@mariashriver@GiGicmka He knew exactly what he was doing and knew the cost and was willing to do it anyway. That takes courage. Haven’t seen much of that lately.
An active-duty member of the United States military stood on the steps of the Capitol, in uniform, and called for the impeachment, conviction, and removal of Donald Trump. He was arrested.
He didn’t stumble into this. He knew exactly what he was doing.
Under Department of Defense rules and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, active-duty service members are heavily restricted from engaging in partisan political activity, especially in uniform. Depending on how this is charged, he could be facing violations like Article 92 (failure to obey orders or regulations), and for officers, even Article 88 (contempt toward officials). That’s not a slap on the wrist, that’s career-ending territory. Court-martial, loss of rank, forfeited pay, even prison time are all on the table.
He risked everything: his career, his pension, his freedom, and the future he built inside the military.
And he did it anyway.
You don’t have to agree with what he said to recognize what it took to say it. Real courage isn’t reserved for safe opinions or popular moments. It shows up when the cost is clear, and you move forward anyway.
The military demands discipline and neutrality for a reason. But history is full of moments where individuals inside institutions decided that staying silent was the greater violation.
That tension, between duty to the system and duty to conscience, is where this story lives.
Maybe you think he crossed a line. Maybe you think he drew one.
But let’s not pretend this was casual. This was deliberate. This was informed. This was someone fully aware of the consequences choosing to act anyway.
Time will decide how this moment is remembered. It always does.
But one thing is undeniable: he knew the price, and he spoke anyway. VIA!~~~ Melinda Fulton
Pres. Trump defended his mandatory disclosure report that showed he made $2.2 billion the year he returned to the office – three times more than he made the year before. @RachelvScott has more on the report and the maiden flight of the new Air Force One. https://t.co/yaOGoqqSsD
Here’s what makes this so bleak:
In 1976, people flocked to DC for the Bicentennial. A whole week of celebration. It was proud, it was joyous, and it was packed.
Our generation never got that. And most of us will be pushing 90 by the next one.
This was our turn. There was a bipartisan commission, America250, built to give it to us — a celebration that belonged to everyone.
Instead, the administration stood up its own group, Freedom 250, to push the real one aside. They fired the original organizer. They routed tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to the president’s version while the bipartisan one went unfunded. States pulled out because it had become too partisan. The musicians quit, so he turned the concert into a campaign rally about deportations and grievance.
They didn’t celebrate the country. They celebrated themselves.
And you can see the result on the grass. A 250th birthday that should have belonged to all of us, turned into one man’s vanity project.
Empty. And sad.
@Mike_Pence Yeah and that’s a royal F U to poor women. Planned parenthood provides HEALTH CARE to women and NOT abortion which has NEVER been funded @ PP with tax payer dollars. Dig deeper.
@BeschlossDC I lived in Boston. I remember Queen Elizabeth’s visit in July and her speech from the balcony of the old state house and her open motorcade near Faneuil Hall. I love, loved the tall ships, the fireworks and pops concert on the esplanade. The lead up to it all was so exciting!
This is a bottomless pit of corruption, large and small.
Every aspect of the presidency is being treated by @POTUS and his family as an opportunity to cash in.
No one has ever seen anything like it! https://t.co/1iA9rfFcXW
Good god this is a crazy interview. Listen as Scott Pelley describes how Bari Weiss wanted journalists at CBS to cover the killing of Renee Good in Minnesota. This is why we can’t have oligarchs running our news outlets, this is absolutely devastating.
In the last 72 hours, Taiwan has gotten a heavy dose of the reality that Ukraine, Poland, Denmark and others have seen up close and personal. Just because you have been an ally for decades through admins of both parties, the US is not your friend as long as Trump is president.
@richmintz OMG this! What a waste of energy! They are young adults.. not your decision. I got matched with my roommate because our last names began with B. All alphabetical. You learn to accept differences. Oof!
No vote in Tennessee (+1 GOP)
No vote in Florida (+4 GOP)
No vote in Missouri (+1 GOP)
No vote in North Carolina (+2 GOP)
No vote in Texas (+5 GOP)
Virginia’s voter-approved maps thrown out.
MAGA has rigged the system.