Marion County WV Democrats

Fighting Oligarchy Tour | Bernie Sanders Official Website Over the course of the next few weeks, I'll be hitting the road to have real discussions across America on how we move forward to take on the Oligarchs and corporate interests who have so much power a...

Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders is headed to #westvirginia. Wheeling tonight. Lenore and Charleston tomorrow.

Details/Sign up: bsanders-astro.pages.dev/oligarchy/

Protesters opposed to Donald Trump hold signs on four corners of a busy intersection in Fairmont, WV. The nearest protestor holds a sign reading 'Protect Our Children - Vote Democrat'.

Protesters opposed to Donald Trump hold signs on four corners of a busy intersection in Fairmont, WV.

Protesters opposed to Donald Trump hold signs on four corners of a busy intersection in Fairmont, WV.

Some pictures from last Saturday's protest in Fairmont!

#protest

Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm.

Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm.

The Marion County Democrats now have a website to call our own! Please bookmark it and check it out from time to time, we're going to be sharing things there, as well as on social media, from now on.

www.marioncountywvdems.com

Bernie Sanders is coming to WV August 8-9! Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go from Here—register at your preferred location with the links below.

Wheeling: act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-...

Lenore: act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-...

Charleston: act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-...

Breaking: The Department of Education has reversed course and is releasing all frozen funds – $6.8b nationally, $165m for North Carolina – after we filed suit last week.

This ends weeks of uncertainty. Our schools can now plan and hire for a strong year ahead.

MICA is having a game day Saturday, but if you feel like joining an action instead, our neighbors in Fairmont with Friendly City Indivisible will be protesting from 2-4:00 at the Gateway Connector & Jefferson Street intersection.

Find out more at www.facebook.com/share/1AgLjo....

Appeals court affirms nationwide block on birthright citizenship order • West Virginia Watch A federal appeals court dealt a setback for President Donald Trump’s offensive to end birthright citizenship.

A federal appeals court dealt a setback for President Trump’s offensive to end birthright citizenship, even after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the lower courts to avoid overly broad immigration rulings, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social.

Trump froze $96 million meant for Kentucky schools. Governor @andybeshearky.bsky.social took him to court. Now, every penny is coming back to our schools.

This is what fighting for our kids looks like.

Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 37%, the lowest of his second term as a result of a decrease among independents.

Trump's cratering in polls continues. Crushing new Gallup numbers:

Overall approval: 37%
On immigration: 38%
On economy: 37%
On trade: 36:
Federal budget: 29%

Overall approval among independents: 29%

news.gallup.com/poll/692879/...

Raleigh judges rules against West Virginia school board in vaccine lawsuit  • West Virginia Watch A judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing three students to attend school with a religious exemption to the state’s school vaccination law.

Dealing another victory to Gov. Patrick Morrisey and his executive order, a Raleigh County judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing 3 Raleigh County students to attend school with a religious exemption to the state’s strict compulsory school vaccination law, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump has approved a Major Disaster Declaration and an Emergency Declaration for Ohio and Marion counties in West Virginia, unlocking federal aid for areas hit by severe flooding in June. #FEMA www.wtrf.com/top-stories/...

Many of you in West Virginia know me by now. But if you don’t, here’s who I am:
I’m a West Virginian who grew up on a farm right here at home.
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I often comment about the size of my district being vast and daunting, but on a positive note it has provided me with an opportunity to meet wonderful, like minded, and caring people from every corner of it. WV still has some of the nicest people you can meet!

Donate today!
www.claypoleforwv.com

As a cyber reporter, I have strong feelings on the "politician says controversial thing, then claims to have been hacked" genre of news story. Often you can't say decisively they were not, but you can get 99% there, and that's crucial. @lorikerseywv.bsky.social does a good job with that here:

GOP lawmaker says hacking behind WV flood aid letter, House spox says ‘no suspicious activity’ found • West Virginia Watch A West Virginia lawmaker is denying that he authored a letter to the state’s congressional delegation about the need for federal flood aid.

A GOP delegate in WV asked why Trump hasn't given his constituents disaster relief for floods last month that killed nine, then backtracked and claimed he was hacked.

Update: this bill is still be amended KEEP CALLING!!

This is really good. They’re voting now if you have C-Span. Share so folks will understand what’s going on.

Here’s a look at how Trump’s policies will raise costs on working families 💸 Working Americans will lose $1,600 a year ⚡ Energy bills will increase by as much as 30% 🏥 17 million Americans could lose health insurance 🍞 22 million working families could lose food benefits 🧑‍🌾 American farmers will lose an estimated $23 billion in revenue 🚀 The deficit will skyrocket by $3.3 trillion, stoking inflation TrumpTax.com

Trump’s policies will skyrocket costs—from health care to food.

See for yourself: TrumpTax.com.

Trump requests 93% cut to Appalachian Regional Commission. Ohio would take a huge hit. • Ohio Capital Journal The Appalachian region in Ohio and elsewhere is bracing for a big hit as President Donald Trump proposed a significant cut to funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission.

The Appalachian region in Ohio and elsewhere is bracing for a big hit as President Donald Trump proposed a 93% cut to funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/15/t...

A crowd of people at a restaurant, with multiple tables formed into a circle, talking about local issues.

A crowd of people at a restaurant, with multiple tables formed into a circle, talking about local issues - secondary angle.

and a lot of time was spent talking about education in particular, and how our children's futures are being stolen to line the pockets of investors in private, charter schools, through the Hope scholarship program.

We hope to do another one of these later this year!

Thanks to everyone who made it out to our Community Action Conversation at Mikey C's! A wide range of topics were discussed - the need for a mutual aid organization in the community, the underground mine fire in Whitehall, the floods, the Worthington sewer crisis - (cont.)

As the number of U.S. measles continues at a record high, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has not backed down from his January executive order loosening the state’s strong school vaccine laws by allowing religious and philosophical exemptions for the shots, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

The state’s political system warned judges to stay silent about kids in unsafe situations, based on judicial ethics code. The judges aren’t staying silent.

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Proof that ideals are greater than any one person. Our entire country was founded on ideals and as long as we hold them to be self-evident then no temporary force shall ever dismantle the fiber of our nation.

VICTORY: A court has ruled the WV Water Development Authority unconstitutionally granted funds to an out-of-state religious school.

We’ve said all along it's inappropriate for public infrastructure money to fund religious education and advocacy. This is a big win for church-state separation.

Mon County clergymembers ask WV House Speaker for “full investigation” into antisemitic comment • West Virginia Watch Several clergy leaders in Monongalia County are calling on House Speaker Roger Hanshaw to “conduct a full investigation” into how an antisemitic comment was made by a personal Instagram account…

Mon County clergymembers ask WV House Speaker for “full investigation” into antisemitic comment, @caitycoyne.bsky.social reports buff.ly/NBr3J5d