This week—hope to see all my Crozet and Albemarle County friends at @livablecville.bsky.social meet-up on WEDNESDAY at Bar Botanical in Crozet. Drop by any time from 5 to 7 — all are welcome!
John McLaren
@johnmclaren.bsky.social
Economist, classical music nerd, and family man.
Did they talk about how cool child marriage is?
Blue Virginia@bluevirginia.bsky.social · 5h agoMAGA Glenn Youngkin, who the "mainstream" media relentlessly/intentionally whitewashed in 2021, 2022, etc. as some sort of "moderate," "nice guy in a sweater vest," happily campaigns with a January 6th'er (far-right-extremist John McGuire) bluevirginia.us/2026/10/satu...
We are in Charlottesville are acutely aware of this, having seen the Trump administration’s behavior toward UVA.
Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 11h agoThe plain fact of it is thus: the Trump administration wants to re-segregate higher education. It is a racist project straight-up-no-chaser. Accommodating any of this puts you on the wrong side of history, makes you a collaborator in this project. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
We'll be off shortly to the film festival showing of *Long Day's Journey Into Night,* starring Jessical Lange. Who.... will be in attendance to answer questions.
We used to have a statue of Robert E. Lee in a park in Charlottesville, but that guy was not a hero. We’ve never had a statue of Ms. Rachel, but she really is a hero.
𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮@anondananda.bsky.social · 2d ago
Thank you, AOC. The message bears repeating over and over.
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · yesterdayOn the same week the DCCC released its first anti-transgender ad, popular Democratic politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not mince words. When asked about anti-trans Democrats, she called them "shameful," "wrong," and decried them for "scaring so easily." Subscribe to support our journalism.
VA Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Sen. Mamie Locke: "The circumstances surrounding this [Sen. Louise Lucas] case raise serious questions about the potential politicization of our justice system" bluevirginia.us/2026/10/brea...
*Surrounded* by our graduate alumni/ae, all of whom are doing great.
UVA Economics@uvaeconomics.bsky.social · yesterdayOur colleague @johnmclaren.bsky.social had a chance to catch up with several of our graduate alumni during a conference trip to Korea last week. 📸 Pic 1: Ponpoje Porapakkarm, Yoki Okawa, Minjung Kim. 📸 Pic 2: Minjung Kim, Yoki Okawa, Hyejoon Im, Moonjung Choi.
The DOJ does not deserve the benefit of doubt.
Blue Virginia@bluevirginia.bsky.social · 2d ago"Both the timing and manner of today’s public spectacle fit a disturbing pattern of conduct by this Administration. The use of federal power during election season to target political opponents, particularly leaders of color, must be called out." - Fairfax Dems bluevirginia.us/2026/10/brea...
Today marks 2 years since I started HRT. 2 years since Ken Paxton and the rest of the Texas GOP lost the control they had over my life and I was finally allowed to be myself. I’m proud to say that I voted against my attempted killer today. Fuck you, Ken.
Aleksandra Vaca@transiticsnews.com · last mo.I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
With regard to the Louise Lucas indictment, this is a VERY important point by Kate for the People on the "presumption of regularity" - or more to the point, presumption of LACK OF REGULARITY with the Trump DoJ, FBI, etc. That alone weakens their case a lot, IMHO. bluevirginia.us/2026/10/brea...
"Cyclists are so passionate..." about not being killed by a car driver looking at their phone to read a text while they are driving down a city street. Meet Sam Pappas⤵️, who doesn't think cyclists should be so passionate about not getting killed in traffic bc there is no protected bike lane.
Klobuchar: "My opponent blamed healthcare costs on Barack Obama. I don't know what will be next. Maybe Thomas Jefferson."
Come out Thursday night and offer your input on proposed mulitmodal improvements to Avon St. on Thursday, October 22 from 5 – 7pm at Monticello High School. More information here: us.list-manage.com/YSVzPYcOGT1?...
Avon Street multimodal improvements | Virginia Department of Transportation
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Thank you, Delegate Callsen, for this excellent piece of perspective on our needed Constitutional Amendment!
Delegate Katrina Callsen@katrinacallsen.com · 3d agoThe history behind Question 3 on our Virginia ballot is worth knowing. In 1901-02, Virginia rewrote its constitution to purposefully shrink the Black electorate. A delegate expressly said the aim was to eliminate "every [Black] voter who can be gotten rid of, legally!"
Fascinating that as even as other Republicans who long ago sold their souls to MAGA still have enough baseline political acumen to see how poisonous this is, Vance is completely oblivious. It isn't just that he has no principles, decency, or moral compass, he's also really fucking bad at politics.
Vance Defends Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton’s Mother Despite Backlash
The vice president backed an advertisement featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s mother, who has been estranged from Dr. Acton since her stepfather was charged with child rape.
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We actually shamed Mike Lee’s chief of staff wow
Are we gonna do this, Bluesky? Are we all just gonna not understand accounting? 72B$ of the 80B$ is convertible notes. They became greater liabilities because the company's valuation skyrocketed. They don't have an 80B$ loss in the sense that almost everyone here is imagining.
Reuters@reuters.com · 4d agoAnthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026, WSJ reports reut.rs/4z2Zi9J