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Friday, May 08, 2026

A federal appeals court appeared ready Thursday to reject Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's effort to punish Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his call to US service members to refuse illegal orders.

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Today, I was back in court, standing up against this Administration's attempts to silence me, millions of other veterans, and all Americans. Our vets deserve leaders who stand up for their rights, not try to take them away. That's why I'm not giving them an inch.

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-- Captain Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) May 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM

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"These are people who served their country " many put their lives on the line," said Judge Florence Pan, an appointee of former President Joe Biden. "And you're saying that they have to give up their retired status in order to say something that is a textbook example taught at West Point and the Naval Academy " that you can disobey illegal orders."

This is common sense, principled Americanism.

If this attitude were more widespread, there would never be a MAGA and never be a Trump.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-08 08:39 AM | Reply

Refusing to obey an illegal order isn't an option in the US military; it's a requirement.
No surprise Pickled Pete, with his sick kink for war criminals, seems oblivious to that inconvenient truth.
Pickled Pete's vision for our military mirrors the regime's unveiling of ICE as the New Storm Troopers.
Pickled Pete's idea of "war fighter" is weirdly reminiscent of World War II's Einsatzgruppen.
Now there were some MAGAfriendly ROEs.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-08 02:25 PM | Reply

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