NEED A LITTLE #JOY?

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SECOND WIND:

When six military and intelligence service #veterans and lawmakers published a video reminding #troops that disobeying illegal orders is their sworn duty, #Trump became “unglued,” writes #SabrinaHaake in Salon:

www.salon.com/2025/11/25/t...

@salon.com

One group, Veterans Fighting Facism, has an “Antifascist Book Club” designed to help veterans and civilians stand up for democracy.

Check out their reading list to find your next read or consider starting a book club with your friends and family:

www.veteransfightingfascism.org/antifascist-...

30-MINUTE WORKOUT:

#Veterans have been on the front lines of fighting back against the #Trump administration’s extremism, from protecting neighbors from #ICE to advocating on Capitol Hill against #NationalGuard deployments.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Congress must check this deadly overreach. Use the script from @5calls.org to contact your reps and tell them to stop these extrajudicial killings and block the use of military force in #Venezuela:

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#callyourrep

So far, more than 80 people have been killed, with some attacks potentially amounting to #warcrimes.

www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...

TEN-MINUTE WORKOUT:

Since early September, U.S. forces have been targeting boats in the Caribbean suspected of carrying drugs or drug traffickers, without Congressional approval and with no real legal justification.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/06/p...

A bill introduced by U.S. Senator and combat veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) would limit how the U.S. military can be used on American soil. @duckworth.senate.gov

Tell your senator to co-sponsor the bill with this form from the ACLU. @aclu.org

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FIVE-MINUTE WORKOUT:

The #Trump administration has illegally deployed the #NationalGuard to multiple U.S. cities under the pretense of fighting crime, with New Orleans up next.

apnews.com/article/loui...

#nola

Civilians and veterans alike are fighting back against this deadly abuse of war powers.

Join them with this week’s workouts.

TL;DR

The U.S. military is not a political weapon or a domestic police force. And it’s not above the law.

Yet troops are being deployed into U.S. cities—unconstiutionally and without any meaningful oversight—while our armed forces also carry out deadly and potentially illegal violence overseas.

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SECOND WIND:

On his @democracydocket.com blog, election lawyer Marc Elias summarizes last week’s wins, as well as what we need to watch out for in the coming months.

www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

@marcelias.bsky.social

Could you be next? Check out Run to Win, a training program from pro-choice champions EMILYs List.

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@emilyslist.bsky.social #runtowin @runtowin.bsky.social

30-MINUTE WORKOUT:

It was a great night for women candidates. VA elected its first female governor and NJ elected its second. When @abigailspanberger.com and @mikiesherrill.bsky.social take office in January, there will be 14 women governors in the U.S., a record high.

#valeg #njleg

Want to do the same near you? Check out Food Corps at the link below to learn about your state’s school meals policy and how you can advocate to improve it.

foodcorps.org/act/

#freebreakfast #freelunch #schoolmeals

@foodcorps.bsky.social

TEN-MINUTE WORKOUT:

In Colorado, voters approved a tax hike on the highest earners to fund #freebreakfast and lunch for all schoolchildren, with additional funds to supplement #SNAP benefits. The change will benefit more than 200,000 households across CO.

coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p...

#coleg

All of these intersecting identities have made him a target of disinformation. Prepare yourself for the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social administration by reading this fact check from the English version of Deutsche Welle:

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