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Awbrey

@awbslea.bsky.social
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Veteran & Dog Mom in 🇺🇲 Policy, rights, humor, the occasional philosophical detour, and sass 🗽😏💡 A comeback kid 🔥

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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
2026 TX Railroad Commissioner race (How ridiculous nativists sound btw...) Rosenthal: pretty American-sounding last name. French: French? FRENCH?! As in FRANCE?!?! NOT IN MY TEXAS! 😂 #RRCTexas #TexasElections #BooFrench #VoteRosenthal
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Indivisible Turning The Tables @indtrngthetbls.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The fight to protect our elections will require every single one of us. Here’s how you can get engaged: 1. Go to Vote.Org to check your registration status. 2. VOTE 3. Get friends and family to vote.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If #TheOdyssey were rewritten according to Musk’s conception of accountability. #ElonMusk
Meme built from a still of a recent Economist interview in which the interview subject holds up a “zero” hand gesture while arguing that no deaths could be attributed to USAID cuts and disruptions. His face has been replaced with a helmeted, bearded face from The Odyssey (2026). Fake headline reads, “Mainstream Media Bards To Blame For Accusations of Ego Delaying Journey.” An “Insider” caption says, “Odysseus: Zero crew members’ deaths my fault.” Large text at the bottom reads, “The Odyssey if told from a whiny ass trillionaire’s perspective.” The meme satirizes denial of responsibility by applying that rhetoric to Odysseus and the deaths of his crew.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Three phrases needed more broadly in the resistance and opposition movements: Don't go making an enemy where you didn't have one. I may be an imperfect ally, but I promise I'm showing up and trying to get better. You go to war with the allies you have, not the ones you wished for.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thanks for the update! Looking forward to celebrating the removal soon! 🥳 🍾
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
My political editorial cartoons may not reach very far, but they are indeed drawn from the heart and with zero AI. A like or share would mean the world to me 💙
An old lady in a rocking chair with a T-shirt that reads Lone Star State is shaking her right fist and saying, "May Binary God have mercy on yer soul when you vote for Ken Paxton's lyin' cheatin' ass!
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Yesterday’s shooting near the White House was defining proof that no ballroom is needed. Secret Service responded where the threat actually was, at the checkpoint. The bystander who was shot would not have been protected by a taxpayer-funded ballroom. #TrumpsBallroom #BallroomBunker
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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Meet at 7th & the Mall on the public sidewalk—the entry path to the Jubilee prayer area. Be there 10:30AM as Christian Nationalists arrive. Bring signs if you want; many orgs will have “separation of church & state” posters/yard signs that need holders. Jubilee runs all day... It’ll be very hot
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Call out Hegseth for his bid for content and ridicule their pathetically tiny list of celebs willing to debase themselves for divisive propaganda. While it is a waste, that's not the angle that will cross the aisle when it comes to condemning this alarming trend. #restorethestandard #hegseth #sow
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The fact is this administration doesn't have support from many celebs or musicians for their actions. Dropkick Murphys, Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise; none of them are shallow or foolish enough to participate in a PR stunt like Kid Rock. All of them have a stellar reputation supporting veterans.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Y'all Kid Rock-Hegseth are trolling you w/propaganda. Don't waste time attacking the waste, but rather focus on the entitlement. Many celebrities & musicians are veteran supporters. They don't feel entitled to flybys or Apache rides, and they stay largely nonpartisan and humble about it. #kidrock
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Even if Trump got his ballroom, he'll still have to go to events... outside of it. Incredibly tone-deaf of him to 'sell' the ludicrously large ballroom in nearly the same breath as acknowledging a secret service agent wounded in the line of duty tonight. #whcd #trumpsballroom
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
am in fact an atheist, I find religion and faith to be valuable and comforting to a great number of people, as long as they are practiced alongside the greatest moral imperative of do no harm, and stay separate from government. (4/4) #petehegseth #petehegsethpulpfiction
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
and sunk cost fallacy has men like Trump, Vance, and Hegseth all defending their wielding of religion as a blunt political tool, and doubling down when questioned or criticized by anyone, regardless of their expertise or prominence. While I am not religious and (3/4)
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"[they/you] shall know [that I am/my name is] the Lord" while Pete ends on "you will know my call sign is Sandy 1" because Pete centers men in his understanding of higher power. The same happened with the Trump as Jesus AI slop and Pope controversies as well. A combination of Dunning Kruger (2/4)
