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Smart strategic giving--rather than one race, pool your money with others to fund whole Dem slates w/one click. @charlesgaba.com has done all the legwork. 96% to candidates; 4% to credit card fees; 0% to Charles. If you can, make a small recurring donation to support his work too. I do.

#TCMParty I’m not on here much because of illness + my vision varies from poor to absent these days, although occasionally I can see ok in my right eye. Gotta reserve “seeing time” for survival needs as much as possible. Wish I could post all my great finds like this ⤵️ but I just can’t. Miss y’all!

More good info from candidates on Blue Virginia blog, too: bsky.app/profile/blue...

Given Ed Dept asks they are clearly looking for paperwork violations they can hit Brown for, not real safety issues, eg full audit trails of every underage drinking disciplinary case the last five years. The 1990 Clery Act theoretically imposes huge fines for recordkeeping lapses

Fairfax County Voters - Go to www.hd17votes.com to learn about the 4 candidates in the race and find out how to vote online or in-person tomorrow December 28th. Reminder: Deadline to register to vote online is today at 5:00 PM!

HD17 Democratic Candidates’ Responses to Blue Virginia Questionnaire (Posted as They’re Received) bluevirginia.us/2025/12/hd17...

Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”

Trevor Noah is one of the best interviewers. He actually is informed on subjects and tries to understand the interviewee's position on topics. No gotcha questions. This interview with Pete Buttigieg is a good example--once you get past talk about beards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou2K...

vance is a genuine lunatic

In less than ONE month, my administration will get to work to enact our Affordable Virginia Agenda. Working with our General Assembly, we’ll lower healthcare, energy, and housing costs in 2026 — and beyond. It’s time to put Virginia families first.

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For now, the most important thing you can do is submit a public comment about the harm these proposed rules would cause. Your comments may not ultimately sway this transphobic regime, but they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇

The sheer disregard shown by this regime for the humanity of trans kids and their families is breathtakingly cruel. The Dr. Oz-run Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed two rules that would severely restrict access to gender affirming care for young Americans.

Here's the deal, says USDOJ to states: we're going to send you lists of voters we think are ineligible, and you're going to take them off the rolls. That "would hand the federal govt a major role in election admin, a responsibility that belongs to the states under the U.S. Constitution." [Stateline]

In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pete Buttigieg reminds travelers of their rights while throwing shade at the current administration - buff.ly/RcYg927

Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.

Merry Christmas, Frens!!!!

Merry Christmas, New York City 🎄🗽 [Animation by Sarah Elawad]

This is a few years out of date and the name of the bill is awful (I always liked “Americare” as an earlier version was called by Pete Stark), but this is my preferred pathway, FWUW. acasignups.net/24/12/17/rea...

Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building - POLITICO share.google/b5w7d1qTLmBW...

For all those who are celebrating in Virginia and around the world: May your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day be full of warmth, joy, and the love of family and friends. Merry Christmas!

Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel. "Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."

It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born. From the NPR archives.

BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it

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And there goes MAGA’s latest talking point.

A quick reminder during this busy travel season to know your rights as a passenger. Please be kind, be safe, and have a great holiday season!

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If you want to know more about CECOT, this story — featuring some excellent reporting from "60 Minutes" in the Before Times — can fill you in.

I have never, once in my career, heard of a news org responding to a decline-to-comment with, “Well, we’ll hold it until you do.” The reason is obvious — it gives the subject of your story a pocket veto.

🔥WOW— Sharyn Alfonsi to her @60Minutes colleagues: “Bari Weiss spiked it without a call to discuss… a political decision… we have effectively handed Trump a kill switch… we go from an investigative powerhouse to a STENOGRAPHER FOR THE STATE… corporate censorship…”

Fun fact: It’s easy to keep premiums low when you only have to insure healthy people.

This simple post may have already gotten more attention in 5 hours than almost anything else I’ve written about healthcare policy in the past 12 years.

I cannot emphasize enough that the White House has no authority to withhold funds from the Smithsonian. It can, however, try to persuade/threaten Congress to reduce future funding.

Anti-equality politicians have made it clear: Their obsession with trans youth will not end. Protect trans youth by submitting a comment on Trump and RFK Jr.’s proposed rules that aim to severely restrict access to health care for trans youth: hrc.im/comment

Final Federal Fallout of 2025 Thanks to guests and listeners this year The challenge in politics is understanding the present GOP learned it isn’t 2024 forever And Dems should remember same thing for 2025 We’ll see what 2026 has in store podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

In both the December and September AtlasIntel polls, Pete Buttigieg has extremely high net favorability. ⬇️

Guest: A responsible DOJ would have had a press conference, and they would have talked through the measures they took. You know that there is a problem when they do this through a short-form announcement on Fox News that doesn't answer any of that.

Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill, @oriana.bsky.social reports www.notus.org/congress/mcb...

Please read www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

WATCH: DuBois & Dickerson sign off from Bari Weiss’ CBS News(max) for the last time

I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...

Okay what the actual fuck this actually looks hilarious youtu.be/ZfNLApPCa8E

Kennedy and his team aren’t about “medical freedom” Their announcements today were offensive to the concept of individual autonomy and direct, prejudiced, ideological attacks on the transgender community and childhood health. Let’s speak in unison. It’s wrong, and it won’t stand.

They say they’re protecting kids. They’re not. They’re harming these kids by blocking their access to health care. These comments make clear what this is about: Eliminating *all* trans people of all ages. If they get away with it with trans people, they’re coming for you next.

Trump: “One year ago, our country was dead!” The Economist, one year ago: