James Seddon
@realjamesseddon.bsky.social
James Seddon is a father, husband, author, retired Navy veteran, Afghanistan veteran, speaker, activist for veterans and Afghan allies, recovering IT manager, and regularly unsuccessful fisherman living in Southern California.
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James Seddon
@realjamesseddon.bsky.social
· Apr 14
🧵1/ Today I finished the 1st draft of my 1st novel based on the true story of my great uncle in WW1. Will it get published? Or remain only as a family story forever?
Follow my weekly updates on its journey to publication or not! Share/repost to help me out!
#writerslife
Follow my weekly updates on its journey to publication or not! Share/repost to help me out!
#writerslife
Excited to join Coach BZ on his Leadership & Success Podcast on Wednesday this week! Check it out or tune in live and join the discussion at either the LinkedIn or Youtube links below!
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S4:E104🎙️ Live with CDR James Seddon, U.S. Navy
YouTube video by Leadership and Success with Coach "BZ" (Bob Zinga)
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November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excited to join Coach BZ on his Leadership & Success Podcast on Wednesday this week! Check it out or tune in live and join the discussion at either the LinkedIn or Youtube links below!
www.linkedin.com/events/73904...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW9R...
www.linkedin.com/events/73904...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW9R...
It's immoral. Read more here: afghanevac.substack.com/p/the-white-...
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's immoral. Read more here: afghanevac.substack.com/p/the-white-...
I see this misconception over and over:
"Const. promises due process for 'citizens' and not everyone."
Here's the 5th Amendment. Many times elsewhere in the Const. the framers specified something applied only to "citizens."
See if that's the case for due proc:
"Const. promises due process for 'citizens' and not everyone."
Here's the 5th Amendment. Many times elsewhere in the Const. the framers specified something applied only to "citizens."
See if that's the case for due proc:
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I see this misconception over and over:
"Const. promises due process for 'citizens' and not everyone."
Here's the 5th Amendment. Many times elsewhere in the Const. the framers specified something applied only to "citizens."
See if that's the case for due proc:
"Const. promises due process for 'citizens' and not everyone."
Here's the 5th Amendment. Many times elsewhere in the Const. the framers specified something applied only to "citizens."
See if that's the case for due proc:
53 yr-old-vet. 1st protest ever. Nothing but American flags and patriots. Don't believe the lies My sign states simple facts. Trump wants to end them.
He illegally denies due process to wartime allies.
#IServedtheConstitution #NoKings
@vets4amerideals.bsky.social @afghanevac.bsky.social
He illegally denies due process to wartime allies.
#IServedtheConstitution #NoKings
@vets4amerideals.bsky.social @afghanevac.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
53 yr-old-vet. 1st protest ever. Nothing but American flags and patriots. Don't believe the lies My sign states simple facts. Trump wants to end them.
He illegally denies due process to wartime allies.
#IServedtheConstitution #NoKings
@vets4amerideals.bsky.social @afghanevac.bsky.social
He illegally denies due process to wartime allies.
#IServedtheConstitution #NoKings
@vets4amerideals.bsky.social @afghanevac.bsky.social
This is the message I sent to my elected reps today. Will you join me?
October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is the message I sent to my elected reps today. Will you join me?
OTD in 2009, my life changed forever. It did again OTD in 2021. If you want to support a veteran, ask me how spending a few minutes to send an email can help this veteran sleep at night. Learn how little it takes to join the fight to save our allies. You can.
@afghanevac.bsky.social
@afghanevac.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
OTD in 2009, my life changed forever. It did again OTD in 2021. If you want to support a veteran, ask me how spending a few minutes to send an email can help this veteran sleep at night. Learn how little it takes to join the fight to save our allies. You can.
@afghanevac.bsky.social
@afghanevac.bsky.social
The Trump administration admits in a report that Afghan allies face death under the Taliban. This reveals the lie behind their TPS removal justification and underscores the immorality of the Trump administration's systematic abandonment of our allies.
www.state.gov/reports/2024...
www.state.gov/reports/2024...
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Trump administration admits in a report that Afghan allies face death under the Taliban. This reveals the lie behind their TPS removal justification and underscores the immorality of the Trump administration's systematic abandonment of our allies.
www.state.gov/reports/2024...
www.state.gov/reports/2024...
<<--This easily identifiable veteran went to federal court yesterday and left with questions:
August 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
<<--This easily identifiable veteran went to federal court yesterday and left with questions:
Outside court, an Afghan interpreter said that he used to fear getting snagged by the Taliban. Now he fears it by ICE, even though he's here fully legally. Unfortunately, that's been happening. It's outrageous.
