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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 13h

Lookee here, @timmiller.bsky.social has added @bethmacy.bsky.social and Virginia’s 6th District to the in-play column. I like Tim’s crystal ball! #VA06 #midterms open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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More Democrats Who Can Win Red America

Tim Miller has more candidates to watch and support.

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 29/09/2026

"Government of the broligarchs, by the broligarchs, and for the broligarchs"

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 29/09/2026

If you live in Illinois, please let your senator know what the Constitution says about impeaching criminals in the executive branch. If @durbin.senate.gov ever knew we had a Constitution he has clearly forgotten.

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 27/09/2026

Fewest women I've ever seen in a single event space, and I cover comic conventions for a living.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Where are their wives?

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Paula Chernoff @paulachernoff11.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Early voting has started across VA. ATTN: VA 6th There once was a rep named Ben Cline Who did very little but whine. Good bills he would nix, but nothing he'd fix. Vote him out-Beth Macy will shine!! @bethmacy.bsky.social www.bethmacyforcongress.com

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CooknColorado @cookncolorado.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If you want to hear the best candidate running for the House of Representatives watch this. Beth Macy is flawless. youtu.be/yYoHXuA1LHs?...

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Beth Macy wants to bring people-first journalism to Congress

YouTube video by Daily Kos

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

J.D. Vance deserves every callout he gets from @bethmacy.bsky.social. He “mocked poor people for being poor and said it was a lack of masculinity and a lack of thrift. I would never blame poor people for their poverty.” #VA06 #midterms

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‘I’m not JD Vance’: the Appalachia memoir author running for Congress

Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, is drawing on her reporting experience to win Virginia voters in a longtime Republican district

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hey Ben Cline, this you? 🐔 “It’s just kind of gotten to this farcical stage where, unfortunately, the candidates … are bending over backward to try to avoid actually being on a stage with their opponent.” 🐔 Vote for @bethmacy.bsky.social! #VA06 thefnp.com/tncms/asset/...

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Another good article on this from Kate Riga at TPM, with a note that the Trump administration is limited in how it can use this in this cycle, because it comes with a "90-day period in which states are prohibited from systematically purging voters from their rolls." bsky.app/profile/josh...

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Deb☮️💟💙 @hipmtdeb3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Beth Macy for VA06! 💙💙💙💙💙

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

⛽️ MAGA TRUCKERS: “There’s no reason for this… My truck’s gonna sit there and rot until this idiot is out of office… I never thought I’d say this but I miss Biden… we’re dying out here and they don’t give a shit…” cc: @MarshaBlackburn

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“If he’s talking, he’s lying.” @bethmacy.bsky.social calls out Ben Cline for his new-found opposition to data centers at early voting rally. #VAO6

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Everything is on the table,” says Dr. Brenda Hale, Roanoke NAACP leader, at early voting rally outside Roanoke elections office. “We must continue to participate in the process. Vote!”

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The sun is rising on the first day of early voting in Virginia, and the first day I can vote for my BFF @bethmacy.bsky.social!

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17/09/2026

While some of the AI industry's most prominent leaders are calling for stronger government oversight, Congress has yet to agree on meaningful safeguards. @geoffrbennett.bsky.social interviews Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Journalists taking it on the chin, once again. "A Microsoft document states that there is a 'real risk' that generative AI could 'significantly disrupt the employment of the very people who generated the data on which the foundation model was trained.'

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Great to FINALLY hear someone who actually knows what he’s talking about (unlike 99% of politicians & the media!) call out the idiocy of “SMRs” to power data centers; also of "bring their own power" (usually diesel generators). Thanks @repsuhas.bsky.social (D-VA10)! bluevirginia.us/2026/09/vide...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Video: @repsuhas.bsky.social (D-VA10) says "the data center industry is not happy with me right now"; adds, "I tell the data center industry...if we do nothing...national moratorium will win...if you want to do this right, then you need to put communities first." bluevirginia.us/2026/09/vide...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Posts like this one by fmr. VA LG Bill Bolling (R) help explain how he could have voted for Trump 3x, and would probably do so again... bluevirginia.us/2026/07/naac...

Bill Bolling:
"Virginia has 66,000 new voters thanks to Governor Spanberger. All former convicted felons who had lost their voting rights.
Some will see that as good news. Some will see it as bad news.
This does remind us that there will be a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot this fall that would automatically restore the voting rights of every convicted felon the minute their sentence is completed.
No differentiation as to the type of felony they committed.
No need to successfully complete a post incarceration period of parole.
No need to make restitution to the victims of their crime.
Automatic restoration of rights to every felon the minute their sentence is completed.
I guess some will also see that as a good thing, while others, including me, will see it as a bad thing.
How about you? Do you support or oppose automatic restoration of rights for every convicted felon the minute their sentence is completed?"

