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Veterans Day 2025: The Pattern We Need to Recognize
From the Bonus Army to today's Senate hearings, the question is always the same: Do veterans really deserve what they were promised?
6 hrs ago
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Weaponizing Hunger
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep families hungry
22 hrs ago
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The Alarm Bell: They're Coming for Your Veterans Benefits
A Senate Hearing You Missed Just Set the Stage to Cut Benefits for 6.9 Million Veterans
Nov 1
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October 2025
Small Acts, Loud Echoes
They want you to feel powerless. That’s the point. Don’t give it to them.
Oct 20
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Rise Before the Sun
Some mornings, the light takes its time. But it always comes — and so must we.
Oct 12
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Work Longer. Die Sooner. The Government Needs the Money.
Social Security’s new math: work longer, die before the check clears.
Oct 6
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I Was in Before Tailhook. I Know What Comes Next
A Pentagon memo just reminded me of the silence we were trained to accept — and what it cost us.
Oct 2
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August 2025
Democrats — You Can’t Lead From Behind
This is trench work, not a seminar. Lead, or step aside.
Aug 30
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He Wants Blood: Warfighters, Not Crimefighters
Armed troops. Combat pistols. A federal order loosening open-carry enforcement. The danger isn’t coming — it’s here.
Aug 24
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🧨 There’s a “Crime Emergency” in D.C… and They Just Told People to Carry Long Guns
Welcome to the capital of contradictions.
Aug 23
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The $400,000 Lie: Golf Over Kids, Golf Over Care
The Gist: Donald Trump brags about “giving back” his $400,000 presidential salary — as if it’s some grand sacrifice.
Aug 20
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From Data Steward to Political Lightning Rod: McEntarfer Out, Antoni In at the BLS
From steady hands to untested reforms, the leadership shift at BLS could ripple through Social Security, SSI, VA, and military COLA.
Aug 19
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