Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Very proud to see Norfolk and Portsmouth CAs on this list. 141
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 26/01/2026“Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.” 120
Reposted by Cathy LewisJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 03/01/2026The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something 334919886
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Happy Burning of Norfolk Day to all who celebrate!smithsonianmag.comIn January 1776, Virginia’s Port City of Norfolk Was Set Ablaze, Galvanizing the Revolution. But Who Really Lit the Match?Blaming the British for the destruction helped persuade some wavering colonists to back the fight for independence. But the source of the inferno was not what it seemed 031
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Will y’all please lock the door and set the alarm the MINUTE 2025 leaves tonight? Sure, it brought some sparkly moments but on balance, it was rude and messy and the neighbors complained. I hope 2026 behaves better. 030
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 22/12/2025We’ve had some great reporters roll through the #757, but few are braver than Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes (and WVEC 1995-1999). 031
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Moments like this are revealing. Who in national leadership responds — and how — will matter. The people are watching. 040
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 26/11/2025I find this photo deeply inspiring. It’s an iconic image for this crucible moment. 130
Reposted by Cathy LewisTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2025What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic. 133125412885
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Soo has been released after a well-executed pressure campaign. I remain bereft for the countless others wrongfully detained — those without influential networks, whose hope for justice rests on an eroding foundation of due process, and who long simply to be at home in this nation of immigrants.cnn.comA Korean university student and daughter of a priest was detained by ICE. Faith leaders rallied to secure her release | CNNYeonsoo Go, a South Korean student at Purdue University and the daughter of a beloved Episcopal priest, was released from federal immigration detention late Monday, days after her arrest drew outcry a... 020
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 29/07/2025So they want to repeal it because of the impact on gamblers. Got it. 010
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Thank you for not using that name, @maxwellfrost.bsky.social. It trivializes and distances us from the cruelty being celebrated there. 020
Reposted by Cathy LewisSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 22/06/2025We live in a rogue and dangerous country. Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest. 200100672036
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Delighted with the results of @Virginiadem primary. We had great candidates and now we work hard every day until 11/4. 010
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 18/06/2025@vademocrats.bsky.social had great candidates on today’s ballot. I’ll be proud to support the ticket in November. 010
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Let’s do this Virginia! Dem primary today! 140
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Please tell me Taylor Swift is in the studio working on a breakup anthem. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comElon Musk escalates feud with Trump: 'Time to drop the really big bomb'Elon Musk alleged President Donald Trump's name is listed in classified files related to the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 030
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 28/04/2025This sounds like something that should be reported to the newly-announced White House Faith Office whose goal in part is to: “protect religious liberty". 131
Reposted by Cathy LewisJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/04/2025NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their child without him after ICE denied their request to let him be present. “This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud."nytimes.comMahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth (Gift Article)Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour. 132151714716
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 01/04/2025@breakingmews.bsky.social Fergus sits like this every day around 4. It’s like he’s contemplating the world and waiting until 5 for his gin & tonic. 21234
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 24/03/2025My respect, admiration, and enthusiasm for LG candidate and State Sen. Aaron Rouse grows every day. We had a compelling discussion about the issues this morning The June 17 primary will determine the statewide ballot for the fall. I’m in it to win it for Rouse and I hope you will be, too. 010
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 22/03/2025If I were still in the reporting biz, I’d be checking hotels in Virginia Beach to see how many of our Canadian regulars are returning this summer. Just curious. 010
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 18/03/2025#notnormal. I've always had mixed emotions about this event, but that they could even contemplate it in the current environment is a sign of just how co-opted they are. Fight on, @marcelias.bsky.social.22 000
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Now? Now you’re alarmed? Wish you and your fellow flags had found your voices before November. 020
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 25/02/2025“I voted for Donald Trump. But this is not what I was expecting” is going to be my new ringtone. 111
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Have you seen that new Meineke car care commercial? It’s a choice, I guess. Thoughts? 000
Reposted by Cathy LewisTristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 23/02/2025BREAKING: Pro-democracy forces WIN German national elections Disappointingly weak show by neo-Nazi AfD party supported by Elon Musk, JD Vance, and the Kremlin — they’ll likely again be SHUT OUT of the government Wonderful news for Europe — and critical for supporting Ukraine 1474671820
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 19/02/2025We may come close to the 14” of snow that was Norfolk's Circus Blizzard of 1980. 2300 circus-goers were trapped overnight in an arena with the animals and circus performers. #legendary 161
Reposted by Cathy LewisPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 15/02/2025What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted. 476179805646
Reposted by Cathy Lewismweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance. 5115020616292
Reposted by Cathy LewisAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 13/02/2025DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11754927916743
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 07/02/2025What a brave and appropriate response. Hope more follow suit. 010
Reposted by Cathy LewisMelody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 05/02/2025There’s a protest at the Capitol tomorrow, 11:30 am 28637
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 05/02/2025In a crazy, mixed up world, I made it stain-free through the day in a white suit. It’s the best I got today. Please clap. 4240
Reposted by Cathy LewisRhonda Foxx @rhonnief.bsky.social · 04/02/2025It was an honor leading the women’s coalition on the 2024 campaign. Together, we built one of the largest coalitions Now, like Kamala, we must keep fighting. The women’s political coalition Persists—today and every day. Follow our network of socially conscious, politically minded, & fired-up women 0134
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Kudos to @vanhollen.senate.gov's team for posting the entirety of today's news conference at USAID HQ after which lawmakers entered the building Elon closed down today. More of this, please! www.youtube.com/watch?v=stI7...youtube.comVan Hollen, Colleagues Host Press Availability At USAID HQ Amid Illegal Shut Down Of AgencyYouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen 111
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 03/02/2025GREAT to see Dem leaders entering the USAID HQ building Elon closed down today. Thanks to @c-span.bsky.social for covering live and @vanhollen.senate.gov's office for posting to YouTube. (by contrast: @MSNBC and @CNN covered 47's news conf where he said tariffs go away if Canada becomes 51st state). 020
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Congressional democrats walking into USAID right now after Elon issues gag order. Watch live here on C-span: www.c-span.org/event/news-c...c-span.orgCongressional Democrats on Trump Admin. Closing USAID HQDemocratic members of Congress, including House Oversight and Judiciary ranking members Gerald Connolly (VA) and Jamie Raskin (MD), hold a news conference on the Trump administration closing the U.S. Agency for International Development HQ to staff. 100
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 03/02/2025May I ask you to contact your Senators and federal Representative TODAY to protest this illegal and dangerous power grab? Start with: “I am your constituent.” They’re counting on no oppo because it’s “foreign aid,” but it looks to me like a blueprint for other agencies. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comUSAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close itThe developments come after Elon Musk said that he had spoken with President Donald Trump about the aid and development agency and “he agreed we should shut it down.” 000
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 02/02/2025The muscled power play this weekend at USAID adds insult to injury. USAID grows economies and lowers temperatures worldwide. The infrastructure will take decades to rebuild. And tossing out career professionals without warning is unconscionably cruel. But the cruelty is the point, isn't it? 010
Cathy Lewis @cathylewispresents.bsky.social · 28/01/2025With sincere respect, @maxwellfrost.bsky.social, we're clear on how this could have drastic local impacts. What we're not so clear about is how the loyal opposition will respond effectively. 010
Reposted by Cathy LewisAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time. 10495284622434
