This came out last week:
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 3:40 PM on Thu, Aug 07, 2025:
WASHINGTON (AP) – US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1953556758997455190?t=72IgbHOoeplWLBBFcxrLJA&s=03)
This poster has a more detailed account of the totality of this horror.
Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) posted at 6:44 PM on Thu, Aug 07, 2025:
This is being somewhat misreported, and I think it’s important to correctly frame it, so that folks don’t sound clownish when they’re advocating for the retirement benefits of trans service members.The Air Force is denying *early retirement* to trans service members who have served 15-18 years and are being forced out.
As most folks know, Active Duty members of the military are eligible for retirement at 20 years. This is a separate thing from medical retirement, by the way.
Service members who haven’t yet reached 20 years can apply for an exception to policy. This is often granted under particular circumstances.
For example, let’s say you have a Master Sergeant who has served 18 years but has severe medical problems that are service-connected. Early retirement honors that they would have been eligible at 20 years but were basically forced out for circumstances beyond their control.
So, trans service members who are just years away from retirement after a long career of honorable service are being denied early retirement status they would have otherwise been granted in other situations. It’s beyond cruel and degrading.
So, when you talk about this, make sure you get it right: trans service members are being forced out and top of that, they’re being denied early retirement status they’ve certainly earned.
/thread
(https://x.com/cmclymer/status/1953603285191184522?t=s2VLLv_xYuK_i7aOmj4pCg&s=03)
Fly Sistah 🪷 (@Fly_Sistah) posted at 1:20 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
What’s the point of sharing this with no context or details? Republicans in Congress blocked DC from spending nearly a billion dollars of their own money, forcing her to cover police salaries, school programs, road repair, & even public toilets. Trump controls everything. https://t.co/RIjHuCKSww
(https://x.com/Fly_Sistah/status/1956058467120169286?t=VSy0x9KzcbpeeJXa8Iu8fg&s=03)
Dylan Ali (@dylanali_) posted at 11:02 AM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
The US govt waged war on Black citizens in DC idk we should all be way more angry rn
(https://x.com/dylanali_/status/1956023746176729224?t=91EfjK89cBtB_KXmT59aJA&s=03)
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 6:10 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
Breaking on MSNBC: President Obama and former attorney general Eric Holder held a virtual call with Texas Democrats today, thanking them for blocking state Republicans’ gerrymandering efforts.
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1956131254216118496?t=rkoTQ4HbS4A1DUAJDfpYpw&s=03)
Dan Koh (@dank) posted at 3:04 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
No president in modern history has defunded the police more than Donald Trump.
And no — marching around Georgetown isn’t the way to fight crime.
He’s gutted $800M+ in anti-violence programs, cut FBI & ATF jobs, and slashed women’s safety programs.
He’s a fraud.
The proof 👇 https://t.co/7iPa3Q7Mnw
(https://x.com/dank/status/1956084658258464811?t=aWa1kBGjLNPdpL8VDtpmSw&s=03)
Bill Madden (@maddenifico) posted at 5:13 PM on Wed, Aug 13, 2025:
This is what American taxpayer dollars are paying for in DC: Apparently, it took six of Trump’s Nazi Gestapo to cuff and put a bag over the head of a homeless person in a wheelchair. 😡😡😡👇 https://t.co/mYEKU2Ww0Y
(https://x.com/maddenifico/status/1955754498992845124?t=eqHlt49yOflExd0Ypri0fg&s=03)
TB🤴🏾 (@TevonBlair) posted at 9:06 AM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
DC natives have been telling us for years why statehood was needed. They gave every example, explained what could happen and how the federal government could step in without any consent from local leaders. What’s happening in DC right now is the exact reason statehood is needed.
(https://x.com/TevonBlair/status/1955994358110408800?t=xc6k9RPyNP-WlYRAnZt-Wg&s=03)
emptywheel (check) (@emptywheel) posted at 11:15 AM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
It really bothers me that we’re not talking about how the GOP cut DC’s funding before invading.
(https://x.com/emptywheel/status/1956026828058923184?t=b9iuxxbSaYtxcm3fSKp2xA&s=03)
SOLAECLIPSE™️ (@DrinkSolaPop) posted at 0:18 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
First it was LA. Then it’s DC. Then it’s Baltimore. Then it’s Philly. Then New York, Atlanta, and any other city known to be a home for Black people and immigrants.
(https://x.com/DrinkSolaPop/status/1956042874790814188?t=5aMN9C9CGUmXOATka2VKYg&s=03)
improvise. Adapt. overcome. (@reesetheone1) posted at 9:52 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
All dems need to do is what they did in 2006 and 2018.
Dems averaged 46 percent white support 69 percent Latino support and 90 percent black support in those two midterms.
Dems only had 194 house seats in 2018 and was over 230 when it was done.
