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@virginiae.bsky.social
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Happily retired teacher, lifelong reader, periodic blogger concerned for the future of democracy in these United States and around the world. I love the beach, dogs, long walks, & gardening. #TwitterQuitter #FledX #Resist #NoDMs

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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: 20260418_petition_evergreen_petition_vanfs_BB. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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The VA was created for one reason: to take care of the men and women who served their country in uniform. From battle wounds to mental health services, the VA is supposed to be there when vete...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Public libraries are receiving a clear mandate from voters this November: when presented with the choice, communities are willing to invest in their information infrastructure, programming, and future. www.everylibrary.org/what_a_week_... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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What A Week for Libraries
Your donations and support helped make these wins possible!
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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Broadway for Orlando - What the World Needs Now is Love
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from military Academy libraries under orders from Pete Hegseth. www.everylibrary.org/596dod via ‪@everylibrary.bsky.social‬
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The 596 Books Banned by the Department of Defense
This is a coordinated purge of literature that reflects the diverse realities of American families and students.
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨 Don’t let the USPS fall into privatizers’ hands. The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers!📬 Take 30 seconds to act: actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
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URGENT ACTION - send a message on the USPS
The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General. The appointment of a FedEx board member ...
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Help draw the line on book bans in Huntington Beach, California. action.everylibrary.org/linehuntington via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬
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Drawing a Line in Huntington Beach
Election day is June 10th and we're running out of time to stop the lies from book banners and extremists.
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
HB4 and SB6, two severe anti-library bills in Alabama, are dead. EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities. bit.ly/43zT8Ap via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬
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The Advocacy Partnership that Defeated Two Bad Alabama Bills
EveryLibrary is so proud to be part of this kind of advocacy partnership.
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guns down america @gunsdownamerica.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
If you're under the impression that guns could make your home safer, that's because the gun industry sold you a story to sell you a gun. We understand more than anyone the desire to feel safe – which is why you should know that living in a gun-free home is the way forward☀️
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guns down america @gunsdownamerica.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
U.S. Law Shield and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association sell insurance that covers legal fees if you injure or murder someone in "self defense." The people who pay for it are being encouraged to shoot more freely at their neighbors. Learn more: guns-down.org/selfdefenseinsurance
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🚨 Don’t let the USPS fall into privatizers’ hands. The Board of Governors is picking the next Postmaster General — tell them: NO privatizers! 📬 Take 30 seconds to act: #USMailNotForSale actionnetwork.org/letters/post...
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URGENT ACTION - send a message on the USPS
The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General. The appointment of a FedEx board member ...
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Huntington Beach, California, has become ground zero for MAGA's relentless attacks on American libraries and your right to read.  We need people like you to take action and help us fight back! bit.ly/43kclVl via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬
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Library Supporters are Taking on MAGA in Huntington Beach
They need your help today!
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Anytime a Republican claims he's reading the Constitution, it's because he's looking for loopholes.
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
🧵 1/2 Each time comments like these go unchecked and unquestioned by anyone from the GOP, we slide closer to the time that we won’t be able to save our democracy. No one, let alone a convicted felon be allowed to say that a US Senator “should be charged with treason
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Ramona Grigg @ramonagrigg.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
What job? Trump has never seen the presidency as a 'job', only as an opportunity.
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Virginia @virginiae.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Great platform. I’d vote for you!
