โYou are tearing down the walls before determining if they are load-bearing, and veterans will be the ones to be crushed if the structure collapses.โ
02.03.2026 20:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0โYou are tearing down the walls before determining if they are load-bearing, and veterans will be the ones to be crushed if the structure collapses.โ
02.03.2026 20:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0They all do this. And it feels like a reflection on the humans behind them, whose inflated careers are built on never admitting they donโt know the answer. The โsmartest people in the roomโ if โsmartโ just means glib and facile, turning out lies with complete conviction.
02.03.2026 13:05 โ ๐ 535 ๐ 143 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 4โStupid rulesโ AKA the law of land and warfare ๐คทโโ๏ธ
02.03.2026 13:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I wouldโve pegged you as a Yo Gabba Gabba kind of wacky
02.03.2026 02:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
27.02.2026 19:47 โ ๐ 1259 ๐ 719 ๐ฌ 42 ๐ 191
Trump on service members getting killed in his war: โThatโs the way it is.โ
Trump when his country called for him to serve: I have bone spurs.
Trumpโs sons: Weโre too busy making billions off daddyโs presidency in the Middle East to waste time as a sucker and loser.
In sum, FIRC is sold to the public as a quick path to stability.
Yet, 120 cases across two centuries suggest it is one of the most reliable ***generators*** of instability outside of interstate war.
amazon.com/dp/1501761145
Check on your OIF/OEF friends today, a lot of us are not ok
28.02.2026 19:57 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0NEW: In a statement, VoteVets calls out Donald Trump for recklessly launching an unconstitutional, aimless war with Iran, ignoring warnings and endangering lives while lying to Americans. Republicans must hold him accountable.
28.02.2026 15:17 โ ๐ 444 ๐ 235 ๐ฌ 16 ๐ 6
When US President Donald Trump addressed the American people on Tuesday night, he claimed that Iran is โworking to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America.โ
That assertion is not backed up by US intelligence, sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/4tZsgoD
Article I, Section 8
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises...
To provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States...
To Declare War...
Glad to see accountability here.
defensescoop.com/2026/02/26/a...
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27.02.2026 02:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โAs resources, talent and expertise are siphoned away, the VAโs ability to function deteriorates โ creating a self-fulfilling prophecy in which weakened performance is used to justify further destruction of the department" - aka The Death Spiral
26.02.2026 19:45 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ok now VA actually rescinded the rule which means something vs just making a pinkie promise not to enforce it
26.02.2026 15:06 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0But hey - letโs just rush forward as fast as possible! ๐คทโโ๏ธ
26.02.2026 13:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0You know who kept Iran from getting nuclear weapons? Obama. Trump ripped up that deal and walked away, and here we are today. He's desperately trying to come up with a way to solve a problem that he created out of thin air.
25.02.2026 03:50 โ ๐ 663 ๐ 261 ๐ฌ 9 ๐ 16
"I've always wanted the Medal of Honor but they said I can't give it to myself"
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Reminder that "Warrior Dividend" absolutely did not come from tariffs. www.military.com/feature/2025...
25.02.2026 03:40 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
"Proudly restoring safety for Americans at home"
Dude we have seen the footage from Minneapolis. We are LESS SAFE. Masked thugs are disappearing people.
YES! I was cringing so hard. "Hello I would like to dwell at length and in detail on the worst experience of your life."
25.02.2026 03:23 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"We must reject political violence of any kind," says Trump, who pardoned hundreds of violent rioters who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection that he inspired.
25.02.2026 03:20 โ ๐ 3432 ๐ 807 ๐ฌ 55 ๐ 23Trump talking about fighting fraud and corruption is ... ... ... something.
25.02.2026 03:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"should be my third term" NO THAT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
25.02.2026 02:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Um where is the US respected now?
25.02.2026 02:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders.
I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong โย in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward
THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...