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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
#NoKings Virginia Beach #Virginia
Protester holds sign that says: “PROTECT TRANS RIGHTS”Protester holds two signs that say: “DON'T TREAD ON ME, DON'T TREAD ON MY KID” on a trans flag background, and “HANDS OFF MY FAMILY” Protester holds a signs that say: “Trump Sucks” and another in a Pink Unicorn Inflatable suit holds a sign that says: “SILENCE = CONSENT” Protesters holds signs that say: “Melt Ice”, “DIVERSITY NOT DICTATORSHIP”, and “HATE is a choice of the WEAK!”
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings Virginia Beach #Virginia
Protesters wears a shirt that says  “DICTATOR: our least favorite kind of tator” Protester in a brown Among Us suit holds a sign that says: “There’s a TYRANT Among Us” Protester holds a sign that says: “You’ve seen him dance, God knows he don't need a ballroom” Protesters hold a large sign that says: “THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF NAACP BRANCHES & TIDEWATER PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
ASKS ALL TRUE AMERICANS TO UPHOLD OUR CONSTITUTION & DECLARE… NO KINGS/DICTATORS”
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings Virginia Beach #Virginia
No Kings protester holds a sign that says: “How can ONE man ruin the lives of so many millions of people all over the world? Where are those checks & balances?”
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings #VABeach
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Red Pillar Hibiscus in bloom
Close up of two blossoms on a Red Pillar Hibiscus surrounded by smaller buds and green leaves. A small insect sits on one bud in the upper left hand corner
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#NoKings #Protest #NorfolkVA
Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds a sign that says “WWII MY UNCLE FOUGHT FASCISM IN ITALY NOW WE FIGHT FASCISM IN USA”Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds a sign with a colorful drawing of groundskeeper Willie (from The Simpsons) that says “YOU WANT TO MESS WITH IMMIGRANTS THEN MESS WITH WILLIE!”Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds sign that says “SUPPRESSION OF FREE SPEECH,
MASKED AGENTS ABDUCTING PEOPLE INTO UNMARKED VEHICLES, UNLAWFUL TROOP DEPLOYMENT ON U.S. STREETS, AUTHORITARIANISM, ABORT THIS FASCISM NOW! NO KINGS”Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds a sign that says “You thank me for my service while dismantling EVERYTHING I fought for”
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#NoKings #Protest #NorfolkVA
Protester at the No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds a sign with a colorful drawing of Trump’s head in clown make up that says “NO CROWN FOR THE CLOWN”, another sign says “IF THIS WAS REALLY ABOUT CRIMINALS WHY DID YOU ELECT ONE” Protesters at No Kings march in Norfolk VA wearing “PROTECT THE DOLLS” shirts hold signs that say “GENDER CONFIRMING SURGERY HAS A <1% REGRET RATE!!!!” and “RESIST AND PERSIST”Protesters at No Kings march in Norfolk VA hold signs that say “GOOD TROUBLE” on a bright red poster, and “NO KINGS, SLAY, QUEENS” with a rainbow flag. Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds a sign that says “I PREFER MY ICE CRUSHED” with a drawing of a hammer coming down in a large ice cube.