#battlebuddies @afghanevac.bsky.social
#battlebuddies @afghanevac.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Outside court, an Afghan interpreter said that he used to fear getting snagged by the Taliban. Now he fears it by ICE, even though he's here fully legally. Unfortunately, that's been happening. It's outrageous.
#battlebuddies @afghanevac.bsky.social
#battlebuddies @afghanevac.bsky.social
We SHOULD remember history, even the bad parts, in school, books, film, museums, battlefields, and cemeteries. We SHOULD NOT put those dedicated to the destruction of our union and the continuation of slavery with places of honor in our town squares.
thehill.com/video/nps-to...
thehill.com/video/nps-to...
thehill.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We SHOULD remember history, even the bad parts, in school, books, film, museums, battlefields, and cemeteries. We SHOULD NOT put those dedicated to the destruction of our union and the continuation of slavery with places of honor in our town squares.
thehill.com/video/nps-to...
thehill.com/video/nps-to...
Email this short primer we prepared to your elected reps. It succinctly shares the state of saving our wartime allies in terms everyone can understand. In my experience, many govt. officials are NOT familiar with these issues. Help us change that!
go.afghanevac.org/primer
go.afghanevac.org/primer
August 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Email this short primer we prepared to your elected reps. It succinctly shares the state of saving our wartime allies in terms everyone can understand. In my experience, many govt. officials are NOT familiar with these issues. Help us change that!
go.afghanevac.org/primer
go.afghanevac.org/primer
Novel path to publication update #10:
Words: 71,772 (up from 61,768 before revising)
Challenges this week:
1. How to split/expand a key chap into two?
2. Where to insert key info and a character much earlier in the book than they are now?
Been outlining to solve.
Words: 71,772 (up from 61,768 before revising)
Challenges this week:
1. How to split/expand a key chap into two?
2. Where to insert key info and a character much earlier in the book than they are now?
Been outlining to solve.
July 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Novel path to publication update #10:
Words: 71,772 (up from 61,768 before revising)
Challenges this week:
1. How to split/expand a key chap into two?
2. Where to insert key info and a character much earlier in the book than they are now?
Been outlining to solve.
Words: 71,772 (up from 61,768 before revising)
Challenges this week:
1. How to split/expand a key chap into two?
2. Where to insert key info and a character much earlier in the book than they are now?
Been outlining to solve.
Novel path to publication update #9:
WritGrp finished my book!
Good: The ending worked well for all! Was worried about it. "Very satisfying" is what one said.
Bad (really still good): They had many excellent suggestions for the book. Still have a LOT of work to finish!
WritGrp finished my book!
Good: The ending worked well for all! Was worried about it. "Very satisfying" is what one said.
Bad (really still good): They had many excellent suggestions for the book. Still have a LOT of work to finish!
July 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Novel path to publication update #9:
WritGrp finished my book!
Good: The ending worked well for all! Was worried about it. "Very satisfying" is what one said.
Bad (really still good): They had many excellent suggestions for the book. Still have a LOT of work to finish!
WritGrp finished my book!
Good: The ending worked well for all! Was worried about it. "Very satisfying" is what one said.
Bad (really still good): They had many excellent suggestions for the book. Still have a LOT of work to finish!
Absolutely on target.
Today the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Afghans, saying Afghanistan is now a safe place to return to. This is untrue, & it's a total betrayal of our allies -- especially for women & girls, who have been stripped of their rights under the Taliban. #AfghanEvac
July 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Absolutely on target.
Trump admin ended today TPS protections for Afghans, claiming, laughably, that Afg better now while ignoring the fact of Taliban retribution. Latest in the shameful betrayal of our allies. It could turn around if enough of the public got involved against it. Ask me how.
July 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Trump admin ended today TPS protections for Afghans, claiming, laughably, that Afg better now while ignoring the fact of Taliban retribution. Latest in the shameful betrayal of our allies. It could turn around if enough of the public got involved against it. Ask me how.
"Dismantling Afghan immigration policies and CARE undermines U.S. security."
^^
Spot on!
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/i...
^^
Spot on!
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/i...
How to Lose Friends and Alienate Partners
Dismantling Afghan immigration policies and CARE undermines U.S. security.
foreignpolicy.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"Dismantling Afghan immigration policies and CARE undermines U.S. security."
^^
Spot on!
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/i...
