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D Vermillion retweeted
Please prepare yourself...
I have cried multiple times writing this.
A California father who PLEADED GUILTY to felony incest with his 18-year-old DAUGHTER just walked out of jail after LESS THAN SIX MONTHS...
His daughter isn’t here to see it, because she TOOK HER OWN LIFE.
Her name was Makayla Rene Settles, she dreamed of becoming an architect.
The father's name is Stephen Vincent Chavez, he’s 41.
According to prosecutors and court records, Chavez:
a) welcomed Makayla (his daughter) into his Moorpark home in July so she could start college
b) drank with her at a family gathering
c) BOUGHT MORE ALCOHOL for them to drink back at his house
d) 48 HOURS after she arrived, he allegedly r*ped her
e) she was hospitalized, and a r*pe kit found HIS DNA
f) he WALKED OUT on $250,000 bail
g) 5 months later, on December 28th, Makayla took her own life
h) in May he pleaded GUILTY, admitting he abused a position of trust and that she was particularly vulnerable
i) Prosecutors asked for the maximum: THREE YEARS in state prison.
j) Judge Dusty Kawai gave him ONE YEAR in county jail and probation.
k) He served less than SIX MONTHS.
Her mother said before the sentence: “my daughter’s life is only worth three years.”
She didn’t even get three.
HE WAS HER FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have no words... the justice system is totally broken.
D Vermillion retweeted
🚨 HEGSETH ASKS THE OBVIOUS: Where was the impeachment vote for Lloyd Austin?
Afghanistan humiliated America. Austin went AWOL for a week. A Chinese spy balloon floated across the country.
Not one impeachment vote.
Now Hegseth hits the Houthis, flattens Fordow and Natanz, and wrecks Iran's military, and Massie wants HIM gone.
Weakness got a pass. Winning gets impeached.
D Vermillion retweeted
This Veterans Day is especially personal. It is the first without dad.
Brigadier General James Emory Mace Sr., dedicated his life to serving our country.
He served three combat tours, including two in Vietnam and one in the Dominican Republic. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Purple Heart.
After 28 years in the Army, he continued his service as the longest-serving Commandant of Cadets at The Citadel.
We lost Dad earlier this year. Everything I am, every ounce of fight in me, came from him. He taught me what it meant to love this country. Today, we remember every veteran who answered the call to serve. We remember those who never came home and the families who carry their memory forward.
Rest in peace, Dad. I'll see you again.
God bless our veterans. 🇺🇸
D Vermillion retweeted
Once a Marine, always a Marine.
Today, we celebrate 251 years of honor, courage, commitment, and a legacy I am forever proud to be part of.
Of all the titles I've been blessed to carry in my lifetime, United States Marine will always be one of my greatest honors. The pride I felt earning that title has never faded. The Corps taught me discipline, sacrifice, courage, and what it truly means to serve something greater than myself. Those lessons are still part of who I am today.
And what a blessing to share that same pride with my husband, Terry. We are not only partners in life, but fellow Marines. It's a bond we both understand and an honor we will carry forever.
Since 1921, General John A. Lejeune's birthday message has reminded us of the generations who came before us and the legacy we are entrusted to uphold. Today, we honor them, those serving now, and especially those who never made it home.
To my fellow Marines, happy 251st birthday!
The uniform may come off, but the pride never leaves.
Semper Fidelis. Always Faithful.
#MarineCorpsBirthday #USMC251 #SemperFi #OnceAMarineAlwaysAMarine
D Vermillion retweeted
Six weeks ago, the captain of a Japanese container ship was hit by severe abdominal pain in the North Pacific. The nearest U.S. rescue helicopter was more than 1,000 miles away.
His ship, the One Majesty, was 58 miles south of Adak, Alaska. He was 58 years old and he needed a hospital.
There was no hospital. There was ocean in every direction.
The U.S. Coast Guard in Kodiak launched an MH-60 Jayhawk anyway.
A thousand miles is Tampa to New York. No helicopter flies that in one hop.
So the Jayhawk hopped down the Aleutian Islands, refueling at Dutch Harbor and again at Adak.
That solved the fuel. It did not solve the crew. Nobody should fly a thousand miles through Aleutian weather and then hold a hover over a moving ship.
So the Alaska Air National Guard sent an HC-130J. It carried a fresh Coast Guard helicopter crew and two pararescuemen out to Adak to take over.
And if that one helicopter broke down out there?
A second Jayhawk flew to Cold Bay just to stand by.
The fresh crew flew the last 58 miles over open water with the HC-130J watching from above. They lowered the hoist to the deck and lifted the captain off.
Back at Adak he was moved onto the HC-130J and flown to Anchorage.
Two Coast Guard helicopters. One Air Guard rescue plane. A relief crew. Two pararescuemen. More than a thousand miles.
All of it for one Japanese sailor none of them had ever met.
From Japan: we saw this. Thank you.
D Vermillion retweeted
Word of advice @SCHouseGOP—
Pick a Jim Jordan not a John Thune as your new House Majority Leader.
Do it for South Carolina.
D Vermillion retweeted
THIS is how people in the government should talk to the American people.
Just tell us what you’re doing, good and bad.
We can handle it and it’s better than getting filtered by the MSM.
PROOF OUR SKIES ARE GETTING SMART-ER
Every day, I'm posting an example of how our new air traffic control management system — SMART — is saving YOU from endless delays and cancellations.
Last week, a flight out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport carrying 119 passengers was supposed to hit bad weather. The initial plan was to fly around the storm.
