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Your fire extinguisher is useless against lithium-ion battery fires. The toxic gases are worse than the flames. With Christmas coming, here's what every family needs to know about those devices under the tree.
[Link]https://bit.ly/4i2DDGN
#FireSafety #LithiumBattery #HolidaySafety #PublicSafety
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#FireSafety #LithiumBattery #HolidaySafety #PublicSafety
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Your fire extinguisher is useless against lithium-ion battery fires. The toxic gases are worse than the flames. With Christmas coming, here's what every family needs to know about those devices under the tree.
[Link]https://bit.ly/4i2DDGN
#FireSafety #LithiumBattery #HolidaySafety #PublicSafety
[Link]https://bit.ly/4i2DDGN
#FireSafety #LithiumBattery #HolidaySafety #PublicSafety
Your homeowners' policy probably won't cover that tree removal. Or area-wide power outages. Or full-time RV living. 4 decades responding to disasters—here's what insurance companies don't tell you. Link> bit.ly/4nRqnpJ
#BehindTheAlarm #InsuranceTips
#BehindTheAlarm #InsuranceTips
The Devil in the Details - What Your Insurance Won't Tell You Until It's Too Late
The Quiet Cost Of Unread Fine Print
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November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Your homeowners' policy probably won't cover that tree removal. Or area-wide power outages. Or full-time RV living. 4 decades responding to disasters—here's what insurance companies don't tell you. Link> bit.ly/4nRqnpJ
#BehindTheAlarm #InsuranceTips
#BehindTheAlarm #InsuranceTips
What just happened at the Justice Department violates every principle of operational integrity I've learned in four decades of public safety. This isn't politics. This is operational failure that threatens us all.
👉 bit.ly/4gRsVlS
#NationalSecurity #AbbeyGate #RuleOfLaw #Veterans #PublicSafety
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#NationalSecurity #AbbeyGate #RuleOfLaw #Veterans #PublicSafety
October 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What just happened at the Justice Department violates every principle of operational integrity I've learned in four decades of public safety. This isn't politics. This is operational failure that threatens us all.
👉 bit.ly/4gRsVlS
#NationalSecurity #AbbeyGate #RuleOfLaw #Veterans #PublicSafety
👉 bit.ly/4gRsVlS
#NationalSecurity #AbbeyGate #RuleOfLaw #Veterans #PublicSafety
If the government can kill without trial at sea, what stops them from doing it in the air? On land? Against you? Against me? The line is gone. open.substack.com/pub/together...
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
September 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If the government can kill without trial at sea, what stops them from doing it in the air? On land? Against you? Against me? The line is gone. open.substack.com/pub/together...
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
#NoToAuthoritarianism #HumanRights #TogetherWeAreMore
"Billions of YOUR tax dollars are being burned to fuel one man’s ego. Here’s how… #TaxpayerWaste #Corruption #Accountability #Politics"
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August 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Billions of YOUR tax dollars are being burned to fuel one man’s ego. Here’s how… #TaxpayerWaste #Corruption #Accountability #Politics"
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open.substack.com/pub/together...
A President now commands a loyal, armed force in D.C.
No governor. No legislature. No checks.
If this experiment succeeds, it won’t stay contained.
The test isn’t just in D.C.
It’s in us.
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No governor. No legislature. No checks.
If this experiment succeeds, it won’t stay contained.
The test isn’t just in D.C.
It’s in us.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
August 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A President now commands a loyal, armed force in D.C.
No governor. No legislature. No checks.
If this experiment succeeds, it won’t stay contained.
The test isn’t just in D.C.
It’s in us.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
No governor. No legislature. No checks.
If this experiment succeeds, it won’t stay contained.
The test isn’t just in D.C.
It’s in us.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
The Boogeyman Is Real—and It’s Wearing a Flag Pin
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Germany, 1933. Chile, 1973. Prague, 1968.
It always “can’t happen here” until it does.
It is happening here.
