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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 18h

More than citizens. Civilians of any legal status.

I was also a volunteer medic with my local Fire Dept. Never once did we ask for citizenship status.

There is no "except" In "to serve."

sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

Not my Navy.
I don't know what this is.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

This is the country MAGA has created. The US Navy responded to a disabled boat flying mayday, not with help, but with missiles.

This is NOT the US Navy in which I served!

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Colombia: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters”

“Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing.”

“The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure.”

US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters
Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing.
The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure.
We await explanations from the US government.
x.com/RTVCnoticias/s…..

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

Here are my top four from Richmond Virgina

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

Vet here. There is zero probability that I would have turned against American citizens.

Zero. I think I speak for the majority of vets. The "domestic enemy" I would fight would be the one asking me to attack American civilians.

Besides, you don't know how tanks work...

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

Same with WaPo

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

Liberal media lives behind paywalls more than right-wing. Because corp America wants to get out the right wing messages. Few want to get out the liberal messages.

Which is especially sad because poor liberal people can't afford the pay walls. So liberal messages are inherently in shadows.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

This would make me laugh if I wasn't growling so loudly.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

Protesters that are more aggressive and are not of the middle class and above don't make political contributions and are more likely to be disenfranchised from voting.

So politicians watch the feel-good protests a lot more closely than the smaller aggressive protests.

grand.as

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

This is from the small Capitol of a purple state. If you multiply our numbers by the ratio of our population to NYC, we had a much bigger crowd.

TBF-- Richmond is extremely blue, we voted 85+% for last couple Dem Presidents, at least. Dem before that for years, not sure %

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 1d

You know. I know. But they are still listening to MagaMedia. They won't feel it until the bills come in, or their emergency trip to their local medical center is met with a closed sign. By then, it will be too late for our off year Governor election. Perhaps they can help stop things by next year.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, my bad.
I guess that's settled.
I certainly thought he was.

Trump says he's "not a king" ahead of nationwide No Kings protests share.google/QVQOhiFDSfO1...

"I'm not a king," Trump says ahead of nationwide No Kings protests

"They're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king," Trump said.

share.google

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

She does. She'll get over 85% of the vote here in Richmond for sure. Close to that in NoVa.

The question is the rural areas. They may not be hit hard enough before the election.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

Free Palestine is integral to Richmond Va protests. We've had featured speakers and they get just as much universal applause as ACLU and immigration speakers and everyone else.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

Richmond Va
(More on my feed, no way to link here)

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

Surprisingly no :(

Thus always to tyrants!

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

#NoKings #rva
Richmond, Va

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

#nokings #rva
Richmond Virginia

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

#NoKings

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings
Richmond Va
Everyone still gathering not even here yet.

In this video you're not even seeing more than 20% of the crowd.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 3d

Heritage controls Trump
Rich boys control Heritage
Rich boys want more money

That's what we are facing. The only thing we can do is make the rich boys lose profit. And have that effort cost more money than they want to spend.

That's What.
The real question is How.

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 4d

Don't forget, Maga Mike git his Speakership in a round of House leaders touching their noses screaming "I'm not it!"

No one wanted the job. He wasn't really experienced enough to be qualified. In fact, he was just inexperienced enough to not say no...

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 4d

Throw a sandwich at an ICE wannabe cop and you are a felon.

Hit a REAL cop over the head with a Trump flag on a steel pole, send him to the hospital, you are a Patriot and get pardoned

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sgillas @sgillas.bsky.social · 4d

We can't trust tRump to abide by current Congressionally appropriated programs.

How in the hell can we trust him to negotiate in good faith on undoing the cuts [MAGA] Congress DID sign off on