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charlotte0810.bsky.social
#Charlottesville feminist with no patience for greed, patriarchy, misogyny, or injustice.
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We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.

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This is what we voted for, right? www.reddit.com/r/BuyCanadia...

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

Relevant to Albemarle County

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

ok, cis folks—if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time. S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped *monday.* short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵 legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...

submitted 6 days ago • 74 comments

Measles is shockingly contagious. Remember in 2020, learning about "Ro" ("R naught")? Measles has an Ro of *15*—the average person with measles infects 15 other people. It's airborne, staying in the air for two hours after an infected person leaves.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

For generations, the federal government has been a good, reliable employer. What the jobs lack in salary are made up for in stability. Untold millions have been lifted into the middle class or kept out of poverty by having a single family member in a federal job. Now that’s gone.

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Excellent thread describing our Congressman’s phone-in session this week. Not exactly inspiring. Thanks to all who called in!

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

There is a great app I was told about during my town hall. It is called Goods Unite Us. If you want to align your purchasing with your politics, check it out. Also here is some help with your Friday pizza choice…

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

My favorite thing about React is that it means my browser gets the entire contents of an article before the Javascript claws back the 90% that's for subscribers. By loading an article in Safari's "Reader" mode, my browser shows me the entire article, and no paywall. This works 90% of the time.

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

The Washington Post is following the United States in driving right off a cliff because a billionaire thinks it looks like fun.

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

Let’s put down our phones and our wallets for a day.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Let’s do it for a week. Then two weeks Then three.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

At long last, a proper marker.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Soooo impressed by CHS’s production of Les Mis! That is such an ambitious thing to take on and they did such a great job!

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

THE RESIST LIST IS HERE. Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.

submitted 14 days ago • 25 comments

Another way to make your voice heard on this important local issue.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

A bright light for journalism 🗞️ 38 news outlets have sued Virginia for restricting remote access to court records to lawyers, but forcing watch dogs to show up in person at local court houses. Here’s to more sunshine in VA! ☀️

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

To probationary federal employees who have been terminated: Democracy Forward has filed a first-of-its-kind class-wide complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. If civil servants want to join in the complaint, you can email [email protected]

submitted 19 days ago • 30 comments

Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out. Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal. Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home. That. Do that.

submitted 21 days ago • 509 comments

Here’s a fun thing you and everyone you know can do.

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Go to Google Search "Gulf of Mexico" Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" Choose "Send feedback" Click "Gulf of America" Click "Inaccurate content" Click "Incorrect" Tell Google the correct name en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...

submitted 22 days ago • 2089 comments

I don’t have a fancy lesson I delivered about the #SuperBowlHalftimeShow Before I showed it, I instructed my students to write down three words and document when they noticed them: •imagery •symbolism •message We watched once all the way through, then we broke down where my students noted. +

submitted 24 days ago • 37 comments

Let's see how this goes. Either way, call your reps. 5calls.org

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment