Rachel Vindman 🇺🇸🦅🌻 Profile picture
Co-host @theswppod Opinions are my own and not necessarily the views of my husband...but obviously if our views are different, mine are correct.
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Jan 22, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Several days ago in the midst of getting-our-house-ready-to-list chaos, our puppy Loki got on the kitchen table and took a bottle of our older dog's NSAID. @AVindman discovered it & we immediately called our vet who was closing for the evening but gave us emergency options. I called 4 facilities near us but all were at capacity & not taking new cases. Finally one suggested I call @ASPCA poison control. They were brilliant! The doctor on duty took time to talk through everything with me & write up a treatment plan.
Oct 18, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
Don’t be dismayed by the supposedly tightening polls, let’s roll up our sleeves and WORK FOR THE FUTURE WE WANT!

usatoday.com/story/opinion/… “I did this tour to hear directly from women what is most important to them in the upcoming elections, what made them get involved now, why some of their friends still aren’t involved, and how we can overcome that.”
Jun 8, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
Who flipping cares if they did ONE thing right? Seriously, why allow yourselves to be part of this @sbg1 @peterbakernyt? This isn't a new and noteworthy story, it's a rehab attempt. Let's not forget Ivanka called the insurrectionists patriots. Ivanka & Jared pretended to work in the administration while they were making HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Where is that story? Why isn't that the part you shared?
Apr 19, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Last year my friend, a small business owner, was phished & scammed out of $60k. Her account was emptied in hours. She's had to use personal funds to operate & pay atty fees but @TruistNews has used their considerable power to delay knowing she won't be able to keep fighting. The banking industry has a powerful lobby that thwarts policy changes aimed at providing more protections for consumers b/c modernization will cut into their enormous profits. @TruistNews posted a $1.3 BILLION profit for ONE QUARTER
Dec 3, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
I want to share a story 🧵

One morning in early July 2020, someone called & asked if I was aware that the previous day WH Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows called in Army Sec Ryan McCarthy and SECDEF Esper. The purpose of the meeting was to berate them for having @AVindman’s name on the promotion list and pressure/order them to remove him.

I immediately began shivering. My teeth were chattering. I stepped outside in VA in July but I wasn’t cold, I was shaking from adrenaline.
May 23, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Each week I receive several DMs from female service members who have been the victims of sexual harassment/assault. Invariably the victims were too scared to speak up or they spoke up & faced consequences. I've never been in the military but I believe these women. Last week I saw a post from an army public affairs officer w/ a history of degrading women. When a leader publicly tweets something like that from a verified account, it perpetuates the notion that SH/SA victims will not be heard and/or treated fairly when reporting abuse.