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Public School Dad, Sci-Fi/Fantasy nerd, 3rd District #RVA school board member. www.alifarukrva.com.

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11.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now feels like a good time to remember that Big Oil is the reason why we're still hooked on dirty, dangerous fossil fuels.

The industry's lies have essentially stolen a generation’s worth of time that we could have used to transition to cleaner, safer energy sources.

It’s time for accountability.

10.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 6669 πŸ” 1970 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 79
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β€˜We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

This is the guy Congress wants to give money to for WW3?? www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

11.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Apart from the moral repugnance, this is so revealing of how ignorant conservatives are about poverty. Poor people have to think about money ALL THE TIME. They worry constantly about what everything costs, how to substitute one purchase for another, what bill can be put off until payday, etc.

11.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 2340 πŸ” 554 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 22
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86 Democrats Join GOP in Voting for 'Very, Very Stupid' Resolution Condemning Socialism | Common Dreams US House Democrats joining Republicans to denounce socialism, despite GOP's loose use of the term to attack a variety of social welfare programs.

It should be important to Dems. Demoralizing the Dem base by voting with GOP/trump could lose us elections! www.commondreams.org/news/democra...

11.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They've learned nothing and they intend to learn nothing.

11.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 599 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 3

I think the vast majority of that team is Americans? So DR really beat America?!

11.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally agree, I just worry about Dems in Congress voting for trump even with how bad things are. How bad do things have to get before they stop voting with GOP/trump?? Won't this hurt voter turnout? Aren't upcoming elections too important to play with?

11.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

$3 million is enough to keep Richmond virtual academy open.

11.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. It's time to stop the purity tests and unite against GOP/trump. The only thing that matters is NOT voting for or with GOP/trump bsky.app/profile/jona...

11.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But if Dems want to get rid of the GOP why do they keep voting with them? bsky.app/profile/jona...

11.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, too many of them keep voting with the GOP/trump bsky.app/profile/jona...

11.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta convince a lot of democrats to stop supporting the GOP too bsky.app/profile/jona...

11.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/dawn...

11.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The bi-partisan commitment to genocide should've also been a warning sign.

11.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

They'll do anything except tax billionaires.

11.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"A quick reminder that politicians lie when they say we cannot afford to fund universal healthcare, free public college, free school lunches, or affordable housing."

-Qasim Rashid, Esq.

10.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Seems bad that our politics requires this much fundraising. Might contribute to the decay of democracy and the dystopian moment we find ourselves in.

10.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two things:

1. No one knows how to effectively resist authority like a teenager. There’s a reason young people lead social movements.

2. This kind of stuff is why conservatives actually want to ban kids from accessing the Internet. They want to take away their freedom and autonomy.

10.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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AI cameras are everywhere β€” and people are paying the price for their mistakes Flock Safety's license plate readers are used by police in thousands of communities. When the cameras make mistakes, the consequences can be severe.

β€œIn a dozen instances, misreads by Flock's automated license plate readers, or a lack of verification by officers, resulted in people who hadn't committed crimes being stopped at gunpoint, sent to jail, or mauled by a police dog, among other outcomes.”

10.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 722 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 45

Read an article of a white woman wrongly arrested based on this. She recorded her conversation with the sheriff who freely, joyfully admitted that he didn’t care that she had proof she wasn’t the one Flock recorded. His glee triggered my PTSD. Cops are having a blast with this.

10.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 332 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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New polls: Democrats say Biden and members of Congress lean toward Israel more than they do | Brookings New polling shows a gap between Democratic voters and the Biden administration and Congress on Israel policy, and partisan division on the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) movement, but a strong ma...

check the date on this poll from Brookings / UMD

10.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 NEW POLL of Democratic primary voters in FL-23

πŸ”ΉOliver Larkin leads incumbent Jared Moskowitz 49-36 after positive bios

πŸ”Ή 63% of voters want to end or reduce military aid to Israel

πŸ”Ή Voters oppose strikes on Iran by a 50-point margin

🧡Read the thread for more insights

10.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 23

bsky.app/profile/msf....

10.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My bestie just sent me this and now I’m the salon fighting back tears. When I saw her live this summer it was a holy experience.

10.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Surveillance is not a purely philosophical issue with purely esoteric harms. Surveillance is a sensitive and often faulty trigger that summons armed agents of the state with impunity that can take away a person's freedom.

10.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

They’d spend more time fundraising

10.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character holding a flashlight with the words oh no i think we 're cursed ALT: a cartoon character holding a flashlight with the words oh no i think we 're cursed
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