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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trump says South Africans who have never done anything for the US are worthy of refugee-status protection in the US. SURELY men/women who risked their lives to keep me alive in war are also worthy. Follow this/red button if you agree to tell Congress! afghanevac.org/count-them-in

afghanevac.org

Count Them In — #AfghanEvac

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

These brave people have earned a few minutes of your time to watch this. If you say you support veterans, you'll give this a watch, because veterans like me support these people. We don't want to stand alone! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLYW...

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Afghan allies are being detained by same US government they risked their lives for

YouTube video by ABC News

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Congress, find your backbone! You won't pay a price at the polls to support Afghan Allies! Huge majority of the people want it! You don't need to cower to Stephen Miller! #StillWithUS @afghanevac.bsky.social

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Vetted Afghans, here legally, shouldn't have to fear deportation to the Taliban for execution. Currently, they do. This link makes it 30-sec exercise to write your rep. Full bill details are there too. Tell your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 9899. afghanevac.org/afghanistan-...

afghanevac.org

Afghanistan TPS — #AfghanEvac

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

OTD, our founders bravely objected to a ruler who kept armies among us without consent of our legislatures and who protected them from punishment for any murders they committed. www.archives.gov/founding-doc...

archives.gov

Declaration of Independence: A Transcription

Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum). The spelling a...

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thank you to SD-UT for giving me a rooftop to shout this out! Trump's signature on the #IranWar‌ MOU codifies a strategic defeat for the U.S. Write your Senators to urge the Senate to assert its Article 2 power to REJECT this horrible deal. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/06/29/o...

sandiegouniontribune.com

Opinion: U.S. fought for Strait of Hormuz only to give it away

This hands the Iranians a future stranglehold on the world’s economy.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Novel's path to pub UPDATE: Do you know any great agents looking for historical military thrillers? -Major revisions done! (I think.) -Sent to some beta readers. -Query letter drafted. 1st attempt anyway. Next up, make prioritized list of vetted lit. agents to query.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Sick troops are out of the fight. Vaccines are not a "personal choice" issue. They are a readiness and lethality issue. The experiment of "what happens without mandatory vaccines" has been run SO MANY TIMES that only a fool doesn't know what happens. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

nytimes.com

Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Donating blood at @sandiegobloodbank.bsky.social is an act so altruistic and impactful that it can wipe away past sins. At least, that's what I'm hoping/counting on.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Iran is taking Trump to the cleaners. Rearming with $300 billion? The cost of ALL of the U.S. Navy's state-of-the-art destroyers is less than $200 billion (75 ships x 2.5 bil/each). Iran could buy 23 Ford-class aircraft carriers with $300 billion. www.reuters.com/business/fin...

reuters.com

Exclusive: Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says

Investments pledged span energy, logistics, manufacturing and transport, a source told Reuters.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Instead of focusing on signage and yet-another-study into whether women make suitable warriors (spoiler: they do), a SECDEF actually focused on lethality instead of culture-war-cheap-wins would be laser-focused and quite loud about problems like this: www.militarytimes.com/industry/tec...

militarytimes.com

Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

The F-35’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a GAO report.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"More than 10,000 times, judges have said those detentions...were illegal." This is not a surprise to those of us who have seen our friends/allies arrested illegally. We've been shouting from the rooftops that illegal ICE arrests are routine, not rare or isolated. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

politico.com

10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies

A POLITICO analysis reveals judges have ruled against ICE detention practices in roughly 90 percent of cases since the agency mandated that millions of immigrants must be locked up while they face dep...

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Rhode Island-based U.S. District Judge John McConnell found all of the actions were unlawful." I really, REALLY, wish the Trump admin would stop violating the law. Especially when it comes to our moral obligations to wartime allies. thehill.com/regulation/c...

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Judge blocks series of Trump policies halting immigration processing

A federal judge on Friday vacated a series of President Trump’s policies enacted in the wake of a deadly attack on National Guard members, forcing immigration agencies to again process applic…

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A 60-second check-in with the truth about California voting systems.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Please take 3 min to find out what I experienced in Aug. 2009 and why the phrase "Happy Memorial Day" makes me cringe. Share to help spread the sentiment. jamesseddonauthor.medium.com/say-instead-...

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Say instead: Remember the fallen!

