump
Angry about student protesters?
Wait until you hear what a former president was arguing for at the Supreme Court today.
Keep your eye on the ball. Big, fascist things are happening and they’re relying upon you being distracted.
Please Retweet:
We are responding to the retired flag officer letter that called into question the integrity of our voting systems. We are asking all veterans to read our letter and sign in support of our response and in opposition to the statement here:
There was a time, ending only a few years ago, when “politics ended at the water’s edge”.
Now you have freshman senators like
@JDVance1
speaking abroad to actively undermine US policy and in support of Russia.
He’s selling democracy out to an autocrat.
Trump on President Xi: "He controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly. Ruthlessly. No games, right? They said, 'is President Xi of China a brilliant man?' I said, Yes he is."
Are you tired of clowns saying offensively stupid or stupidly offensive things for attention?
Anthony Sabatini is a vet and a Congressman, fer crissakes!
There’s a reason we endorsed
@ColMorrisDavis
. Though we’re a group of vets focused on issues that affect us all, not just veterans, we also understand the bond made to vets by the government intimately. Glad to see Moe want to honor that bond.
Want to hear a first-person account from a veteran at the Portland protests alongside
@Tazerface16
?
Listen to Duston Obermeyer, former Marine talk about it:
@BrettFavre
@realDonaldTrump
Keep the military out it, Mr Favre.
And, for the record, he’s used intimidation and violence to suppress first amendment rights, not to defend it.
Thread:
@VetsForRL
, was formed by veterans of the American military who stood not only against
@realDonaldTrump
, but the infection of Trumpism in the United States.
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If you’re a veteran, regardless of gender, we encourage you to sign this letter.
@DanCrenshawTX
has abused his position, abandoned his oath, and needs to resign.
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“Trump’s decision to skip a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, along with his comments demeaning the soldiers buried there, speaks volumes about his failure to grasp the profound significance of these sacred sites.”
VFRL President Dan Burkhuff and Vice-president Glenn Schatz joined with "hundreds of civilians and military veterans, privates to generals and admirals, lower-ranking Foreign Service Officers to ambassadors, and intelligence officials." To speak out in support Joe Biden
If you or anyone you know is being threatened and are worried about voting,
@VetsForRL
,
@commondefense
,
@VetsWall
,
@votevets
will escort you to the polls. We know how to stand up to bullies. Do not be afraid.
One of the biggest lies that the MAGA folks tell themselves is that all veterans and active duty support Trump.
We don't.
Not even close.
And they completely freak out when we show them they're wrong.
This sailor should be removed from service. He hasn’t expressed remorse for having entered the Capitol through a broken door and his service, as a result, hasn’t been honorable.
David Elizalde made a brief statement to Judge Nichols, saying he should have used "better judgment" on Jan. 6.
"What at the time seemed like a historic day turned out to be one of the darkest days in the history of the nation," he said.
This whole post dances around the elephant in the room.
“Truth” Social isn’t a business.
It’s a money laundering scheme for Trump to raise funds from people he normally wouldn’t be able to.
No company has ever traded at 1,500+x revenue.
It’s a scam. In public.
Truth Social just released their 8-K, so the SEC mandated disclosures where you can't lie without commiting a crime. Lots of focus on the dollars, which are hilarious: Just over $4.1 M in revenue, $58M in costs. ...
@PDXReech
@KristiNoem
She’s trying to tell everyone that she’s willing to do dirty work.
The kind of dirty work that involves shooting and dumping the body in a ditch.
What is this “we” shit,
@mattgaetz
?
Name one fucking thing of worth that you’ve ever done?
“
@GOPLeader
” - why does this fraud still sit on the
@HASCRepublicans
? He’s a dishonorable pile of security clearance violations.
And you are 100% complicit.
There’s nothing funny about how deeply into our government Russian operatives have gotten.
@RepJamesComer
using Russian provided misinformation is only the latest.
The GOP is either terminally gullible or criminally complicit.
America deserves loyalty and competence.
Memorial Day is more than a day of remembrance for veterans who lost friends in combat or to combat once they've returned home, writes Dan Barkhuff, a combat veteran, former Navy SEAL, ER doc, and Exec. Dir. of
@VetsForRL
.
Remember: While 25 different National Guards are mobilized for this stunt…
The National Guard is composed of real Americans who are being dragged from their families to stare at a river.
The best of us are being abused to entertain the worst of us.
Add another article from
@Salon
to the mix,
@USAA
.
Is this the press you want? You know that supporting
@TuckerCarlson
is antithetical to your mission.
Do the right thing.
Veteran non-incumbents are VFRL’s 2nd set of endorsements. Phil Ehr served with distinction and has the qualities of leaders needed for this moment
VFRL is proud to endorse
@PhilEhr
for Florida's 1st Congressional District
full endorsement list here
This is an actual posting from Trump on “Truth” Social.
Are you old enough to remember when presidential candidates distanced themselves from mob bosses?
JD Vance is a character in a tragedy and a tragedy of character.
His thirst for recognition made him subvert his morals for the money of Thiel and the acceptance of Trump.
At night, when the demons come, he must be terrified.
@PaulBaileyforTN
Your patriotism is misplaced, Senator.
We stand for the Constitution, which means that those protesting brutality by agents of the government are not only justifiable upset, but also free to kneel.
There was a 20-point swing from Trump to Biden among veterans and military families, according to NYT exit polling in 2016 vs. 2020, more than any demographic.
Biden nearly became the first Democratic nominee to win this group in decades.
Why are we not talking about this?
We’re proud to endorse
@michaelwoodtx
Michael Wood for Congress for the Texas 6th Congressional District Special Election.
We believe he is the only candidate in this race who is committed to principle and remembers his oath.
#TX06
@benshapiro
No. It was a misplaced hope
@that
this country would collectively come to its senses and realize the damage wrought by this charlatan. But instead, it’s a squeaker, barely likely to remove this cancer.
Our work is ongoing. Your tweet being just the most recent example.
Looking forward to seeing photos like this. We're bringing the wood to the
#TX06
with
@AccountableGOP
.
Share your pics, Texas! We need
@michaelwoodtx
because we need principled leaders in Congress. He's the real conservative's choice.