Elizabeth Carpenter

Super proud of @ettarose.bsky.social and the radical optimism here. “Let us be righteous in our time so that in future generations they will look back and say that we were not righteous. That our righteousness will look crude and offensive because humanity has moved forward.”

Dan’s love language is buying me blinky flashy things.

“Front line workers are scared - and you should be, too.”

Listen to health care workers like @aft.org member Heather: Congress needs to fix the health care crisis and put working people first! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

True story

Amen

My 8th grade social studies teacher was a battle ax. Perfect spelling of every state and Capitol or you stay in 8th grade forever. We visited the capital of IL and there was a copy of the Gettysburg Address on the wall and I asked what the big deal was. And she read it aloud. Life changing.

"We appreciate Augusta Health’s courage and transparency in being clear about the cause of these closures: reckless cuts forced through by our Republican colleagues. We warned that their partisan tax bill would lead to shuttered clinics, lost jobs, and reduced access to critical health care services, especially in rural communities. Sadly, this is exactly what we are now seeing – and no amount of massive tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy can justify the damage to Virginia families."

My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on Augusta Medical Group’s announcement that three practice locations—Weyers Cave Urgent Care, Buena Vista Primary Care, and Churchville Primary Care—will close in response to the GOP’s ‘Big, Ugly’ Bill’s major health care cuts:

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

This should be the story!

Today should have been Arman Momand’s first day back at school.

Instead, he’s detained at the Farmville Detention Center by ICE and faces deportation back to the Taliban-led country his family had to flee after his father assisted the U.S. military in Afghanistan.

Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK

Attended a four hour safety training today that included active shooter scenarios acted out (that I opted out of). I cannot begin to explain the level of exhaustion of educators when it comes to this.

Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned under RFK Jr. Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become.

www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

Amen

A statement by 40 Jewish faculty and staff on antisemitism and DEI at U.Va. As scholars and teachers, we know that dissent and debate strengthen our intellectual commitments and moral judgments rather than threaten them. We reject any attempt to deny these basic truths. 

www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

Return Your Shopping Cart and Bask in the Glow of Divine Favor Give thanks for this opportunity.

"Walking a short distance to return your shopping cart may be the greatest bang-for-your-buck return on investment you'll ever get as an upstanding citizen." @charlotteclymer.bsky.social

All of this!

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

BREAKING: I am seeing that @nytimes.com has reported that Jim Ryan has resigned. GIFT LINK HERE.

Charlottesville, today is Election Day! In the city, rank @jenfleisher.bsky.social first! In the Jouett district of Albemarle, you have the amazing @sallyforsupervisor.bsky.social (and you know we love to vote for Sallys!😇 ) It’s Ghazala Hashmi for Lt Gov and FFS please vote Jay Jones for AG!

City residents: Election Day is TOMORROW! Are you ready to participate in Charlottesville's very first ranked choice election?

Learn more about ranked choice voting here >> www.rankedchoiceva.org/learn

Check your registration status and polling place here >> www.rankedchoiceva.org/charlottesvi...

TOMORROW is Primary Election Day!

🗳️ Bring a valid form of ID that matches the name on your voter registration.

🗳️ Find your polling location here: vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation

🗳️ Decide which Democratic candidates you want to support for Governor, Lt. Governor, and AG.

I’m a nurse in primary care, we get requests to order durable medical equipment for patients from these calls. Then we get the patient in for an appointment so we can asses and order. Then the insurance co. (who pays the nurse who requested the equipment!) denies the claim for the equipment.

VDH confirms third measles case in Virginia, Charlottesville area exposed The Virginia Department of Health is reporting the commonwealth’s third confirmed measles case. Two Charlottesville businesses were exposed on Saturday.

Breaking: Child diagnosed with measles exposed in the Charlottesville area...
VDH confirms this is the third case of measles in Virginia this year...

This is also a 1st Amendment issue. Jewish law REQUIRES abortion in the case of a life-threatening pregnancy.

Forcing American Jews to live (and die) by someone else’s religious precepts violates the Establishment Clause.

Incredible!

Senator Alsobrooks: You’ve been unable to address specific questions about your agency. Can you name which office the Safe to Sleep program operates out of?

RFK Jr.: Guesses wrong 5 times

Alsobrooks: It is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD.

Glad to see Congregate Charlottesville restart an immigrant bond fund, please support if you can. secure.actblue.com/donate/ccfre...

Great day in NC.

To be clear, actual refugees get a loan for their plane ticket which they pay back.

Hard to expressed how absurd/depressing/racist/infuriating this is.