#HistoryMatters #DefendDemocracy #NeverAgainIsNow #TogetherWeAreMore
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Germany, 1933. Chile, 1973. Prague, 1968.
It always “can’t happen here” until it does.
It is happening here.
#HistoryMatters #DefendDemocracy #NeverAgainIsNow #TogetherWeAreMore
The Boogeyman Is Real—and It’s Wearing a Flag Pin
I’ve been jotting down thoughts for weeks, trying to make sense of what I’m seeing in this country.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Boogeyman Is Real—and It’s Wearing a Flag Pin
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Germany, 1933. Chile, 1973. Prague, 1968.
It always “can’t happen here” until it does.
It is happening here.
#HistoryMatters #DefendDemocracy #NeverAgainIsNow #TogetherWeAreMore
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Germany, 1933. Chile, 1973. Prague, 1968.
It always “can’t happen here” until it does.
It is happening here.
#HistoryMatters #DefendDemocracy #NeverAgainIsNow #TogetherWeAreMore
Liberty isn’t safe. Liberty isn’t comfortable. Liberty isn’t free.
If you think otherwise, you’re helping kill it.
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#LibertyOrDeath #FreedomFighter #WakeUp
If you think otherwise, you’re helping kill it.
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#LibertyOrDeath #FreedomFighter #WakeUp
August 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Liberty isn’t safe. Liberty isn’t comfortable. Liberty isn’t free.
If you think otherwise, you’re helping kill it.
Link open.substack.com/pub/together...
#LibertyOrDeath #FreedomFighter #WakeUp
If you think otherwise, you’re helping kill it.
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#LibertyOrDeath #FreedomFighter #WakeUp
We are not becoming authoritarian. We are there.
When kids in cages became background noise. When 49 murdered in a nightclub became “a distraction.” Silence isn’t neutrality. Silence is consent.
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#DefianceTillDeath #TogetherWeAreMore #StandUpNow
When kids in cages became background noise. When 49 murdered in a nightclub became “a distraction.” Silence isn’t neutrality. Silence is consent.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#DefianceTillDeath #TogetherWeAreMore #StandUpNow
August 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We are not becoming authoritarian. We are there.
When kids in cages became background noise. When 49 murdered in a nightclub became “a distraction.” Silence isn’t neutrality. Silence is consent.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#DefianceTillDeath #TogetherWeAreMore #StandUpNow
When kids in cages became background noise. When 49 murdered in a nightclub became “a distraction.” Silence isn’t neutrality. Silence is consent.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#DefianceTillDeath #TogetherWeAreMore #StandUpNow
🔥 When the firehouse is forced into politics, everyone loses.
Read my latest Substack
➡️https://open.substack.com/pub/fyrmanfred/p/when-the-fire-service-is-asked-to?r=3a94c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#FireService #PublicSafety #KeepPoliticsOut
Read my latest Substack
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#FireService #PublicSafety #KeepPoliticsOut
August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🔥 When the firehouse is forced into politics, everyone loses.
Read my latest Substack
➡️https://open.substack.com/pub/fyrmanfred/p/when-the-fire-service-is-asked-to?r=3a94c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#FireService #PublicSafety #KeepPoliticsOut
Read my latest Substack
➡️https://open.substack.com/pub/fyrmanfred/p/when-the-fire-service-is-asked-to?r=3a94c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#FireService #PublicSafety #KeepPoliticsOut
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ rewards Putin while eroding democracy at home. Ukraine shouldn’t pay the price for authoritarian ambition abroad OR in Washington.
#DemocracyUnderThreat #Ukraine #StopAuthoritarianism #NoFalsePeace #TogetherWeAreMore
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#DemocracyUnderThreat #Ukraine #StopAuthoritarianism #NoFalsePeace #TogetherWeAreMore
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August 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ rewards Putin while eroding democracy at home. Ukraine shouldn’t pay the price for authoritarian ambition abroad OR in Washington.
