The YES has won in Virginia; voters approved the constitutional amendment to adopt Dems' congressional gerrymander.
This is likely to deliver a 10-1 (Dem) congressional delegation in November, compared to 6-5 (Dem) now.
The remaining obstacle: State supreme court will be weighing in still.
This company is out of control and its CEO appears in nearly every public appearance to be disturbed in some way.
There are companies our government should have nothing to do with anymore—e.g., those associated with Elon Musk—and Palantir is on that list.
Mamdani: "What are we fighting for?. When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision of what we were fighting for. It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Robert Macfarlane’s Is A River Alive? is an excellent, timely, vital, and glowing read on this subject.
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Facebook post from NBC Chicago, “Famed Chicago hot dog stand “The Wiener’s circle” is making its voice heard amid the Trump-Pope Leo feud, with sign reading “SOUTH SIDE POPE ROPED THE DOPE”
Don’t ever change, Chicago.
Some of you act like you've never seen a MyPillow ad before
Virginians: there are few people that hate gerrymandering more than me. But the Republicans violated norms with the Texas mid-decade redistricting, simply to grab power. The ONLY way to stop these acts is to make them backfire. Vote YES on the redistricting measure…
There’s still plenty of time to register and vote in the special referendum on redistricting!
Did you know that in Virginia, if you will be 18 by or on election day, you can register to vote when you are 17 and vote in primaries and special elections that occur between the time that you register and the general election? My oldest kid voted for the first time yesterday thanks to this!
In all seriousness, I think the President of the United States having an online presence like this presents an actual public health concern.
House Democrats tried to pass legislation aimed at stopping Trump’s illegal war with Iran — and the GOP wouldn’t allow a vote.
Republicans know this war is indefensible. Urge your elected officials to keep fighting to reclaim Congress’ power and end Trump’s war:
act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
I appreciate your voice and your work, Marisa. Thanks for writing this.
Sign the petition supporting the expansion of Virginia’s collective bargaining bills—HB 1263 and SB378—to include all public sector higher education workers.
Collective bargaining for all now!
Higher ed workers are excluded from the Virginia legislature’s bills expanding collective bargaining rights to the public sector.
The AAUP and allies are calling on Governor @abigailspanberger.com to amend the bills to include public sector higher ed workers.
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DAILY THE HEART OF BRITAIN Mirror An extraordinary glimpse of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after a journey that represents the very best of humanity. Yet, our precious home continues to be torn apart by the worst of it. And as a maniac in the White House threatens to obliterate a 'whole civilisation the... WORLD HOLDS ITS BREATH SEE PAGES 4,5,10&11
Tomorrow’s Mirror:
Our entire lives are a Princess Bride gag now
This is a relief. But he still has to be removed.
I hold JD Vance in utter contempt. A Vance administration would still be a fascist project and would be a daily affront to the U.S. Constitution.
But we simply can’t continue like this. We can deal with Vance next. Trump must go now.
You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
Trump is holding an entire nation hostage. But, somehow, the rest of the world continues on. The markets chug along. Congress continues to be in recess, with dissent confined largely to social media. It is hard not to feel like we have failed some critical test of the bounds of our own humanity.
Screenshot of Trump's 7 April 2026 Truth Social post: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"
"A whole civilization will die."
He is more right than he knows.
If the U.S. military commits Trump's threatened annihilatory war crimes, Iranian civilization, with its ancient roots, will survive.
But the last embers of a distinctive idealistic dream of American civilization will be snuffed out.
Republicans have rolled over, but our Democratic leaders are completely failing us too. This is one of the most dangerous moments for the world in modern history. Stop this bloodthirsty madman. (3/3)
Once again we must ask, where in the world is Congress? They should be pursuing every action possible to rein in Trump's raging lunacy. How is there no sense of urgency? (2/3)
In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today:
Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.
I am so worried for these people. I don’t know if they understand that mad men have taken our government hostage.
There's a whole Congress that should have put a stop to this
An aerial picture of burning buildings with billowing smoke. The graphic says STOP WAR RIGHT NOW and has a peace symbol under it. At the bottom it says Wednesday, April 8 5:30-6:30. Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road
JOIN US TOMORROW at 5:30 PM at the corner of Preston and McIntire. This unauthorized war is killing people and has already cost billions of dollars. Demand an end to the war. #EndWarNow #Iran
call for an investigation into the president's fitness. call for the house to impeach. say you will obstruct every last bit of senate business. call for soldiers to disregard illegal orders. say you will prosecute the people who do this. say you will take their military pensions and benefits.