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#NoKings #Protest #NorfolkVA
A protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds a sign that says: “NO KINGS IN AMERICA” and is wearing a shirt that says “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH”Protesters at No Kings March in Norfolk VA hold signs that say “CHECKS & BALANCES” and “PUTIN MUST GO” Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds a large sign with an illustration of Kim Jong Un, Putin, and Trump standing in front of tanks that says: “ AUTHORITARIANS LOVE MILITARY PARADES -FOR THEM!” Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds sign that says: “BILLIONAIRES DON’T CARE IF WE DIE”
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#NoKings #Protest #NorfolkVA
Protester at No Kings march in Norfolk VA holds sign that says: “WHEN CRUELTY BECOMES NORMAL, COMPASSION LOOKS RADICAL”
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Good Trouble 🇺🇦 @resistoligarchy.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Patriot front hanging signs in dangerous fashion in #norfolk #virginia On 64 and Norview, already removed by 7am. This one still up tho
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#NoKings #Protest #NorfolkVA
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chicky @chicky.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
some members of congress need to immediately get on a plane and go camp out in el salvador until we get these people back
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
#HandsOff More than 2,000 people protested today in Norfolk VA
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#HandsOff Norfolk VA
Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA,  protester holds a sign with an illustration that looks similar to the monopoly man in top hat logo with Xs for eyes. The text around the circle says “EAT THE RICH, FEED THE POOR” Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA, protester holds sign that says “STOP Musk, Trump, Hands Off Health Services, Veterans Benefits, LGBTQ+, Elections, National and State Parks, Transgender, NPR, Taxes (less for the poor), Greenland, Canada, Women’s Rights, No to tariffs” 
Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA, protesters hold signs that say “THIS IS NOT A CHURCH” over a picture of the Capitol Building and “MY BODY MY BUSINESS MOTHERFUCKER”Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA, Hampton Roads for Palestine Protesters hold Palestinian flags and signs that say “ETHNIC CLEANSING IS A CRIME, Free Palestine”, “HANDS OFF PALESTINE STOP GENOCIDE”, and “CEASEFIRE NOW” there is also a “Veterans for Peace” flag in the background.
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#HandsOff Norfolk VA
Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA, protester holds sign that says “SO BAD, EVEN THE INTROVERTS ARE HERE”Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA, protester holds sign that says “PUTIN ISN’T OUR FRIEND, TRUMP ISN’T OUR SAVIOR, MUSK ISN’T OUR GOD” Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA, protester holds sign that says “Preventing us from learning is Fascism 101, HANDS OFF our Educational Systems, Science, Museums, AND BOOKS”Hands Off protest in Norfolk VA, protester holds sign that says “If billionaires paid their fair share, we could end poverty -maybe even world wide. Why is it okay for Musk and his billionaire buddies to hoard their wealth while millions struggle?
Compassion and empathy belong in
our government.”
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/04/2025
A lot of people like to dismiss racism as insubstantial to material realities but we’re watching a nation burn trillions of dollars in wealth to entrench a racial system of domination.
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Andria McClellan @apmcclellan.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
PLEASE JOIN US AND SHARE THIS INFORMATION! This is a rally (not a march). Bring posters and signs, wear your message on your shirts and hats. Make your voice heard! #thisisnotnormal #saveourdemocracy #teamdemocracy #handsoff www.mobilize.us/virginiagras...
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Hands Off Coastal Virginia! Downtown Norfolk Organized by COVA Coalition & Indivisible · Virginia Grassroots
This event is part of the national Hands Off initiative. No need to sign up in both places! COVA Coalition and friends Indivisible, Red Wine and Blue, Community Circles, Network NOVA, Virginia Grass...
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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 29/03/2025
When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Protest 3-14-25 #NowDC #14thNOW #Veterans
Protester holds a sign that says 
“GOP WANTS TO:
TAX VA DISABILITY PAYMENTS, END PAYMENTS FOR VETS RATED < 30%, MEANS TESTING FOR VA DISABILITY, REDUCE PAYMENTS BY 30% AT AGE 67, END VA HEALTHCARE FOR PRIORITY GROUPS 7 + 8 (1 MILLION VETS)
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Protest 3-14-25 #NowDC #14thNOW #Veterans
A protester wearing a green army helmet, camo pants, a shirt that says “DON'T BLAME ME. I didn't vote for the Coup-loving Cunt Grabber”, and a button that says “Black Voters Matter” is holding a sign with a large photo portrait of a young Marine in USMC dress blues in the center. The text around the photo says “Here's my fucking suit, How's that captain Bonespurs Trump”
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Protest 3-14-25 #NowDC #14thNOW #SocialSecurity
Protester holds sign that says:
“LET THE RULING CLASS
TREMBLE, OUR RESISTANCE IS REAL, WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE,
YOU REALLY WANT TO MESS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY? YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU'RE FUCKING WITH”
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The ‘can machines do creative writing’ thing is mostly a distraction from the use of the machines to go through text and images to cancel grants and put people on deportation lists
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Signs from Stand Up for Science 2025 protest in DC 03/07/25 🧵 #StandUpForScience2025 #USprotests #PROTEST
Protester sits on stairs near the Lincoln Memorial, their shirt says “Beneficiary of Trans Mice Studies”, a sign in front of them says “DOGE DOESN’T PASS PEER REVIEW”Protester holds sign that says “TICKED OFF ENTOMOLOGIST” with drawings of two ticks on itProtester holds sign that says “SCIENCE Saves Lives” “TRUMP & MUSK Ruin Them”Protester holds sign that says “SCIENCE PREVENTS BRAINWORMS” There is a drawing of a brain next to Lowly Worm (a character from Richard Scarry’s Busytown series)
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This is a great summary of what's going to happen with the budget and what can be done. Bottom line: CALL YOUR REPS Read the whole thread.
