The guard in Nashville laid their shields down & refused to attack peaceful protesters just a few months ago! They refused! BE LIKE NASHVILLE!! ALL NATIONAL GUARDS, these Guards did it right! YOU CAN TOO! 🇺🇸1st
I have been saying similar things. And thank you for your service then and now.
This is my story. My father, a Marine, served on helicopter 1 with JFK and Jackie. He then did two tours in Vietnam. He came home to massive protests. He would never turn a gun an an American. Born here, emigrated here he would not do it. He swore an oath to the Constitution. Not to your political views, not to a person, is your Oath to.
My plea
STAND DOWN SOLDIER BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY
It kills me the way you antisemitic haters squander the entitlement and privilege your skin color and genitals afford you. You invest your energy into disparaging other human beings because you believe standing on their backs makes you appear taller.
We see you, regardless.
How does being Jewish have anything to do with the National Guard standing down to Trump's illegal orders? Or to do with the quality of a Substack podcast? Nothing. You cling to your hate as if it's a baby blanket with a pacifier attached to it by a long, brittle thread. Your hate is destroying our country. Consider not being hateful for a day or two. It would be a nice break for the people in your environment. You might even like yourself enough afterwards to begin to truly enjoy your life instead of feeling the need to ruin someone else's day.
Thank you for saying this. It is behaviors that must be hated. Not based on race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, agnosticism, atheism, but behaviors. We MUST CONTINUE TO CALL OUT THE LIES, THE ACTIONS, INACTIONS, CRIMES, DEGRADATIONS, OVERREACH(IT JUST HIT ME LOL DIDN'T REPUBLICANS USED TO ACCUSE DEMOCRATS OF OVERREACH? WHO IN PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY IS GUILTY OF MORE OVERREACH THAN TRUMP)
Our Military and National Guard must remember their oath to the constitution! Boycott the parade, support the resistance, protect the protesters and arrest the US Dick Traitor, Führer DonOld tRump!
You did not take an oath to follow a FAKE Commander and Chief. You don't have to obey his orders.
So very well said! As a veteran I am enraged by this regime and the naked aggression and cruelty. When a regime makes itself the enemy of the law, the nation and most importantly her people it must not be obeyed! They only have the power we give them. Do not become the enemy of the people and the brutal arm of a would be fascist tyrant!
Americans do not realize that taking a human life even in combat or out of defensive necessity is a very traumatic event for the majority of men & women in the military. It is not a question of whether or not military actions are necessary. Politicians & the VA do not demonstrate a basic understanding of how men & women can be traumatized by taking a human life. Even an enemy’s life. If they did there would be more services for veterans suffering from PTSD.
Also FYI Katie Phang is now a reporter at Meidas Touch Network. I know she has a lot of fans from MSNBC.
Michael Cohen who was trumps lawyer also does articles and podcasts with Ben. He has the inside scoop on trump and his behaviours.
Also michael Popok does a podcast with Ben called Legal AF. They breakdown all legal suits against the trump regime into easy to understand legal info.
Most people say Meidas is keeping them sane and giving them hope.
They also report on all the protests and international news regarding USA and daily events.
I want to save your video on my YouTube channel to get it out there to others. That is the only other social media content than that I have. Do you know how I can save this on YouTube or do you have a YouTube channel? I’ll go look and see if you do but this needs to get out there everywhere I can thank you so much for posting this.
I did find your channel on YouTube, but noticed there’s no videos on it yet. The only thing I can think of to do is take screenshots of your whole post and make it into a video which I have done before with MTN, and then I figured out they have their own channel and I can just share their videos by saving them to my playlist called "Resist". I think this message and video you have made is extremely important. I just want to share it everywhere possible. I maybe could record it from one device to another. If my old iPad will do it -I can’t figure out how to get substack on my laptop. I’ll figure out something because this message needs to be heard everywhere it can be!
I'm the former National Guardsman. I didn't make this into a video. If you are using the Substack App you should be able to push the play button, and it will read the text for you to listen to.