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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"The lack of a sense of history is the damnation of the modern world.” Robert Penn Warren, who died on this day in 1989

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

See those blue helium balloons in this photo? You know which dumb-ass politician gave them out? Not @bethmacy.bsky.social! It was her bird-killing opponent, Ben Cline. (And why not 🎈, Ben?) #VA06 #midterms

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This ad from @bethmacy.bsky.social's opponent in #VA06 is misogynistic, plain and simple. She's not "crazy," Ben, she's a NYT best-selling, Emmy nominated, multi-journalism award-winner who SHOWS UP. Unlike you. #midterms www.dnronline.com/news/politic...

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Ben Cline and Beth Macy make their case to voters in new ads

In the highly contentious race for Virginia’s 6th Congressional District, where the two candidates running for office disagree not only on values and priorities but also on when and where

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT🚨 We’re excited to endorse @bethmacy.bsky.social for #VA06. Beth joined our #UnrigWashington campaign because she understands that corporate corruption is at the root of rising costs for working Virginians. We look forward to helping her win.

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Liz Knapp @beckybill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Media isn't paying enough attention to Beth. She's giving Ben a run for his (and corporate) money! She's given me hope that we will turn the 6th district Blue in Nov!

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And this is why an actual journalism degree was worth something (WVU BSJ '86). You had to take a history of journalism class. Maybe even study journalism and the law. And don't even get me started on the grammar and style tests!

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Back in my day, the cops reporter would’ve loved to investigate this one, gone directly to the scene, sampled the evidence.

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Natalie Harp and Foundation's Demerzel -- which one is more human?

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Listen in as Beth Macy, journalist and VA congressional candidate, brings the 🔥 💙 in Buena Vista yesterday. #vote2026 #midterms #congress youtube.com/watch?v=xlCT...

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Beth Macy Buena Vista Labor Day Celebration Speech

YouTube video by Tom Landon

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A beat I never thought I’d see, even after 13 years in Florida.

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

EMILYs List Endorses @bethmacy.bsky.social for Virginia's 6th Congressional District in the Fight to Take Back the U.S. House Majority bluevirginia.us/2026/08/thur...

"EMILYs List Endorses Beth Macy for
Virginia's 6th Congressional District in the Fight to
Take Back the U.S. House Majority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List endorsed Beth Macy in the race for Virginia's 6th Congressional District. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

"Beth Macy has spent her career highlighting the struggles people face and exposing corruption. While Ben Cline puts billionaires first, Beth has fearlessly called out bad actors and demanded accountability — she is exactly the kind of fighter voters want in Congress. Beth is building a strong campaign in Virginia's 6th and putting this race on the map. EMILYs List is proud to support Beth as we expand the battlefield and work to take back the House in 2026."

Mission Majority is EMILYs List's aggressive effort to flip control of the U.S. House in 2026 by putting Democratic women at the center of the fight. Through the initiative, EMILYs List recruits, trains, and works alongside Democratic women running in competitive districts that will be critical to winning the House majority."

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

All of you doodle haters can suck it. This is my boy, far left, problem-solving today with another doodle and a hound mix.

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Look, if you're a local candidate and don't fill out the questionnaire by @cardinalnews.org, I ain't voting for you. Period. Cardinal is the largest online news org in #SWVA and imbued with classic bipartisan newspaper ethics. This is the one to make a priority. cardinalnews.org/2026/08/26/c...

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Cline, Macy debate over debates. Here’s what a real debate would look like but don’t count on seeing it.

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas logged 21 hours worth of debate time over the course of seven joint appearances. Today we’re lucky to get just a fraction of that.

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Who doesn't live the mystery of the moonflower? 🌱

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Carole Tarrant @carolet.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

After a slow start, my hibiscus are coming in! 🌱

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Abuser Cory Mills, endorsed by Trump, lost in FL. Andy Ogles, Islamophobe endorsed by Trump, lost in TN. Max Miller, violently abusive - naturally endorsed by Trump, will lose in Nov. And the most corrupt of all - Ken Paxton - endorsed by Trump, will be the matzoh ball that flips the whole megillah.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/08/2026

perfect synopsis of modern Republicanism

Darline Graham: I tripped up on one question last night, regarding Taiwan. I don't speak politician. I was just honest. Of course, Taiwan is our friend. But I think people in South Carolina are more worried about boys in girls sports.

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