#vets know your rights. you have a right to be a CONSCIOUSNESS OBJECTOR to following ILLEGAL or UNETHICAL orders.

dont go die for any "religious" nazi state. step into the light.
call this non profit.
i think they can help.

listening to #USA Army and Airforce #Vets #FredWellman and #KenHarbaugh showing the difference between the trained and competent verses #Politicians.

The key differences, humility and humanity. Their message, their Government underestimates Iran through ignorance and hubris <https://youtube.com/watch?v=wKpablKZDRk>

#vets #veterans #ICE

"US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty

The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison.

A US military veteran arrested on federal conspiracy charges after participating in a June 2025 protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told the Guardian he refuses to plead guilty and is ready to face justice.

The right to protest is 'supposed to be fundamentally American', said Bajun Mavalwalla, who walked foot patrols as US army sergeant in the Horn of Panjwai, the birthplace of the Taliban and one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province.

'It’s among the rights that when I joined the military, I thought I was joining to protect,' he said. 'You can’t do it violently. You can’t do it in a way that harms other people, but you have a right to stand up for what you believe in.'

Mavalwalla, 36, faces six years in prison, three years supervised release and a $250,000 fine for conspiring to 'impede or injure a federal officer' when he joined other demonstrators who sought to block the transport of two Venezuelan immigrants who were arrested by ICE at a routine immigration hearing in Spokane, Washington, in June 2025.

He pleaded not guilty. This is Mavalwalla’s first interview since the FBI arrested him in July.

The 11 June protest against ICE that led to Mavalwalla’s arrest was confrontational at times, leaving a government vehicle damaged. Demonstrators also linked arms as they faced down masked federal agents. But Mavalwalla was not among the more than two dozen people arrested at the scene.

A month after the protest, federal prosecutors took the unusual step of bringing conspiracy charges against nine of the demonstrators. Legal experts said the episode marked an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights to free speech. Media reports of Mavalwalla’s arrest also sparked outrage by fellow veterans who called his prosecution un-democratic.

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Richard Barker, who was serving as acting US attorney in eastern Washington at the time, resigned rather than sign the indictment against Mavalwalla and eight others. 'Nobody was hurt,' he said. 'None of the agents were hurt and none of the protesters were hurt either.'

Barker had worked for the justice department for 11 years and focused on prosecuting drug smugglers and human traffickers. But the day after the Spokane protest, the justice department sent him – and the 92 other US attorneys nationwide – a memo that demanded they prioritize prosecutions of anti-ICE protesters."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/us-army-veteran-ice-protest-trial

A lot going on here.

"Crossbreed owners were more likely to be first-time dog owners and more likely to use non-professional sources of training advice, such as social media or friends and family."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyx81517jxo

#dogs #vets #psychology

#veterans #vets #TaskForceButler

"Task Force Butler is a veteran-led nonprofit dedicated to upholding democratic values and countering the rise of authoritarianism. As threats of political violence and extremism escalate across the country, we’re expanding our work to identify, expose, and dismantle networks that endanger our communities.

Generals Mattis, Milley, and Kelly—who each served at the highest levels of the Trump administration—have issued grave warnings, describing his behavior as 'fascist' and cautioning that his actions threaten the very fabric of democracy. We agree with their assessment. And like generations of veterans before us, we are rising to meet the moment—organizing, training, and taking action to defend the country we swore to protect."

https://www.taskforcebutler.org/

#veterans #vets #homeless #homelessness #TrumpRegime

"The Department of Justice and Department of Veterans Affairs just quietly handed themselves a troubling new weapon, analyst Steve Kennedy wrote Thursday in Slate.

They announced a partnership allowing VA attorneys to become federal prosecutors with the power to petition state courts for guardianship and conservatorship over veterans deemed unable to make medical decisions.

'On its face, the policy sounds like a bureaucratic fix to a real problem,' wrote Kennedy.

Hospitals struggle when patients can't consent to treatment and the government claims this accelerates care for vulnerable veterans. However, guardianships are sledgehammer legal tools. Once imposed, they strip adults of fundamental rights over medical decisions, housing, and life choices.

'And in the context of homelessness, that authority can become a powerful tool for control,' he warned. 'That is what makes the DOJ–VA agreement noteworthy. Especially considering the Trump administration’s hostility to people experiencing homelessness, the policy could also allow the government to place some homeless veterans under legal supervision that determines where they live and what treatment they receive.'

The Trump administration ditched the decades-old 'Housing First' approach that cut veteran homelessness by 56 percent since 2010 by prioritizing stable housing and voluntary services. Now officials are pushing coercive alternatives like government-run encampments and centralized facilities.

This new conservatorship power would create a legal superhighway straight into those controlled environments. A guardian would be able to decide where homeless veterans live and what treatment they receive. Once under guardianship, veterans lose the ability to refuse placements or reject institutional settings."

https://www.rawstory.com/homeless-veterans/

#Military #Vets #LGBTQ #Gay

Saw this on #Reddit. It's food for thought.

Like #AI, #Reddit isn't all bad.