Veterans’ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes

https://blog.taursnd.haus/display/1a041b09-9367-db61-3627-d09164339385

CBC: He served in the U.S. military for 20 years, only to get fired from Veteran Affairs by email

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/doge-veterans-affairs-cuts-1.7476653

Trump and Musk don't care about veterans. Every day they further destroy what made America great.

Forget #autopen: even President Fragile Ego Tinyhands knows that's bullshit. It's a distraction. This administration is:

Killing children and adults in the 100s of 1000s by terminating #USAID's work with #AIDS patients overseas

Turning its back on America's allies while cuddling up to #Russia, a throwback #fascist regime with expansionist ambitions and #nuclearweapons

Abandoning heroes who courageously worked with American troops in #afghanistan leaving them to die at the hands of the #Taliban

Stranding #refugees who'd already been promised a place in America after deep #security and#medical vetting, even pulling them off of planes as they headed to the US

Treating #veterans as disposable while destroying the administrative state (about 1/3 of whose employees are vets) that keeps us all safe

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Images from the #Veterans march in Indianapolis on the 14th

Red state or blue, veterans and their supporters are ANGRY.

#protests #50501movement #fascism #Trump #musk #doge

https://bloomingtonian.com/2025/03/14/gallery-veterans-protest-va-cuts-during-indianapolis-rally-friday/

60 Minutes - Newsmakers
What musicians did after an executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration

"...I just felt like, well, there's usually two responses to something. You can complain about it, or you could do something about it. I chose the latter within seconds. And it was the easiest decision ever.....
With the active-duty Marines ordered to stand down, Equity Arc reached out to retirees who answered the call from everywhere, former band members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Westpoint, the Naval Academy and the Marines....The original Marine Band concert would have been seen by hundreds. Here, tonight, these musicians are being heard by millions...."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhwS06U1SnA

Cannabis Study: Cost Effective Treatment for PTSD and Expanded Availability Could Save Billions https://share.newsbreak.com/c3pomdyw?s=i0 #cannabis #medicalmarijuanaResearch #ptsd #medicalsavings #veterans #AlamogordoTownNews

As @laffy likes to say, irony is dead.
"The booing incident prompted a retort from Grenell: “It troubles me to see that so many in the audience appear to be white and intolerant of diverse political views. Diversity is our strength.”

You know what troubles me? concentrations camps. & if diversity is our strength, why delete medal of honor recipients who aren't white men? The computer programming instruction says deimedalofhonor.

#Diversity
#Equity
#Inclusion
#Veterans
#USPol

‘What’s happening to veterans is not right’: Thousands attend rally on National Mall to protest cuts to jobs, services | Stars and Stripes https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-03-14/veterans-rally-national-mall-17143611.html

Live video from Washington DC Veteran’s March to stop Donald Trump

https://www.youtube.com/live/5wOZEEARFbc
#live #breaking #demonstration #washington #usa #resistance #veterans

Tomorrow is the Veterans' March! DC, all 50 state capitals, and many other cities-- check https://fiftyfifty.one and your city hall's events calendar if you're outside a state capital!

Vent your anger, find community, and support our veterans!

Nobody is going to save us but we can still show up for for each other.

"The Arlington National Cemetery website "scrubbed dozens of pages on gravesites and educational materials that include histories of prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members buried in the cemetery" to meet Trump/Hegseth orders."

#Racism #Republicans #Betrayal #Veterans #Resist #USPol

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/arlington-cemetery-scrubs-website-dei/

US judge orders #Trump admin to reinstate thousands of fired workers

A California federal judge on Thurs ordered 6 US #FederalAgencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of Trump's purge of the federal workforce.

The ruling made by US Dist Judge William Alsup in San Francisco during a hearing applies to the Departments of #Defense, #Veterans Affairs,#Agriculture, #Energy, #Interior & the #Treasury.

#law #DOGE #Musk
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-extend-block-trump-administration-ordering-mass-firings-2025-03-13/

The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
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The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.

https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-trump-disparities-benefits-office-equity-assurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

It’s nice to be at the U.S. Capitol to hear how the VA’s food is medicine pilots are making a difference, thanks to the support of The Rockefeller Foundation. Reminder that despite the chaos around us, lots of good work continues to persevere. #FoodInsecurity #veterans #nutrition #foodismedicine #veteransaffairs #philanthropy

A Navy vet was given ‘weeks to live’ in 2020. Now his cancer treatment is at risk.

Navy veteran Kyle Lewis, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 #cancer in 2020, says federal research cuts means he can no longer access his experimental cancer treatment, which has been saving his life
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/navy-veteran-cancer-treatment-federal-cuts/