Cara
@carabks.bsky.social
nonprofit consultant. librarian. local history.
@va250.bsky.social Two Lights for Tomorrow at historic Northampton County courthouse.
April 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@va250.bsky.social Two Lights for Tomorrow at historic Northampton County courthouse.
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The Social Security Administration added the names and Social Security numbers of over 6,000 mostly Latino immigrants into a database it uses to track dead people, effectively erasing their ability to receive benefits or work in the U.S.
Social Security classifies thousands of immigrants as dead, as part of Trump crackdown
The tactic is aimed at putting pressure on undocumented immigrants to leave the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Social Security Administration added the names and Social Security numbers of over 6,000 mostly Latino immigrants into a database it uses to track dead people, effectively erasing their ability to receive benefits or work in the U.S.
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How do our childhood experiences shape our politics? For "Good on Paper," Jerusalem Demsas examines a new study showing that white students who were bused to inner-city Louisville schools in the 1970s are more likely to vote Democratic as adults.
The Kids Who Got Bused—And Became Democrats
A 1970s experiment in Kentucky reveals a permanent political mark.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How do our childhood experiences shape our politics? For "Good on Paper," Jerusalem Demsas examines a new study showing that white students who were bused to inner-city Louisville schools in the 1970s are more likely to vote Democratic as adults.
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End a clinical trial early, and researchers might not be able to tell if it worked, leaving participants worse off than when they started. But that is what the Trump administration is asking scientists to do, @katherinejwu.com reports.
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.
bit.ly
April 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
End a clinical trial early, and researchers might not be able to tell if it worked, leaving participants worse off than when they started. But that is what the Trump administration is asking scientists to do, @katherinejwu.com reports.
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From sea to shining sea, lights are starting to shine across the nation for #TwoLightsforTomorrow, a nationwide initiative to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous ride April 18 – 19, 1775. Get your community involved: buff.ly/x9Scr4x
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#VA250
April 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
From sea to shining sea, lights are starting to shine across the nation for #TwoLightsforTomorrow, a nationwide initiative to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous ride April 18 – 19, 1775. Get your community involved: buff.ly/x9Scr4x
#VA250
#VA250
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Reminder: If you’re sharing information, protect yourself. Documents and communications often contain hidden watermarks, intentional typos, odd punctuation, inconsistent spacing, or stylized phrasing—all designed to uniquely identify the source.
March 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reminder: If you’re sharing information, protect yourself. Documents and communications often contain hidden watermarks, intentional typos, odd punctuation, inconsistent spacing, or stylized phrasing—all designed to uniquely identify the source.
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When Donald Trump appointed himself chair of the Kennedy Center, many artists agonized over whether to perform, Marc Novicoff writes. They faced a dilemma: "When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?" theatln.tc/J0Gcx7Es
The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel
When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?
theatln.tc
March 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
When Donald Trump appointed himself chair of the Kennedy Center, many artists agonized over whether to perform, Marc Novicoff writes. They faced a dilemma: "When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?" theatln.tc/J0Gcx7Es
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3 SSE Tangier [Accomack Co, VA] Mesonet reports Marine Tstm Wind of M44 MPH at 20 Mar, 7:37 PM EDT -- Mesonet station XTSL Tangier Sound Light.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
3 SSE Tangier [Accomack Co, VA] Mesonet reports Marine Tstm Wind of M44 MPH at 20 Mar, 7:37 PM EDT -- Mesonet station XTSL Tangier Sound Light.
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CNBC is calling it the Tesla Chain Saw Massacre.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
CNBC is calling it the Tesla Chain Saw Massacre.
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Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment.
HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its workers as Trump administration continues cuts
Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were…
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March 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment.
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🇺🇸❗️🇺🇦 Senator Graham proposes providing Ukraine with intelligence and weapons until a ceasefire.
"If we shut down Ukraine, it would be worse than Afghanistan. I don't think President Trump has the desire to do that."
"If we shut down Ukraine, it would be worse than Afghanistan. I don't think President Trump has the desire to do that."
March 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🇺🇸❗️🇺🇦 Senator Graham proposes providing Ukraine with intelligence and weapons until a ceasefire.
"If we shut down Ukraine, it would be worse than Afghanistan. I don't think President Trump has the desire to do that."
"If we shut down Ukraine, it would be worse than Afghanistan. I don't think President Trump has the desire to do that."
