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VHAbrainwitch

@vhabrainwitch.altgov.info
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Social worker. VA Psychotherapist. Grandchild of WWII Navy Veteran. #AltGov - Not an official VA account. Opinions are my own. Content =\= medical advice.

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Federal Workers Alliance for Democracy @workers4democracy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When we first began our mission of stopping DOGE, supporting and defending federal workers, and protecting democracy, we were a rag-tag group with less than 30 members. Today, we are over 2,000 members strong (and counting), and while we've changed our name, our core mission has remained the same.
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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hangover Hegseth is in San Diego today to welcome home the USS Lincoln. I'm sure the sailors who spent months eating a cup of rice and two tortillas, intermittent hot water and laundry, and no mail will love a rousing speech about testosterone and warrior ethos and lethality.
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Stanley Hudson: 'Here We Go' Reaction
ALT: Stanley Hudson: 'Here We Go' Reaction
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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 07/10/2026
Good morning ppl! The first flu vaccine data is out and it looks like the efficacy is ~40% this year. That’s more than you can mitigate with actions like not attending office plague-lucks. So get your shot my biches!
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Lmfao Shots
Alt: Lmfao Shots
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
18 states have voter registration deadlines this week! Use your state's secretary of state website or vote(.)org to verify your status and secure your vote! Oct.5: AZ, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MS, MT, OH, TN, TX / Oct.6: IL, NV, NM / Oct.7: MO / Oct.9: NC, OK / Oct.10: DE
Map highlighting US states in yellow with a message urging early voting and voter registration. Background text reads "VOTE," and the map includes states like Arizona, Florida, and Texas, among others. The text encourages checking registration status at vote.org. The bottom features the "Common Defense" logo.
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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 06/10/2026
VA is now projecting 24 system go-lives in 2027 and 34 in 2028. When we asked whether VA actually has the capacity to pull this off safely, we didn't get a confident answer.  Patient safety should be the top concern, not an afterthought.
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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's been 20 days since Republicans fled DC rather than vote to impeach Hegseth, stop Trump's illegal war, or pass the Major Richard Star Act.
The U.S. Capitol building is adorned with the  "Spirit Halloween" banner across its front.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early voting is already underway in some states. From now until Nov 3, I urge you all to... 1) Help get out the vote 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This Is 👇 Who KegsBreath Is.......
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VHAbrainwitch @vhabrainwitch.altgov.info · 06/10/2026
A #VA therapist tends to hear a lot about a)culture & stigma against seeking medical or psych care while active duty & b)the #veterans pay for the mismanagement & neglect via physical, mental, & financial challenges years after the incident(s). But this…smdh. www.washingtonsun.com/defense/sold...
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Soldiers Wounded in Iranian Drone Strike Say They Aren't Getting Proper Care
After years of U.S. drawdown in the Middle East, the region does not have any major American-run medical facilities.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Naomi Klein Is Spot On.......
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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
So Trump accounts just went from a stupid thing that SSA was unfortunately roped into being involved with to something that is problematic on a few levels. Auto enrolling kids into an account managed by a private investment company is just putting all our kids info up for sale without consent. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The only reason left to support a man like this is that he reflects your hateful heart, that he shares your contempt for people of color, your hostility toward outsiders, your toxic misogyny, your ignorant bigotry, and your feelings of supremacy. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-good-pe...
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No, Good People Don't Still Support Him
Everyone believes they're essentially a good human being.
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 21/09/2026
We need help standing up TOGETHER against this Vought takeover. This means academic and biotech/pharma scientists AND institutions. We CANNOT do this alone. There is already too much political interference in science from this regime.
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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 17/09/2026
The Major Richard Star Act discharge petition finally has 218 signatures. Now's the time for Speaker Johnson to show up for the 59,000 combat-injured veterans and get a vote on the MRSA scheduled in the House. To read RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social's full statement: tinyurl.com/8ndvmmus
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
The man who won't let you have paid sick leave or health care returns to Congress after getting free health care and 90 days paid sick leave
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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 17/09/2026
"Mr. Speaker, is it more important for Congress to leave town than for us to stay here and take care of these 59,000 combat veterans?" - Ranking Member @repmarktakano.bsky.social
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump *jokes* about withholding FEMA funding from North Carolina unless the Republican wins (which he has literally been doing)
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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 10/09/2026
VA should be a model employer for people with disabilities, but Sec. Collins is stripping away their reasonable accommodations. HVAC Dems questioned his decision to terminate virtually all accommodations for disabled VA employees, including veterans, in violation of federal law. 🔗 tr.ee/Ubd6Nkmtr1
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 03/09/2026
Time for more calls to Congress!! DoD is raiding (or trying to raid) NIH coffers to pay for more bombs. Never mind that the cost of this war could have funded a massive number of NIH grants. This regime is hellbent on death and destruction. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 03/09/2026
Today I was made aware of the most laughable and dangerous white paper I have ever fucking seen published by this Government! 🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵 Before I link to the paper we will be going through it together because you need to understand why this was published and how to dispute it because maga.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You’re not alarmed enough 🚨
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John @gemiston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Michael de Adder’s political satire is always spot on! 
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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 31/08/2026
‼️‼️‼️PSA: Be aware that the powers that be decided to roll out a bunch of new computer programs and processes today so predictably our systems keep going down!! Please be patient with your friendly neighborhood SSA staff today, and if it isn’t urgent, I would recommend trying us another day!!! 😬😬😬😬
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"We've arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science and technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces." - Carl Sagan
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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 26/08/2026
Bluesky, in honor of Dolly Parton, ask NOAA to swap Dolly for Donny!! I believe a Hurricane Donny is much more believable given the potentional for massive loss of life and property, as well a economies destroyed. Mission Dolly: GO!
