That guy Ted ☮️ 🏳️‍🌈 🏞 🥾 😼

Virginia's state policymakers boosted funding for free clinics some, but the state needs to do a lot more to protect us from the Trump admin's attacks on healthcare access

Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union. @postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!

Hey @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social , does this count as a bollard? Asking for #rva, where we take what we can get www.reddit.com/r/rva/s/a3Ny...

HEY TERFS ARE YOU PLEASED REMEMBER HOW WE SAID THAT EVERYONE'S LIBERATION IS BOUND UP TOGETHER BECAUSE EVERYONE'S SAFETY AND THRIVING IS ONE SINGLE THING AND NONE OF US ARE TRULY SEPARATE AND EVERYONE SHARES THE SAME ENEMY Do you remember that can you see it yet, like

Bathrooms were never just abt bathrooms (but rather the ability to exist in public). Health care was always abt bodily autonomy the same as abortion. And at core, this is abt forced compliance + control for everyone. Anyone who thinks they're exempt is deluded. Even the boys with their T shots.

I would *love* for this to become a top search result for trans "social contagion" & "grooming" – please watch it tonight (while it's still newly released) to help convince the YouTube algorithm to make this happen!

Very helpful explainer thread on the revised public charge rules that are intended to scare immigrant families away from accessing help during tough times. Yes, it will face legal challenge and, yes, even if those challenges are successful it will do harm to our communities.

Absolutely. The point of my thread isn't that I have it so bad, it's that this is the best trans people can have it, because we've lost basic rights and protections.

RVA lost two LGBT public historians in the last few days (Beth Marshak and Judd Proctor), on top of losing Bill Martin in December. All three were so genuinely kind and interested in people. It seemed to me that they loved history because they loved people, in our our uniqueness and possibility.

Thanks for sharing this! Also, in case it's helpful to anyone else, a few weeks ago I finally found a city bike route map that includes the new Hopkins Road and Belt Blvd lanes (which aren't on that regional map). I filtered out the sharrows: richmond-geo-hub-cor.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/cor...

January 2020 has become my benchmark - there were already signs of the GOP pivot to anti-trans politics as their top issue, but no legislation had been passed in any state. If you think trans people had too many rights six years ago, there's no common ground on which we can meet.

Spotted 14 blue herons today as I walked across RVA's Mayo (14th St) Bridge! One day last week, I saw at least 25!! Plus maybe 15 or 20 vultures, 1st time seeing them back here in several years. They were all too far to get a good pic, sadly. Makes me want to walk to work more often!

The New York Times writes far more stories about the trans community than any other US print outlet, and is the least likely to quote a trans person when it does. Seems bad?

Oh, BTW y'all, I'm published! Along with my coauthor, Jim Fussell, in @friendsjournal.org. The whole March issue is on gender and sexual identities; lots of other excellent articles exploring the intersection of Quakerism & SOGIs, that you can check out: www.friendsjournal.org/to-be-known-...

*starts singing Star Trek theme* She has literally boldly gone where no woman has gone before.

How our Trans+ ancestors lived authentically, if only temporarily, as adored and admired members of society

Really excellent piece by @willofwands.bsky.social in this week's QueerAF newsletter. I'd also encourage transmasc people, if they have the spoons for it and are in a reasonably safe situation, to use their privilege, speak up & be visible for those who can't.

Virginia's Senate budget invests $577M more in public schools — funded by making data centers pay their fair share. That means real raises for teachers, more support for students facing the highest barriers, and money for school construction. https://bit.ly/4v6rfvz

Christ, I am one of the least pro-military people I know, and I find this offensive and kind of insane.

Last post I'll do on people lecturing me about X/Twitter. I worked at the Washington Post for 11 years. The amount of racist hate I would get in story comments and emails was astounding. I don't remember anyone telling me to leave the Washington Post because of racist comments and toxicity.

What many ostensibly thoughtful white people on Bluesky don't seem to understand: not having a more representative number of Black & other people of color here isn't ONLY about doing right by those groups/people. It's also the #1 reason this site just isn't as GOOD as Twitter was—for all of us.

Donald Trump and Republicans enacted the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and SNAP because the nation simply “couldn’t afford” them. Now, the Trump Administration is seeking $200 billion to pursue their illegal, poorly planned war of choice against Iran. Absolutely not.

just because america won gold in hockey over canada doesn’t mean we need the weather to come with it too

Fantastic🧵! Just what this gringo needed. Makes me love Bad Bunny's halftime performance even more. And you know that's the ONLY part of the Superbowl I watched.

To be specific, they're outside the Minneapolis Marriott City Center where many agents have been staying. The singers are a group called Singing Resistance — their numbers have been growing dramatically, despite having just organized within the last month. www.instagram.com/singingresis...

Please speak up and condemn this violation of human rights! @mcclellan.house.gov @markwarner.bsky.social

@juliaserano.bsky.social provides an excellent rebuttal to the idea that Dems need to triangulate against trans people in order to win moderate votes. (Calling Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom). Lots of receipts for her argument.

The fed admin is turning plowshares into swords (so they can terrorize us & our neighbors) then pretending not to notice when people can't afford food. But in Hanover and around the country, people are saying it's too much. Thank you to everyone who organized & showed up to make this step happen

“Pssh, I’m from up north! I can drive in snow! I’ll be fine!” A lot of us who drive can drive fine in snow. The problem is it’s 20 degrees and dropping, which means it’s going to freeze all sorts of fast, and you don’t want your tires to find that out the hard way. This is a major storm. Be smart.

Jorts the cat: always on the right side if history!

Because brave Minnesotans are staying in the streets in subzero temps and filming everything, we know this is happening. Of course it's not the first time our govt has murdered people in the streets. But it's outrageous every time, we have video, & the deportation machine is fundamentally wrong (1/2

Fantastic🧵 uplifting the people of Minneapolis today standing up to tyranny in spite of bitter cold. Thanks for this, @kvetch.gay

Amazing! Way to go Minneapolis!

I'm so excited about the opportunity for #VaLeg & #VaGov to expand democracy in the workplace this year through broader collective bargaining rights. Our families and communities deserve the high road. Thanks to @ssurovell.bsky.social & @kathykltran.bsky.social for your leadership! #OrganizeTheSouth

Some advice from someone who grew up in Baltimore where this happens more: If this pans out as a snow-then-sleet/ice storm, I suggest not shoveling until after the sleet/ice is finished. A layer of snow under the ice makes ice removal easier. And, yes, prepare for an extended power outage.

Health Experts Warn Americans Not Sensually Eating Enough Fruit https://theonion.com/health-experts-warn-americans-not-sensually-eating-enough-fruit/

Chef Leah Branch at The Roosevelt was named a James Beard Foundation Semifinalist for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic, one of only two nominees in Virginia www.instagram.com/p/DTxxqDijX5e/ #rvadine #rva

Horrifying and yet not unsurprising.

Can't wait to listen to this! TPWKY is one of my favorite podcasts; I always learn so much!

Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades? Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event

The #RVA Public School Love Market will be held THIS Fri Nov 14 at Clark Springs (1101 Dance St) 10am - 5:30pm. This special event, in partnership with Feed More, has been organized to ensure children receive access to healthy foods beyond the school day. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

💯 Yes, THIS.

Hey @billyj1979.bsky.social your town's lookin' spiffy!

SANDWICH TERRORISM IS NOW LEGAL?!?!