Beth Macy

'Dopesick' author Beth Macy joins The Hot Dish In this episode, Beth Macy joins Heidi and Joel to discuss her compelling journey from journalist to political candidate.

'Dopesick' author Beth Macy joins The Hot Dish
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This week, @bethmacy.bsky.social joined the #HotDishPod to talk about her bid for Congress and her vision for how policies should help the working class.

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Virginians want a leader who’s proven that she can hold truth to power, be it Big Pharma or corporate America. The 6th District deserves a representative who will reshape Washington and restore a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

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Writing to encourage you to support Beth Macy's campaign for Congress from VA's 6th district. She's devoted to her community, has been endorsed by Gov. Spanberger & Sen. Kaine, and isn't taking $ from corporate PACs. I set a fundraising goal for myself to try to help her win. Give if you can! [1/3]

I love you, Pitzer. Thanks so much, my writing buddy-turned-saving democracy buddy❤️

And the ripple effects. For instance, AI doesn't pay Social Security and Medicare. AI doesn't own homes and pay property taxes. Or income tax. Federal and state budgets will crater. It could easily trigger an enormous depression.

Something I’ve been hammering on in my campaign: AI is gonna make when NAFTA did to factory workers look like child’s play. We can’t afford not to very seriously regulate it. Majority of voters say risks of AI outweigh the benefits - NBC News

When I think about the future of opioid treatment, Dr. Hartman and other fighters like her, are what gives me hope. She is truly my hero. Thank you for your support, Dr. Hartman.

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

Rebecca Solnit ftw!

“We are facing such horrific brutality. Politeness is not really the problem. You do not get authoritarians to behave better by being meek and gentle and polite. You get it by being strong.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...

The US economy lost 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% | CNN Business Hiring at US businesses unexpectedly plunged last month as employers shed an estimated 92,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The news is absolutely brutal. The February jobs report shows 92,000 job losses. Inflation is creeping up. Citizens are being shot by their government in the streets. And now, a Middle East war. Trump must be stopped.
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Cline forms group to organize get-out-the-vote against redistricting amendment; vows to ‘spend what it takes’ Other groups appear to be focused on advertising campaigns, but the one the 6th District representative has funded is the only one devoted to grassroots organizing.

Somebody sounds worried…

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I'm thrilled to have the endorsement of my dear friend Mayor Joe Cobb!

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who crushed it last night, from Texas to North Carolina to Arkansas! Dems have flipped 27 leg seats in Trump's second term. Republicans have flipped ZERO. We're going to continue that trend when we win the 6th this fall!

That is a GREAT cover and man do we need some hope!

This morning I was honored to attend a Quaker meeting. We had a beautiful conversation about what it means to be a peace maker, especially in times like this.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Once again, an unpopular Republican president has led us into a forever war which will only result in devastating consequences for the United States and the world. And Republican leadership in Congress appears set to fail to stand up for the Constitution and rein in this reckless presidency.

Congress must restrain the president, who is just trying to distract us from the terrible economy and Epstein files by endangering our troops and launching the United States into another forever war in the Middle East.

Not coincidentally, this attack comes at the end of a week that saw more bad inflation numbers, more fallout from the Epstein scandal and an incoherent State of the Union speech that flopped before America's eyes.

President Trump's attack on Iran is a colossal, dangerous blunder that threatens global security, underscores his own ineptitude as a self-proclaimed dealmaker and intends to distract us from his incompetence and corruption.

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Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 100 people Israeli strikes targeted a girls' school in the southern city of Minab and another school east of Tehran.

Is this what MAGA voted for? I could have sworn Trump campaigned on NO NEW WARS. Now we're participating in attacks that kill children.

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Virginia's List 3rd Annual Signature Event on Sunday, March 8, in Richmond, honoring International Women's Day. Featuring keynote speaker author and Virginia US Congressional Candidate, Beth Macy. @virginiaslist.bsky.social @bethmacy.bsky.social.
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At a book club meeting yesterday, a retired teacher asked why I included the sexual abuse of my niece in Paper Girl.
Then she began to cry, describing an uncle who terrorized her as a girl. “I’m in my 80s, and I still feel like that scared child.” #BelieveWomen#ReleasetheUnredactedEpsteinFiles

Mayor Horton is a fighter for SWVA. I'm proud to have his endorsement!

If you love democracy, read this book. My review here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky @bethmacy.bsky.social

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

So-called emergency concocted by the same folks who cooked up “birtherism.” (And we just rolled our eyes.) They can’t win except by cheating—and it comes so easy to them. Thanks WaPo.

Ten flu deaths in just the small medical practice I go to in the past year. In VA, already ten cases of measles this year, more than all of 2025 combined. Take it from the younger sister of a polio survivor: vaccines save lives.

Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Presses Trump's Surgeon General Nominee Regarding the Efficacy of the Flu Vaccine; Gets Evasions in Response - Blue Virginia From Sen. Tim Kaine’s office: “Today, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) pressed the Surgeon General nominee Dr. Casey Means ...

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Removing Medicaid funding from Minnesota means that thousands of children will not be able to get medical treatment and will be deprived of proper nutrition

Apparently Trump and JD Vance think that “good stewardship” of Medicaid means creating policies that produce sick, starving kids