Message from the local 911 center about a chemical leak and a shelter in place

Nothing like having a chemical leak on #EarthDay
#WestVirginia

Definitely bottom shelf😎

Unfortunately, it has also once again passed over Jethro Tull. #rockandrollhallofshame

AI image of the golden calf statue with Trump's face on it, and people praying to it.

If we're getting into religious iconography, this is much more appropriate. #Trump #Baal

World Quantum Day: April 14, 2026

"The World Quantum Day aims at engaging the general public in the understanding and discussion of Quantum Science and Technology..."

Good luck with THAT when people have trouble understanding how vaccines work.🤣
#QuantumDay

Our Politicians are Corn Dogs and Fried Butter Ya Gotta Vote, Folks

It's not the clowns that are killing #WestVirginia, it's the county fair snacks we keep electing. Get out and vote so we can elevate from corn dogs to bratwurst!
#elections
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“Rights, as important as they are, do not swing free and clear of the larger social Compact. We live in a society that accords its citizens enormous benefits. In return, states can, in a measured way, require certain exactions and accommodations to the broader social interest.” #WestVirginia

Republicans silent as Democrats call on US cabinet to oust Trump over Iran Lawmakers call for use of 25th amendment after president brazenly threatens to commit war crimes in Iran

By Tuesday afternoon, more than 20 Democratic members of Congress had called for Trump’s cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment to the constitution to remove a president who is deemed unfit for office.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Novorossiysk port on fire again as Ukrainian strike campaign on Russian oil export infrastructure continues The Sheskharis oil terminal was struck by Ukrainian drones, independent Russian Telegram news channel Astra reported, citing eyewitness reports from the area.

While the U.S. keeps losing to a fourth rate country, #Ukraine keeps beating up a global superpower. Can we trade presidents?

'latest in a string of long-range strikes on Russia's most important oil terminals, as Kyiv looks to restrict the windfall gained by Russia from soaring world oil prices.'

A reminder that E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G he does is a distraction from the sex crimes he, if there is justice, will be imprisoned for.

On November 3rd, 2026: #AccountabilityIsComing

Nearly half of US data centers planned for 2026 are facing delays or cancellation Analysts at Sightline Climate estimate that between 30% and 50% of AI data centers planned for deployment in the US this year will be delayed or canceled....

You say you want a #datacenter? You're gonna have to wait.

Analysts estimate 30%-50% of AI data centers planned for deployment in the US this year will be delayed or canceled. The main constraints are difficulty sourcing key electrical equipment and securing enough power to operate new facilities.

Delivery unit closure causes concern for Greenbrier County families. Hospital says physician recruiting at issue Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, West Virginia, will close its delivery unit this month. Its owner, Vandalia Health, says it’s tried but cannot recruit an obstetrician for the unit. (Photo by Chris Jackson for West Virginia Watch)

#maternitycaredesert

About half of the 55 counties in #WestVirginia are “maternity care deserts,” compared with 32.6% in the US. 22%of WV women have no birthing hospital within 30 minutes, compared to 9.7% in the rest of the US.

Via @westvirginiawatch.com
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‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing ‘open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards’

Jake Auchincloss, a Democratic representative and US Marine Corps veteran: “Iran recognizes that their control over the strait is even more strategically vital than the development of a nuclear weapon. Strategically, this war has been a failure”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #Iranwar

Firm backed by Trump sons tries to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran Drone-maker backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr tries to win contracts with Gulf countries protected by US

🤦🤦🤦
The sales drive by Florida-based Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring onboard Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I wouldn't doubt this happening for one second.😡

US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images

I thought Iran's military was obliterated. How did a fourth rate nation shoot down an American F-15?🤬 #IranWar

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Let's focus on something we ALL agree on:

#ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

Two No Kings protesters with flags

A No Kings protester with a flag

A protester holds a sign "'No new wars' Lie #8647" in front of the West Virginia state capitol

A few photos from today's #NoKings rally at the state capitol in Charleston, #WestVirginia

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️

It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

Update: Possible Google data center property location in Buffalo identified On Friday, March 27, 2026, Governor Patrick Morrisey, Putnam County Development Authority officials and representatives from Google announced the company has purchased property in Putnam County, West ...

"Google says it...invests in new energy sources through contracts that allow it to accelerate clean energy deployment without shifting costs to local customers."
Has anyone told Google that WV GOP doesn't allow #cleanenergy in #WestVirginia?

US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president The Treasury Department plans to print President Donald Trump’s signature on every new U.S. paper bill. Treasury announced the idea Thursday.

