Is there a protest this Saturday? If not why not??
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Is there a protest planned in Cville?
Please vote no.
Indivisible
No Kings.
For those not following the drama earlier, it's for sharing this piece advocating for nonviolence (but not being judgy about how targeted people respond either). And saying some things about governmental/ institutional violence.
Donald Trump cut funding for cancer research by 31% in the first three months of his term.
This is an attack on every American family who has loved someone with cancer.
May Day in Charlottesville.
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day Strong: We are the Many” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
Awful. If you know anyone with cancer, contact your representatives and tell them to support the NIH. Don’t delay.
And I on the opposite shore will be…
Government cheese is back
It's hard to imagine how this will all turn out, but I feel a deep moral obligation to fight it every step of the way.
If they won't lift em up
We will
Harriet Tubman
One of the bravest resistors of all time
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What an ass
New work in progress
#altnationalparkservice
Training saves lives, property and money. This is not the way.
Stand up for science. March 7, 5-6 PM. Meet at the federal building.
Stand up for Science! March 7!
“…The purpose of the budget is to rein in our spending, not to take benefits away from those who rely on Medicaid or other social welfare programs.” Wow.
From Rep McGuire on 2/27:
“…I would like to be clear, nowhere in the budget resolution does it state there will be cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. The Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees health care spending, has been asked to cut $880 billion over the next decade. ..”
After Russia attacked Ukraine
-President Zelenskyy’s country stood as a barrier between Putin and all western democracies
-Providing aid to Ukraine boosted the US economy
-And Putin’s army has been devastated, greatly reducing his ability to hurt America
Has JD Vance said thank you once
They attempted to belittle him. They failed.
In his telephone town hall meeting last night, Rep. John McGuire raised the specter of removing regulatory barriers to uranium mining. That would be a disaster for Virginia, which has a bleak history of oversight into environmental problems. I should know. I’m from Hopewell.
Wish he would define waste abuse and fraud.
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Franklin quote from Jeffrey Rosen's excellent book, The Pursuit of Happiness. Heard Rosen speak at the Library of Virginia and it was one of the best talks on political history and ethics that I have ever attended. Ben Franklin was a pretty enlightened dude.
This made me happy. What'd you call this gulf?