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Since 2006, over 1.5M Veterans, Families, & supporters have been electing Veterans to office and fighting for progressive values. votevets.org/links

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VoteVets @votevets.org · Jul 10

Trump came back. Veterans stood up.

VoteVets didn’t flinch — we led.

From confronting GOP cruelty to town halls in deep-red states, we’re elevating Veteran voices, organizing for 2026, and taking back the flag.

The fight is on — and we’re just getting started.

JOIN US: votevets.org

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 14h

Southern California Veterans, we need you! Fill out the VoteVets Action Form in our bio to get involved. Let’s defend democracy at home! Join the fight, únete a la lucha. #SoCal #California #Veterans

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 14h

Veteran voices are needed now more than ever in California, necesitamos tu voz.

On the ballot: Proposition 50, the “Election Rigging Response Act.” #Prop50 protects fair representation and defends our democracy against this administration’s attempts at election rigging.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 17h

GOP Oklahoma governor criticizes Texas National Guard deployment to Illinois

Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, broke with his party in an interview with The New York Times.

www.politico.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 17h

BREAKING: Republican Governor of Oklahoma comes out blasting deployment of National Guard from Texas to Illinois. Calls it a violation of States' Rights. MAGA and Trump are increasingly isolated on this -- as they should be. We will not stop until this insanity ends.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 21h

Secretly deploying Guard from one state into another, for politics, just further damages the trust Americans have had in an apolitical military.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 21h

In a stunning development, the Trump administration admits in court that it has moved California National Guard members into Chicago, which to this point has been done in secret. To be clear, there is no security reason to have withheld this information from the American people.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 22h

It sounds like Trump is trying to order the National Guard to "protect" a Federal courthouse, and the Chief Judge there is telling everyone that they do not need or want the Guard there. This is no way to run a military, or a country.

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 1d

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 1d

Donald Trump has declared this to be a warzone. Maybe our memories are hazy, but any veterans out there remember inflatable animal costumes dancing during combat operations during OIF or OEF?

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 2d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 1d

Our forebearers fought and died on battlefields to protect our right to free speech from tyrants. This right is so central to the Constitution we vowed to protect that it is enshrined in the very first amendment. You will NEVER take our freedom of speech away on our watch.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2d

A new Trump administration memo would have immense consequences for one key group: 25% of all federal employees are US military veterans. Republicans are putting the financial security of hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families at risk.

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

www.axios.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2d

“We are going to see a lot more homelessness, a lot more mental health crisis, a lot more people going to jail instead of into housing,” said Aaron Estabrook, an Army veteran and director of the housing authority in Manhattan, Kan.

READ MORE: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

Liberal veterans' group invests $1 million between Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial contests

The $500,000-apiece ad campaigns take direct aim at the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli, and the GOP candidate in Virginia, Winsome Earle-Sears.

www.cbsnews.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

BREAKING! VoteVets is going big in the Virginia and New Jersey Governor races with $1 million in ad buys. These new ads feature veterans speaking directly to voters, focusing on rising costs & taxes. We're all in for Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill! #VAGOV #NJGOV

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

"Instead of focusing on what actually improves force readiness, he continues to waste time and taxpayer dollars on He-Man culture-war theatrics."

— Janessa Goldbeck, USMC veteran and CEO of the Vet Voice Foundation, on Secretary Pete Hegseth

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

POLL: Independent voters overwhelmingly oppose Trump's military deployments to U.S. cities, arguing that he is 'taking his eyes off the ball' and is neglecting the real issues facing America.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

BREAKING: At 2pm central, @govpritzker.illinois.gov will hold a briefing on the Trump Administration's attempt to militarize American cities and the current situation regarding Federal deployments to Illinois. Watch here: illinois.gov/livevideo

illinois.gov

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

Pete Hegseth's bluster of a new 'lethal force' is the opposite of what he's doing. He's misusing the military for political purposes and focusing on beards and pushups, while ordering wasteful deployments in Portland and Chicago, and getting us into a forever war with Venezuela.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

Our Emerging Leader Series is in North Carolina this month. NC State Rep. Dante Pittman serves in the NC National Guard and is a steadfast champion for veterans, working people and rural communities. We sit down with Dante and get to know him.

#VoteVetsEL

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 6d

4.4 million veterans live in rural America, many of whom are older and rely on Medicaid. With Republicans slashing funding, struggling rural hospitals face even greater challenges, putting veterans' lives at risk. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 6d

The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House, yet they've shut down the government. It's unacceptable that military families must rely on food pantries. Our troops shouldn’t pay the price for Republican political stunts. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety

"We expected an increase, but didn't quite expect this," said Dorene Ocamb, Armed Services YMCA chief brand and development officer.

www.militarytimes.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 6d

Trump's "performative military action" in Venezuela is a reckless escalation. Bragging about fatal strikes while bypassing Congress is a dangerous overreach that could drag the U.S. into another endless war without clear goals. #NoDepartmentOfForeverWars

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 7d

Mass email tells federal employees not to blame Trump for government shutdown

The mass email assigning blame to congressional Democrats is an unusual step for agencies to take ahead of a funding lapse, and marks an escalation in rhetoric.

federalnewsnetwork.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 7d

Official VA emails advising veterans and federal employees to blame the "Radical Left" for the shutdown instead of Trump are facing criticism for using government channels for partisan propaganda, which violates the Hatch Act.

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