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Veterans For Responsible Leadership

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Pro-democracy veterans advocating for responsible leadership in government & service with integrity. Fighting back against the rise of authoritarianism. 🇺🇸 Follows, retweets, likes do not infer endorsements.🚫 linktr.ee/Vetsfrl

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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 6m
congressional staffer, and policy expert. There is no one more prepared and ready to lead and fight for the good people of Arizona than JoAnna Mendoza. VFRL is honored to support her candidacy.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 6m
Her 20-year military career was defined by leadership, sacrifice, and service, marked by her role as a Marine Corps Drill Instructor, deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and leading the next generation of Marines. Since leaving the military she has served as a nonprofit leader, veteran advocate,
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 6m
Veterans For Responsible Leadership is proud to endorse U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, JoAnna Mendoza, for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 6th District. At just 17, she answered the call to serve, enlisting in the U.S. Navy before joining the U.S. Marine Corps. @joannamendoza.com
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Callie Barr for Congress (MI-01) @calliebarr.bsky.social · 18h
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23h
Reminder!
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 18h
VFRL is proud to support his candidacy.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 18h
As a West Point graduate, a Rhodes Scholar, and a Green Beret that deployed to Iraq he has lived a lifetime of selfless service to his state and his nation. He will be a strong, independent voice in the Senate and a champion for veterans issues like healthcare and ending reckless forever wars.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 18h
Veterans for Responsible Leadership is proud to endorse U.S. Army Veteran, Seth Bodnar, for U.S. Senate to represent the great state of Montana. When Seth turned 18, he joined the military.
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KM @kimkcm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why I will be voting for Seth Bodnar | Steve Bullock helenair.com/opinion/colu...
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Why I will be voting for Seth Bodnar | Steve Bullock
"This election could be remembered for its dysfunction. I choose to remain hopeful it can instead be remembered as the moment Montana chose something better," writes former Gov. Steve Bullock.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
San Diego is one of the biggest military cities in the country.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
Millions of Americans are ready to get into election protection formation. Join us at the next No Kings Day to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the nearly 2,500 events planned for the next No Kings Day on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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Wellman For MO @wellmanformo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Still fired up from last week. Thank you, Pete Buttigieg, for coming to St. Louis and rallying #TeamWellman. Now it’s on us to turn that energy into action. Knock a door. Make a call. Chip in. Whatever you can do, now’s the time. Help us flip #MO02! #StLouis
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
3 wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, & Iran. 3 tax breaks to the rich: Bush, Trump, Trump $10 trillion cost to the debt. All Republican failures. They have caused the financial mess.
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🌱 Tico ☸️ @mediatico.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Todd is right. We should vote for qualified people who show solid ideas and quality values, (ie. Sen. Sanders). Those make better leaders. Avoid voting for obsolete traditional parties, where leadership is chosen much like winners in a pyramid scheme, yielding lousy candidates, like Trump. ✊ #RESIST
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/10/2026
This is it. We’ve only got one month left until an election that will determine whether the fascists consolidate control or the people win back power. Which future we wake up to on November 4 comes down to the organizing work we do over these next four weeks.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He left the Idaho House to take on three-term Sen. Jim Risch as an independent, because he says the two-party system is broken. VFRL President and Retired U.S. Navy Commander, Bobby Jones, and Todd talk about service, partisan politics, and how Idaho is ready to send an independent to Washington.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Army tank officer. Tech executive. State legislator. Now an independent running for U.S. Senate in Idaho. Todd Achilles has been a Republican, a Democrat, and now neither. @meidastouch.com @valormedianetwork.bsky.social @achillesid.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=f8QI...
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🚨 Army Veteran Just WALKED AWAY…
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 02/10/2026
There are now more than 2,200 No Kings events on the map for October 17! We hope to see you in the streets again with millions of Americans to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms.
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No Kings
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo...
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
End the war in Iran. Keep America's truckers on the road.
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Fayetteville Resistance Coalition @fayresistance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨THEORY OF CHANGE🚨 Join us on Oct. 7th for a special screening @ the Cameo Art House Theater @ 6pm Location: 225 Hay St, Fayetteville, NC 28301 Keynote Speaker: U.S. Army Major (Ret.) Richard Ojeda Limited Seating so please RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/theor... @ojedafornc.bsky.social #FortBragg
FRC is co-sponsoring this event (with additional support from our NOW, ActionNC, and Common Cause partners) 
Join us for a special screening of “Theory of Change” at the Cameo Art House Theater on October 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
This event is presented FOR THE FORT BRAGG MILITARY COMMUNITY in partnership with Veterans for Responsible Leadership, Fayetteville Resistance Coalition, Common Cause, Fayetteville Chapter of the National Organization for Women, Action NC, and the NC Veterans and Military Families Caucus.
