Sen. Joni Ernst: "People are split on this, but they understand the threat to the homeland and if we want to protect Americans here, we have to send our service men abroad"
As a disabled Vietnam veteran It has been my experience that anyone who is gung-ho About war has never served in a combat zone. Those who have experienced service in a combat zone and witnessed the full horror and tragedy that is war are never the same.
I could get mad about Trump lifting sanctions on Russian oil, but I'm old enough to remember when US intelligence said a Russian GRU unit was paying bounties to kill American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. But Trump "didn't know anything about that".
A lot of us veterans are not ok right now.
Do not EVER ask a veteran if they killed someone.
Do not ask us if we wish we could go fight again.
No human should experience war. Period.
Their guy said he'd pardon the J6 insurrectionists--and then shockingly did it.
I haven't heard any potential Democratic candidate promise to pardon everybody arrested for protesting ICE.
That'd go a long way toward showing me they're opposition and not just controlled.
Mayor Mamdani and a child play with Legos while looking very serious and concentrated. The child is impossibly adorable and wearing tiny blue glasses.
No interruptions, please. We’re building universal child care.
We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.
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I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
A good letter from Senate Democrats demanding a federal investigation into the murder of a Philadelphia-born Palestinian American named Nasrallah Abu Siyam.
Interestingly, neither of the two senators from Pennsylvania itself signed on. Nor did either NY senator, one of whom is Minority Leader.
Most likely my last post. Okay, all you lemmings you want to make a difference in a political economy where the only language spoken Is that associated with financialized capitalism. Turn off the goddamn TV, take a walk and maybe read a goddamn book. Either that or get used to living on your knees
#ProudBlue #Pinks #ResistanceUnited
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For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.
These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20
Imagine having to pay so much tax that you were only left with $224,000,000,000.
How would you survive?
👍 Amen 👍
As a disabled Vietnam veteran i find this level of disregard offensive, particularly when offered by someone whose past rhetoric has marginalized those who served. Once again a new low by someone who seems to have no bottom.
It is so thrilling to see a president brazenly violate the Constitution to impulsively start a war absent any strategic planning. I just get goosebumps.
