Rick Ward

I've lived through other times and presidential admins with whom I've disagreed with their rule of law. I even lived through Trump's 1st term. I am not so certain that at any point through those admins have I ever been so cynical or pessimistic as to the direction of our country than I am now. #sad

‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home

This is absolutely infuriating
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Happy Father's Day, folks. Hope it's a good one for you

🤣 straight from that Hegseth School of Journalism!!

She attended that Hegseth School of Journalism 🤣🤣

Melania has the face of an ironclad prenup
#MilitaryParade #Taco

ICE / border patrol randomly grabbing US citizens and forcing them to show ID or get kidnapped based on their ethnicity or skin colour. #3E #StopICE

If you need a knife for your salad, I’m going to assume you are defending it.

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

A lot of us are getting tired of "peaceful" when we just get more violence.

Not all heroes wear capes
#MaconGA #NoKings

Indeed #MaconGA #NoKings

This is what democracy looks like! #MaconGA #NoKings

No kings in Macon, Georgia!

This Ain’t Patriotism. It’s Cowardice in Uniform I served eight years. Deployed three times. And I wasn’t just walking patrol—I was on the sharp end of the stick. I was an interrogator. I saw what fear looks like up close. I’ve watched people fol…

My latest article: #ICEProtests
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A draft-dodging, bone-spur bullshitter wants a damn military parade, like he’s Kim Jong-un in an orange spray tan. Spits on vets with one breath, then wraps himself in the flag with the next. I bled for this country. He hid behind daddy’s money. Don't you dare call that patriotism.

Silence buys body bags and broken promises. Revolution ain’t some myth from a history book. It’s breathin’ again, hot and close. You can feel it in the streets, in the side-eyes at gas stations, in the way folks clench their jaws. Time to rise. For truth. For each other. Before they steal everything

I didn’t spend years eating dust in places Trump can’t find on a map just to watch flags get waved while neighbors get tear-gassed. Serving this country meant something. But turning your rifle on your own streets? That ain’t service. That’s surrender to fear. And fear don’t wear dog tags.

Wore the uniform. 3 deployments. Know what it means to serve, what it costs. What’s happening in L.A. right now? Not law and order. That’s fear dressed up in camo. When you send troops after your own people while licking the boots of a two-bit strongman, that’s not patriotism. I know patriotism

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Enjoy Our Huddled Masses #NoICE

This Father’s Day, I’ll be reflecting not on ties or tools but on the quiet tragedy of being the age where I already have all the side effects of the drug the doctor’s about to prescribe me.

“May cause dizziness, joint pain, irritability…”

Might as well be a multivitamin 😔

Trump called Jan 6 a “tour,” now cries “insurrection” at L.A. protests. He doesn’t want law & order; he wants a made-for-TV crisis to justify troops in the street and power in his palm. This ain’t chaos. It’s choreography. #AuthoritarianTheater

When we see someone in uniform, we should see someone who has decided to serve their nation to protect us. We should see a friend, a brother, a sister. The decision to serve should be given respect. They put their lives on the line.

Uniformed troops should never be used to police Americans. Never.

A bitter pill to swallow...

THIS RIGHT HERE

Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.