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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are proud to endorse Senator Jon Ossoff ( @ossoff.bsky.social ) for re-election to the U.S. Senate in Georgia! During his time in office, Senator Ossoff has consistently and relentlessly fought to deliver for Georgia’s veterans, active service members, and military families.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Veterans were peacefully protesting Trump’s illegal & unjust war in Iran near Fort Bragg today when police arrested Army veteran & Common Defense organizer, Lindsey. Vets won’t be intimidated into silence. She is safe & we are working to get her free now. More updates to follow.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth were filed. Congress chose an early recess. In the military, we have a word for failing to do your duty: dereliction. #CowardsRecess
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 23/09/2026
Tuberville claiming that many airline personnel are furries raises important questions: -How does he know? -Why does he care even if some are? -What is it about furries that he finds terrifying? -Why are furries more terrifying to him than the madman and rapist he supports in the White House?
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today marks the halfway point for Operation Take Up Space. Every stop so far has proven that civic engagement can run on hope instead of fear. More road ahead. #TakeUpSpace
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Politicians keep choosing war and a privatized VA forever. Common Defense is choosing Tom Perriello. Common Defense is proud to endorse @TomPerriello for Congress in VA-05. He knows the cost of a failed foreign policy because we've lived it. Learn more about his campaign: bit.ly/4yY5SOh
Photo of Tom Perriello smiling outdoors in a blue button-down shirt. Text overlay on a red Virginia map graphic reads "Veterans Endorse Tom Perriello." Common Defense logo below on navy background.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Common Defense endorsed Justin Wagner for Congress in PA-16. He served in Iraq, stayed in the Army Reserves, and works union. Veterans want leaders who show up, listen, and hold power accountable. That's why we're backing him. Learn more about his campaign at: bit.ly/3Tat0Ka
Justin Wagner portrait in suit with flag pin; text reads Veterans Endorse Justin Wagner over PA map, Common Defense logo.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
117 miles down. First stop: Charlotte, NC, for Drag Out the Vote, celebrating voter registration and civic engagement that runs on hope instead of fear. 📍 Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts, doors at 5 pm, show 6- 8 pm #DragOutTheVote
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Clever Resistance @cleverresistance.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Operation Take Up Space 300 mile march across NC, Sept 12 to Oct 3
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"I stand alongside women veterans who are upholding their oaths to support and defend this Constitution." #OperationTakeUpSpace
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Pentagon's public casualty count for the Iran war is wrong. Officials say at least 22, maybe 23, troops have died, not 18. Congress never authorized this war and still won't hold anyone accountable for the truth about it. #EndForeverWars
washingtonpost.com
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Voters of Tomorrow @votersoftomorrow.org · 15/09/2026
This is @santiagomayer.com, our Executive Director. He just became a naturalized U.S. citizen, and today, he registered to vote for the very first time. 🇺🇸 🧵
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We took an oath to defend the Constitution against all threats. When J6ers try to rewrite what happened that day, veterans WILL hold the line on accountability.
Photograph outside a courthouse showing a man in a Common Defense t-shirt holding a microphone, speaking toward a group that includes a person holding an orange hand-lettered sign reading "J6 LOSERS." A woman on a phone call and other bystanders and photographers are visible nearby.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Common Defense endorses Richard Ojeda for Congress in NC-09. 24 years in the Army. A career serving his community. We're standing with him to protect the VA workforce and the benefits veterans earned. Learn more about his campaign at: bit.ly/3TzN88D
Navy blue graphic with a headshot of a smiling man with a shaved head wearing an olive green Army t-shirt. White text overlay reads "Veterans Endorse Richard Ojeda" against a light green silhouette of North Carolina. Common Defense logo at the bottom.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Old Fort to Marion. Another leg down on Operation Take Up Space, our 300+ mile, women-veteran-led march across North Carolina. We don't endure history. We shape it, one step at a time. #OperationTakeUpSpace
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 15/09/2026
Your vote is your voice. Ensure you can use it this National Voter Registration Day by registering to vote or checking your registration, then making a plan for election day. Get started at Vote411.org #GetReadyToVote
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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 15/09/2026
Happy National Voter Registration Day! Check and update your registration and find local resources to ensure that you can cast your vote on Nov. 3rd. #GetReadyToVote bit.ly/2I3aNoE
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Register to Vote/Check Registration | National Voter Registration Day
If you’re looking to register to vote or check/update your voter registration, you’re in the right place! Not sure if you need to update your registration? Here’s a list of reasons to check your statu...
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Verified Voting @verifiedvoting.org · 15/09/2026
As many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote or are unsure of their registration status. Be part of the solution today and #GetReadyToVote on #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. #CheckYourReg at: www.vote411.org/check-registration
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Democracy Defenders Action @democracydefendersaction.org · 15/09/2026
National Voter Registration Day is a reminder that democracy belongs to all of us. Your vote is your voice. Registering and checking your registration is your first step toward making that voice heard. Today, make sure you’re registered. #GetReadyToVote www.vote411.org
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VOTE411
Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This will take you one minute to do today. It’s #NationalVoterRegistrationDay so tell all your friends to #GetReadyToVote 🙏
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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Did you know: one in four voter-eligible Americans are not registered to vote, or they are unsure of their registration status. Check your voter registration status today: nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-...
