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Michelle G's avatar

Thank you for pointing this out to us, it is refreshing to hear that the military IS protesting and protecting the American people.🇺🇸

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Wanda Clifton's avatar

I’ve been concerned about the military’s willingness to uphold their oath to the constitution. I fear the commander in chief will want to use the military against the people of the USA.

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Teach84's avatar

Refreshing AND a relief!

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Mark's avatar

I support you, and I support your position. However, it is very important to get the facts right, or we just become another MAGA in the making.

Admiral Fagan did NOT receive a dishonorable dischage. She WAS relieved of her command.

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Mark's avatar

First, good work on due diligence with your follow up.

Second, that does beg the question: is Adm. Fagan going to be dismissed from service? It doesn’t carry the same weight of a felony conviction the way a dishonorable discharge does, but it would effectively mean that all of her years of service result in absolutely zero military veteran related benefits for the rest of her life.

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jimprotzman's avatar

Does anybody know of any organization that is stepping into the breach here. I see a growing conflict between Trump loyalists and the vast majority of military men and women who take their oaths seriously. We are sworn to defend the constitution of the United States of America, not to defend a criminal president. Push is going to come to shove. How do we mobilize the millions of veterans and the truly patriotic members on active duty to resist and push back against illegal orders that are inevitably coming.

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Peter T Hooper's avatar

As a US Navy veteran, I see Trump’s actions against Veterans as despicable.

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Berble's avatar

Yes it is!

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Maria Lachapelle's avatar

Hella-yeah!

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Ken Kern's avatar

I think we have crossed the line into “the unimaginable”. I don’t see how civilian resistance can accomplish enough without resistance in the military. I can’t see the defeat of the fascists without “insiders”. Where is our Von Stauffenberg!

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Martha Rosen's avatar

Every action Trump is taking now is a precious opportunity to organize and unite forces. The one thing we can learn from MAGA is that they are a unified force, but weak because of what they are doing.

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Mare's avatar

I am so proud of our military!!

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Maria Lachapelle's avatar

I know! We ask so much of them. And they have no reason to be reminded of their duty and their oath to the constitution. They are amazing. 🏴 🇺🇦

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whiterose's avatar

Yessss!! Good!

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AdamColeman's avatar

THE FIGHT OF THE AVERAGE PERSON

Elites hoard wealth as millions suffer.

Democracies worldwide face unrest: strikes, civil disobedience, and violence loom.

The fight for equity isn’t just economic—it’s survival.

Act now or chaos reigns.

#WakeUp

GQ

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Lucia Marconi's avatar

just think: everything the orange blob is doing is what his master putin ordered him to do, which is, destroy America by any means: political, social, military, finance, health, everything must go down the drain. Which means, it's useless to invoke how mean is this, or he's damaging that, and so on, because, and from where I look at what's going on is painfully obvious, you are just making him, and his master, happy. Fun fact, as soon as the master reaches his goal, the blob and all the other puppets will meet a window, because as a tyrant you can't have a competitor around. But being the idiots they are, they don't understand that.

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Lucia Marconi's avatar

I think you didn't get my point. Maybe, as you say, my English is not so perfect and therefore I'm not allowed to express my thought? Well, my thought is that exposing how disgusting has been the blob's behavior so far wasn't successful at all, on the contrary, the more disgusted we are, the more those motherfrakkers are happy. That's the goal, and I'm sorry I didn't go to Harvard, but you underlying my grammar mistakes instead of quietly discussing my point is disheartening.

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Christy's avatar

Lucia, I think we don’t all see the same things in the news provided to us because there are so many partisan silos. From what I have seen on substack, Facebook, my community, and any news programs I have watched is that people who are interviewed are clueless as to how evil trump and his goons are. They simply repeat propaganda and are unable to go deeper. History has shown that people tend to deny evil when confronted with it and that is what I have most definitely seen with trump. I encourage folks to acknowledge and share that he is not stupid, he is malicious, intentionally cruel and this is an immensely important distinction. Otherwise, I am in solidarity with you and hope you will keep speaking up 💙🇺🇸⚖️

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Lucia Marconi's avatar

I agree 100% with that. I'm just not so sure that many were simply naive and got fooled by propaganda. I remember a maga woman, when asked about what she likes in the blob. Her answer was, I like him because he says out loud what I think. And that was after we saw him mocking the disabled journalist. And I remember the white guy yelling at the black guy, "do you know how much you did cost to my family in the farm?? (during slavery of course). And more recently, those people asking if there's a streaming service of mass deportation so they can enjoy the view. So, this is why I think the more we complain, the more they are happy, because cruelty is exactly the goal. But this is just my opinion.

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Christy's avatar

Maria, I am in complete agreement with you and commend you for speaking up and calling out the cruelty.

I would like to add that the many in the 48% (which is actually not an accurate percentage of those voting the opposition because 90 million chose not to vote at all or had their votes suppressed*)

did not understand the danger. Many voted for good policies like healthcare, and social security and the environment without even realizing what evil the Fascist Party is capable of. Many people in this country are trying to survive and don’t have the energy to try to figure out who the truth tellers are and so just shut down and stop paying attention.

I also really appreciate your kind, respectful and thoughtful replies to those that are questioning you 💙 🇺🇸⚖️

Thank you!

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Christy's avatar

I would be very careful with symbolism right now. There are very confusing and highly emotional times and a simple Google (which is what is used by most people) gives an entirely different meaning to a black flag.

“So what does this flag signify? It means people will be killed instead of taken prisoner in a second civil war/race war. To quote the Law Insider legal dictionary, “No quarter will be given means refusing to spare the life of anybody, even of persons manifestly unable to defend themselves or who clearly express their intention to surrender.”“

“In contemporary times, the black American flag meaning has resurfaced in different contexts, each carrying its own significance. Some use it to express discontent with political systems, while others see it as a symbol of solidarity against oppression. The black American flag has become a versatile emblem, open to various interpretations based on the viewer's perspective.”

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antirumpy's avatar

Well we need them to back up the civilian arrest of the tyrannical stooges .....time to fight ....fuck the right

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Chaiah's avatar

🏴Absolutely!

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Dana Heidbreder's avatar

Please clarify. Are only military personnel flying the black flag? Or is this also recommended for non-military who wish to show support and solidarity with our military personnel who oppose 47?

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Jare L. Schneider's avatar

I saw a guy here in Miami who had a all black flag, even though you could see the stars and stripes like in different shades of black and charcoal and flies it upside down

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