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
На світлофорі у Краматорську жінка несе маленьку собачку. А на фоні вибух. А трохи далі їде маршрутка заповнена наполовину пасажирами. А на фоні включилась сирена тривоги.
Ще трохи далі йдуть підлітки з боксерськими сумками, колись давн�� і у мене була така. Невелика розмова і я дізнаюсь що так, секція ще працює, хоч ходять на неї вже мало: «все уже разʼєхалісь». Ці ж підлітки, дізнаюсь, ходять до репетитора української мови, бо за через рік поступати, а «дистанціонка» як кажуть, з їх слів, їх батьки: «чєпуха». На фоні десь далеко лунає вибух.
Десь в місті краще не зʼявлятись. А десь, якщо заплющити вуха, дивитись в одну точку і не вертити головою, то можна навіть намагатись побачити ще острівки того, довоєнного життя.
Краматорськ чіпляється, з останніх сил за мирне життя…
This is Jonathan Ross. He's the ICE agent who shot and murdered Renee Good in cold blood 170 days ago. He has yet to be arrested and indicted for his crime.
Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went.
The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell.
You were utterly humiliated by Iran.
Embarrassed yourself with the lies about Giorgia Meloni.
Exposed your own incompetent corruption in the reflecting pool.
And grocery and utility prices are still soaring through the roof, despite all your promises.
And the Epstein files have NOT disappeared, despite you starting a war to distract from it.
YOU ARE COOKED.
The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps. https://t.co/RpccbIys5c
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