Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year.
Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants.
They are good for society and the economy.
NEW: D.C.’s electricity rates have jumped twice as much as those of Virginia's largest utility despite the lack of major data centers.
Part of the blame lies with the commission that regulates D.C.’s monopoly gas and electric utilities, @markrodeffer.bsky.social writes in an opinion piece:
Scott Perry has spent over a decade putting his own politics ahead of Pennsylvanians.
Janelle Stelson is going to beat him in November and bring them the representation they deserve.
Wittman blames Spanberger for high energy prices, citing savings by exiting RGGI. Rob disregards how Youngkin’s slowdown of clean energy projects and support for new data centers spiked prices. Rob, if you’re serious about affordability, how about a chat with your friends at Dominion or the AI bros?
The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now.
They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!
🚨🚨🚨 #MAGA dirty tricksters spreading lies about #Virginia redistricting referendum vote coming up April 21st.
How is this happening?!
“[ICE] used a little boy as bait and locked him up. They killed a mother and called her a domestic terrorist.
They murdered a nurse and called him an assassin.
They want to get away with all of it. They will turn the story around on any and all of us. They are testing our humanity.”
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Early voting is happening right now. Staunton voters - go to City Hall and vote. Easy peasy! No lines, no muss, no fuss.
After nearly 40 years, the bonds that the Virginia Department of Transportation sold to finance the extension of the Powhite Parkway into Chesterfield County are almost fully paid off — which means drivers on that stretch of the parkway will soon no longer have to pay tolls.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has ordered the Republican-leaning SWVA county to open early voting for the redistricting amendment.
Prior to Wednesday's order, state and local election officials had been blocked from the work by a lawsuit brought by national GOP organizations. via @jahd.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Please vote in your Sat, March 14, 2026 local and/or state elections.
—- Louisiana, Maine, Texas —-
Check your state’s election website for details. 🔵
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Tarana Burke changed the world by turning #MeToo into a global movement for healing and justice. A tireless advocate for survivors, her vision reminds us that empathy is our greatest tool for systemic change. ✊🏾✨
#WomensHistoryMonth
A federal judge has upheld a ruling that Virginia cannot automatically strip voting rights from certain people with felony convictions — a decision that could restore the vote to thousands of Virginians.
virginiamercury.com/2026/03/11/f...
“AC Corbozo” is a new one from Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for former GOP Delegate AC Cordoza
The mailers linking redistricting to Jim Crow seems to have backfired
Like sign in Arlington last year about drinking fountains, generally not a good idea to make such comparisons
Meanwhile, in #Mississippi…
Final results in the Georgia #SD53 (Trump+58) special election:
Lanny Thomas (R)- 38.7%
Jack Zibluk (D)- 27%
Denise Burns (R)- 20.9%
Blake Elsberry (R)- 13.4%
Thomas & Zibluk advance to a runoff, with Zibluk's 27% being a seven-point overperformance from Kamala Harris here.
Congratulations to Shawn Harris, a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran endorsed by VoteVets, on advancing to a runoff in #GA14!
WE DID IT FAM!!!
New Hampshire State House seat FLIPPED!!
In 1993, Dr. Gunn was murdered by an anti-abortion extremist. Today, we honor his legacy and the continued courage of abortion providers everywhere. #CelebrateAbortionProviders
For those of you voting in #Illinois 👇🏼👇🏼
Pay #Trump personally for power. Rinse & repeat.
Marco Rubio's BFF is an accused foreign agent and money launderer. His trial is about to start — and Rubio is on the witness list.
My @vanityfair.com story on the legal bomb that's poised to go off in Trumpland.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
CNN airs compilation of JD Vance on the campaign trail saying he would keep the U.S. out of war in the Middle East. "We're going to stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world. Our interests are very much in not going to war with Iran." #IranWar
“#ShastaCountyCA is a bellwether..if residents here can push back against extremist politics, perhaps that can provide a blueprint for the rest of the country.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Georgia!
Virginia passes bill banning the teaching of Jan 6 lies and conspiracies
www.cbsnews.com/news/virgini...
#CulpeperVA ICE OUT walk MARCH 10, 6pm, Main Street, @piedmontpersisters.bsky.social
The walk will start at 6PM at the Urgent Care next to CVS on Madison Rd and walk down Main Street to the Culpeper Town Council meeting (which starts at 7PM).
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Follow @cpep_iceout on Instagram to learn more.
In Solidarity,
the Piedmont Persisters
