Sandy Hickman
@strictlyblue.bsky.social
Retired Virginia creative with deep progressive roots. Nature lover, community builder, democracy defender. Planting native species by day, seeds of progress by night.
This. This is why I left Alabama. And why the hell isn’t this poor man’s story National news?
www.al.com/news/2025/12...
www.al.com/news/2025/12...
Johnson: How a dispute over an anti-Trump sign escalated and sent an Alabama man to jail
66-year-old Jerry Lee Clarke, a self-employed painter, is jailed with bail set at $400,000.
www.al.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This. This is why I left Alabama. And why the hell isn’t this poor man’s story National news?
www.al.com/news/2025/12...
www.al.com/news/2025/12...
For a long time, I’ve wanted to shift to a vegetarian lifestyle — for moral and environmental reasons.
Turns out, I didn’t have to decide. The price of meat did that for me.
So here I am — a newly minted economic vegetarian — hanging on to my one remaining luxury: coffee. ☕️
Turns out, I didn’t have to decide. The price of meat did that for me.
So here I am — a newly minted economic vegetarian — hanging on to my one remaining luxury: coffee. ☕️
October 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
For a long time, I’ve wanted to shift to a vegetarian lifestyle — for moral and environmental reasons.
Turns out, I didn’t have to decide. The price of meat did that for me.
So here I am — a newly minted economic vegetarian — hanging on to my one remaining luxury: coffee. ☕️
Turns out, I didn’t have to decide. The price of meat did that for me.
So here I am — a newly minted economic vegetarian — hanging on to my one remaining luxury: coffee. ☕️
We’re watching a class of men with more money than nations slide into open paranoia and messianic delusion ranting about the “Antichrist” and dismissing charity as weakness.
🔗 Reuters: Thiel tells Musk not to give wealth to charity
🔗 Reuters: Thiel tells Musk not to give wealth to charity
October 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We’re watching a class of men with more money than nations slide into open paranoia and messianic delusion ranting about the “Antichrist” and dismissing charity as weakness.
🔗 Reuters: Thiel tells Musk not to give wealth to charity
🔗 Reuters: Thiel tells Musk not to give wealth to charity
Youngkin’s latest EO isn’t about “election security.” It’s about seeding doubt before folks even vote.
Same old the playbook. VA’s elections are already secure & neighbors run them with integrity.
We see it. We name it. Register, vote early, drown out their narrative.
📎 wjla.com/news/election/…
Same old the playbook. VA’s elections are already secure & neighbors run them with integrity.
We see it. We name it. Register, vote early, drown out their narrative.
📎 wjla.com/news/election/…
https://wjla.com/news/election/…
September 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Youngkin’s latest EO isn’t about “election security.” It’s about seeding doubt before folks even vote.
Same old the playbook. VA’s elections are already secure & neighbors run them with integrity.
We see it. We name it. Register, vote early, drown out their narrative.
📎 wjla.com/news/election/…
Same old the playbook. VA’s elections are already secure & neighbors run them with integrity.
We see it. We name it. Register, vote early, drown out their narrative.
📎 wjla.com/news/election/…
Dems need a news platform solely dedicated to amplifying the GOP’s nonstop parade of sick, unhinged BS. We could call it WTFGOP.com
No shortage of stories like this one—brought to you by (wait for it)… the Alabama GOP.
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No shortage of stories like this one—brought to you by (wait for it)… the Alabama GOP.
whnt.com/news/huntsvi...
Alabama man charged with murder, sexual torture deemed fit to stand trial, status hearing set
A man charged with murder and sexual torture has been deemed ‘competent to stand trial’ following Alabama Department of Mental Health evaluations.
whnt.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Dems need a news platform solely dedicated to amplifying the GOP’s nonstop parade of sick, unhinged BS. We could call it WTFGOP.com
No shortage of stories like this one—brought to you by (wait for it)… the Alabama GOP.
whnt.com/news/huntsvi...
No shortage of stories like this one—brought to you by (wait for it)… the Alabama GOP.
whnt.com/news/huntsvi...
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It's a beautiful sign! You can get one or two from the Fairfax County Democratic Committee next week when they go on sale!
June 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's a beautiful sign! You can get one or two from the Fairfax County Democratic Committee next week when they go on sale!
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Are you suffering from Election Day Withdrawal? No worries, another election next week!
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June 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Are you suffering from Election Day Withdrawal? No worries, another election next week!
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June 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Social Security retirement benefits with 90 years of bipartisan support, mandatory payroll contributions, and annual audits. Not a “government entitlement,” not a “Ponzi scheme.” It’s our money. We earned it. They’re just trying to convince us otherwise so they can take it.
May 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Social Security retirement benefits with 90 years of bipartisan support, mandatory payroll contributions, and annual audits. Not a “government entitlement,” not a “Ponzi scheme.” It’s our money. We earned it. They’re just trying to convince us otherwise so they can take it.
Another ominous firing—another step in Trump and the MAGA movement’s relentless war on knowledge, truth, and history. When authoritarians come for the librarians, archivists, and historians, it’s not budget cuts—it’s narrative control. They clearly intend to erase history, not preserve it.
