Good grief, this hits home.

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.

Anthony's Spinning Circles here too!@circlesspinning.bsky.social · last mo.

Maga taking shelter in the National Museum of African-American History And Culture!

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...

Four Va. counties will pump almost 20 million gallons of water a day to Amazon. Cause for concern? • Virginia Mercury

We wanted to learn for ourselves how much water local communities have promised to Amazon for data center cooling in our part of the state, the region between Northern Virginia and Richmond, including...

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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

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Virginia Gov @abigailspanberger.com and Democratic legislature should pass immediate legislation to redistrict anyway. If the old confederate states can do it post Callais - so can Dems in Virginia if they care about saving our democracy.

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.

Charlottesville Tomorrow@cvilletomorrow.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In today's email newsletter: The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors will vote on the proposed Tenaska power plant. Here's what you need to know and how to be heard.

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."

Starting at Harvard and Falling for Your First Tree

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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

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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...

Tom Perriello for Congress@tomperriello.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Decisive leadership by Gov-Elect Spanberger to restore some integrity and leadership at UVA

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

Fluvanna Planning Commission decides new power plant not in substantial accord with Comprehensive Plan - Cville Right Now

Fluvanna County's Planning Commission Tuesday night by a three-to-one vote decided the proposed second Tenaska-owned natural gas-fueled electric power plant alongside its existing plant on Branch Road is not in substantial accord with the (county) Comprehensive Plan.

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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.”

New study shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University

For more than a century, people have considered Alzheimer's disease (AD) an irreversible illness. Consequently, research has focused on preventing or ...

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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.

Conservation group sues EPA over PFAS contamination in Virginia waterways • Virginia Mercury

The conservation group Wild Virginia has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the agency failed to protect Virginia’s rivers and streams from PFAS, commonly known...

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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.