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CNN @cnn.com

The US Air Force said it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.

aug 7, 2025, 11:33 pm • 163 104

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tiredofitalltoo.bsky.social @tiredofitalltoo.bsky.social

SHAME

aug 8, 2025, 1:15 am • 1 0 • view
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tarac12.bsky.social @tarac12.bsky.social

So horrible!

aug 8, 2025, 11:37 am • 0 0 • view
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Mike Ryan 🇨🇦 @uncle-anonymous.bsky.social

100% 🐂💩!

aug 8, 2025, 2:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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FryrTuck @fryrtuck.bsky.social

shame, shame, shame. they put their lives on the line, they earned that money!!!

aug 7, 2025, 11:46 pm • 3 0 • view
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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social

Is there a person who serves or served in our military who agrees with this vile policy

aug 7, 2025, 11:47 pm • 1 1 • view
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Travis @travisnay.bsky.social

My FIL was ex-Air Force pre-Vietnam. He married a Japanese woman, who gave birth to whom will eventually become my wife. He hates the Republican party and everything they stand for. Even back then when conservatives used to be Democrats, he hated them because of how racist they are.

aug 8, 2025, 12:08 am • 1 0 • view
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butterfiled.bsky.social @butterfiled.bsky.social

Home of the brave? No, home of the cruel. Congrats America

aug 8, 2025, 12:04 am • 6 0 • view
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punwithwordz @lexophile.bsky.social

Use and throw. Disgusting.

aug 7, 2025, 11:39 pm • 1 0 • view
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Minnesota Liberal @minnesotaliberal.bsky.social

Fuck this administration. Heartless assholes.

aug 7, 2025, 11:43 pm • 2 0 • view
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Witchygrandma @witchygrandma1.bsky.social

Law suit!NOW!!!! They served,they did what most of us wouldn't. They earned respect and THEIR MONEY!!!!

aug 8, 2025, 3:24 am • 0 0 • view
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TammyA @tammyv64.bsky.social

That's bullshit

aug 7, 2025, 11:39 pm • 1 0 • view
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arbait.bsky.social @arbait.bsky.social

This is freaking discrimination!! They are more braver than #Trump & his loser supporters #MAGA

aug 8, 2025, 12:22 am • 7 0 • view
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Rusty Shackleford @cornhash.bsky.social

Disgusting.

aug 7, 2025, 11:36 pm • 13 0 • view
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magdamoran.bsky.social @magdamoran.bsky.social

That is soo wrong!

aug 8, 2025, 1:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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vingoe.bsky.social @vingoe.bsky.social

This is utter FUCKING BUSLLSHIT. These people dedicated their lives for their country and they are going to be thrown out like garbage? This is what Trumps America looks like, bigoted racist assholes that don't give a shit about hard working Americans.

aug 8, 2025, 5:18 am • 0 0 • view
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thomasjmanning.bsky.social @thomasjmanning.bsky.social

Nothing screams “thank you for your service” more than fucking people over because of identity politics and showboating. Disgraceful

aug 8, 2025, 1:13 am • 0 0 • view
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frugalman.bsky.social @frugalman.bsky.social

This is an abomination- we assume these people have served honorably for 15+ years and now they won’t receive their benefits. All because Trump, the authoritarian tyrant, wants to pick on the most vulnerable in our society. Makes me nauseated!

aug 7, 2025, 11:41 pm • 9 1 • view
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Lydia Rose @lydzrose.bsky.social

Time for the Bonus Marches part 2

aug 7, 2025, 11:55 pm • 1 0 • view
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gwma24.bsky.social @gwma24.bsky.social

Utterly shameful

aug 8, 2025, 7:30 am • 0 0 • view
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Brian Guteking SZN @packrfan4.bsky.social

There will be lawyers.

aug 7, 2025, 11:47 pm • 4 0 • view
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mady625.bsky.social @mady625.bsky.social

WOW! What a way to treat your vets! USA is now worse place to live! THE LAND OF THE FREE (only for the ones trump approves)

aug 8, 2025, 11:22 am • 0 0 • view
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gloriousruby.bsky.social @gloriousruby.bsky.social

Legally any employee that fulfilled their employment contract would have to be compensated by the terms of that contract.

aug 8, 2025, 5:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kristopher Amari @kingkrikkit.bsky.social

Disgraceful, absolutely fucking disgraceful.

