Donna for Virginia
@donna4va.bsky.social
I'm a veteran, independent, and lifelong public servant who is part of the next generation of leaders challenging the status quo. Stay tuned for what’s next!
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A disappointing decision from the SCC today that will endanger the health and wellbeing of Chesterfield community members. 🧵
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SCC approves Chesterfield gas plant and Dominion rate hike, creates new rate class for data centers • Virginia Mercury
Dominion Energy was handed two major approvals from the State Corporation Commission on Tuesday after the board OK’d the controversial Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center as well as the utility’s n...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A disappointing decision from the SCC today that will endanger the health and wellbeing of Chesterfield community members. 🧵
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And now the EPA says it’s a-okay to spray our veggies with PFAS and lower standards for PFAS levels in our water.
Our health and wellbeing are under assault from every direction.
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Our health and wellbeing are under assault from every direction.
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Virginia communities push back against sewage sludge on agricultural land as PFAS concerns grow • Virginia Mercury
As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
And now the EPA says it’s a-okay to spray our veggies with PFAS and lower standards for PFAS levels in our water.
Our health and wellbeing are under assault from every direction.
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/24/v...
Our health and wellbeing are under assault from every direction.
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/24/v...
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Meet David Clayton.
And he’s an independent: www.clayton4nc.com
The invite is out—and I hope he’ll join me on @indyamericans.bsky.social soon. I really look forward to chopping it up with him.
@empathytour.bsky.social
He’s another example of how quickly our independent movement is growing.
And he’s an independent: www.clayton4nc.com
The invite is out—and I hope he’ll join me on @indyamericans.bsky.social soon. I really look forward to chopping it up with him.
@empathytour.bsky.social
He’s another example of how quickly our independent movement is growing.
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Meet David Clayton.
And he’s an independent: www.clayton4nc.com
The invite is out—and I hope he’ll join me on @indyamericans.bsky.social soon. I really look forward to chopping it up with him.
@empathytour.bsky.social
He’s another example of how quickly our independent movement is growing.
And he’s an independent: www.clayton4nc.com
The invite is out—and I hope he’ll join me on @indyamericans.bsky.social soon. I really look forward to chopping it up with him.
@empathytour.bsky.social
He’s another example of how quickly our independent movement is growing.
Compared to global peers, America is failing miserably on poverty reduction. Here in Virginia, the rising costs of food, housing, healthcare & childcare make one thing clear: raising the min. wage to $15/hr by 2028 is like applying a bandaid to a gaping wound. 🧵
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
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November 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Compared to global peers, America is failing miserably on poverty reduction. Here in Virginia, the rising costs of food, housing, healthcare & childcare make one thing clear: raising the min. wage to $15/hr by 2028 is like applying a bandaid to a gaping wound. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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At a time when homelessness is rising here in Virginia, we need to see real solutions at the state level to fill gaps these federal cuts will create. Housing first programs are shown to help provide the stabilization needed for durable rehabilitation & reintegration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
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November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
At a time when homelessness is rising here in Virginia, we need to see real solutions at the state level to fill gaps these federal cuts will create. Housing first programs are shown to help provide the stabilization needed for durable rehabilitation & reintegration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
On this Veterans Day, I stand in solidarity and gratitude with the select few who made the life-changing decision to serve our country in uniform. Some of us are still working through the decisions made on our behalf and those we made on behalf of others.
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In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
On this Veterans Day, I stand in solidarity and gratitude with the select few who made the life-changing decision to serve our country in uniform. Some of us are still working through the decisions made on our behalf and those we made on behalf of others.
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Whether it’s the longest shutdown in history, ICE kidnappings, depriving SNAP benefits, or mass fed layoffs, one thing is clear: this Administration is bent on chaos. Your civil & human rights are for sale, so hold them all accountable. Use your voice & speak up.
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Video: Armed agents drive off with child after detaining her father
Federal immigration agents detained a man in Cypress Park whose toddler was strapped into the back seat of his vehicle. Two agents toting weapons climbed into his car and drove off, video showed.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Whether it’s the longest shutdown in history, ICE kidnappings, depriving SNAP benefits, or mass fed layoffs, one thing is clear: this Administration is bent on chaos. Your civil & human rights are for sale, so hold them all accountable. Use your voice & speak up.
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Six hours, folks. I went to this meeting at Goochland High School last night. I could feel the visceral rage of residents who knew they were going to be rolled and sold out by *most* of their local leaders.
