Over twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy, thirty-nine combat missions, and four missions to space, I risked my life for this country and to defend our Constitution – including the First Amendment rights of every American to speak out. I never expected that the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense would attack me for doing exactly that.
My rank and retirement are things that I earned through my service and sacrifice for this country. I got shot at. I missed holidays and birthdays. I commanded a space shuttle mission while my wife Gabby recovered from a gunshot wound to the head– all while proudly wearing the American flag on my shoulder. Generations of servicemembers have made these same patriotic sacrifices for this country, earning the respect, appreciation, and rank they deserve.
Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn’t like, they will come after them the same way. It’s outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that.
If Pete Hegseth, the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history, thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn’t get it. I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide what Americans in this country get to say about their government.
@SwedishPM@PM_ViktorOrban Impressively well written and thoughtful response @SwedishPM Thank you for standing up for democracy and for reminding us of a significant part of European history.
Idag sprider al-Jazeera en dokumentär om bl.a. den svenska socialtjänsten. Dokumentären riskerar att bidra till samma desinformation som LVU-kampanjen. Detta är farligt för Sverige och riskerar dessutom att allvarligt skada socialtjänstens viktiga arbete med att hjälpa de barn som verkligen far illa och behöver omhändertas.
I Sverige gäller svensk lag alla barn och alla föräldrar. Vår socialpolitik låter sig inte påverkas av internationell desinformation eller av dem som helt enkelt inte gillar att Sveriges lagstiftning ger barn egna rättigheter.
@ckovamees@elonmusk Nej precis Calle. Facket borde nog tänkt efter lite innan de gav sig på Tesla. Tror inte Tesla förstår svenska arbetsmarknadens parter... Och de vill inte ha ett prejudikat.
@blobyblo The leaves are already starting to turn yellow here in Stockholm, so I'll be looking forward to the new song keeping me in shape on long walks