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Virginia Republicans worry about their gubernatorial candidate who invoked slavery when criticizing DEI Winsome Earle-Sears has had a sluggish start to her campaign. Republicans are urging her to turn it around — or face a bloodbath this fall.

@vtheclash.bsky.social Hey IWF analyst!
Does it seem to you that IWF isn't helping Sears this time around? www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Asra Nomani - Wikipedia

Author of the Fairfax Times article is Asra Nomani -- longtime conservative author and columnist. (i.e., not an objective reporter).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asra_No...

Speaking of paid protestors….here’s Asra Nomani harassing folks at a Tesla protest a few weeks ago…apparently she’s back around.

I am retiring from covering the FCPS school Board meetings. If you would like to see live coverage of tonight's 4/24/25 SB meeting, please check out 4publiceducation's Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1YMC...

Look at this GOP for Virginia's highest offices. Herrity is not my cup of tea but at least he would have brought competence to the slate.
I guess they will rely on culture war BS again because they have nothing else.
Sadness. We need to kick some a&&, my fellow Virginians. Pls!

The nationwide measles outbreak now stands at more than 800 cases, but you probably don’t know that since RFK Jr is keeping a tight lid on that news.

The orange areas in the below map show where the vaccination rate is under the 95% coverage target among kindergarteners. That’s a LOT of orange!

A Trumper harassed & shouted slurs at a trans "Drag Race" queen. She got the last laugh. - LGBTQ Nation Drag Race alum Jasmine Kennedie posted him to social media. Turns out he worked for a gay establishment....

I'm gobsmacked that this guy worked at my gym, in sales. Saw him all the time.

Not working there anymore!

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/a-tr...

Jury Finds Greenpeace Liable for Hundreds of Millions in Damages (Gift Article) A lawsuit claimed Greenpeace had played a major role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline a decade ago. Greenpeace has said a loss could ruin it.

Breaking News. Gift Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/c...

@vtheclash.bsky.social @jenniagitator.bsky.social @4publiceducation.bsky.social @jorgeatorrico.bsky.social @robertrigby.bsky.social Pls add some of your magic to this + share this group.

Even we had 4,000+ followers on X & we're not rebuilding fast enough.
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🧵Pls think carefully how you will handle yourself if you attend a meeting. Many BlueSkiers are asking why no one helped this woman. They did help. What happened here was well managed by the protestor and her allies.
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When did firing national park rangers, scientists and air traffic controllers become a better idea than just taxing billionaires?

More than Meets the Eye: The TJ PTSA Meeting It should not be necessary to write this article about the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) Parent Teacher…

medium.com/@vtheclash/m... (November 16, 2021) @vtheclash.bsky.social (Citizen journalist creating an accurate historical record. This is remarkably important as facts are later blurred by operatives.)

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The journey of the birds shows us that when we look for leadership, we find it within. Instead of looking for "A leader [who] will tell us the right things to do," we each need to work together to lead us out of the chaos and cruelty of this administration.
www.uua.org/re/tapestry/...

MAGA are just the worst. Largest layoff in DC history and they think it's funny that thousands of families are being uprooted illegally by an authoritarian President who is letting the Heritage Foundation write his Executive Orders for him.
Sick MFers. All of them

There is some unbelievable weirdness going on over at Twitter/X. This is today's news: "Hairy Balls".

This also spoke to me:
Make me a revolutionary filled with fury.
We will take action seeking Justice for all.

I'm in church where a book shares how to be inclusive, brave, and welcoming. No Elephants Allowed...or are they?

🧵 The address for David Gordon on The Virginia Project public PAC filing DOES NOT EXIST.........AND would seem to be an intentional manipulation to make an address that would ping on google, but not trace to anyone....

Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).

Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ?

Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?

Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.

Very Trump like too.

Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?

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Sorry to leave when the School Board is doing important work, but my teen needs snuggles and who am I to say no. In light of national events, so need snuggles too.

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Student Representative Megan Sawant echoes the importance of the proclamations, including contributions of Black individuals throughout history and the importance of inclusion and access to CTE.
She reminds folks that the SR&R Is not just a rulebook, but outlines rights, too.

Sign the Petition FCPS School Board: Proceed Now with Healthy School Start Times in Middle School

More speakers about SLEEP asking for earlier implementation of later middle school times, including Jenna White who started the petition. She reminds them how we supported them and asks that they support this critical initiative.
www.change.org/p/fcps-schoo...

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Joe Miller has kids in a split feeder sending their kids further away than they should despite a nearby under capacity school, Rocky Run. He asks them to look at Easter Briar ES, Greenbriar ES, Rocky Run MS, Katherine Johnson MS, and Chantilly from equal protection and discrimination perspective.

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Robert Rigby speaks in support of immigrant, Black, transgender, disabled students and staff. He speaks of childhood experiences where KKK terrorized communities which interrupted learning for all. The same is happening now--he asks teachers to welcome and empower these kids. Or at least do no harm.

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Multiple speakers gave moving, scientifically based speeches as to why middle school start times should be moved later for safety, better learning, social and emotional well-being, and more.
Do not wait for the boundary review.

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Anjali of the Pine Ridge Civic Association asked that her community not be reboundaried out of the Woodson pyramid.

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Owen a Glasgow MS student advocates for later start times. He had a 9:29 am start time for elementary but 7:30 am for middle which was scary when it was dark and felt unsafe. Kids are too tired to learn with this early time. Please make MS start times later.