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 15/09/2026
On National Voter Registration Day, join us to be part of the solution. Here's how to #GetVoteReady: ✅ Register to vote. If you're already registered, ✅ Double check your registration. Give yourself enough time to address any issues and help others do the same. Start here: bit.ly/2025nvrdreg
An infographic with text stating "Did You Know? 1 in 4 People Aren't Registered to Vote or Aren't Sure They're Registered." The bottom has the hashtag "#NationalVoterRegistrationDay #VoteReady" and a circular logo featuring a red, white, and blue theme.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No vote, no democracy. It's National Voter Registration Day. Check your status and make a plan to vote early. #FreedomToVote
Three-panel blue duotone graphic. Top panel: a soldier loads a magazine with ammunition, text reads "Without ammunition a weapon is useless." Middle panel: a soldier in U.S. Army uniform connects a fuel hose nozzle, text reads "Without fuel a fleet is grounded." Bottom panel: a soldier wears an "I Voted" sticker, text reads "Without the vote democracy is dead. Register to vote today!!!" Common Defense logo at the bottom.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
She joined the Air Force when women couldn't have a credit card in their own name. Thirty years she says the country is taking step backwards. "I'm taking up space so that when people look back, they won't think that no one did anything." #TakingUpSpace
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Twenty-five years ago, a generation of us was sent to war without a clear mission, a real endpoint, or a vote from the people's representatives. It is happening again in Iran. Congress it is time to pass a War Powers Resolution. commondefense.us/news/common-...
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25th 9/11 Anniversary, End Forever Wars Call
Common Defense marks 25 years since 9/11, honoring the fallen and demanding Congress pass a War Powers Resolution to end the undeclared war with Iran.Common Defense marks 25 years since 9/11, honoring...
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years after 9/11, our Executive Director Jose Vasquez on what remembrance should mean. Patriotism is not measured only by our willingness to fight. Sometimes it is measured by our willingness to ask, before we send another generation to war, who pays the price. Full Essay - bit.ly/3SHrgId
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Never forget means committing to no more Forever Wars. It means taking care of the veterans, first responders, and civilians suffering from toxic exposure, and so much more.
Graphic image of two towers of light extending into the sky with the Brooklyn Bridge in the foreground with text overlayed that reads: 25 years later. Never forget means never forgetting the victims of 9/11 nor their families, nor those effected afterwards by the toxic exposure Republican politicians covered up, not those lost in a war with no clear mission, no endpoint, and no congressional approval.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The veterans and military families of Common Defense are proud to stand with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs and endorse her for reelection in California’s 51st District! @sarajacobsca.bsky.social
Graphic image featuring a centralized photo of a woman smiling with text overlayed that says “veterans endorse Sara Jacobs.”
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Decades in the Navy. Then Town Councilor. Then a voice for veterans at the State House. Common Defense endorses Matt McCoy for Rhode Island House District 31. Rhode Island needs leaders who show up for veterans long after the parade ends. #RIpol Read our statement: bit.ly/46fqvcp #RIpol
A bearded man in a tan cap and dark jacket holds an American flag on a white pole, over a navy Vets t-shirt partly covered by text. The cap reads Love. He stands against a teal background with a red outline of Rhode Island behind him. White and teal text reads: Veterans Endorse Matthew McCoy. The Common Defense logo, a flag made of horizontal bars, sits in the lower right corner.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Veterans did not stop being workers when they took off the uniform. Many went back to work at the VA. Those are union jobs, and the people in them are losing the right to bargain. Labor rights are a Veteran issue. Pass the Protect America's Workforce Act. #LaborDay
A Labor Day graphic. The Statue of Liberty, in black and white, holds a raised sledgehammer in place of her torch, set against a large blue silhouette of the same statue. White text reads: It was working men and women who made the 20th century the American century. It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. Attributed to Barack Obama. Large white text at the bottom reads Happy Labor Day, beside the Common Defense logo.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Section 219 of the NDAA would hardwire US-Israel weapons co-production, AI coordination, and data integration into permanent law, with oversight stripped out. Sept 9, 7pm ET, we are hosting a training on what it does and how to push back. Register: bit.ly/4cnYC5t
Common Defense member training flyer over a photo of the US Capitol dome. Text reads: Member Training, US-Israel Military Cooperation in NDAA Explained, September 9, 7pm ET. Includes a QR code to register on Zoom.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Texans erupt as GOP targets local poll sites: 'Nothing can stop us from removing you!' #RawStory
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Texans erupt as GOP targets local poll sites: 'Nothing can stop us from removing you!'