Another reason to use a credit card and avoid handling paper money 🤬

In other news, Senate Republicans again shot down a bill to pay TSA workers. They want to tie these poor folks' pay to ICE funding.

WV House Speaker Hired to Represent Data Center Developer Ethics watchdog calls it “an obvious conflict of interest.” Plus, three U.S. senators seek information from Fundamental Data.

#ConflictOfInterest #WestVirginia

Hanshaw, a Republican, was key in steering to enactment a 2025 law deregulating data centers in the state. Craig Holman, a government ethics expert with the watchdog group Public Citizen, called the arrangement “an obvious conflict of interest.”

Can your husband find certified copies of his marriage and birth certificates? No? Then why should you have to find yours? No to the SAVE Act! - League of Women Voters.

Remember, your hospital birth certificate is NOT the same as a certified birth certificate. You have to get that from your state's Vital Records office, and they charge you money for it.🤬 #SaveAct

Offensive strike munitions $5.5 billion

Air defense munitions: $5.7 billion Terminal High Altitude Area Defense: $2 billion

Combat losses/infrastructure damage: $1.4 billion Operations and support: $27 million

Now, the total is likely to have exceeded $18bn and counting. Where are America’s war dollars going, in a war that was never declared in the first place?
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

The first six days of the US war in Iran cost $12.7billion

A single Tomahawk missile costs about $3.5 million

319 Tomahawk missiles: $1.2 billion

By sixth day, US forces struck over 2500 targets

The war on Iran cost the US $12.7bn by day six. Here’s how it’s been spent – in charts🤬
#IranWar 1/
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‘Strong evidence’ of lowered dementia risk: the benefits of shingles vaccination

In case you needed ANOTHER reason to get the #shingles vaccine! #VaccinesWork #ScienceRules

One in three people in the US get shingles.
A growing body of evidence also suggests that shingles vaccination may lower the risk of #dementia, stroke and heart attack. www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...

We are safe in Athens, and I want to share what actually happened to get us out, because the story being told by US politicians is not the whole truth. While we were in Riyadh, sheltered by the incredibly generous families of the American International School of Riyadh who took in my ASD colleagues and us, the acting ambassador came to speak with our group. She told us evacuation flights were happening. That same morning, I had received two calls. One from the State Dept in DC telling me there were no evac flights, no help, and nothing they could do. And one from the Doha embassy offering to put me on a bus to Riyadh, where we already were, a fact clearly stated on our intake form. After the ambassador's talk, Jim and I stayed for 1:1 questions and told her exactly what we had been told all week. She asked for my number. Within an hour, a career diplomat from the embassy in Riyadh called me personally, told me about three evacuation flights, and asked if we wanted a spot. We said yes and flew to Athens the next day. When we arrived at the rally point, there were fewer than 30 people for a very large plane. It was heartbreaking. Embassy staff on the ground, who were absolutely wonderful, told us that DC controls the manifests, not them, and that DC was disorganized and not communicating well. We felt enormous guilt getting on that plane. Shortly after arriving in Athens, the same career diplomant reached out and said she could get more people out and to send her names. I did, and we were able to help many more colleagues get on flights. I also want to be clear about what "evacuation" means in practice: many flights are going to Athens, and once people land, they are on their own. Find your own lodging. Book your own onward flight to the US at your own expense. Politicians are boasting about the Americans they are getting "home," but Athens is not home, and the support stops at the jetway. A friend was on a flight last night with only 90 people on it.

The administration didn't do shit to evacuate Americans from the #PersianGulfWar zone.
#MiddleEastConflict

Person walking in white-out snow conditions

Walking in white out conditions
#WestVirginia #snow

"This is hard under any circumstances but especially with so little [evidence of] planning,” said Philip Gordon, the former national security adviser to Kamala Harris and the White House coordinator for the Middle East under Barack Obama. Of the growing chaos in the Middle East, he said: “It is surprising that Trump is surprised.” Previous administration had “gamed out” potential conflict scenarios with Iran “many times and constantly”, said Gordon, now of the Brookings Institution, but regularly ran into exactly the problems that the Trump administration is now facing: Iran targeted neighbouring countries to threaten a regional war and closed the strait of Hormuz, threatening the global oil trade and driving up energy prices. “One of the reasons we did the nuclear deal and didn’t try to change the regime is exactly what’s happening,” he said of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Trump withdrew from the treaty in 2018.

"It is surprising that Trump is surprised." #IranWar

‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
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