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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The AMI conversations feels (and is) wonky but people in #rva need language for why they look around at all of this new subsidized "affordable" housing and they still can't afford to live in it. They already intuitively understand that's not right. secure.ngpvan.com/PvTacrHvO02t...

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Tell the Avula Administration: No Private Profits Without Public Good

The city’s affordability label does not represent reality for the majority of Richmonders it's meant to serve. We are asking for real leadership on the part of elected officials in their commitment to...

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Charlie is a really special candidate. He's a civl rights lawyer, a law librarian, and president of the Richmond Community Legal Fund. I took his urban politics class at VCU and it changed the way I thought about organizing around elections. If you're in the 77th please vote for him this Sunday.

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I know I'm too online because when I saw that this man posts daily Richmond weather updates I thought "Wow, he's like Richmond's David Lynch"

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

With Black Friday approaching, there will inevitably be well-intentioned talk that these deals are only possible because workers are denied a livable wage. Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

#rva since we're on the topic of publicly available info, there are two competing Richmond FIOA Library bills on the agenda for the 12/08/25 city council meeting. Def recommend showing up to give public comment in support of transparency @ city hall.

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Can't wait for the 2027 congressional inquiry into why the CIA AI told the DOD AI to order a drone strike in Wisconsin.

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This sort of voter disenfranchisement is so common in #rva that we train canvassers to walk residents through applying to have their voting rights restored or check if they have been. In many cases, we're seemingly the first people to tell them this is possible.

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I don't wanna sound too pessimistic here so I'll say I hope this is one of many bills introduced to protect folks from ICE brutality. Incrementally expanding the civil liability of ICE agents brutalizing residents cannot be the best we can do.

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Richmond For All @richmondforall.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Tonight the #rva school board dealt a serious blow to collective bargaining in Richmond Public Schools. Their public facing message outlined the need for mutual compromise but they made sure the unions knew that they weren't required to take any public feedback into consideration on this topic.

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Richmond For All @richmondforall.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

They will call this practicality or fiduciary responsibility. It is cowardice and we should call it that.

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Richmond For All @richmondforall.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

When chaos erupts at the national level, some local officials will fail to raise the alarm and fight for the people they serve. Instead, they will attempt to quietly scale back policies and programs that protect the working class.

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Richmond For All @richmondforall.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

As Richmond watches Republicans & Trump drastically weaken key social welfare programs like Obamacare, food stamps, and Medicare we urge you to channel some of the outrage you feel into pressure on local officials to take a bolder and braver approach in supporting working class residents.

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Richmond For All @richmondforall.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Amazon may have made VA a datacenter hub and be pumping money into the state for now but VA politicians would do well to remember they're a fair weather friend. If you need evidence of this, just look how Seattle is doing after effectively selling their city to Amazon.

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Richmond For All @richmondforall.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Data centers create few long-term jobs, cause skyrocketing energy bills, and have major environmental impact. Meanwhile, Amazon just laid off 30k employees and the AI industry is already signaling the need for a government bailout.

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

When I was 24 I broke my wrist in a car accident & with permission from a sheriff that witnessed the accident got a ride from my step mom to the ER. A different sheriff showed up at the ER to tell me he should charge me w/ leaving the scene but wouldn't b/c he was such a nice guy

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I think it's fair to say this framing is a little overblown but by many measures things have gotten harder for working class people. So I'd encourage folks to ask "Is this framing a huge problem or something I find personally annoying?" Also Haley's son says some way wilder things in this piece

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

For both logistical and health reasons current American food systems rely on processed and fried foods just to meet the caloric needs. There's a reason Chipotle cannot stop giving people salmonella

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Gwen Otwell @onetofu.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I'm not trying to get spit in my Strange Mac

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine

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