Hap Connors

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Ken Paxton is selling off Texas — our land, our water, our communities. Data centers bankroll Paxton, they get tax breaks, and you get stuck with the bill. We can’t afford Ken Paxton’s corruption. (This ad was made by humans — not AI.)

They are all guilty. Vote Blue! #CorruptGOP www.threads.com/share/BCMgVy...

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“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” - Gandhi #values

“...I do know that there is a higher something that don’t speak in burning bushes no more but instead uses people to do its bidding and its blessing. To make miracles of each other....” - Hakim Bellamy #community #love #serve

newsfromthestates.comPrediction markets spend millions to influence state, federal governmentsKalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels, according to a new repo...

“Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels….” @opensecrets.org #GamblingPandemic www.newsfromthestates.com/article/pred...

robertreich.substack.comThe Rahm BombHe’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.

Yep. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-b...

propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

22 Sept

Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak@alikodjak.bsky.social

In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

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18 Sept

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open.substack.comKnowing, and Still Refusing to KnowA Meditation by Rev. Cameron Trimble

15 Sept

“Maybe this is the deeper question behind climate change. It’s not about having enough information, but about whether we’re willing to let what we know change us. Knowledge that doesn’t shape our choices isn’t wisdom yet. @revpilot.bsky.social #ClimateAction open.substack.com/pub/cameront...

reasonstobecheerful.worldThe ‘National Park’ That Stretches From Coast to CoastSolving the biodiversity crisis, argues entomologist Doug Tallamy, will happen not in some distant wilderness, but in our own backyards.

15 Sept

“Solving the biodiversity crisis, argues entomologist Doug Tallamy, will happen not in some distant wilderness, but in our own backyards.” - Doug Tallamay reasonstobecheerful.world/the-national...

5 Sept

The erosion of local media allows corruption to flourish these days, as demonstrated by this “relationship” between a land-use lawyer pushing data centers and a local Republican politician who gladly approves - and benefits from - them. #DataCenters #Corruption www.facebook.com/share/p/1MXQ...

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4 Sept

Tell the EU to fine Meta and X the maximum and force them to protect kids. action.eko.org/a/force-the-...

email.cac.orgRichard Rohr’s Daily Meditation: Full of Suffering, Full of Love

3 Sept

“The gospel is simply the wisdom of those who agree to carry their part of the infinite suffering of God. It must be recognized that many non-Christians fully accept this vocation with greater freedom than many Christians.” - Richard Rohr, OFM @cac-org.bsky.social email.cac.org/t/d-e-wghyo-...

2 Sept

Who’s watching local politicians and their buddies that are pushing data centers? #DataCenters www.facebook.com/share/p/1Pp9...

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axios.comSome Northern Virginians are moving because of data center fearsReal estate agents say worries over noise, development and the unknown are causing some to pack up.

2 Sept

Some Northern Virginians are moving because of data center fears www.axios.com/local/washin...

1 Sept

Who’s watching local landuse lawyers and their friends on local government boards that are approving data centers? #datacenters #localcorruption www.facebook.com/share/p/1EVT...

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actionnetwork.orgData Centers & the ElectionsIn this month's Stop Data Centers series, we'll begin looking at the ways that data centers threats are already changing voters' minds and transforming the midterm elections.

21 Aug

I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Data Centers & the Elections. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/data-...

11 Aug

“…As the heart unfolds, something beautiful happens. The mind does not disappear—it becomes illuminated. Thought begins to serve love. Intelligence begins to serve humanity. Success begins to serve the well-being of all. — Parul Diyora #heart #compassion #love #serve

axios.comTrump's final act beginsHe really doesn't care if his party loses control of Congress.

3 Aug

He likes the fact that when he tells someone, 'Give me money,' they give him money," a [Trump] adviser told us. www.axios.com/2026/08/02/t...

23 July

Network NOVA@networknova.bsky.social

These signs are red on purpose. Not Republican — strategic. Bold enough to make you stop. Clear enough to make you think. Bridge2Blue and Factocracy are yard-signing Virginia blue from every corner of the Commonwealth. Donate by August 15: secure.actblue.com/donate/yardsignsnow

axios.comMiddleburg's next resident: JD VanceThe vice president is eyeing a grand Virginia farmhouse as a getaway from Washington, sources tell Axios.

11 July

There goes the neighborhood…. Peter Thiel’s Boy Toy invades Virginia’s horse country…. #JDVance #PeterThiel www.axios.com/local/washin...

smartcitiesdive.comExtreme heat road map urges cities to rethink resilienceTreat extreme heat as a chronic risk, the Federation of American Scientists says. It offers solutions ranging from grid resilience to cooling access.

9 July

“Extreme heat road map urges cities to rethink resilience” www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/heat-ro...

7 July

Trump continues to ruin American brand.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Ouch. @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/socce...

2 July

“...Find your hope…on the ground under your feet. Your hope of Heaven, let it rest on the ground underfoot. The world is no better than its places. Its places at last are no better than their people while their people continue in them….” –Wendell Berry

thedailybeast.comMAGA Goons Who Staged Trump’s Flop ‘State Fair’ ExposedThe people who have turned the National Mall into an empty wasteland for the nation’s 250th can be named, thanks to our must-read guide to what’s really happening in D.C.

1 July

The corrupt braintrust behind Trump’s state fair. #Trump www.thedailybeast.com/maga-goons-w...

open.substack.comSunday MusingsImagine hospitality

27 June

“You can touch the holy when you reach out to others — the poor, the rejected, immigrants and strangers, the unwanted, the fearful. If you want to know God, give a cup of water to a child. Or to an asylum seeker.” @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social #TheOther open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

axios.com10 years since Brexit, and the results are inSince the Brexit referendum, the U.K. economy has grown about 13% — less than half the U.S. pace over the same period, according to FactSet calculations.

