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Empowering veterans to defend democracy. Proud member of the @unite4vets.bsky.social coalition
Congratulations to Veterans for all Voters on a major win. The 127th National Convention of the VFW adopted Resolution 435, supporting protections for military and overseas voters. VaV members and staff wrote the resolution and worked persistently and patiently to get it across the finish line.
Today in History: July 21st, 1930: President Herbert Hoover signed Executive Order 5398, combining the Veterans' Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers into one independent Veterans Administration. Let's look at the history that built today's VA 🧵
Figuring out where exactly your polling place is, and navigating work schedules and dependent care to get there... it can be a lot. @saraheminnisphd.bsky.social reminds us that voting is harder than it ought to be. So let's all help each other out. vetstransitioncoach.substack.com/p/dont-forge...
Don't Forget To Vote!
Reminders are great, but what about access?
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Richmond, we're headed your way! Join us on Saturday, July 18 for Our Stories, Our Truth—an evening honoring the stories, service, and legacy of Women Veterans. Sat, July 18th Virginia War Memorial, Richmond VA 5:00–7:30 PM Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/our-storie...
Our Stories, Our Truth National Storytelling Tour: Richmond
This living series is our platform to speak our collective truth and to speak truth to power.
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Women make up 21% of the active-duty Navy, but account for only about 7% of active-duty admirals. Yet this year, for the first time in over a decade, no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral. Neither gender nor race should impact promotions.
Greg Jaffe@gregjaffe.bsky.social · 3w agoHegseth strikes 7 from promotion list: Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to command one of the Navy’s 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, was pulled off the list. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
Honored to be one of @leadershipnow.bsky.social's first grantees. This grant helps us keep organizing veterans to support free and fair elections. Grateful for the investment in the work — and in the veterans doing it. @insidephilanthropy.com www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/new-fun...
New Funding to Catalyze the Disenfranchised Center
Pivotal is among those funding an array of organizations seeking to counter polarization and extremism through the Leadership Now Project’s first direct grants.
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The mission of the National Guard is defending the nation and answering emergencies at home. Street policing in the District is neither. We joined 25 other organizations in urging Gov. Whitmer to bring Michigan's National Guard home. Our statement: www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/t...
Today we joined 25 partner organizations urging Gov. Whitmer to bring Michigan's National Guard home from Washington, DC. Four governors have withdrawn forces already. Michigan's are slated to stay through August. The Guard belongs to Michigan. The letter: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
BREAKING: The Brennan Center and 2 dozen+ other orgs sent a letter to Gov Gretchen Whitmer urging her to withdraw MI National Guard members from DC. There's "no reason to trust” the Trump admin to use the troops “appropriately or even lawfully,” they write.
Coalition Letter to Governor Whitmer
The Brennan Center and more than two dozen other organizations have sent a letter to Governor Whitmer urging her to recall the Michigan National Guard members she sent to Washington, DC, at President ...
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Today, more than two dozen national and local organizations wrote to Governor Whitmer and asked her to recall the Michigan National Guard forces that she sent to Washington, DC, at President Trump’s request. 1/11 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Coalition Letter to Governor Whitmer
The Brennan Center and more than two dozen other organizations have sent a letter to Governor Whitmer urging her to recall the Michigan National Guard members she sent to Washington, DC, at President ...
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson by two Tennessee National Guard soldiers assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force during an early Sunday morning foot pursuit in downtown Memphis. Our statement:
163 years ago today, a professor from Maine ordered a bayonet charge on Little Round Top, and saved the Union. Four months later, Lincoln told the country why: fidelity to a promise that the republic would endure. That promise turns 250 this week. It has never kept itself. The work continues.
What does the recent Supreme Court decision about mail-in ballots (Watson v. RNC) mean for the military and for veterans. @itsapurdy.bsky.social explains
Veterans swear an oath to the Constitution. Today, the Supreme Court affirmed one of its clearest promises: birthright citizenship. We were proud to defend that principle in an amicus brief. We will keep defending it. www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/t...
Affirmed: Citizenship in America is not inherited through parentage, wealth, race, or status. It is a constitutional promise, one we served to defend, ensuring that every child born here belongs fully to the country they may one day vote in, serve, and help lead. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Effort to End Birthright Citizenship
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Today's mail in voting ruling is a win for every service member stationed overseas who mailed their ballot on time and trusted that it would count. It is a win for military families, for rural voters, for seniors, & for people with disabilities. www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/s...
Today's decision affirms that the government has both the authority and the obligation to ensure that a ballot cast in good faith is counted. That is the democracy we served to defend. www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/s...
Delayed Ballots Still Count: The Chamberlain Network Applauds the Supreme Court's Decision Protecting Mail Ballot Grace Periods in Watson v. RNC — The Chamberlain Network
The Chamberlain Network today welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee , upholding a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to ...
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Nearly two dozen states challenged the president's order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
1/ The Senate just voted 50–48 to adopt H. Con. Res. 86, after the House passed the same War Powers measure 215–208. Let's dig into what happened, what the measure does, its legal effect, why the vote still matters, and what Congress can do next. 🧵 (a thread) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...
BALTIMORE — we're one day away. Join us tomorrow at the Baltimore War Memorial for an evening of storytelling, reflection, and community centered on Black and African American veterans. When: Sat, June 20, 5pm EDT Where: Baltimore War Memorial Tickets: givebutter.com/ourstoriesto...
Our Stories, Our Truth National Storytelling Tour: Baltimore
A National Tour Honoring the Legacy of Us
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Starting soon: Our June member call is tonight at 6 PM ET. Updates, ways to plug in, and a room full of veterans protecting democracy. New faces welcome. Register now: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tomorrow. 6 PM ET. Join our monthly member call, where veterans connect, plug in, and get to work protecting democracy. New faces always welcome. Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Federal agents raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s offices, targeted staff homes, and seized devices. It is a gross abuse of power to use federal law enforcement to intimidate the people doing the work of democracy. TCN's Full statement: www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/o...
Coming to Baltimore on June 20: Our Stories, Our Truth. Join us for an evening honoring the stories and lived experiences of Black and African American veterans. TCN Board Member and Atlanta Councilmember Jason Dozier will be joining! Get your tickets: givebutter.com/ourstoriesto...
Our Stories, Our Truth National Storytelling Tour: Baltimore
A National Tour Honoring the Legacy of Us
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New from @protectdemocracy.org : a year after troops were first sent to LA, a look at the costs of putting servicemembers on American streets. Their findings:— escalation, disillusionment in the ranks, and politicization are predictable outcomes. www.justsecurity.org/141479/year-...
A Year Later: Ordering Military Personnel to Police American Streets
One year since Trump sent the National Guard to LA, a new report warns military deployments produce escalation and disillusionment.
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For veterans, service members, and military families, this vote means Congress has begun to do the job the Constitution assigns it. For that, we who swore an oath to defend that Constitution are thankful. Full statement: www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/t...
For veterans, service members, and military families, this vote means Congress has begun to do the job the Constitution assigns it. For that, we who swore an oath to defend that Constitution are thankful. Full statement: www.chamberlainnetwork.us/the-report/t...
For troops overseas and citizens abroad, voting isn't a walk to the polls. A ballot has to make a round trip — out across bases, ships, and foreign mail, then all the way back. Here's how voting overseas works, and how the story of the military voting while deployed is much older than 1986 🧵
