1#🧵 — “#Marines continue to make female #infantry officers, with little fanfare” — story by @MarineTimes reporter @HopeSeck
I’m copying & pasting Hope Hodge Seck’s story in this thread🧵. #USMC #MarineCorps #WomenMarines #military #MilitaryWomen #trailblazersmarinecorpstimes.com/news/your-mari… 2#🧵“Marine 1st Lt. Marina Hierl made national headlines in 2017 when she became the first woman to graduate the Marine Corps’ Infantry Officer Course in Quantico, Virginia, earning the 0302 Infantry Officer military occupational specialty in the process.

Not only was Hierl the first woman in an MOS that had been restricted to men just 2 years earlier; she had also made it through the grueling 13 weeks of IOC, a feat of physicality and endurance that many previously thought was beyond the capability of women.

But since then, even without the press releases and news profiles, women have continued to graduate from IOC in small, but consistent, numbers.

According to data from the last 4 years provided to Marine Corps Times, women are now making it through the course with a success rate of better than 50%, though the number of volunteers opting to attend IOC remains low. The course attrition and redesignation rate for male officers, meanwhile, has at times been as high as 25%.” #USMC #MarineCorps #WomenMarines #military #MilitaryWomen #trailblazers

#RichardAllen trial update: The defense intends to call Kegan Kline, James Chaswell, James Haas & Ricci Davis, Jr. as witnesses. 4 motions for transport orders have been entered. #Delphi #DelphiMurders #KeganKline #JamesChaswell #JamesHaas #RicciDavis #AllEyesOnDelphi #AllEyesOnCarrollCounty #RichardAllen trial: Transport order entry for Kegan Kline. #Delphi #DelphiMurders #KeganKline #AllEyesOnDelphi #AllEyesOnCarrollCounty 🧵/1

Early #voting starts Tuesday in #Ohio. Here’s what you need to vote at the polls. Story by @MorganTrau at @WEWS. #VoterID #Election2024 #CuyahogaCountynews5cleveland.com/news/politics/… In #Ohio, you need to bring a photo ID when #voting in person. #VoterID #Elections2024 #CuyahogaCounty

LEGISLATION CALLS FOR IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, OUTREACH FOR WOMEN #VETERANS #suicide #SuicidePrevention #WomenVets #WomenVeterans #healthcare #MentalHealth via @DAVHQdav.org/learn-more/new… The legislation introduced by #Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (@SVACDems) Chairman @SenatorTester calls for the following:
•A study on the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) #suicideprevention & #mentalhealth outreach programs for women #veterans
•A modification of VA’s algorithm used to predict high-risk for #suicide among veterans to incorporate risk factors weighted for #womenveterans, such as #military sexual #trauma @senate
•A review & report on reintegration & readjustment services for veterans & family members in group retreat settings

“It comes on the heels of @DAVHQ’s special report, Women Veterans: The Journey to Mental Wellness, & includes provisions based on several of #DAV’s recommendations.”

“Data released by VA last year showed there was a nearly 25% increase in suicide among women veterans between 2020 & 2021. Women Veterans: The Journey to Mental #Wellness is one of most comprehensive assessments of the unique factors contributing to the staggering rates of suicide among women veterans & how the system charged with their mental #healthcare can & must do better.” #MST #MilitarySexualTrauma

#RichardAllen case news: Today the state of #Indiana filed 3 motions & the Dept. of Corrections filed 1 motion with 4 exhibits. This will be a long thread.🧵#Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi 👇#1

https://twitter.com/rosiepalfy/status/1839765877517861280

Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland responsd to the Defendant’s Motion to Compel Deponent’s to Answer. He believes #RichardAllen’s defense attorneys are asking the court to compel “privileged information” that is “work product or pertains to communication between the State & 1 of their witnesses, or it is not relevant.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi👇#2

A RECENT STUDY BY THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL #PSYCHIATRY REVEALED FEMALE #VETERANS WITH #PTSD ARE 67% MORE LIKELY THAN MALE VETERANS TO RECEIVE #MEDICATIONS NOT ON THE RECOMMENDED TREATMENT LIST. … #research #MentalHealth #WomenVets via @PsychiatristCNS 🧵1psychiatrist.com/news/women-vet “THE FINDINGS REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT AND UNEXPECTED GAP IN THE TREATMENT OF #MENTALHEALTH ISSUES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN IN THE #MILITARY.

EXPLORING THE DISCREPANCIES — TO UNDERSTAND PRESCRIBING PATTERNS FOR #PTSD MORE COMPLETELY, @VETERANSHEALTH ADMINISTRATION (VA) RESEARCHERS EXAMINED 1 YEAR’S WORTH OF PRESCRIBING PATTERNS FROM THE @DEPTVETAFFAIRS #DATA, LOOKING AT THE RECORDS OF OVER 800,000 #VETERANS NO LONGER ON ACTIVE DUTY, 12% OF WHICH WERE WOMEN. 

