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Semper Paratus, Semper Pro Populus (Always Ready, Always for the People).
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Semper Paratus, Semper Pro Populus (Always Ready, Always for the People).
Not affiliated with Official USCG. Views are solely my own opinions. #AltGov 🥄
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~65% of Americans live within this 100 mile exclusion zone. SCOTUS has repeatedly upheld this weakened 4th Amendment area, allowing CPB/ICE to conduct "papers please" stops based solely on "reasonable suspicion", warrant not included.
Link provides case law:
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Link provides case law:
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
~65% of Americans live within this 100 mile exclusion zone. SCOTUS has repeatedly upheld this weakened 4th Amendment area, allowing CPB/ICE to conduct "papers please" stops based solely on "reasonable suspicion", warrant not included.
Link provides case law:
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Link provides case law:
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
"ICE removal agents charged with doing administrative arrests, [Dan Gividen] said, lack the tactical training to safely do operations out in communities. “It’s not at all surprising that this is happening with these ICE ERO officers being sent out to basically treat people terribly,”"
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"ICE removal agents charged with doing administrative arrests, [Dan Gividen] said, lack the tactical training to safely do operations out in communities. “It’s not at all surprising that this is happening with these ICE ERO officers being sent out to basically treat people terribly,”"
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BREAKING: Sen. Mark Kelly is suing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
January 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Sen. Mark Kelly is suing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
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We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Yes please 🙏🙏🙏🙏 while the rest of the military has been dealing with Hegseth, the CG has been dealing with Noem's border shenanigans. I can honestly say that I doubt she will be missed.
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Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Yes please 🙏🙏🙏🙏 while the rest of the military has been dealing with Hegseth, the CG has been dealing with Noem's border shenanigans. I can honestly say that I doubt she will be missed.
robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
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"The administration has styled the boat attacks as acts of war, and has said that makes them lawful. It has styled the military incursion into Venezuelan territory to seize Mr. Maduro as a law enforcement operation, saying the military provided support to the Justice Department."
So, more lies.
So, more lies.
Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share Office of Legal Counsel memo with them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share Office of Legal Counsel memo with them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
"The administration has styled the boat attacks as acts of war, and has said that makes them lawful. It has styled the military incursion into Venezuelan territory to seize Mr. Maduro as a law enforcement operation, saying the military provided support to the Justice Department."
So, more lies.
So, more lies.
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Kelly: This letter or anything that Hegseth says or does to me is in no way going to affect the way I do my job. His option is he can continue with this kind of bullshit or he can go take a hike. That's his options.
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Kelly: This letter or anything that Hegseth says or does to me is in no way going to affect the way I do my job. His option is he can continue with this kind of bullshit or he can go take a hike. That's his options.
The great role models we have in men like Mark Kelly just make it more apparent how truly incompent and under qualified Hegseth is.
Mark Kelly blasts Hegseth attempting to lower his military rank and pension. Saying "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."
January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The great role models we have in men like Mark Kelly just make it more apparent how truly incompent and under qualified Hegseth is.
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They pirate-stole oil tankers, launched missiles, entered Venezuela with guns, killed 40 Venezuelans, and kidnapped Venezuela’s president.
Rubio says that’s NotWar™.
Rubio says that’s NotWar™.
Administrations have come up with lots of flimsy rationales for why their wars don't need congressional authorization over the years, but this might be the most transparently bad faith and facially absurd.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
They pirate-stole oil tankers, launched missiles, entered Venezuela with guns, killed 40 Venezuelans, and kidnapped Venezuela’s president.
Rubio says that’s NotWar™.
Rubio says that’s NotWar™.
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Freedom and liberty are protected by the rule of law. Without things like due process, freedom & liberty become privileges, not rights.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
Kristi Noem: "This is a time when our country really will find out who loves America, who wants the freedoms and liberties that our country represents, and how they're willing to stand up and defend it like President Trump is."
January 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Freedom and liberty are protected by the rule of law. Without things like due process, freedom & liberty become privileges, not rights.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
"There was bipartisan disappointment in the last-minute yanking of the IVF provision and, in the House, a group of veterans and lawmakers representing significant military communities has already reintroduced IVF coverage in TRICARE."
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
Military families hit with bitter blow after Congress strips fertility treatment funding from defense bill | CNN Politics
Back in 2017, when my husband was still in the Army, we learned he was unexpectedly deploying right as we were going to start trying to get pregnant. Military families get accustomed to this pattern: ...
www.cnn.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
"There was bipartisan disappointment in the last-minute yanking of the IVF provision and, in the House, a group of veterans and lawmakers representing significant military communities has already reintroduced IVF coverage in TRICARE."
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...
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Reading is an act of resistance.
March 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reading is an act of resistance.
For more info on the specific attacks on healthcare for Trans youths, click on the comment link!
The comment period for the Trump administration’s proposed attacks on health care for trans youth is open. It’s OUR TIME to speak out.
HHS is required BY LAW to review every comment submitted. Submit yours now and help spread the word: hrc.im/comment
HHS is required BY LAW to review every comment submitted. Submit yours now and help spread the word: hrc.im/comment
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
For more info on the specific attacks on healthcare for Trans youths, click on the comment link!
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Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
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It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
NORAD's Santa Tracker began with a typo and a good sport
It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.
n.pr
December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
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With a full salute to our comrades at the RAF, we have taken overwatch.
The skies are clear. All Grinches & would be villains are safely out of the flight path and landing areas.
Guardians and Airmen, let's get to work.
The skies are clear. All Grinches & would be villains are safely out of the flight path and landing areas.
Guardians and Airmen, let's get to work.
