Virginia
@virginiae.bsky.social
Happily retired teacher, lifelong reader, periodic blogger concerned for the future of democracy in these United States and around the world. I love the beach, dogs, long walks, & gardening. #TwitterQuitter #FledX #Resist #NoDMs
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· Dec 6
Well done! A unique take on this video—thank you for sharing it with us. It gave us a good laugh! 🤣
Very kewl 😎
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New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
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Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
Public libraries are receiving a clear mandate from voters this November: when presented with the choice, communities are willing to invest in their information infrastructure, programming, and future.
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What A Week for Libraries
Your donations and support helped make these wins possible!
www.everylibrary.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Public libraries are receiving a clear mandate from voters this November: when presented with the choice, communities are willing to invest in their information infrastructure, programming, and future.
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www.everylibrary.org/what_a_week_... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from military Academy libraries under orders from Pete Hegseth.
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The 596 Books Banned by the Department of Defense
This is a coordinated purge of literature that reflects the diverse realities of American families and students.
www.everylibrary.org
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from military Academy libraries under orders from Pete Hegseth.
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www.everylibrary.org/596dod via @everylibrary.bsky.social
🚨 Don’t let the USPS fall into privatizers’ hands. The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!📬 Take 30 seconds to act: actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
URGENT ACTION - send a message on the USPS
The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General. The appointment of a FedEx board member ...
actionnetwork.org
June 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🚨 Don’t let the USPS fall into privatizers’ hands. The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!📬 Take 30 seconds to act: actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
Help draw the line on book bans in Huntington Beach, California.
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Drawing a Line in Huntington Beach
Election day is June 10th and we're running out of time to stop the lies from book banners and extremists.
action.everylibrary.org
June 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Help draw the line on book bans in Huntington Beach, California.
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HB4 and SB6, two severe anti-library bills in Alabama, are dead.
EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
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EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
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The Advocacy Partnership that Defeated Two Bad Alabama Bills
EveryLibrary is so proud to be part of this kind of advocacy partnership.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
HB4 and SB6, two severe anti-library bills in Alabama, are dead.
EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
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EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
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If you're under the impression that guns could make your home safer, that's because the gun industry sold you a story to sell you a gun.
We understand more than anyone the desire to feel safe – which is why you should know that living in a gun-free home is the way forward☀️
We understand more than anyone the desire to feel safe – which is why you should know that living in a gun-free home is the way forward☀️
May 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you're under the impression that guns could make your home safer, that's because the gun industry sold you a story to sell you a gun.
We understand more than anyone the desire to feel safe – which is why you should know that living in a gun-free home is the way forward☀️
We understand more than anyone the desire to feel safe – which is why you should know that living in a gun-free home is the way forward☀️
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U.S. Law Shield and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association sell insurance that covers legal fees if you injure or murder someone in "self defense."
The people who pay for it are being encouraged to shoot more freely at their neighbors. Learn more: https://guns-down.org/selfdefenseinsurance
The people who pay for it are being encouraged to shoot more freely at their neighbors. Learn more: https://guns-down.org/selfdefenseinsurance
May 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
U.S. Law Shield and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association sell insurance that covers legal fees if you injure or murder someone in "self defense."
The people who pay for it are being encouraged to shoot more freely at their neighbors. Learn more: https://guns-down.org/selfdefenseinsurance
The people who pay for it are being encouraged to shoot more freely at their neighbors. Learn more: https://guns-down.org/selfdefenseinsurance
🚨 Don’t let the USPS fall into privatizers’ hands.
The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!
📬 Take 30 seconds to act:
#USMailNotForSale
actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!
📬 Take 30 seconds to act:
#USMailNotForSale
actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
URGENT ACTION - send a message on the USPS
The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General. The appointment of a FedEx board member ...
actionnetwork.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨 Don’t let the USPS fall into privatizers’ hands.
The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!
📬 Take 30 seconds to act:
#USMailNotForSale
actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!
📬 Take 30 seconds to act:
#USMailNotForSale
actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
Huntington Beach, California, has become ground zero for MAGA's relentless attacks on American libraries and your right to read.
We need people like you to take action and help us fight back!
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We need people like you to take action and help us fight back!
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Library Supporters are Taking on MAGA in Huntington Beach
They need your help today!
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May 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Huntington Beach, California, has become ground zero for MAGA's relentless attacks on American libraries and your right to read.
