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Retired Virginia creative with deep progressive roots. Nature lover, community builder, democracy defender. Planting native species by day, seeds of progress by night.

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01.02.2026 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations Texas Dems! Respect โœŠ๐Ÿผ

01.02.2026 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of NYT article titled โ€œDenmark bristles at ideas of giving up any sovereignty in Greenlandโ€

Screenshot of NYT article titled โ€œDenmark bristles at ideas of giving up any sovereignty in Greenlandโ€

Oh sure, threaten, destabilize, and expect a reward.

NATO should hold firm and agree to nothing. Not land. Not leverage. Not legitimacy. Appeasing Trump doesnโ€™t prevent chaosโ€”it just delays it.

If Americans give him hell at home and NATO gives him hell abroad, this madness can be beaten back.

22.01.2026 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women

Badge of honor๐Ÿ˜‰

The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...

16.01.2026 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Respect โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช

15.01.2026 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now.

To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.

04.01.2026 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3779    ๐Ÿ” 1130    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 147    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
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And Still No HEALTHCARE, Fucking
RepubliKKKans......

04.01.2026 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Operation Absolute Resolve, seen here resolving absolutely nothing.

Operation Absolute Resolve, seen here resolving absolutely nothing.

Operation Absolute Resolve, seen here resolving absolutely nothing.

04.01.2026 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 385    ๐Ÿ” 82    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Itโ€™s darkly humorous he canโ€™t even muster the ability to give some lip service to democracy or allowing the Venezuelan people to choose their leader.

03.01.2026 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6148    ๐Ÿ” 1411    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 283    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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This video falsely claims to show US strikes on a port in the Venezuelan capital Caracas tonight.

But the clip dates back to October 2024, and shows Iranian missile strikes on the Nevatim air base in Israel.

03.01.2026 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1262    ๐Ÿ” 254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Suddenly itโ€™s Venezuela.
Suddenly itโ€™s โ€œnarcoterrorism.โ€
Suddenly itโ€™s their oil.
Suddenly the U.S. is going to โ€œrunโ€ another country.

Classic wag-the-dog.

RELEASE THE FILES.

04.01.2026 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Democracy Day: Campaign Finance Reform Lobby Day in Richmond ยท Indivisible NOVA West Indivisible NOVA West will be on the ground in Richmond advocating for Campaign Finance Reform legislation. Guidance, training, materials, and talking points will be provided by Big Money Out, Virgini...

I'm attending Indivisible NOVA West's event, โ€œDemocracy Day: Campaign Finance Reform Lobby Day in Richmondโ€
If youโ€™re tired of billionaires drowning out our voices show up. These lobby days matter - sign up now to join me! #Indiv www.mobilize.us/indivisible-...

04.01.2026 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Johnson: How a dispute over an anti-Trump sign escalated and sent an Alabama man to jail 66-year-old Jerry Lee Clarke, a self-employed painter, is jailed with bail set at $400,000.

This. This is why I left Alabama. And why the hell isnโ€™t this poor manโ€™s story National news?

www.al.com/news/2025/12...

04.12.2025 08:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Here in my part of Fairfax County, it feels like more and more neighbors are quietly struggling to stay afloat โ€” and those pockets of prosperity we used to point to seem fewer and farther between.

Same county, different realities.
That gap is growing โ€” and it says a lot about where we are

19.10.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But itโ€™s got me wonderingโ€ฆ what tough trade-offs are others in my community making right now?
Housing? Home repairs? Health care? Education? Childcare? Pet care? Transportation?

19.10.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For a long time, Iโ€™ve wanted to shift to a vegetarian lifestyle โ€” for moral and environmental reasons.
Turns out, I didnโ€™t have to decide. The price of meat did that for me.

So here I am โ€” a newly minted economic vegetarian โ€” hanging on to my one remaining luxury: coffee. โ˜•๏ธ

19.10.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re watching a class of men with more money than nations slide into open paranoia and messianic delusion ranting about the โ€œAntichristโ€ and dismissing charity as weakness.

๐Ÿ”— Reuters: Thiel tells Musk not to give wealth to charity

12.10.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youngkinโ€™s latest EO isnโ€™t about โ€œelection security.โ€ Itโ€™s about seeding doubt before folks even vote.

Same old the playbook. VAโ€™s elections are already secure & neighbors run them with integrity.

We see it. We name it. Register, vote early, drown out their narrative.

๐Ÿ“Ž wjla.com/news/election/โ€ฆ

17.09.2025 22:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alabama man charged with murder, sexual torture deemed fit to stand trial, status hearing set A man charged with murder and sexual torture has been deemed โ€˜competent to stand trialโ€™ following Alabama Department of Mental Health evaluations.

Campaign manager for Alabama GOP State Senator, Tom Butlerโ€ฆ

whnt.com/news/huntsvi...

04.08.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alabama man charged with murder, sexual torture deemed fit to stand trial, status hearing set A man charged with murder and sexual torture has been deemed โ€˜competent to stand trialโ€™ following Alabama Department of Mental Health evaluations.

Dems need a news platform solely dedicated to amplifying the GOPโ€™s nonstop parade of sick, unhinged BS. We could call it WTFGOP.com

No shortage of stories like this oneโ€”brought to you by (wait for it)โ€ฆ the Alabama GOP.

whnt.com/news/huntsvi...

04.08.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's a beautiful sign! You can get one or two from the Fairfax County Democratic Committee next week when they go on sale!

20.06.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you suffering from Election Day Withdrawal? No worries, another election next week!
buff.ly/ZtQLQvD

20.06.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And the streets of America were shining bright with so many of those stars out there yesterday โญ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

15.06.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Springfield, VA
#NoKingsDay
#Resist

14.06.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This Army wife will be marching in solidarity with protestors.

10.06.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s truly despicable. Literally millions of Americans count on Medicaid to see a doctor, get medicine, or stay in a nursing home. But Republicans are working overtime to take that away. Kids with disabilities, seniors, and widowed homemakers like my sister will lose the care they need to survive.

21.05.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He was a giant and a fighter who will be deeply missed.

21.05.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

While I never had the privilege of meeting him personally, I always felt heard and respected through the thoughtful communication I received from him and his office. That kind of attentiveness speaks volumes about the kind of leader he was. Sending love to his family during this difficult time.

21.05.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ugh. The man is an epic loser. The only thing heโ€™s good at is stealing.

20.05.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Social Security retirement benefits with 90 years of bipartisan support, mandatory payroll contributions, and annual audits. Not a โ€œgovernment entitlement,โ€ not a โ€œPonzi scheme.โ€ Itโ€™s our money. We earned it. Theyโ€™re just trying to convince us otherwise so they can take it.

10.05.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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