Charlotte Drummond
@charlotte0810.bsky.social
#Charlottesville feminist with no patience for greed, patriarchy, misogyny, or injustice.
**If there's anyone out there who would record this meeting on Wednesday, I'll be happy to do the transcription & publish it.** I really wanted to be there but am out of town.
I believe this meeting will explain current homestay & short-term rental regulations & explain upcoming enforcement.. 1/2
I believe this meeting will explain current homestay & short-term rental regulations & explain upcoming enforcement.. 1/2
Charlottesville is holding a public meeting about Homestays on Wednesday December 3 from 5-7pm at City Space.
You can learn more here: www.charlottesville.gov/1935/Homesta...
Read our Homestay FAQ doc from fall 2024 here: drive.google.com/file/d/1HRGe...
You can learn more here: www.charlottesville.gov/1935/Homesta...
Read our Homestay FAQ doc from fall 2024 here: drive.google.com/file/d/1HRGe...
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
**If there's anyone out there who would record this meeting on Wednesday, I'll be happy to do the transcription & publish it.** I really wanted to be there but am out of town.
I believe this meeting will explain current homestay & short-term rental regulations & explain upcoming enforcement.. 1/2
I believe this meeting will explain current homestay & short-term rental regulations & explain upcoming enforcement.. 1/2
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I once asked a Russian what the feeling was in Russia about her government.
Her answer wasn't anger; it was apathy.
Her answer wasn't anger; it was apathy.
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I once asked a Russian what the feeling was in Russia about her government.
Her answer wasn't anger; it was apathy.
Her answer wasn't anger; it was apathy.
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I've been watching and waiting for this... www.themassblackout.com
Home | Mass Blackout
The Mass Blackout is a nationwide economic resistance, coordinated across aligned organizations and grassroots movements as a collective refusal to participate in a system that profits off our pain, e...
www.themassblackout.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I've been watching and waiting for this... www.themassblackout.com
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everything is political.
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
everything is political.
More than Amazon, Target, and Home Depot... boycott all corporations run by billionaires. And even after this special holiday weekend action, keep your money local.
This holiday season, we’re saying it loud and clear: We Ain’t Buying It.
For too long, corporations have profited off of us. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re taking action with our wallets to demand accountability.
Visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information. #weaintbuyingit
For too long, corporations have profited off of us. From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re taking action with our wallets to demand accountability.
Visit weaintbuyingit.com for more information. #weaintbuyingit
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
More than Amazon, Target, and Home Depot... boycott all corporations run by billionaires. And even after this special holiday weekend action, keep your money local.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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What about the House members who didn’t come to work during the shutdown?
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
What about the House members who didn’t come to work during the shutdown?
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it’s very funny the James Bond writers are having trouble with explaining how he came back from the dead and not like “what is the deal with this elderly man who’s had a dozen different faces over the years”
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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What the proponents of Pollingism simply cannot understand is that the purpose of politics is to enact an agenda, not simply to win for the sake of doing so.
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight, Part I
“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Tuesday Showed the Power of Magnetism.
contrarian.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What the proponents of Pollingism simply cannot understand is that the purpose of politics is to enact an agenda, not simply to win for the sake of doing so.
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
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As Illinois’ Death with Dignity bill nears the finish line, voices like Kimberly Shoemaker’s matter more than ever. After losing both parents without this option, she shared her story in the Chicago Tribune. Read her powerful piece: https://tinyurl.com/4eweds3d
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
As Illinois’ Death with Dignity bill nears the finish line, voices like Kimberly Shoemaker’s matter more than ever. After losing both parents without this option, she shared her story in the Chicago Tribune. Read her powerful piece: https://tinyurl.com/4eweds3d
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There are now more Democratic women in Virginia’s House than Republicans — total.
VA has come a longgg way!
VA has come a longgg way!
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
There are now more Democratic women in Virginia’s House than Republicans — total.
VA has come a longgg way!
VA has come a longgg way!
Sorry you feel like you're screaming into the void. Egregious election losses due to GOP & corporate pillaging during the campaigns have beaten us down. So the fact that Mamdani, unlike his predecessors, refused PAC money & energized a base of volunteers who helped elect him, is delightful to us.
