Berkeley Simmons

Confessional Lutheran, MilWife, Homeschool Momma, 🇺🇸Patriot, Restore Common Sense, Texas Forever, Soli Deo Gloria

[Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW]

The American warfighter does not care about pronouns or diversity quotas.

They care about the mission—and fighting for the warrior standing beside them.

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

Amen.

[DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse]

.@SECWAR “In the words of the Apostle Paul, they stood against the darkness of the world wearing the breastplate of righteousness—They’ve now gone on to their reward, but we remember them here, on this hallowed ground.

To them, to those, I say: Your watch is finished, but the legacy of what you left is eternal.”

[Stephen Simmons @simmonsactual]

On this Memorial Day, we pause to honor the warfighters who gave everything—their last full measure of devotion—so that our Republic might endure.

These men and women did not seek glory or comfort. They answered the call, stood in the breach, and paid the ultimate price so the rest of us could live free. Their sacrifice was final, but its weight falls heaviest on the families left behind: the spouses who carry the quiet days, the children who grow up with an empty chair at the table, the parents and siblings who bear a grief that time never fully heals. Gold Star families do not get to set the burden down. We owe them more than thanks—we owe them our daily respect and support.

Let this day stir us to action. The debt we carry cannot be repaid in parades or speeches alone. It demands that every American live worthy of their sacrifice: with courage in our convictions, integrity in our conduct, and unwavering commitment to the principles they defended. As veterans and citizens, we renew our own oath—not just in word, but through how we raise our families, steward our communities, and defend this Nation’s future.

Their legacy is not a memory to be honored once a year. It is a charge we accept every day. May we prove ourselves equal to it.

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

SUPER proud of my boys! The flag 🇺🇸 won today! America won today! Western civilization won today! People love America and our flag and everything Old Glory represents! God - family - country. 🙏❤️🇺🇸

[Stephen Simmons @simmonsactual]

Breaking with normal posts to celebrate some household winning!

My son (and I) built and won the best in design award for our troops Lego Derby race car for Trail Life today. America for the win!!!

Not bad for the first time and almost won the speed award…3 Hundredths of a second away from the leader!

Will be ready to go next year and will be looking to slant the wheels next year!

No matter how crazy it gets make sure you take some time to do cool stuff with the kids when the opportunity presents itself!

Ready for Lego Masters DoW editon!

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

EXCELLENT SPEECH @SecRubio

[Andrew Beck @AndrewBeckUSA]

Powerful, historic speech by Rubio. The nations in our civilization are drowning in inches of water. All we must do is stand up.

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

@infantrydort @bucketpuncher Wait @infantrydort it’s your birthday?!?!!!! Why aren’t we having steaks and wine!!!!!

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

Just wondering if that same judge would side with those kicked out / forced out of service for not taking the COVID vaccine OR if “First Amendment Freedoms” are only for people who literally defy orders and encourage others to do the same? Asking for a friend

[Jim Hanson @JimHansonDC]

https://t.co/dIATKBrJsk

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

@SenFettermanPA - Make decency great again

[Overton @overton_news]

Senator Fetterman fires a warning to his own party about boycotting the State of the Union.

Enough with the childish antics.

Either show up, or don’t...just stop the nonsense.

FETTERMAN: “I do plan to attend.”

“And I hope that this year they don’t put up those silly paddles and all these kinds of weird protests.”

“It’s, like, you don’t have to agree with whatever you’re going to hear, but, you know, like last year, I mean, it just made us look like children.”

“It’s just, like, show up or not.”

“But to do that kind of thing, like, have some dignity and just, you know, we can agree or disagree and not call people names and behave in such ways like that.”

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

“Moral courage didn't disappear brother. It just became institutionally expensive.” @infantrydort

[InfantryDort @infantrydort]

Why is moral courage rare in the military? Because we engineered it that way. This will be a long one.

Let me ask you a primer question though.

When was the last time you heard someone in uniform truly inspire you? Not a polished town hall answer or a pre-cleared speech. I mean something real. Something sharp enough to cut. Something you’d repeat years later.

I share quotes from past military leaders all the time. Some VERY blunt content. After World War II, the frequency of those voices drops off sharply.

That isn’t because greatness disappeared. It’s because the system changed.

After 1945, the U.S. military became permanent, global, nuclear, and largely bureaucratic.

