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Dan Else
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News, governance, and politics in and around Culpeper County, Virginia. Let's see how this goes.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 5h
By the way, in 2024, the wholesale turkey price was $0.94/#. This year, it's $1.32. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 5h
El Gordo is creating an illusion. He's now the "affordability prez," claiming that Thanksgiving dinners are cheaper this year. He doesn't say that he's comparing apples to corn cobs, with fewer items and more generic products. Here's CNN's breakdown. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
Fact check: Cheaper Walmart Thanksgiving meal touted by Trump has fewer items than last year’s | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump keeps touting the fact that Walmart’s promotional Thanksgiving meal basket is cheaper this year than it was last year. But Trump hasn’t mentioned that this year’s basket is diff...
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 15h
I was speaking with a colleague when she dropped a thought bomb. She teaches citizenship, and the strongest motivation among students is the dream of voting. Even decades-long permanent residents yearn have a say in governing. NEVER take that right for granted, AND USE IT to make America better.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 1d
YOUR VOTE COUNTS! El Gordo is turning his public face to "afforability," according to Aaron Parnas's reporting. He'll spin tales about how prices are THE LOWEST EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, or some such foolishness. Meanwhile, his goons will roam the streets. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 1d
Democratic election victories in NYC, NJ, CA, and VA exceeded expectations. I'm going to do my own analysis on the result most directly impacting Virginia's Piedmont and specifically Culpeper. So, stand by. This may take a minute.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 2d
As voting surges across Virginia, the regime openly holds SNAP recipients hostage to its demands to reopen the federal government. Federal workers, contractors, the poor, children... All are fodder for the GOP bulldozer. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 3d
El Gordo is going to pay HALF of SNAP benefits this month. After obviously admitting that their previous position (we can't pay out anything) was a lie, he's going to nickel-and-dime the poor and the needy. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 4d
El Gordo got absolutely rolled by China in this "awesome" trade deals worked out last week. Adam Kinsinger does a great job explaining it here. youtu.be/LtY1d_Qp56M?...
How China Checkmated Trump in the Trade War
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 4d
The Post assessed the LGBTQ+ attacks leveled by the GOP against Abby in this election. They don't seem as potent as the same theme in last year's presidential race. Tomorrow we'll know whether the paper is correct. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 5d
Tim Miller of The Bulwark offers up a cautionary tale of AI-generated truly-fake news. FOX got duped by a wholly faked and racist story about SNAP benefits and handled the revelation badly. youtu.be/LTn6IqEc_co?...

The moral of the story ... because even careful about what you see online.
Fox News Can’t Tell What’s Real Anymore
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 6d
So, because the regime wants to die on the hill of contingency funds, they're going to loot some other appropriation to obey the court order to pay SNAP benefits? Is this a hissy fit, or what?
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 6d
Culpeper's town council on Tuesday unanimously approved a deal with Dominion Energy and a Colorado-based data center developer that guarantees a minimum $1.5 million annual tax payment for each data center built, according to the Star-Exponent. Does anyone know how many are in the town pipeline?
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 6d
ACECO, of Silver Spring, MD, is reported by WTOP as the demolition company that has taken down the East Wing of the White House. The company has apparently gone dark on social media as the backlash makes itself felt. Will it and other companies take heed?
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 7d
Cardinal News reports on a Roanoke College poll putting Abby well ahead, Hashmi holding her own, and Jones under water. Get out the vote! Early voting ends this Saturday. Winsome's campaign bus somehow self-immolated on Rt 33 in Greene Co. No one was injured.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 7d
Nineteen Epstein survivors, including Virginia Giuffre's family, have sent a letter to Speaker Johnson demanding that he swear in Adelita Grijalva. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has lost his titles and royal residences. It's all part of the fallout. The noose tightens. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 7d
The removal of LTG Joe McGee from DOD strategy and RDM Kurt Rothenhaus from Navy research (and his replacement by a DOGE veteran with no Navy experience) shows just how much blind loyalty to the cult is now valued over competence. Our enemies will not be impressed.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 8d
The Atlantic reports that Stephen Miller (aka Darth Vader), Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have been scared into moving into military housing by protests and probably threats. While threats are not to be condoned, this shows that protests are effective. Wonder if Kristi brought Cory with her.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 8d
El Gordo has called congressional criticism of him as "almost treasonous". This loose definition of treason is the practice of absolute monarchs and is precisely the reason that the Constitution's drafters defined treason in the document. No one gets to do a makeover.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 8d
A Tazewell Co Circuit Court judge denied a GOP request to halt the General Assembly's effort to redraw VA's congressional districts, Elizabeth Beyer reports. Meanwhile, the House of Delegates passed the measure (51-42) and sent it to the Senate. At least Virginia legislators are working.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 8d
El Gordo has ordered the "immediate" testing of US nuclear weapons because of "other nations' actions." Unclear who he means, since no nation except N Korea has tested since 1998. Our test infrastructure is outdated & needs about 36 mo to get up to speed - if funded. Who is whispering in his ear?
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 8d
With the creation of these National Guard Quick reaction forces, you can bet your next paycheck (assuming you get one) that Popgun Pete will do his level best to ensure that the "correct" officers command them. Don't want any flashes of conscience when those "sieze the ballots" orders come down.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 8d
Popgun Pentagon Pete is ordering the National Guards in each of the 50 states to organizes 500-soldier Quick Reaction Forces to be trained and equipped crowd control operations. This to control unrest that is unlikely to happen. These are likely to become El Gordo's personal enforcers.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 9d
Don't forget. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 9d
3 GOP lawmakers & a civilian serving on Virginia's joke of a Redistricting Commission have sued to stop the Democratic-initiated redistricting initiative. The suit alleges that the General Assembly lacks the authority to reconvene in special session to consider the issue.
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Dan Else @blueplane51.bsky.social · 9d
Aaron Parnas reports on some small cracks in the GOP. The Senate has advanced a resolution (52-48) to curb El Gordo's tariff power. The 9th Circuit left the ban on troops in Portland in place. House Republicans are increasing pressure on the Speaker to end the shutdown. Resist as you can and VOTE!
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