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Don Chavis

@RealbigDonC

Journalism. Politics. Movements. Climate change. | he/him

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Joined October 2011
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@Reuters26 Jul 2022
Top U.S. cattle feeding companies sent 1,000-pound carcasses to a Kansas landfill, where they were flattened by loader machines and mixed with trash, after a June heatwave killed thousands of cows, documents seen by Reuters show reut.rs/3zwu9z2 1/5
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VPM@myVPM25 Jul 2022
Those on the list primarily reside in Richmond’s public housing neighborhoods, according to department representatives, who said RPD created the list in an attempt to combat gun violence in the city. bit.ly/3S0ClPm
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"The officer who sprayed the man holding the sign was a master patrol officer, a senior officer who mentors junior members of the force and has expert knowledge of various police subjects" - 2:15 in this video. New report by @EricKolenich richmond.com/news/local/crim…
Body cam video shows Richmond police deploying gas on peaceful Monument Avenue protesters in 2020

Body cam video shows Richmond police deploying gas on peaceful Monument Avenue protesters in 2020

Video released by police show a deeply scrutinized moment from a perspective never before seen. The images contrast the narrative told by police, a lawyer says.

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David Carson@PDPJ26 Jul 2022
Photos of rescues from residents' homes that were swamped by flash flooding on Hermitage Ave in St. Louis. Complete of record rainfall in St. Louis area that brings road closures, flash flooding stltoday.com/news/local/acci… via
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"We are standing up in solidarity against groups who are trying to take away human rights and restrict medical care." buzzfeednews.com/article/ikr…
Michigan Medical Students Walked Out Of Their White Coat Ceremony In Protest Of An Anti-Abortion...

Michigan Medical Students Walked Out Of Their White Coat Ceremony In Protest Of An Anti-Abortion...

“This is not simply a disagreement on personal opinion; through our demand we are standing up in solidarity against groups who are trying to take away human rights and restrict medical care.”

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GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage The gay son of Congressman Glenn Thompson got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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Ian James@ByIanJames25 Jul 2022
Satellite images show how dramatically Lake Mead has declined over the past 22 years. The largest reservoir in the country is now at 27% of full capacity, @tarantulaarms reports: latimes.com/california/story… #ColoradoRiver
Dramatic NASA photos reveal Lake Mead water levels at lowest point since 1937

Dramatic NASA photos reveal Lake Mead water levels at lowest point since 1937

Satellite images from NASA show the dramatic water loss at drought-stricken Lake Mead, a lifeline for California, neighboring states and Mexico.

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#ICYMI New body-camera videos show Richmond police’s response during 2020 teargassing of demonstrators trib.al/tXFpkfy
New body-camera videos show Richmond police’s response during 2020 teargassing of demonstrators

New body-camera videos show Richmond police’s response during 2020 teargassing of demonstrators

Newly released body-camera videos shed light on the Richmond Police Department’s response to protests around two Confederate monuments in June 2020, when demonstrators were teargassed without…

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you survive the AK-platform-fitted robot dog, barely. Then this thing comes at you.
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@kommandostore Introducing the TM-62M vodkabot
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@kommandostore4 Jan 2020
A while ago I said we'd give away a landmine on the house IF it was veritably converted into a Roomba... Well that day is here. Behold 🇷🇺💣
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@kommandostore Introducing the TM-62M vodkabot
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With the temperature predicted to be in the 100s this weekend the @CityRichmondVA has some places to go to beat the heat if you or someone you know does not have access to a cool and healthy place to be. Check out these locations below: #coolingstations #Heatwave2022 #Summer2022
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JC@JCWhittington_22 Jul 2022
I talked to former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone outside the #Jan6thHearings. Here is his response to seeing video of Sen. Josh Hawley running away from rioters after fist bumping them earlier in the day on Jan. 6 : "Josh Hawley is a bitch", said Fanone.
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@politico22 Jul 2022
(1/2) Tonight's Jan. 6 hearing put a spotlight on Sen. Josh Hawley, who helped lead the effort to try to challenge the 2020 election results. The committee contrasted our infamous photo of Hawley giving a fist pump to protestors early on Jan. 6... politi.co/3aUZMZt
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Momentos de pánico en el tren Madrid-Ferrol a la altura de Zamora-Sanabria, 9:30hs. El tren continuó el trayecto tras unos minutos parado. @renfe @adif @lavozdegalicia
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There has apparently been some sort of explosion and fire at the Hoover Dam. No word yet on what the cause was or how much damage it did.
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touring the #hooverdam and heard an explosion #fire
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@JuddLegum19 Jul 2022
1. After Dobbs, Dallas-based @ATT presented itself as a company that supported its employees reproductive rights, saying it would pay for abortion-related travel But if you follow the money, it tells a very different story. 🧵 popular.info/p/state-legisla…
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.@GovernorVa pick for historic landmarks board: “This whole tragedy is that these statues were built to tell the true story of the American South to people 500 years from now.” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
Youngkin appoints Confederate statue defender to historic resources board

Youngkin appoints Confederate statue defender to historic resources board

Appointee Ann Hunter McLean said Virginia’s heritage is “under attack” as she begins serving on the board, which oversees state historic site designations.

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Big News: Union activity in the US is skyrocketing. The number of filings for union elections is up 56% this fiscal year compared to 2021, new data from the NLRB shows. As of May 25, petitions for union elections this fiscal year 2022 has surpassed 2021.
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The one-year difference of Lake Mead at Overton Arm is shocking. The United States' largest reservoir is now less than 150 feet from dead pool when water would stop flowing downstream.
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@atrupar12 Jul 2022
“We have a good time in my class. You should join. You might learn a lot.”
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@Acyn12 Jul 2022
Bridges to Hawley: I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic
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