STATEMENT: President Trump Fires the Librarian of Congress and Now Congress Must Push Back
www.everylibrary.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Another ominous firing—another step in Trump and the MAGA movement’s relentless war on knowledge, truth, and history. When authoritarians come for the librarians, archivists, and historians, it’s not budget cuts—it’s narrative control. They clearly intend to erase history, not preserve it.
“I actually put hearts on the (menu) calendar the day I know it’s coming.”
Why the hell would anyone other than a cruel, rich narcissist want to take this program away from needy elderly people?!
Why the hell would anyone other than a cruel, rich narcissist want to take this program away from needy elderly people?!
Meals on Wheels in Virginia doesn’t deserve federal funding uncertainty • Virginia Mercury
Nearly 13,000 Virginians received just under 2.3 million meals through Meals on Wheels in 2024, according to the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
virginiamercury.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“I actually put hearts on the (menu) calendar the day I know it’s coming.”
Why the hell would anyone other than a cruel, rich narcissist want to take this program away from needy elderly people?!
Why the hell would anyone other than a cruel, rich narcissist want to take this program away from needy elderly people?!
I'm attending Indivisible NOVA West's event, “PWC GOP Dinner Quiet Protest | Indivisible NOVA West” - sign up now to join me! #Indivisible
PWC GOP Dinner Quiet Protest | Indivisible NOVA West · Indivisible NOVA West
This is the PWC GOP yearly dinner in Manassass that will feature Kevin Roberts, who said he and his allies were “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the le...
www.mobilize.us
April 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm attending Indivisible NOVA West's event, “PWC GOP Dinner Quiet Protest | Indivisible NOVA West” - sign up now to join me! #Indivisible
Let’s not pretend this is some major win for public health. If RFK. jr actually cared about children's health, he would fight for affordable healthcare/meds, environmental protections, food safety, climate gun violence, boosting vaccinations, and doing something—anything—about income inequality.
RFK Jr.’s Proposed Food Dye Ban: What the Research Shows and What’s Next
The federal health department has said it will move to phase out eight artificial dyes, citing health concerns.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let’s not pretend this is some major win for public health. If RFK. jr actually cared about children's health, he would fight for affordable healthcare/meds, environmental protections, food safety, climate gun violence, boosting vaccinations, and doing something—anything—about income inequality.
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A friend of mine has coined the term “Pinocheting” to describe what the government is doing to these prisoners.
Stop calling it deporting, so MAYBE more Americans will get it. "Deporting" is sending someone back, after due process, to the country they came from, where they arrive a free person. This is human trafficking to a foreign torture prison for the rest of their lives. GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT.
April 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A friend of mine has coined the term “Pinocheting” to describe what the government is doing to these prisoners.
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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NOT ONE DEM VOTE!!
That’s the standard for resistance!! That’s what we expect.
NOT. ONE. DEM. VOTE!
They want to fuck over everyone, let them do it alone. And let them bear all the consequences.
That’s the standard for resistance!! That’s what we expect.
NOT. ONE. DEM. VOTE!
They want to fuck over everyone, let them do it alone. And let them bear all the consequences.
April 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NOT ONE DEM VOTE!!
That’s the standard for resistance!! That’s what we expect.
NOT. ONE. DEM. VOTE!
They want to fuck over everyone, let them do it alone. And let them bear all the consequences.
That’s the standard for resistance!! That’s what we expect.
NOT. ONE. DEM. VOTE!
They want to fuck over everyone, let them do it alone. And let them bear all the consequences.
Ah yes, because going after honest, hard-working TAX PAYERS vs corrupt, wealthy TAX CHEATERS makes so much sense, doesn’t it?🙄
US IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration officials, report says
The acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to resign over a new agreement to share the tax data of undocumented immigrants with Homeland Security personnel, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the situation.
www.reuters.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ah yes, because going after honest, hard-working TAX PAYERS vs corrupt, wealthy TAX CHEATERS makes so much sense, doesn’t it?🙄
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
“Watch out now / Take care / beware of greedy leaders / They'll take you where you should not go”
– George Harrison, “Beware of Darkness”
– George Harrison, “Beware of Darkness”
US House Republicans face divide as they look to move ahead on Trump tax cuts
Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to move forward this week on President Donald Trump's tax cuts, but their caucus is divided with some members concerned that there are insufficient spending cuts in the budget blueprint passed by the Senate.
www.reuters.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Watch out now / Take care / beware of greedy leaders / They'll take you where you should not go”
– George Harrison, “Beware of Darkness”
– George Harrison, “Beware of Darkness”
"Inexplicably?" Please. Totally explicable and completely consistent with the fascist movement's anti-woman, anti-family agenda.
Opinion | Mike Johnson Inexplicably Doesn’t Want to Help Out New Parents in Congress
What on earth are Republican leaders thinking in trying to stop a Republican proposal to make it easier for new parents to vote in Congress?
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Inexplicably?" Please. Totally explicable and completely consistent with the fascist movement's anti-woman, anti-family agenda.
So proud of these kids! Character, courage, and yes, diversity are what make our military service members and their families so exceptional.
American Kids in Germany Protest Trump's Cuts
Hundreds of American students at multiple U.S. military bases in Germany are protesting the Trump administration's cuts to DEI.
open.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So proud of these kids! Character, courage, and yes, diversity are what make our military service members and their families so exceptional.
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