#DemocracyUnderThreat #Ukraine #StopAuthoritarianism #NoFalsePeace #TogetherWeAreMore
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#DemocracyUnderThreat #Ukraine #StopAuthoritarianism #NoFalsePeace #TogetherWeAreMore
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Power Over Prosperity: The Real Cost of MAGA’s Deportation Plan open.substack.com/pub/together...
August 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Power Over Prosperity: The Real Cost of MAGA’s Deportation Plan open.substack.com/pub/together...
If you think criticizing Israel makes you antisemitic,
You’ve been sold a dangerous lie.
Zionism ≠ Judaism.
Here’s what they don’t want you to know - open.substack.com/pub/together...
#SpeakTruth #HumanRights #JusticeMatters #EndTheSilence #GazaUnderSiege #ApartheidReality #ZionismIsNotJudaism
You’ve been sold a dangerous lie.
Zionism ≠ Judaism.
Here’s what they don’t want you to know - open.substack.com/pub/together...
#SpeakTruth #HumanRights #JusticeMatters #EndTheSilence #GazaUnderSiege #ApartheidReality #ZionismIsNotJudaism
August 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
If you think criticizing Israel makes you antisemitic,
You’ve been sold a dangerous lie.
Zionism ≠ Judaism.
Here’s what they don’t want you to know - open.substack.com/pub/together...
#SpeakTruth #HumanRights #JusticeMatters #EndTheSilence #GazaUnderSiege #ApartheidReality #ZionismIsNotJudaism
You’ve been sold a dangerous lie.
Zionism ≠ Judaism.
Here’s what they don’t want you to know - open.substack.com/pub/together...
#SpeakTruth #HumanRights #JusticeMatters #EndTheSilence #GazaUnderSiege #ApartheidReality #ZionismIsNotJudaism
Wildfire smoke doesn’t need a passport.
Neither does climate disaster.
Canada asked for help. The world is too busy burning.
#ClimateCrisis #CanadaWildfires #NoPlanetB
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Neither does climate disaster.
Canada asked for help. The world is too busy burning.
#ClimateCrisis #CanadaWildfires #NoPlanetB
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August 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wildfire smoke doesn’t need a passport.
Neither does climate disaster.
Canada asked for help. The world is too busy burning.
#ClimateCrisis #CanadaWildfires #NoPlanetB
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Neither does climate disaster.
Canada asked for help. The world is too busy burning.
#ClimateCrisis #CanadaWildfires #NoPlanetB
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Unity isn't soft. It's survival.
It’s what built this country. It’s what can save it.
🧵 “Unity Isn’t a Luxury”
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#UnityNow #TogetherWeAreMore #AmericaStrong #CommonPurpose #DividedWeFall
It’s what built this country. It’s what can save it.
🧵 “Unity Isn’t a Luxury”
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#UnityNow #TogetherWeAreMore #AmericaStrong #CommonPurpose #DividedWeFall
Unity Isn't a Luxury
In a time when division is engineered, monetized, and weaponized, unity has been downgraded from a national imperative to a naive dream.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Unity isn't soft. It's survival.
It’s what built this country. It’s what can save it.
🧵 “Unity Isn’t a Luxury”
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#UnityNow #TogetherWeAreMore #AmericaStrong #CommonPurpose #DividedWeFall
It’s what built this country. It’s what can save it.
🧵 “Unity Isn’t a Luxury”
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#UnityNow #TogetherWeAreMore #AmericaStrong #CommonPurpose #DividedWeFall
Empathy Isn’t a Four-Letter Word
A rallying cry for what binds us—and what we’re losing.
#Empathy #HumanityFirst #WeNeedEachOther #TogetherWeAreMore #Civilization #Unity #AmericanValues
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A rallying cry for what binds us—and what we’re losing.
#Empathy #HumanityFirst #WeNeedEachOther #TogetherWeAreMore #Civilization #Unity #AmericanValues
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August 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Empathy Isn’t a Four-Letter Word
A rallying cry for what binds us—and what we’re losing.
