Elwood Vet's Profile
I might be "triggered" by recent events that trample the constitution or it could be the PTSD, but I have an idea that all people matter. As a vet, it is my honor to be among those in the trenches here supporting diversity and accountability.
Diaries published: 3 (1413 days since last diary on Sat Jan 25, 2020 at 08:30 AM PST)
Comments posted: 90 (823 days since last comment on Mon Sep 06, 2021 at 07:45 AM PDT)
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I’m easily overwhelmed and outraged by ongoing events. Today I took the opportunity to write both of my very red state senators. For any that feel overwhelmed like me, here is a start or you could just cut and paste to your senator. (Note the reference...
by Elwood Vet
3 comments on Sat Jan 25, 2020 at 08:30 AM PST with 4 Recommends |
Here is the one I have in mind from Job 21:34 “How then can you comfort me with empty words, since falsehood remains in your answers?”
There is no doubt that SOTU will include many false claims and outright lies. But politically calling them lies...
by Elwood Vet
21 comments on Tue Feb 05, 2019 at 08:30 AM PST with 0 Recommends |
There is so much to digest every single day, but as Hurricane Florence (Cat 2) bears on the coast line Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller bears down on the indicted/co-indicted. Paul Manafort trial part 2 is scheduled for jury selection next week, but...
by Elwood Vet
29 comments on Thu Sep 13, 2018 at 08:06 AM PDT with 14 Recommends |
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- Good morning, everyone! Nick Corasaniti and Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times write about the surge in voting in the 2020 presidential elections. The swell in voting this year was powered by a polarizing presidential race and the many steps that...314 comments 254 Recs
- I can’t even imagine what his family is going through. I’m sick of this shit! An unarmed black man not only doing the right thing but going above and beyond to protect somebody in his community is dead nypost.com/…341 comments 495 Recs
- Following the postponement of all NBA games today, athletes in other sports have joined in, in solidarity, and boycotted their scheduled games: WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Three NBA, three WNBA games, three MLB games and five MLS matches were postponed...43 comments 62 Recs
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- In explosive audio obtained through the work of a leading human rights group and released by CNN, a Trump administration attorney is heard finally admitting what experts and advocates have been insisting from the start: Remain in Mexico, the...19 comments 116 Recs
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