Kayla Williams
@kwilliams101.bsky.social
Author, veteran, kidney donor, mom, advocate
V interesting thread
Keep forgetting to say the most important thing:
These guys' fundamental glitch--whether we're talking abt Trump or the broligarchs or any of the intl rogue's gallery of celebs, CEOs & heads of state who appeared in the Panama Papers & other leaks--is that they can ONLY get off on transgression.
These guys' fundamental glitch--whether we're talking abt Trump or the broligarchs or any of the intl rogue's gallery of celebs, CEOs & heads of state who appeared in the Panama Papers & other leaks--is that they can ONLY get off on transgression.
On the overlap btw offshore use & sexual exploitation of women here's a snippet:
Donald Trump--who appears 1000s of times in offshore leaks & bragged abt his tax evasion--is not the only rich guy whose hobbies include cheating with their friends' wives. Per an offshore wealth mgr I interviewed:
Donald Trump--who appears 1000s of times in offshore leaks & bragged abt his tax evasion--is not the only rich guy whose hobbies include cheating with their friends' wives. Per an offshore wealth mgr I interviewed:
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
V interesting thread
“Our Government and institutions placed in jeopardy have brought us to a more just appreciation of their value.”
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Our Government and institutions placed in jeopardy have brought us to a more just appreciation of their value.”
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
Big appreciation to @vettix.bsky.social for making @bmcgough.bsky.social’s birthday eve awesome!
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Big appreciation to @vettix.bsky.social for making @bmcgough.bsky.social’s birthday eve awesome!
Government is serious business for serious people.
Coast Guard reverses course, calls swastikas and nooses ‘hate symbols’
The change came on the same day media outlets discovered that the Coast Guard had unveiled a policy calling the same symbols "potentially divisive."
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Government is serious business for serious people.
New release from RAND: Massachusetts Veteran Needs Assessment
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November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
New release from RAND: Massachusetts Veteran Needs Assessment
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The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
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“Officers swear to ‘support and defend the Constitution’… What they do not swear to do is equally important: Officers make no promise to obey the president and the officers above them.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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What Americans Should Understand About the Military Disobeying Illegal Orders
And why it matters there are two military oaths.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“Officers swear to ‘support and defend the Constitution’… What they do not swear to do is equally important: Officers make no promise to obey the president and the officers above them.”
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No federal research tracks full info on student veterans, and data relying on the FAFSA doesn't capture 1/3 veterans. Help SVA fill in the caps with their annual census:
The SVA Census
The SVA Census is an annual survey focused on collecting demographic data on student veterans and SVA alumni for use in discussions with policy makers, partners, and the public.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
No federal research tracks full info on student veterans, and data relying on the FAFSA doesn't capture 1/3 veterans. Help SVA fill in the caps with their annual census:
Help Student Veterans of America understand how student veterans experience insecurity - take their survey now!
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November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Help Student Veterans of America understand how student veterans experience insecurity - take their survey now!
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“Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage. We will continue to lead and will not be intimidated. Don’t Give Up the Ship!”
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage. We will continue to lead and will not be intimidated. Don’t Give Up the Ship!”
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
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Don't give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Don't give up the ship.
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What are we doing?
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What are we doing?
“Immigration, racism and the failure of political leadership … it’s being repeated. We must do everything to stop what’s happening again today because it was horrible.”
‘Star Trek’ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans
George Takei was among the Japanese-Americans detained at camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Immigration, racism and the failure of political leadership … it’s being repeated. We must do everything to stop what’s happening again today because it was horrible.”
The other day I sent a friend a link in Messenger to a nonprofit doing work I thought might be relevant to what she does. IMMEDIATELY a notice popped up that my account was suspended for violating Meta's TOS for advertising and I needed to appeal to unfreeze my account
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November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The other day I sent a friend a link in Messenger to a nonprofit doing work I thought might be relevant to what she does. IMMEDIATELY a notice popped up that my account was suspended for violating Meta's TOS for advertising and I needed to appeal to unfreeze my account
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"The Defense Department’s annual budget is approaching a trillion dollars. The public has a right to know how that money is being spent and if it is being spent judiciously. An astute Congress and an engaged press corps serve in 'watchdog' roles."
