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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

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Posted up in Billy Burg

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Great Blue Heron with catch on the James River, Richmond, VA. #birds #discover #wildlife

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We did it! James Blair Middle to be renamed. “Names hold immense power and there are ways to use this power to memorialize figures who represent the values and morals we hope to instill in the community” www.whro.org/education-ne...

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Some sad dweeby Proud Boys protesting the renaming of James Blair Middle last night. Spoiler: they were not successful

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More coverage of our campaign to rename James Blair Middle School. The board votes on our request tonight at 6 PM! www.13newsnow.com/video/news/e...

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Thanks to Williamsburg Independent for letting me talk about why our campaign is pushing to change the name of James Blair Middle School. The school board will vote on our request tomorrow at 6 PM! www.williamsburgindependent.com/p/guest-comm...

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My style icon is Jon Voight in Heat

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“The Maryland National Guard must decline events which celebrates individuals based all or in part on immutable characteristics,” the memo said. Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.

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🤞"Sometimes [an agency] can charge so much money for fulfilling a [FOIA] request that transparency is cost prohibitive. That's why [Roem]...introduced a bill that creates a new limit" www.wvtf.org/news/2025-02...

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Learn how you can help Rename James Blair Middle School in Williamsburg. The School Board is expected to vote on the issue next week - www.roundthetriangle.com/p/help-renam...

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James Blair didn’t just oversee the College of W&M’s purchase of the Nottoway Plantation, he personally “allocated £467 for the purchase of seventeen slaves to work the new venture.” commonplace.online/article/will...

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happening now at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond, A rally for transgender rights in response to VCU medical announced they would not provide gender affirm treatment to people under 19.

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NO CHARGES

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Thanks for the coverage! If you live in the burg and care about this issue, come out for the meeting on Feb and 18 at 6 pm and speak out to get this school name changed!

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📊 W.E.B. Du Bois and Data Visualization in the Fight for Civil Rights In 1900, Du Bois created 60+ charts to illustrate Black Americans’ progress at the Paris Expo. The Du Bois Challenge 2025 invites participants to recreate them using modern tools. 📈 Join here: github.com/ajstarks/dub... #dataviz

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Do you have any outstanding FOIA requests with USAID? Please let us know if you receive any formal communications from USAID or State about its processing. Justice Department also needs to explain what happens to docs published in USAID's FOIA library? Will they be made available in State's?

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Pretty interesting AMA - www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/R...

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Virginia trans + non-binary folks, download a copy of this list of trans-friendly medical resources while VDH still has it up: www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...

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A year ago today, six year old Hind Rajab was killed by an Israeli tank as she hid for safety in Gaza. Today, a Belgian foundation is hunting Israeli war criminals in her name. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/inside-the-hind-rajab-foundation-the-organization-hunting-israeli-war-criminals-around-the…

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Much-needed rethinking from Navajo Nation leader about US dietary guidelines, which for FAR too long have favored meat and dairy milk. I still remember the milk propaganda all over my school. I added my public comment in support. #lactoseintolerant https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/dietary-guidel…

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This podcast is great! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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But then the day after this, the administration decided to pause all promotions if someone doesn’t have a Ph.D. Temp policy: blogs.vcu.edu/provost/2025... commonwealthtimes.org/2025/01/23/t...

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10/10 Philadelphia Catholicism.

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“OpenAI’s terms included a clause prohibiting the use of its services for ‘military and warfare’ activities. But in [Jan 2024], the company quietly removed this clause from its website and expanded its partnerships with militaries and national intelligence agencies.” www.972mag.com/microsoft-az...

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Let’s go Irish ☘️☘️☘️

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HAPPENING NOW: Thousands have gathered at Franklin Park in Washington, D.C. for the Women’s March. Various guests are speaking before a 10:45 kick-off. “My daughter deserves to have more rights than her mother and grandmother, not fewer,” says Kimberly Inez McGuire, Abortion Access Now co-chairman

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“IATSE said that the current base rate of pay for stagehands at ASM Global’s Richmond venues is below $20 per hour, making Richmond one of the lowest-paying markets in the region for that career.” www.wric.com/news/local-n...

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One of the standouts is this graph of Elon’s tweets before and after he bought Twitter. Makes it look like venturing into politics might have been part of the plan for a long time

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Absolutely stacked list. gijn.org/stories/2024...

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What are you doing with that slime

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So cool

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A personally difficult story for us, but a necessary one. My statement below, for the record [as an image+alt text, so it all fits on one page]. It's all I can manage at this time.

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She started her career at WTKR in Norfolk apparently - www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/b...

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Incredible reporting by @mariambarghouti.bsky.social

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“[The PA] offered us three choices: to turn ourselves in along with our weapons…to leave the camp…or to confront them. We have no choice but to confront…We want a dignified life…not a life of security coordination with our oppressors” www.dropsitenews.com/p/palestinia...

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just in: a federal judge finds patriot front liable for $2.75mil in damages for a july 2022 assault on a black man in boston storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Struggled with motivation since my dad died, but I’m back at the gym today. Let’s go

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The region remains among the highest for evictions in the state and nation, with Newport News, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton and Portsmouth leading in the number of filings.

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The Virginia Division of Natural Heritage has a seriously great website showcasing the natural communities of Virginia, which includes many photos. And look how hard this one goes: Central Appalachian northern red oak forest. Explore for yourself! www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heri...

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More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”

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