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#Veterans

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GG

"The Trudeau government failed our veterans during the lost Liberal decade," says Mr. Poilievre "I will restore Canada's military while cutting spending"

— How would that work?🤔
"We're going to end the woke culture & we're going to bring back a warrior culture".
Mr. #Poilievre also pledged his Conservative govt would cut what he called "wasteful foreign aid"

#elxn45 #cdnpoli #canada #veterans

"the lost Liberal decade" ⬇️

Our World in Data Chart showing military spending for the Harper and Trudeau govts. The Trudeau govt spending is a steady upwards line from $20B to $32B The Harper govt started at $20B and ended at $20B
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Bi Sasquatch

Source: @TheAdvocate4q66

From the article: "Clinicians say the policy does not just cut off lifesaving health care — it signals to transgender veterans that they are no longer safe or welcome in a system designed to care for them.

"Since the March directive, VA staff say they’ve been ordered to remove Pride flags and other LGBTQ-inclusive signage from hospitals, delete pronouns from staff bios, and report colleagues for using words like “transgender” or “LGBTQ+” in official communications."

#Veterans #VA #USMilitary #Transgender #LGBTQ #USPolitics

advocate.com/news/va-clinician

Advocate.com · VA clinicians vow to resist Trump ban on trans vet careBy Christopher Wiggins
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Politics Canada

Canadian veteran deeply disturbed by separatist talk coming from Alberta politicians. "More than 40,000 Canadians proudly served in Canada's armed forces in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014. More than 2000 CAF members sustained physical wounds, with countless more enduring psychological ones. Tragically, 166 of them never returned home, having lost their lives on foreign soil serving a country they all loved." #veterans #canada #military #alberta thestar.com/opinion/contributo

Toronto Star · This is a time for Canadians to pull together — not threaten to break us apartBy Andrew Paterson, Contributor
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Bi Sasquatch

Source: clearancejobs.com

From the article: "Earlier this month, an internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs leaked, describing plans to cut 80,000 employees—about 20% of its overall workforce—as part of streamlining efforts to satisfy the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Doug Collins, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, later clarified that the number would be “approximately” 72,000, “without making cuts to health care or benefits to veterans and VA beneficiaries.” The “reduction in force” (RIF) will begin in August, and take the department back to 2019 staffing levels.

"The first time I heard about these efforts didn’t come from the news, however. One of my doctors mentioned in passing that the VA was not renewing their contract. The VA under DOGE had decided to outsource the doctor’s role to the private sector. Despite Collins’s vow that DOGE cuts would not affect veteran’s care—that it was “fake news”—my care is already being affected. Please forgive my skepticism of his reassurances."

#Disabled #Veterans #VA #DOGE

news.clearancejobs.com/2025/04

ClearanceJobs · How the DOGE VA Shakeup Will Impact Disabled Veterans' BenefitsThe Department of Veterans Affairs is firing tens of thousands of workers. What does the future look like for veterans? - Military Transition
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Levka

#veterans #MentalHealth

"In a memo obtained by NPR, regional leadership at one VA facility offered a script for its therapists to read to patients. 'Before we begin our session, I want to inform you that I am currently in a shared office space,' reads the script. 'While I will do my utmost to maintain your privacy, I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality."'

These directives come after the VA indicated it would cut about 80,000 staff in a massive restructuring effort. A widely circulated leaked memo, first obtained by the Associated Press, outlines the effort. In a video addressing the cuts, VA Secretary Doug Collins suggested the agency would eliminate waste and that the 'the days of kicking the can down the road are over.' He offered reassurance that VA benefits would not be impacted and that the VA 'regrets anyone who loses their job.'

Many VA therapists were hired on a telehealth basis and point out that there simply is not space for them to work at VA facilities. They are anticipating confusion and congestion around issues such as parking, bathroom use and adequate kitchen facilities to reheat their lunches.

But the primary concern for therapists is whether they will be able to deliver quality care to their patients in an environment without confidentiality."

npr.org/sections/shots-health-

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Hippy Steve

"Before we begin our session, I want to inform you that I am currently in a shared office space," reads the script. "While I will do my utmost to maintain your privacy, I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality." mprnews.org/story/2025/04/11/n

Panic, fear, uncertainty, and anger. Those are the emotions mental health clinicians who work for the US Department of Veterans Affairs describe as they prepare for the #VA's mandatory return-to-office directive. Some are being summoned to offices as soon as Monday, April 14.

Many VA therapists were hired on a telehealth basis and point out that there simply is not space for them to work at VA facilities. They are anticipating confusion and congestion around issues such as parking, bathroom use and adequate kitchen facilities to reheat their lunches. But the primary concern for therapists is whether they will be able to deliver quality care to their patients in an environment without confidentiality.

MPR News · ‘I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality’: VA therapists ordered to tell veteransBy Katia Riddle
#Veterans#MentalHealth#ReturnToOffice
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Lightfighter

Happy hour, old fashioned. Trying out some local whiskey linked to a unit I served with. 10th Mountain Division, which trained near Leadville prior to fighting in the Italian campaign in WWII. Now located in Northern New York. Vail, where this is from was created by 10th Mountain veterans when they returned from the war along with several other Colorado ski resorts.
#veterans

A bottle of 10th Mountain Rye Whiskey sitting on a cluttered kitchen counter.
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Calishat

#veterans #dogs #PTSD #MentalHealth

'A study led by the Institute for Human-Animal Connection is uncovering links between the psychological and physiological effects of service dogs on veterans with PTSD, offering new insights into treatment and post-traumatic growth.'

du.edu/news/du-researchers-exp

University of Denver · DU Researchers Explore Biological Effects of Service Animals on PTSDBy Connor Mokrzycki
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Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!

Fred Wellman is helping organize a #Veterans' March in #DC on D Day, June 6!

"Join us in Washington D.C. on June 6th on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial. We were already planning our effort when Donald #Trump announced his plans for a lavish #military parade in honor of his 79th birthday the following week.

"We will let him know what we really think of his attacks on the millions who have served our nation."

fpwellman.substack.com/p/meet-

Virtual flyer for Veterans' March On a dark blue background with lighter blue stars, it says in white text "UNITE FOR VETERANS. UNITE FOR AMERICA." In a white patch on the right in blue letters it says "June 6 2:00pm National Mall Washington DC"
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