Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Veterans 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. 35717
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026That wasn't Mitch McConnell voting last night. It's clear they have perfected the same cloning tech used on Avril Lavigne. 071
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The 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 0115
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Never 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. 1269
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A 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 22110
Reposted by Jacob ThomasNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026BREAKING: 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👇 -TNnytimes.comFired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue PentagonThree journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination. 9759231702
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Common 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 1164
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sailors 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... 02111
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Repping my #VeteransForPeggy shirt from @commondefense.bsky.social for the final push to make sure our neighbors have a plan to vote for the @dfl.org endorsed candidate, @peggyflanagan.bsky.social! #Vote #MNVotes 080
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Let’s win this Minnesota! Polls are open until 8pm! 061
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 11) is Primary Day, Minnesota! Let’s send @peggyflanagan.bsky.social to the Senate! Polls are open 7am to 8pm and if you live in Hennepin County vote @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social for attorney as well! 0133
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 29/07/2026They thought our service ended when we took off the uniform. 100+ veterans and military families proved otherwise at our 2026 Leadership Summit. The work started 10 years ago, and will continue for the next 10. Ready to organize in your community? commondefense.us/2026-leaders... #CommonDefense 0153
Reposted by Jacob ThomasJacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Veterans like me (and @commondefense.bsky.social) are supporting @peggyflanagan.bsky.social because she is a proven fighter for the people and she’s ready to hold the Trump regime accountable on his illegal and unjustified wars and so much more. Vote on or before August 11! #VeteransForPeggy 051
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Veterans like me (and @commondefense.bsky.social) are supporting @peggyflanagan.bsky.social because she is a proven fighter for the people and she’s ready to hold the Trump regime accountable on his illegal and unjustified wars and so much more. Vote on or before August 11! #VeteransForPeggy 051
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 27/06/202616 years of being unapologetically out and proud for this little gay boy from rural Georgia and I wouldn’t change a thing. 🥰🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #pride #pridemonth #gay #gayveteran 0260
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Pride season has started! Rochester showed its Pride LOUD today! So great being there with @hrc.org to get people involved in the fight for queer and trans justice! ❤️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊ 0110
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Name a better way to celebrate #MayDay than with a new union. We'll wait. 😎 Common Defense has always been veteran led and now we are proud to be union made as well! ✊🇺🇸 0178
Reposted by Jacob ThomasJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 30/04/2026I have spent my entire career listening to FedSoc types complain about liberal “activist judges” who “legislate from the bench,” and none of them are going to say a single blessed thing about Sam Alito rewriting the Voting Rights Act to say what he thinks Congress ought to have saidballsandstrikes.orgSix Conservative Activists Killed the Voting Rights ActThe Supreme Court's conservatives have spent their careers working to kill the Voting Rights Act. They just did it. 9343621379
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 30/04/2026This is what stealing elections looks like. An illegitimate Supreme Court handed republicans yet another way to neuter the fundamental right to vote and they are moving post haste to do it. They care nothing for democracy. 21110
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Pulled double duty last week in DC fighting for our democracy with @commondefense.bsky.social + @hrc.org. Half of the week I was running around with veterans demanding an end to Trump’s unjust war and cuts to the VA and then spent the last half with a limp wrist advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. ✊🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 030
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Nice attempt at a punt, but this isn't a game. Let's unpack how Wars of Choice turn into Forever Wars. 🧵🔽 1145
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Veterans deserve providers who actually understand service-related conditions. The HONOR Act of 2026 requires private-sector providers to meet the same quality and training standards as VA clinicians. Tell your Senator to cosponsor S.3466. 075
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 29/04/2026It's been 60 days since Trump started his illegal and unjust war in Iran. Now he wants to keep blockading the Strait of Hormuz for "months." Congress should have stopped this war on Day One. They've been failing for 60. #EndForeverWar #NoMoreForeverWars 1168
