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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 1h
“The tool ensures that students engage directly with primary source materials and develop critical research skills,” the district told WTOP in a statement. Bravo FCPS! wtop.com/virginia/202...
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Fairfax Co. rolls out Google AI blocker on school-issued laptops – WTOP News
Fairfax County is rolling out a new tool that will block students’ access to artificial intelligence-generated answers and summaries when they conduct a Google search on school-issued laptops.
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Stephen Vaisey 🇺🇦 @stephenvaisey.com · 21h
BTW this means no funding for GSS, ANES, or PSID. GSS 2026 is in the field now, but then it looks like that's it. Devastating for social science.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 4h
She woke up to being called a Democratic Bitch.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 4h
A win for education, a win for immigrant students, a win for Virginians! augustafreepress.com/news/federal...
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Federal court sides with AG on Trump challenge to Virginia Dream Act
Attorney General Jay Jones won a federal court victory in a suit brought by the Trump administration challenging the state’s Virginia Dream Act.
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Mike208 @mike208.bsky.social · 13h
Why would anyone share this post. All it succeeds in doing is reveal who he is and what he looks like. Do not share.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 21h
Source: Axios share.google/bplz40Qvhk0H...
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DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 40 people
Attorney General Todd Blanche called it the "largest denaturalization effort in modern history."
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 22h
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Lt. Gov. Hashmi directly opposes proposed Dominion-NextEra merger
Following her five-city “Energy Costs Listening Tour,” Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi said at a news conference Tuesday the proposed merger is not in the best interest of Virginians, citing a “breaking point...
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency
The Trump administration has seized unprecedented control over the federal government and is now executing a plan to subvert the 2026 midterm elections—determined to entrench its power and continue it...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: A Florida lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing election websites monitored the primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to records viewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona
The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Refusing election observers is usually something that countries in a position of weakness do, when they know that they have corrupt or unfair elections,” said Dan Baer, a former U.S. ambassador to the OSCE during the Obama administration. www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is going to be an amazing event. Get your tickets early.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NYS has issued a state of emergency over a measles outbreak. PA is seeing its worst outbreak in decades - more than 1,000 cases confirmed. This was entirely preventable by vaccination. This is all the work of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Donald Trump. www.tiktok.com/@aaronparnas...
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RockDems VA @rockdemsva.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
-Someone to drive large Beth Macy signs to sites willing to install one -Other volunteer activities coming up closer to Election Day - see our pinned post for sign up links!
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RockDems VA @rockdemsva.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Announcement from the meeting tonight - We really need: -Canvassers (door knocking), and there are experienced canvassers happy for you to shadow them to learn! -People to staff the office on weekends - make sure canvassers have what they need, hand out signs, etc.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is what all protesters are facing. They are going to try and silence anyone who opposes them.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This election includes an amendment to the VA Constitution making voting a right that extends to all persons, including those convicted of felonies who have completed their term of incarceration. Return dignity to those making a new life. Vote Yes. blackvirginianews.substack.com/i/218913266/...
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Plaintiff Who Sued Youngkin Over Voting Rights to Register at Hampton NAACP Forum 🗳️ DCCC Finally Adds Black Candidates to Red-Blue List
➤ Early voting started 🗳️ in Virginia on September 18, 2026 ➤ 29 days until the Nov.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Promises Made - Promises Broken
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nothing says pro-life like executing a living, breathing woman for undergoing a medical procedure to remove a fetus that can't survive outside of her body.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Calling all former DOJ attorneys - here's a way to use your expertise and take a stand for the rule of law. www.wvtf.org/news/2026-09...
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AG Jones seeking out former federal attorneys for his federal overreach unit
While many attorneys left the Department of Justice in the wake of Trump taking office, a recruiter tells Radio IQ there’s still some left.
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cajana22.bsky.social @cajana22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Government support for cultural institutions has been in steep decline. Now the oldest natural history museum in the Americas is closing. www.npr.org/2026/10/03/n...
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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.
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COIndependent1 💙💛💙 ⬜️ 🟦 @coindependent1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Shame, Shame on US
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
When the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists, fishermen and Congress fought back. On Saturday, a 238-foot ship set sail to reinstall the first batch of monitors in the waters of the Pacific.
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After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Source: WPEC share.google/NwOL51lncx9J...
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Federal judge rules warrantless license-plate reader search violated Fourth Amendment
A federal judge ruled a 30-day, multistate license-plate reader search violated privacy rights, sharpening Florida's debate over Flock camera use and policing.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 03/10/2026
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Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94
Milt Windler, one of the leaders of Mission Control who directed the effort to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts back to Earth safely, has died.
