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Refugee from the social media wars. Give me facts & truth or give me silence. I read.
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FairDistrictsPA.com
2 days ago
PA's founders said "the people possess an inalienable & indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish their government." Now we're asking to repair a system distorted by decades of self-interest. We're asking legislative leaders: give HB 31/SB 131 a vote.
gettysburgconnection.org/pennsylvania...
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Pennsylvania Has Made the Case for Independent Redistricting. It’s Time Our Legislators Represent Us!! - Gettysburg Connection
For almost a decade, over 6,000 Pennsylvania volunteers, led by Fair Districts PA and their allies, have been doing the hard, unglamorous work democracy
https://gettysburgconnection.org/pennsylvania-has-made-the-case-for-independent-redistricting-its-time-our-legislators-represent-us/
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Tim Lambert
2 days ago
Happy Friday, friendos. Are you ready for tomorrow? You know...Valentine's Day? As you ponder your procrastination, here's the best song I heard on my commute to work: "Did you know I could claim the dreamer from the dream? Make you feel Everything you've never even seen"
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Fontaines D.C. - Favourite (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fontaines DC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a_vpigwDb4
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reposted by
League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area
2 days ago
The SAVE America Act is part of a coordinated effort to make voting harder for eligible Americans. These bills are not about election security. They are about restricting access to the ballot & deciding who gets to participate in our democracy. ACT NOW!
bit.ly/4rajB0V
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PA Constitution, Article 1:
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reposted by
League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area
11 days ago
Yesterday the House Speaker echoed electoral conspiracy results that “just look on its face to be fraudulent.” This is madness built on momentum to pass a more restrictive voting act that could disenfranchise millions of voters. SAY NO TO CONGRESS. AGAIN!
www.lwv.org/take-action/...
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And Tioga County is heard from! For
@fairdistrictspa.bsky.social
in Harrisburg on Groundhog Day. Legislators please, show support for HB 31 and SB 131.
11 days ago
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@fairdistrictspa.bsky.social
at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Jan 17 to remind our state legislators that partisan gerrymandering is wrong—no matter which party does it!
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This was a worthwhile listen.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
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Opinion | This Rural Congresswoman Thinks Democrats Have Lost Their Minds. She Has a Point.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/opinion/marie-gluesenkamp-perez.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
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FairDistrictsPA.com
about 2 months ago
Want to help move PA closer to this Christmas/holiday wish? Sign the petition in support of an independent redistricting commission:
tinyurl.com/FairDistrict...
If you've signed, please share it!
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area
about 2 months ago
This holiday, we celebrate the enduring legacy of our democracy—a gift passed down through generations, protected by vigilance & unwrapped at the ballot box. Wishing you a peaceful season of reflection as we prepare to keep the promise of self-governance alive in the year ahead.
@lwvus.bsky.social
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Today, in @waspost.com
about 2 months ago
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No goddam kings.
about 2 months ago
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area
2 months ago
Persistence pays! Congratulations. The League of Indiana has been one of the central organizations challenging gerrymandering for more than a decade, working both through policy advocacy and direct legal action. Commit with us today:
bit.ly/4g5RcEq
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In a new report by
@cityandstatepa.bsky.social
, readers learn that “State Senate Republican leaders Joe Pittman and Kim Ward, and state House Democratic leaders Joanna McClinton and Matt Bradford, had among the lowest effectiveness scores in either [PA legislative] chamber.” Just sayin’.
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City & State PA (@cityandstatepa.bsky.social)
Specializing in PA government, politics & policy news, get our First Read newsletter - going out every weekday by 7:15AM - here: http://cityandstatepa.com/newsletters
https://cityandstatepa.bsky.social
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area
5 months ago
“The federal government's secretive and unlawful collection and consolidation of Americans' personal data is a clear example of the constitutional crisis we are living through."–Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters.
www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...
