The John Mason Talk-Walk, August 24, 2025

I speak about ICE seizing the father of a sailor on the USS Lincoln, and of trump's disrespect for our military, both former and current. 

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Hello, hello, hello. John Mason, how is everybody? Hope you're all well. I hope everyone is all well. Everyone in our country. Well, at last, at long, long, long, long wet last. The US has Abraham Lincoln, which has been in the Gulf of Oman for in the Middle East for over like five, six months, is it? A record for a Navy vessel. The USS Abraham Lincoln, where the sailors and Marines there had to endure broken broken down toilets, insufficient food, loud noises, long deployments, no shore leaves, inadequate everything, no uh no toiletries like no personal hygiene products like uh soap and toothpaste and deodorant. Finally on its way to his home port in San Diego. And one of the sailors on there is Joshua Avilus. And the father of Joshua Avilus, an auto mechanic, came originally from Nicaragua, was arrested by ICE agents while their son was serving his country. I just no never mind that his son was serving his country, never mind that he's just a hard-working man trying to make a living in this land of the free. No respect for our military right there. It was the same story several months ago. The graduating class from the uh training, the Marine Corps training base at Paris Island. People were afraid to attend the graduation ceremony for their loved ones because they're afraid that ICE would be outside the base gates and and nab them. That's Trump and his minions and his hired thugs have no respect for our military. And by extension here, they have no respect for the working classes, the people in the small towns, the people from the farms, who comprise our military forces. It has to be addressed. I had to s I had to mention it. There have been these reports and rumblings and rumors about how the military, uh brass, and the chain command all are very dissatisfied with super dissatisfied with Trump and what he's up to. Make a turn on his birthday, he which happened to be unfortunate be the birthday of the United States Army, he has this parade, just like uh other dictators have Putin and Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping. See, all these despots like to have parades in their honor to show how almighty powerful they are. And they're not. I can tell it by the way they marched. They were way out of step. Way out of step. And in a couple months in November will be Veterans Day. The day that we're supposed to honor all our men and women in uniform, uh current and former. And we have and we must honor our veterans by making sure we have a commander-in-chief that actually respects them. Not like Trump, who who played tin soldier in this in that military academy, which was really a reform school for uh upper class delinquents. He said he had a received a medal uh from the academy because he kept his room tidy. Americans, we must band together and vote. Vote for candidates who respect the working class and people on the farms and the small towns, and most definitely respect our armed forces. This November we have a chance uh to vote in a Congress, a House and a Senate, and some governors and some state legislatures that will truly that will make a stand against Trump and begin the process of undoing his damage to our country. So let's do it. For men and women in uniform, former and current, get out there and vote. Okay, I'm all talked out now. Advertisements. All this work I do on my media, my uh blog, my my podcast, my YouTube channel, poetry, fiction, all work. I need to be compensated for my work. So please get on my website, johnomason.com, and click either the PayPal button or the Buy Me a Coffee button and see what it can give. I would greatly, greatly, greatly appreciate it. And Hipporific is a lovely little CBD product store located on Snyder Avenue near 15th Street in South Philadelphia. There you will find some of the finest cannabis-infused products. Gummies and candies and drinks and teas and lip balm and flour and hand sanitizer and dog treats. Dog treats, yeah. Look them up, please. Himperificlc.com. And my beloved career and business coach Michelle Snow. Michelle is excellent in helping you develop your professional career or small business. Let you know what you're doing right where you need work. And help you network with other up-and-coming entrepreneurs and professionals. Look her up, please. Grow with snow.com. Okay. Okay, like I said. Like I said. For the sake of the uh sailors and marines on on the Lincoln, for all our service members, for our veterans, for our loved ones, for our country. This November get out and vote. Have a good week ahead of you. Ah.