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Eytan Stern Weber @eytansternweber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Conservatives claim their biggest help to America is "balancing the budget", and returning us to fiscal responsibility. Um...scoreboard.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Virginia! Register for the Rally for Rights www.canvaqr.com/RGSZxutn-j
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Fairfax Rally For Rights · NWPC Virginia
Rally For Rights is bringing neighbors, advocates, and community leaders together to stand up for reproductive freedom, voting rights, marriage equality, and a more just Virginia. Join us in Fairfax ...
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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John Roberts and His Island
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The USPS has pushed back the start date for its “extraordinary measures” by five days, in comparison to past elections, according to a memo sent out to all USPS employees Wednesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Federal procurement records show DHS awarded the next phase of Project Homecoming, worth up to $2.062 billion over three years, to Virginia-based Response AI Solutions on Wednesday. www.rawstory.com/trump-deport...
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Trump DHS scrambles to salvage billion-dollar deal after contractor departs in scandal
The Department of Homeland Security has replaced the contractor running its flagship self-deportation program following a prolonged corruption scandal, shifting the lucrative deal to a new company thi...
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Virginians are now eligible to register to vote, thanks to a court ruling in our historic voting rights lawsuit. Swipe to see if YOU or someone you love with a felony conviction is one of them. Know your rights at acluva.org/kyr-voting-fc.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel has commissioned a classified report examining purported past FBI shortcomings, in what current and former bureau officials see as the Trump administration’s latest effort to rewrite history in the president’s favor. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’
Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Data centers pay for the services that residents' taxes would otherwise pay for. What people don't understand is that paying taxes means that you get a say in how your tax money is spent - it's power. So who has the power? blackvirginianews.substack.com/i/218062934/...
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OPED: Loudoun County Traded Human Health for Tax Revenue. An Environmental Impact Study Could Have Prevented It. It Still Can.
➤ Early voting started 🗳️ in Virginia on September 18, 2026 ➤ 35 days until the Nov.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congressional District 11 - get out and VOTE EARLY! and after you fill the bubbles for Warner and Walkinshaw - don't forget to VOTE YES for all three CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS and two Bond Issues.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He did such a good job with the reflecting pool... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump says Secret Service wants him to ‘take down’ Oval Office
The president also said he is looking into designating the White House room as a “federal landmark,” potentially preserving his changes.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congressional District 8 - get out and VOTE EARLY! and after you fill the bubbles for Warner and Beyer - don't forget to VOTE YES for all three CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS and two Bond Issues.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Judge guts noncitizen voting law used in Trump administration’s election push share.google/rVe6fXO5ebSk...
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Judge guts noncitizen voting law used in Trump administration’s election push
The federal judge ruled that “the Constitution does not authorize Congress to legislate voter qualifications for federal elections.”
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The feds are analyzing your financial activity and sending information to police to pull you over. It's called predictive policing. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8oqNLXQ/
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The DOJ has so far lost 26 of the 30 cases it has filed seeking the voter rolls of states. Waiting for the last 4 shoes to drop.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Take heed Fairfax County. What you will give up from making a deal with the data center "devil" is much more valuable than what you will gain in the long run. blackvirginianews.substack.com/i/218062934/...
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OPED: Loudoun County Traded Human Health for Tax Revenue. An Environmental Impact Study Could Have Prevented It. It Still Can.
➤ Early voting started 🗳️ in Virginia on September 18, 2026 ➤ 35 days until the Nov.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
substack.com/@scottdworki...
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Scott Dworkin (@scottdworkin)
Absolutely.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Do you think that is what he read off the page? Better yet, do you think he wrote that?
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
House Republicans have no accomplishments to run on, so they’re resorting to scare tactics and betting Americans are too stupid to see through them. It’s not working.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What did we learn today? That Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clack fan and that Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag! The senator mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury. Epic fail. I'm still a fan of Jack Smith. A real American patriot. 🇺🇸
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@markwarner.bsky.social, D-Va., vice chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence, tells Morning Joe the war in Iran is “a disaster on every front.” He highlights rising prices, a radical regime ruling over Iran and no end to the conflict in sight.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
We examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump Officials Revise Biden-Era Sex Discrimination Rules
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Trump Officials Revise Biden-Era Sex Discrimination Rules
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the Trump administration rolled out a pilot using artificial intelligence to authorize or deny certain types of care for patients with Medicare - that previously hasn’t required doctors to get any such pre-approval, called prior authorization. It hasn't gone well. arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."
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Fairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You mean that Data Center Owners LIED?
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