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⚡️JD Vance's cousin, former volunteer fighter in Ukraine, condemns VP's 'ambush' of Zelensky.
Nate Vance, the cousin of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a volunteer fighting on Ukraine's front lines, said he is "disappointed" in his relative's stance on Ukraine.
Nate Vance, the cousin of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a volunteer fighting on Ukraine's front lines, said he is "disappointed" in his relative's stance on Ukraine.
JD Vance's cousin, former volunteer fighter in Ukraine, condemns VP's 'ambush' of Zelensky
"Being your family doesn't mean I'm going to accept you killing my comrades," Nate Vance, a volunteer who fought in Ukraine's Da Vinci Wolves battalion, told Le Figaro.
kyivindependent.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
⚡️JD Vance's cousin, former volunteer fighter in Ukraine, condemns VP's 'ambush' of Zelensky.
Nate Vance, the cousin of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a volunteer fighting on Ukraine's front lines, said he is "disappointed" in his relative's stance on Ukraine.
Nate Vance, the cousin of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a volunteer fighting on Ukraine's front lines, said he is "disappointed" in his relative's stance on Ukraine.
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Breaking news: The Department of Health and Human Services has granted associates of the U.S. DOGE Service access to a sensitive child support database with troves of income data, overriding the objections of career employees.
HHS grants DOGE access to child support database, overriding objections
The decision came after resistance from career staff at the agency.
wapo.st
March 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Breaking news: The Department of Health and Human Services has granted associates of the U.S. DOGE Service access to a sensitive child support database with troves of income data, overriding the objections of career employees.
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In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word “gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.
War heroes, military firsts and the Enola Gay are among 26,000 Pentagon images flagged for removal in DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts…
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March 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word “gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.
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FOIA Friday: Virginia Department of Health’s rebuff of journalists' water crisis FOIA request draws scrutiny; Virginia court upholds COVID-era public comment limits in Wegmans lawsuit.
FOIA Friday: Virginia Health Department withheld records on Richmond water crisis • Virginia Mercury
Moomaw says the governor’s office denied any involvement, indicating that VDH had not consulted them before applying the exemption.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
FOIA Friday: Virginia Department of Health’s rebuff of journalists' water crisis FOIA request draws scrutiny; Virginia court upholds COVID-era public comment limits in Wegmans lawsuit.
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Exclusive: The Army Corps of Engineers colonel responsible for releasing water from two California reservoirs at President Donald Trump’s direction in January knew that it was unlikely to reach the southern part of the state as Trump had promised, according to a memo obtained by The Post.
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
wapo.st
March 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Exclusive: The Army Corps of Engineers colonel responsible for releasing water from two California reservoirs at President Donald Trump’s direction in January knew that it was unlikely to reach the southern part of the state as Trump had promised, according to a memo obtained by The Post.
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“Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse, and it is Russia, not Ukraine, that is losing the attritional war,” write Phillips Payson O’Brien and Eliot A. Cohen. That “makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic”: theatln.tc/FOIXEMOC
Russia Is Losing the War of Attrition
Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse. That makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic.
theatln.tc
March 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse, and it is Russia, not Ukraine, that is losing the attritional war,” write Phillips Payson O’Brien and Eliot A. Cohen. That “makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic”: theatln.tc/FOIXEMOC
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Can you find the greatest happiness in life just by fitting in? Arthur Brooks explains what individualists can learn from an outlook that emphasizes the peaceful, unmemorable parts of life:
The Ultimate German Philosophy for a Happier Life
Does your Weltanschauung need an upgrade? I’ve got you.
www.theatlantic.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Can you find the greatest happiness in life just by fitting in? Arthur Brooks explains what individualists can learn from an outlook that emphasizes the peaceful, unmemorable parts of life:
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🕯️🙏 Since February 24, 2022, Mariupol has buried at least 50,000 of its citizens. The tragic sector 23 at the Mariupol cemetery is a mass grave with number plates instead of crosses or mourning signs. Only numbers according to register.
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Lost ancestors in the occupied territories
Recently, the occupiers began to “clean up” the graves of World War II heroes in Mariupol. Real and fictional, but we are not talking about them now. Now we are talking about how wildly decorated sing...
theukrainianreview.info
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🕯️🙏 Since February 24, 2022, Mariupol has buried at least 50,000 of its citizens. The tragic sector 23 at the Mariupol cemetery is a mass grave with number plates instead of crosses or mourning signs. Only numbers according to register.