^^
Spot on!
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/i...
I will keep speaking out for those who stood by us in battle with every megaphone I can get my hands on. But I need you to stand with me! Don't make me stand alone! Don't tell me you support veterans, show me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTs...
Veterans go to court with Afghan allies | NBC 7 San Diego
YouTube video by NBC 7 San Diego
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July 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I will keep speaking out for those who stood by us in battle with every megaphone I can get my hands on. But I need you to stand with me! Don't make me stand alone! Don't tell me you support veterans, show me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTs...
Look for me on NBC7 San Diego with Joey Safchik at 4pm and 6pm San Diego time talking about afghanevac.org/battle-buddies. Your help is needed!
Battle Buddies — #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.org
July 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Look for me on NBC7 San Diego with Joey Safchik at 4pm and 6pm San Diego time talking about afghanevac.org/battle-buddies. Your help is needed!
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The Founders literally never shut up about tyrants and how it was our responsibility, as their Posterity, to maintain CONSTANT VIGILANCE because in every generation new tyrants get born and try to steal our country. It was their main thing! They would be so disappointed with us.
Our founders were so opposed to unchecked executive power that they risked everything to replace it with a republic with three self-checking branches.
Will we keep it? Or will we go the Weimar way and thus, predictably, self-destruct?
I have never been in more doubt.
Will we keep it? Or will we go the Weimar way and thus, predictably, self-destruct?
I have never been in more doubt.
July 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Founders literally never shut up about tyrants and how it was our responsibility, as their Posterity, to maintain CONSTANT VIGILANCE because in every generation new tyrants get born and try to steal our country. It was their main thing! They would be so disappointed with us.
Our founders were so opposed to unchecked executive power that they risked everything to replace it with a republic with three self-checking branches.
Will we keep it? Or will we go the Weimar way and thus, predictably, self-destruct?
I have never been in more doubt.
Will we keep it? Or will we go the Weimar way and thus, predictably, self-destruct?
I have never been in more doubt.
July 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our founders were so opposed to unchecked executive power that they risked everything to replace it with a republic with three self-checking branches.
Will we keep it? Or will we go the Weimar way and thus, predictably, self-destruct?
I have never been in more doubt.
Will we keep it? Or will we go the Weimar way and thus, predictably, self-destruct?
I have never been in more doubt.
Nurse said I had "baby blood." I said, "Huh?" She said, "You're O+ and CMV-free. That means your blood likely goes to babies who need it. Has no one ever told you that?"
So, yeah, I feel all warm and fuzzy today.
So, yeah, I feel all warm and fuzzy today.
July 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Nurse said I had "baby blood." I said, "Huh?" She said, "You're O+ and CMV-free. That means your blood likely goes to babies who need it. Has no one ever told you that?"
So, yeah, I feel all warm and fuzzy today.
So, yeah, I feel all warm and fuzzy today.
Sailors are awesome. Lighting off a steam plant on a big ship. Modern steam plants have electronic ignitors. But, Sailors prefer to light that baby up like their great-grandfathers did: by lighting a torch with a Zippo (has to be a Zippo) and then....
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49K views · 542 reactions | USS Kearsarge successfully commenced steam plant testing! This is just a glimpse. Stay tuned for the upcoming video. #usnavy #LOA #engineeringexcellence #dec...
USS Kearsarge successfully commenced steam plant testing! This is just a glimpse. Stay tuned for the upcoming video. #usnavy #LOA #engineeringexcellence #deckplatepride...
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July 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Sailors are awesome. Lighting off a steam plant on a big ship. Modern steam plants have electronic ignitors. But, Sailors prefer to light that baby up like their great-grandfathers did: by lighting a torch with a Zippo (has to be a Zippo) and then....
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My Veterans' Chess Manifesto will say, "Losses are more valuable than wins." Accuracy says played much better than I felt. Engine❤️ my👑 early trade. Opp. played amazing. Play 90%+ and you'll 100% beat me. My fatal error was missing his Knight split. www.chess.com/game/live/14...
Chess: chartscharts vs Facundo-Diaz
chartscharts (1034) vs Facundo-Diaz (1037). Facundo-Diaz won by resignation in 31 moves. Click to review the game, move by move.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My Veterans' Chess Manifesto will say, "Losses are more valuable than wins." Accuracy says played much better than I felt. Engine❤️ my👑 early trade. Opp. played amazing. Play 90%+ and you'll 100% beat me. My fatal error was missing his Knight split. www.chess.com/game/live/14...