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giselledonnelly.bsky.social
I’m an author, musician, gardener, blissfully married trans woman. I work at the American Enterprise Institute.
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He wrote this.

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That’s our Army, the national golden retriever. So sad that they were caught up in the madness.

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Me ‘n’ the Missus at the Takoma Park “No Kings.” Maybe 1,000 folks, very positive vibe.

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I have been a reporter and then the editor of the Army Times, a professional staffer to the House Armed Services Committee and a fellow in foreign and defense policy at the American Enterprise Institute for more then 20 years.

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Finally some more aesthetic Thaddeus Stevens content

submitted 6 days ago • 20 comments

m.youtube.com/watch?v=SHXo... This breaks my heart, and Hegseth makes my blood boil. But more than that, I am filled with pride and respect for my trans brothers and sisters who have served us so capably and honorably this past decade.

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“Young soldiers make mistakes. But if senior officers remain silent, what lesson will those young men and women take from what happened?” says @radiofreetom.bsky.social. I’m embarrassed by those troops & their leaders, and they all ought review the army’s rules. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 9 days ago • 52 comments

“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade….The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, June 6, 1944.

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Hold your head up.

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Other than that, Mrs Lincoln….

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In a Washington staffer’s career, being “influential” and being “correct” do not often overlap.

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This is so, so good; erudite and insightful (though a bit painful, too, to see that the “Tipping Point” was a false dawn). Watch!!!!

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And upside down. So crazy it must be true.

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Now we’re getting somewhere.

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This. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Thanks goodness the corruption of DEI is behind us, and we can create a new, golden age of merit:

submitted 80 days ago • 126 comments

Hegseth using “she/they” as an insult just boosts Judge Reyes’ conclusion that the transgender ban is based on animus, not a genuine concern for military preparedness.

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