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@lwvva.bsky.social
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Opinion: "The lessons: Persist. Talk to people you despise. Bring international pressure, particularly from the United States. Don’t push for a military solution before attaining a political settlement; disarmament can wait."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
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Opinion | How to Stop a War
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/opinion/northern-ireland-war-gaza-resolution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
5 months ago
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Oh boy! This opinion writer takes a step into good governance. Don’t tell the PA GOP that ranked choice voting would [could] benefit them. Ignorance is bliss.
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/06/o...
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OPINION: Roads To Fairer Representation In Congress … - Coal Region Canary
Opinion columnist Lisa Von Ahn says gerrymandering enables bad lawmaking, and only nationwide reforms like banning partisan redistricting and adopting ranked-choice voting can protect democracy from T...
https://coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/06/opinion-von-ahn-gerrymandering-reforms-ranked-choice-voting/
5 months ago
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Complex, these arguments, especially considering what happened to “the right,” or “the conservatives” who simply became liars. But essentially I agree.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
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Opinion | Why I Am Not a Liberal
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/opinion/liberal-conservative-left-right-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
5 months ago
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Tell it, LWV. But NOT just Black and Brown voters. ALL voters lose their voices if any voters lose their voices. We don’t need to stand for it.
add a skeleton here at some point
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reposted by
League of Women Voters of the US
6 months ago
Governor Newsom is ‘dead wrong’ on the League of Women Voters. We are aligned with voters. Period. (1/5)
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LauraFT
6 months ago
Keep the wins coming! We are counting on the Courts - ALL OF THEM - to
#DoTheRightThing
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Self Respect Is priceless?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/a...
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Eric Cartman, Welcome (for Now) to the Resistance
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/arts/television/south-park-trump-administration-paramount.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
6 months ago
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reposted by
FairDistrictsPA.com
7 months ago
#Redistricting
should center constituents & communities, not political parties & party leaders.
#txlege
power grab is dangerous & wrong.
#gerrymandering
other states in response would set a dangerous precedent during crucial moment for US democracy.
www.commoncause.org/california/p...
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yea. Give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize if he figures out the Middle East: video by Megan Stack & Sam Ellis
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
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Opinion | Trump, if You Pull This Off, You Deserve a Nobel
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/opinion/iran-israel-trump-peace.html?smid=url-share
7 months ago
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Lone star ticks are aggressive and can speedily follow a human target if they detect them. “They will hunt you, they are like a cross between a lentil and a velociraptor,” said a conservationist who lives in the Washington DC area.
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/lone-star-ticks-increase-climate-crisis
8 months ago
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SOME people are still trying to lift us rather than sink us. Just sayin’.
penncapital-star.com/2025/06/24/r...
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Former governors say bipartisan unity key to rebuffing questionable federal policy • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
In a country flooded by a never-ending wave of talking heads, pundits and fiery social media posts, two bipartisan former governors said the solution to America’s political gridlock may be more talkin...
https://penncapital-star.com/2025/06/24/repub/former-governors-say-bipartisan-unity-key-to-rebuffing-questionable-federal-policy/?emci=a4b7eda3-2351-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c
8 months ago
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Can we pul-leeze end Gerrymandering for GOOD?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CK4...
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A birthday message from the Gerry in 'gerrymandering'
YouTube video by Common Cause NC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CK4KtoZklc
9 months ago
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David Brooks on the moral contempt he is trying to suppress. Sadly, I think he is right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/opinion/trump-vance-morality.html?smid=bs-share
9 months ago
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I am so not interested in a man for president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
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Is Every Top Democrat Running for President?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/politics/democrats-2028-presidential-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
9 months ago
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In a world where the most outrageous political crimes take place regularly, I reserve a special place for Israel. Looking at you and seeing…a failure of that essence we call ‘heart.’ You will never win.
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https://win.tab
9 months ago
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I am so far beyond “tolerate.” This is a crime against humanity. Shame on Israel. Shame.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...
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Israel’s Allies Condemn Expansion of Gaza War
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/world/middleeast/israel-allies-denounce-gaza-offensive.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
9 months ago
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Come to Marietta to celebrate the city, the Spring, and living in PA. @Fair Districts PA will be there! Stop by our booth and say hi!
