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Jody Brantley

@jodybrantley.bsky.social
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Fair election enthusiast. Tidewater Virginia resident. Kayaker. If you need a ride to a protest, hit me up - good chance I'm going.

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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just got my teenage kitten vet checked, vaccinated, and neutered. I'm stunned how fast vet bills have gone up.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“They’re too young to ride" Nope. They’re ready to ride, it’s our cities that aren’t ready.
b/w photo of 3 kids on bikes  - one in the bike lane
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Marc Wilson @marcwilson.co.uk · 24/09/2026
NAZA to stream for free on Guardian website. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
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'NAZA' to Stream for Free on The Guardian Website After International Rollout
After its theatrical rollout in over 55 territories, the Israel/Gaza documentary NAZA will be streaming for free online.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you're local and have never walked the seawall at Fort Monroe at sunset, you should.
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WHRO Public Media @whropublicmedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This weekend, the Suffolk Public Library’s newly opened Downtown branch will host Shelf Bound Sound, the annual after-hours, all-ages music festival. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3pum24by
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Because my new roommate arrived on Labor Day, I named him Joe Hill.
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 13/09/2026
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, DHS posted a contract notice most people will never see. ERO ONE would give ICE the military intelligence apparatus that ran the war on terror, aimed at people in the U.S. I did this job for 20 years. Here's why it could be the next chapter of the deportation engine.
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OP-ED: The $100 Million Hole in ICE's Deportation Machine
A procurement notice describes the one capability ICE doesn't have yet: a standing near-real-time intelligence enterprise to turn its surveillance into target lists.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/09/2026
A new report on the state of music criticism and the deletion of a digital Black archive raises questions about the sustainability of stewarding culture. n.pr/46gEL4E
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The week in hip-hop: criticism vs. the rap media personality complex
A new report on the state of music criticism and the deletion of a digital Black archive raise questions about the sustainability of stewarding culture.
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WHRO Public Media @whropublicmedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
PREVIEW: A Newport News counseling center is creating a space focused on the mental health and wellness of women and girls. Coming up in Digital Producer Alexis Mitchell’s next story: Hear from the women behind the work and how they’re helping change the conversation around mental health.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I thought I was getting a little girl cat. Turns out he's a boy. Dolly Parton will no longer do for a name.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The cat distribution system has done it's job. My niece found her panting in a car wheel in Richmond. An older kitten. I get her on Sunday.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sometimes, I get tired of living in Hampton Roads. The traffics bad, public transportation is incredibly bad, urban planning is a joke. But .....
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WHRO Public Media @whropublicmedia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Volunteers recently gathered on Colley Avenue in Norfolk for the "Back to Our Roots" event to plant fall vegetables and inaugurate a new collaborative community garden outside the 757 Creative Reuse Center’s new location.
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757 Creative Reuse Center and Elizabeth River Project join forces for Colley Avenue community garden
With support from the nonprofit Community Farmers, the organizations aim to make growing local food approachable by offering hands-on learning and shared produce.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
For those of you planning a crab picking, put the picked crabs in your freezer until trash pickup day. Your neighbors will appreciate it.
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Lu @lululeigh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sunset on Lake Ontario…☀️ #LakeOntario #sunset
A line of dark purple clouds and the sun on the horizon of a lake at sunset.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I had to show a birth certificate to get a drivers license. I had to show my marriage certificate to change my name on my license. When I got my passport, I didn't need my marriage certificate - only my birth certificate, my DL, and $165. Why should I need a passport to vote? Seems sketch.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The heat index in Hampton, Va is 87 degrees right now near midnight. It doesn't cool off at night anymore. A box fan in the bedroom window was sufficient in prior years. Instead of crickets, I hear the constant noise of AC units.
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WTKR News 3 @wtkr3.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Norfolk State University, the city of Norfolk and Hampton Roads Transit are partnering for a second year to offer free light rail rides to Spartans home games, while new security measures will be in place this season.
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Norfolk State football season brings free light rail rides, new security measures
Norfolk State University, the city of Norfolk and Hampton Roads Transit are partnering for a second year to offer free light rail rides to Spartans home games, while new security measures will be in place this season.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 17/08/2026
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has called the state’s current system of felony disenfranchisement “a shameful relic of our Jim Crow past” and expressed support for a ballot measure this November that would end it.
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Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that was banning people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I was in Iceland to see the total eclipse on Wednesday. This is what happened right before totality.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What? We should question candidates about everything.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
John McGuire may be Virginia's worst member of congress. He might even suck more than Rob Wittman.
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Cashmere Thoughts @imaginaryplayer504.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why is it so easy for people to understand that ”abolish ICE” doesn’t mean “never enforce immigration laws” but when they heard “abolish the police” they thought it meant “no law enforcement at all”
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I cleaned my AC coils by myself today. Shout out to DIY YouTube. Those peeps are heroes. I saved a week of pay!
