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RT @AOC: 3,000 Americans died in Hurricane María. The Midwest is drowning as we speak. 100s of Flint families were pumped w/ poisoned water… QT @guardian: Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave an impassioned speech during a committee hearing in response to Republi… https://t.co/cxVK6XF6X9)

Even from the POV of someone who’s come under enemy fire, it’s clear to me that not all the biggest threats we’ll face over the next 30 years will take the shape of a weapons attack. Climate change is real, climate change is here and it poses a *major* national security threat.

We can’t ignore it any longer. The Midwest is flooding and the West Coast is burning. Coastlines are sinking while temperatures are soaring. And worldwide, instability is rising as farmland keeps dying.

Military leaders + even Trump’s own intelligence officials admit this is a nat’l security crisis, as terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram use droughts to solidify their power in Syria and Nigeria, as storms ravage our military bases and rising sea levels threaten 100 more.

When I served in Iraq, 50% of all casualties occurred during convoy operations, the vast majority of which were conducted to transport diesel fuel. Meanwhile, tech. like mobile solar panels let troops turn off generators, helping them move thru enemy territory undetected.

And yet time and again, the GOP has blocked the Navy’s efforts to invest in green energy, making it harder for our troops to do their jobs or to protect the people we love.

Donald Trump and the GOP can’t honestly claim to care about our national security, or our military, if they keep ignoring the crises that are sapping its strength and putting Americans at risk.

RT @sarahkliff: There isn’t a plan. There is a never a plan. https://t.co/HrlpG37Bbd https://t.co/ozd0CtteaL

RT @JWaltBoatright: Always a good day to catch up with friend of FL Ag ⁦@RepDarrenSoto⁩! Thank you for your support for free and fair trade for our producers. https://t.co/Xius4bZZ3Z

RT @normandoh: Booommm! La verdad os hará libre !!! El sargento Ángel G Figueroa Montezuma quién fue el jefe de la escolta de @JohnnyMndez36 dice al @VoceroPR que está dolido pues el Presidente cameral SI sabía desde hace MUCHOS AÑOS que él era su sobrino