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This is not good governance. You’re wasting resources the same way these cities are wasting resources for something petty and this would hurt people in these cities who we are supposed to care about as democrats. 041
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 17/04/2026New Jerseyans showed up yesterday and now @analiliafornj.bsky.social is heading to Congress! Analilia has spent her career fighting for fair wages and dignity for working people. That’s why our veterans were proud to endorse her earlier this year. Onward to November! 0268
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Veterans, military families, and communities joined together across the country to fight back against Trump’s authoritarian regime. We rejected kings in 1776 and 250 years later we are reaffirming that legacy! #NoKings #VetsAgainstTrump 25723
Reposted by Jacob ThomasArt Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Spotted at a No Kings protest in Durham, North Carolina! Epic creativity! 9657451480
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Packed light rail train to the Twin Cities No Kings rally!!! @commondefense.bsky.social / @indivisible.org 14010
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I’ll be voting @ilhanmn.bsky.social. After everything our city has gone through, an ICE prosecutor running here is a slap in the face. “She resigned from the board in April 2025 to work as an ICE prosecutor…She said she was proud to work for ICE and to protect the U.S.” 095
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The Senator is going to need a great lawyer. 4289
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 05/03/2026The video is clear: Tim Sheehy broke a veteran’s arm to silence him. Using force to suppress a constituent is a total disqualification for office. We served to protect the right to speak out, not to see it assaulted by a politician in a suit. No more excuses. 311564
Reposted by Jacob ThomasMolly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026They’re still lying to us. www.startribune.com/close-to-650...startribune.comClose to 650 federal agents remain in Minnesota weeks after border czar announced end of operationThere are still more than quadruple the 150 agents Tom Homan said there would be in the state by the end of last week. 162002870
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Trump got 3 American soldiers killed today because of his unconstitutional war of choice. Everyone should be mad as hell that this warmonger in chief is sending people’s sons and daughters into yet another unjustified war. #NoWarWithIran #EndForeverWar // @commondefense.bsky.social 1125
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Trump is dragging us into another immoral forever war. Congress must stop this and reclaim their authority on war powers. Demand they do their jobs before more lives are lost! No War with Iran! commondefense.us/actions/vote...commondefense.usTELL YOUR REP AND SENATORS: STOP TRUMP’S WAR WITH IRAN - Common Defense 141
Reposted by Jacob ThomasCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Trump is pouring gasoline on a fire that our communities are fighting to put out. Our service was about protection, not occupation. We didn't sign up for a political crackdown on our neighbors. The mission: → End the occupation → Protect our neighbors → Demand accountability 4259
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 28/01/2026These fascist bootlickers will never win. I’m pissed for my congresswoman and also immensely proud of her for dealing with more shit than anyone ever should have to. 0102
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 25/01/2026North Loop Minneapolis neighborhood vigil for Alex Pretti tonight. 25915
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Not reform. Not more training. Abolish ICE and prosecute these murderers! 0176
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 24/01/202650,000 Minnesotans marched in below zero weather because we know that we all do better when we all do better. The fascists have already lost, they just don’t realize it yet. ✊ #VetsAgainstTrump #AbolishICE #Minneapolis 621952
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 17/01/2026The Speaker of the House said “ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do.” Abolishing is the floor. We also need prosecutions and impeachments. 03613
Reposted by Jacob ThomasThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/01/2026The old constitutional order is gone, and we should be straightforward about that. It’s becoming obvious that, whatever else is on the reconstruction agenda, ICE abolition must be included. For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/rPjQYKp 14563202
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 15/01/2026This is what patriotism looks like: protecting our neighbors and fighting fascism. Veterans and military family members are calling out for justice and an end to Trump’s war on our communities. Get involved at @commondefense.bsky.social 16523
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 08/01/2026The Trump regime murdered Renee Nicole Good. Minneapolis came together last night to demand justice and show that we will not be intimidated into silence by fascists. Rest in Power Renee. ❤️✊ 092
Jacob Thomas @jacobthomasmpls.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I saw the video, there is no justification for DHS agents shooting and killing a woman here in Minneapolis. This is exactly why ICE should not be in our communities! We must remain peaceful because Trump wants an excuse to escalate AND Minnesota must prosecute ICE for this. 722471