Any attorney educated in military law will gladly defend any military member who stands down an illegal order. Every single one of those CA Guardsmen who went to LA were following illegal orders in violation of their oath of enlistment.
I wouldn't say their TDY order to LA was illegal. What could be illegal are the missions they are expected to perform while there. If they are just standing around guarding federal property - that's not illegal. If they are feeding and housing the troops - that's not illegal. Any ancillary training they are getting while on site - not illegal. Is it a waste of tax payer's money? Yes.
I would say if they are ordered onto public streets to clear peaceful protesters, are ordered to fire upon protesters, or ordered to detain or arrest protesters - then those kinds of things I would consider illegal - in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act - particularly so given neither the Governor nor the Mayor of the city have requested additional police support.
Each soldier would need to make these determinations for themselves. In most cases, they will end up in a military court, and can plead their cases there. In the very least: a) they didn't kill or take away people's civil rights, and b) establishes what the illegal orders were. With enough soldiers responding appropriately, the military will get a clear understanding of who the real illegal soldier is (e.g. the one giving the illegal orders).
The downside is that there are thousands of MAGAts in the military, just frothing at the mouth and walking around with their tiny little stiffness, rager to play the part of SchutzStaffel Thug. They will eagerly and blindly follow illegally orders just so they can pretend to be "brave" men and women. They are traitors and their oaths, nothing more than word salad. Their mentors are each and every MAGAt politician who has foresworn their oaths in fealty to their convicted Rapist 🌮.
But there are thousands of military that are not MAGA. I would believe that since (limited knowledge) only about 36% of our population is MAGA that would also represent the same % in the military. As we have seen with so called right wing “militias” and other MAGA supporters that they, like Trump, TACO at the last minute. Look at how many MAGA supporters show up at anti-Trump protests — not many if any at all. I live in a very Republican city and participated in anti-Trump protests and so far only one pro-Trump truck drove by.
Class Action by ‘we the people’! Read your oaths & the miller-musk-#47's Project2025. AmeriCa vs. AmeriKKKa! The people have spoken, & say no to 'Trump's AmeriKKKa with Project2025's Red Hat HatRed & jimcrow politics!💔👎🏽 All power to the people💯%🇺🇲❤️🤍💙🇺🇲
Wonderful to hear an actual former Guardsman lay it on the line that our service personnel, all branches, swore an oath to the Constitution which Trump totally ignores in his quest to be a ruler. All enemies foreign AND domestic is whom the Guard and other branches of the service are here to guard against and battle if necessary. They’re in service for us not a lying criminal traitor.
The guard in Nashville laid their shields down & refused to attack peaceful protesters just a few months ago! They refused! BE LIKE NASHVILLE!! ALL NATIONAL GUARDS, these Guards did it right! YOU CAN TOO! 🇺🇸1st
This is my fervent wish, that the National Guard would just turn around and face the actual threat to our country. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
That only happens in films!
And this is not a "film"? It might as well be.
Have we given up hope? Not I!!! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
It happened! Google it!
I did. Post Dated 2020.
YES! Turn and stand in front of these groups as protection for them and for our country 🙏🏻🥰
Wow., that is cheering!
When did this happen? I’d like to know more details, please. Thanks!
June 2020 at Black lives matter protest. Google it! I was so proud, made me cry. Protest was PEACEFUL and they refused the governors orders!
Communist governors!
Don't confuse communism with fascism.
Either way
I thought it happened more recently but it DID HAPPEN! At the statehouse!
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/protesters-gather-at-legislative-plaza
Sorry, I meant to say a few years ago but IT HAPPENED! These guys CAN REFUSE AN ILLEGAL ORDER!!!!
Why is the guardsman hiding his face? Because this isn't a guardsman. It is a global coup d'etat paid maggot class spook
That's called treason. Why dont you just move to a shithole instead of bringing shitskins here?
I won’t have to go far if the felon Idiot keeps following Putin’s orders!
I have been saying similar things. And thank you for your service then and now.
