#Virginia

1. Thread: Remembering J.D. Vance exists has pissed me off so I'm going to explain why his book on Appalachia is complete and utter garbage. This will be long so
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At long last, time to reveal my big project: a look at the recent Democratic decline in Appalachia. I’m focusing on three presidential elections with non-incumbents over eight-year spans: 2000,
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I think this is right. But @MagnumPhotos should do more than examine its archive. It should look at how its very creation was made possible by imperialism, patriarchy, & white
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Hey - it's ask the #RVAPolitics guy! (1st ed) @JonBecker wants to know: what's the deal with the "emergency powers" Stoney invoked to remove the Stonewall Jackson monument? (Jon's not
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Lots of discussion about the need to go fast when vaccinating residents & staff in long-term care facilities. Why? Every day we delay puts older LTCF residents at risk. Case
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Shower thoughts for today -- arguments that Billy Joel makes in "Only The Good Die Young" that you, Virginia, should have sex with him.1. You'll have to have sex with
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Here is the thread for Northam's press conference for today, July 28. Northam started off the press conference by noting some statewide metrics. 87,000 people have been infected about 2,000
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Okay, so @carterforva is without question my pick for the Virginia governor primary and I'll be carving out some time to volunteer for the campaign. Let's talk Del. Carter and
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Hey y'all, I know there are a million things going on this week--including, apparently, some sort of convention I keep hearing about--but I want to take a few moments and
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Virginia Gov Ralph Northam will announce new COVID-19 restrictions tomorrow. Northam says "mitigation measures will be nuanced and in line with our targeted, data-driven response."Source familiar w/ the announcement says
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* THIS COULD HELP YOU RESOLVE THE DOUBTS ** YES, THE GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN WORKED FOR GEORGE SOROS. ** YES, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS NANCY PELOSI'S NEPHEW. ** YES,
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Took some folding tables into town this morning. Daughter was having a yard sale. She told me about her trip the day before. Her & husband went a little over
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We’ve been in Munich for more than a month now, and I want to share some of my observations of life under corona here versus in Virginia. The entire time
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Can we start a master thread of all the geniuses getting fired for storming the Capitol yesterday?Drop any stories about the firings in the comments.#TraitorsGettingFired #TraitorsGettingFired https://twitter.com/trewardwbal/status/13472260
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I visited for the first time today UVA's new monument to the enslaved laborers who built the university, which was completed in spring 2020: Etched on these walls are the
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I'm one of those folks who really doesn't want to government getting in the habit of telling religions what they can and can't do, so I'm in a way happy
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