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Levi Goren

@bmorerva.bsky.social
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Things I like: taxes, cats, cities, unions, great public schools in every community. In no particular order.

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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hey @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social , does this count as a bollard? Asking for #rva, where we take what we can get www.reddit.com/r/rva/s/a3Ny...
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚨 “A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight.” That was the warning this week from experts from @centeronbudget.bsky.social over the fallout from Pres. Trump’s devastating cuts to food assistance. Congress can prevent millions more families from going hungry. But they must act urgently.⬇️
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This Week in the World: Mobilizing to Protect Food for Families | Friends Committee On National Legislation
“A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight.”That was the warning this week from experts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities over the fallout from President Trump’s devastating…
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Very helpful explainer thread on the revised public charge rules that are intended to scare immigrant families away from accessing help during tough times. Yes, it will face legal challenge and, yes, even if those challenges are successful it will do harm to our communities.
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Delegate Katrina Callsen @katrinacallsen.com · 06/06/2026
Also since I’m up, it’s a good time to remind folks that corporations aren’t people. Data centers don’t need charity - they need to pay their fair share.
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
RVA lost two LGBT public historians in the last few days (Beth Marshak and Judd Proctor), on top of losing Bill Martin in December. All three were so genuinely kind and interested in people. It seemed to me that they loved history because they loved people, in our our uniqueness and possibility.
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Senator Saddam Azlan Salim @salimforva.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Endless wars have cost us trillions of dollars and countless lives. Meanwhile, our schools, hospitals, and communities are starved of resources. We need to end forever wars and invest at home.
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Delegate Cia Price @delciaprice85.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
VA! The nation is watching us because we have the power to fight back. Make a plan to vote Saturday or Tuesday! If your ballot was mailed to you and you have not mailed it back yet, please consider taking your completed ballot to ensure it arrives in time. Let's go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsF0...
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President Barack Obama: Vote YES
YouTube video by Virginians for Fair Elections
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 19/03/2026
Donald Trump and Republicans enacted the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and SNAP because the nation simply “couldn’t afford” them. Now, the Trump Administration is seeking $200 billion to pursue their illegal, poorly planned war of choice against Iran. Absolutely not.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 05/03/2026
The House just defeated the Iran War Powers Resolution. A tragic mistake, but it is not a war authorization. Under the Constitution, Trump's war remains illegal without authorization from Congress. Congress shouldn't vote to fund a war it has not authorized—not another penny.
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TCI @tcifiscal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It’s here! Our side-by-side comparison of the money committee #VaBudget proposals is now live. See how the introduced, House, and Senate plans stack up compared to the current budget at: thecommonwealthinstitute.org/tci_research...
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Session 2026: Key Budget Policy Choices - The Commonwealth Institute
Session 2026 Virginia budget analysis: Explore key funding proposals affecting schools, health care, and community priorities.
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TCI @tcifiscal.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
There’s a lot of noise about taxes right now. The truth 👉Many proposals would lower costs for most #Virginia families and help make our tax code more fair by getting millionaires to pay their #FairShare #VaLeg
Graphic titled “The Real Story on Virginia Tax Proposals.” It lists five proposed tax changes:
1. Cut middle-class income taxes by increasing the standard deduction (HB979 & HB1074).
2. Make taxes fairer by creating a new top bracket for income over $1 million so teachers and firefighters don’t pay the same top rate as millionaires (HB188, HB979 & HB1074).
3. End the grocery tax (HB978 & HB979).
4. Reform the sales tax so digital goods and services are treated the same as physical purchases (HB900 & HB978).
5. Limit a special tax break currently going to data centers (HB961).
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The fed admin is turning plowshares into swords (so they can terrorize us & our neighbors) then pretending not to notice when people can't afford food. But in Hanover and around the country, people are saying it's too much. Thank you to everyone who organized & showed up to make this step happen
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
this reminds me of the way i’ve seen susan bro speak about her daughter, heather heyer. when a fascist murders your child, you aren’t allowed to just grieve. you have to defend their memory, even their very grave.
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Because brave Minnesotans are staying in the streets in subzero temps and filming everything, we know this is happening. Of course it's not the first time our govt has murdered people in the streets. But it's outrageous every time, we have video, & the deportation machine is fundamentally wrong (1/2
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taber @kvetch.gay · 23/01/2026
Every single thing you're seeing from Minneapolis is as impressive as it looks. It is that brutally cold out. That is a stonking huge number of people. Those utterly filled city blocks are that outrageously Midwesternly wide and broad. Getting everyone there did push Metro Transit to the limit.