"Mamdani barely earns majority of votes in worst performance by a Democratic mayoral candidate since '09"
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sorry you feel like you're screaming into the void. Egregious election losses due to GOP & corporate pillaging during the campaigns have beaten us down. So the fact that Mamdani, unlike his predecessors, refused PAC money & energized a base of volunteers who helped elect him, is delightful to us.
No fine, but Sysco had to pay for remediation. Good for the City.
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
No fine, but Sysco had to pay for remediation. Good for the City.
Here's the deal! www.thehaven.org/winter-wear-...
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Here's the deal! www.thehaven.org/winter-wear-...
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Mike Johnson: "I don't think the loss last night was any reflection about Republicans at all. I think people are frustrated and angry, as we are, I am, the president is, and we express that different ways."
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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We want to know. The failure of consequences over the years is how we got here politically as well.
A year ago a Sysco truck dumped a tank of fuel in Fifeville. The fuel was off-road diesel. Was Sysco ever investigated and fined for using off-road diesel in their delivery trucks?
www.29news.com/2024/11/18/c...
www.29news.com/2024/11/18/c...
Charlottesville neighborhood to install “no trucks” signs after diesel spill
People who live in Fifeville say through traffic has been a problem for as long as they can remember. Friday’s accident was the final straw.
www.29news.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We want to know. The failure of consequences over the years is how we got here politically as well.
@piperformissouri.bsky.social comes to mind. A powerhouse of energy and encouragement to break through what *have been* GOP strongholds in the middle of the country..
progressives in deep red states and the rural districts of blue states work harder than anyone for the things progressives claim to care about yet folks in blue bastions will casually “joke” about carving those regions out of the country, which is shameful as well as self-defeating. let’s stop that!
Mississippi Democrats flipped 3 legislative seats & broke the GOP's Senate supermajority, @ashtonpittman.bsky.social writes: www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@piperformissouri.bsky.social comes to mind. A powerhouse of energy and encouragement to break through what *have been* GOP strongholds in the middle of the country..
I'm so proud that Ernie Reed won a 3rd 4-year term on the Nelson County Board of Supervisors. The only Dem in leadership in the county, he left nothing on the field and reached out to *all* his constituents, Dem or GOP, in the Central District. Also, I'm glad I married that guy.
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I'm so proud that Ernie Reed won a 3rd 4-year term on the Nelson County Board of Supervisors. The only Dem in leadership in the county, he left nothing on the field and reached out to *all* his constituents, Dem or GOP, in the Central District. Also, I'm glad I married that guy.
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Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer should resign their leadership positions as soon as possible.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer should resign their leadership positions as soon as possible.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
I was happy to get this help via Zoom recently and will save $ next year with a better plan!
Last year, out of 3,000 local residents who asked JABA to review their Medicare coverage, about half ended up changing a plan, saving about $4 million total, said Randy Rodgers, manager of the Insurance Counseling Program. Here's how you can get help, too:
Get free help with Medicare plan selection through Dec. 7
Half of the local participants who reviewed their coverage through the Jefferson Area Board for Aging last year switched to more affordable plans.
www.cvilletomorrow.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I was happy to get this help via Zoom recently and will save $ next year with a better plan!
The affordable housing problem (well, among crucial others) is almost universal, I'm learning. I was surprised by the statistics world-wide published in a recent study. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/15/t...
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The affordable housing problem (well, among crucial others) is almost universal, I'm learning. I was surprised by the statistics world-wide published in a recent study. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/15/t...
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I know a thing or two about SNAP because President Biden appointed me to work in the office that oversees that program at USDA.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I know a thing or two about SNAP because President Biden appointed me to work in the office that oversees that program at USDA.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
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Crozet folks: we have Grace Grocery and the Crozet Cares Closet (hygiene/personal items). Spread the word!
Please donate to food banks but also consider finding out if you have a little free pantry around you; they sometimes get to people who won’t visit food banks. If they take non-food items, things food banks don’t provide like baby wipes/diapers, menstrual products, and packages of socks go quickly
October 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Crozet folks: we have Grace Grocery and the Crozet Cares Closet (hygiene/personal items). Spread the word!