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Photo Highlights: Car Show Honoring Veterans
Here are two shots I took from todays event. All for those who fought for our country.Eunicehttps://folsommillstudio.com/2026/08/08/photo-highlights-car-show-honoring-veterans/
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Individuals and groups in Minnesota can now donate unused, unexpired veterinary drugs to benefit animals in need after a new law in effect earlier in July. Minnesota is one of the first states to adopt such a program, following Rhode Island, Nevada and Colorado. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/25/minnesota-becomes-fourth-state-to-adopt-veterinary-drug-donation-law
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#TheOdyssey #vets #veterans #PTSD #movies
"Perhaps the film’s most powerful insight comes in its closing moments. Without offering easy answers, Nolan suggests that violence creates cycles that can either consume us or become the foundation for something better.
As he explains, 'if you look at the idea of the cyclical nature of history, the cyclical nature of violence, there’s a negative way to look at that, and there is also a positive way to look at it. You’re either […] despairing about the endless repetition of mistakes, or you’re seeing the possibility of rebuilding and possibly building a better world.'
That tension gives the ending remarkable emotional weight. The war ends. The scars linger.
For military audiences, 'The Odyssey' may resonate less because it depicts ancient combat and the storied history of the 'warrior ethos' but more because it understands something else: surviving war is not the same as escaping it.
There is a tendency to celebrate survival as if it is a finish line. Veterans know better. Sometimes making it home is only the beginning of the hardest battle. War is change. It alters marriages. Families. Friendships. Identity. The way someone sleeps, trusts, grieves, and remembers. The uniform comes off, but war doesn’t neatly fold up on a shelf in the closet."
https://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/the-odyssey-christopher-nolan-military/
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From the Barn to the Litter-Robot: Seven Things Nobody Tells You About Cats Anymore
When I was a boy in Lincoln, the contract with a cat was short enough to fit on a matchbook. You fed it in the morning and again at dusk, you cracked the back door, and you let the animal go be an animal. If it came back for breakfast, you had a cat. If it did not, you had a story about a cat. Nobody took its temperature. Nobody weighed it. The idea that a cat would sit on a stainless table once a year while a doctor charted its molars would have gotten you laughed out of the feed store. A cat was livestock with opinions, and Nebraska treated it accordingly. […] -
Congress - House Postponed "H. Res. 1300. H.R. 1041 — "To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system."" live.house.gov #Vets #law
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"Minority Veterans of America, represented by the National Women’s Law Center & Democracy Forward, is suing the Trump-Vance administration over its ban on abortion care & counseling" democracyforward.org/news/press-r... Women health med civil & human rights Constitution Armed Services #Vets #law
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Dumped wildlife and
depressed and suicidal vets: excessive workloads and out-of-hours work, unsatisfactory remuneration, client abuse, and unclear regulations.A "report found a lack of consistency with local governments and unclear legislation had led to a public perception of vets as "the default drop-off location" for injured wildlife and other found animals, despite the responsibility lying primarily with local and state governments."
"Six of the 32 recommendations related directly to challenges faced specifically by regional vets, including an "unreasonable level of responsibility" for the care of lost and unowned animals, such as injured wildlife...Wildlife is one of those things that we're all deeply passionate about, that we want to help our native wildlife … but it does come at a strain in the cost to the clinic that is, at this point, not covered at all."
"Vets say daily abuse and a lack of understanding from clients are one of the biggest factors causing them harm." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/veterinary-vet-mental-health-joint-committee/106640044
#wildlife #WildlifeCarers #NSW #biodiversity #veterinarians #vets #MentalHealth #pets #PetOwners #harm #RoadKill #InjuredWildlife #dogs #roads #OHS #governance
Image: Injured koala (ABC Radio Brisbane: Kenji Sato) -
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/38956
⚠️🇺🇦Today, Russia attacked a school, a kindergarten, a veterinary clinic where animals were killed, and a residential building (VIDEOS) #Ukraine #Press #Media #News #ICC #Hague #Dogs #Dog #Cat #Cats #Caturday #Puppy #Kitties #Vets #Headlines #russiaUkraineWar
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/24/uk-vets-fees-pet-owners-bills-price-lists-prescription-fees. "The UK’s competition watchdog has ordered #vets to cap #prescription #fees at £21 & proposed a cost comparison website, after finding #consumers had faced huge #price rises & been 'left in the dark' over #bills."
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"US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty
The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison.
A US military veteran arrested on federal conspiracy charges after participating in a June 2025 protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told the Guardian he refuses to plead guilty and is ready to face justice.
The right to protest is 'supposed to be fundamentally American', said Bajun Mavalwalla, who walked foot patrols as US army sergeant in the Horn of Panjwai, the birthplace of the Taliban and one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province.
'It’s among the rights that when I joined the military, I thought I was joining to protect,' he said. 'You can’t do it violently. You can’t do it in a way that harms other people, but you have a right to stand up for what you believe in.'
