VA! The nation is watching us because we have the power to fight back. Make a plan to vote Saturday or Tuesday! If your ballot was mailed to you and you have not mailed it back yet, please consider taking your completed ballot to ensure it arrives in time. Let's go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsF0...

Donald Trump and Republicans enacted the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and SNAP because the nation simply “couldn’t afford” them. Now, the Trump Administration is seeking $200 billion to pursue their illegal, poorly planned war of choice against Iran. Absolutely not.

The House just defeated the Iran War Powers Resolution. A tragic mistake, but it is not a war authorization. Under the Constitution, Trump's war remains illegal without authorization from Congress. Congress shouldn't vote to fund a war it has not authorized—not another penny.

It’s here! Our side-by-side comparison of the money committee #VaBudget proposals is now live. See how the introduced, House, and Senate plans stack up compared to the current budget at: thecommonwealthinstitute.org/tci_research...

There’s a lot of noise about taxes right now. The truth 👉Many proposals would lower costs for most #Virginia families and help make our tax code more fair by getting millionaires to pay their #FairShare #VaLeg

The fed admin is turning plowshares into swords (so they can terrorize us & our neighbors) then pretending not to notice when people can't afford food. But in Hanover and around the country, people are saying it's too much. Thank you to everyone who organized & showed up to make this step happen

this reminds me of the way i’ve seen susan bro speak about her daughter, heather heyer. when a fascist murders your child, you aren’t allowed to just grieve. you have to defend their memory, even their very grave.

Because brave Minnesotans are staying in the streets in subzero temps and filming everything, we know this is happening. Of course it's not the first time our govt has murdered people in the streets. But it's outrageous every time, we have video, & the deportation machine is fundamentally wrong (1/2

Every single thing you're seeing from Minneapolis is as impressive as it looks. It is that brutally cold out. That is a stonking huge number of people. Those utterly filled city blocks are that outrageously Midwesternly wide and broad. Getting everyone there did push Metro Transit to the limit.

I'm so excited about the opportunity for #VaLeg & #VaGov to expand democracy in the workplace this year through broader collective bargaining rights. Our families and communities deserve the high road. Thanks to @ssurovell.bsky.social & @kathykltran.bsky.social for your leadership! #OrganizeTheSouth

Virginia lawmakers are poised to consider legislation extending full collective bargaining rights to public employees at all levels of state and local government. 👉 Strong unions make stronger communities 👈 EPI's @jensherer.bsky.social and @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social break it down

Some advice from someone who grew up in Baltimore where this happens more: If this pans out as a snow-then-sleet/ice storm, I suggest not shoveling until after the sleet/ice is finished. A layer of snow under the ice makes ice removal easier. And, yes, prepare for an extended power outage.

Hey, RVA. There's a Red Cup Rally happening tomorrow at 2309 W Broad St. #NoContractNoCoffee #Solidarity www.nocontractnocoffee.org

2) The 9 localities that make up Northern Virginia -- PWC, Manassas, MP, Loudoun, Fairfax County, Fairfax city, Falls Church, Arlington and Alexandria -- evicted the Republican Party from our delegation to the General Assembly. In 2026, they will have 0 members in the Senate and House of Delegates.

can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.

It's unconscionable that the Trump administration is withholding money for SNAP that their own department of agriculture said was available, and I'm glad many state AGs are suing to stop them from holding SNAP money hostage (it's too bad Miyares won't join and stand up for Virginians) (1/4)

These are moments when history is being made. In this election, a monumental watershed moment has arrived. “To be Muslim in New York is to expect indignity. But indignity does not make us distinct—there are many who face it. It is the tolerance of that indignity that does.” - Zohran Mamdani.

As always, @mpwrva.bsky.social says it better than I could: "We’re presented with a tragic metaphor in a nation where unpaid government workers stand in food lines, the government shutdown is threatening food assistance to nearly 42 million people, and the cost of Obamacare premiums... (1/2)

On the Capitol lawn in Richmond VA today.

BREAKING: The University of Virginia has become the fifth school to reject the "Compact for Academic Excellence" that was initially sent to nine universities.

💯 "Jewish Americans told us — by a margin of nearly 3 to 1 — that Trump manipulates antisemitism dishonestly, using it as an excuse to pause or cut university funding. Only about 1/4 of all Jews nationwide believe the president 'truly cares about protecting Jewish students on college campuses.' "

Do you want a real and tangible way to help folks with legal aid needs here in RVA? Do you want to get a bunch of games while you do it? These folks have put together a massive bundle of games, money goes to Central VA Legal Aid Society & the Legal Aid Justice Center.

