"America is an Aspirational Country": Chris Purdy on the Overlooked Asset of Veteran Leaders Chris Purdy training veterans to protect democracy, the natural affinity between veterans and immigrants, and the politicization of our military. austinkocher.substack.com/p/america-is...

"Showing Up is the Love Language of Advocacy." A Conversation with Shawn VanDiver of #AfghanEvac After a career in the Navy, Shawn VanDiver is leading a new mission: supporting the Afghan allies that Congress has forgotten. austinkocher.substack.com/p/showing-up...

I just learned this and I have to share this before I even get the whole interview post published. Memorial Day is coming up and there are deported vets who can't come back to the US alive, but when they die, you can bring them back in a coffin with a DD-214 to be buried in a military cemetery. 💔

And the Naturalization Accountability Act was born! No veteran should leave the military without citizenship. Do you agree? austinkocher.substack.com/p/if-a-servi...

"Without immigration, we're not a superpower. "Army veteran and MacArthur genius grant recipient Margaret Stock on why immigrants are key to US national security and the shoddy government legal work she's fighting in court every day. austinkocher.substack.com/p/without-im...

Anthropologist Amelia Frank-Vitale's new book "Leave If You Can" explains why deportation doesn't stop migration, what U.S. immigration policy gets wrong about Honduras, and what we could fix. Listen full convo: austinkocher.substack.com/p/migration-...

I hosted Zain Lakhani from the Women’s Refugee Commission for a conversation about her new jointly-authored report with Physicians for Human Rights, titled "What About My Children: Family Separation Among Parents Deported to Honduras.” link: austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-is-vio...

Should we refer to ICE detention centers as “concentration camps” - or is this even the right way to ask the question? John Washington and I explored this in a wide-ranging conversation today. Listen here + what do you think? austinkocher.substack.com/p/centers-or...

Congress needs to do something for our Afghan allies stuck in legal limbo at home or stuck in dangerous situations abroad. Shawn VanDiver to Congress: "Shut the fuck up and do something." <--more of this please, Americans are fed up

A Vietnam veteran in Mexico needed emergency care, but he died bc ICE wouldn't let him go to the VA. Do you agree that veterans deserve better than this? austinkocher.substack.com/p/if-a-servi...

Albany County is looking to bring back a restaurant and coffee shop to the former Saint Rose campus, which closed along with the college almost two years ago. It’s part of a larger goal to give the Pine Hills neighborhood new life with community programs & businesses. www.news10.com/news/food-se...

#Habs Martin St. Louis on making lineup changes for Game 7 "We'll see tonight. I have guys available and I have options. You always try to be calculated in the decisions you make." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

"This guys a pretty reprehensible individual if he's fighting for Putin" Govt minister Lucy Rigby in response to being asked about a British national fighting for Russia. Why didn't Sophy Ridge also ask her about the British nationals fighting for the IDF?

I caught up with Andy Burnham at Manchester Labour's local election campaign launch to find out what he's been up to in our city region.🏙️🌹 From building 10,000 new homes, cracking down on fly-tipping, continuing to tackle climate change and standing up to racism - vote Labour on the 7th of May🌹🗳️

As the GOP God, Tut2 has spoken, no win for the Dems ! Herd my sheep 🐑 ... Lassie, and send them to the meadows . In the meantime, Tut2's dilemma is not the failed economy and cost of living; but golfing, or Junior's wedding ?! Or, he could be busy w considering bombing Iranian's infrastructure ?

Evening thank you snblue have a wonderful Thursday evening ✨

What's happening in Hollywood? thank you @@BearFiorda& @@Lady Summer Helene##tipsandtricks##behindthesc enes##hollywood##realmadrid##cha mpionsleague

Acabo de preparar un estofado de mollejas, champiñones y plátano. Suena raro y no se ve tan presentable, pero ¡Cielos! ¡Me quedó riquísimo! Creo que si lo prueban van a sentirse como Morbo en esa escena de Futurama cuando prueba la comida de Bender.

Everyone in Minneapolis agrees, or to priority is spring our neighbors targeted by ICE. The City Council passed a temporary extension of the eviction timeline from 30 to 60 days. The Mayor vetoed that and chose to stand with landlords short-term profits instead of our immigrant neighbors

An increasing number of Americans are united in opposing abuses of power. Peter Keisler, former Acting Attorney General, at the Brennan Legacy Awards dinner

Fix Your Body Posture for an Amazing Chakra Cleanse! Welcome back to the 24th episode of Skeletal Leap: A Living Adventure! Today’s episode titled “Fix Your Body Posture for an Amazing Chakra Cleanse!” will tell you about how skeletal re-posturing opens chakras through completing our bipedal...

a *very* special episode of our #StarTrek sub show Memory Gamma, featuring the complex legacy of Kor, the Dahar Master for #StarTrekDay

Norelco Electric Shaver Ad Recorded May 25, 1986 on CBS/WJW 8 in Cleveland, OH #Commercial #Norelco #ElectricShaver #Grooming #Technology

Vince McMahon "you're fired" green screen

In the United States, a horse rider survived being charged by horses after celebrating his first rodeo in Dover, Florida #News #BreakingNews #ForYou #Learn #SawItOnNewsidly

small preview of some of the changes I've made to my website! Still under construction for the time being, as I'm working on all new Product photos and getting all of my newest listings made that I've been putting off 😰 #MerchArtist | #Art | #ArtistAlley | #DigitalArt

Your puns suck, Baltro.