Mavalwalla, 36, faces six years in prison, three years supervised release and a $250,000 fine for conspiring to 'impede or injure a federal officer' when he joined other demonstrators who sought to block the transport of two Venezuelan immigrants who were arrested by ICE at a routine immigration hearing in Spokane, Washington, in June 2025.
He pleaded not guilty. This is Mavalwalla’s first interview since the FBI arrested him in July.
The 11 June protest against ICE that led to Mavalwalla’s arrest was confrontational at times, leaving a government vehicle damaged. Demonstrators also linked arms as they faced down masked federal agents. But Mavalwalla was not among the more than two dozen people arrested at the scene.
A month after the protest, federal prosecutors took the unusual step of bringing conspiracy charges against nine of the demonstrators. Legal experts said the episode marked an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights to free speech. Media reports of Mavalwalla’s arrest also sparked outrage by fellow veterans who called his prosecution un-democratic.
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Richard Barker, who was serving as acting US attorney in eastern Washington at the time, resigned rather than sign the indictment against Mavalwalla and eight others. 'Nobody was hurt,' he said. 'None of the agents were hurt and none of the protesters were hurt either.'
Barker had worked for the justice department for 11 years and focused on prosecuting drug smugglers and human traffickers. But the day after the Spokane protest, the justice department sent him – and the 92 other US attorneys nationwide – a memo that demanded they prioritize prosecutions of anti-ICE protesters."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/us-army-veteran-ice-protest-trial
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#veterans #vets #TaskForceButler
"Task Force Butler is a veteran-led nonprofit dedicated to upholding democratic values and countering the rise of authoritarianism. As threats of political violence and extremism escalate across the country, we’re expanding our work to identify, expose, and dismantle networks that endanger our communities.
Generals Mattis, Milley, and Kelly—who each served at the highest levels of the Trump administration—have issued grave warnings, describing his behavior as 'fascist' and cautioning that his actions threaten the very fabric of democracy. We agree with their assessment. And like generations of veterans before us, we are rising to meet the moment—organizing, training, and taking action to defend the country we swore to protect."
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#veterans #vets #homeless #homelessness #TrumpRegime
"The Department of Justice and Department of Veterans Affairs just quietly handed themselves a troubling new weapon, analyst Steve Kennedy wrote Thursday in Slate.
They announced a partnership allowing VA attorneys to become federal prosecutors with the power to petition state courts for guardianship and conservatorship over veterans deemed unable to make medical decisions.
'On its face, the policy sounds like a bureaucratic fix to a real problem,' wrote Kennedy.
Hospitals struggle when patients can't consent to treatment and the government claims this accelerates care for vulnerable veterans. However, guardianships are sledgehammer legal tools. Once imposed, they strip adults of fundamental rights over medical decisions, housing, and life choices.
'And in the context of homelessness, that authority can become a powerful tool for control,' he warned. 'That is what makes the DOJ–VA agreement noteworthy. Especially considering the Trump administration’s hostility to people experiencing homelessness, the policy could also allow the government to place some homeless veterans under legal supervision that determines where they live and what treatment they receive.'
The Trump administration ditched the decades-old 'Housing First' approach that cut veteran homelessness by 56 percent since 2010 by prioritizing stable housing and voluntary services. Now officials are pushing coercive alternatives like government-run encampments and centralized facilities.
This new conservatorship power would create a legal superhighway straight into those controlled environments. A guardian would be able to decide where homeless veterans live and what treatment they receive. Once under guardianship, veterans lose the ability to refuse placements or reject institutional settings."
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Apparently this is what the #US #government thinks about #vets.
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—>> #MichaelKosta ⦁ Interview ⦁ #TheDailyShow <<— “In Waves and War” #MarcusCapone & #JonShenk Healing #Trauma With #Psychedelics #TDS #DailyShow #Comedy #Humour #Humor #Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News #Vets #AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol youtu.be/Es-AsdHn8eE
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How can you use your free netScope Cloud account to share #microscopy files with other #pathologists or #vets?
netScope makes it easy to share complex WSI files, such as #MRXS or #fluorescence, with macOS users.
This is your guide.
https://www.netscope.de/en/cloud
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“Vets under corporate pressure to increase revenue.” Bad but wait until the NHS is privatised! #Vets #NHS #Capitalism
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Sweet Golden Retriever unexpectedly runs into his vet and adorably loses his mind
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/golden-retriever-runs-into-his-vet-ex1
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When do you know it's time to let a pet go? Veterinarians weigh in on tough end-of-life decisions.
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/when-do-you-know-it-s-time-to-put-down-your-pet
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Vet: So which one is this, Chroma or Magic? Me: This one is, she is Chroma Vet: She’s such a sweet girl, lovely soft fur. Me: Yeah, she’s a big deal on the social media Vet: I can only imagine #cats #catsofbluesky #blackcats #catnoir #chromapuss #vets
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Chicago "Veteran BREAKS SILENCE After Trump's Border Patrol Assaulted & Arrested Him" www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yPs... DHS CBP ICE Operation Midway Blitz #Veteran #Vets First Amendment civil rights human rights #law @[email protected] @[email protected]
