Kayla Williams
@kwilliams101.bsky.social
Author, veteran, advocate, kidney donor
While Miller’s abuse, Clancy’s trial, and Smith’s tradwife back-pedaling may seem like very different stories, they’re all connected by one common thread: the outraged response from women, especially mothers.
Nara Smith, Lindsay Clancy, Max Miller—and Our National Reckoning on Motherhood
We've reached a tipping point
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CAR INSURANCE IS A CAPITALIST TRAP FORCING CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY MAY NEVER EVEN USE! that’s how this sounds.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Steps to log in to MHS Genesis: - enter username & pwd - req PIN - enter PIN - verify contact info - click continue on “authentication complete” screen - accept policy EVERY TIME. SIX SCREENS EVERY TIME. Just show me my lab results bruh
Our nation would never be battle-ready without our brave women in uniform who have earned their place in our military. Pete Hegseth's attacks only weaken our readiness. Our WARRIOR Act ensures every servicemember is judged by their ability, not their gender. 19thnews.org/2026/07/wome...
Women have served in combat for a decade. Lawmakers want to protect that right.
“As far as I’m concerned, the only person who doesn’t think that women should have the opportunity to serve in these roles is Hegseth,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono, a lead sponsor of a new bill.
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Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people. n.pr/4w4pkH0
Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold
Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.
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Interesting piece. “manhood was once counterposed more against childhood than womanhood. Maturity was what turned a boy into a man—the development of self-control and judgment, not aggressiveness”
How to Save Marriage
To find a future for the institution, we need to accurately account for its wildly varying past.
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The US recorded 17 life-threatening injuries in the first phase of the Iran War, according to DoD records obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social through FOIA. The records provide the most detailed accounting yet of the conflict's human toll. Read more: thewarhorse.org/records-troo...
Shrapnel, Broken Bones, and Head Trauma: New Records Show How U.S. Troops Were Wounded in Iran War
Pentagon records reveal new details of the injuries troops have sustained in the Iran war, along with attacks that have never been reported
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DoD: we now absolutely require your DoD ID number, not your social security number, to schedule medical appointments Also DoD: we printed the beneficiary number on your ID card in like 6 point font, so if you are over age 40 you definitely cannot read it. Enjoy!
Check out my latest to see how Trump’s people quit sharing info about VA care and benefits in favor of mindless clickbait
Team Trump Eviscerates VA Social Media
Under Secretary Collins, official department accounts have moved from useful to cringe
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I cried watching a kid sign the National Anthem tonight at a Washington Spirit game. #thanksperimenopause
Reminder: In a suicide crisis, eligible veterans can go to any ER for free. Learn more: buff.ly/WL1J1jc
In a suicide crisis, eligible veterans can go to any ER for free. Nearly 50,000 already have.
The COMPACT Act allows veterans to receive emergency suicide crisis care for free, but many eligible remain in the dark about its existence.
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My roundup of this week’s top stories in mil/vet issues just dropped!
Mil/Vet Legislation, Policy, & News Updates
Week ending July 24th, 2026
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Posting for visibility: online research study for partners/spouses concerned about their service member’s drinking. See if this opportunity feels right for you:
Feeling Alone With Your Partner’s Drinking? A Stanford University Study Pays Up to $250 for an Online Study for Military Spouses – See If You Qualify
Research Center: Stanford University Location: This is an online study in the United States IRB: This study has been reviewed and approved by the Stanford School of Medicine IRB
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Louder for the people in the back: America’s Military Must Never Be Asked to Commit War Crimes
National Security Leaders for America Statement on Escalating Hostilities with Iran
America’s Military Must Never Be Asked to Commit War Crimes
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I hate wearing wrinkled clothes because of Army conditioning but also refuse to use an iron because I’m not in the freaking Army anymore. A conundrum.
Americans seem to have “the deeper patriotism of the Reconstruction-era Senator Carl Schurz, who added: ‘If right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.’” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
How America Gave Up on Its Own History
Unable to agree on how to interpret the American story, the country’s schools, universities, and political institutions have stopped trying to tell it at all.
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My latest piece - on what donating a kidney made me realize about the overwhelming pressure of being a working mom:
I Donated a Kidney to Get Two Weeks Off
How donating an entire organ was the only way a working mom could completely and totally unplug from responsibilities for two full weeks.
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Did you know that the discharge petition for the Major Richard Star Act is just THREE SIGNATURES AWAY from guaranteeing the bill a vote on the House floor? See whether your rep has signed and contact them with your opinion: clerk.house.gov/DischargePet...
Discharge Petition No. 22, Bill Number: H.Res. 1247, 119th Congress
SPONSOR: Mark Takano DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, Mark Takano, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution providing f...
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NEW: @maxblau.bsky.social spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is there any way to find out whether the produce he buys at the grocery store comes from farms with a record of mistreating workers?
Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?
Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?
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I wonder if we can use my kids’ mediocre grades as proof they didn’t use AI when they’re trying to get into college
Who would’ve thought I’d get to cheer for a fellow Williams during a World Cup final between Spain & Argentina?
“One Michigan-based company that launched last year to encourage churches to tap into public funds refers to these programs in its promotional videos as “God’s new gold mine.””
Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · 3w ago“A superintendent misspent public funds in Ohio for years. Indicted on multiple felony counts of theft, she permanently lost her educator license in the state. Then she moved to Florida, changed her name and opened a private school.” www.propublica.org/article/priv...
The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
7 years ago today I donated my left kidney to a stranger - heard from her today that her "numbers are perfect" - and it filled me with such deep gratitude that I was able to make a tangible positive difference in the world that no one can take away. <3 #DonateLife
My weekly news round-up, now with more testosterone!
Never a dull week, even in summer
This is not a low-T mil/vet news cycle
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#Veterans, do you spend hours on digital screens every day? Ever wonder how it impacts your #vision? There is currently a major research gap—but you can help close it. Take PDS Optical's brief, 5-min survey to help shape the future of Veteran eye care: www.surveymonkey.com/r/PDSsurvey2...
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Everyone is focused on the Richard Star element of TCAVA - and how it would be paid for - but please don’t sleep on these other crappy aspects: buff.ly/AWvBp6V
Republicans Are About To Screw Veterans Worse Than I Thought
A massive bill includes some good things, but those are masking the bad
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