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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
“You can build all the dick rockets you want to go to Mars while you try to leave the rest of us on the burning Earth. We’re gonna take control. This is our world, and it’s our government, and it’s our money.” — Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president
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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I’m not sure the rest of the country fully grasps the panic and anger building in DC, MD, and VA. The entire economy of this area is about to collapse. Paychecks are stopping. Careers are ruined. Taxes are about to plummet. Yet no one seems able to stop this madness.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 18/02/2025
Elon Musk fired a disabled Veteran with 3 tours of duty from his job serving other Veterans at the VA. Elon’s companies get billions from defense contracts. He’s happy to profit off our servicemembers - but when he can no longer make money off them, he kicks them to the curb.
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SKG Murphy @bluelotusoftheeast.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Washington, D.C. yesterday. "Shut down the Senate, Shut down the Senate." Chanted for hours. More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E
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Skippy L @cjlevine13.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
8. It is difficult to overstate what a catastrophe this will be for the US research and education systems, particular in biomedical fields. It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses. The goal is destroy US universities.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
50501 protest in DC that took place near the Peace Monument after the USAID protest yesterday. #DC #Protest #50501
Protester wearing green Luigi hat and shirt that says “WOKE AF” “Eat the CEOs” is holding a sign that reads “Elon bought the United States for 41.27 Billion (Twitter)”. Another protester’s sign reads “Resist, act now, save America”View of crowd at the 50501 protest in Washington DC on Feb 5 2025. Someone is holding a large US Flag, another person is draped in a Transgender flag. Protest sign states “Hex your oppressors” Protest sign with a drawing of the Capitol building with red on the dome and running down the stairs, two large rats on either side are holding dollar bills in the their paws. The text reads “Fascist infestation”
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 06/02/2025
This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs. www.science.org/content/blog...
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Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Signs from today’s USAID protest in Washington DC #USprotests #USAID #PROTEST #DC #USAIDSavesLives
A child holds a sign that says “Both my parents lost their jobs thanks to President Musk, how does that make America great?” Another protestor behind him holds a sign that says “This is only the beginning…” Other protestors hold signs stating “Faces of foreign aid” with photos of people all over the world that USAID has helped. Sign on the left says “Pres Musk and Pres Trump how do you decide which laws to follow and which to ignore #SaveUSAID”, sign in the foreground says “Protect Trans People”. Protest sign says “No one voted for this fascism dork” next to a photo of Elon attempting to jump like an “X” at a Trump rally.  A large puppet of Trump in a brightly colored jesters outfit and hat is being held up among signs that say “USAID saves lives” and “Impeach the felon!”
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#USAID #PROTEST #DC #USAIDSavesLives
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#USAID #PROTEST #DC
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Paula McBeth @paulamcbeth.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
If you see this quote with flowers from your gallery
Close-up of two red Dahlia coccinea flowers in bloom surrounded by green foliage. Each has eight red petals streaked with orange and yellow highlights, with a yellow center. Taken at Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens in Washington D.C.
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