Veterans For Responsible Leadership
@vetsforrl.bsky.social
Pro-democracy veterans advocating for responsible leadership in government & service with integrity. 🇺🇸
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Today, we honor the courage of those who served and the ideals that define our nation.
Veterans remind us that freedom endures only when each generation chooses to defend it.
Veterans remind us that freedom endures only when each generation chooses to defend it.
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Veterans from every branch are speaking out.
Senator Mark Kelly is being threatened for reminding troops their oath is to the Constitution, not a president.
This isn’t justice. It’s intimidation.
Watch the full video here: youtube.com/shorts/0-sa6jp6pEk
Senator Mark Kelly is being threatened for reminding troops their oath is to the Constitution, not a president.
This isn’t justice. It’s intimidation.
Watch the full video here: youtube.com/shorts/0-sa6jp6pEk
Defend the Oath, Not the President
YouTube video by Save America Movement
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Veterans from every branch are speaking out.
Senator Mark Kelly is being threatened for reminding troops their oath is to the Constitution, not a president.
This isn’t justice. It’s intimidation.
Watch the full video here: youtube.com/shorts/0-sa6jp6pEk
Senator Mark Kelly is being threatened for reminding troops their oath is to the Constitution, not a president.
This isn’t justice. It’s intimidation.
Watch the full video here: youtube.com/shorts/0-sa6jp6pEk
VFRL knows that @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a goddamn patriot
VFRL Board Chairman, Scott Peoples, had the honor of moderating a Veteran’s Town Hall including two of our nation’s best leaders, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social and @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social.
Thanks to @abreezeclayton.bsky.social and the @ncdemocrats.bsky.social for hosting the event!
Thanks to @abreezeclayton.bsky.social and the @ncdemocrats.bsky.social for hosting the event!
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
VFRL knows that @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a goddamn patriot
Watch VFRL President, Bobby Jones, break down an urgent warning : the U.S. military is being pushed into dangerous political territory — and senior leaders are now seeking independent legal reviews just to determine whether the orders they’re receiving are lawful.
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Navy Commander Gives URGENT WARNING Against WAR CRIMES
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Watch VFRL President, Bobby Jones, break down an urgent warning : the U.S. military is being pushed into dangerous political territory — and senior leaders are now seeking independent legal reviews just to determine whether the orders they’re receiving are lawful.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pK_A...
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VFRL was honored to be part of a veterans town hall with Senator Mark Kelly this summer and we are proud to stand by him now. His lifetime of service to this country is unmatched and the authoritarian tactics that the Trump administration is using against him will fail.
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
VFRL was honored to be part of a veterans town hall with Senator Mark Kelly this summer and we are proud to stand by him now. His lifetime of service to this country is unmatched and the authoritarian tactics that the Trump administration is using against him will fail.
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With the news of DOGE disbanding, here is a flashback to earlier in the year when VFRL partnered with the NCDP in Raleigh, NC to protest against the harmful DOGE cuts and the cowardly politicians that did nothing to stop them. Protesting can work. Continue to speak up in your communities!
On the ground in NC! Board member Scott Peoples is attending the Rally Against DOGE. He will be speaking on VA cuts and the impacts on veterans.
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
With the news of DOGE disbanding, here is a flashback to earlier in the year when VFRL partnered with the NCDP in Raleigh, NC to protest against the harmful DOGE cuts and the cowardly politicians that did nothing to stop them. Protesting can work. Continue to speak up in your communities!
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Good riddance to one of the biggest failures in American history. Elon Musk and his band of jackasses have done lasting harm to our reputation around the world. As we can clearly see, when you put malignant narcissists in charge of the government, it has devastating effects.
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter reut.rs/4abeTdx
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
The Department of Government Efficiency claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the unit did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Good riddance to one of the biggest failures in American history. Elon Musk and his band of jackasses have done lasting harm to our reputation around the world. As we can clearly see, when you put malignant narcissists in charge of the government, it has devastating effects.
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@markhertling.bsky.social: "No one in the American military swears allegiance to any individual. The oaths are not pledges of loyalty to a party, a personality, or a political movement. Loyalty is pledged to the Constitution."
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@markhertling.bsky.social: "No one in the American military swears allegiance to any individual. The oaths are not pledges of loyalty to a party, a personality, or a political movement. Loyalty is pledged to the Constitution."
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I am absolutely honored to have @vetsforrl.bsky.social standing shoulder to shoulder with us in this fight for freedom and democracy. Our fundamental rights and values are on the line in the 2026 midterms. This team will flip MI07 because we must.