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lclaa.bsky.social @lclaa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Rest in power Pierre Damas Bel. 🕊️✊🏽 Pierre, 20, was an honor student who dreamed of being neuroscientist. On 8/31 he took his own life after losing TPS. We mourn Pierre & stand with his family and all fighting for the right to live and work with dignity. Crisis support: Call/text 988.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hegseth's loudest online defenders were on the payroll. Three retired colonels, a million followers between them, government email addresses in the office that decides who serves. None of them told anyone. He doesn't have a press corps. He has a payroll. Full article: wapo.st/4zOy875
Pete Hegseth in a ball cap and T-shirt speaking into a microphone in front of a military helicopter.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ayanna Pressley defended VA workers' union contracts, pushed back on National Guard deployments at home, and continues to demand an end to Forever Wars. Common Defense proudly endorses her again. Full statement - bit.ly/4x3F3H8 #VANotForSale
Ayanna Pressley smiling outdoors in a black top, framed in white on a deep blue star background with a red outline of Massachusetts. Text reads Veterans Endorse Ayanna Pressley. Common Defense logo below.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Eileen Laubacher spent 34 years in the Navy, deployed to Afghanistan, and worked in national security at the White House. Common Defense is endorsing her because she is fighting for honest representation that answers to working people, not billionaires. bit.ly/46x75Qa #UpholdTheOat
Eileen Laubacher smiling in a teal collared shirt and dark jacket, framed in white on a deep blue star background. Text reads Veterans Endorse Eileen Laubacher. Common Defense logo below.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
BREAKING: We sued the Pentagon to STOP the firing of 3 Stars & Stripes journalists for defending their paper's independence The firings came a day after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln @democracydefendersfund.org @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social @govacctproj.bsky.social & MFIA clinic are on it👇 -TN
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Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon
Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A National Guard member on Trump's D.C. deployment: "It's hard to feel like that justification holds any water. It feels like the guard is being exploited." Deployed under a "crime emergency" despite a 30-year low in violent crime. Read the full article: n.pr/4gBvmJM #NoWarOnOurStreets
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Governor Abbott is sending the Texas National Guard to peaceful vigils to chill our First Amendment rights. Militarizing enforcement today means militarizing dissent tomorrow. We're veteran-led, peaceful, and persistent, and we won't be intimidated. #NoWarOnOurStreets
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Common Defense is endorsing Maxwell Frost (@maxwellfrost.bsky.social) for reelection to FL-10. His office has helped Central Florida veterans and military families recover benefits they earned through service. That's the kind of accountability we expect from elected leaders. bit.ly/4zJe99K
Portrait of Maxwell Frost, arms crossed, wearing a dark suit, standing in front of a photo of trees with a Florida state outline overlay. Text reads: "Veterans Endorse Maxwell Frost." Common Defense logo bottom left.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
An Iraq veteran wrote this week that Trump called 250+ days at sea "not nearly long enough." It's the same pattern every time: push troops past what they can carry, then act surprised when it breaks something. Then move on to the next rotation like nothing happened. Full article: bit.ly/4xpf2mx
Large aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln at sea with several crew members on deck. A headline about the ship mentions it returning home and Congress owing its crew the truth.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Governor Abbott is sending the Texas National Guard to peaceful vigils to chill our First Amendment rights. Militarizing enforcement today means militarizing dissent tomorrow. We're veteran-led, peaceful, and persistent, and we won't be intimidated. #NoWarOnOurStreets
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hegseth says recruiting is up because young people believe in him. Most recruits can't even name him. They enlist for steady pay, the GI Bill, and health care, like working-class kids always have. Full article: bit.ly/4xsvsL3
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The many beat the money in Florida. Congratulations to grassroots champion Angie Nixon on winning her primary. Neighbors, volunteers, and veterans out-organized big money and proved people power cannot be bought. Celebrate today, then gear up. The work continues. #GrassrootsPower #PeoplePower
Common Defense graphic reading "WINNER Angie Nixon" over an orange silhouette of Florida, with her photo and the Common Defense logo.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have been at sea 250+ days with no return date. Families say meals are cut to rice and tortillas, the water's contaminated, sailors have tried to jump overboard. Congress can make Hegseth answer. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Billions for ICE. Chronic underfunding for the VA.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard during an 8 month deployment with no end date. Trump and Hegseth extended this war with no plan and no accountability to Congress. Bring them home. #EndForeverWars
militarytimes.com
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Five veterans-endorsed candidates. Five primary wins on August 11, 2026. Betty McCollum, Matt Little, Ilhan Omar, Peggy Flanagan, and Kelly Morrison all won because they've spent their careers fighting for people over corporate power. Congratulations. Onward to November. #MinnesotaPrimary
Common Defense Winners graphic, headshots of Betty McCollum, Matt Little, Ilhan Omar, Peggy Flanagan, and Kelly Morrison over a teal Minnesota outline with their names listed.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
No corporate PAC money. No corporate loyalty. That's why Common Defense trusts @jamestalarico.bsky.social to actually fight VA privatization instead of quietly letting it happen. Texas deserves a senator who answers to veterans, not donors. #VeteransEndorse #TalaricoForTexas
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The military recruited these families by promising that honorable service would protect their loved ones. Now ICE is taking them. An AP investigation found 50+ spouses and parents of active-duty troops detained, and at least 6 deported. We leave no one behind.
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AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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