Citizens United + Unhinged billionaires = the end of democracy How much money do you think was spent, in total, for the 2024 election (Congress + POTUS)? $14.8B. Add in Musk’s Twitter buy and it’s $62.8B. Musk is worth $500B, was $334B on Election Day. They are stealing our democracy for profit.

He’s a psychopath. He’s humanly incapable of empathy.

These gangsters are using the email addresses of govt employees to send out messages to their address lists blaming Democrats for the shut down without their consent. Leave the damn civil servants who just want to do their jobs out of your illegal hackery.

The quiet side of the Urbanna Oyster Festival. It was a good day.

Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man

Friday morning RVA weather brief: Milder today, breezy this afternoon. Some showers expected overnight, but gone by dawn tomorrow, then more rain likely late Sunday afternoon into the evening. 60s to around 70 both days this weekend. Freeze is still on pace for Monday night (upper 20s).

I realize this prediction wasn’t especially difficult. But yes, it got worse. And it will continue to get worse. Vote every god damn enabler out of office.

"What color is the sky in your world?"

Quick math. If I gave you $1,000,000 (1 million) Every single hour of Every single day For your entire life... If you lived to be 100... that would be $876 billion... which is 2 billion LESS than the figure below. Musk is a James Bond villain to horde that kind of wealth.

If you made $45 million/year, you would have had to start working during the last glacial maximum to make this much money. There is no reason anyone should ever have anything near this amount of money.

Quick math. If I gave you $1,000,000 (1 million) Every single hour of Every single day For your entire life... If you lived to be 100... that would be $876 billion... which is 2 billion LESS than the figure below. Musk is a James Bond villain to horde that kind of wealth.

Not AI.

I'll say it again. The modern GOP is an organized crime syndicate.

Link to full statement (larger print): seansublette.substack.com/p/exiting-th...

A tough call, but I have decided to suspend my campaign for Virginia's 1st Congressional District in 2026. Deepest thanks to all who have supported this journey!

I'll keep repeating this truth. There are few industries that understand the complex realities of how climate change is affecting the world today more than insurance. Physical risk. Non-physical risk. Liability risk. Reputational risk. Etc. We see it. www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/brea...

Trump has about as much respect for The People's House as he does for the people.

Thursday morning RVA weather brief: Breezy, but not as much wind as yesterday. Some sprinkles are possible, but not likely on Saturday morning. Better chance at a few showers on Sunday. But neither of those days look especially wet. First real cold snap of the season comes next week.

In The Subtext this week: • Nice weekend kickoff • Sunday: Last rain chance for a while • Freeze likely next week

Welcome to the president’s mushy brain which is confused about which continent he’s supposed to be talking about.

DAY OF RECKONING is coming 11/3/2026! #Virginia #MidTerms #WaveWittmanGoodbye

So Meghan McCain wants to know how she’s supposed to raise her children in a state with an attorney general who said horrible things? Gosh Meghan, I don’t know. Maybe the same way you raise your children in a country with a president who says horrible things every day.👇

The Ingraham Angle is always obtuse.

After nearly 30 years in science and media, this is the analysis that tracks for me. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Wednesday morning RVA weather brief: A couple of weak systems pass through between now & late Sunday. Breezy today & Friday. Maye some sprinkles or light showers early Saturday and Sunday mornings, but nothing that looks like consistent rain. COLD to start next week. Freeze likely Monday night.

Tonight, was another reminder: there is no single mold for a Democratic winner. Progressives won. Moderates won. Rural, suburban, urban —they all won. Black, White, Latino, AAPI — they all won. We won in the East, South, Midwest and West. Victories in races from City Council to Governor.

And guess what. We can and we will gerrymandering much harder in every blue state. Don’t make us pull this car over to prove it.

I will sleep well tonight.

Of course, massive congratulations to @lesliemehta.bsky.social, flipping House of Delegates District 73 (western Chesterfield Co)!

Congratulations to @jess4va.com and @maynivar.com! Flipping seats in the House of Delegates!

Excellent! We will have a doctor in the House of Delegates!

As a Virginian, I rather like this thesis.

Excellent.

"Commonwealth over chaos" - Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger Hell yes!

The courts have directed Trump to fully fund SNAP benefits so more than 42 million people can put food on the table. POTUS has refused this order. Cruel doesn’t even begin to describe it. I’m fighting to make sure that every American receives the benefits they rely on.

I spent 11 great years at NASA Goddard. There are a lot of tremendously talented people there who push back the frontiers of knowledge every day. Closing/shrinking Goddard is a real tragedy, but it's part of an ongoing effort that will make the U.S. a laggard in science and technology.

Great to have @lesliemehta.bsky.social come by our polling precinct this afternoon! House of Delegates District 73 in Chesterfield County!

Quick story. Turns out, she is in commercial real estate and has had... ahem... dealings with 47. Stay on it, everyone.

"Madison assumed the republic’s scale & diversity would prevent the rise of dangerous majorities. What he couldn’t imagine was a communications system that could synchronize millions of people across that scale—a technology that would eliminate the very distance and dispersion his model relied on."

"These are not the actions of mature adults. They are examples of crude people displaying their incompetence as they flail about in jobs—including the presidency—for which they are not qualified."

If you run into any problems or have questions when casting your vote today, call the Election Protection Hotline.

It's why I got up at 4:15 this morning.

Good morning from Chesterfield County, Virginia! I'll be right here!

Should've been "Le_Louvre"

Hey friends down in VA -- if you care about science, Democracy, or the livability of our planet, please turn out tomorrow and vote for @abigailspanberger.com and the Democrats

Still unsure, Virginia? @ssurovell.bsky.social brings all the receipts. See the forest for the trees. Vote Jay Jones for Attorney General next week. Miyares is not the people's protector. Miyares protects power.

See you in the morning, Chesterfield County!