A message from VFRL President & Chairman: @bridgetbrink.com has built a career on service and moral courage. She resigned under Trump rather than support a foreign policy she knew was wrong, and she put her life on the line in Ukraine to stand with democracy. MI-07 deserves a leader like her.
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I am absolutely honored to have @vetsforrl.bsky.social standing shoulder to shoulder with us in this fight for freedom and democracy. Our fundamental rights and values are on the line in the 2026 midterms. This team will flip MI07 because we must.
A message from VFRL President & Chairman: @bridgetbrink.com has built a career on service and moral courage. She resigned under Trump rather than support a foreign policy she knew was wrong, and she put her life on the line in Ukraine to stand with democracy. MI-07 deserves a leader like her.
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A message from VFRL President & Chairman: @bridgetbrink.com has built a career on service and moral courage. She resigned under Trump rather than support a foreign policy she knew was wrong, and she put her life on the line in Ukraine to stand with democracy. MI-07 deserves a leader like her.
The Trump administration flat out says that any order Trump gives is a legal order just because it came from Trump. They want him to be a dictator so badly. They really are doing their best to make sure the next No Kings protests double in size. #NoKings
LEAVITT: They are encouraging service members not to follow lawful orders!
REPORTER: They're talking about illegal orders
LEAVITT: They're suggesting the president has given illegal orders, which he has not. Every single order given is lawful.
REPORTER: They're talking about illegal orders
LEAVITT: They're suggesting the president has given illegal orders, which he has not. Every single order given is lawful.
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Trump administration flat out says that any order Trump gives is a legal order just because it came from Trump. They want him to be a dictator so badly. They really are doing their best to make sure the next No Kings protests double in size. #NoKings
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Important by Mark Hertling on the different oaths enlisted personnel and officers take.
"Officers are expected to exercise independent judgment when presented with a questionable directive. Officers are duty-bound to refuse an unlawful order. It is not optional."
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...
"Officers are expected to exercise independent judgment when presented with a questionable directive. Officers are duty-bound to refuse an unlawful order. It is not optional."
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...
What Americans Should Understand About the Military Disobeying Illegal Orders
And why it matters there are two military oaths.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Important by Mark Hertling on the different oaths enlisted personnel and officers take.
"Officers are expected to exercise independent judgment when presented with a questionable directive. Officers are duty-bound to refuse an unlawful order. It is not optional."
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...
"Officers are expected to exercise independent judgment when presented with a questionable directive. Officers are duty-bound to refuse an unlawful order. It is not optional."
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...
Don’t give up the ship!
NEW: Rep Jason Crow (D-CO) and other Democratic veterans in Congress release a joint statement on President Trump’s call for their arrest and sedition trial: “Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence.”
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Don’t give up the ship!
The “Hang Mike Pence” party showing us their true colors again.
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.”
Trump says Democrats’ video message to military is ‘seditious behavior’ punishable by death
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — …
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November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The “Hang Mike Pence” party showing us their true colors again.
The kids are alright
JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The kids are alright
A message from VFRL President and Chairman: Colorado’s 8th is one of the most competitive, flippable districts. @evanmunsing.bsky.social has the courage, service record, and integrity needed to win it. VFRL is proud to endorse him for Congress. #CO08
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A message from VFRL President and Chairman: Colorado’s 8th is one of the most competitive, flippable districts. @evanmunsing.bsky.social has the courage, service record, and integrity needed to win it. VFRL is proud to endorse him for Congress. #CO08
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Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
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Thank you so much for this great endoresement gentlemen! I really appreciate it and I will keep on fighting. @wellmanformo.bsky.social #TeamWellman #Missouri
A message from VFRL President and Chairman: Earlier this week we endorsed @fpwellman.bsky.social. A man who wore the uniform and never stopped fighting for what’s right. MO-02 deserves leadership with a backbone.
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thank you so much for this great endoresement gentlemen! I really appreciate it and I will keep on fighting. @wellmanformo.bsky.social #TeamWellman #Missouri
A message from VFRL President and Chairman: Earlier this week we endorsed @fpwellman.bsky.social. A man who wore the uniform and never stopped fighting for what’s right. MO-02 deserves leadership with a backbone.
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A message from VFRL President and Chairman: Earlier this week we endorsed @fpwellman.bsky.social. A man who wore the uniform and never stopped fighting for what’s right. MO-02 deserves leadership with a backbone.