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I'm so excited about the opportunity for #VaLeg & #VaGov to expand democracy in the workplace this year through broader collective bargaining rights. Our families and communities deserve the high road. Thanks to @ssurovell.bsky.social & @kathykltran.bsky.social for your leadership! #OrganizeTheSouth
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 23/01/2026
Virginia lawmakers are poised to consider legislation extending full collective bargaining rights to public employees at all levels of state and local government. 👉 Strong unions make stronger communities 👈 EPI's @jensherer.bsky.social and @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social break it down
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Stronger collective bargaining laws will benefit all Virginians
Key takeaways Proposed state legislation to extend full, equal collective bargaining rights to all state and local government workers can help Virginia: reduce the state’s large public-sector pay gap ...
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Some advice from someone who grew up in Baltimore where this happens more: If this pans out as a snow-then-sleet/ice storm, I suggest not shoveling until after the sleet/ice is finished. A layer of snow under the ice makes ice removal easier. And, yes, prepare for an extended power outage.
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Russell Chisholm @baristanomics.blog · 13/11/2025
Hey, RVA. There's a Red Cup Rally happening tomorrow at 2309 W Broad St. #NoContractNoCoffee #Solidarity www.nocontractnocoffee.org
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No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
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Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
2) The 9 localities that make up Northern Virginia -- PWC, Manassas, MP, Loudoun, Fairfax County, Fairfax city, Falls Church, Arlington and Alexandria -- evicted the Republican Party from our delegation to the General Assembly. In 2026, they will have 0 members in the Senate and House of Delegates.
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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 01/11/2025
can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
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Retailers Dealing With Increasing Levels of Theft and Violence
Report emphasizes importance of preventive measures, coordination with law enforcement
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
It's unconscionable that the Trump administration is withholding money for SNAP that their own department of agriculture said was available, and I'm glad many state AGs are suing to stop them from holding SNAP money hostage (it's too bad Miyares won't join and stand up for Virginians) (1/4)
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Hafsa Halawa @hafsahalawa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
These are moments when history is being made. In this election, a monumental watershed moment has arrived. “To be Muslim in New York is to expect indignity. But indignity does not make us distinct—there are many who face it. It is the tolerance of that indignity that does.” - Zohran Mamdani.
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
As always, @mpwrva.bsky.social says it better than I could: "We’re presented with a tragic metaphor in a nation where unpaid government workers stand in food lines, the government shutdown is threatening food assistance to nearly 42 million people, and the cost of Obamacare premiums... (1/2)
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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
On the Capitol lawn in Richmond VA today.
The image shows a large government building with classical architectural features, including tall white columns and a triangular pediment. In front of the building, on a green grassy area, are large, free-standing letters that spell out "TAX THE RICH." Several people are gathered on the grass and around the letters, some appear to be holding signs, with the clear blue sky above them. The building has an American flag flying at the top of the pediment.
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VPM News @vpm.org · 17/10/2025
BREAKING: The University of Virginia has become the fifth school to reject the "Compact for Academic Excellence" that was initially sent to nine universities.
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UVA rejects Trump administration’s ‘Compact for Academic Excellence'
"We will continue to work to strengthen free expression and free inquiry in an increasingly polarized world."
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
💯 "Jewish Americans told us — by a margin of nearly 3 to 1 — that Trump manipulates antisemitism dishonestly, using it as an excuse to pause or cut university funding. Only about 1/4 of all Jews nationwide believe the president 'truly cares about protecting Jewish students on college campuses.' "
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Adam "Graphic Design Is Not My Passion" Seats @iknowadamseats.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Do you want a real and tangible way to help folks with legal aid needs here in RVA? Do you want to get a bunch of games while you do it? These folks have put together a massive bundle of games, money goes to Central VA Legal Aid Society & the Legal Aid Justice Center.
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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
This is all so horrific. This guy is legally here and has been for 25 years. But it seems he may have been caught once, over 4 years ago, driving without a license. Now, he is detained in prison indefinitely waiting to find out if he will be deported. He has a 17 year old soon who is terrified.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
"I believe in living. I believe in birth. I believe in the sweat of love and in the fire of truth. And i believe that a lost ship, steered by tired, seasick sailors, can still be guided home to port.” ― Assata Shakur
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Teachers in Virginia were paid just 2/3rds of what their peers in other professions made between 2019 and 2024. That's the 5th worst pay penalty in the country. We can do better. #FundOurSchools
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I mean, we are living in two different realities now, and this really hasn't always been the case.
Partisan views on "more crime": used to move fairly closely, but now radically different (90% say up for GOP, 29% for Dems).