aug 8, 2025, 2:03 am • 2 0 • view
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jafiny.bsky.social @jafiny.bsky.social

Honorably served this country for 15 to 18 years and now their government is going to completely screw them over. The Trump administration knows no low.

aug 7, 2025, 11:44 pm • 23 3 • view
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Retired! Mostly. 🇨🇦🐱 @happycanadian1962.bsky.social

Oh there’s lower. And he’s gonna try for it.

aug 8, 2025, 12:30 am • 10 0 • view
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Connie in Minnesota @connieinminne.bsky.social

Thanks for your service and we’re going to keep your retirement benefits because we elected a government of the most vile hypocrites.

aug 8, 2025, 12:16 am • 4 0 • view
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asaens.bsky.social @asaens.bsky.social

Enforce original contract? To the letter

aug 14, 2025, 2:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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Democracy Watchdog ❌ 👑🌮🐔 @pingl.bsky.social

If this is not a clear case of discrimination what else do you need ? If this goes away it will make it official that the human rights are about to get abolished in the USA. There is already plenty of example but this one can’t be justified. They lose something due only because of their orientation

aug 7, 2025, 11:41 pm • 3 1 • view
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Unfit Apparel @unfitapparel.bsky.social

Fuck everything about this administration!

aug 7, 2025, 11:35 pm • 55 2 • view
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Joanne Cummings @joannehc.bsky.social

This is deliberately evil. Why would new recruits trust the promises they receive?

aug 7, 2025, 11:40 pm • 12 1 • view
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theodoreartnyc @theodoreartnyc.bsky.social

And then he will send them to an internment camp

aug 8, 2025, 2:01 am • 1 0 • view
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tjcatskills @tjcatskills.bsky.social

Cruel f...ers!

aug 8, 2025, 2:09 am • 1 0 • view
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krownjules.bsky.social @krownjules.bsky.social

The cruelty is the point.

aug 7, 2025, 11:36 pm • 6 0 • view
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rreardon.bsky.social @rreardon.bsky.social

Got to be people out for blood if this holds

aug 7, 2025, 11:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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katydid18.bsky.social @katydid18.bsky.social

🤬

aug 8, 2025, 12:38 am • 1 0 • view
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h0pe4dfuture.bsky.social @h0pe4dfuture.bsky.social

Petty little men having petty victories. When they have been removed, those people will be compensated.

aug 8, 2025, 2:34 am • 3 0 • view
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joe-jacobs.bsky.social @joe-jacobs.bsky.social

This is disgraceful They earned their retirement and they deserve it Yet another reason why the Trump regime needs to be removed

aug 8, 2025, 1:01 am • 1 0 • view
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Crazy Fingers @crazyfingerz.bsky.social

Fuck Trump

aug 7, 2025, 11:37 pm • 5 0 • view
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JaneDzienDobry.bsky.social @janedziendobry.bsky.social

Why??

aug 8, 2025, 1:32 am • 0 0 • view
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Dwight Williams 🇨🇦 @dewline.bsky.social

This is just Wrong. Those service members *earned* those benefits.

aug 7, 2025, 11:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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Annmarie-37 @amyg7.bsky.social

These actions are unbecoming of all officers in USAF who support this action. Dishonorable.

aug 8, 2025, 12:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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Trogon @onlyrudy.bsky.social

Cruelty is not a bug. It’s a feature

aug 8, 2025, 10:49 am • 1 0 • view
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Buzz Bancroft 🤷‍♂️ 🇺🇸 @buzzbancroft.bsky.social

Taxpayers will pay for all the lawsuits. Totally irresponsible and mean.

aug 8, 2025, 8:03 am • 0 0 • view
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YevBaker✌️💙🇺🇸 @ybaker.bsky.social

Wow…. That’s fucked up 15 to 18 yrs of serving our Country and now they want you to WALK. They’ve broken no laws, no rules and have served honorably. Hope they file law suits

aug 8, 2025, 1:14 am • 4 0 • view
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augustsym.bsky.social @augustsym.bsky.social

What a bunch of fucking cruel motherfuckers these people are

aug 8, 2025, 5:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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sweetcornbread.bsky.social @sweetcornbread.bsky.social

Time for a class action lawsuit.

aug 7, 2025, 11:57 pm • 10 0 • view
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Travis @travisnay.bsky.social