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
There is a ton wrong with Pete Hegseth referencing the Pulp Fiction line that was an embellishment of the actual bible quote; but the most telling modification Pete made is at the end. In both Samuel L. Jackson's line and the bible, it ends with (1/4)
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Ok but I think every party to the Iran conflict read it as "ceasefire" ...in sarcastic quotation marks. #IranCeasefire #IranConflict #StraitofHormuz
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Army helicopter crews were suspended after a low flyby near Kid Rock’s residence. SecDef Hegseth later lifted the suspension and said there would be no investigation. How does overriding a subordinate commander increase our lethality again? #kidrock #hegseth #corruption
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
One million dollars to the reporter who asks Trump why he was talking about Iceland if he meant Greenland. #DAVOS2026 #Greenland #EU
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The thing that makes me genuinely mad about Trump disparaging Denmark's defensive capabilities for Greenland, is that the United States is SUPPOSED to already be part of that defense through NATO, so it's a bullshit excuse for his imperialist designs. #Greenland
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
You can’t call it law enforcement while administering another country. You can’t call it policy while threatening continued attacks. Once you say you’ll “run” a nation with corporations until it complies, you’ve already chosen the lane: occupation by another name. #venezuela #americanimperialism
Pencil sketch of Uncle Sam emerging from water wearing modern body armor and smiling slightly. In one hand he holds a small, defenseless figure representing Nicolás Maduro. In the other hand he grips an oil tanker labeled “CRUDE OIL.” A Chinook helicopter flies overhead, reinforcing military power backing resource control and coercive governance.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Not exile approval, not foreign applause, but Venezuelan institutions exercising consent and control. If there is none, that’s not a transition, it’s administration by outsiders.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
You can believe Maduro’s removal is good and still question this. When Trump says “we”—the U.S., alongside major oil companies—are now effectively running Venezuela until a “peaceful transition,” where exactly is the Venezuelan governing authority in that statement?
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Norms do not break in isolation. They spread. This logic does not stop with Venezuela or with Trump. It puts a target on U.S. officials, diplomats, aid workers, contractors, and ordinary Americans abroad by signaling that force dressed up as law is now acceptable.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The moment the United States claims the right to enforce its laws inside another sovereign country, it loses the ability to object when others do the same to us. That is why Iran’s leadership was never targeted this way, because retaliation would have been real and immediate.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
I hope I can be a positive influence on the world, because it needs one. Not because it needs to be me.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/12/2025
Today, we're learning why DOJ didn't release the redacted files last March. Because the multitude of redactions exposes how much they're covering up.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Saturday afternoon, outside the Army–Navy Game, as the motorcade passed. If we can talk about standards instead of sides, there’s still room for civic repair. #CivicDuty #ArmyNavy Alt text included for all images.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Patriotism isn’t nationalism. It isn’t watching a country get looted by the already rich. It isn’t violently deporting immigrant neighbors. It isn’t starting wars based on obvious lies. Showing up like this is duty when power demands complicity. Authority without restraint isn’t order. It’s chaos.
Selfie of a person wearing an Army beanie and yellow West Point shirt, holding a protest sign. They are standing outdoors near a stadium on a cold day.Person standing outdoors holding a sign that reads “West Point Grad Against Authoritarians,” with other protesters and passing traffic visible behind them.Person holding a black flag with a distressed American flag graphic and the words “Pro-America Anti-Trump,” standing on grass near a roadway.Blurred group of protesters standing along a roadway, holding signs that read “Support and Defend the Constitution,” “Resist Unbridled Cruelty,” and “Proud Navy Family.” City skyline and overpass in the background as vehicles pass.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Watercolor, December 2025. This piece came from seeing the self-righteous justification of cruelty. Propaganda works by filling space, not by replacing love. #art
A watercolor painting depicting two human figures in a stark, symbolic scene. In the foreground, one figure stands upright, smiling slightly, holding a raised hammer as if about to strike. The figure wears everyday clothing, including a pinkish jacket, and appears calm and confident rather than angry. In front of them, a second figure kneels on the ground with their arms raised defensively over their head. The kneeling figure wears a green plaid shirt and is positioned lower in the frame, emphasizing vulnerability and submission.