That BBB bill is the AMMO. https://t.co/Kqo1tQ8SPL
(https://x.com/reesetheone1/status/1956187196488089852?t=S21hZHixjUQVeRbabuW_eQ&s=03)
Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) posted at 6:30 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
The Texas GOP’s mid-decade gerrymander doesn’t simply seek to win Latino voters. It redraws district lines in ways that weaken their ability to elect their preferred candidates by packing and cracking Latino neighborhoods to shore up Republican control. https://t.co/rnWdXFkJ5h
(https://x.com/DemocracyDocket/status/1956317693868413116?t=7H8z65yC8LSz4MdImrM4cA&s=03)
Tiff4Mahogany_44 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 NATO MEMBER (@tiff4mahogany) posted at 7:49 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
Someone in the WHPC has to stand on business on Trump’s Smithsonian Museum BS.
Trump must be able to articulate what woke is in order to defend these changes.
That word wasn’t even used by Republicans until 2019.
He must be able to outline what it means.
(https://x.com/tiff4mahogany/status/1956337448218153350?t=WOOMvjyHJzrSBMQm3PiAeA&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:32 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
The Neville Chamberlain like “peace in our time” meeting today not being covered like a massive cave to a murderous dictator but rather just another episode in the never ending reality show is among the reasons America as a democracy, not to mention, a global leader, is done.
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1956333250239979540?t=gP3jd1tN_X1fFeiR2FL01w&s=03)
Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) posted at 7:43 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
“It’s particularly alarming the way Trump is merging Homeland Security and DOD into his personal domestic police force,” Rep Adam Smith, ranking Dem on House Armed Services, tells me. In this piece:
(https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1956335944979685658?t=Q7m7eBMLm8OSXFzbVQOt7A&s=03)
Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) posted at 7:32 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
As Trump tightens his grip on the DC police and escalates his deployment of the National Guard there, it’s probably worth noting that an internal Department of Homeland Security memo says operations like the one in LA may be needed “for years to come.”
https://t.co/GzWEnFBvsm https://t.co/7Pqwmgsee4
(https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1956333111689499087?t=3dX0kLTX0w5zfJ7K2kXwCw&s=03)
The United States versus Elon R. Musk (@Needle_of_Arya) posted at 7:42 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
Literature. Graphic novels. Film depictions of science fiction. And now, male professional cheerleaders.
All these things have existed for decades, and the right wing discovers them *literally today* and presently have a hissy fit “cos it’s all so woke.”
(https://x.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1956335642633183452?t=gmnPn-tYerqnIhMX34j06g&s=03)
Brandon Presley Fan #Beshear2028 (@DrPresleyFan) posted at 9:45 AM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
Democrats can flip the Senate in 2026 if:
• Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina
• Susan Collins loses in Maine
• Sherrod Brown wins in Ohio
• Mary Peltola wins in Alaska
Can we make it happen? In my opinion, not really.
(https://x.com/DrPresleyFan/status/1956004329829093660?t=ecrCY5DTrRIoD1gOqCNwTw&s=03)
emptywheel (check) (@emptywheel) posted at 11:08 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
The woman helping Trump cover up for sex trafficking, whose AG refuses to arrest Cory Mills for violence that required cops coming to his house, and whose goons have ALREADY been caught assaulting peaceful people should stop projecting about violence.
(https://x.com/emptywheel/status/1956206256194023852?t=Lag1oCoCR0MsUTemSKuMSg&s=03)
Billy Binion (@billybinion) posted at 10:25 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
If you needed more proof that the DC police takeover is theater, here it is: *20 cops* showed up at the sandwich thrower’s home to rearrest him—after he’d already appeared in court.
20 cops. Not sure how anyone who thinks murder is a problem in DC can defend this spectacle.
(https://x.com/billybinion/status/1956195499146399870?t=owCeBpwIHNk0Sah0UvyCMA&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:34 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
Biden marshaled a worldwide alliance to help Ukraine fight off the Russians and turned Putin into a pariah. Trump has erased all of that and is going to sell out Ukraine and reward Russia for invading. Media shrugs. Democracy dies. Authoritarianism continues its march.
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1956333780739690953?s=03)
I dunno
Tiff4Mahogany_44 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 NATO MEMBER (@tiff4mahogany) posted at 8:02 AM on Fri, Aug 15, 2025:
Could talk myself into supporting a Gavin/Bashear ticket.
Two governors will need to clean up Trump’s mess.
The ticket is all white male, so white fragility won’t feel pressure.
California & Kentucky is kinda awesome when you think about it.
It is what it is.
(https://x.com/tiff4mahogany/status/1956340667229012311?t=Ti35CUJwZCcMXa1rFOCEug&s=03)
Election Enjoyer 🇺🇸 (@ElxMapping) posted at 2:23 PM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
It took Biden far longer than just 8 months to reach numbers like this and he never recovered.
The biggest shock in this poll: Trump’s approval among Latinos is -43%. That’s nightmare territory for Republicans who thought their 2024 gains with Latino voters were locked in.
(https://x.com/ElxMapping/status/1956074102671990902?t=NTAFOOBU5kwslMiwwUR5bw&s=03)
2RawTooReal (@2RawTooReal) posted at 8:13 AM on Thu, Aug 14, 2025:
Jillian Michaels can’t talk about Trans 🏳️⚧️ when she transformed her face https://t.co/ih1Yipczb0
(https://x.com/2RawTooReal/status/1955981056697323650?t=GMfbC20WkjuljKxyWqLExQ&s=03)
The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a senior White House official tells Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/15/white-house-rating-big-beautiful-bill
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