This is my story. My father, a Marine, served on helicopter 1 with JFK and Jackie. He then did two tours in Vietnam. He came home to massive protests. He would never turn a gun an an American. Born here, emigrated here he would not do it. He swore an oath to the Constitution. Not to your political views, not to a person, is your Oath to.
My plea
STAND DOWN SOLDIER BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY
Do not obey illegal orders.
Well said.
Excellent article that I will be sharing and thankyou so much for your service. God bless you and your family 💜
For truthful, pro democracy, fact based reporting go to Meidas touch network.
Ben Meiselas is one of the very best, most honest reporters who is leading the fight against fascism.
Meidas does Excellent podcasts and up to date articles.
Meidas touch team deciphers all the craziness into easy to understand, relevant information.
We are the Meidas Mighty and we welcome you.
Meidas Touch is the best - and a national treasure when the traditional media are bending their knees to the Trump regime.
Antisemitic comments are not acceptable here.
It kills me the way you antisemitic haters squander the entitlement and privilege your skin color and genitals afford you. You invest your energy into disparaging other human beings because you believe standing on their backs makes you appear taller.
We see you, regardless.
How does being Jewish have anything to do with the National Guard standing down to Trump's illegal orders? Or to do with the quality of a Substack podcast? Nothing. You cling to your hate as if it's a baby blanket with a pacifier attached to it by a long, brittle thread. Your hate is destroying our country. Consider not being hateful for a day or two. It would be a nice break for the people in your environment. You might even like yourself enough afterwards to begin to truly enjoy your life instead of feeling the need to ruin someone else's day.
Thank you for saying this. It is behaviors that must be hated. Not based on race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, agnosticism, atheism, but behaviors. We MUST CONTINUE TO CALL OUT THE LIES, THE ACTIONS, INACTIONS, CRIMES, DEGRADATIONS, OVERREACH(IT JUST HIT ME LOL DIDN'T REPUBLICANS USED TO ACCUSE DEMOCRATS OF OVERREACH? WHO IN PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY IS GUILTY OF MORE OVERREACH THAN TRUMP)
The more strident their voices, and unhinged their rhetoric, the closer to being on the lunatic fringe they are.
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Our Military and National Guard must remember their oath to the constitution! Boycott the parade, support the resistance, protect the protesters and arrest the US Dick Traitor, Führer DonOld tRump!
You did not take an oath to follow a FAKE Commander and Chief. You don't have to obey his orders.
If you need support call 1-877-477-4487
https://substack.com/@democraticwarrior/note/c-123881287?r=113nff
Nasty
This authoritarian push needs to be resisted by military personnel loyal to the constitution, not to felonpotus. That is their oath. Will they do it?
It would be great if the National Guard rounded up “ICE” and transported them somewhere else.
Excellent idea. Since most of them are mercenaries anyway.
I so so much agree with you!!! Have been saying it for months!
So very well said! As a veteran I am enraged by this regime and the naked aggression and cruelty. When a regime makes itself the enemy of the law, the nation and most importantly her people it must not be obeyed! They only have the power we give them. Do not become the enemy of the people and the brutal arm of a would be fascist tyrant!
Our national guard in Iraq was another bullshit idea.
Americans do not realize that taking a human life even in combat or out of defensive necessity is a very traumatic event for the majority of men & women in the military. It is not a question of whether or not military actions are necessary. Politicians & the VA do not demonstrate a basic understanding of how men & women can be traumatized by taking a human life. Even an enemy’s life. If they did there would be more services for veterans suffering from PTSD.
Also FYI Katie Phang is now a reporter at Meidas Touch Network. I know she has a lot of fans from MSNBC.
Michael Cohen who was trumps lawyer also does articles and podcasts with Ben. He has the inside scoop on trump and his behaviours.
Also michael Popok does a podcast with Ben called Legal AF. They breakdown all legal suits against the trump regime into easy to understand legal info.
Most people say Meidas is keeping them sane and giving them hope.
They also report on all the protests and international news regarding USA and daily events.
