Sometimes I really wish I could be one of those people that can just compliment a stranger's outfit or shoes or hair or whatever, but then my brain gets in the way and I've thought about it too much, and now I've made it weird in my head if I do say anything

As the new year begins, the clock is ticking for organizers hoping to place constitutional amendments enshrining equal rights on the November ballot
by Mary Frances McGowan
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/01...

VA Senator @markwarner.bsky.social receives campaign fundraising from Sam Altman (www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...) but wants to represent the nearly 380k tech workers in the state most impacted by these data centers.

On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.

Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...

Friendly reminder that if you do not like the way the elected democrats are handling things or they otherwise are not your shade of blue, the primaries are the place to say that with your vote.

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

Seeing Evil Dead II in theaters tonight is a delightful distraction

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?

@markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @gene4va.bsky.social

What is your response to the attack on Venezuela? What actions are you taking?

Well, wouldn't be what I picked, but I can see it

Senators @markwarner.bsky.social and @kaine.senate.gov and Congressman @gene4va.bsky.social: what specific actions are you taking following the Washington Post report of the administration's plans for a 5k - 10k ICE detention facility here in Stafford, VA?

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

As a late-in-life queer, I sometimes feel like I robbed myself of the coming out experience, because by the time I started coming out I'd already found the people in my life that loved and accepted me for who I am. The only one whose acceptance I really needed and struggled to find was my own.

I left social media over a decade ago and have timidly rejoined here, but haven't been posting much. Going to try to engage a bit more this year as I like the way many on Bluesky approach it.

I've read some really great books this year. I don't keep a count, but undoubtedly fewer than the numbers I've been seeing. Each was a delight in its own way, but a few that stuck with me were:

Journalism is a lot like policing in that the people doing it *must* hold themselves and their peers to an even higher standard and level of responsibility than the people they interact with. If you fail at that, you've failed at one of the very basic tenets of your job

I want it to be known that the first time we got a message about our kid's language from school, it was something my partner taught him. I'm just not sure if that means I win or I lose

So glad I just renewed my National Park pass last week so I won't have to carry the next one. If you have the ability and the inclination, I would encourage you to get or renew yours before the new one comes out.