It's going to end up costing the taxpayers much more because not only there WILL eventually be pensions paid out, but there'll also be needless lawsuits that will cost the US government millions, only to eventually lose because our laws are quite clear on discrimination.

aug 7, 2025, 11:48 pm • 4 1 • view
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Dunce Confederate @crumpeta.bsky.social

The cruelty is the point.

aug 7, 2025, 11:43 pm • 9 0 • view
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littledots1.bsky.social @littledots1.bsky.social

They served their time, they deserved it.

aug 7, 2025, 11:52 pm • 5 0 • view
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Gina @rcable.bsky.social

Horrible! Disrespectful! Demeaning!

aug 8, 2025, 1:31 am • 1 0 • view
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SWED2025 @jimmer1429.bsky.social

They can't do that. Fake news!

aug 8, 2025, 1:05 am • 0 0 • view
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mafkr.bsky.social @mafkr.bsky.social

The whole trump and maga agenda is encapsulated in one word…cruelty I wish every one of them a life they deserve, alone and miserable till the end.

aug 8, 2025, 6:14 am • 2 0 • view
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Michael J. Bramsen @janick8.bsky.social

It is clear that no one in the new regime has no honor or knows what service to one's country means, those cowards and pitiful asses lick. is destroying everything that made America so special, they are like a cancer knot and it needs to be cut out, to save the country.

aug 8, 2025, 12:11 am • 3 0 • view
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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social

Disgusting

aug 8, 2025, 5:19 am • 0 0 • view
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social

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aug 7, 2025, 11:38 pm • 41 4 • view
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Michael Prieve 🏳️‍🌈 @mjprieve.bsky.social

Utterly despicable.

aug 7, 2025, 11:50 pm • 1 0 • view
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Yes Please @aprildelgado.bsky.social

Sickening ! No other words! Also illegal!

aug 8, 2025, 1:34 am • 1 0 • view
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Colin Jacobson @oatsdad.bsky.social

GOP: we thank our troops for their service! Well, except for the trans ones. We crap on them constantly and treat them as subhuman to score political points with bigots.

aug 7, 2025, 11:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ed Ortiz @ortizei.bsky.social

The agenda of the American Nazi Party keeps on marching to the tune of the Fuhrer trump. Americans WILL have to physically remove the DC MAGA Nazis from power. DOJ, CIA, FBI, MILITARY, GOD, COURTS, POLICE WON'T DO IT! Impeachment/Amendment 25 will NEVER occur.

aug 8, 2025, 12:03 am • 8 0 • view
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Forced2Stand @setamericafree8647.bsky.social

The Air Force: where you can dodge missiles, but not transphobia. Funny how they trusted these folks with nukes, but not a pension. Guess ‘integrity first’ doesn’t apply if your pronouns aren’t government-issued.

aug 7, 2025, 11:43 pm • 2 1 • view
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Forced2Stand @setamericafree8647.bsky.social

So the Air Force will pay millions for stealth bombers, but suddenly goes broke when it’s time to pay someone who served honorably? Guess the only thing really transitioning is their budget priorities.

aug 7, 2025, 11:41 pm • 11 1 • view
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Forced2Stand @setamericafree8647.bsky.social

FDT

aug 7, 2025, 11:40 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jonnie Canuck @jcanuc.bsky.social

Totally unacceptable. All service members and veterans are being disrespected in many ways.

aug 8, 2025, 1:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Thomas Somethin @thomassomethin.bsky.social

Impeach this fool

aug 8, 2025, 10:29 am • 0 0 • view
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Desert Boomer @desertboomer.bsky.social

This is beyond belief. Fu*k this administration and may they all burn in hell.

aug 7, 2025, 11:45 pm • 2 0 • view
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Mark O'Connell @oconnellmark.bsky.social

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aug 8, 2025, 2:05 am • 5 1 • view
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maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social

That’s not doing right by our service members. Every service member takes the same oath. Every service member bleeds the same way when they’re wounded or are killed. Their service entitles them to equal treatment.

aug 8, 2025, 12:03 am • 8 0 • view
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Amy8cs @amy8cs.bsky.social

Disgraceful

aug 8, 2025, 12:00 am • 1 0 • view
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jenkswk.bsky.social @jenkswk.bsky.social

Fuck this bigotry.