I want to save your video on my YouTube channel to get it out there to others. That is the only other social media content than that I have. Do you know how I can save this on YouTube or do you have a YouTube channel? I’ll go look and see if you do but this needs to get out there everywhere I can thank you so much for posting this.
I did find your channel on YouTube, but noticed there’s no videos on it yet. The only thing I can think of to do is take screenshots of your whole post and make it into a video which I have done before with MTN, and then I figured out they have their own channel and I can just share their videos by saving them to my playlist called "Resist". I think this message and video you have made is extremely important. I just want to share it everywhere possible. I maybe could record it from one device to another. If my old iPad will do it -I can’t figure out how to get substack on my laptop. I’ll figure out something because this message needs to be heard everywhere it can be!
The videos are not mine, but here are the links to them:
https://youtu.be/g7_ZgvcO9ls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLb1WLw3VoE&list=RDNSaLb1WLw3VoE&start_radio=1
Thank you I was looking for the one from the former National guardsman if there is a link, I appreciate these though thanks
I'm the former National Guardsman. I didn't make this into a video. If you are using the Substack App you should be able to push the play button, and it will read the text for you to listen to.
Okay Thank you
Any attorney educated in military law will gladly defend any military member who stands down an illegal order. Every single one of those CA Guardsmen who went to LA were following illegal orders in violation of their oath of enlistment.
I wouldn't say their TDY order to LA was illegal. What could be illegal are the missions they are expected to perform while there. If they are just standing around guarding federal property - that's not illegal. If they are feeding and housing the troops - that's not illegal. Any ancillary training they are getting while on site - not illegal. Is it a waste of tax payer's money? Yes.
I would say if they are ordered onto public streets to clear peaceful protesters, are ordered to fire upon protesters, or ordered to detain or arrest protesters - then those kinds of things I would consider illegal - in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act - particularly so given neither the Governor nor the Mayor of the city have requested additional police support.
Each soldier would need to make these determinations for themselves. In most cases, they will end up in a military court, and can plead their cases there. In the very least: a) they didn't kill or take away people's civil rights, and b) establishes what the illegal orders were. With enough soldiers responding appropriately, the military will get a clear understanding of who the real illegal soldier is (e.g. the one giving the illegal orders).
What makes an order illegal?
a) If it violates the Constitution.
b) If it violates the Uniform Code of Military Justice or applicable State and Federal laws.
c) Where the two conflict, go to a) [e.g. go to Supreme Court]
The downside is that there are thousands of MAGAts in the military, just frothing at the mouth and walking around with their tiny little stiffness, rager to play the part of SchutzStaffel Thug. They will eagerly and blindly follow illegally orders just so they can pretend to be "brave" men and women. They are traitors and their oaths, nothing more than word salad. Their mentors are each and every MAGAt politician who has foresworn their oaths in fealty to their convicted Rapist 🌮.
But there are thousands of military that are not MAGA. I would believe that since (limited knowledge) only about 36% of our population is MAGA that would also represent the same % in the military. As we have seen with so called right wing “militias” and other MAGA supporters that they, like Trump, TACO at the last minute. Look at how many MAGA supporters show up at anti-Trump protests — not many if any at all. I live in a very Republican city and participated in anti-Trump protests and so far only one pro-Trump truck drove by.
Class Action by ‘we the people’! Read your oaths & the miller-musk-#47's Project2025. AmeriCa vs. AmeriKKKa! The people have spoken, & say no to 'Trump's AmeriKKKa with Project2025's Red Hat HatRed & jimcrow politics!💔👎🏽 All power to the people💯%🇺🇲❤️🤍💙🇺🇲
Has Dump called out the National Guard to help recent tornado victims in Texas and elsewhere? Nope.
Hell no!! That would be to much like right!
Wonderful to hear an actual former Guardsman lay it on the line that our service personnel, all branches, swore an oath to the Constitution which Trump totally ignores in his quest to be a ruler. All enemies foreign AND domestic is whom the Guard and other branches of the service are here to guard against and battle if necessary. They’re in service for us not a lying criminal traitor.
Will you PLEASE run for congress! We need people with real life experiences in our government!