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Wall of Vets Joins Protesters
July 25, 2020 at 1:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 543 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/25/wall-of-vets-joins-protesters/
"SNIP......
First, there was a wall of moms protecting Portland protesters now theres a wall of vets doing the same, the New York Times reports.
A group of military veterans joined protesters in the city for the first time Friday night, standing with their hands clasped behind their backs or holding Black Lives Matter signs.
......SNIP"
cilla4progress
(24,733 posts)something-or-other on Twitter? I think he may be partly leading this. I saw where he was following-up on support as a vet he was getting like on Weds - Thurs., and said he was going to go to Portland and try to foster participation by veterans.
I saw a Marine Vet on Twitter this morning speaking out for the protestors.
Folks - this has the potential to be a POSITIVE turning point for this country. I hope I get to protest!
cilla4progress
(24,733 posts)(Sorry for all the Twitter cross-posts. I know it's annoying, but it's a good marketplace of ideas and activism in the moment there).
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(67,405 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)bounties to MURDER our soldiers.