December 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
With a full salute to our comrades at the RAF, we have taken overwatch.
The skies are clear. All Grinches & would be villains are safely out of the flight path and landing areas.
Guardians and Airmen, let's get to work.
The skies are clear. All Grinches & would be villains are safely out of the flight path and landing areas.
Guardians and Airmen, let's get to work.
You truly have to wonder if the person tasked with redacting them did this on purpose... 🤔 If so, they're a hero.
BREAKING: We Just Unredacted the Epstein Files
open.substack.com/pub/krassens...
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BREAKING: We Just Unredacted the Epstein Files
We’ve figured out how to unredact some of the Epstein Files:
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
You truly have to wonder if the person tasked with redacting them did this on purpose... 🤔 If so, they're a hero.
"The $1,776 per person bonuses [...] will be covered with funding approved in the Big Beautiful Bill [...] confirmed by the Pentagon.
The payouts — which will cost roughly $2.6 billion — will be a “one-time basic allowance for housing supplement to all eligible service members,”"
The payouts — which will cost roughly $2.6 billion — will be a “one-time basic allowance for housing supplement to all eligible service members,”"
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"The $1,776 per person bonuses [...] will be covered with funding approved in the Big Beautiful Bill [...] confirmed by the Pentagon.
The payouts — which will cost roughly $2.6 billion — will be a “one-time basic allowance for housing supplement to all eligible service members,”"
The payouts — which will cost roughly $2.6 billion — will be a “one-time basic allowance for housing supplement to all eligible service members,”"
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JAG officers are saying the quiet part out loud: Pete Hegseth’s order amounted to murder and anyone who carried it out shares the blame. ‘Just following orders’ didn’t work at Nuremberg. It won’t work now.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Daily Rumble on Instagram: "Jag officers say Pete Hegseth has committed murder and everyone who followed his order should be tried"
A group of former JAG officers are speaking out against Pete Hegseth's orders in the Caribbean, accusing him of committing war crimes and murder. They claim that blowing up fishing boats with civilian...
www.instagram.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
JAG officers are saying the quiet part out loud: Pete Hegseth’s order amounted to murder and anyone who carried it out shares the blame. ‘Just following orders’ didn’t work at Nuremberg. It won’t work now.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Bringing this back as I'm seeing more info about this policy change being upheld. It doesn't seem like there's any new info beyond that they doubled down, and all the concerns in my original post still apply. But wanted to put this back out there.
(1/9) The CG and Hate Symbols: What We Know So Far (a thread).
Yesterday, WaPo reported that the CG has removed swastikas, confederate flags, and nooses from a list of "hate symbols". This is both technically correct, and an oversimplification.
Yesterday, WaPo reported that the CG has removed swastikas, confederate flags, and nooses from a list of "hate symbols". This is both technically correct, and an oversimplification.
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Bringing this back as I'm seeing more info about this policy change being upheld. It doesn't seem like there's any new info beyond that they doubled down, and all the concerns in my original post still apply. But wanted to put this back out there.
"The word “slop” evokes unpleasant images of mud-caked pigs crowding around a dirty trough, or perhaps a bucket of steaming, fetid stew. Or AI amalgamations of algorithmic biases laden with offensive or nonsensical imagery."
Generative AI is 🗑, full stop. Reminder to use your brain, or lose it.
Generative AI is 🗑, full stop. Reminder to use your brain, or lose it.
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is 'slop' | Click on the image to read the full story
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is 'slop'
Here's what it means and why it was selected
www.wcvb.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The word “slop” evokes unpleasant images of mud-caked pigs crowding around a dirty trough, or perhaps a bucket of steaming, fetid stew. Or AI amalgamations of algorithmic biases laden with offensive or nonsensical imagery."
Generative AI is 🗑, full stop. Reminder to use your brain, or lose it.
Generative AI is 🗑, full stop. Reminder to use your brain, or lose it.
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So there's thousands of positions that haven't been filled and rather than looking at that as a FUCKING EMERGENCY, Doug Collins thinks those positions aren't necessary.
"Job applications to the VA have declined 57% from last year, The Post reported, citing the agency’s November workforce report."
"Job applications to the VA have declined 57% from last year, The Post reported, citing the agency’s November workforce report."
‘Chronically Understaffed’ Veterans Affairs Plans 35,000 Cuts This Month, Report Says
The VA already slashed 30,000 jobs earlier this year as part of an agency-wide reorganization.
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So there's thousands of positions that haven't been filled and rather than looking at that as a FUCKING EMERGENCY, Doug Collins thinks those positions aren't necessary.
"Job applications to the VA have declined 57% from last year, The Post reported, citing the agency’s November workforce report."
"Job applications to the VA have declined 57% from last year, The Post reported, citing the agency’s November workforce report."
Wonder how long it will take them to fix that "bug" or take it down.... If even an AI can figure it out, there's really no excuse for his criminal actions...
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Wonder how long it will take them to fix that "bug" or take it down.... If even an AI can figure it out, there's really no excuse for his criminal actions...
Additional information about the tanker seizure. Apparently, the Skipper was spoofing their location data and not reporting it, possibly to avoid sanctions placed on exports of Venezuelan oil during Trump's first presidency.
I absolutely do not condone the US seizure of the Skipper but this BBC piece raises a lot of questions among which is who is the legal owner of the oil? The tanker spoofed its location and id on the regular and transferred oil to and from other vessels on the high seas. www.bbc.com/news/article...
From Iran to China to Venezuela - how seized tanker hid location
A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Additional information about the tanker seizure. Apparently, the Skipper was spoofing their location data and not reporting it, possibly to avoid sanctions placed on exports of Venezuelan oil during Trump's first presidency.