WWII Army veteran Maceo Snipes was murdered by white supremacists just for casting his ballot. We swore an oath to protect the Constitution. Let us honor Maceo Snipes’ legacy by protecting the ballot box.

"They are in charge but can not govern." Democrats forced a vote tonight to send the veterans bill back and strip out the benefit cuts. It was about to pass. Leadership flipped a vote and pulled it. Not governing. Rigging. #VaNotForSale #DougCollins

Takano on the floor right now: AFP endorsed a bill that cuts sleep apnea and tinnitus disability ratings to fund other veterans benefits. Up to 1.5 million veterans affected. This PROJECT 2025. #VANotForSale #TCAVA

Now he's a playboy because he is in a run club and runs ultra marathons? What do you think about this guy? Hate him too? Fuck his playboy lifestyle?

215 down. 3 to go. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna committed to sign the discharge petition for the Major Richard Star Act. Combat-injured vets should not have to give up retirement pay to get the VA disability pay they're owed. 3 signatures forces a floor vote. Help force a vote https://bit.ly/4hctlp5

$57 billion. That's what committee Republicans voted 6-4 to cut from future Veterans' disability benefits. The people this hits are serving on active duty right now. Closed rule. No floor amendments allowed. #NoWarOnOurStreets #VANotForSale

Common Defense veterans are endorsing @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social (AZ-07) and @repyassansari.bsky.social (AZ-03) for reelection. They showed up for the VA and refused to let the National Guard get turned against our own communities. We earned this care. #VANotForSale #ArizonaVeterans

Mike Bost secretly asked the VA to strip VFW's accreditation over a protest t-shirt, not a claims failure. Same move used against Sen. Kelly for telling troops they can refuse illegal orders. Veterans don't lose our rights for speaking up. Common Defense stands with VFW. #StandWithVFW

250 years ago, we told a king no. Veterans swore an oath to the Constitution, not a president. That oath doesn't expire. Happy Independence Day. We still don't do kings. #NoKings

The oath does not stop once you take off the uniform. 60+ veterans just left our first leadership summit knowing their commitment to the Constitution can't be owned by any party. As Sen. Mark Kelly told them: the oath wasn't to a party or a person. It was to the Constitution.

A disabled Vietnam veteran with TBI says he needs the VA. No private alternative that Trump or Project 2025 offers comes close to replacing specialized VA care for veterans like him. Share your story: https://bit.ly/4ejfKdN

We didn't ask for this moment, but veterans are showing up for it. Members and military families are in Chicago for the 2026 Common Defense Leadership Summit, organizing to defend our democracy and the communities we came home to. The institutions we swore to protect are under attack.

Donavan McKinney grew up in Detroit, organized workers for better wages, and has delivered in office: clean water, stronger schools, lower costs for families. Common Defense proudly endorses him for Congress in Michigan's 13th. Michigan deserves a fighter for working families. #MI13

A veteran lost her VA psychiatrist and is waiting for fertility care that the administration claims to support. Doug Collins and Project 2025 cannot explain this contradiction. Thirteen stories. One pattern. See your facility: vhadata.org

Congratulations to our entire endorsement slate on their victories.

Veterans know what authentic leadership looks like. Common Defense is endorsing Rep. Pat Ryan (NY-18) for re-election. Combat Veteran. West Point grad. A voice for the people who serve at a moment when Veterans' benefits are under attack.

Section 108 of TCAVA writes veteran disability rating cuts into law to free up budget room, shifting up to 57 billion dollars onto 1.5 million future claimants. Common Defense led a coalition of 15 veteran orgs demanding Congress strike it. Strip Section 108. Take action at https://bit.ly/4uPoQUy

When DOGE came for the VA, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fought back: PACT Act defender, anti-privatization, ally to working families in and out of uniform. Common Defense endorses her for re-election in NY-14.

900 patients. One provider. Appointments canceled. Doug Collins and Trump are cutting more staff from a system already at its breaking point. See your facility: vhadata.org

Freedom did not reach Texas on its own. It was carried. Two weeks before General Orders No. 3 freed enslaved Texans on June 19, 1865, the 25th Army Corps, the only all-Black Army corps in US history, took Galveston. Black soldiers made the promise real. #Juneteenth

Common Defense proudly endorses Jamie Raskin (MD-08) for re-election, one of the strongest defenders of the Constitution and the rule of law in Congress. Learn more about his campaign: https://bit.ly/4xth45o

January eye appointment. Next available: end of August. Seven months. Project 2025 called this reform. This veteran calls it abandonment. Share your story: https://bit.ly/4ejfKdN

Common Defense is endorsing three New York candidates in the June 23 primary: Claire Valdez, @claireforny.bsky.social (NY-07) Darializa Avila Chevalier,@darializaforny.bsky.social (NY-13) Brad Lander, @bradlander.bsky.social, (NY-10). We are proud to stand with them. #VeteransEndorse

The VA saved this veteran's life. Trump signed the PACT Act. Now he and Doug Collins are gutting the system that delivers it. You cannot honor burn pit veterans while defunding their care. Share your story: https://bit.ly/4ejfKdN

A veteran who served 6 honorable years says VA cuts could cost them their life. That is not a figure of speech. Doug Collins and Trump made the decisions that put them here. See your facility's data: vhadata.org

7 months for a VA psychologist. The Trump administration's answer: fire more providers. Project 2025 designed this outcome. Doug Collins is executing it. See your facility's data: vhadata.org

Navy vet. Union leader. Took on big corporate power and won. Common Defense is proud to endorse @osbornforne.bsky.social for U.S. Senate in Nebraska. Learn more about Dan by visiting - https://bit.ly/4uE0fSJ #NESen #CommonDefense

Maine veterans brought 168 lunchboxes to Susan Collins' Portland office this weekend. One for each schoolgirl killed in the Minab school bombing. Thirteen portraits for the thirteen American servicemembers killed in the Iran war. Thank you to Veterans For Peace for standing with us.

Women vets are one of the fastest-growing groups in the VA, and one of the most underserved. Staffing shortages. Rolled-back reproductive care. A system is being quietly dismantled. The VA is not for sale. Honor their service. Fund their care. #WomenVeteransDay #VANotForSale

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