Wick Fary
@wickhed.bsky.social
Retired in Rockingham County Virginia.
Trying to preserve a livable world for my family and my community
Trying to stay sane in a crazy time
Trying to preserve a livable world for my family and my community
Trying to stay sane in a crazy time
The meaning — and the duty — of a first virginiamercury.com/2025/11/05/t...
The meaning — and the duty — of a first • Virginia Mercury
Winsome Earle-Sears’ candidacy was a missed opportunity for reconciliation, a moment when symbolism could have become substance, write guest columnists Sophia Nelson and Colita Fairfax
virginiamercury.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The meaning — and the duty — of a first virginiamercury.com/2025/11/05/t...
Critical race in Rockingham County, the school board with the second highest book banning rate in Virginia.
www.wmra.org/2025-10-21/r...
www.wmra.org/2025-10-21/r...
Rockingham school board challengers, Republicans want "grown-up" governance
The race for the Rockingham County School Board District Three seat has been filled with controversy and chaos over the past few months, partly because of the record and actions of the Republican incu...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Critical race in Rockingham County, the school board with the second highest book banning rate in Virginia.
www.wmra.org/2025-10-21/r...
www.wmra.org/2025-10-21/r...
www.every.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Follow link within this article to sign a letter calling on RCSchool board to censure Matt Cross!
hburgcitizen.com/2025/10/14/d...
hburgcitizen.com/2025/10/14/d...
Matt Cross doubles down on fight posts; What do the numbers show?
Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross continued his criticism of city schools allowing fights. But how many fights happened in county schools?
hburgcitizen.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Follow link within this article to sign a letter calling on RCSchool board to censure Matt Cross!
hburgcitizen.com/2025/10/14/d...
hburgcitizen.com/2025/10/14/d...
MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit newrepublic.com/article/2016... via @newrepublic.com
MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit
A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.
newrepublic.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit newrepublic.com/article/2016... via @newrepublic.com
Stop saying "the clean energy revolution is inevitable"
"This greed-driven slow-down is going to cause climate chaos, unless a mass movement of people organize to remove policy barriers to renewable energy development."
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"This greed-driven slow-down is going to cause climate chaos, unless a mass movement of people organize to remove policy barriers to renewable energy development."
heated.world/p/stop-sayin...
Stop saying "the clean energy revolution is inevitable"
A little rant on a pet peeve.
heated.world
August 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Stop saying "the clean energy revolution is inevitable"
"This greed-driven slow-down is going to cause climate chaos, unless a mass movement of people organize to remove policy barriers to renewable energy development."
heated.world/p/stop-sayin...
"This greed-driven slow-down is going to cause climate chaos, unless a mass movement of people organize to remove policy barriers to renewable energy development."
heated.world/p/stop-sayin...
Don't tread on me
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Don't tread on me
A cartoon by Nick Anderson
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August 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Don't tread on me
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I might be inclined to say we of the 6th district are represented by a parrot, but I have too much respect for avian intelligence!
Thanks again #clinewatch
#bencline
#6thdistrict
clinewatch.com/2025/08/05/c...
Thanks again #clinewatch
#bencline
#6thdistrict
clinewatch.com/2025/08/05/c...
Cline’s sad, naive faith in DOGE
Congressman Cline continues to heap praise on Elon Musk’s (remember him?) Department of Government Efficiency by uncritically regurgitating DOGE’s claims of supposedly massive savings. …
clinewatch.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I might be inclined to say we of the 6th district are represented by a parrot, but I have too much respect for avian intelligence!
Thanks again #clinewatch
#bencline
#6thdistrict
clinewatch.com/2025/08/05/c...
Thanks again #clinewatch
#bencline
#6thdistrict
clinewatch.com/2025/08/05/c...
“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”- #TomLehrer
R.I.P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzR...
R.I.P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzR...
Tom Lehrer - The old dope peddler
YouTube video by Fredde21
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July 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”- #TomLehrer
R.I.P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzR...
R.I.P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzR...
Who are the brain police?
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Who are the brain police?
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
This legislation has bipartisan support!!
Sign the petition through this link.
Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists
secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-newsl...
Sign the petition through this link.
Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists
secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-newsl...
Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists
Scientists working for the federal government need safeguards to do evidence-based work and to inform our nation’s policymaking without political interference. Urge your member of Congress to support ...
secure.ucsusa.org
July 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This legislation has bipartisan support!!