That’s when experts in our SMART lab stepped in. Using predictive weather models, the lab developed a new, faster and shorter route.
The change saved flyers from a 33 minute delay!
Less time on the tarmac. More time at your destination. That's the power of SMART — more to come 🛫 @FAANews
D Vermillion retweeted
🚨 TYRUS NAILED IT: Leftist podcasters are still laughing at Charlie Kirk, and Tyrus explained exactly what that means.
"One of the greatest compliments to your life's work is that your enemies are still fighting you after you're gone."
Every cheap shot sends another person looking up who Charlie was.
They can't stop talking about him. That's how you know he won.
D Vermillion retweeted
🚨 JUST IN: Katie Miller just QUIT her job at SpaceX and SOLD her shares so her husband, new White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, can work on AI, space, and more without restrictions — The Atlantic
PATRIOT. Public service! 🇺🇸
The White House says Stephen is no longer recused from AI, space, and Paramount issues. Katie also exited her Paramount contract over the weekend
Stephen had stepped back from those issues because of Katie's work and stock tied to Elon Musk's xAI, which merged into SpaceX
Now there's nothing left for the media to complain about! Other than how EFFECTIVE Stephen is 😅
Katie gave up a big payday so Stephen can go all in on President Trump's agenda.
THAT is a power couple putting America First 🇺🇸
@KatieMiller @StephenM
D Vermillion retweeted
🚨 BREAKING: The House just BLOCKED Thomas Massie's push to impeach SecWar Pete Hegseth
Massie's 8 articles are DEAD!
PETE HEGSETH WINS! And by extension, THE TROOPS 🇺🇸
SECWAR IS HERE TO STAY 🔥
They targeted the Iran war, strikes in Yemen, the Caribbean boat strikes, the capture of Nicolas Maduro and Hegseth's response to Sen. Mark Kelly
Massie lost his primary in May and leaves Congress in January. He tried this in September too, and Speaker Johnson adjourned the House before it got a vote.
Failure!
D Vermillion retweeted
A House Freedom Caucus member is now the leader of the Republicans in Congress.
Time for the @SCHouseGOP and @SCFreedomCaucus to come back together, and unite around a bold conservative agenda.
Bury the hatchets.
Get to work.
Keep South Carolina red.
D Vermillion retweeted
Vote on Hegseth impeachment is at 5:30pm today - I will not be voting to impeach.
The Iran war is through no fault of his own and he should not be the one scapegoated for it.
I fully support the changes Hegseth has made to the DoW to make our fighting force the very best it can be.
D Vermillion retweeted
They bombed my home when I was 10, buried me under the rubble screaming “Allahu Akbar,” put me in the hospital for months, then forced my family into an 8x10 bomb shelter for seven years
No power, no water, eating grass while snipers hunted us for the crime of being Christian.
That’s one. Want the rest of the list?
D Vermillion retweeted
Every Republican legislature in America should immediately pass legislation to:
1) Ban sanctuary cities
2) Ban Ranked Choice Voting
3) Ban ballot harvesting
4) Require citizenship to vote
5) Require photo ID to vote
6) Ban the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
7) Ban foreign entities from buying property
8) Suspend any gas taxes
9) Institute school choice
10) Abolish property taxes
11) Open non-juror records to public inspection
12) Mandate secretaries of state to share complete voter registration rolls with DOJ
13) Mandate voter roll list maintenance
14) Offer rewards for convictions involving fraudulent use of Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security, or other entitlements
Republican governors would be wise to use this time to convene special sessions.
Every Republican legislature in America should immediately pass legislation to:
1) Ban sanctuary cities
2) Ban Ranked Choice Voting
3) Ban ballot harvesting
4) Require citizenship to vote
5) Require photo ID to vote
6) Ban the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
7) Ban foreign entities from buying property
8) Suspend any gas taxes
9) Institute school choice
10) Abolish property taxes
11) Open non-juror records to public inspection
12) Mandate secretaries of state to share complete voter registration rolls with DOJ
13) Mandate voter roll list maintenance
14) Offer rewards for convictions involving fraudulent use of Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security, or other entitlements
15) Freeze rent increases
Republican governors would be wise to use this time to convene special sessions.
D Vermillion retweeted
Marsha Blackburn will soon have a decision to make about Tennessee’s Senate seat.
Congressional MVP Tim Burchett says he wants the job. He’s spent years challenging Washington spending, demanding accountability, and speaking his mind.
John Thune is against it, which means Tim Burchett is the PERFECT man for the job!
*Senator Burchett just sounds right.
D Vermillion retweeted
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is under attack—and it’s by Republicans! For the life of me, I don’t know why Republicans eat each other. I believe the real reason they are coming after Secretary Hegseth is because he has taken on the anti-God, woke, and DEI initiatives that the Biden administration had pushed down the throats of our military. Since Secretary Hegseth has been at the Pentagon, he’s been cleaning house—and millions of Americans are grateful. I encourage everyone to pray for him, that God would give him strength for this difficult hour. @SecWar
D Vermillion retweeted
President Trump calls for the Senate to confirm his 161 pending nominations while they still have the majority.
Exactly. Also codify executive orders and get Voter ID passed.
Get it done.
D Vermillion retweeted
I’ve been taking a bit of a break from social media because I was diagnosed with viral meningitis. I’ve never been this sick before and it could take months to recover. Grateful to all the doctors, nurses, teachers (at my kids schools), neighbors who have helped out, friends who have checked in and my family for taking good care of me. And all of you who prayed for me, it’s helping. ❤️ love to you all.
JD