STUDY: “Bicycle lanes reduce GHG emissions as effectively as highways create them.”
“Investing in networks of protected bicycle lanes has significant potential to reduce GHG emissions, lower transport costs, prevent road fatalities, & improve quality of life for people in cities around the globe.”
Steps in Trump war rhetoric:
1. We don’t have to play by the rules in war
2. We won the war
3. If you go by the rules I just made up we won
4. No fair
“Section 14 of the Press Law ordered editors ‘to keep out of the newspapers anything which…tends to weaken the strength of the German Reich, outwardly or inwardly.’”
- William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 405
SB351, SB352 and SB783 will prohibit masked law enforcement, end raids on courthouses, schools and hospitals, and require reforms to ICE before they can cooperate with Virginia law enforcement. Virginians spoke up and demanded this, and we delivered! @acluva.bsky.social @vayd.bsky.social
There is absolutely no bottom.
@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...
This is a nice documentary that covers Irish - Native American interactions.
www.thefreelibrary.com/Deep+ties+that+bound+Irish+%26+the+Choctaws.+Documentary+reflects+on
the Choctaw Nation here is doing a St. Paddy's Day thing because they have links/friendship with Ireland (they sent help during the Famine).
I think that's cool. I just like that those two nations have a friendship bond over that that's lasted almost 200 years at this point.
They made them take down the videos because they would cause "reputational damage" to people like this young man, Nathan Cavanuagh, so definitely don't post this all over the internet with the name Nathan Cavanaugh attached, or this guy might suffer reputational damage. This guy, Nathan Cavanaugh.
Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.
And according to @lkrozen.bsky.social he and Witkoff literally did not understand what Oman was telling them abt Iranian offer.
So they're responsible for starting an illegal war bc 1) they're profittting and 2) they're painfully stupid.
This is absolutely bonkers and infuriating.
Must-read reporting by ProPublica.
Cherry pie Lattice covered pastry top on round fruit pie sitting on rack on counter top. Also Fuck Trump Fuck ICE & Vote YES Virginia
#VoteYESVirginia BEFORE or on 4/21.
Happy #PiDay!
The Colorado River will deliver less than a third of normal water flow this summer. And, Rocky Mountain ski season has been disastrously bad this year.
Just another grift...
Severe weather outlook for Monday, 3/16
File this away for Monday in RVA — do not get caught off guard.
Strong signals in the data for thunderstorms with damaging winds Monday afternoon and evening for most of Virginia between the Blue Ridge and the Chesapeake.
Orange shaded area shows where risk is greatest based on current data.
STATEMENT OF SENATE INTELLIGENCE VICE CHAIR MARK R. WARNER ~ On the Trump administration’s pausing of Russian sanctions ~ WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil: “Trump’s war of choice with Iran has come with immeasurable cost to American lives – with 13 servicemembers killed and hundreds more injured – and passed enormous costs on to working families. Critically, the Trump administration failed to anticipate or plan for many of the inevitable consequences of this attack – including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has cut off 20% of the world's oil and gas supply. Over the past two weeks, gas prices have skyrocketed more than 60 cents a gallon, spiking prices at the pump and increasing costs for flights, groceries, and more. “Trump’s decision to pause sanctions on Russian oil will barely make a dent in skyrocketing gas prices, but will enrich Putin as he wages his bloody war against Ukraine. Particularly given Russia’s close relationship with Iran, this short-sighted giveaway to Putin strengthens our adversaries, undercuts Ukraine’s fight for freedom, and leaves American families footing the bill with higher prices.”
“Trump’s decision to pause sanctions on Russian oil will barely make a dent in skyrocketing gas prices, but will enrich Putin as he wages his bloody war against Ukraine...this short-sighted giveaway to Putin strengthens our adversaries" - Sen. Mark Warner bluevirginia.us/2026/03/vide...
Donald Trump's reckless war with Iran put Americans in danger and spiked our gas prices.
Trump's global energy shock and weakening of sanctions also hands a windfall to Putin's war machine.
Hokusai
Iris, Peonies, Sparrows, and Dragonfly
Utagawa Hiroshige
Sleeping owl on branch in full moon, 1832-33
Richmond airport traffic stopped due to 'strong odor' at air traffic control facility
Not great for those mortgage rates Trump has promised to bring down. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I feel like it should be more widely unpopular that in the past year we’ve witnessed the creation of an American Stasi required to meet arrest quotas who utilize an AI technology created by a company run by a sweaty raisin of a billionaire who thinks Greta Thunberg is the antichrist.
Thank you to Pete Hegseth for vividly illustrating why it's so important to support independent media organization's like TPM during our annual membership drive. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/state...
Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.
Absolute tour de force on government knowledge and expertise from @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social. Great historical context for the current moment. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/willful-ig...
Student Climate Action Summit announcement
A reminder for students from friends at @virginialcv.bsky.social:
The 2026 Student Climate Action Summit w/ keynote speaker @repvindman.bsky.social is your chance to dive deep into climate solutions, connect with fellow advocates, and be inspired!
Sunday, 3/22, in FxBg
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At least three Virginia colleges have received bomb threats today: Bridgewater College, George Mason University and the University of Virginia.
Evacuations are currently ongoing at the schools as officials are investigating.
E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas
I cannot get over the fact that the Trump is aggressively pro-cancer. PRO CANCER. Nearly 20M Americans have cancer and more are getting it every damn day including rising rates in younger Americans. But Trump has cut cancer research funding & eliminated regulations on cancer causing agents. WTF
Donald Trump is Putin’s puppet.
Always has been, always will be.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined his counterparts in 20 other states to challenge regulations President Donald Trump put forth in his first term that expanded exemptions allowing employers to exclude no-cost birth control from insurance plans. virginiamercury.com/2026/03/13/v...
