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Glen Besa

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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Follow the Money."-Deep Throat
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
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Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? (Gift Article)
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Really good news and a surprisingly swift concession unlike Trump. Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...
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Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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Environmental, Community Groups to Challenge Regulators’ Approval of Dominion’s Gas Plant - Inside Climate News
An appeal to be filed on their behalf by the Southern Environmental Law Center will argue that the new plant in Chesterfield County would not comply with either the state’s environmental justice or cl...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Solar can save Virginia farms — if government gets out of the way virginiamercury.com/briefs/solar...
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Solar can save Virginia farms — if government gets out of the way • Virginia Mercury
It’s not easy to be a farmer in Virginia. Pests, weather, uncertain markets and access to capital are a perennial problem. This year farmers have also had to contend with disruptions from President Do...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I signed this petition organized by Virginians for Fair Elections. They still need more signatures. Can you sign and share as well? www.mobilize.us/virginiansfo...
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Sign the Petition for Fair Elections! · Virginians for Fair Elections
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy — and right now, they’re under attack. Across the country, politicians are rigging congressional maps to protect their own power and sile...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
On this Special Election Day in Chesterfield County and the fifth anniversary of Trump's insurrection at the Capitol, this news piece is worth a listen. Righteous indignation and anger from the brother of slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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'My brother was a hero, but at what cost?': Sibling of officer killed on Jan. 6 looks back
U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick collapsed after being assaulted while defending the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. Later, he was among the small number of Americans to lie in honor in th...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
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Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Let's go! Exciting. Former Rep. Tom Perriello jumps into the 5th District race amid redistricting upheaval cardinalnews.org/2025/12/09/f...
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Former Rep. Tom Perriello jumps into the 5th District race amid redistricting upheaval
With his entry, one Democratic candidate exits the 5th District race. Meanwhile, former Republican Rep. Bob Good says he’s waiting to see what districts look like before deciding whether to r…
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Michael Jones has been endorsed by the Chesterfield and Richmond Commonwealth Attorneys who are strong advocates for women! Think about that. One more reason I'm voting for Mike Jones for Senate!
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
1984 Orwellian change to the Bay Agreement--We are going backwards! 'Unlike the 2014 agreement, the 2025 agreement does not state the word “climate” once. virginiamercury.com/2025/12/03/4...
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Virginia joins Chesapeake Bay states, D.C. in new watershed agreement • Virginia Mercury
Officials enacted a new, 15-year agreement to reduce pollution, build habitats, and protect the Chesapeake Bay.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
SPECIAL ELECTION: I'm supporting Michael Jones for Senate in SD15. Go to mikejonesva.com for details on where and when to vote this Sunday, Dec 7th! Mike is a Team Player, and I'm proud to be on his team.
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Mike Jones for State Senate | VA
Support Mike Jones' State Senate campaign focused on fighting for families and delivering results. Donate, volunteer, or sign up for updates!
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
www.styleweekly.com/sick-river/
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Sick River
Author to speak about the infamous Kepone environmental disaster in Hopewell.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
#Taxbigtech Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis truthout.org/articles/tru...
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Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis
Corporate actors have shed any pretense of climate action and now openly back Trump’s doubling down on fossil fuels.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
WTF? Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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‘I’m afraid for our children’: living with the climate crisis in the Philippines – in pictures
Gideon Mendel’s visceral portraits from his project Drowning World show people in Bulacan province dealing with the climate emergency in their daily lives
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I'm attending Solar United Neighbors's event, “Virginia Net Metering Educational Briefing” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/solarunitedn...
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Virginia Net Metering Educational Briefing · Solar United Neighbors
Join us to learn more about Dominion Energy’s proposal to slash fair compensation for solar. SUN is working to fight this proposal at the State Corporation Commission (SCC). We'll provide an overview ...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Starting to think Gates doesn’t have great judgment 🤔
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Recognizing that 42 million Americans receive SNAP benefits tells us that real problem is income inequality. A living wage should cover a person's basic needs including food and rent.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Prime members want Amazon to do more on climate. Join thousands of us demanding change! primemembers.earth
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Prime Members for Cleaner Amazon
Join Prime members demanding Amazon do more on climate. Use your Prime membership power to push for electrified delivery fleets, renewable energy, and better working conditions.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Sierra Club stands by Jay Jones for AG. Miyares is a climate change denier and in #DominionEnergy's pocket. richmond.com/news/state-r...
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17 progressive groups reaffirm support for Jones amid texting fallout
A broad coalition of progressive organizations are reaffirming their endorsement of Democrat Jay Jones for attorney general. Many officials who backed Jones before news of his 2022 text messages have
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings #RVA
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
My favorite yellow tshirt. Blow the whistle on #DominionEnergy working with Trump and Youngkin to roll back climate protections #NoKings #RVA
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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Playlist - No Kings Day Oct 18, 2025
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Reads a little like the Declaration of Independence! #NoKings #ResistTrump
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Reads a little like the Declaration of Independence! #NoKings #ResistTrump
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Source: Mother Jones A must read if you care about democracy. #NoKings.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Must listening: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Authoritarianism, but Make It Look Normal. Plus, the Family Taking Over American Media. | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Supreme Court has returned to the bench and is poised to hear major cases on tariffs and federal firings. On this week’s On the Media, how a century-old legal theory may help us u...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Carbon offsets are just another scheme to justify the continued burning of fossil fuels #ActonClimate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The hidden toll of data centers richmond.com/article_5e84...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Peace abroad and war at home? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the “War from Within”
Peace abroad and war at home? It’s an unusual note to strike in an electoral democracy.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
"Nuclear generation is expensive and slow to develop. Claims that past failures won’t recur have convinced politicians to socialize investments rejected by private capital markets." www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear...
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Nuclear power is failing, and AI can’t rescue it
Nuclear generation is expensive and slow to develop. Claims that past failures won’t recur have convinced politicians to socialize investments rejected by private capital markets.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Feels even more relevant now
old tweet: "But to your larger point, yes—the fact that our media can be bought by agenda-drive plutocrats is fundamentally problematic. The founding fathers didn’t foresee that."
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Richmond” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS Richmond · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Trump administration illegally targeted pro-Palestinian protesters, judge rules
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
VA Clean Energy Summit. Holding #DominionEnergy Accountable. #NoGasPlant.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The Trump administration recruited five marginalized researchers to challenge the international consensus on global warming. Here’s how it went wrong. share.google/ojQjngoS4zIQ...
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How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Who’s the antisemite? Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
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Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Hugo Chávez Loses Spot in Guinness Book for Most Batshit UN Speech www.borowitzreport.com/p/hugo-chave...
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Hugo Chavez Loses Spot in Guinness Book for Most Batshit UN Speech
“We never saw this coming," a Guinness spokesperson admitted.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Vote Early! Polls are open!
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
wapo.st/46xMPh8 The Trump Administration is corrupt in every sense of the word!
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Trump officials shut down bribery probe of border czar Tom Homan
Tom Homan was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent in Texas in September 2024, according to people familiar with the matter and a government document...
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Happy #SunDay. Carytown. W/ the electric Waffle truck
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
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Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...
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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Five things every Virginia candidate (and voter!) should know about energy virginiamercury.com/2025/09/15/f...
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Five things every Virginia candidate (and voter!) should know about energy • Virginia Mercury
Ballot casters, these are energy issues you could ask candidates about before they earn your vote, writes columnist Ivy Main.
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Source: College of Arts and Sciences #ActonClimate
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Glen Besa @glenbesa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/u...
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Charlie Kirk, Long Accused of Antisemitism, is Set for a Prime-time Speech (Published 2024)
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