Then in 1986 came the structural inflection point: Goldwater-Nichols Act. Goldwater-Nichols improved joint warfighting. That’s undeniable. But it also centralized careers.

Promotion boards gained power. Joint qualification became mandatory. Advancement became system managed rather than reputation driven.

Every time in history when authority centralizes, conformity pressure rises. If a small number of people control the ladder, you don't antagonize them lightly.

Fast forward to the post-2014 environment. Three forces converge.

1. Bureaucratic Expansion

Two decades of war grew staff structures and compliance regimes.

a. Legal review is everywhere.
b. Investigations are routine.
c. Risk mitigation becomes institutional instinct.

In that climate, dissent is reframed as exposure.

2. Social Media & Political Scrutiny

Every. Statement. Is. PERMANENT. Ask me how I know.

One sentence can:

a. Go viral.
b. Trigger congressional interest.
c. Launch an inquiry.
d. Freeze a promotion.

Intent matters less than optics. The blast radius is entirely unpredictable.

3. Administrative Weapons

a. Relief.
b. Inspector General complaints.
c. Adverse information files.
d. Command climate investigations.

Even when unsubstantiated, they halt momentum.

The cost of dissent becomes measurable and immediate. Not theoretical. IMMEDIATE.

Put it together. Goldwater-Nichols centralized the ladder. Post-2014 made falling off the ladder faster.

When promotion is centralized, reputational risk is amplified, and administrative tools can end a trajectory overnight, people adapt.

And that's how you get a military where many speak carefully and spinelessly.

Moral courage didn't disappear brother. It just became institutionally expensive. And when something is predictably expensive, fewer people buy it.

You have no idea how much heat I get for talking on here. Or saying things just as blunt in person. I'm by no means a beacon of morality, but I like to think I tell the truth. I'm here to tell you, the cost is expensive. and it will remain so, until existential crisis burns the stupidity away.

The Secretary of War has created an environment where truth can flourish. But what has taken decades to create will take near equal time to undo. Barring a moment of national survival where it makes this nonsense irrelevant.

[KidRock @KidRock]

I could care less about the charts but I can’t miss out on the fun of posting this! Thank you!! God Is Good. PS: I will be on Fox News @IngrahamAngle tonight.

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

“Under 17 requires accompanying parent OR PRIEST” 🤣 and that folks is how you memorize The Catechism (both Small and Large) and ALL the meanings to ALL the things in one day! OR you write, til your knuckles bleed “I’ll never ask the priest to take me to see filth again” maybe even in Latin?!?!! 🤣🤣🤣

[Rev. Larry Beane @RevLarryBeane]

Saw this bumper sticker today. It’s always creepy for adults to be so into Disney. 😂

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

Preach!

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

Amen, @KidRock

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

LOVE THIS IDEA!!!!!

[Chase Spears @DrChaseSpears]

We used to make a ritual out of Super Bowl Sunday.

Pre-game shows, lots of food, countdown to the halftime show.

Now we go to evening service at church, stay for the fellowship meal after, and catch what's left of the game when we get home.

If all Christians did something like that, I bet there would be a lot less woke pandering by Goodell and the @NFL.

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

AMAZING SHOW!

[Turning Point USA @TPUSA]

HIS NAME IS KID

@KidRock

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

THIS was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

[Brian Hegseth @brianhegseth]

Thank you @TPUSA for the amazing pro-America #SuperBowl halftime show! Talent and love of country start to finish.

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

@JordanLkarr @KidRock Tears!😭 lol

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
@KidRock

[KidRock @KidRock]

If you enjoyed our version of "Til Ya Can’t” on The TPUSA All American Halftime - Our studio recording of it will be available to purchase or stream at midnight tonight!

A big thank you to @codyjohnson and the songwriters Ben Stennis and Matt Rogers for giving me there blessing to record and release it, It really is one of the best written songs I have heard in a long time and NOTHING is more powerful than a great song in my book! 🇺🇸 Kid Rock

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

@Kristinawong Whole new meaning to “Drain the swamp”. 🤢

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

@less_tx @infantrydort The gatekeepers in BOM are to blame! 🙏 that the special meeting is favorable!!!

[Berkeley Simmons @MsBerkeleyk8]

@infantrydort They must be worshiping a sacred cash cow!