COVA Coalition: progressive women in Hampton Roads, VA
@covacoalition.bsky.social
Community. Connection. Action. We bring women (and men) together to protect reproductive freedom, support public education and advocate sensible gun laws. We bust butt for candidates, strengthen democracy, and write an effing lot of postcards!
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Hey, #HamptonRoads #Virginia! Catch up with what's happening in your neck of the woods by scanning the QR code below for our handy dandy events calendar. You also can check out the latest at linktr.ee/COVACoalition.
Looking for a bit of holiday fun? Our friends at #AffordableVirginia are hosting free Santa photos on Thursday in #VirginiaBeach & would love to meet some more families in CD2. All ages welcome!
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Looking for a bit of holiday fun? Our friends at #AffordableVirginia are hosting free Santa photos on Thursday in #VirginiaBeach & would love to meet some more families in CD2. All ages welcome!
Join the #VirginiaBeach Resistance & #FreedomVirginia on Sunday at this candlelight vigil as they come together to remember 1.3 million Americans killed or injured by guns since the Sandy Hook shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, including 12 fatalities & 4 wounded at the Virginia Beach #massshooting in 2019.
December 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Join the #VirginiaBeach Resistance & #FreedomVirginia on Sunday at this candlelight vigil as they come together to remember 1.3 million Americans killed or injured by guns since the Sandy Hook shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, including 12 fatalities & 4 wounded at the Virginia Beach #massshooting in 2019.
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The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit w...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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In this month's FOIA Friday: the locations of hundreds of Flock cameras in Hampton Roads revealed; Martinsville fulfills a FOIA, with heavy redactions; and how a state senator’s FOIA shed more light on on former UVA president’s departure. virginiamercury.com/2025/12/05/f...
FOIA Friday: Locations of 600 Flock cameras now public in Hampton Roads following lawsuits • Virginia Mercury
In this feature, we aim to highlight the frequency with which officials around Virginia are resisting public access to records on issues large and small — and note instances when the release of…
virginiamercury.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In this month's FOIA Friday: the locations of hundreds of Flock cameras in Hampton Roads revealed; Martinsville fulfills a FOIA, with heavy redactions; and how a state senator’s FOIA shed more light on on former UVA president’s departure. virginiamercury.com/2025/12/05/f...
Stop the #Healthcare Heist! Rally tomorrow in #VirginiaBeach, Dec. 6, 12pm. Tell Rep. Kiggans that the ACA subsidies must be extended.
www.mobilize.us/affordablevi...
www.mobilize.us/affordablevi...
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Stop the #Healthcare Heist! Rally tomorrow in #VirginiaBeach, Dec. 6, 12pm. Tell Rep. Kiggans that the ACA subsidies must be extended.
www.mobilize.us/affordablevi...
www.mobilize.us/affordablevi...
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imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail
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Sunday in Yorktown, a workshop on building community coalitions by Freeda Cathcart, @freedacathcart.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Sunday in Yorktown, a workshop on building community coalitions by Freeda Cathcart, @freedacathcart.bsky.social
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Well, an independent investigation now confirms it: Hegseth endangered the lives of American pilots during Signalgate.
Our servicemembers deserve leaders who never put them at unnecessary risk. If Hegseth had a shred of decency, he’d resign.
Our servicemembers deserve leaders who never put them at unnecessary risk. If Hegseth had a shred of decency, he’d resign.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Well, an independent investigation now confirms it: Hegseth endangered the lives of American pilots during Signalgate.
Our servicemembers deserve leaders who never put them at unnecessary risk. If Hegseth had a shred of decency, he’d resign.
Our servicemembers deserve leaders who never put them at unnecessary risk. If Hegseth had a shred of decency, he’d resign.
🚨🚨 CALL TO ACTION 🚨🚨
Join us at the #Norfolk City Council meeting on Dec 9 at 6pm to respond to recent ICE overreach. We need to demand answers & put a stop to the racial profiling in our community!
📍Norfolk City Hall - 810 Union St
Context:
www.wavy.com/news/investi...
Join us at the #Norfolk City Council meeting on Dec 9 at 6pm to respond to recent ICE overreach. We need to demand answers & put a stop to the racial profiling in our community!
📍Norfolk City Hall - 810 Union St
Context:
www.wavy.com/news/investi...
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🚨🚨 CALL TO ACTION 🚨🚨
Join us at the #Norfolk City Council meeting on Dec 9 at 6pm to respond to recent ICE overreach. We need to demand answers & put a stop to the racial profiling in our community!
📍Norfolk City Hall - 810 Union St
Context:
www.wavy.com/news/investi...
Join us at the #Norfolk City Council meeting on Dec 9 at 6pm to respond to recent ICE overreach. We need to demand answers & put a stop to the racial profiling in our community!
📍Norfolk City Hall - 810 Union St
Context:
www.wavy.com/news/investi...
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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Being Commander isn’t a game. Stoking chaos in the Caribbean for political theater gets people killed.
Hegseth is ghosting Congress because he knows his "kill them all" orders can’t withstand scrutiny.
We stand with @duckworth.senate.gov. Testify NOW.
