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DoomsdaysCW<p>It's okay for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Insurrectionists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insurrectionists</span></a> to storm the Capitol building, but watch out for those dangerous 80-year-old veterans using walkers! WTF!</p><p>87-year-old Gainesville <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/veteran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veteran</span></a> arrested at U.S. Capitol during <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a></p><p>Police arrested roughly 60 protesters outside the US Capitol on Friday night.</p><p>By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville<br>Published: Jun. 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM </p><p>WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCJB) - "An elderly man from Gainesville was one of dozens of veterans arrested outside the U.S. Capitol Building as they protested against President Donald Trump’s military parade scheduled for Saturday.</p><p>"U.S. Capitol Police confirm <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnSpitzberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnSpitzberg</span></a>, 87, of Gainesville, was arrested for crossing a police line during a demonstration on Friday.</p><p>"Officers say around 75 veterans were protesting peacefully outside the U.S. Supreme Court building. Later, a group of about 60 left and officers began establishing a perimeter.</p><p>"That’s when officers say the group pushed down a bike rack, crossed the police line, and moved toward the Rotunda steps. Officers blocked them and began making arrests.</p><p>"Video of the incident shows officers arresting an elderly veteran using a walker with wheels and a chair. The man appears to be Spitzberg.</p><p>"Police say all 60 individuals will be charged with unlawful demonstration and crossing a police line. Some will also face additional charges of assault on a police officer and resisting arrest."</p><p><a href="https://www.wcjb.com/2025/06/14/87-year-old-gainesville-veteran-arrested-us-capitol-during-protest/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wcjb.com/2025/06/14/87-year-ol</span><span class="invisible">d-gainesville-veteran-arrested-us-capitol-during-protest/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsAFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsAFascist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicaidCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicaidCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FallOfRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FallOfRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, I wondered this a while back -- would <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USTroops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USTroops</span></a> fight against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USCitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCitizens</span></a>? Or would they <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a>?</p><p>‘Political pawns’: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Morale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Morale</span></a> among California <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Marines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marines</span></a> deployed in LA is underwater, report claims</p><p>Josh Marcus<br>Thu, June 12, 2025 </p><p>"The 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 US Marines sent to Los Angeles in response to the ongoing anti-immigration raid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> are reportedly suffering from low morale, according to members of the veterans community, amid allegations of a chaotic initial deployment and widespread concerns of the military being drafted into domestic law enforcement.</p><p>" 'Among all that I spoke with, the feeling was that the Marines are being used as political <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pawns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pawns</span></a>, and it strains the perception that Marines are apolitical,' Marine Corps veteran Janessa Goldbeck, who runs the Vet Voice Foundation, told The Guardian. 'Some were concerned that the Marines were being set up for failure. The overall perception was that the situation was nowhere at the level where Marines were necessary.' </p><p>" 'The sentiment across the board right now is that deploying military force against our own communities isn’t the kind of national security we signed up for,' added Sarah Streyder of the Secure Families Initiative in an interview with the outlet."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/political-pawns-morale-among-california-211424418.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/political-pawns</span><span class="invisible">-morale-among-california-211424418.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FallOfRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FallOfRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEProtests</span></a></p>
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