“IN 2019, 15.8% OF WOMEN VETERANS WITH PTSD WERE PRESCRIBED #BENZODIAZEPINES COMPARED TO ONLY 10.9% OF MEN VETERANS WITH PTSD, DESPITE GUIDELINES RECOMMENDING AGAINST THEIR USE DUE TO BOTH LACK OF EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS IN TREATING PTSD AND THE RISKS OUTWEIGHING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS,” THE VA RESEARCHERS WROTE IN THEIR PAPER.” 🧵2

“Research reveals that environmental exposures & #PTSD from Gulf War service significantly increase the likelihood of early #menopause, highlighting the need for targeted #reproductive #healthcare for women #veterans.” #GulfWar #WomenVets #ToxicExposurescontemporaryobgyn.net/view/gulf-war-… “In a recent interview with Contemporary OB/GYN, Caitlin Haas, clinical #research coordinator at the San Francisco VA Health Care System, discussed her poster abstract on Gulf War #military environmental exposures and their potential link to early #menopause in women #veterans.

Haas discussed how military environmental exposures, such as prolonged exposure to oil well fire smoke, burning trash, and other hazardous conditions, may adversely impact reproductive health. These exposures have been linked to issues such as #infertility, #miscarriage, and adverse #pregnancy outcomes.

According to Haas, the suspected mechanism behind these effects includes disrupted endocrine function and chronic inflammation, which may contribute to oocyte destruction and premature ovarian aging.” #GulfWar #WomenVets #ToxicExposures

🚨New #RichardAllen court documents🚨 1st of 2 defense motions to shorten discovery response time: “The mental health services provided by Dr. Monica Wala were called into question during pre-trial proceedings in this cause on or about July 31, 2024; Defendant Allen has reason to believe that further employment related investigations associated with Dr. Wala's conduct were carried out after said pre-trial proceedings and therefore, Defendant Allen is pursuing information related thereto.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi 👇
👆The above motion asked the court to shorten the 3️⃣0️⃣ day response period to 1️⃣5️⃣ days. The 2nd of 2 #RichardAllen defense motions to shorten discovery response time is similar. Requests were served on the state of #Indiana on August 13 & the state “declined to waive” the 15-day notice period. The defense said the waiver is “not unduly burdensome.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi👇

#RichardAllen case update: “Correspondence” was added to the case docket. Anthony Greeno from True Crime Investigates wrote a 9-page “cease & desist” letter about “unlawful transcript fees.” It was addressed to “administrator” “Ms. Williams.” He cites #FOIA & the #Indiana Public Records Act (#ARPA). The “exhibit” is an email exchange between Julie Marvin from Beyond the Evidence & Special Judge Fran Gull’s court reporter Jodie Williams. I’m posting the letter. #Delphi #DelphiMurders #PublicRecords pages 1-3 👇

#RichardAllen case update: “Cease & desist” letter about “unlawful transcript fees.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #PublicRecords pages 4-6👇

Yesterday #RichardAllen’s defense attorneys filed a new brief: MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF THE CRIME AND THIRD-PARTY PERPETRATORS

It summarizes the evidence & legal arguments presented during a recent court hearing. I’m explaining the topics & including screenshots of all 27 pages. This is going to be a long 🧵. #DelphiMurders MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF THE CRIME AND THIRD-PARTY PERPETRATORS — #RichardAllen #DelphiMurders — Pages 1-4👇

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 #RichardAllen
Special Judge Fran Gull just dropped a trove of court orders in the Richard Allen case. I just received 7 documents from the court. I will post them when I can. Below is the abbreviated version of her latest orders. #Delphi #DelphiMurders Judge Gull denied Richard Allen’s 3rd request for a Franks Hearing. #RichardAllen #DelphiMurders

#Cleveland Community #Police Commission Interim Executive Director Jason Goodrick filed a #lawsuit against Mayor Justin Bibb, the city & 6 commissioners claiming he has suffered #discrimination because he’s a white male. A 3rd commissioner has resigned in less than a week. Now the city is now looking for a total of 9 new members. #PoliceReform #ConsentDecreefox8.com/news/i-team-he… There’s a lot to unpack here. Anyone following the Cleveland Community Police Commission knew this was coming & it could’ve been avoided. Arguably, Mayor Bibb’s refusal to hire interim executive director Jason Goodrick has caused most of @216cpc’s internal strife & chaos.

🚨#Delphi update: #RichardAllen’s lawyers filed several motions today. The 1st is a MOTION TO SUPPRESS STATEMENTS & includes an APPENDIX LIST OF EXHIBITS.

The lawyers want Judge Gull to suppress “any & all oral & written communications, confessions, statements or admissions alleged to have been made by him” during his pre-trial detention.