9 months ago
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Lancaster, PA. LWV Lancaster showing children how to make a habit of voting …this time on ice cream!
9 months ago
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@lwvus.bsky.social
inviting children to VOTE…on their favorite flavor of ice cream…because a habit of voting yields results
9 months ago
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The Pope and Pachamama
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Colm Tóibín · The Pope and Pachamama
Pope Leo, thus far in his life, has been skilled at placing himself in the middle whenever there are warring factions....
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n09/colm-toibin/the-pope-and-pachamama
9 months ago
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Congratulations to
@thenewyorker.bsky.social
for THREE Pulitzer Prizes in one year. Many thanks for doing such remarkable reporting!
10 months ago
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reposted by
Jack Jenkins
10 months ago
BREAKING: For the second time in two weeks, clergy and faith leaders have been arrested while praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, part of a larger protest against the GOP-led budget.
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LNP | LancasterOnline
10 months ago
The Historic Mifflin House, a Wrightsville farmhouse that sheltered freedom seekers fleeing from slavery in the 1800s, joined the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom program last week.
lanc.news/3GT4yGp
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Historic Mifflin House gets national recognition as Underground Railroad site
The Historic Mifflin House, a Wrightsville farmhouse that sheltered freedom seekers fleeing from slavery in the 1800s, joined the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom program last week.
https://lanc.news/3GT4yGp
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Congratulations
@propublica.org
on your Pulitzer Award this year! The piece that won was truly a cut above. Brava!
10 months ago
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Congratulations
@nytimes.com
on your FOUR Pulitzer Awards this year. Richly deserved by your remarkable and indefatigable reporters. Bravo!
10 months ago
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What did we do to deserve this man? DO we deserve him?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/m...
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‘The Interview’: Ocean Vuong was Ready to Kill. A Moment of Grace Changed His Life.
The poet and novelist on the real reason he became a writer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/magazine/ocean-vuong-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
10 months ago
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Is Trump waging a war on dolls? via WaPo On Wed, Trump predicted during a Cabinet meeting that higher prices caused by tariffs will mean “children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls.” What? No excess? But WHY?
10 months ago
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Pictures from Where the Senses Encounter the World by Ocean Vuong in The New Yorker. Language and photos to bathe in.
10 months ago
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PA voters! Last day to register for the primary is May 5. You can only vote your own party’s candidates. If you aren’t sure, check your registration status here:
links.pahousenews.com/q/jRxNNV1D_p...
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Check My Registration Status
Check My Registration Status
https://links.pahousenews.com/q/jRxNNV1D_pf0XBhQed3WS-pSD8jjpuvHhO7ZcOJcGF0cm9vbjNAZ21haWwuY29tw4gVBjEy-lDf64L_wxVeqOStwlYRzA
10 months ago
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David Brooks knocks it on the head.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Single Stroke of Brilliance
His initiative has been the key to much of his success, but lacking any sense of prudence, he does not understand the difference between a risk and a gamble.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/opinion/trump-administration-energy-strength-weakness.html?smid=bs-share
10 months ago
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This says a lot about us. Look at PA!
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Opinion | The House’s Republican edge is gone. But the gerrymander lives.
For the first time in two decades, the efficiency gap is close to zero.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/house-gerrymandering-bias-republicans-democrats/
10 months ago
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Had a Red Anjou pear today that shocked me with its sweetness and its firm wet flesh. Is there anything better than a ripe fruit?
10 months ago
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What a great opinion piece: Pennsylvania is in dire need of more in-person early voting options
penncapital-star.com/election-202...
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Pennsylvania is in dire need of more in-person early voting options • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Commentary: Pennsylvania is in dire need of more in-person early voting.
https://penncapital-star.com/election-2025/commentary-pennsylvania-is-in-dire-need-of-more-in-person-early-voting-options/
10 months ago
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