aug 8, 2025, 6:01 am • 0 0 • view
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Edson @abz13.bsky.social

I’ve come to understand such behavior is the norm for the “good humble Christians.”

aug 7, 2025, 11:37 pm • 3 1 • view
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DpretJ @dpretj.bsky.social

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kristinfo.bsky.social @kristinfo.bsky.social

They need to sue. Sue. Sue. This is a totally unacceptable and unamerican thing to do

aug 8, 2025, 9:13 am • 0 0 • view
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Brian O'Blivion 🐙🐲👁🍬 @boblivion.bsky.social

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pathanten.bsky.social @pathanten.bsky.social

I am so sick of this cruelty.

aug 8, 2025, 1:49 am • 1 0 • view
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kennethstremsky.bsky.social @kennethstremsky.bsky.social

1. Congress should fix situation with its power to make rules for the government and regulation of the military. Are there any Patriotic Republicans in Congress who will take on Traitor Trump who attacked bravery of Prisoners of War and Gold Star Families? www.archives.gov/founding-doc...

aug 8, 2025, 2:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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kennethstremsky.bsky.social @kennethstremsky.bsky.social

2. God is a gambler and at times she leaves everything up to chance. Other times - God does intelligent design for sex see self as, sexual orientation, height, skin color, etc. BUT ROLLS the dice for sex. Understand what this means and stop the hate.

aug 8, 2025, 2:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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Hubert L @hubertl75.bsky.social

The U.S. Air Force said it will deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early. Any other person with +15 years of service is eligible for retirement. In Europe, we treat our troops with respect and dignity. The US does not.

aug 8, 2025, 4:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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Lasso🧊 @yaboylasso.bsky.social

Yeah this is atrocious but what happened to the Epstein files? And why is a convicted child trafficker/perjurer/sex offender being given a luxury prison cell to protect Trump?

aug 7, 2025, 11:55 pm • 7 1 • view
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Shannon Reardon 🇨🇦 @shannonr709.bsky.social

Total discrimination. Disgusting.

aug 7, 2025, 11:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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One World Government Gun Grabber and Millionaire Republican @amend6.bsky.social

Good luck recruiting. If the US Air Force arbitrarily denies earned and contracted benefits to one group of people, who is to say anyone is safe?

aug 7, 2025, 11:56 pm • 33 3 • view
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Melted1 @melted1.bsky.social

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bjchesterfield.bsky.social @bjchesterfield.bsky.social

They had to replace Epstein PEDO&PERV Billion Dollar Sex Trafficking Ring with something Billionaires are DEMANDING IT! trumpy gave ICE Billions to go nuts with & kidnap your fucking brains out & right now ICE is doing the largest human trafficking operation in the world in front of your LYING EYEs

aug 7, 2025, 11:48 pm • 2 1 • view
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mkfein.bsky.social @mkfein.bsky.social

Disgraceful

aug 8, 2025, 12:24 am • 1 0 • view
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brynexus.bsky.social @brynexus.bsky.social

🤬🤬🤬

aug 8, 2025, 5:17 am • 0 0 • view
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WingmanColt @wingman86.bsky.social

Disgusting. Conservatives only wax patriotic when it suits their social agenda. Shameful and I hope lawsuits are filed. F Trump

aug 8, 2025, 12:49 am • 3 0 • view
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Justin Young @justinayoung.bsky.social

This is what they used to do to both open and closeted gay service members before Clinton and Obama.

aug 8, 2025, 6:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dan Walker @dan-walker.com

This is absolutely disgusting! Why does them being transgender mean the military can deny them something they’ve earned? Service is service, regardless of gender.

aug 8, 2025, 3:34 am • 0 0 • view
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Birds are My Happy Place 🦃🦅🐦🐥🦢🦚 @annemytych.bsky.social

That sounds like a lawsuit the service members could easily win. They need to file a class action.

aug 8, 2025, 1:36 am • 1 0 • view
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Taddles @taddles2.bsky.social

Let the law suits commence. This will be another court case the shit wad Reich wing cunts will lose.

aug 8, 2025, 2:31 am • 2 0 • view
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Chill Puppy 🧭 🗽 🌿 🚲 @caliber404.bsky.social

This is America

aug 7, 2025, 11:40 pm • 5 0 • view
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Flex Penguin @rimas127.bsky.social

Law suits coming.