On August 18th, 2009, a hot and hazy day in Kabul, Afghanistan, my teammate Tommy and I walked into the dining facility of our base…

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The admin wants to send vetted battlefield allies to the Congo. Proud to put my name on this calling for a different path. NOW I NEED YOU to: 1. Contact your elected officials and share the link. 2. Say you want them brought safely to the U.S., not abandoned to the Congo.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Cries about "vetting" have always been lies. The U.S. govt. could re-vet these already vetted WARTIME ALLIES and bring them home. Instead, USG is working to send them to a place the State Dept. urges people to avoid due to "crime, and civil unrest." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

nytimes.com

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

ICE systematically arrests those who 1) entered legally, 2) stayed legal and don't charge them with crimes. These people often get released, but only AFTER being in prison for months and AFTER losing jobs, apartments, and property seized in the arrest. capitalandmain.com/ice-has-arre...

capitalandmain.com

ICE Has Arrested Dozens of Delivery Drivers at the Gates of a San Diego Military Base

Advocates warn immigrants to avoid military bases when working for apps like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

ICE continues to arrest Afghans who entered and stayed fully legally It is an unfortunate fact in this country that you DO have something to fear from ICE, even if you're here LEGALLY, and have violated no laws/rules. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

nbcnews.com

Afghan high school senior is detained by ICE as he prepared to graduate

The 18-year-old entered the U.S. legally on humanitarian parole along with his father, who served as an interpreter for U.S. forces.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

May God shower His infinite blessings upon you and your family and may all your Du'as come true.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Healthy people should not die within 24 hours of ICE detention. Let alone those who fought with U.S. forces. There needs to be a full investigation. afghanevac.org/nazeer-death

afghanevac.org

FACT SHEET: Nazeer Death — #AfghanEvac

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Escorted a wartime ally to an immigration appointment with #AfghanEvac #BattleBuddies this afternoon. Unfortunately, following the law to the 'T' does not prevent ICE from illegally arresting our wartime allies. With us, they know they can't do that in secret. Appt. went good.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

So many people have asked me, "It's awful, but what can I do?" Well, it's easy. And now you know. "Destroying injustice requires long-term and persistent effort from very stubborn people who...never quit taking tiny actions on the side of justice." jamesseddonauthor.medium.com/make-it-some...

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Make it “Something. Not nothing.”

“Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need…

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Bravo. We need more GOP leaders to find a semblance of a backbone and state the obvious. "“United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong,” Madel said."

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Thanks to BBC I was able to say publicly: Pres. Trump is dead wrong on NATO/allied support to the U.S. I want UK troops/families to know that their sacrifices were not invisible and made the world safer. Americans know the truth about their service even if Trump doesn't. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

bbc.com

Afghanistan veterans react to Trump Nato remarks

The veterans remarks follow comments by US President Donald Trump suggesting Nato allies avoided front-line combat during the war in Afghanistan.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This month I was invited to submit a Statement for the Record for a congressional hearing on Afghan allies. Here's what I submitted:

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Proud to be associated with this group! Join me in the fight to keep faith with wartime allies! Now more than ever, we can't stand alone! afghanevac.org/impact

afghanevac.org

Impact — #AfghanEvac

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Get the facts: The idea that Afghans in the U.S. are unvetted is simply a lie. Here's what the vetting looks like for the USRAP path. See this link for the others: afghanevac.org/vetting

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

If you don't know any Afghans, queue up Beth's podcast for your next commute so you can hear from me about some #AfghansIKnow. If you don't personally know any Afghans and don't listen to people who do, you aren't getting unbiased information. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNUU...

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James Seddon defends Afghan allies amidst fear-mongering - The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 121

YouTube video by The Afghanistan Project Podcast

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Merry Christmas to whoever is about to get my blood. It's a unique cocktail of stress hormones, sugar, caffeine, bourbon, and spite. You're welcome! (p.s. give a REAL gift this season and donate blood, will ya?)

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

“It is definitely not fair to group all Afghans that helped us during our time in Afghanistan in that same basket as this individual" “These guys didn’t want to leave Afghanistan,” America should listen to those who fought alongside #AfghansIKnow www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

nbcnews.com

Green Berets rush to defend their Afghan counterparts after D.C. shooting

The shooting of two National Guard members has prompted the Trump administration to crack down on Afghans who entered the U.S. after assisting American forces during the war.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

ICE illegally arrests Afghan allies who entered/stayed legally & violated no law. This morn, I realize the same advice I gave my innocent allies to help protect them from the Taliban I now give to protect them from my own govt. Did I order the extra helping of moral injury?

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Apropos of nothing...Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, the CO of the German submarine U-852, was tried for war crimes and executed in 1945 for killing the survivors of the Peleus, a ship he had just sunk. The XO of U-852 was also executed. His defense: He was only following COs orders.

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Afghans honor Specialist Beckstrom. I wish all Americans could see my inbox flooded with messages from Afghans condemning this attack and honoring the service of the National Guard. These are the #AfghansIKnow

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Get the facts. What's known about the DC shooter: afghanevac.org/dc-shooter-f...

afghanevac.org

DC Shooter Facts — #AfghanEvac

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James Seddon @realjamesseddon.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

These friends, #AfghansIKnow, risked their lives providing base support logistics because they supported America's mission against the Taliban. After the Taliban attacked us, killing many and wounding 90, they were undaunted and walked through the wreckage to keep up the fight.

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