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Senator Molly Cook @mollyfortexas.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The worst anti-vaccine bill of this session, SB 1887, is up for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services committee. It would ban all mRNA vaccines in Texas, with a carve out only for cancer and genetic treatments. We’ll update y’all after. #txlege #healthcare #nurse #texas #healthcare
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/05/2025
It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Fed Chair Jerome Powell on the decision for the Federal Reserve to not lower interest rates: "We are in the right place to wait and see how things evolve. We don't feel like we need to be in a hurry...There's so much uncertainty."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/05/2025
Casar: "I've knocked on 1000s of doors and not a single time has someone said, 'Thank God you're here. I want to ask about trans people fencing'..what the hell are we doing? We are here bc MTG thinks if she picks on trans folks, she can avoid having a discussion about allegations of insider trading"
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I don’t have anything close to $1.98 gas near me. How about you? 🤨
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/05/2025
once again my full throated support and endorsement for any democrat who pursues criminal legal accountability for the DOGE boys. and i’d be fine with shipping these guys to the Hague
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 07/05/2025
If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/05/2025
Powell: "If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they are likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
MAGA cultists are like hypnotized sheep following their Dear Leader.
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Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov · 07/05/2025
This administration lacks a significant amount of critical thinking. Throwing sh*t at the wall and seeing what sticks is not gonna fly when it’s Americans' well-being on the line.
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Elle Chase, CSE, ABS, CLC @theellechase.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Pete Buttigieg is a master of deft communication, breaking down misunderstood ideas into accurate but easily digestible protein bars for the masses. In short, I want @petebuttigieg.bsky.social to explain the end of Lost to me.
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Rep. Haley Stevens @rephaleystevens.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
"They should be trying to support people who need support, and if people don't need support, they should just let them live their lives." Proud of these Michiganders for speaking out against the disrespect and uncertainty that this administration continues to cause. www.freep.com/story/news/e...
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Michigan autistic teens react to RFK's comments: 'Every person has value'
Young people in Michigan refuted comments made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about autism.
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ChristyCrow77 🏳️‍🌈✨🐦‍⬛ @mschristycox77.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/k... Kristi Noem comes to Illinois to berate our governor. JB warns constituents to lock up their pets for the day. The dumbest people in the state were in Springfield today. It almost looks like they are filming walker Texas ranger or heat of the night.
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Kristi Noem blasts JB Pritzker in Springfield, Illinois governor responds
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Springfield, where she blasted Illinois' sanctuary state policies and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's leadership.
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tamrakat @tamrakat.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 08/05/2025
Hey, JD Vance
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
MAGA is already big mad at the new American Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, for saying that JD Vance is wrong. 🤣
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Enten: This is down 21%. They really don't like the tariffs. And we know they really don't like the tariffs because Canadian summer air bookings to places in Canada actually up actually up 6%.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/05/2025
Steny Hoyer: "Is this infantile bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico really this House's top priority? *phone rings* I think Saturday Night Live just called me. They want me on."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/05/2025
That means empty shelves, an economic slowdown, and layoffs, actually.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Bravo Senator Markey and what a disappointment that this is the first mention of the public’s rights
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025
Eighty years ago, enemies laid down their arms. Since then, we, Europeans, have built something extraordinary: a Union of peace, democracy, and solidarity. An anchor of stability. Our Union was born as a peace project, and it remains one today.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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NPR @npr.org · 08/05/2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
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Former CDC staff warn of "a five alarm fire"
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
CBS: Trump's family net worth has increased $2.9 billion in the last 6 months… But, your family gets 2 dolls and 5 pencils. Enjoy. 😎✨
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/05/2025
TOMORROW: The Senate is expected to vote on a crypto bill that would enable Trump to keep accepting bribes from billionaires, corporations, and foreign governments. We can block S.394 if every Democrat votes no but that’s not a sure thing right now, so your senators need to hear from you. 👇
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CALL NOW: Stop Trump’s Crypto Corruption
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Is this who we are? newschannel9.com/news/local/f...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 08/05/2025
Elon Musk can promote all his business interests as a "special government employee" and all his government decisions serve his business purposes. This isn't just a "conflict of interest." It's a total convergence of his interests.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
DHS Sec Kristi Noem testifying on DHS budget today, and Sen. Chris Murphy begins by eviscerating everything she's been doing so far. "You are illegally refusing to spend funds appropriated by this Congress... Routinely violating the rights of immigrants... Your agency acts as if laws don't matter."
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