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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/

submitted 14 hours ago • 86 comments

Democracy is on the march! Look at the beautiful messy cacophony of it. The grandeur and glory of a people whose spirit is to wild and free to be subject to the caprice of any prince or potentate. A people founded on a rejection of despots. A people who bow to no king, now and forever.

submitted 11 hours ago • 1 comment

Horrifying.

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

Unfucking real #Veterans

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

#NowPlaying at LGFHQ: Childish Gambino > This Is America - Single > This Is America

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

I mean the irony is so thick. But still it’s a violation of the law. These marines should not be on US streets. I give the veteran a lot of grace for keeping a cool head. But this is where we are in 2025. #Veterans

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT

submitted 1 day ago • 113 comments

SCOOP: Details about Saturday’s “No Kings” protest are under watch by domestic intelligence centers, where analysts regularly distribute speculative threat assessments among federal, state, and local agencies, according to an internal alert obtained by WIRED. UNPAYWALLED:

submitted 1 day ago • 73 comments

Word is out. www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

People are absolutely going to put the Imperial March from Star Wars and/or some First Order speech to this charade and they’re going to be right to do it.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

I forget where I read it the other day, but it has echoed in my brain ever since: US Marines are trained to kill the enemies of America.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

PJ Tucker bear hugged me on the court after we won the 2021 finals. I’m quite sure he thought I was someone else but I was excited to get a huge hug from the man. Then Jrue and Pat also hugged me. I think they all thought I was someone else. That’s after Giannis dabbed me up for wearing Freak 1s.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

If I needed any other reason to show you why so many #Veterans are pissed off. You all better keep this energy up in the coming years. Because I will NOT shut the fuck up. What is being done in our name is a goddamn travesty! WAKE UP!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

More Senators need to use their voices and get on the right side of history.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This is a Paul Revere moment.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

This IS not what I sacrificed 10 years of my life for and over 500 days in Iraq for. This is not democracy. My friends didn’t die for this. This is not who we are as Americans. #Veteran

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Watch this brief clip. And then repeat after me: “We are ALL @AlexPadilla4CA.” And then ask yourself: What are YOU prepared to do?👇

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

This is a clear cut case of assault. And who were those people in plain clothes attacking Sen. Padilla? This is fucking outrageous.

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

I hope nothing but the absolute worst for KKKristi Noem. I fucking promise the people will prevail over this small minority of radicals that have overtaken our government

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

The Bullwark just posted this from Padilla's staff, that's Senator Padilla on the ground.

submitted 2 days ago • 173 comments

Cowards. You only do shit like this when you know you’re wrong and are too chickenshit to defend yourself. Noem is a weakling.

submitted 2 days ago • 26 comments

I think California needs to start arresting Feds. drastic but we’re there.

submitted 2 days ago • 189 comments

Trump’s goons are now assaulting a California Senator for asking questions. The gloves are coming off.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

What they’re doing has nothing to do with immigration. She just said it out loud. The scary word. Socialism. As if the DOD isn’t the biggest benefactor of socialism in this country. But don’t tell the red hats that. They just roughed up a sitting US Senator for asking questions. Wake up!

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Please take a moment to read this first hand account from a 20yo soldier’s POV at Kent State. Lessons not learned by the 🟠 regime as they put more young soldiers in a precarious situation. Two screenshots from Tom Joad’s harrowing recounting of that dark day.👇🏽 Thank you, @cajunblue.bsky.social 🙏🏽

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

You did. Your eyes did not betray you. The senior senator from CA.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

My short film, ‘Real Artists,’ is free to watch on @kanopy.com with your library card!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

If the courts don't stop Trump from deploying active duty troops on US soil to attack Americans then the experiment of the United States as a democratic Republic is over. Period.

submitted 2 days ago • 21 comments

Why so serious?! #travel

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Huntington Park’s mayor, Arturo Flores, is a Marine veteran. He just gave a great speech at this press conference. Letting his fellow Marines know they are “taking orders from a dictator.”

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I just talked to the director of the Center on Conscience and War, which is getting SLAMMED with calls in this emergency. As @taliajane.bsky.social just said, troops are aware that they have the right to refuse their labor.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Confederates took up arms against the US in order to protect violent white supremacy and oligarchy, so that checks.

submitted 3 days ago • 31 comments

Newsom: "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball to our Founding Father's historic project."

submitted 4 days ago • 506 comments

Former Madison, WI police chief. Need more police and military leaders with integrity and the courage to stand up to fascism.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

This reminds me of a time on active duty when another airman kept telling me that I was nothing more than a Yankee. I looked directly at him and said so are you you stupid fuck, the US military won the civil war and you enlisted in it. That makes you a Yankee too. We weren’t friendly after that 😂

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

submitted 4 days ago • 1468 comments

A one square mile curfew? Ok just move out side the square mile. This is so dumb.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

We have the right to protest. And ICE has the right to eat a bag of dicks. Those guys need to read a fucking history book.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

“We don’t need another king, another tyrant, another dictator.” — U.S. Army Veteran, 101st Airborne We took an oath to the Constitution—not to serve the ambitions of any one man. What’s happening isn’t national defense. It’s a warning sign.

submitted 4 days ago • 46 comments