Joe Abs

Today marks the 5-year anniversary of one of the most brutal, senseless, and inexcusable pre-dawn FBI raids ever unleashed on a peaceful American family under the Biden DOJ—our home in Kansas, February 11, 2021. In the pitch-black freezing cold, militarized agents rolled up in BearCats, swarmed our neighborhood like we were high-value terrorists overseas, and lit up my pregnant wife @WifeOfCombatVet and our terrified 4-year-old son with red laser dots from rifles. No knock. No warning. Just overwhelming shock-and-awe force: doors breached, me—a retired USMC Captain, Purple Heart recipient with 22 years of honorable service—rifles now directed at me, I was tackled face-first into deep snow after recent wrist surgery, slammed down, dragged out in cuffs while my little boy screamed for his daddy and my wife stood barefoot in sub-zero temperatures in nothing but a t-shirt and shorts. I was just days out of wrist surgery—still healing, in pain, not a threat to anyone—yet they brutalized me anyway. They ignored my medical reality, chose violence over reason, and inflicted unnecessary agony on a combat veteran who had already given everything for this country. No justification. Pure overkill. All for what? My peaceful presence inside the Capitol on January 6—where I committed zero violence, helped officers collect trash, and walked past police lines without resistance. No destruction. No assault. Yet the Biden DOJ branded me—and hundreds like me—a domestic terrorist threat, turning non-violent protesters into scapegoats to fuel a relentless political narrative that January 6 was an "insurrection" worse than anything in American history. This was never about justice. It was pure lawfare—weaponized government, selective prosecution, and political persecution designed to crush dissent, intimidate patriots, and delegitimize anyone who questioned the 2020 election or supported President Trump. The same DOJ that slow-walked or ignored real threats turned military-grade tactics on American citizens whose only "crime" was being in the wrong political camp at the wrong time. Overkill wasn't a bug; it was the feature—to break families, instill nationwide fear, and score points in the endless hunt for "insurrectionists" to prop up a failing regime. Because of this senseless, inexcusable violence and terror, we were robbed of a life. The stress and trauma of that raid triggered my wife to miscarry our unborn child the very next day. A life was taken from us—our baby, our future son or daughter—stolen in an instant by the ruthless overreach of a politicized federal agency. We didn't just lose property or peace of mind; we lost a precious, irreplaceable member of our family. Our 4-year-old's innocence was shattered that morning; the trauma still echoes in nightmares, tears, and quiet moments years later. A permanent hole in our hearts that no court ruling, no pardon, no passage of time can ever fill. They turned the full weight of federal power against defenders of this Republic for partisan gain—scapegoating us to distract from their own failures and corruption. No accountability for the architects of this persecution. No apologies for the ruined lives and lost children. We were fully pardoned by President Trump on January 20, 2025, along with so many others targeted in this shameful chapter. But pardons don't erase the human cost of politicized justice. The wounds remain. The grief lingers. The message endures: When government is weaponized against its own people, no one is safe—families pay the ultimate price. We must remember this happened so it never happens again. We must remember the families broken, the innocents harmed, the lives stolen by abuse of power. We must remember to guard our liberties fiercely, demand accountability from those who wield it, and stand against any who would repeat this nightmare. Never forget the lawfare. Never forget the political persecution. Never forget the innocent life taken because agents chose theatrical brutality over basic humanity—especially when the target was a wounded veteran who posed no threat. Pray for healing. Demand accountability. Defend the innocent. Fight to ensure this never happens again. God bless America. 🇺🇸 Follow: @Dark_Horse92 Thank you @gatewaypundit @CollinRugg and everyone who commented in support of my family.