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Nonilex

While the precise details of #COFA agreements—which have only ever been extended to the small island nations of #Micronesia, the #MarshallIslands & #Palau—vary depending on the signatory, the US govt typically provides many essential services, from mail delivery to emergency management [which under #Trump’s #FEMA reductions isn’t even provided in the US] to #military protection. In exchange, the #USmilitary operates freely in COFA countries & #trade w/the US is largely duty-free.

#Greenland
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Jack Linke 🦄

A personal hero of mine, fellow servicemember, and #trans man Logan Ireland is facing what looks like the final step in the White House's efforts to ban #transgender folks from serving in the #USMilitary.

Thousands of Americans serving with honor are about to be treated with disdain.

Meanwhile, Palm Center estimates that it will cost the US 1900% more to kick out trans #servicemembers than to pay for their specific healthcare needs ($1 bn vs $52 mil).

Facebook post from Logan Ireland about the situation.
Page 1 of memorandum from Pentagon about impending trans ban.
Page 2 of memorandum from Pentagon about impending trans ban.
#Shame#TheyDeserveBetter#LGBTQ
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Bi Sasquatch

For those of you who have served with #Transgender people in the #military you know they willingly want to serve their country by being in the military yet they are being driven out by a cowardly draft dodging criminal who has a drunken wife beater do his dirty work.

Impeach #Trump and get rid of his sycophants.

#USMilitary #USIntellegence #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIAPlus
#USPolitics #POTUS #DonaldTrump

apnews.com/article/trangender-

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James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮

I'm sharing this event that is happening on facebook (I'm one of the panelists), but I'm hoping there will be a recording available afterwards that can be shared on other platforms:

🎖️🗣️ When Orders Cross the Line: A Panel on Conscientious Objection & Unlawful Orders
📅 Thursday, May 22nd | 🕖 7:00 PM EST
📍 Livestreamed on the Military & Veterans Women’s Coalition Facebook Page
What happens when following orders means violating your conscience — or the law?
Join us for a powerful live panel discussion hosted by the Military & Veterans Women’s Coalition that explores what service members can do when they are faced with an unlawful or unethical order.
🎤 Hear directly from former service members, Joy Metzler and Juan Betancourt, who became Conscientious Objectors (COs) as they share their personal stories, the difficult choices they faced, and the real-life consequences of standing their ground.
⚖️ Our expert military attorney, James Branum, will break down:
What qualifies as an unlawful order
What protections CO status provides under military law
How to legally and ethically navigate the objection process
What due process rights exist for those who refuse to comply
This is a must-watch event for:
✔️ Active duty service members
✔️ Veterans
✔️ Military families
✔️ Advocates and allies concerned with ethics, justice, and accountability in the armed forces
📺 How to Watch:
Tune in live on Thursday, May 22 at 7pm EST on the Military & Veterans Women’s Coalition Facebook Page — no registration required.
🔁 Please share this event with your networks. Awareness = protection

Picture of a miltiary servicemember, mostly shrouded in darkness Words: When Orders Cross the line: a panel on unlawful orders and conscientious objection LIVESTREAM Military & Vetran Women's Coalition
#ConscientiousObjection#MilitaryLaw#USMilitary
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Flipboard Culture Desk

80 years ago, the 855 members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight, headed to Birmingham, England, to sort an enormous backlog of mail. They were faced with millions of letters and packages addressed to American soldiers and government personnel stationed across Europe, some of whom had received nothing in years. Three months later, the predominantly Black, all-female unit, which had the motto, "no mail, low morale," had done it. In 2022, then-President Joe Biden signed into law an act that would award members of the battalion a Congressional Gold Medal. Today, the two surviving members received theirs. Here's more from @npr about the work the unit did, the campaign to get them their medals, and how the Department of Defense's DEI purge impacted their legacy.

Link: flip.it/jdxwB_

#History @histodons #USHistory #BlackHistory @blackmastodon #USMilitary #USGovernment #Women

An image of women in military dress walking down cobbled streets. This shows the personnel of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion taking part in a parade in honor of Jeanne d'Arc in Rouen, France, 1945. The predominantly Black Six Triple Eight was the only all-female unit to serve overseas in WWII.
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DrALJONES

Analysis: "The Secret Military History of the Internet" & why it still matters.

"The internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance... its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today."

~Yasha Levine

chrishedges.substack.com/p/the

#internetorigins #masssurveillance #uspol #usmilitary #europol #ukpol .

The Chris Hedges Report · The Secret Military History of the Internet (w/ Yasha Levine) | The Chris Hedges ReportBy Chris Hedges
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