#Empathy #HumanityFirst #WeNeedEachOther #TogetherWeAreMore #Civilization #Unity #AmericanValues
open.substack.com/pub/together...
A rallying cry for what binds us—and what we’re losing.
#Empathy #HumanityFirst #WeNeedEachOther #TogetherWeAreMore #Civilization #Unity #AmericanValues
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Trump isn't just coming for Jack Smith—he's coming for all of us. And we are done.
History doesn’t forget cowards and collaborators.
🧵Read: “I Will Not Go Quietly” open.substack.com/pub/together...
#TogetherWeAreMore #IWillNotGoQuietly #DefendDemocracy #JackSmith #HistoryRemembers
History doesn’t forget cowards and collaborators.
🧵Read: “I Will Not Go Quietly” open.substack.com/pub/together...
#TogetherWeAreMore #IWillNotGoQuietly #DefendDemocracy #JackSmith #HistoryRemembers
August 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Trump isn't just coming for Jack Smith—he's coming for all of us. And we are done.
History doesn’t forget cowards and collaborators.
🧵Read: “I Will Not Go Quietly” open.substack.com/pub/together...
#TogetherWeAreMore #IWillNotGoQuietly #DefendDemocracy #JackSmith #HistoryRemembers
History doesn’t forget cowards and collaborators.
🧵Read: “I Will Not Go Quietly” open.substack.com/pub/together...
#TogetherWeAreMore #IWillNotGoQuietly #DefendDemocracy #JackSmith #HistoryRemembers
If you're watching what’s happening and thinking, “This isn’t the America I signed up for…”—you’re not alone.
Read this powerful call to action. #Resist #TogetherWeAreMore
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Read this powerful call to action. #Resist #TogetherWeAreMore
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August 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If you're watching what’s happening and thinking, “This isn’t the America I signed up for…”—you’re not alone.
Read this powerful call to action. #Resist #TogetherWeAreMore
open.substack.com/pub/together...
Read this powerful call to action. #Resist #TogetherWeAreMore
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“Real aid has wheels, not wings.”
As a disaster medic, I’ve seen what happens when desperate people are forced to fight for air-dropped aid. Gaza deserves better than theater.
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#EndTheSiege #GazaFamine #GazaGenocide #TogetherWeAreMore
As a disaster medic, I’ve seen what happens when desperate people are forced to fight for air-dropped aid. Gaza deserves better than theater.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#EndTheSiege #GazaFamine #GazaGenocide #TogetherWeAreMore
July 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“Real aid has wheels, not wings.”
As a disaster medic, I’ve seen what happens when desperate people are forced to fight for air-dropped aid. Gaza deserves better than theater.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#EndTheSiege #GazaFamine #GazaGenocide #TogetherWeAreMore
As a disaster medic, I’ve seen what happens when desperate people are forced to fight for air-dropped aid. Gaza deserves better than theater.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#EndTheSiege #GazaFamine #GazaGenocide #TogetherWeAreMore
Just published:
“The ‘Honorable’ Lie”—a challenge to those who wrap themselves in titles they no longer live up to.
If you claim to serve the people
15 questions every public servant should be forced to answer. open.substack.com/pub/together...
#Accountability #HonorableInNameOnly #PoliticalEthics
“The ‘Honorable’ Lie”—a challenge to those who wrap themselves in titles they no longer live up to.
If you claim to serve the people
15 questions every public servant should be forced to answer. open.substack.com/pub/together...
#Accountability #HonorableInNameOnly #PoliticalEthics
July 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just published:
“The ‘Honorable’ Lie”—a challenge to those who wrap themselves in titles they no longer live up to.
If you claim to serve the people
15 questions every public servant should be forced to answer. open.substack.com/pub/together...