Special guest U.S. Army Major (Ret.) Richard Ojeda will be a keynote speaker. Ojeda is currently running for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
LOCATION: The Cameo Art House Theater - 225 Hay St, Fayetteville, NC 28301
Seating is limited so please RSVP here:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/theory-of-change-screening-fayetteville?source=direct_link&
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
Marc Elias was called an alarmist for saying Trump would refuse to concede in 2020. Then came Jan. 6. “They want you to believe that Donald Trump may say some things, but in the end, he’ll accept the results,” Marc says. “I don’t believe that.” Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JFC. The only person whose brain has turned to mush more than Donald Trump is Newt Gingrich.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1 month into the Iran war, Donald Trump said it would be over "in about two weeks." That was 182 days ago. That's why we partnered with VoteVets to build a calendar of every single time Trump said the war would be ending. Go to AboutTwoWeeks.com and see for yourself.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 29/09/2026
On the latest Anchor Watch with Bobby Jones: Trump’s U.N. speech was a disaster— but only two more weeks of war... Right? www.lincolnsquare.media/p/only-two-… Subscribe to watch this episode with Sam Osterhout & Sean Bertollo
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Only Two More Weeks of War ... Right? | Anchor Watch with Bobby Jones
Trump’s U.N. speech was a disaster.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/09/2026
Join the No Kings coalition for a nationwide election protection training to level up your election defense skills. We will focus on the role of sustained mobilization and rapid response work in our movement.
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No Kings: Vote Early: Election Protection 201 · No Kings
Join the No Kings coalition for this training to prepare for engaging in sustained mobilization and results protection work depending on opposition response to election results. *A core principle beh...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In the year of The Odyssey, how could Todd Achilles not prevail in Idaho? youtu.be/wxbCNAfVlkM
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Idaho?! The 2026 Senate Map Is Expanding Into Very Red Territory (w/ Bill Kristol) | Bulwark Daily
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Daniel Barkhuff @dbarkhuff.skystack.xyz · 27/09/2026
On Chickens Roosting
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On Chickens Roosting
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026
The next No Kings is right around the corner! Find (or organize) your local event to drive unprecedented early voting and recruit volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the more than 1,000 events planned for the next No Kings on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ken Harbaugh and Bobby Jones unpack how dismissing the Houthis as unserious repeats a dangerous pattern of underestimating an enemy. Watch full video here: substack.com/@thekenharba... Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbau...
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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who holds America’s leaders accountable when those in power face no consequences? Ken Harbaugh and Bobby Jones confront the political failures shaping America—and ask what comes next. Watch full video here: substack.com/@thekenharba... Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbau...
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
VFRL is a proud partner of the No Kings Coalition. We will see you all on October 17th. Come join us!
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Wellman For MO @wellmanformo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
📺 We’re on the air! Check out our new TV ad running across #MO02 now. Watch, share, and help us spread the word today. #TeamWellman
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When families first raised the alarm, the reports were called "fake news." Now the Navy's own letter tells a different story. Retired US Navy Commander and VFRL President, Bobby Jones, breaks it down.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No one died, and every attempt was stopped by someone: a watchstander, a shipmate, a corpsman. The deployment kept going, through the Iran war, a naval blockade and months without a real liberty port.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In a letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Acting SECNAV Hung Cao disclosed eight suicide attempts across the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group since the deployment began in November 2025. The count covers the carrier, the air wing, the escorting destroyers and the embarked squadrons.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
First, Navy officials said they had "not identified an increase" in suicide attempts. Now the Acting Secretary of the Navy has confirmed eight. @meidastouch.com @valormedianetwork.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=lK0p...
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Navy’s OWN LETTER Just BLEW UP Trump’s Story...
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Dan Osborn @osbornforne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yesterday, I was proud to be joined by fellow Independents Brian Bengs and Bill Hill to call on Congress to not go home until they can deliver a bill on AI Safety and Data Centers.
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Wellman For MO @wellmanformo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨NEW DATA🚨 This race is within the margin of error with under six weeks to go. Every door, every call, every conversation, and every dollar matters. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to get involved, this is it. Help us finish strong at the link in our bio. #MO02 #TeamWellman
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As an organization that endorsed and supported Jared Golden in 2024, we wanted to make it known that this is shameful. Jared is failing to meet the moment and history will not remember him kindly. Please support Cait Conley over Trump sycophant, Mike Lawler.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Chris Deluzio @chris4pa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
John Fetterman just cast the deciding vote to keep the Iran War raging. This reckless war has cost American lives, innocent lives, tens of billions of dollars, and higher prices on nearly everything here at home. John and 49 Republican Senators voted in favor of all of that. Change is coming…
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
He is a Navy veteran, a former Air Force JAG officer, a former educator, and Park Ranger. His lifetime of selfless public service makes him the perfect candidate to get things done for the good people of South Dakota. VFRL is honored to support his candidacy.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Veterans For Responsible Leadership is proud to endorse Brian Bengs for U.S. Senate to represent the great state of South Dakota. Brian will be a strong and independent voice in the Senate when it is desperately needed. @thebigbengs.bsky.social
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Callie Barr for Congress (MI-01) @calliebarr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Unlike Jack Bergman, I'm gonna go to the mat all day long to bring down costs, fight for affordable healthcare, and protect our veterans & Social Security. Because that's what's on the line here. It's time to fire Jack Bergman. Join our campaign for Change at callieforcongress.com
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He has spent his life answering when others called — first as a Marine, then as the voice on the other end of the line when Coloradans dialed 911, and most recently as the federal representative for communities across this region. VFRL is honored to support his candidacy.
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Veterans For Responsible Leadership proudly endorses Justin Kurth for State Senator in Colorado’s Senate District 4. Justin is a Marine Corps veteran, a former 911 dispatcher, and a public servant who has built his career around showing up when people need help. @justinlkurth.bsky.social
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He interviews Callie to find out her motivations and what she plans to do in Congress. You can find out more about her at callieforcongress.com
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