This is all so horrific. This guy is legally here and has been for 25 years. But it seems he may have been caught once, over 4 years ago, driving without a license. Now, he is detained in prison indefinitely waiting to find out if he will be deported. He has a 17 year old soon who is terrified.

"I believe in living. I believe in birth. I believe in the sweat of love and in the fire of truth. And i believe that a lost ship, steered by tired, seasick sailors, can still be guided home to port.” ― Assata Shakur

Teachers in Virginia were paid just 2/3rds of what their peers in other professions made between 2019 and 2024. That's the 5th worst pay penalty in the country. We can do better. #FundOurSchools

I mean, we are living in two different realities now, and this really hasn't always been the case.

Crucially, there is STILL TIME TO STOP THIS. The Trump administration has proven legally incompetent and vulnerable to concerted pushback. But this only works if people who care about democracy refuse dooming, and realize they still have agency. www.vox.com/politics/462...

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

The H1-B visa thing is, like everything else in the Trump administration, set up to carve up exceptions for friends and punish enemies. It’s the authoritarian thru-line that stitches everything together.

The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters. Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence. These docs show she did not. www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...

Once again, Florida shows what’s waiting for other states that careen toward universal school vouchers: public schools that can’t pay teachers, school closures that dislocate communities, & budget woes from trying to fund two separate education systems. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Come work with me at @tcifiscal.bsky.social as our new communications & engagement associate! thecommonwealthinstitute.org/wp-content/u...

Everyone deserves a union. Congratulations to Fairfax County workers and SEIU 512! #OrganizeTheSouth #UnionsForAll

There were two herons tonight within eyeshot of the t-pott bridge on my walk with @tedheck.bsky.social . I'm going to be sad when Brown's Island is temporarily closed, but at least the bridge will stay open. #rva

Kilmar, speaking to “all the families who have been separated, or to all the families who have been threatened with family separation” near the end of his remarks: “God is with us, and God will never leave us. God will bring justice to all of you.”

📣“We shouldn’t have to go out there and do wrong to our own people.” 📣 43 African American soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas refused deployment for riot control at DNC in Chicago, #tdih 1968. Punished with court-martial, hard labor, & reductions in rank. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fo...

Glad to live in a city where the schools and school board have a lot of folks who are doing what they can.

"Despite predictions of substantial millionaire flight, the # of millionaires and ultra-wealthy individuals in Massachusetts grew significantly over the first two years the Fair Share Amendment was in place. The state has experienced revenue gains...that are more than double...initial expectations"

REMINDER: If billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid their fair share, we could afford to EXPAND benefits and strengthen Social Security’s customer service! Instead, Republicans are cutting Social Security and giving tax cuts to billionaires.

The richest people in the country got a massive tax break while Virginians who need help to afford health insurance got completely, utterly screwed by the federal Republicans who voted for the Big, Dumb Belching Bear Bill. Now Virginia’s government has to figure out how to clean up their mess.

Virginia Sec of Finance Cummings says at annual budget presentation that there's no impact from OBBB in FY2026. Because apparently people losing access to food assistance (shown in his own slide) doesn't matter

Things looking bad for jobs in Virginia--bear in mind that most federal workers who took "The Fork" don't actually become unemployed until September 28 (or end of December if in the second wave). Note espec. manufacturing jobs dismal here (despite the beloved "right to work").

In addition to the expected "Virginia is the best" content, #VaGov dropped the info that Virginia has had $2.5 Billion in federal grants delayed or cancelled this year. Although about $2.2 billion were eventually reinstated, that's a lot of uncertainty and turmoil

1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely. Here's why.

re: today's discourse in Va politics Words can have a different intent from impact, and impact matters. Historical movements can have a different intent from impact, and impact matters. Our fears are based in history & ongoing reality, and, children are starving today in Gaza.

I just sent this out. The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment. It is a choice not to heed them. Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.

This article is as clear and coherent about what is happening at Virginia institutions of higher education as anything I have read. It has nothing to do with antisemitism or civil rights; it is a coordinated and hostile political takeover.

"We feel an imperative to recognize and resist the Trump Administration’s weaponization of antisemitism against our university. As Jews, recognizing the signs of authoritarianism and the risks of letting them go unchallenged is a part of our heritage."

1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows How did the city do it? Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue