Archive - Tbird's Quiet Fight

Veterans Won the Battle. Collins Won the War.

Feb 23 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

The VA Wants to Blow Up Its Health Care Structure. The Man Who Built It Says That’s a Mistake.

House Hearing on VHA Reorganization Reveals Deep Divisions, Missing Plans, and a $521 Million Price Tag Nobody Budgeted For

Feb 18 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

The only thing my father ever got right about me.

Feb 17 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

HR 6047 Update: The Bill Moved. Section 3 Survived. Veterans Are the ATM.

Feb 15 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

They Promised Housing. They Built Garden Sheds.

The VA’s answer to a federal court order: 800 eight-by-eight-foot boxes on a campus donated 137 years ago to house disabled veterans.

Feb 12 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

"But What About Choice?" — Answering the Arguments They'll Make

A preemptive FAQ on the CCN Next Gen contract, for veterans who want the facts before the spin starts.

Feb 10 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

The Trillion-Dollar Handoff Nobody Voted On

The VA just issued the largest service contract in government history. Congress found out when the vendors did.

Feb 9 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

January 2026

The Efficiency Theater: Reading Between the Lines of VA's VHA Reorganization

Jan 29 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

One Year of DOGE at the VA — The Numbers Are In

Veterans News Update: January 27, 2026

Jan 28 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

The RECOVER Act: How a Delaware Shell Company Spent $1.5M to Gut VA Mental Health Standards

The RECOVER Act: How a Delaware Shell Company Spent $1.5M to Gut VA Mental Health Standards

Jan 21 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

The Denmark Deception: How HHS Called an Outlier “Consensus”

The Gist: The Trump administration cut childhood vaccine recommendations from 17 diseases to 11, claiming it aligned with “international consensus…

Jan 8 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

The Venezuela Intervention: Following the Money

President Trump announces U.S.

Jan 6 • Tbird's Quiet Fight

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