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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 13h

"If the JAG advised it was unlawful, the commander owns it now. So, if you think there's something that is unlawful, you need to say so. And that's a point when you put your stars on the table."

Legal experts fear Trump admin is ignoring JAGs on cartel strikes, Guard deployments

A former military lawyer and a former judge encouraged commanders to stand up to unlawful orders.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 15h

"What finally pushed him to finish and publish the book in 2015 were stories of bullied teenagers taking their own lives. White wanted something on the shelf that could signal to them, 'You can hold on for another day.'”

Netflix adapts Marine’s coming-of-age memoir in new series ‘Boots’

The series, premiering Thursday, follows a closeted gay teenager as he enlists in the Marine Corps and navigates boot camp in the 1990s.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 16h

"A vast majority of Americans — both Democrats at 93%; Republicans at 78%; and all adults at 83% — believed that the military should remain politically neutral"
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Poll: Most Americans say military should be apolitical and face only 'external threats'

A new poll released Wednesday found most Americans want the military to remain politically neutral, but are split on domestic deployments.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 18h

Impt follow up from piece i shared yesterday:

Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 1d

Urgent new statement from the Pentagon Press Association, on Pete Hegseth’s new, forthcoming media restrictions:

Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 1d

#resist
"The Pentagon has altered its new rules restricting press access in the building" after significant pushback
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Pentagon relaxes press restrictions after outcry

The Pentagon has altered its new rules restricting press access in the building, clarifying that credentialed journalists will not need approval from Defense Department (DOD) officials before publi…

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t sleep on this fantastic book - I read based on NK Jemisin recommendation and it’s really worth your time, especially now (in some weird ways)

Cover of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

The most fundamental political debate of our time: You are integrated into and have responsibility for our complex, imperfect society vs. Nuh-uh.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

The government is shooting priests in the head with pepper balls. I feel like this is a kitchen table issue.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting - research seems to indicate toxic exposures in the first Gulf War impaired veterans' mitochondria. Diagnostic code should improve tracking, documentation , & hopefully trtmt in the long run.
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‘Long-overdue validation’: CDC formally recognizes Gulf War illness

The symptoms affect up to a third of the 700,000 troops deployed during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm more than 30 years ago.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

Aside, I’m proud to have been a Rakkasan, but their FB page is 😳 often

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

How dare you

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

Latest piece by my friend Andrea has some fantastic points. Worth a read.

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JJ DID T_E BUCKLE: What the Press Missed About the Latest DOD Memos

No Integrity and the DARVOing of the Military. Grooming & PT standards are a smokescreen, but I did my OC spray training.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Government shutdown is on them - and it harms military servicemembers, is dangerous for national security, and is bad for Veterans.

Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

“I know when the Army opened up the Ranger program, the standards did not change at all. Not at all.”

Former Army vice chief of staff ‘concerned’ about Hegseth’s ‘attack on women’

Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the former Army vice chief of staff, said he is “concerned” about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “attack on women” in the military on Sunday. “I’m concerned about what…

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

Even worse than the good old days of 2003 when I didn't get plates for my flak vest during the invasion of Iraq since women "weren't in combat"

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

"800 generals and flag officers were brought into that building to hear a pep-speech that would be better delivered by a captain to a bunch of enlisted and lieutenants out in the field"
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Experts react to Hegseth’s Quantico summit: ‘Wrong message, wrong time, wrong audience’

Lawmakers and former service members reacted to speeches delivered at a rare summit in Quantico this week, where President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed an auditorium filled with…

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 3d

Ukraine: making daily advances in how wars are fought
Hegseth: TRAINING SHOULD REVERT TO 1990 STANDARDS
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What troops need to know about Hegseth’s new memos for the force

Hegseth ordered more strict grooming and fitness standards and less training on subjects like the Privacy Act, cybersecurity and controlled information.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 4d

Hegseth is a whiny manbaby who is ashamed not to have a Ranger Tab and he should fuck off into the sun

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 4d

Blasting Fuck Authority by Pennywise and then Golden by Huntr/x on my way to Costco is a perfect encapsulation of this stage of my life

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 5d

We currently use VCA; their CareClub has so far worked *for us* better than the shady "pet insurance" we had in the past. Can go up or down levels based on what we need in a given year- ex: our older dog needs dental cleaning this year.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 5d

Current vet offers something more like dental insurance: spreads the cost of typical yearly expenses like vax & visits over the course of the year. It's helpful and not a ripoff.
But as you consider options, def read the fine print and be cautious.
Good luck!
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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 5d

Worth considering different options.
Some "pet insurance" is total shit. We had some that not only did not cover our GSD's cancer trtmt but also wouldn't cover the test that determined what the non-covered cancer was. "But we'll pay for you to euthanize her!" Fuck right off.
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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 6d

If you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.

If you teach a man to fly fish, he'll spend a ton of money at Orvis and never bring home any fish because it's mostly catch & release and trout are a pain in the ass to clean.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 6d

“'We don’t have a military full of Nordic Pagans,' said Hegseth, who has not hesitated to endorse open religious practice as the department’s leader, including hosting Christian prayer services in Pentagon facilities."

New Hegseth shaving rules for military appear to target religious exemptions

It is unclear how the military's crackdown on facial hair will affect troops who request religious waivers to wear beards.

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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 6d

DoD wasn't "particularly interested in trying to advance the social agenda... they recognized you can’t have a unified fighting force if the troops are fighting each other, or if you’re actively turning away people who desire to serve their country.”

Hegseth’s style counters military’s history as engine of social change

Professors of military history say Hegseth’s actions — and plans for more — are a reversal of the role the American military has often played.

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