Idris O'Connor
@idrisforva.bsky.social
Progressive Democrat • Former Democratic Nominee • Vegan Foodie • 🇺🇸 &🇯🇲 IG/FB @Idrisforva
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Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
Rest in Peace. We will continue the fight for reparations.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Rest in Peace. We will continue the fight for reparations.
Prayers up for Donald Glover 🙏🏾
Donald Glover says he suffered stroke during Childish Gambino tour
Donald Glover suffered a stroke during Childish Gambino tour: 'They found a hole in my heart'
Donald Glover has revealed that he suffered a stroke during his 2024 Childish Gambino tour: 'They found a hole in my heart.'
ew.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Prayers up for Donald Glover 🙏🏾
Three Mile Island was closed because of a partial meltdown in 1979. Keep it closed, we don't need it open.
"The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant has been awarded a $1 billion federal loan guarantee that will enable it to shift onto taxpayers some of the risk of its plan to restart the Pennsylvania facility and sell the electricity to Microsoft for its data centers."
Trump officials give $1 billion loan to restart Three Mile Island
The plan to reopen Three Mile Island to supply Microsoft with power wins a federal loan guarantee, shifting some of the risk onto taxpayers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Three Mile Island was closed because of a partial meltdown in 1979. Keep it closed, we don't need it open.
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The Virginia Supreme Court won't take up a case that suspended several appointees by Gov. Glenn Youngkin from serving on three university governing boards. The court's decision shows "MAGA rules don't work in Virginia," Sen. Scott Surovell posted on Twitter. virginiamercury.com/briefs/virgi...
Virginia Supreme Court refuses to review AG's appeal in college board appointees case • Virginia Mercury
The Virginia Supreme Court has refused to take up a case that suspended multiple appointees by Gov. Glenn Youngkin from serving on three Virginia university governing boards.
virginiamercury.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Virginia Supreme Court won't take up a case that suspended several appointees by Gov. Glenn Youngkin from serving on three university governing boards. The court's decision shows "MAGA rules don't work in Virginia," Sen. Scott Surovell posted on Twitter. virginiamercury.com/briefs/virgi...
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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Y’all shouldn’t be telling people to “get a better job.”
Y’all should be telling #GreedyCEOs to not pay poverty wages.
ALL jobs should pay the bills.
Y’all should be telling #GreedyCEOs to not pay poverty wages.
ALL jobs should pay the bills.
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Y’all shouldn’t be telling people to “get a better job.”
Y’all should be telling #GreedyCEOs to not pay poverty wages.
ALL jobs should pay the bills.
Y’all should be telling #GreedyCEOs to not pay poverty wages.
ALL jobs should pay the bills.
A lawsuit is definitely gonna happen.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A lawsuit is definitely gonna happen.
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Today, Oklahoma is set to execute Tremane Wood even though a state panel recommended his life is spared
Tremane Wood is currently on death row, despite his older brother admitting to killing victim Ronnie Wipf in 2002.
Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy.
Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.
Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy.
Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.
His Brother Admitted To A Murder. He Is Set To Be Executed For It.
Next week, Tremane Wood will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Today, Oklahoma is set to execute Tremane Wood even though a state panel recommended his life is spared
There is the Working Families Party as an alternative.
There’s a two party duopoly in this nation.
Is it great? No! Is it reality? Yes.
Creating a third party means building up an entirely new infrastructure from scratch and then fighting both R & D.
Taking over the Dem Party is an easier and more effective route. It’ll take time, but it’s worth it.
Is it great? No! Is it reality? Yes.
Creating a third party means building up an entirely new infrastructure from scratch and then fighting both R & D.
Taking over the Dem Party is an easier and more effective route. It’ll take time, but it’s worth it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
There is the Working Families Party as an alternative.
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
This is a bad idea. Senate Dems need to get the House bill amended to include the ACA, SNAP, and undoing the RIF, not vote yes on a promise that the Senate GOP made with you today. The Senate GOP will break the promise tomorrow.
Reporter: What do you say to your colleagues who say this isn't a fight, this is a capitulation?
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This is a bad idea. Senate Dems need to get the House bill amended to include the ACA, SNAP, and undoing the RIF, not vote yes on a promise that the Senate GOP made with you today. The Senate GOP will break the promise tomorrow.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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Jails too.
What is depicted in Alabama Solution goes on every day in Los Angeles’ jails, especially Men’s Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility as well as Century Regional Detention Facility.
[I inspect these jails as a member of LA County’s Sybil Brand Jail Inspection Commission]
What is depicted in Alabama Solution goes on every day in Los Angeles’ jails, especially Men’s Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility as well as Century Regional Detention Facility.
[I inspect these jails as a member of LA County’s Sybil Brand Jail Inspection Commission]
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Jails too.
What is depicted in Alabama Solution goes on every day in Los Angeles’ jails, especially Men’s Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility as well as Century Regional Detention Facility.
[I inspect these jails as a member of LA County’s Sybil Brand Jail Inspection Commission]
What is depicted in Alabama Solution goes on every day in Los Angeles’ jails, especially Men’s Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility as well as Century Regional Detention Facility.
[I inspect these jails as a member of LA County’s Sybil Brand Jail Inspection Commission]
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
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NEW: Alabama Republicans introduced new legislation that would enable them to redo the state's primaries and potentially eliminate the state’s two Black-majority congressional seats if the Supreme Court weakens protections against racial gerrymandering.
Alabama GOP Wants Do-Over Elections if SCOTUS Weakens Protections for Black Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
NEW: Alabama Republicans introduced new legislation that would enable them to redo the state's primaries and potentially eliminate the state’s two Black-majority congressional seats if the Supreme Court weakens protections against racial gerrymandering.
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Stop fretting over whether Democrats should run moderates or progressives, @joshtpm.bsky.social writes.
The election takeaway is to "find candidates suited to their constituencies and focus on cost of living issues and opposition to Trump's autocracy."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...
The election takeaway is to "find candidates suited to their constituencies and focus on cost of living issues and opposition to Trump's autocracy."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...
A Few Day After the Election Thoughts
The clearest read of what happened last night is that, as far...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Stop fretting over whether Democrats should run moderates or progressives, @joshtpm.bsky.social writes.
The election takeaway is to "find candidates suited to their constituencies and focus on cost of living issues and opposition to Trump's autocracy."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...
The election takeaway is to "find candidates suited to their constituencies and focus on cost of living issues and opposition to Trump's autocracy."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...
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The passage of CA Prop 50 wraps a big night on the democracy/voting rights front. In addition to Prop 50, most notably: ME rejected voting restrictions, PA preserved its liberal supreme court majority, and VA cleared a path to end its Jim Crow-era system of lifetime felony disenfranchisement.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The passage of CA Prop 50 wraps a big night on the democracy/voting rights front. In addition to Prop 50, most notably: ME rejected voting restrictions, PA preserved its liberal supreme court majority, and VA cleared a path to end its Jim Crow-era system of lifetime felony disenfranchisement.
Congratulations Governor-Elect
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Congratulations Governor-Elect
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