There's a perverse symbolism in the legacy of White racism sheltering under the bowers of all African Americans have done for this country while patiently waiting for the chance to go back to insisting we are a drain upon their society and that they never needed us at all.

Two of the most important biomedical breakthroughs came from science of the Gila lizard venom (GLP-1s) and yogurt (CRISPR genome editing). "The system that turned that lizard into a medicine is now being dismantled." gift link nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...

“…those are millions of gallons of water being diverted away from our rivers and streams during the peak of summer, when flows are the lowest and water is most needed. It’s especially concerning when most of the state is in a severe drought, as we are now…” #valeg virginiamercury.com/2026/06/19/f...

Our local libraries also have museum/parks passes, bicycle repair kits, blood pressure monitors, seeds, instruments, and more that can be checked out.

Field Day at my kid’s elementary, which was also my elementary. Not sure whether to be aghast or impressed that they’re still using the same yarn balls 40 years later.

yes. change the statute on which this decision turned and redistrict according to the legitimacy conferred by the people of the state

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

Air pollution does not stay within county lines. Reminder that the proposed plant will also impact air quality in Scottsville, Esmont, and Keswick.

Oof. "The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm." -- The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"A tree may not have advanced degrees, nor even neurons to give it voice, but its genius as an educator would be hard for even a well-credentialed human to exceed."

Did I mention that the PDF catalog of the Holsinger Studio Portrait Project's exhibition, Visions of Progress, is freely downloadable online? Over 10,000 people saw the show at UVA, then it went to the Black History Museum of Virginia. Now it's touring churches & schools. at.virginia.edu/vop-catalog

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.

Listen: because I am hearing this a lot from folks who are in caregiving roles with disabled, sick, dying folks, elders, or children in their care: You are not unable to do anything or unable to take action. Care work IS justice work

It cheers our hearts and warms our blood...

UPDATE: #Fluvanna County’s Planning Commission voted that Tenaska’s proposed second methane gas plant is not in accord with the county’s comprehensive plan. Nhttps://loom.ly/sgzOU_o

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

POOPMAN and SHROOMZ wouldn’t be allowed by the DMV, but this is acceptable.

A 2012 report by the TJHD shows that lung cancer incidents in Fluvanna County between 2004 to 2008, the period just after Tenaska built its first gas powered plant, increased more than 30 percent compared with 1999 to 2003. Coincidence?

How much is your health worth? In Fluvanna—Tenaska's "Good Neighbor Fund": "Homeowners whose properties are adjacent to the existing or proposed plants could receive up to $30,000. Residents within one mile could receive up to $20,000, while those within two miles could receive up to $10,000."

Tenaska's plans for a new methane gas power plant in Fluvanna will impact residents of Albemarle as well. Get informed. Tell your friends. Speak up.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution: If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow. If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious. By making these choices, you will literally save lives.

“The key takeaway is a message of hope—the effects of Alzheimer's disease may not be inevitably permanent. The damaged brain can, under some conditions, repair itself and regain function.”

Christmas morning bagels with lox. Tomatoes were picked green from our garden the night before our first freeze, and left to ripen on the counter. Wrapped in newspaper and boxed up, they would have lasted longer, but I was hoping to have some for Christmas. Just cut into the last one this morning.

Grateful to work with Wild Virginia. Excited to see where this leads.

Scott Beardsley, you will quickly learn about the separation of powers between branches and what happens when one branch gives a middle finger to another that funds, regulates and allows their existence. Buckle up.

You lot need Dick Van Dyke singing Let's Go Fly a Kite on his 100th birthday more than you know.

The county removed all the air filters from the elementary school but wants to remind us by email that the flu is bad.

I'm helping kids wrap presents at the school's Secret Shop (where the community donates items, and kids pick out a gift for someone special). I just helped a boy wrap a new purse for his mom. "My mom's purse was stolen last week, cards and all, so I'm giving this to her for Christmas." ❤️

Do not underestimate the sheer joy that snow days can bring to kids. Sledding, snow ball fights, hot chocolate, and, best of all, no school. Inconvenient, yes, but a child therapist friend told me about depressed kids who are happier than they’ve been in months after having our long, snowy weekend.

We've been waiting for this. Here we go!

Fungi fighting PFAS

A series of Congressional Christmas Carols where historians write vignettes about congressmen being visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Explain what they said in the past, show them what they're doing now, and tell them what their legacy will be before it's too late.

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work. Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world. (Published May 2024)

This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal. This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.

Last tomato of the season.

Inbox: “UVA Emergency Alert: ACTIVE ATTACKER with a gun reported in area of Shannon Library 160 McCormick Road. RUN HIDE FIGHT” #uva

"We are prepared to fund this program for the entire month of November" https://www.29news.com/2025/10/28/virginia-continue-snap-benefits-with-state-funds-during-federal-uncertainty/ #snap #virginia #hunger #poverty #uspolitics

Overwhelmed at 3am? This helps. Make space for hope. Move.

​BREAKING: Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opened all 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing. These lands are sacred to the Gwich’in Nation, home to irreplaceable wildlife and wilderness, and have never seen industrialization.

ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today. abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

Attention Cville/Alb: NOW is the time to donate to local food banks, emergency pantries, and food insecurity partner orgs. Funding freezes/cuts to SNAP and WIC are coming and the next few months (++?) will be HARD for our neighbors. —Your local DSS Advisory Board rep ✌️

I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:

The family at Charlottesville’s No Kings Day.

Why does the naked mole rat have the longest lifespan of any rodent, nearly 40 years? A 30-year long mystery unraveled @ScienceMagazine today! Its cGAS enzyme in cells has 4 missense mutations that upends its function, promoting DNA repair and suppressing inflammation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

Climate change-driven range expansion leads to species interacting and creating hybrids.

Two great finds on the AT near Ravens Roost. A white-spotted slimy salamander and a glowworm! Glowworm beetle larvae are bioluminescent. The side spots glow like lighted windows on a passenger train giving them the nickname “railroad worm.”