We need people like you to take action and help us fight back!
bit.ly/43kclVl via @everylibrary.bsky.social
We need people like you to take action and help us fight back!
bit.ly/43kclVl via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Anytime a Republican claims he's reading the Constitution, it's because he's looking for loopholes.
May 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Anytime a Republican claims he's reading the Constitution, it's because he's looking for loopholes.
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🧵 1/2 Each time comments like these go unchecked and unquestioned by anyone from the GOP, we slide closer to the time that we won’t be able to save our democracy. No one, let alone a convicted felon be allowed to say that a US Senator “should be charged with treason
Roger Stone calls for Mark Kelly's execution for questioning Trump.
Last year he was caught on tape, trying to plot the assassination of Reps Swalwell and Nadler.
Last year he was caught on tape, trying to plot the assassination of Reps Swalwell and Nadler.
Roger Stone Calls for Democratic Senator To Be Tried for ‘Treason’ and ‘Executed’ if Convicted
Stone was quickly called out after calling for a sitting US senator’s execution over a crypto-related post critical of President Donald Trump.
www.mediaite.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🧵 1/2 Each time comments like these go unchecked and unquestioned by anyone from the GOP, we slide closer to the time that we won’t be able to save our democracy. No one, let alone a convicted felon be allowed to say that a US Senator “should be charged with treason
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What job? Trump has never seen the presidency as a 'job', only as an opportunity.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump has recently taken to complaining to dinner companions at his Mar-a-Lago resort that things are not going as well as he thought they would in his return to the presidency.
Trump is wallowing in 'growing frustration' that his job is harder this time: report
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump has recently taken to complaining to dinner companions at his Mar-a-Lago resort that things are not going as well as he thought they would in his return to the presidency.Now that he is over 100 days into his second term, the president...
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May 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What job? Trump has never seen the presidency as a 'job', only as an opportunity.
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The worst anti-vaccine bill of this session, SB 1887, is up for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services committee. It would ban all mRNA vaccines in Texas, with a carve out only for cancer and genetic treatments. We’ll update y’all after.
#txlege #healthcare #nurse #texas #healthcare
#txlege #healthcare #nurse #texas #healthcare
May 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The worst anti-vaccine bill of this session, SB 1887, is up for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services committee. It would ban all mRNA vaccines in Texas, with a carve out only for cancer and genetic treatments. We’ll update y’all after.
#txlege #healthcare #nurse #texas #healthcare
#txlege #healthcare #nurse #texas #healthcare
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It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell on the decision for the Federal Reserve to not lower interest rates:
"We are in the right place to wait and see how things evolve. We don't feel like we need to be in a hurry...There's so much uncertainty."
"We are in the right place to wait and see how things evolve. We don't feel like we need to be in a hurry...There's so much uncertainty."
May 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Fed Chair Jerome Powell on the decision for the Federal Reserve to not lower interest rates:
"We are in the right place to wait and see how things evolve. We don't feel like we need to be in a hurry...There's so much uncertainty."
"We are in the right place to wait and see how things evolve. We don't feel like we need to be in a hurry...There's so much uncertainty."
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Casar: "I've knocked on 1000s of doors and not a single time has someone said, 'Thank God you're here. I want to ask about trans people fencing'..what the hell are we doing? We are here bc MTG thinks if she picks on trans folks, she can avoid having a discussion about allegations of insider trading"
May 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Casar: "I've knocked on 1000s of doors and not a single time has someone said, 'Thank God you're here. I want to ask about trans people fencing'..what the hell are we doing? We are here bc MTG thinks if she picks on trans folks, she can avoid having a discussion about allegations of insider trading"
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I don’t have anything close to $1.98 gas near me.
How about you? 🤨
How about you? 🤨
May 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I don’t have anything close to $1.98 gas near me.
How about you? 🤨
How about you? 🤨
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once again my full throated support and endorsement for any democrat who pursues criminal legal accountability for the DOGE boys. and i’d be fine with shipping these guys to the Hague
Two of Musk’s most strident goons manually, one-by-one, killed lifesaving programs even those Rubio wants credit for trying to save, on Musk’s orders.
May 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
once again my full throated support and endorsement for any democrat who pursues criminal legal accountability for the DOGE boys. and i’d be fine with shipping these guys to the Hague
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If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.
May 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.