Thank you @samrasoul.bsky.social for speaking out. Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, & others in VA are working hard to #DeFlock. A July 2025 law set guardrails for ALPR data security, but agencies statewide have broken it 100s of times through undefined searches & giving data to 800 out-of-state agencies.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y97r... File this one under metaphors for organized resistance!

www.youtube.com/shorts/BftbO... Best explainer video yet! Way to go Virginia for passing Pliug-in legislation!

I asked Cline to vote for HCR 38. On Wednesday he replied: "Based on publicly available information, the United States is not currently engaged in active hostilities with Iran, nor are U.S. Armed Forces in a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated..."

The meaning — and the duty — of a first virginiamercury.com/2025/11/05/t...

Critical race in Rockingham County, the school board with the second highest book banning rate in Virginia. www.wmra.org/2025-10-21/r...

Follow link within this article to sign a letter calling on RCSchool board to censure Matt Cross! hburgcitizen.com/2025/10/14/d...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit newrepublic.com/article/2016... via @newrepublic.com

Stop saying "the clean energy revolution is inevitable" "This greed-driven slow-down is going to cause climate chaos, unless a mass movement of people organize to remove policy barriers to renewable energy development." heated.world/p/stop-sayin...

Don't tread on me open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

I might be inclined to say we of the 6th district are represented by a parrot, but I have too much respect for avian intelligence! Thanks again #clinewatch #bencline #6thdistrict clinewatch.com/2025/08/05/c...

Unite and Rise! m.youtube.com/shorts/KcptR...

“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”- #TomLehrer R.I.P. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzR...

Who are the brain police? Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

This legislation has bipartisan support!! Sign the petition through this link. Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-newsl...

Sen. Whitehouse explains why Dems walked out of Emil Bove hearing

Last Day Today (for the moment)! Boycott Corporate agriculture, donate to #UnitedFarmWorkers Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know open.substack.com/pub/fafonews...

“Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution of 1776 is complete.” -John Lewis #harrisonburg #rockinghamcountyva John Lewis’s Enduring Example open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

"BUT THERE"S STILL MORE TO PROTECT!" -emphasis added! #rescissions #partneresinhealth

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations. On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward. social.demcast.com/s/L87g4cvz

Spot the Moth 🧐

An articulate description of a working class existence, and the anticipated impact of the big horrible bill. #bencline #"bigbeautiful" www.dnronline.com/opinion/open...

"All this suggests that there is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word “power,” offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy."☀️Don't miss this hopeful & thought-provoking New Yorker article by @billmckibben.bsky.social

Here’s to the healers

Rev. William Barber: “[The big rob the poor bill] is not a mistake. This is policy violence. This is policy murder. That’s why we brought these caskets today.” #moralmondays #medicaid youtu.be/4Ves5Odh43Y

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON - Host Calls” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...

So, a man who arrived in the US. from Castro's Cuba in 1966--the year the Supremes recorded "You Can't Hurry Love" and that Astroturf debuted--is now dead in an ICE deportation camp. newrepublic.com/article/1974...

Read this and weep. Then demand change!! www.ice.gov/news/release...

Propose an Amendment To Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill!! act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...

Square Saturday at noon (more info below) No Genocide In Gaza Court Square Downtown H’burg Saturday Noon June 21 Speeches & Open Mic Bring Signs, Water Bottles, Umbrellas for Shade, Family Friendly Facilitated by Peace Praxis – the Shenandoah Valley Antiwar Coalition

Donate by June 30 to have your gift matched. Global health is at risk. Together, we can make sure no one is left behind. 🌐 act.pih.org/fill-the-gap

Lifesaving health programs are vanishing. But we are still standing with patients and communities. Here's how your support helps fill the gap 🧵

As Leonard Cohen asked, You Want it Darker? She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election. open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

Staunton showed up!

“We’re not a king at all, thank you very much” -DJT, 6/12/25 Note the evil savant's uncanny summoning of the regal we. #nokings #staunton www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

#nokingsday #staunton

Votes could happen as soon as the week of June 9. We don’t have time to wait. We need to act now. Contact your members of Congress today and tell them: Vote NO on the June 3 rescissions package. Every voice matters. It only takes a minute. Use this easy tool to call: act.pih.org/global-healt...

Massive Resistance!!! #nokings #stauntonva #shenandoahvalley thirdact.org/blog/what-we...

#madleen #flotilla #gaza #greta

publicdomainreview.org/collection/p... Since overcoming the autocratic takeover demands bold ideas that improve all lives, maybe it's time to dust off this foundational work of the progressive era!! Endorsed by Einstein, Tolstoy, Emma Lazarus!!! #progressive #climateaction

See You in the Streets!!