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 25/08/2026
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Alice from Wonderland Crying
Alt: Alice from Wonderland Crying
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Veterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Check out this powerful message by VFRL President, Bobby Jones.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 25/08/2026
The U.S. Army has a leadership problem thanks to Pete Hegseth. We haven't had a chief of staff since April, and Hegseth has forced out at least a half-dozen of the Army's most combat-hardened senior officers. Our soldiers deserve strong leaders. Right now, Hegseth is taking them away.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 25/08/2026
There was and will only have ever been one Dolly Parton. 💔💔💔
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, 'I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve'
In addition to her groundbreaking work as a singer-songwriter, Parton also starred in movies like '9 to 5' and 'Steel Magnolias'
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones on the part of Doris Miller’s story too many Americans were never taught: His heroism at Pearl Harbor should have earned him the Medal of Honor. Why didn’t it? “I’ll give you one guess. He was a Black man.” Now they want to take his name off an aircraft carrier
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 25/08/2026
Congress has the responsibility to right a decades-old wrong for combat-injured veterans. The clean Major Richard Star Act is ready for a vote in the House. Call your Member of Congress and tell them to sign the discharge petition TODAY!
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 20/08/2026
#RoadlessRule open to comment. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS... Overwhelming public comment = helpful. Overwhelming, thoughtful comments = even better. Do not discount the personal impact to you. Personal anecdotes = valuable expertise not found elsewhere. envirodatagov.org/how-to-write...
Public comments open
The 30-day comment period for the proposed rule and draft environmental statement ends at midnight Sept. 21, 2026. The following links point to information that could be helpful to you in reviewing the documents and providing substantive comments:
• Learn about the regulatory process and the tips for submitting effective comments
• Read the Federal Register notice (Note: This link is available Aug. 19 in the Reading Room and final on Aug. 20)
• Enter the Regulations.gov portal to read the proposed rule, draft environmental impact statement and other key documents and to submit comments (Note: We will update with a direct link to the proposed rule when it's published on Aug. 20)
• Read rulemaking documents and additional supporting analyses available through our online public folder
• View an interactive online map that features multiple layers for comparison, including the three alternatives to the roadless rescission; roads, cities and landmark labels; National Forest System lands; and the wildland-urban interface, among others. Get more information about how to read the map.
• Engage in ongoing tribal consultation, which remains open for federally recognized tribes and members
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 21/08/2026
Contact your Reps and Senators in Congress and let them know how you feel 🤬🤬🤬
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 19/08/2026
Public servants rarely stop working for you just because the mission changes. Today, Col. Fram continues to use her depth of knowledge & vast experiences to shed light on relevant topics. She is on BlueSky as @breefram.bsky.social. Please give her a follow and learn more from this amazing person!
Retired Col Fram & her spouse
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 19/08/2026
Bree Fram was born in 1979 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota (2001) before joining the Air Force at 23, later adding an MS in Astronautical Engineering (AFIT) and an MA in National Security (Naval War College).
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026
NEW: Hegseth hid the fact that our main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed. newrepublic.com/post/214510/...
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Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied
According to a report from MS NOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East.
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VHAbrainwitch @vhabrainwitch.altgov.info · 20/08/2026
The cost is not financial alone. Plenty of horror stories about delayed, denied, and forgottoncare from VAs where this EHR roll out has gone through.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Donald Trump has probably spent more time sitting on a gold toilet than he has trying to find an end to this war. His comments about the USS Abraham Lincoln are insulting and our servicemembers deserve more from their Commander-in-chief. There needs to be an investigation.
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Princess of Ely @princessofely.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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People Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Despite Trump tearing down policies to protect working people from discrimination and harassment and insisting they were bad for business, companies that kept their diversity policies thrived.
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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2026
Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president has spent a good portion of his adult life sitting on gold toilets and doesn't know what hardship is, and doesn't understand our service members. In fact, it's insulting what he said -- that the deployment wasn't long enough. He doesn't know sacrifice."
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
100% #BookSky
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 17/08/2026
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Army is scaling back the legal resources it offers soldiers going through the disability evaluation process, limiting the support they'll receive as review boards determine whether they are fit to serve or should receive medical retirement benefits. From Stars and Stripes' Rose L. Thayer:
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Army scales back legal services for soldiers in disability evaluation process
The disability evaluation process determines whether soldiers can continue to serve or whether they should receive medical retirement benefits.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting | CNN Politics
The Pentagon updated its war casualty database Saturday, recording more than 140 new wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last weekend.
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 25/07/2026
They are trying to take our health data. HIPAA be damned www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
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Trump's personnel agency says it will remove some identifying info as it sweeps up medical records
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 21/07/2026
For the end (maybe) of #theDogefikes I have a court filed list of who they decided to keep. If you are on this list and were RIFed, they lied to the court and you have full redress. Check it over!
From: Arcara, Michelle L.
To: Nagy, Thomas (OS/ASA/OHR); Shulman, Seth (OS/ASA/OHR)
Cc: Hohman, Jason (Jay)
Subject: FDA Master Retention Register
Date: Monday, April 21, 2025 11:41:23 PM
Attachments: image001.png
FDA00 Master Retention Register.pdf
Good evening,
Attached is the FDA00 Master Retention Register.
Thanks,
MA
Michelle Arcara
HR Consultant
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
HR Solutions (HRS) / Federal Classification Center (FCC)
Mobile: (202) 717-4524
Teams: (202) 936-1566
Michelle.Arcara@opm.gov
OPM.gov
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