Great interview with @cleanvirginia.org Exec Dir @brennangilmore.bsky.social, who does an excellent job explaining “regulatory capture”, where a monopoly utility uses donations to buy the politicians and laws it needs to expand its profits and limit its regulations. From @brandonjarvis.bsky.social

Huge shout out this morning to @brennangilmore.bsky.social & @cleanvirginia.org ! 8 years ago, it seemed impossible to put forth candidates in VA who could remain principled & competitive w/o accepting money from corporate utilities (who then would exert power over laws, decision making, etc).

Haven’t gotten Tom on here yet, but here’s another nudge for Jay Jones for AG!!!! Be sure you vote today!!

I've known Jay Jones for years, and his character and experience will make him an excellent Attorney General for Virginia. I hope you'll join me in supporting him today.

While Jay Jones has pledged independence from corporate polluters, Shannon Taylor has taken $650,000 from Dominion Energy. Virginia leaders say it’s an ethical red flag. richmond.com/news/state-r...

🚨NEW: A coalition of Virginia lawmakers is calling on Shannon Taylor to explain why she accepted $650,000 from Dominion Energy while running for Attorney General — the largest utility donation in a competitive race in U.S. history. The conflict of interest is undeniable.

Proud to join public servants across Virginia in urging Shannon Taylor to take this pledge before next week’s election. Attorney General is the People’s Lawyer and a major consumer protector. This should be an easy ethics call.

If elected AG, Shannon Taylor should recuse herself from cases involving Dominion and regulated utilities — given the $650K+ they’ve already given her. Virginians need to know their Attorney General works for the public, not a private company.

Looks like Dominion Energy has decided to go “all in” for Shannon Taylor in the Virginia AG race Jay Jones has an advantage in Hampton Roads which should give him a good base of votes Taylor needs the money to go on air in the expensive DC media market to have a chance

I always need to remind myself whenever I pay my dominion bill that the money is not only going to fossil fuel projects but massive election contributions and lobbying expenses that I do not support.

Dominion just dumped $375k into AG candidate Shannon Taylor’s campaign while trying to raise electric bills over $21/month. We just launched a new TV ad to hold her accountable. Watch it now: youtu.be/C6EoqWb-DGI?... Because the Attorney General should protect Virginians, not corporate polluters.

One has to wonder why dominion is so eager to keep Jay out of office?

What makes me the most annoyed about this is that Taylor doesn’t seem to think there’s anything to the AG’s job except criminal prosecution, so why does Dominion money matter? The OAG is a largely civil position and the only defense most citizens have against abusive industry.

Well this is damn near one of the most batshit things I’ve ever read amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

Gotta love it out here in the Wild West of campaign finances, where the "regulated monopoly" gives boatloads of money to both those writing the laws to regulate them and to those who would take them to court for violating the laws that regulate them. 🤦🏻‍♀️

"Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication." prospect.org/power/2025-0...

"Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year."

President Biden claimed Unite the Right inspired his campaign, but never made time to visit Charlottesville before or after he won. Now this prosecutor wants you to know she "went after" neo-Nazis but doesn't tell you how the story ends...

A periodic plea to politicians: Please stop using Unite the Right footage in your ads — especially if you failed to convict the Nazis.

“don’t panic” -that timeless chestnut that has always served to calm markets

🔭 New comet in the sky Discovered in SOHO satellite images in late March, comet SWAN25F was reported by Michael Mattiazzo on April 1. It's moving rapidly through the constellation Pegasus and has already been confirmed by observers worldwide. Image Kumagya Kimura 🧵

1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse. 2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report." 3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes." This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.

Fox News on tariff chaos: 🙈🙉🙊

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Elon Musk has been a walking SEC violation for a decade and no one cared. The entire Trump era could have been avoided if the US took white collar crime anywhere near as seriously as it does low level drug crime.

I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that the nation that elected these monsters is also full of cowards

Harvard has a $52 billion endowment. It can fucking stand up to Trump.

The thing about laws is we can all read them ourselves. Wisconsin’s laws call this “election bribery” and it’s a Class I felony.

🚨This. Is. How. You. Do. It. 🚨

that is quite a CME, holy

turns out checks and balances was a reference to what you need to buy elections

What an incredible mission. The deluge of data has changed our understanding of the Milky Way, and we have so much more still to process!

These clowns are going to get service members killed

Last night’s solar eclipse, nearing totality

Social media has thoroughly wrecked this country.

The new(ish) Count of Monte Cristo is fabulous

We already had Americans in Ukraine. They’re called USAID.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

So Russia won the Cold War after all

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States theonion.com/fbi-unc...

“Roem, a former journalist, has consistently advocated for better Freedom of Information Act processes since she first took office in the Virginia General Assembly as a delegate in 2018. She opposes new FOIA exemptions & has successfully championed improvements...” www.insidenova.com/news/politic...

The reply email inbox for this “what did you do last week” email is [email protected], so, you know, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere with their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit

We’re the spider eaters now

#CometWatch Promising newly-discovered comet with perihelion on 8 November 2025. Q-perihelion of 0.528AU. minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25...

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.