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My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to be sane
Nothing says fiscal responsibility like exploding the deficit for rich tax breaks, then letting sequestration carve Medicare. Seniors pay more while corporations win. Big Beautiful approach: cut access, hike costs, call it reform. Elderly noticing yet? #RepublicanMedicareCuts
#OTD in 1965, the Medicare and Medicaid Act was signed into law, expanding access to healthcare for millions of Americans. Healthcare access helps strengthen communities and advance dignity for all. #TheMarchContinues
RFK Jr claimed the AIDS epidemic was caused by "the gay lifestyle": "These people are dying mainly because of poppers"
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · last wk.RFK Jr: I never put any misinformation up
Anne Braden, born #OTD, was a white Southern woman who became a key civil rights activist. She helped desegregate hospitals, protested racial injustice, and bought a house for a Black family when no one else would. It was later bombed—she was charged with sedition. #TheMarchContinues
“Iran is a country run by religious extremists, y’all!!!”
🗳️ Thanks Ben Cline for voting for the One Big Blundering Bill that cuts Medicaid to Virginia's poor and working poor.
Beth Macy@bethmacy.bsky.social · 3w ago“He said you know the thing is that if someone has cancer, they can still work, so they have to prove that they can’t." That's what Dr. Oz told Virginia leaders last month. Imagine having cancer, then being forced to jump through Dr. Oz's hoops to keep from getting kicked off your insurance.
The Attorney General is America's top law enforcement officer—not the President's personal attorney. Todd Blanche has repeatedly shown that he's the wrong person for the job.
Trump’s shocking “bombshells” about China are totally bogus. The fact is our intelligence agencies unanimously agreed that China did not even try to change a single vote in the 2020 election.
JUST IN: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces the Pentagon will require annual testosterone screenings for all active duty service members age 30 and older, saying the move is intended to improve military readiness. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency
US defense secretary unveils plan that will work to ensure service members have the ‘right testosterone levels’
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Do not fall for it. Trump has been laying the groundwork to justify massive interference in our midterms. It’s coming on Thursday. Don’t let him fool you.
VA06 Democratic Nominee @bethmacy.bsky.social’s Outreach to Rural Voters Featured in the NY Times; "Macy has had a long career of fighting for underdogs in nearly 40 years as a reporter and author" bluevirginia.us/2026/07/va06...
VA06 Democratic Nominee Beth Macy's Outreach to Rural Voters Featured in the NY Times - Blue Virginia
See below for a press release from the Beth Macy for U.S. House (VA06) campaign. I’d just point out that Macy would make an *infinitely* better representative for the people of VA06 than their current...
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Just as we finally got the federal government to begin sharing evidence with investigators in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, two more people are dead — killed by ICE in Texas and Maine. Republicans in Congress need to stand up. These killings must stop.
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." The original pages may be yellowed and frail, but the words are just as powerful 250 years later. The United States would not, and will never, submit to the whims of a king.
Let's all do everything we can to make sure this is smarmy, dishonest, MAGA Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01)'s last Fourth of July as a member of Congress - or in any elective office. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/satu...
This campaign is bringin' the heat! I absolutely loved talking to farmers today in Crimora in Augusta County. Nearly two dozen farmers, growers and producers gathered on a broiling hot day to tell me about some of their biggest concerns --
57 years ago today, queer people resisted a police raid at a gay bar in NYC. These activists bravely defended their right to exist in the face of government oppression, causing a major turning point for LGBTQ rights. We honor Stonewall's legacy as we continue the work for liberation.
secure.actblue.com/donate/beth-... If you really wanna see some change here in the 6th District you’ll wanna check out her out and donate. She’ll do great things! Oh and she’s the brain behind Dopesick.
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Great to see the Pride flag flying in front of the Virginia Governor's Mansion! bluevirginia.us/2026/06/satu...
Today, we celebrate 11 years of marriage equality and the historic SCOTUS decision that legalized gay marriage. 1/2
RFK Jr. famously said that autistic people will never hold a job or pay taxes.... So naturally, the Trump administration put him in charge of the office in charge of helping people with disabilities find jobs. www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr. is now in charge of helping some of the students he has publicly insulted
The Education Department wants to shift key functions of the office overseeing special education to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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I KNEW we'd done a Juneteenth video! Found it, and I think it holds up. (I was determined to get in the "fled to Mexico" line even though it was a bit of a rabbit hole. 🙂 )
What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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This👇🏼another important story by Will Bunch. This is how fascism goes from trial run to full totalitarianism.
Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt kinda got lost in the madness, but the federal conspiracy case against anti-ICE activists in Minnesota - the Minneapolis 15 - is a big deal It's not just the 1st Amendment abuse. It's part of their plan to crush dissent ahead of a stolen election My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Sally Ride was a brilliant, courageous physicist who paved the way for every woman astronaut. In honor of the anniversary of her first launch, we recognize her legacy and the doors she opened for women in science — and especially at NASA.
We need fighters. @bethmacy.bsky.social will fight for Virginians in the 6th District. open.substack.com/pub/bethmacy...
'The Matter Isn't Finished'
From Massive Resistance to modern-day disinvestment, the blueprint of exclusion in Warren County is shifting—and we have to fight back. My recent address to the local NAACP.
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Today is the last day to comment on the National Park Service website about what you think of Donald Trump's proposed Arch. Please take the time to share your opinion with them, and maybe repost so other people will comment too. The more the better. parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm...
ParkPlanning - Triumphal Arch - Section 106 Assessment of Effect and Draft Programmatic Agreement
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