#Accountability #HonorableInNameOnly #PoliticalEthics
“The ‘Honorable’ Lie”—a challenge to those who wrap themselves in titles they no longer live up to.
If you claim to serve the people
15 questions every public servant should be forced to answer. open.substack.com/pub/together...
#Accountability #HonorableInNameOnly #PoliticalEthics
Pam Bondi just fired a career prosecutor chosen by NJ federal judges to replace Alina Habba—Trump’s former personal attorney. This isn’t “law and order.” It’s executive overreach. Judges followed the law. Bondi wants loyalty, not justice. #TogetherWeAreMore
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July 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Pam Bondi just fired a career prosecutor chosen by NJ federal judges to replace Alina Habba—Trump’s former personal attorney. This isn’t “law and order.” It’s executive overreach. Judges followed the law. Bondi wants loyalty, not justice. #TogetherWeAreMore
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We’re not divided because we disagree—we’re divided because lies have replaced truth. And when that happens, trust disappears. If that alarms you, read this.
#TruthStillMatters #FightTheLies #AmericanDemocracy #SpeakUpNow #NoMoreGaslighting
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#TruthStillMatters #FightTheLies #AmericanDemocracy #SpeakUpNow #NoMoreGaslighting
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July 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We’re not divided because we disagree—we’re divided because lies have replaced truth. And when that happens, trust disappears. If that alarms you, read this.
#TruthStillMatters #FightTheLies #AmericanDemocracy #SpeakUpNow #NoMoreGaslighting
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#TruthStillMatters #FightTheLies #AmericanDemocracy #SpeakUpNow #NoMoreGaslighting
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“We were up on the roof, waving for help that never came.”
That’s what one Central Texas survivor said. FEMA prepped rescue teams—but bureaucratic politics delayed their deployment. With at least 120 lives lost, this isn’t lean government—it’s lethal.
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That’s what one Central Texas survivor said. FEMA prepped rescue teams—but bureaucratic politics delayed their deployment. With at least 120 lives lost, this isn’t lean government—it’s lethal.
open.substack.com/.../when-the....
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July 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“We were up on the roof, waving for help that never came.”
That’s what one Central Texas survivor said. FEMA prepped rescue teams—but bureaucratic politics delayed their deployment. With at least 120 lives lost, this isn’t lean government—it’s lethal.
open.substack.com/.../when-the....
That’s what one Central Texas survivor said. FEMA prepped rescue teams—but bureaucratic politics delayed their deployment. With at least 120 lives lost, this isn’t lean government—it’s lethal.
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Yesterday, armed troops stormed MacArthur Park under the guise of immigration enforcement. This is no longer rhetoric—this is repression. I never thought I’d see this in America. But now that I have, I won’t stay silent. #MacArthurPark #TogetherWeAreMore
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🔗 open.substack.com/pub/together...
July 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Yesterday, armed troops stormed MacArthur Park under the guise of immigration enforcement. This is no longer rhetoric—this is repression. I never thought I’d see this in America. But now that I have, I won’t stay silent. #MacArthurPark #TogetherWeAreMore
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🔗 open.substack.com/pub/together...
I’m a veteran and fire chief, and I no longer recognize my country. This isn’t just politics—it’s the rise of something darker.
We need to speak up. Before it’s too late.
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#VeteransAgainstFascism #July4Reflection #DemocracyDiesInSilence #TogetherWeAreMore
We need to speak up. Before it’s too late.
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#VeteransAgainstFascism #July4Reflection #DemocracyDiesInSilence #TogetherWeAreMore
July 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m a veteran and fire chief, and I no longer recognize my country. This isn’t just politics—it’s the rise of something darker.
We need to speak up. Before it’s too late.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#VeteransAgainstFascism #July4Reflection #DemocracyDiesInSilence #TogetherWeAreMore
We need to speak up. Before it’s too late.
open.substack.com/pub/together...
#VeteransAgainstFascism #July4Reflection #DemocracyDiesInSilence #TogetherWeAreMore