Behind both figures are two large symbols: an American flag flowing diagonally across the background and a pale yellow Christian cross standing upright. The symbols loom larger than the people and dominate the background. The ground beneath the kneeling figure is darkened with shadow, suggesting weight and gravity rather than motion or impact. The violence is implied rather than shown; no contact or injury is depicted. The overall tone is restrained and unsettling, with soft watercolor washes and muted colors contrasting with the severity of the scene.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
If FIFA had any ⚽s, they'd pull the World Cup out of the US over this. Since they won't, Americans should be paying attention: mandatory social-media screening for visitors is the infrastructure that later gets turned inward... toward our own speech, access, and civic entitlements. #WorldCup2026
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It doesn't pass the sniff test for Defense Officials to leak what Admiral Bradley was "going to" say. Especially with the new media rules around the Pentagon. I'd be extremely cautious of jumping to conclusions about his closed door testimony. #BradleyTestimony
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
To be clear the only quotes attributed to ADM Bradley are regarding his claim there was no order to 'kill everyone' or order to give no quarter. Everything else has been anonymously leaked by Defense officials and should be treated with skepticism until more info comes out.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
If your legal justification only makes sense in a superhero universe, it’s not a legal justification. It’s fan fiction.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Or maybe Free Willy launching deadly sea urchins at MQ-9 Reaper drones with astonishing ballistic accuracy?
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
What did the Pentagon think they were dealing with, Jason Momoa rising from the tides with a trident to ironically spear SEALs on behalf of maritime justice?
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
We’re really out here pretending that two exhausted men floating in the ocean were still an imminent threat, huh? #BoatStrike
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Really hoping ADM Bradley does the right thing today. #admiralbradleytestimony
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/12/2025
Kelly: “I was notified of a potential court-martial through a tweet by the Secretary of Defense…I think that says a lot about who Pete Hegseth is and what he cares about. He doesn't care about the law…He doesn't care about accountability. He cares about views on his Twitter account.”
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Thank you, I came here to say a similar thing. While I am encouraged by the inquiry, the U.S. legislative branch should start with the fact that the strikes aren't legal in the first place. Otherwise, it's just accountability theater.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
If this piece resonates with you and you are interested in a print or the original, you can message me. I do not usually sell my artwork, but I am open to it here. Thank you for supporting work that carries emotional weight.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This scene is the moment someone is out of combat and should have been allowed to surrender. I painted it from the imagined view of the people on the boats, not DoD drone footage. They were human beings. Integrity and compassion are not naïve. They are the point.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Painted this in light of the new allegations that survivors were given no quarter in the controversial boat strikes. I learned LOAC at West Point and as an Army officer. Someone out of combat must be allowed to surrender. No quarter is a failure of discipline. Humanity is a choice. #NoQuarter
Watercolor of a small boat speeding away across blue water as a large explosion erupts behind it. Dark smoke rises on the left and bright yellow and red blast colors fill the sky. The scene suggests a strike on a fleeing vessel.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/11/2025
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan: "The last time we received a briefing on Venezuela with the full committee was never. That is something that should alarm everybody. Congress is supposed to be aware of what intelligence validates and justifies these attacks."
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Sue Fulton @suefulton.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Review of Hegseth memos by @wisci.bsky.social. Net: 1. Will weaken safeguards against misconduct, harassment and assault, hazing, and discrimination - risking the trust and confidence that military troops have in their leaders. ab7fc154-9676-4805-8227-d57562a9b5b8.filesusr.com/ugd/b77811_8...
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
The list continues to grow. Plenty of work ahead and right now public and veteran support will be key 🗝️
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Did 15 minutes with the acupressure mat tonight. It was not terrible, although reminder to self: don’t violently sneeze right after you finally get comfortable on one of these things. #selfcareish
Blue Kanjo acupressure mat with grey marble design yoga block in a living room.
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Finally watching Slow Horses. Good show. Hopefully I can binge it on the free trial 😂 6 more days! #SlowHorses
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Awbrey @awbslea.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
There are cases where commanders cannot compel Soldiers to sign. For example paying for missing or lost property, you cannot compel a Soldier to sign if it has been more than a certain amount of time, or if the Soldier disputes they are responsible - without conducting an investigation.
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