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Goochland County approves controversial data center plan
The Goochland County Board of Supervisors approved a controversial technology overlay district that would allow data centers to be built in the eastern part of the county.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Six hours, folks. I went to this meeting at Goochland High School last night. I could feel the visceral rage of residents who knew they were going to be rolled and sold out by *most* of their local leaders.
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🚨Donna for Virginia will make an announcement on Veterans Day. Stay tuned!
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🚨Donna for Virginia will make an announcement on Veterans Day. Stay tuned!
Congrats to all who have won their races here in Virginia! The people voted for change, and their voices were heard resoundingly.
Now the real work begins. Today, so many Virginians are feeling the affordability crisis acutely. Elected leaders must follow through and deliver for you. For all of us.
Now the real work begins. Today, so many Virginians are feeling the affordability crisis acutely. Elected leaders must follow through and deliver for you. For all of us.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Congrats to all who have won their races here in Virginia! The people voted for change, and their voices were heard resoundingly.
Now the real work begins. Today, so many Virginians are feeling the affordability crisis acutely. Elected leaders must follow through and deliver for you. For all of us.
Now the real work begins. Today, so many Virginians are feeling the affordability crisis acutely. Elected leaders must follow through and deliver for you. For all of us.
Hey Virginia! It’s the big day! Execute your plan & vote like your life, or someone else’s, depends on it. For those who may need same-day registration to vote, check with the Virginia Department of Elections for details.
Godspeed and Sic Semper Tyrannis!
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Godspeed and Sic Semper Tyrannis!
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Same day registration refers to the ability to register to vote in-person and immediately vote a provisional ballot after the deadline to register and vote a non-provisional ballot has passed.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Hey Virginia! It’s the big day! Execute your plan & vote like your life, or someone else’s, depends on it. For those who may need same-day registration to vote, check with the Virginia Department of Elections for details.
Godspeed and Sic Semper Tyrannis!
www.elections.virginia.gov/registration...
Godspeed and Sic Semper Tyrannis!
www.elections.virginia.gov/registration...
As the President of “no new wars” ponders the idea of putting U.S. boots on the ground in Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing,” here’s what the Nigerian foreign minister said at a forum in the UAE about a week ago: guardian.ng/news/nigeria... 🧵
Nigeria won’t accept any deportees from U.S., Tuggar insists
Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, has said that Nigeria will no longer accept deportees from the United States, stating
guardian.ng
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
As the President of “no new wars” ponders the idea of putting U.S. boots on the ground in Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing,” here’s what the Nigerian foreign minister said at a forum in the UAE about a week ago: guardian.ng/news/nigeria... 🧵
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IVA is proud to announce our endorsement of two more dynamic and impressive independent veteran candidates for local office in NC and VA.
Learn more about and support Kathy and Carlos. They are bringing the strong, unifying, independent leadership America is looking for:
Learn more about and support Kathy and Carlos. They are bringing the strong, unifying, independent leadership America is looking for:
This is how you build a future worth fighting for. IVA is proud to endorse Kathy Greggs (NC) & Carlos De Castro Pretelt (VA) for office in 2025. These veterans are the cavalry America's been waiting for—ready to lead, unify, and disrupt the broken two-party system.
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
IVA is proud to announce our endorsement of two more dynamic and impressive independent veteran candidates for local office in NC and VA.
Learn more about and support Kathy and Carlos. They are bringing the strong, unifying, independent leadership America is looking for:
Learn more about and support Kathy and Carlos. They are bringing the strong, unifying, independent leadership America is looking for:
As someone who worked in the 1st Trump NSC as a Director for Counterterrorism in Africa, I can say this: whoever is advising this President about “the killing of Christians” in Nigeria without the proper context of terrorism there is guilty of policy malpractice.
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Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria
It comes a day after the president declared the African nation "country of particular concern” for religious freedom.