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theukrainianreview.info/another-high...
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theukrainianreview.info/another-high...
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Trump’s recklessness will raise costs, so I’m taking action. My legislation will force a vote on ending Trump’s new taxes on Canadian goods—VA's largest export market. I urge my colleagues to put partisanship aside, do the right thing, and vote to bring costs down.
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine plans to force Republicans to vote on Trump's Canada tariffs
Republicans are "nervous" about President Trump's tariffs raising prices, says Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. He plans to force a vote in the Senate on them soon.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Trump’s recklessness will raise costs, so I’m taking action. My legislation will force a vote on ending Trump’s new taxes on Canadian goods—VA's largest export market. I urge my colleagues to put partisanship aside, do the right thing, and vote to bring costs down.
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
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⚡️Ukraine’s DroneUA begins supplying robots to NASA.
DroneUA, a Ukrainian distributor of unmanned systems, has started supplying robots to NASA, the company announced on March 4.
The company sees this partnership as an opportunity to strengthen Ukraine’s economy.
DroneUA, a Ukrainian distributor of unmanned systems, has started supplying robots to NASA, the company announced on March 4.
The company sees this partnership as an opportunity to strengthen Ukraine’s economy.
Ukraine’s DroneUA begins supplying robots to NASA
The company sees this partnership as an opportunity to strengthen Ukraine’s economy and expand its presence in global markets.
kyivindependent.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
⚡️Ukraine’s DroneUA begins supplying robots to NASA.
DroneUA, a Ukrainian distributor of unmanned systems, has started supplying robots to NASA, the company announced on March 4.
The company sees this partnership as an opportunity to strengthen Ukraine’s economy.
DroneUA, a Ukrainian distributor of unmanned systems, has started supplying robots to NASA, the company announced on March 4.
The company sees this partnership as an opportunity to strengthen Ukraine’s economy.
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NEW: Hundreds rally in Richmond for #March4thDemocracy, defending women’s rights.
Protesters speak out against abortion restrictions, voter suppression, and healthcare cuts.
virginiamercury.com/2025/03/04/m...
Protesters speak out against abortion restrictions, voter suppression, and healthcare cuts.
virginiamercury.com/2025/03/04/m...
‘March 4th Democracy’ brings hundreds to Richmond in defense of women’s rights • Virginia Mercury
Clad in a red cloak and a white bonnet, Christie Epperson stood among hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a march between Richmond’s Monroe Park and Virginia’s Capitol, a chilling symbol for the dy...
virginiamercury.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NEW: Hundreds rally in Richmond for #March4thDemocracy, defending women’s rights.
Protesters speak out against abortion restrictions, voter suppression, and healthcare cuts.
virginiamercury.com/2025/03/04/m...
Protesters speak out against abortion restrictions, voter suppression, and healthcare cuts.
virginiamercury.com/2025/03/04/m...
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🇨🇦❗️🇺🇸 Some Canadian provinces have begun removing US alcohol from their shelves in response to Trump's tariffs.
🚫 Premier of Ontario has terminated all contracts with the Starlink company worth $100 million and has banned it from participating in US government procurement.
🚫 Premier of Ontario has terminated all contracts with the Starlink company worth $100 million and has banned it from participating in US government procurement.
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🇨🇦❗️🇺🇸 Some Canadian provinces have begun removing US alcohol from their shelves in response to Trump's tariffs.
🚫 Premier of Ontario has terminated all contracts with the Starlink company worth $100 million and has banned it from participating in US government procurement.
🚫 Premier of Ontario has terminated all contracts with the Starlink company worth $100 million and has banned it from participating in US government procurement.
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Mass federal worker layoffs are leaving veterans without jobs and creating barriers to accessing care in Salem and nationwide. I’m fighting to protect veterans from shortsighted cuts by urging Trump to reinstate fired veterans and ensure VA facilities are fully staffed.
wset.com/news/local/f...
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Federal job cuts at Salem VA Medical Center leave employees blindsided
More than 20 employees at the Salem VA Medical Center were unexpectedly terminated this week, leaving many feeling blindsided and questioning the decision.
wset.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Mass federal worker layoffs are leaving veterans without jobs and creating barriers to accessing care in Salem and nationwide. I’m fighting to protect veterans from shortsighted cuts by urging Trump to reinstate fired veterans and ensure VA facilities are fully staffed.
wset.com/news/local/f...
wset.com/news/local/f...