“It is alleged that Defendant Allen communicated incriminating statements to State actors &/or their agents, all of which the State of Indiana intends to present to a jury at the trial in this cause.” #DelphiMurders #JusticeForRichardAllen

According to #RichardAllen’s attorneys: The statements were “involuntary” & obtained in violation of the 5th, 6th & 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution & Article I, Sections 12, 13, & 14 of the #Indiana #Constitution.

“The statements sought to be suppressed were obtained as a result of psychological & mental coercion illegally directed against the Defendant & such statements were, therefore, involuntarily given.”

They’re asking Judge Gull to:
1️⃣ Conduct a pre-trial hearing to determine if the statements alleged to have been given were voluntary in nature; &
2️⃣ Suppress as evidence in this cause any & all communications, confessions, statements or admissions, written or oral, made by him subsequent to his arrest in this cause.
#Delphi #DelphiMurders #JusticeForRichardAllen

More than 400,000 #veterans signed up for ⁦#healthcare⁩ with ⁦@DeptVetAffairs⁩ in the past year — a 30% increase from the prior year.
#PACTAct #ToxicExposures stripes.com/theaters/us/20…
stripes.com/theaters/us/20… The higher enrollments are driven by a new law covering illnesses from toxic exposure during #military service. The year-over-year increase spanned every state, with #Texas topping the list with approximately 41,200 new enrollees, followed by #California at 33,500, #Florida with 33,000, #Virginia with 20,500, & North Carolina at 17,500, according to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

Under the PACT Act, #veterans exposed to hazardous substances during active duty can enroll in VA #healthcare & qualify for monthly #disability compensation for medical conditions connected to their exposure to #environmental hazards from #military duty. The list of identified environmental hazards includes burn pits, #radiation, Agent Orange, & #firefighting foams, among other toxins. #PACTAct #BurnPits #AgentOrange #ToxicExposures

Today I will be livetweeting the @CleCityCouncil Caucus meeting for @cledocumenters & @signalcleveland. The meeting starts at noon. It will NOT be livestreamed & the agenda doesn’t list discussion topics. My colleague Karima McCree-Wilson will take notes. #CLEDocumenters #SignalCLE #CLECityCouncil Citizens Not Politicians is at the monthly Cleveland City Council Caucus meeting to discuss how #gerrymandering impacts elections at the state level.

Today Dan McLaughlin (aka @dmcbillion) are covering the Cleveland City Council caucus meeting for @cledocumenters & @signalcleveland. It starts at noon. @CleCityCouncil does NOT livestream meetings that are held in their large conference room. Legal Aid is here to talk about the right to council for those facing evictions. They partner with United Way every step of the way.

I’m sharing the text of my public comment at the Cleveland Community Police Commission (@216cpc) Discipline & Accountability Committee meeting. It’s about @MayorBibb’s empty promises. Voters thought they were buying a new Cadillac Escalade, instead they got a lemon🍋… a used Ford Pinto.
youtube.com/live/uuBjqTPsr… “What I want to address my comments about is a story that Ideastream’s @theMattRichmond wrote today regarding the proposed choice of the commission's new executive director.” ideastream.org/government-pol…

The Cleveland Police Monitoring Team published its 12th semi-annual report on March 23. I’m going to share the highlights. This is the link to the 87-page report. static1.squarespace.com/static/5651f9b… #Cleveland #CLEpolice #PoliceReform #ConsentDecree #LawEnforcement The report was filed in federal court last Thursday. Later Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. held a 2-hour hearing with the monitoring team & “the parties.” @TheJusticeDept & @CityofCleveland are the parties. The judge has overseen the case since 2015. I attended the hearing.

During his State of the Union Address, President #Biden announced his 4-part Unity Agenda. It includes “Supporting America’s Veterans and Their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors.”
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…) #veterans #SOTU #SOTU2023 Last year the #Biden Administration expanded benefits for #veterans, #caregivers & survivors. In 2022, @DeptVetAffairs processed an all-time record 1.7 million @VAVetBenefits claims & delivered $128 billion in earned benefits to 6.1 million veterans & survivors. #POTUS

Last night Front Steps Housing & Services (formerly Transitional Housing Inc.) held its first Home for All Ball since 2019. Front Steps provides permanent supportive housing & essential services needed to regain their independence. frontstepsservices.org #HousingFirst @FrontCle Front Steps Housing & Services was founded in 1986 as Transitional Housing Inc. (THI). It was one of the first transitional #housing programs in the country designed to serve #homeless & disabled women.
frontstepsservices.org

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County is holding a special meeting today at 3:30 p.m. to address the pending closure of the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Department. They will vote on a resolution to provide $4,447,412 in funding for calendar year 2023. The meeting will be held in the Ohio Room at the ADAMHS Board Offices, located on the 6th floor of 2012 West 25th St., Cleveland, OH 44113. Free parking is available in the lot behind the building off of West 25th Street.