25 June

10 years since Brexit, and the results are in www.axios.com/2026/06/23/b... #BREXIT #SteveHilton #Trump #Economics #Conmen

dailyyonder.comThe Frontline for Voting Rights Is the Rural South | The Daily YonderMore than 60 years ago, the rural South was the epicenter of voting rights organizing for Black Americans. Marches and government violence in Selma,

24 June

“The Frontline for Voting Rights Is the Rural South” @dailyyonder.bsky.social #VotingRights #VoterSubversion dailyyonder.com/the-frontlin...

23 June

Another thing that bothers me about the World Cup are the ads for Qatar Air and the reminder that Qatar bribed Trump with a big plane. @2026worldcup.bsky.social #Qatar #Trump #Corruption

podcasts.apple.comBulwark TakesPolitics Podcast · Updated Daily · The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, includ...

23 June

A recap of all the right wing pundits whose praise of Trump’s war on Iran who will now lie their way through this disastrous and costly surrender. @jvl.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.com #Trump #Iran podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

podcasts.apple.comTa-Nehisi Coates: Obama's Legacy in a Trump WorldPodcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · June 19 · 57m

21 June

Great discussion with Ta-Nehisi Coates. He always makes me think - and isn’t that the point? @timmiller.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

washingtonpost.comOpinion | Trump achieved a historic victory in Iran. His deal risks squandering it.His agreement is nothing like Obama’s, but it gives the regime an opening to recover.

20 June

“Trump achieved a historic victory in Iran. His deal risks squandering it.” @thiessenmark.bsky.social This guy…. And they call those of us who know that Trump is a corrupt fraud “delusional” or “deranged.” #Trump #Iran www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

virginiamercury.comFour Va. counties will pump almost 20 million gallons of water a day to Amazon. Cause for concern? • Virginia MercuryWe wanted to learn for ourselves how much water local communities have promised to Amazon for data center cooling in our part of the state, the region between Northern Virginia and Richmond, including...

20 June

Four Va. counties will pump almost 20 million gallons of water a day to Amazon. Cause for concern? virginiamercury.com/2026/06/19/f...

wired.comThe DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest EnterpriseFormer DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply "learnings” from DOGE to the private sector.

6 June

“Former DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply ‘learnings’ from DOGE to the private sector.” #DOGE #Musk #Trump #Theft www.wired.com/story/the-do...

thedailybeast.comTrump’s MAGA Promise Hit by Humiliating Reality CheckNew figures show factory spending falling and jobs vanishing, despite the president’s “golden age” pledge.

4 June

“Donald Trump’s promised ‘golden age’ of American manufacturing is collapsing under the weight of its own numbers as factory spending sinks and jobs disappear, according to humiliating new official government data.” @thedailybeast.bsky.social #TrumpLies www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-maga-...

2 June

Catherine Rampell is THE BEST! So smart. @crampell.bsky.social @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social @ms.now

axios.comThe new oil order that could emerge from an Iran dealThings won't be normal for a long time.

The new oil order that could emerge from an Iran deal www.axios.com/2026/05/26/n... @axios.com #Trump

thehill.comMaryland Senate president softens stance on redistricting: ‘The rules have changed’Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) signaled a shift this week on mid-decade redistricting, softening his earlier skepticism as battles over congressional maps intensify nationwide ahead of…

MD Senate Leader still believes in fairy tale politics. @senbillferg.bsky.social @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/cam...

“Our public lands – whether a national park or monument, wildlife refuge, forest or prairie – make each one of us land-rich. It is our inheritance as citizens of a country called America.” — Terry Tempest Williams #publiclands #nationalparks #values

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podcasts.apple.com1602 Comedian Jason Salmon + News and ClipsPodcast Episode · Stand Up! with Pete Dominick · May 25 · 1h 10m

25 May

This is a great conversation with comedian Jason Salmon that I needed today. Thanks, Pete Dominick! @petedominick.bsky.social #politics #values #comedy #culture podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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25 May

thedailybeast.comMegyn Kelly Eviscerates Trump for Cheating on ‘Every Wife’The former Trump supporter tore into the president for his long history of alleged infidelity.

insideclimatenews.orgA Utility Mega-Merger Is All About Data Centers - Inside Climate NewsNextEra’s blockbuster deal with Dominion means the largest electricity company stands to benefit even more from AI growth. But what does it mean for ratepayers?

23 May

“A Utility Mega-Merger Is All About Data Centers” @insideclimatenews.org #DataCenters insideclimatenews.org/news/1805202...

21 May

”All over the sky a sacred voice is calling your name.” — Black Elk #sacredplaces #love #serve #community

nautil.usI Track Space Debris As It Crashes to EarthI Track Space Debris As It Crashes to Earth: A planetary scientist explains how we can stalk this smoking wreckage.

20 May

Interesting read about space junk as Elon Musk wants to put more junk like data centers and more of his satellites into space. Heads up! Literally. @nautil.us #SpaceJunk nautil.us/i-track-spac...

20 May

Trump promised to release the Epstein files and not start foreign wars. Thomas Massie agreed and was trying to fulfill Trump’s promises. So why did Trump and his corrupt partners spend millions to defeat him? #EpsteinFiles #TrumpWars #ThomasMassie #Iran

19 May

Thanks to Hal, who reminded me of the wisdom embedded in ACIM…. “Fear is not of the present, but only the past and future, which do not exist.” – A Course In Miracles #mindfulness #mentalhealth #love #fear