aug 7, 2025, 11:36 pm • 38 0 • view
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Walter Kolczynski @bubba0077.bsky.social

It's never been a better time to be a federal employment lawyer.

aug 7, 2025, 11:43 pm • 22 2 • view
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Mich @mikmsg.bsky.social

Crimminal

aug 7, 2025, 11:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nancy Wicklund Gonzalez @nancywgonzalez.bsky.social

What a shitty thing to do.

aug 7, 2025, 11:43 pm • 6 0 • view
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JasonArizona @jasonpuckett.bsky.social

Traitorous policy.

aug 8, 2025, 6:54 am • 0 0 • view
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mamajos.bsky.social @mamajos.bsky.social

But they were good enough to serve up to this point. Better to have a transgender serve, than force someone, like the Trump boys, who would run and not have their fellow soldiers back.

aug 8, 2025, 2:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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tcorreia54.bsky.social @tcorreia54.bsky.social

Sad with this type of discrimination. I see lawsuits coming

aug 8, 2025, 8:30 pm • 0 0 • view
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4B WUNF-Women's Uteruses Not Free : End Birth Commercialization @smrize.bsky.social

#Pregvotes Pregnant women deserve 2 votes. Patriarchy is killing our children's future. We need matriarchy values to ensure American society is not ruined by sex, money, drugs, corruption, slavery, racism, sexism, mental illnesses, addictions.The focus would ensure women &children are prioritized.

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Sully2 @culmore.bsky.social

This cant be legal?? Horrible decision by a cruel government!

aug 7, 2025, 11:37 pm • 27 1 • view
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Geekgal @geekgal.bsky.social

Authoritarian Dictator actions Trump won't stop at transgender service members He will target anyone who does not agree with him or speaks up Service members will be targeted because they speak up against the dictator Targeting transgender service members is the pilot program #StopTrump

aug 8, 2025, 3:01 am • 2 0 • view
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BLT @bltkitsap.bsky.social

www.tickcounter.com/countdown/61...

aug 7, 2025, 11:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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MMMurray @mmmvegas.bsky.social

But they have done nothing wrong!

aug 8, 2025, 12:38 am • 5 0 • view
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Loz @lozq76.bsky.social

Trans people aren’t in the Epstein files The commander in thief is He’s all over them

aug 8, 2025, 6:29 am • 0 0 • view
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Nisli99 @nisli99.bsky.social

They could have safed the money and just keep them. 🙄. Also, remember them of that, when the hypocrits ask about the veterans next July, when we celebrate pride month!

aug 8, 2025, 6:43 am • 0 0 • view
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Ally Raymond @allyraymond.bsky.social

#FDT

aug 8, 2025, 1:09 am • 0 0 • view
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Just my side @my-side.bsky.social

I really don’t know what they think the moral imperative is here but if they are trying to be more Christian after a bullet to the ear, then reading his own Bible he would have read there is God the Father almighty and Jesus sits at the right hand to judge the living and the dead.

aug 8, 2025, 2:52 am • 0 0 • view
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Just my side @my-side.bsky.social

Gold leaf paid for by taxpayers makes god like throne. Does that make JD Jesus? There is only one God and Trump ain’t him. Who is he to judge? Pay the people that protect your country. A thank you would be a nice touch as well.

aug 8, 2025, 2:52 am • 1 0 • view
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Courtney Briceño @clb123.bsky.social

How many people is that, realistically? The price of Trump’s new ballroom build? Because I think he can sacrifice that extravagance to ensure service members get their hard earned retirement…

aug 8, 2025, 12:30 am • 2 0 • view
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daviddiano.bsky.social @daviddiano.bsky.social

So much for honoring our heroes

aug 7, 2025, 11:38 pm • 12 0 • view
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momom595.bsky.social @momom595.bsky.social

This is just plain wrong! They served our country, you jerks! Pay them their benefits. We could afford it if you’d tax the wealthy accordingly!

aug 8, 2025, 12:08 am • 6 0 • view
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TheMaryGirls (Mini Airlock) @marygirls.bsky.social

Fuck the US Chair Force.

aug 8, 2025, 12:43 am • 4 0 • view
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AZ Native @zartinem.bsky.social

Half of the voters are fascists who voted for this government so…the Orange Ogre is only a symptom of a very sick country.

aug 8, 2025, 1:45 am • 1 0 • view