www.politico.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As someone who worked in the 1st Trump NSC as a Director for Counterterrorism in Africa, I can say this: whoever is advising this President about “the killing of Christians” in Nigeria without the proper context of terrorism there is guilty of policy malpractice.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Posting this NYT OpEd from 2020 as a reminder of why we are seeing what is (and has been) unfolding in Washington, Richmond, and nationwide. @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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Opinion | Can We Escape the Political-Industrial Complex? (Published 2020)
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October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Posting this NYT OpEd from 2020 as a reminder of why we are seeing what is (and has been) unfolding in Washington, Richmond, and nationwide. @bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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PRESS RELEASE: It’s an honor to be endorsed by @independentveteran.bsky.social! Thx to @rieckhoff.bsky.social & IVA for believing in me, bringing me into the pack, & inspiring my next steps in Virginia. ONWARD!@independentcenter.bsky.social
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October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
PRESS RELEASE: It’s an honor to be endorsed by @independentveteran.bsky.social! Thx to @rieckhoff.bsky.social & IVA for believing in me, bringing me into the pack, & inspiring my next steps in Virginia. ONWARD!@independentcenter.bsky.social
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Virginia’s gubernatorial debate earlier this evening underscores why we need a governor with professionalism, temperament, and poise. @abigailspanberger.com demonstrated these traits head and shoulders above her opponent, proving that she has what it takes to be the next Governor of Virginia.
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Virginia’s gubernatorial debate earlier this evening underscores why we need a governor with professionalism, temperament, and poise. @abigailspanberger.com demonstrated these traits head and shoulders above her opponent, proving that she has what it takes to be the next Governor of Virginia.
PRESS RELEASE: DONNA CHARLES, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, ENDS HER CAMPAIGN AND ENDORSES ABIGAIL SPANBERGER. See full press release attached or here: donnaforva.com/press-releas...
October 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
PRESS RELEASE: DONNA CHARLES, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, ENDS HER CAMPAIGN AND ENDORSES ABIGAIL SPANBERGER. See full press release attached or here: donnaforva.com/press-releas...
Data centers are critical for artificial intelligence. Virginia is the nerve center, with the most data centers in the country. They consume as much energy as a small town, in many cases, and utility companies are making you foot the bill. @gonatureforward.bsky.social @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Data centers are critical for artificial intelligence. Virginia is the nerve center, with the most data centers in the country. They consume as much energy as a small town, in many cases, and utility companies are making you foot the bill. @gonatureforward.bsky.social @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
PRESS RELEASE: Independent Candidate for Governor of Virginia Calls for Increased Support for Federal Employees Amidst Another Shutdown
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Press Releases | Donna Charles for Governor
Official statements and policy responses from Donna Charles' campaign for Virginia Governor. Read her responses to current events and policy announcements.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
PRESS RELEASE: Independent Candidate for Governor of Virginia Calls for Increased Support for Federal Employees Amidst Another Shutdown
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As we hurtle toward another totally avoidable government shutdown, I’ll post this interview segment as a reminder about what being an independent means to me. As governor, I’d be focused on what’s best for Virginians, not party battles that landed us in this mess.
September 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
As we hurtle toward another totally avoidable government shutdown, I’ll post this interview segment as a reminder about what being an independent means to me. As governor, I’d be focused on what’s best for Virginians, not party battles that landed us in this mess.
Honored to have been part of this lovely gathering of strong, beautiful, and remarkable women from all over Richmond and the greater Commonwealth. #community #thrivetogether #bgm #donnaforva #donna4gov @cruzincradio102-8.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Honored to have been part of this lovely gathering of strong, beautiful, and remarkable women from all over Richmond and the greater Commonwealth. #community #thrivetogether #bgm #donnaforva #donna4gov @cruzincradio102-8.bsky.social
Vote for someone who hears your concerns about your child’s education. Vote for someone with real solutions. Donna Charles is the only one offering those solutions for Virginians. #education #schoolchoice #donnaforva #donna4gov @the74.bsky.social
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/fiV5fl0cFkY?fe
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/fiV5fl0cFkY?fe
September 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Vote for someone who hears your concerns about your child’s education. Vote for someone with real solutions. Donna Charles is the only one offering those solutions for Virginians. #education #schoolchoice #donnaforva #donna4gov @the74.bsky.social
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/fiV5fl0cFkY?fe
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/fiV5fl0cFkY?fe
This is a step in the right direction on fair housing regulation at the federal level. Now let’s work on oversight & enforcement.
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New bill seeks to expand Fair Housing Act to cover income and veteran status
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAVY) — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and other lawmakers introduced a bill to protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination. On Sept. 17, 2025, Sen. Kaine,…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is a step in the right direction on fair housing regulation at the federal level. Now let’s work on oversight & enforcement.
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Live in Richmond or Petersburg, VA? Join us! Register on donnaforva.com/events. Donna knows you have questions and wants to hear from you! See you then!
September 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Live in Richmond or Petersburg, VA? Join us! Register on donnaforva.com/events. Donna knows you have questions and wants to hear from you! See you then!