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Crucially, there is STILL TIME TO STOP THIS. The Trump administration has proven legally incompetent and vulnerable to concerted pushback. But this only works if people who care about democracy refuse dooming, and realize they still have agency. www.vox.com/politics/462...
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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”
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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The H1-B visa thing is, like everything else in the Trump administration, set up to carve up exceptions for friends and punish enemies. It’s the authoritarian thru-line that stitches everything together.
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters. Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence. These docs show she did not. www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
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Joanna LeFebvre @joannalefebvre.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Once again, Florida shows what’s waiting for other states that careen toward universal school vouchers: public schools that can’t pay teachers, school closures that dislocate communities, & budget woes from trying to fund two separate education systems. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Come work with me at @tcifiscal.bsky.social as our new communications & engagement associate! thecommonwealthinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Everyone deserves a union. Congratulations to Fairfax County workers and SEIU 512! #OrganizeTheSouth #UnionsForAll
Twitter screenshot from SEIU Virginia State Council (@SEIU_Virginia) saying "BREAKING: 11,000+ Fairfax General County employees united in @SEIUVA512 have reached a tentative agreement on their first union contract— the largest public sector organizing win for general county workers in Virginia history! #UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth"

Timestamp is 8:25am on Sep 8, 2025
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
There were two herons tonight within eyeshot of the t-pott bridge on my walk with @tedheck.bsky.social . I'm going to be sad when Brown's Island is temporarily closed, but at least the bridge will stay open. #rva
A photo of a great blue heron standing in shallow water near some gray rocks and watching for fish.A great blue heron standing in shallow water between some gentle rapids and a concrete structure that has some black and red graffiti.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 25/08/2025
Kilmar, speaking to “all the families who have been separated, or to all the families who have been threatened with family separation” near the end of his remarks: “God is with us, and God will never leave us. God will bring justice to all of you.”
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
📣“We shouldn’t have to go out there and do wrong to our own people.” 📣 43 African American soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas refused deployment for riot control at DNC in Chicago, #tdih 1968. Punished with court-martial, hard labor, & reductions in rank. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fo...
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August 23, 1968: Forty-Three Black Soldiers Stage Sit-In at Ft. Hood
When the “Fort Hood 43” refused to board a plane to Chicago for riot-control duty against fellow African Americans, their non-violent act became one of the largest demonstrations of dissent in U.S. mi...
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Glad to live in a city where the schools and school board have a lot of folks who are doing what they can.
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
"Despite predictions of substantial millionaire flight, the # of millionaires and ultra-wealthy individuals in Massachusetts grew significantly over the first two years the Fair Share Amendment was in place. The state has experienced revenue gains...that are more than double...initial expectations"
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 14/08/2025
REMINDER: If billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid their fair share, we could afford to EXPAND benefits and strengthen Social Security’s customer service! Instead, Republicans are cutting Social Security and giving tax cuts to billionaires.
A graphic with a photo of Elon Musk sneering in a tuxedo. The white text says, “REMINDER: If billionaires like Elon Musk paid their fair share, we could afford to EXPAND benefits and keep every local Social Security office open!”
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Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The richest people in the country got a massive tax break while Virginians who need help to afford health insurance got completely, utterly screwed by the federal Republicans who voted for the Big, Dumb Belching Bear Bill. Now Virginia’s government has to figure out how to clean up their mess.
Duke Phillips points at The Bears Who Sing for Duke — one of whom hiccups after drinking moonshine — while laughing and saying, “Big dumb belching bear.”

Same energy as the POTUS signing a bill he knows doesn’t help anyone but entertains himself greatly.
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Virginia Sec of Finance Cummings says at annual budget presentation that there's no impact from OBBB in FY2026. Because apparently people losing access to food assistance (shown in his own slide) doesn't matter
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VAPLAN @vaplan.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Things looking bad for jobs in Virginia--bear in mind that most federal workers who took "The Fork" don't actually become unemployed until September 28 (or end of December if in the second wave). Note espec. manufacturing jobs dismal here (despite the beloved "right to work").
Chart on left shows monthly job gains in Virginia, falling from the beginning of 2022 to nearly zero by this month. Chart on left shows what industries job gains are coming from, mainly education and health services and construction, with major losses in services, manufacturing and mining.
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Levi Goren @bmorerva.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
In addition to the expected "Virginia is the best" content, #VaGov dropped the info that Virginia has had $2.5 Billion in federal grants delayed or cancelled this year. Although about $2.2 billion were eventually reinstated, that's a lot of uncertainty and turmoil
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