#WhereIsPete
https://wapo.st/49QPtSw
Hegseth is ghosting Congress because he knows his "kill them all" orders can’t withstand scrutiny.
We stand with @duckworth.senate.gov. Testify NOW.
#WhereIsPete
https://wapo.st/49QPtSw
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
wapo.st
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Being Commander isn’t a game. Stoking chaos in the Caribbean for political theater gets people killed.
Hegseth is ghosting Congress because he knows his "kill them all" orders can’t withstand scrutiny.
We stand with @duckworth.senate.gov. Testify NOW.
#WhereIsPete
https://wapo.st/49QPtSw
Hegseth is ghosting Congress because he knows his "kill them all" orders can’t withstand scrutiny.
We stand with @duckworth.senate.gov. Testify NOW.
#WhereIsPete
https://wapo.st/49QPtSw
California Congressman Ted Lieu joined the United States Air Force in 1995 & served four years on active duty as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
So, yes, what he said. 👇
So, yes, what he said. 👇
Killing shipwrecked survivors is a war crime.
There must be an investigation and accountability, including for Secretary Hegseth who lied.
There must be an investigation and accountability, including for Secretary Hegseth who lied.
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
California Congressman Ted Lieu joined the United States Air Force in 1995 & served four years on active duty as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
So, yes, what he said. 👇
So, yes, what he said. 👇
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Some might say, hacking billboards is noble work. 😉
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Some might say, hacking billboards is noble work. 😉
🚫 It's #CyberMonday & we say to Target, Home Depot & Amazon, #WeAintBuyingIt! We're over corporations that cave to anti-DEI pressure, let ICE terrorize our communities & chase tax breaks while people go hungry.
#Virginia, do you have a favorite local biz? Please share so we can support! 👇
#Virginia, do you have a favorite local biz? Please share so we can support! 👇
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🚫 It's #CyberMonday & we say to Target, Home Depot & Amazon, #WeAintBuyingIt! We're over corporations that cave to anti-DEI pressure, let ICE terrorize our communities & chase tax breaks while people go hungry.
#Virginia, do you have a favorite local biz? Please share so we can support! 👇
#Virginia, do you have a favorite local biz? Please share so we can support! 👇
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Local coverage of ICE protests in Williamsburg.
www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
Protesters rally in Williamsburg against ICE, citing civil liberties concerns
Protestors demonstrated in Hampton Roads against ICE, with demonstrators decrying agents' tactics and the recent death of a man in Norfolk.
www.13newsnow.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Local coverage of ICE protests in Williamsburg.
www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
😡 Immigrant KIDS in federal custody
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
😡 Immigrant KIDS in federal custody
They're picking a fight with a decorated naval aviator, combat veteran, and astronaut. LOL, good luck with that.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is going on.
The Pentagon is launching a review into a Navy Captain for reminding troops of their legal duty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is running a political attack.
This isn't about the law; it's about intimidating anyone who speaks out.
https://bit.ly/3XcMJY3
The Pentagon is launching a review into a Navy Captain for reminding troops of their legal duty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is running a political attack.
This isn't about the law; it's about intimidating anyone who speaks out.
https://bit.ly/3XcMJY3
Pentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops
The Department of Defense on Monday said it is launching a "thorough review" into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
abcnews.go.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
They're picking a fight with a decorated naval aviator, combat veteran, and astronaut. LOL, good luck with that.
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
From The Pilot's Editorial Board: "Should concerns prove justified & federal agents descend on #HamptonRoads, they should be met with exclusively peaceful public opposition, reminded of their constitutional & legal duties & held accountable by local authorities for misdeeds such as excessive force."
Editorial: Immigration sweeps would challenge Hampton Roads residents trib.al/Sn7gYVA
Editorial: Immigration sweeps would challenge Hampton Roads residents
Immigration sweeps in Hampton Roads should be met with peaceful public opposition and reminders of agents’ constitutional and legal obligations.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
From The Pilot's Editorial Board: "Should concerns prove justified & federal agents descend on #HamptonRoads, they should be met with exclusively peaceful public opposition, reminded of their constitutional & legal duties & held accountable by local authorities for misdeeds such as excessive force."
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November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Just in time for Thanksgiving--Uncomfortable Conversations: How (and Why) to Talk with MAGA Family (about leaving MAGA)
Monday, November 24, 8:00pm ET
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Monday, November 24, 8:00pm ET
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Uncomfortable Conversations: How (and Why) to Talk with MAGA Family
November 24 | 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT The holiday season is coming, and for many, that means navigating political landmines at the dinner table. On Nov 24 at 8pm ET, we’re teaming up with Leaving MAGA for...
act.womensmarch.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Just in time for Thanksgiving--Uncomfortable Conversations: How (and Why) to Talk with MAGA Family (about leaving MAGA)
Monday, November 24, 8:00pm ET
act.womensmarch.com/signup/Massc...
Monday, November 24, 8:00pm ET
act.womensmarch.com/signup/Massc...
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Socialism is anyone they don’t like doing anything that they’re not a fan of
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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We've compiled a list of Hampton Roads organizations providing the main course for Thanksgiving this year, and some will even do the cooking and deliver!
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM