Rob Battenfeld
roblbat.bsky.social
Rob Battenfeld
@roblbat.bsky.social
Reposted by Rob Battenfeld
MAGA lawmaker attacks Dems for opposing Charlie Kirk vote — despite skipping it himself
MAGA lawmaker attacks Dems for opposing Charlie Kirk vote — despite skipping it himself
Pro-Trump Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) slammed members of the Democratic caucus who voted against a resolution to honor the life of slain right-wing youth activist Charlie Kirk — only to quietly delete his social media post after it became clear that he hadn't even shown up for the vote.According to The...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Twelve Virginia Youth Sued the State, Asserting their Right to a Healthy Climate
www.fxbgadvance.com/p/twelve-vir...
Twelve Virginia Youth Sued the State, Asserting their Right to a Healthy Climate
One of the plaintiffs in Layla H. v. Commonwealth is from the Fredericksburg area. The state Supreme Court recently declined to hear the case. What happened and what's next?
www.fxbgadvance.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.

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PETITION: Tell Trump, Hands Off the National Archives!
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reposted by Rob Battenfeld
@mjtoma.bsky.social has also written a widely read story that took off before the Bluesky boom, so please give this a read if you missed it: newrepublic.com/post/188197/...
Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Rob Battenfeld
A study found that communities targeted by sales reps pushing OxyContin in the ’90s moved towards the Republicans by an extra 4.6% in the 2020 House elections. "In a country on a partisan knife's edge, this is a remarkable effect," Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes.
Did the Opioid Epidemic Fuel Donald Trump’s Return to the White House?
New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic theory or messaging—it was, more simply, a failure of political attention.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:19 PM