Sign the petition through this link.
Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists
secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-newsl...
Sign the petition through this link.
Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists
secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-newsl...
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Sen. Whitehouse explains why Dems walked out of Emil Bove hearing
July 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Sen. Whitehouse explains why Dems walked out of Emil Bove hearing
Last Day Today (for the moment)!
Boycott Corporate agriculture, donate to #UnitedFarmWorkers
Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know open.substack.com/pub/fafonews...
Boycott Corporate agriculture, donate to #UnitedFarmWorkers
Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know open.substack.com/pub/fafonews...
Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know
Breaking News
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July 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Last Day Today (for the moment)!
Boycott Corporate agriculture, donate to #UnitedFarmWorkers
Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know open.substack.com/pub/fafonews...
Boycott Corporate agriculture, donate to #UnitedFarmWorkers
Farmworker Strike Begins July 16: What We Know open.substack.com/pub/fafonews...
“Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution of 1776 is complete.” -John Lewis
#harrisonburg
#rockinghamcountyva
John Lewis’s Enduring Example open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
#harrisonburg
#rockinghamcountyva
John Lewis’s Enduring Example open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
John Lewis’s Enduring Example
We have no right to give up on democracy or our fellow Americans
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July 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution of 1776 is complete.” -John Lewis
#harrisonburg
#rockinghamcountyva
John Lewis’s Enduring Example open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
#harrisonburg
#rockinghamcountyva
John Lewis’s Enduring Example open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Your advocacy made a difference— #PEPFAR is safe, for now.
Follow the #thread 🧵to learn more or take action now: act.pih.org/global-healt...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · Mobilize
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and Ben Cline and to remind them that in America,...
www.mobilize.us
July 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.
On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
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On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
social.demcast.com/s/L87g4cvz
Find A Good Trouble Event
social.demcast.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.
On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
social.demcast.com/s/L87g4cvz
On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
social.demcast.com/s/L87g4cvz
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An articulate description of a working class existence, and the anticipated impact of the big horrible bill.
#bencline
#"bigbeautiful"
www.dnronline.com/opinion/open...
#bencline
#"bigbeautiful"
www.dnronline.com/opinion/open...
Open Forum: Living in the shadow of the American Dream
I live in Shenandoah County. I’m a factory worker. A farmer. A father of two girls — one still in diapers. I get up before the sun, and most days,
www.dnronline.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
An articulate description of a working class existence, and the anticipated impact of the big horrible bill.
#bencline
#"bigbeautiful"
www.dnronline.com/opinion/open...
#bencline
#"bigbeautiful"
www.dnronline.com/opinion/open...
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"All this suggests that there is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word “power,” offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy."☀️Don't miss this hopeful & thought-provoking New Yorker article by @billmckibben.bsky.social
Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"All this suggests that there is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word “power,” offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy."☀️Don't miss this hopeful & thought-provoking New Yorker article by @billmckibben.bsky.social
Here’s to the healers
July 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Here’s to the healers
Rev. William Barber: “[The big rob the poor bill] is not a mistake. This is policy violence. This is policy murder. That’s why we brought these caskets today.”
#moralmondays
#medicaid
youtu.be/4Ves5Odh43Y
#moralmondays
#medicaid
youtu.be/4Ves5Odh43Y
Reverend William Barber III Rips Congress On Budget Bill “Policy Murder” At DC Moral Monday Protest
YouTube video by DC Media Group
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July 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Rev. William Barber: “[The big rob the poor bill] is not a mistake. This is policy violence. This is policy murder. That’s why we brought these caskets today.”
#moralmondays
#medicaid
youtu.be/4Ves5Odh43Y
#moralmondays
#medicaid
youtu.be/4Ves5Odh43Y
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON - Host Calls” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON - Host Calls · Third Act Initiative, Inc.
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...
www.mobilize.us
July 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON - Host Calls” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
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So, a man who arrived in the US. from Castro's Cuba in 1966--the year the Supremes recorded "You Can't Hurry Love" and that Astroturf debuted--is now dead in an ICE deportation camp.
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?
Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?
newrepublic.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So, a man who arrived in the US. from Castro's Cuba in 1966--the year the Supremes recorded "You Can't Hurry Love" and that Astroturf debuted--is now dead in an ICE deportation camp.
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
newrepublic.com/article/1974...