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Prez Trump the First tried, in his own way, to be "presidential." Trump the Second is all in on what he is, a real estate mogul. He's determined to drive up America's "property values" using every trick in the developer playbook. www.nbcwashington.com/news/preside...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

I’m mostly fueled by spite and caffeine these days. Heaps of spite.

submitted 27 days ago • 6 comments

One of Trump’s first executive actions puts thousands of federal workers who call Virginia home directly in harm’s way — threatening their jobs and our economy in the pursuit of sheer political power. Lawmakers should be focused on creating jobs — not creating chaos.

submitted 42 days ago • 4 comments

So here's the plan. Flood the zone with inflammatory, and eminently challengeable, executive orders that draw 95%of the attention (and oxygen), then slip in a couple of boring ones targeted at making the billionaires richer which will proceed uncovered.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

"(Democrats) still treat attention as something the media controls rather than as something they have to fight for themselves." Great line Ezra. Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/o...

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Enlightening. Gives me some sympathetic understanding of Andreesen's Trump conversion. Not agreement mind you, but sympathy. How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s what I believe: if you work hard and play by the rules, you’ve earned a secure retirement. This week, President Biden signed my bipartisan bill to make sure more than 50,000 Virginians — police officers, firefighters, and federal employees — finally receive their earned benefits.

submitted 52 days ago • 4 comments

The moon lying on the brain as on the excited sea as on The strength of fields. Lord, let me shake With purpose. For Jimmy Carter from James Dickey

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

"Today...President Biden will sign into law U.S. Representative @SpanbergerForVA’s bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act to finally fix a 40-plus-year injustice for more than 50,000 Virginians and nearly 2.5 million Americans across the country." bluevirginia.us/2025/01/sund...

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

Starting this Sunday strong with Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh in Loudoun County ahead of a critical special election this Tuesday!

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

Abigail supporting the candacies of J J Singh and K Srinivasan for Tuesday's special elections in Loudon County, VA.

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

I roll my eyes when someone says intelligence should not be political. I agree that it should not be cherry picked and politicized. Intelligence informs decision making, and the "deciders" are politicians. It's a fine line between political and politicized. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

ICYMI: "Senate averts shutdown, passes Spanberger's Social Security reforms" More than 50,000 Virginians will finally receive the benefits they've earned. By eliminating WEP and GPO, we are standing with the men and women who've served our communities. richmond.com/news/state-r...

submitted 72 days ago • 3 comments

Proud to serve Virginia alongside my friend and colleague Jennifer Wexton. There is no greater example of courage and determination in the entire Congress. She represents the best of our Commonwealth. apnews.com/article/abig...

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Fun fact: only about a third of crop farm workers are US citizens www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-...

submitted 81 days ago • 30 comments

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submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

The Dems are asking for 10B, the Republicans 12B, but 2B would come from the IRA. However, GOP fiscal hawks want cuts, so the Repubs can't pass without Dem support. Nobody wants anyone else to get credit and much needed aid, both farm and disaster, is in Limbo. www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

"Old" news, from August, but very relevant to the upcoming VA governor's race. When ag land prices go up this much, this fast, working farmers can't keep up. They end up selling.Then only the rich, or the corporations can afford prime agricultural land. cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

This matches my experience with finding farm help. “It is a stretch to think that if you start deporting undocumented labor, rural people who are hanging out in town are going to step in and fill those jobs, or people are going to move back to the countryside." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Next time someone says to me that government should be run like a business I will say: "Tesla spends around $4 billion each year on research and development. The IRS get around $300,000 to spend on business systems modernization." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Video: On U.S. House Floor, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Delivers Farewell Address (First elected in November 2018, Rep. Spanberger is stepping down to run for governor of Virginia in 2025; she'll be replaced by @gene4va.bsky.social) bluevirginia.us/2024/12/vide...

submitted 85 days ago • 6 comments

I wish the Federal Government (or Democratic Party) could be as strategic as the Koch Brothers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

The second question in influence operations "How does the target audience consume information? You can't deliver your message (first question) if you don't have the right vector. Unfortunately, I've watched as we answer the question, and the response from leadership is, "Oh, that too hard."

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Quite of the day from outgoing Secretary of Agriculture. "I think the challenge that (Democrats) have in rural America is that we talk a lot about programs and not about Vision." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

The mantra I live by as an analyst: tell me what you know, tell me what you don't know, tell me what you think, and always be careful to distinguish between the three (thank you GEN Powell). In the age of the "click" I feel we've forgotten this. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Stephen Hawkins and Daniel Yudkin conducted a large survey after the 2024 election. “Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues than widely shared economic ones,” they write.

submitted 96 days ago • 38 comments

No no no this can't be right I was assured that Trump would pursue a foreign policy of restraint. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 97 days ago • 42 comments

I think DOGE will focus on non-DOD efficiency, but this is still a good breakdown of Musk's efficiency process. The challenge for such a process is that the many/most onerous requirements are set by Congress. Will Trump expend capital to fix what Musk says is broken? search.app?link=https%3...

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

From regulatory exemptions for CAFOs to subsidies for industrial operations, U.S. public policy helped create the factory farm mess. Different policy choices can help get us out of it. @foodandwater.bsky.social www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2024/11/22/p...

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

Fun facts for my fellow Virginia voters and activists. Virginia’s top five export markets in 2022 were China, Canada, Venezuela, Taiwan, and Egypt. China imported more than $1.45 billion in agricultural purchases. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Apparently I am in the Ezra Klein/John Stewart wing of the Democratic Party.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Despite my many disagreements with Ross Douthat, I agree with him that we should not conflate (bad) policy with authoritarianism. Doing so contributes to hysterical messaging, which turns off/away many voters that are needed to win. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Surprise, surprise, the DOGE hasn't figured out their objectives much beyond, cut back federal employees and roll back regulations. I'm all for methodical mapping of means and ends, but I can't stand it when they put recommendations before analysis.

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

“Of course, I want a Democratic majority in the House of Delegates in the state Senate, but that’s not to the exclusion of having people who want to productively and effectively work on behalf of their constituents.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 100 days ago • 17 comments