@nextvirginia.bsky.social
Interested in tech & society, national security, helping Democrats win, Virginia politics, science-stuff I almost understand, the Marine Corps, and just building a better society.
WaPo has good restaurant reviews, too!
21.04.2025 00:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Definitely D. Since I made my post, 2 other people (solid Dems) texted me about it.
02.04.2025 00:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0My uncle on the other side of the country (with whom I haven't spoken for ~8 months) just texted me to turn on CSPAN
01.04.2025 23:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Our flag is an entire HBO series
30.03.2025 01:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Since World War II, America has been far and away the world’s most dominant power.
In just 7 weeks of Trump, we’ve seen him do things that directly undermine that and give away American dominance to authoritarian nations.
I’m not the least bit naïve, but I never thought I would see this happening to my country in my lifetime…
11.03.2025 23:17 — 👍 18256 🔁 1948 💬 1174 📌 183Apparently, gathering, withholding and disseminating defense information will get you either 10 years in prison or elected president.
11.03.2025 15:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A destruction of generations of trust.
11.03.2025 15:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You GUYYYYSSSSSSS
The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB
In my church, we hold that God judges us on how we treat the most vulnerable amongst us. I'm heartbroken, disgusted, and angered by this decision.
18.02.2025 23:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is really cool and solves a major problem for a lot of people. Presumably, humans can review it, too, to correct errors and build confidence.
17.02.2025 10:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@jdavidjentsch.bsky.social is soliciting resumes for technical and scientific govvies who were let go in the purge
15.02.2025 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I checked LinkedIn in the DC area with terms from your bio. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ashburn has several openings; there are several scientist- researcher- and data scientist jobs in Arlington, Frederick, and Bethesda. Also some policy & comms roles too
15.02.2025 11:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Even the darkest nights must yield to the dawn
11.02.2025 16:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Pfizer’s cancer drug commercial was beautiful, but their breast cancer drug Ibrance costs $10k per month and their prostate cancer drug Xtandi costs $22k per month.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
Another reason to ❤️ Costco.
While Target and others cancel diversity to appease Trump, Costco’s investing in the community—building apartments above its stores, starting in LA.
This $425M project includes 184 low-income units, with key services, plus a rooftop pool and fitness center.
Ignorance endangers kids.
08.02.2025 11:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a map of Virginia with VA-04 congressional district highlighted displaying 2024 grants from the NIH = $97M
Next week, Virginia's Gov and lawmakers will play their annual charity 🏀 game to raise money for VCU's Cancer Center.
They'll have to raise a whole lot more now. NIH grants to VCU last year? Almost $100M.
Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
29.01.2025 04:59 — 👍 19049 🔁 5107 💬 184 📌 84Love one another. Serve one another. Protect the most vulnerable above everything. Repeat.
28.01.2025 08:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It'd be nice if the dems realized they were supposed to be sand.
25.01.2025 23:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0I still remain deeply concerned by the situation in Sudan. Millions of people are displaced and at risk of famine – we must continue to work towards a diplomatic solution to this endlessly tragic conflict.
25.01.2025 21:13 — 👍 144 🔁 19 💬 22 📌 3With 17% undecided, I don't know that we can take much from this, but that 59% say the cost of living is their top issue is something .
wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-eve...
18.01.2025 21:35 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
If we have universal healthcare and agentic AI that can build and market products, who will need early stage VC?
18.01.2025 20:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Carpenter's Shelter in Alexandria is fantastic. Homestretch in Fairfax also helps homeless families.
16.01.2025 22:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Is this legislation or Buffalo football we're discussing?
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