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Portsmouth or "P-Town" is a highly under rated part of Hampton Roads. I spent the day there today. I kayaked at Hoffler Creek, walked around the river front, and ate some turkey wings, cabbage and yams. It's a shame people only go for the casino. I had a blast.
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
13NewsNow: "A protest is underway outside Sentara BelleHarbour Hospital in Suffolk following a viral video of an ICE arrest near the emergency room" bluevirginia.us/2026/07/ice-...
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Seems like a good time to remind people the USWNT has won 4 World Cups! ⚽️
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I heard Somalis in MN can't assimilate. My gma's family immigrated to MN in 1906. My great uncle died over 7 decades later only speaking Finnish. My grandma was born in 1917. Her 1st language was Finnish. My mom was born in 1942. She had cousins held back in school for not speaking English.
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Bryan Andrews @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
How bout them gas prices
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Every time someone posts a pic of something or someone in their house and the background is cluttered, I want to shout me too, friend.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Today I learned that a group of Cormorants are called a Gulp. I walk by these guys everyday at Ft. Monroe. I can even recognize a few individually. Love them.
Cormorants on a derelict dock.
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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Some heroes don't wear capes
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I have a craving. Are there any restaurants in Hampton Roads where you can still get yock?
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
He voted to out trans kids.
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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
So it looks like I am going to have to retain a lawyer to fight off this ridiculous $50million lawsuit from Armed Forces Brewing Company. If you can support this fight in anyway it would be incredibly appreciated. This is an attack on the 1st Amendment and against journalism. gofund.me/d7d265b3a
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Donate to Stand with Journalist Against $50million Lawsuit, organized by Zachary Roberts
Hi, I'm an award winning investigative journalist and photographer an… Zachary Roberts needs your support for Stand with Journalist Against $50million Lawsuit
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
If you take the scenic route on Rt 5 between Williamsburg and Richmond, there's a nifty trail at Harrison National Fish Hatchery in Charles City.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I think I'll block anyone who posts AI of any kind.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I live a 20 minute walk to the nearest grocery store. I walked there yesterday. Why do pedestrians and drivers get concurrent green lights? Drivers making a turn don't look. A car braked hard to not hit me. She honked at me and looked pissed. A Food Lion trip should not be this dangerous.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Trump and his administration do not care about women’s lives. Posting a video of a woman being graphically murdered is yet another form of objectification and dehumanization. The purpose of it was to shock and offend, in order to encourage racism against immigrant men. It is a form of terror.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
There are men walking the earth with 60 more months of payments left on a CyberTruck. Lol.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
You can see the Richmond, Va airport as you pass it on Amtrak. It's almost within easy walking distance for most. Kinda sucks there's not a stop and a shuttle.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
the guys walking around in shoes that don’t fit are not gonna do a 25th Amendment
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 06/04/2026
Today, Virginia is the only U.S. state where someone convicted of any felony loses their right to vote for life, unless it is personally restored by the governor. Lawmakers this year advanced a constitutional amendment to repeal that rule.
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“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
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Michael C Merritt @mikecmerritt.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Please support Michael Hodges and his family. He was the cyclist victim of a hit & run on Tidewater Dr last month. He is still in serious critical care. This fundraiser is sponsored by Bike Norfolk and all proceeds will go to his family. Please give and also repost. gofund.me/c8ba6cce6
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Donate to Fundraiser for Michael Hodges' family, organized by Liz Schleeper
Michael Hodges, aged 58, is a long-time bicycle commuter in Norfolk, VA. On March … Liz Schleeper needs your support for Fundraiser for Michael Hodges' family
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🔥 🚨 🔥 🚨 🔥 🚨 🔥 French Senator Claude Malhuret says what the majority of the world is thinking
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
scheduled post Fulla Regrets
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Newport News, VA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS Newport News, VA · No Kings
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...
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Virginia Mercury @virginiamercury.com · 23/03/2026
COMMENTARY: The political motivation behind Democrats' redistricting push is clear. But with disparities in education, health, criminal justice and wealth building at play, a key question still stands for Black Virginians: "How does the new map benefit us?" virginiamercury.com/2026/03/23/t...
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The proposed redistricting map may help Democrats. But what does it do for Black Virginians? • Virginia Mercury
Guest columnist Phillip E. Thompson writes, "While the political motivation behind the redistricting push is clear, a key question still stands for Black Virginians — 'how does the benefit us?'"
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Ugh.That effn guy.
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Jody Brantley @jodybrantley.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
"Virginia likely will become the second state to pass a law encouraging plug-in solar."
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