Reposted by VHAbrainwitchFederal Workers Alliance for Democracy @workers4democracy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When 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. 2143
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchVeterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hangover 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.static.klipy.comStanley Hudson: 'Here We Go' ReactionALT: Stanley Hudson: 'Here We Go' Reaction 66116
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 07/10/2026Good 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!static.klipy.comLmfao ShotsAlt: Lmfao Shots 77711
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 05/10/202618 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 0129
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchHouse Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 06/10/2026VA 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. 199
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchCommon Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It'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. 0168
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Early 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. 15963462841
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This Is 👇 Who KegsBreath Is....... 355129534210
VHAbrainwitch @vhabrainwitch.altgov.info · 06/10/2026A #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...washingtonsun.comSoldiers Wounded in Iranian Drone Strike Say They Aren't Getting Proper CareAfter years of U.S. drawdown in the Middle East, the region does not have any major American-run medical facilities. 050
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Naomi Klein Is Spot On....... 15787953407
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 30/09/2026So 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. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬archive.is 1013551
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The 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...johnpavlovitz.substack.comNo, Good People Don't Still Support HimEveryone believes they're essentially a good human being. 21468176
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAlt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 21/09/2026We 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. 19065
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchHouse Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 17/09/2026The 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 0169
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026The 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 864166555266
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchHouse 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 22211
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump *jokes* about withholding FEMA funding from North Carolina unless the Republican wins (which he has literally been doing) 61658289
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchHouse Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 10/09/2026VA 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 11410
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAlt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 03/09/2026Time 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...democrats-appropriations.house.govDefense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense ActivitiesHouse 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... 010958
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 03/09/2026Today 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. 912257
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026You’re not alarmed enough 🚨 51885294309
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchJohn @gemiston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Michael de Adder’s political satire is always spot on!  442717973
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltSSA @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!!! 😬😬😬😬 1111438
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchSaganism @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 10422157
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchRogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 26/08/2026Bluesky, 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! 310131
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAlt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 25/08/2026static.klipy.comAlice from Wonderland CryingAlt: Alice from Wonderland Crying 0628
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchVeterans For Responsible Leadership @vetsforrl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Check out this powerful message by VFRL President, Bobby Jones. 5561115
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchVoteVets @votevets.org · 25/08/2026The 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. 1618761
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 25/08/2026There was and will only have ever been one Dolly Parton. 💔💔💔share.googleDolly 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' 725231
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026Retired 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 361100053666
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAaron 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 474236438093
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchHouse Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 25/08/2026Congress 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! 142
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAlt 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... 58868
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 21/08/2026Contact your Reps and Senators in Congress and let them know how you feel 🤬🤬🤬 312554
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 19/08/2026Public 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! 48916
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 19/08/2026Bree 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). 210932
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026NEW: Hegseth hid the fact that our main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed. newrepublic.com/post/214510/...newrepublic.comHegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t ResuppliedAccording 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. 31441991949
VHAbrainwitch @vhabrainwitch.altgov.info · 20/08/2026The cost is not financial alone. Plenty of horror stories about delayed, denied, and forgottoncare from VAs where this EHR roll out has gone through. 033
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We 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. 429108525458
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Donald 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. 33662173
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchPeople Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Despite 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.theguardian.comUS firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrivedExclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t 0174
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2026Sen. 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." 488177835117
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 17/08/2026 512114933526
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchStars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The 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:stripes.comArmy scales back legal services for soldiers in disability evaluation processThe disability evaluation process determines whether soldiers can continue to serve or whether they should receive medical retirement benefits. 20310166
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/p...cnn.comIran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting | CNN PoliticsThe 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. 571274658
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAlt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 25/07/2026They are trying to take our health data. HIPAA be damned www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...cbsnews.comTrump's personnel agency says it will remove some identifying info as it sweeps up medical recordsThe 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. 1110764
Reposted by VHAbrainwitchAltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 21/07/2026For 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! 11814