Shawn VanDiver
@shawnjvandiver
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“kinetic”, “ aggressive friend”, “not much of a heads up guy”, “seems sharper than necessary” talking #AfghanEvac, vets, tourism, natsec, & local gov.
San Diego, CA | Washington, DC
Joined May 2008
Here's a story I told at the @unite4Vets rally this weekend. If you believe we should be the freedom man, welcoming our wartime allies into our nation, please invest in @AfghanEvac's mission today. https://t.co/Y1Qr7b4xXN
#AfghanEvac #FreedomMan
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People deserve to be paid for their hard work and the onslaught of hate that is coming means it's going to be even harder than it was before. If you'd like to help us out, please connect us to institutional donors or make an investment yourself. https://t.co/Y1Qr7b408f
afghanevac.org
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Now, the most powerful man in the world and all of his cronies are trying to vilify the people we help, so we are going to have to pivot. We aren't going to stop but we are going to try to get this thing funded.
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Did you know that #AfghanEvac has been all volunteer since it's inception? No one on the team has gotten paid to do this work. We've all done it because it's the right thing to do and our national honor means something to us.
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Explaining Christmas / Santa to an Afghan teenager is a whole vibe
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The NY Times obtained data showing that almost all of the increase in arrests during Border Patrol-ICE operations has been of people without criminal convictions and basically no increase in arrests of those with violent convictions. You’d do better actually doing random arrests!
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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows https://t.co/ECbvUNoKzg
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These were innocent people preparing to swear an oath to this country and become proud American citizens. Explain to me how this is about the “worst of the worst.” Explain how this is making America better. You can’t. Because it isn’t. It’s white nationalism. It’s racism.
“Officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.” https://t.co/gYLYnaxkmy
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No one is happy about the tragic death of Sarah Beckstrom or injury of Andrew Wolfe. Afghans and those helping them have uniformly condemned the actions of the man who attacked them, an act that had nothing to do with his heritage. The government wants you to be mad at Afghans.
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Dope. Can’t wait for red scare part 2.
Trump’s FBI is building a list of individuals and groups who oppose and protest Trump, support immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, and criticize capitalism —in order to label and investigate them as domestic terrorists. This is the fascism we were warning about https://t.co/AYxkbjL6sH
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They are cancelling naturalization ceremonies now. This isn’t about illegal immigration . It’s about LEGAL immigration: One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Eludes Their Grasp https://t.co/7zRhT7Q8KQ via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen.
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Gavin Newsom understands how to humiliate someone who absolutely hates being humiliated. And Democrats need a whole lot more of this. Trump cannot stand when people highlight exactly who he is in a way he can’t spin or outrun. If you’re planning on running for president, this is
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🚨 Online anti-Afghan hate surged dramatically after the D.C. shooting. New analysis from the AAF and the @csohate shows a rapid escalation across major platforms. Full statement: https://t.co/E421iNEwDw 🧵1/6
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Afghan families awaiting US relocation in Pakistan described the suspension of immigration applications as a devastating setback that has increased their vulnerability to forced expulsion under new Pakistani government orders https://t.co/fAKNwEFFC3
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This bill, proposed by @WesleyHuntTX is reactionary, based on lies, and puts our national security deeply at risk. Veterans across this country will work to kill your shitty bill, Wes. How dare you treat our allies this way. https://t.co/0lCNGtNboi
congress.gov
Summary of H.R.6443 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, cancel pending applications, mandate security reassessment of current beneficiaries, and...
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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
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NEW: IRAP Explainer on New Trump Administration Policies Impacting Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Afghan Nationals, and Immigrants from Countries Listed in the Travel Ban:
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What to do if ICE is at your door. Shoutout to @ACLUSoCal for putting this together
Lots of Afghans are asking us what to do if ICE is at the door. @ACLU put together this handy guide.
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