Aaron Adkins

Flying over the Chesapeake Bay on @acela @glAmtrak

US Navy commissions first openly-straight officer “We are very proud of this milestone,” said Adm. Lisa Francetti.

It’s not ghey if you’re underway!!

She doesn’t even go here!!!

Homeland Security can now spy on LGBTQ+ people & groups as threats to U.S. safety - LGBTQ Nation The move suggests that Trump may start investigating LGBTQ+ groups as a security threat.

Called it.

DOGE barrels toward a fresh round of firings, the most widespread yet Records show a Department of Labor component that enforces equal employment opportunity laws is developing a plan to reduce its workforce by 90 percent.

How many states can pick up the slack? We only have seven donor states: CA, CO, CT, MA, NJ, NY, and UT. If you live in one of those states, they’re wealthy enough to help you. The rest will likely turn into humanitarian crises.

How will oversight work with virtually no agency left? How long will seniors and the disabled have to languish when there’s an error?

The Republican Administration is making a big show of countering waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, although they’ve found almost nothing and the things “they found” were already addressed by the Biden administration.

What’s that going to be like when the agency is at 10% operating strength? How many local offices will have to close?

I became disabled in Sept. 2020. It took 21 months for my case to be adjudicated. At that point, monthly payments began but it took another seven months and Congressional intervention for the back pay to be released.

President Musk is planning an even more aggressive push next week to redefine our nation and defy the power of the purse from Art. I of the US Constitution. This is to include a 90% reduction in force at Social Security.

Wow - that’s going to be an uphill battle but it’s awesome they’re taking meaningful steps to change the workaholic culture. We need that here too.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams to the court, requesting a dismissal of the case against him because he’s So. Obviously. Guilty. that he couldn’t possibly get a fair trial.
😂🤣😂

Following executive orders, ‘The President’s Own’ Marine Band scraps concert The U.S. Marine Band’s canceled collaboration with Equity Arc was to feature high school musicians of color who competed to perform with the ensemble.

The Republican Administration can try, but we refuse to be erased. I hope these exceptional young musicians find a worthy replacement to work with.

This book is excellent! Really well researched, humorous, and full of cool facts about the best Coast Guard.

The definition of what makes a patriot has always been a source of debate in our nation, but not when it comes to the people who volunteer to run into the fire to save lives. There is power that comes from caring for those who curse us. We live in consequential times and our choices matter.

MAGAs making America great…

Watching President Carter’s funeral had me asking myself, “What am I not doing that I could be to help humanity?”

In related news, Brigadier Bonespurs couldn’t be bothered to place his hand over his heart as the late President Carter was recessed from the Cathedral.