Archaeologist who works in cultural heritage law! Interested in policy and politics of same. Richmonder, has a funny accent. Views and swears my own.
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"William J. 'Bill' Martin, director of the @Valentine museum, dies after being hit by car"
Bill Martin was a Richmond treasure. His institutional memory of our city and his passion for telling stories is irreplaceable. We owe him a great debt.
richmond.com/news/local/arti… [@RTDnews]
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I’m so tired of dangerous drivers killing my friends.
vpm.org/news/2025-12-28/will…
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Off duty Norfolk cop eavesdropping on two brothers at a pho restaurant doesn't like their opinions on ICE, has them arrested for conspiracy to commit malicious wounding. One is an assistant principal:
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This part is just so heartbreaking:
“For my whole life, I have tried to be good, to be a good student and a good sister and a good daughter, and to protect my mother and never make her upset or angry. Now I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”
In a devastating essay, Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, reveals that she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia just hours after she gave birth to her daughter, and that she has less than a year to live.
Schlossberg is just 35 years old.
Full Piece: bit.ly/4oWnSDX
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I do enjoy getting all the DM's from X experts about why Adelita Grijalva D-AZ can't get sworn in during a government shutdown.
But on Jan. 3, 2019, the entire House was sworn into office during a government shutdown. That was the start of the 116th Congress.
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Today marks SIX WEEKS since I was elected by the voters of AZ-07.
For six weeks, @SpeakerJohnson has denied them their voice in Congress.
That's not leadership. That's obstruction.
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As of today, Adelita Grijalva has gone un-sworn-in for longer than any representative-elect this century. (Data from @greggiroux)
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Breaking WaPo:
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Adelita Grijalva won her congressional election by nearly 40 points more than a month ago.
Outrageously, she has not yet been seated by Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
If they cannot seat Adelita, how can we trust them to accept the results of the 2026 elections?
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This is correct.
They are not anonymous donors. They are secret donors. And secret donors almost always want something in return.
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Virginia is not party to the lawsuit filed by states against the Trump Administration seeking the release of SNAP funding.
Jason Miyares sides with Trump against Virginians, again.
assets.bwbx.io/documents/use…
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Speaker Johnson “deeply regrets” that millions of Americans will lose SNAP benefits this week, but 3 months ago, he signed a bill with $186 billion in cuts to SNAP. You can’t make it make sense.
NEWS: Speaker Johnson told House Rs on a private call shutdown's "pain register is about to hit level 10" - and it could force Dems to cave, per sources
“Sadly," 42 million Americans will get hit when SNAP food aid runs out Nov. 1, he said. “We deeply regret it on our side."
politico.com/live-updates/20…
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Once again, there is no reason for the House to be out of session.
The House does not break during shutdown.
This is one of the longest unscheduled House breaks of all time, with no justification.
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I have a new essay in the New Republic. I used to see things as left versus right. Now I worry about the money at the top. And while it may sound strange, I think this is a hopeful way of looking at the world that opens the door to coalitions that seemed impossible before
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BREAKING: Federal judge rules federal agents must wear visible identification, can’t use riot weapons against peaceful protestors. Ruling follows agents pepper spraying and tear gassing journalists and a priest in Chicago.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity.
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Here's a neat trick they teach in authoritarianism school: If you purge the people who measure the effects of your policies (BLS, MMWR), you can just claim everything's great, and nobody can prove how much damage you're doing.
