Candice Bennett
@candicebennett.bsky.social
Housing advocate, quilter/sewist, love to knit and crochet, have 3 cats and 2 dogs, Northern Virginian transplant originally from Houston, foodie, cocktail enthusiast…
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Reach out to your people. Even if you’re hurting too, they need to hear from you. I can’t emphasize this enough. We are not going to get through this, fight back, if we are not together.
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Great lesson from a great teacher.
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Great lesson from a great teacher.
It’s a new day in Virginia. Have to celebrate.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It’s a new day in Virginia. Have to celebrate.
This group of women. 💙 Look closely, and you’ll spy the Governor-elect of Virginia in the back! Me? I think my forehead is in the middle next to Lindsey’s.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This group of women. 💙 Look closely, and you’ll spy the Governor-elect of Virginia in the back! Me? I think my forehead is in the middle next to Lindsey’s.
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Republicans, get to work.
October 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Republicans, get to work.
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Republicans don't need a single democrat to keep the government open. If the government shuts down, it's because republicans want it to.
September 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Republicans don't need a single democrat to keep the government open. If the government shuts down, it's because republicans want it to.
Please support Yasmin Williams, a local musician who is talented and generous with her time. She supported my non profit during COVID with a virtual performance for our donors. She’s just a lovely, kind person. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/l...
Log Cabin Republicans Disrupted Yasmin Williams’s Kennedy Center Performance - Washingtonian
Staffers say center president Ric Grenell's office set aside passes for the group, which booed and heckled the musician.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Please support Yasmin Williams, a local musician who is talented and generous with her time. She supported my non profit during COVID with a virtual performance for our donors. She’s just a lovely, kind person. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/l...
Halloween Hello Kitty. Because I need a timeline cleanse. #thewoobles
September 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Halloween Hello Kitty. Because I need a timeline cleanse. #thewoobles
A t-shirt quilt finish for me. I love my new “sassy” quilting design.
September 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A t-shirt quilt finish for me. I love my new “sassy” quilting design.
Timeline cleanse
September 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Timeline cleanse
Timeline cleanse. Maine was gorgeous last week.
September 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Timeline cleanse. Maine was gorgeous last week.
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Republicans just blocked the chance for a full vote in Congress to release the Epstein files. They’re banking on people not paying attention.
These cowards care more about protecting billionaire pedophiles than doing their jobs.
These cowards care more about protecting billionaire pedophiles than doing their jobs.
September 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Republicans just blocked the chance for a full vote in Congress to release the Epstein files. They’re banking on people not paying attention.
These cowards care more about protecting billionaire pedophiles than doing their jobs.
These cowards care more about protecting billionaire pedophiles than doing their jobs.
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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Did Will Smith really generate a crowd with AI?
August 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Did Will Smith really generate a crowd with AI?
My latest squishy mail from @yarnbaby.bsky.social caked up so pretty! #yarn
August 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My latest squishy mail from @yarnbaby.bsky.social caked up so pretty! #yarn
Someone needed to say it.
August 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Someone needed to say it.
Third year in a row to catch the indefatigable Joan Jett!
August 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Third year in a row to catch the indefatigable Joan Jett!
Just so we are clear, we are in the midst of a massive COVID outbreak in the DMV. But it’s not being reported and no one knows if and when the fall vaccine is coming out.
August 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Just so we are clear, we are in the midst of a massive COVID outbreak in the DMV. But it’s not being reported and no one knows if and when the fall vaccine is coming out.
If Ken Paxton wants to call the 10 Commandments the basis for our "moral heritage" he would do well to go back to Bible study himself and maybe practice a little of what he dictates to others.
apnews.com/article/ten-...
apnews.com/article/ten-...
Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from requiring nearly a dozen public school districts across the state to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
apnews.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If Ken Paxton wants to call the 10 Commandments the basis for our "moral heritage" he would do well to go back to Bible study himself and maybe practice a little of what he dictates to others.
apnews.com/article/ten-...
apnews.com/article/ten-...
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Forcing lawmakers you disagree with to comply with 24/7 police surveillance is a gross civil liberties violation.
President Trump and his allies in Texas will stop at nothing to silence voters of color, including targeting the elected officials who represent them.
President Trump and his allies in Texas will stop at nothing to silence voters of color, including targeting the elected officials who represent them.
Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort | CNN Politics
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.
www.cnn.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Forcing lawmakers you disagree with to comply with 24/7 police surveillance is a gross civil liberties violation.
President Trump and his allies in Texas will stop at nothing to silence voters of color, including targeting the elected officials who represent them.
President Trump and his allies in Texas will stop at nothing to silence voters of color, including targeting the elected officials who represent them.
For real, this is the stupid timeline. And every little bit is designed to distract from releasing the files.
The White House posted a video of armed law enforcement officers arresting the sandwich man
August 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For real, this is the stupid timeline. And every little bit is designed to distract from releasing the files.
Release the files.
August 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Release the files.
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Alex Jones’ far-right platform Infowars can be sold once again to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, a Texas district court judge has ordered.
Alex Jones’ Infowars will go up for sale yet again, judge rules | CNN Business
The order paves the way for The Onion to revive its bid for the conspiracy-driven outlet and its assets.
www.cnn.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
August 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
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Every activated Guardsman has a family, a job, school, or something that they are leaving to do their duty.
It’s one thing when it’s a war… or a real mass civil disturbance, which those only last a few days.
But to rip these people from their lives for a show… is awful.
It’s one thing when it’s a war… or a real mass civil disturbance, which those only last a few days.
But to rip these people from their lives for a show… is awful.
August 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Every activated Guardsman has a family, a job, school, or something that they are leaving to do their duty.
It’s one thing when it’s a war… or a real mass civil disturbance, which those only last a few days.
But to rip these people from their lives for a show… is awful.
It’s one thing when it’s a war… or a real mass civil disturbance, which those only last a few days.
But to rip these people from their lives for a show… is awful.