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Bristol, VA could have their first Black City Council member in its 136 year history. Called to Serve: The Steady Faith and Public Work of Jackie Nophlin

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on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.

Tell Virginia lawmakers: Put communities before data centers Data centers are rapidly expanding across Virginia. Without practical protections, everyday residents are left paying the price through higher electric bills, stressed local water systems, noise and p...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Virginia lawmakers: Put communities before data centers. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Warnock: He's got a lot of nerve saying that I'm using faith to divide people. This is a man who literally had protesters gassed and beaten down so he could hold up a bible in front of a church.

Congratulations to Jacob Cooke on his election. Thank you to everyone who stepped forward to serve and to the members who participated in the Rural Caucus process.

I remain committed to that work and to helping ensure rural voices across the Commonwealth are heard and respected.

What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...

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I look forward to the conversations this morning and encourage every member of the Rural Caucus to participate

We owe it to ourselves to hear directly from the candidates and not rely on secondhand impressions or social media commentary. An informed vote helps ensure our leadership reflects the voices, experiences, and needs of rural communities.

Having real choices strengthens our party when they are grounded in shared values and respect for rural communities. I am proud to be part of a slate focused on listening, collaboration, and building trust across our region and beyond.

I am running for Vice Chair of Policy and Communications for the Virginia Democratic Rural Caucus. I live in rural Southwest Virginia and want a caucus that listens, communicates clearly, and respects the voices of rural communities. Rural voices matter.

Demand a Congressional Investigation Into Hegseth’s Extrajudicial Killings Over the last few months, the Trump regime has orchestrated the bombings of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that it claims are trafficking drugs bound for the US. They’ve provided no legal ju...

A world in which this regime can kill anyone it chooses with no legal justification of any kind is a world in which none of us are safe.

Tell your Members of Congress to demand investigations into Pete Hegseth’s murderous strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific.

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

Here is my letter with the name of the Rural Caucus Chair corrected.

My thanks to @90for90.bsky.social for sharing my letter and to Dr Reid for his continued work helping elect Democrats in Virginia. I do want to correct an error as I mistakenly reversed Roberta Thacker Oliver’s name in my messages and apologize for my error.
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Indivisible asked for 500 words on why folks might want to vote for me. We'll break it down into shorter subjects, but here's the trove of what and why.

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YouTube video by The Rural Route News Campaign donations ought to be spent on the candidates, with the candidates approving messaging.

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EP51 - Dems Running in ALL 100 Virginia House Districts w/ Fergie Reid, Jr. EP51 - The Race for the Virginia House: Dems Go 100 for 100 with Fergie Reid, Jr. - This week Virginia Democrats hit a milestone: They have a candidate running in all one hundred seats for the Virgini...

EP51 - Dems Running in ALL 100 Virginia House Districts w/ Fergie Reid, Jr.
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Join us, we've got lots of work to do!

This group needs lots of fresh blood to face the next 2 years. Reorganization needs new voters!

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Disrespect, racism and misogyny are running rampant in America because of this parasite of a president‼️

If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.

At least three weeks

Meredith Kile of People magazine reported, when a female Bloomberg reporter at a press gaggle aboard Air Force One November 14 asked him if there was anything “incriminating” in the Epstein files, he pointed a finger in her face and said: “Quiet! Quiet, Piggy.”

#TrumpIsAPig

ICEstapo detained 81 people in Charlotte, NC yesterday.

The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.

Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:

Take a night off.

Go to the movies.

Watch “Nuremberg”.

Your time is coming.

You Know Leadership When You See It Mike McGirr for Chair of the Rural Caucus of the Virginia Democratic Party

🚨Bristol, Va. Democratic Committee member Mike McGirr announces candidacy for DPVA Rural Caucus Chair.

Nice write-up below ⬇️ by SW Va. political activist & author John Peace.
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You Know Leadership When You See It Mike McGirr for Chair of the Rural Caucus of the Virginia Democratic Party

If you are a registered voter in Virginia, please join the Rural Caucus so you can vote for Mike McGirr as Chair. Join Rural Caucus at this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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The Virginia 100 District Project: The Results Speak for Themselves. 27 courageous Democrats ran in the reddest districts of Virginia this year -- Many of them against Republicans who never had a Democratic foe. Courageous because it takes great cojones to run for offi...

🚨The Virginia 100 District Project: The Results Speak for Themselves.🌊

“27 courageous Democrats ran in the reddest districts of Virginia this year -- Many of them against Republicans who never had a Democratic foe.” @charlesgaba.com
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YouTube video by Rural Route Podcast Wise County Groups Speak Out In Opposition To Electric Authority Referendum

Members of a broad coalition of groups in Wise County, Virginia encourage citizens to VOTE NO on the Electrical Authority Referendum #DataCenters #SMR #SMRs #LENOWISCO #WiseCountyVA #Virginia #CommunityEquity #WiseVA #Appalachia #Virginia #Election #PowerAuthority
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Join Abigail Spanberger in Lee County on Her Bus Tour! · Spanberger for Governor Join Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger for her Bus Tour stop in Lee County as we Get Out the Vote in the last week before Election Day! Abigail is running for Governor to put Virginia first. In Congre...

I'm attending Spanberger for Governor's event, “Join Abigail Spanberger in Lee County on Her Bus Tour!” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/spanbergerfo...