Taxpayers deserve better than Pentagon’s war on transparency | GUEST COMMENTARY
Americans should be deeply concerned about the Pentagon’s new policies limiting transparency with the media and Congress, writes retired rear admiral Tom Jurkowsky.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"The Defense Department’s annual budget is approaching a trillion dollars. The public has a right to know how that money is being spent and if it is being spent judiciously. An astute Congress and an engaged press corps serve in 'watchdog' roles."
Abortion is health care.
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Abortion is health care.
"I know that on the battlefield, what matters isn’t whether you have the right papers, it’s whether you’re willing to put on the uniform and risk your life for this country. If you’re willing to do that, you deserve a clear, fair path to citizenship”
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Democratic senators back bills to halt deportations of immigrant veterans, ease path to citizenship
A package of bills led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., seeks to strengthen protections for immigrant veterans who have been deported or are in deportation proceedings. (U.S. Immigration and Customs…
www.stripes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"I know that on the battlefield, what matters isn’t whether you have the right papers, it’s whether you’re willing to put on the uniform and risk your life for this country. If you’re willing to do that, you deserve a clear, fair path to citizenship”
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My statement on Trump’s defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after he was asked about the murder of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi:
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My statement on Trump’s defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after he was asked about the murder of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi:
I meant this a few years ago and still believe it - but today the call isn’t “so go use VA” but “fight to save VA from privatization”
Opinion: VA Excels in Comprehensive, Integrated Health Care
“When’s the last time you got screened for breast and cervical cancer?” asked my community primary care doctor back in 2014.
govciomedia.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I meant this a few years ago and still believe it - but today the call isn’t “so go use VA” but “fight to save VA from privatization”
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ALERT: WiSCI Releases Independent Review of Hegseth’s 11 Memos
WiSCI has published executive summaries and initial risk assessment of the 11 memos recently issued by Sec. Hegseth.
Read the full WiSCI Executive Summaries: ab7fc154-9676-4805-8227-d57562a9b5b8.filesusr.com/ugd/b77811_8...
#veteran
WiSCI has published executive summaries and initial risk assessment of the 11 memos recently issued by Sec. Hegseth.
Read the full WiSCI Executive Summaries: ab7fc154-9676-4805-8227-d57562a9b5b8.filesusr.com/ugd/b77811_8...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
ALERT: WiSCI Releases Independent Review of Hegseth’s 11 Memos
WiSCI has published executive summaries and initial risk assessment of the 11 memos recently issued by Sec. Hegseth.
Read the full WiSCI Executive Summaries: ab7fc154-9676-4805-8227-d57562a9b5b8.filesusr.com/ugd/b77811_8...
#veteran
WiSCI has published executive summaries and initial risk assessment of the 11 memos recently issued by Sec. Hegseth.
Read the full WiSCI Executive Summaries: ab7fc154-9676-4805-8227-d57562a9b5b8.filesusr.com/ugd/b77811_8...
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Food labeling is wild
Apples marked gluten free
Wrapper on my cheese proclaiming it low-carb
What are we doing
Apples marked gluten free
Wrapper on my cheese proclaiming it low-carb
What are we doing
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Food labeling is wild
Apples marked gluten free
Wrapper on my cheese proclaiming it low-carb
What are we doing
Apples marked gluten free
Wrapper on my cheese proclaiming it low-carb
What are we doing
Local MTF pharmacy is in chaos due to “new system”
my guess: MHS Genesis, basically same as the EHR VA gets beat up for
Why doesn’t DoD (oops DoW) get the same scrutiny?
my guess: MHS Genesis, basically same as the EHR VA gets beat up for
Why doesn’t DoD (oops DoW) get the same scrutiny?
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Local MTF pharmacy is in chaos due to “new system”
my guess: MHS Genesis, basically same as the EHR VA gets beat up for
Why doesn’t DoD (oops DoW) get the same scrutiny?
my guess: MHS Genesis, basically same as the EHR VA gets beat up for
Why doesn’t DoD (oops DoW) get the same scrutiny?