Sandy Hickman
@strictlyblue.bsky.social
Retired Virginia creative with deep progressive roots. Nature lover, community builder, democracy defender. Planting native species by day, seeds of progress by night.
The Heritage Foundation thinks young women worried about the planet are the problem. Not emissions. Not corporations. Not decades of stalled climate action. You. Your anxiety. Your reluctance to reproduce on command. My grandmother had no choices. We do. “Heritage?” No thanks buddy, not mine.
The group behind Project 2025 has a chilling new plan for America’s women
Ali Velshi breaks down a new plan from the Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025, aimed at America’s women.
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Oh sure, threaten, destabilize, and expect a reward. NATO should hold firm and agree to nothing. Not land. Not leverage. Not legitimacy. Appeasing Trump doesn’t prevent chaos—it just delays it. If Americans give him hell at home and NATO gives him hell abroad, this madness can be beaten back.
Badge of honor😉 The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
Opinion | The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
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Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now. To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
Operation Absolute Resolve, seen here resolving absolutely nothing.
It’s darkly humorous he can’t even muster the ability to give some lip service to democracy or allowing the Venezuelan people to choose their leader.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo agoFOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice? TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
This video falsely claims to show US strikes on a port in the Venezuelan capital Caracas tonight. But the clip dates back to October 2024, and shows Iranian missile strikes on the Nevatim air base in Israel.
Suddenly it’s Venezuela. Suddenly it’s “narcoterrorism.” Suddenly it’s their oil. Suddenly the U.S. is going to “run” another country. Classic wag-the-dog. RELEASE THE FILES.
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Democracy Day: Campaign Finance Reform Lobby Day in Richmond · Indivisible NOVA West
Indivisible NOVA West will be on the ground in Richmond advocating for Campaign Finance Reform legislation. Guidance, training, materials, and talking points will be provided by Big Money Out, Virgini...
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This. This is why I left Alabama. And why the hell isn’t this poor man’s story National news? www.al.com/news/2025/12...
Johnson: How a dispute over an anti-Trump sign escalated and sent an Alabama man to jail
66-year-old Jerry Lee Clarke, a self-employed painter, is jailed with bail set at $400,000.
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For a long time, I’ve wanted to shift to a vegetarian lifestyle — for moral and environmental reasons. Turns out, I didn’t have to decide. The price of meat did that for me. So here I am — a newly minted economic vegetarian — hanging on to my one remaining luxury: coffee. ☕️
We’re watching a class of men with more money than nations slide into open paranoia and messianic delusion ranting about the “Antichrist” and dismissing charity as weakness. 🔗 Reuters: Thiel tells Musk not to give wealth to charity
Youngkin’s latest EO isn’t about “election security.” It’s about seeding doubt before folks even vote. Same old the playbook. VA’s elections are already secure & neighbors run them with integrity. We see it. We name it. Register, vote early, drown out their narrative. 📎 wjla.com/news/election/…
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Dems need a news platform solely dedicated to amplifying the GOP’s nonstop parade of sick, unhinged BS. We could call it WTFGOP.com No shortage of stories like this one—brought to you by (wait for it)… the Alabama GOP. whnt.com/news/huntsvi...
Alabama man charged with murder, sexual torture deemed fit to stand trial, status hearing set
A man charged with murder and sexual torture has been deemed ‘competent to stand trial’ following Alabama Department of Mental Health evaluations.
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It's a beautiful sign! You can get one or two from the Fairfax County Democratic Committee next week when they go on sale!
Are you suffering from Election Day Withdrawal? No worries, another election next week! buff.ly/ZtQLQvD
Social Security retirement benefits with 90 years of bipartisan support, mandatory payroll contributions, and annual audits. Not a “government entitlement,” not a “Ponzi scheme.” It’s our money. We earned it. They’re just trying to convince us otherwise so they can take it.
WisDems@wisdems.org · last yr.Reminder.
Another ominous firing—another step in Trump and the MAGA movement’s relentless war on knowledge, truth, and history. When authoritarians come for the librarians, archivists, and historians, it’s not budget cuts—it’s narrative control. They clearly intend to erase history, not preserve it.
STATEMENT: President Trump Fires the Librarian of Congress and Now Congress Must Push Back
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“I actually put hearts on the (menu) calendar the day I know it’s coming.” Why the hell would anyone other than a cruel, rich narcissist want to take this program away from needy elderly people?!
Meals on Wheels in Virginia doesn’t deserve federal funding uncertainty • Virginia Mercury
Nearly 13,000 Virginians received just under 2.3 million meals through Meals on Wheels in 2024, according to the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
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PWC GOP Dinner Quiet Protest | Indivisible NOVA West · Indivisible NOVA West
This is the PWC GOP yearly dinner in Manassass that will feature Kevin Roberts, who said he and his allies were “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the le...
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As I said before, fascism ultimately corrupts everything within its reach.… | Abi Adamson “The Culture Ajagun”🪬 | 34 comments
As I said before, fascism ultimately corrupts everything within its reach. This isn't merely a political statement, it's about fundamental human dignity and rights. Political forces shape ou...
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Let’s not pretend this is some major win for public health. If RFK. jr actually cared about children's health, he would fight for affordable healthcare/meds, environmental protections, food safety, climate gun violence, boosting vaccinations, and doing something—anything—about income inequality.
RFK Jr.’s Proposed Food Dye Ban: What the Research Shows and What’s Next
The federal health department has said it will move to phase out eight artificial dyes, citing health concerns.
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A friend of mine has coined the term “Pinocheting” to describe what the government is doing to these prisoners.
Randi Mayem Singer@rmayemsinger.bsky.social · last yr.Stop calling it deporting, so MAYBE more Americans will get it. "Deporting" is sending someone back, after due process, to the country they came from, where they arrive a free person. This is human trafficking to a foreign torture prison for the rest of their lives. GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT.
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
