Domino Chain Reaction (geometric growth in action) YouTube video by Stephen Morris

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File this one under metaphors for organized resistance!

Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safety

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Pug In Solar YouTube video by Solar United Neighbors

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Best explainer video yet! Way to go Virginia for passing Pliug-in legislation!

I asked Cline to vote for HCR 38. On Wednesday he replied:

"Based on publicly available information, the United States is not currently engaged in active hostilities with Iran, nor are U.S. Armed Forces in a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated..."

The meaning — and the duty — of a first • Virginia Mercury Winsome Earle-Sears’ candidacy was a missed opportunity for reconciliation, a moment when symbolism could have become substance, write guest columnists Sophia Nelson and Colita Fairfax

The meaning — and the duty — of a first virginiamercury.com/2025/11/05/t...

#Rockinghamcountyschoolboard #mattcross #Lauramullen #hilaryirons

Rockingham school board challengers, Republicans want "grown-up" governance The race for the Rockingham County School Board District Three seat has been filled with controversy and chaos over the past few months, partly because of the record and actions of the Republican incu...

Critical race in Rockingham County, the school board with the second highest book banning rate in Virginia.
www.wmra.org/2025-10-21/r...

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Matt Cross doubles down on fight posts; What do the numbers show? Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross continued his criticism of city schools allowing fights. But how many fights happened in county schools?

Follow link within this article to sign a letter calling on RCSchool board to censure Matt Cross!

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit newrepublic.com/article/2016... via @newrepublic.com

Stop saying "the clean energy revolution is inevitable" A little rant on a pet peeve.

Stop saying "the clean energy revolution is inevitable"

"This greed-driven slow-down is going to cause climate chaos, unless a mass movement of people organize to remove policy barriers to renewable energy development."

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Don't tread on me A cartoon by Nick Anderson

Don't tread on me
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Cline’s sad, naive faith in DOGE Congressman Cline continues to heap praise on Elon Musk’s (remember him?) Department of Government Efficiency by uncritically regurgitating DOGE’s claims of supposedly massive savings. …

I might be inclined to say we of the 6th district are represented by a parrot, but I have too much respect for avian intelligence!
Thanks again #clinewatch

#bencline
#6thdistrict
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Unite and Rise 8.5 YouTube video by League of Women Voters

Unite and Rise!

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Tom Lehrer - The old dope peddler YouTube video by Fredde21

“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”- #TomLehrer

R.I.P.
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Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation

Who are the brain police?

Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists Scientists working for the federal government need safeguards to do evidence-based work and to inform our nation’s policymaking without political interference. Urge your member of Congress to support ...

This legislation has bipartisan support!!
Sign the petition through this link.
Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists
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Sen. Whitehouse explains why Dems walked out of Emil Bove hearing

Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know Breaking News

Last Day Today (for the moment)!

Boycott Corporate agriculture, donate to #UnitedFarmWorkers

Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know open.substack.com/pub/fafonews...

John Lewis’s Enduring Example We have no right to give up on democracy or our fellow Americans

“Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution of 1776 is complete.” -John Lewis
#harrisonburg
#rockinghamcountyva

John Lewis’s Enduring Example open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

"BUT THERE"S STILL MORE TO PROTECT!"
-emphasis added!
#rescissions
#partneresinhealth

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · Mobilize Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and Ben Cline and to remind them that in America,...

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.

On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
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Spot the Moth 🧐

Open Forum: Living in the shadow of the American Dream I live in Shenandoah County. I’m a factory worker. A farmer. A father of two girls — one still in diapers. I get up before the sun, and most days,

An articulate description of a working class existence, and the anticipated impact of the big horrible bill.

#bencline
#"bigbeautiful"
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"All this suggests that there is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word “power,” offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy."☀️Don't miss this hopeful & thought-provoking New Yorker article by @billmckibben.bsky.social

Here’s to the healers

Reverend William Barber III Rips Congress On Budget Bill “Policy Murder” At DC Moral Monday Protest YouTube video by DC Media Group

Rev. William Barber: “[The big rob the poor bill] is not a mistake. This is policy violence. This is policy murder. That’s why we brought these caskets today.”
#moralmondays
#medicaid
youtu.be/4Ves5Odh43Y

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON - Host Calls · Third Act Initiative, Inc. Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON - Host Calls” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...

Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody? Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?

So, a man who arrived in the US. from Castro's Cuba in 1966--the year the Supremes recorded "You Can't Hurry Love" and that Astroturf debuted--is now dead in an ICE deportation camp.
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