The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard performed a flyover of the Watertown Aero Park during the community's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall unveiling.

La entrada del mes pasado en el blog de La Memory fue un berrinche guapo. Mañana hay una nueva, y es un berrinche más guapo todavía con una serie de cosas que no quiere que se me olviden ni a mí ni a nadie de l@s presentes. Pista:

Opossum attacks raccoon! This wouldn’t not have happened if there had been a ballroom!

Morning at the lake. Bald Eagle and calling loons. Good morning! #MinnesotaStrong #LakeCountry

A golpe de miércoles... ¿Qué se puede hacer hoy en Ourense? 📆 Consúltalo en la sección Agenda de La Región👇 https://mrf.lu/wP46

We've acted to maintain Australia's fuel security.  Whether it's increasing supply, enhancing our fuel security powers, reducing the cost of fuel or cracking down on price gouging, Aussies know we've got their backs.

Join us for the Miskatonic Masquerade! Get your tickets this week to lock in the early bird discount! asmodee.swoogo.com/MiskatonicMa...

Final ad before June 2 primary: Democracy is NOT for sale. #CA48 I refuse to let special interests and lobbyists for foreign governments buy our elections. I’m fighting to end the forever wars, pass Medicare for All, and get money out of politics once and for all. Vote by Tuesday 8pm. Thank you.

Corrections Tahoe  🚨 👉 Shop now at strobesnmore.com #StrobesNMore #VehicleUpfit #EmergencyLighting

The Indianapolis Colts were eliminated today! Comment to vote a team out! #NFL #Sports #ESPN #Trending #Football

Associate Editors @drbeef.bsky.social and Stewart Landers introduce our February issue on LGBTQ+ health and well-being, emphasizing that "it was more important than ever to advance the conversation on LGBTQ+ flourishing."

In 1976, the Bicentennial felt like a national moment. In 2026, the Semiquincentennial is already being pulled into the gravity well of one man’s ego.

Look at these two twits trying to build their nest on a far too narrow ledge above a chemist’s in central #Szczecin. They keep flying back down to pick up the sticks that have fallen off their nest. I bet they’ll get there in the end, though. Somehow Woodpigeons manage! 😹

"Among the slain residents was a Palestinian woman who happened to be passing by the building; she had been purchasing Eid clothing for her late brother’s children when the missiles struck. Her funeral took place earlier at the Al‑Ahli Cemetery."

Jeff Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay zero federal income tax. It stands to reason. We should exempt low-income earners from taxes and impose higher progressive tax rates on high-income earners. This is the way to narrow the wealth gap in our country.

📺 El doble de dos carreras de Mark Vientos.

The PA House has passed a budget and tons of policies to help Pennsylvanians. Where is the PA Senate Republican majority?

Increasing PS5 prices because they know everybody is buying one when GTA 6 comes out

I did it! #nhpolitics #nhtok

TL need some love... Quote this with a photo/video of you having a good time.

NJ taxes fully available online.

It Matters Where You Are (A Slowdive Music Video) #slowdive #shoegaze #musicvideo #edit #rock #indie #dreamcore #internetcore #liminal #cybercore #heartbreak #lonely

#WVPrayer26 Let’s join together in prayer for ministries serving faithfully in closed countries. Ask God to protect, strengthen, and encourage those sharing His love where it’s most needed. Your prayers matter!

So, if there is a post I want you to remember us for, remember this one.

#unitedstates #purplerevolution #usa🇺🇸 www.instagram.com/reel/DZAxKF_...

Source #Japan #Nippon

Eze and Gabriel trying to remember what went wrong

History of the missing.

BOVINO: "I've heard about a hunger strike, which I think that's fake news anyway, but if they did, well I'm ok with that because if they lose weight we can get even more people on planes for deportation" MERCADO MEDIA

Update: Didn’t have bacon. Fried up some sausage.

Happy Fish Fry Friday! This week my team and I visited a bunch of fish fries all over the area, make sure you check them all out this Lenten season! 🐟🍟🍴

PA 413 SOUTH OF I-295 🕒 2:42 PM - 2:44 PM ET (6x speed) 🌡️ 82°F | Clear 📍: 40.163514,-74.904726

Moon setting and Sun rising - Monday, June 1 - Ocean City NJ #Moonset #Sunrise #OceanCityNJ #NaturePhotography #ScenicViews