Laura
@playingopossum.bsky.social
Just a weary traveler trying to make it home
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🥚 Fantastic news! Virginia adoptees age 18+ can finally get their original birth certificates!
Decades of adoptee rights activism plus truth-to-power storytelling made this victory possible.
The only out-of-body experience I’ve ever had was when I first held my OBC in my hands. Life changing.
Decades of adoptee rights activism plus truth-to-power storytelling made this victory possible.
The only out-of-body experience I’ve ever had was when I first held my OBC in my hands. Life changing.
🚨🚨 BEST NEWS: HB 301 was just signed into law by Gov. Spanberger, giving VA-born adopted people age 18+ the right to access their original birth certificate!!!!
The law will take effect on July 1, 2026 and you can contact the VA Dept of Health - Office of Vital Records for more details.
The law will take effect on July 1, 2026 and you can contact the VA Dept of Health - Office of Vital Records for more details.
![Screenshot of Bill Summary for HB 301 in Legislative Information System (LIS)
2026 Regular Session
HB301
Status: Approved
Adult adoptees; access to vital records.
Patrons| All Patrons V
Introduced by: Katrina Callsen (Chief Patron)
Summary As Passed | All Summaries V
Adult adoptees; access to vital records. Requires the State Registrar to provide adult adoptees access to their birth certificate upon request, provided that the requester submits an application, proof of identification, and payment and that the original birth certificate is not the certificate of birth in use, subject to amendment, or used by an individual for legal purposes. The bill directs the State Registrar to make a contact preference form available to birth parents that allows them to indicate their preference for contact by the adopted person, to be stored with the adopted person's birth certificate and provided upon the adopted person's request for the birth certificate. This bill incorporates HB 664.
4/13/2026 Governor Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/2026)
3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
3/14/2026 House l
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Enrolled PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)]
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3/12/2026 House
Signed by Speaker
3/11/2026 Senate l
Signed by President](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y4bbj2ob5ayyt5nqkho7vuw6/bafkreiag24dlrlfugpulwzfpdbbxv536355x3sfxje475lt576izoglvoy)
April 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
🥚 Fantastic news! Virginia adoptees age 18+ can finally get their original birth certificates!
Decades of adoptee rights activism plus truth-to-power storytelling made this victory possible.
The only out-of-body experience I’ve ever had was when I first held my OBC in my hands. Life changing.
Decades of adoptee rights activism plus truth-to-power storytelling made this victory possible.
The only out-of-body experience I’ve ever had was when I first held my OBC in my hands. Life changing.
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Here’s an insane idea! Take the intelligence and feed it to the humans, in particular, the small humans.
Wouldn't it be cool to invest trillions of dollars into a technology that would actually make society better?
Maybe we can call it “HI” — Human Intelligence.
Instead of “data centers”, we could fund “schools”.
Instead of *stealing* art, literature, and science, we help people *create* it.
Crazy!
Maybe we can call it “HI” — Human Intelligence.
Instead of “data centers”, we could fund “schools”.
Instead of *stealing* art, literature, and science, we help people *create* it.
Crazy!
April 13, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Here’s an insane idea! Take the intelligence and feed it to the humans, in particular, the small humans.
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This is very true! And as the research on the issue shows and as the Hungarian example confirms, and the Polish one before that, the key to large turnout is long-term, grass-roots organizational labor that helps people understand how their single vote is a dignified part of a larger transformation.
The key to democracy is showing up in large numbers
He couldn’t falsify so many votes🇭🇺👍🏻🎉
April 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This is very true! And as the research on the issue shows and as the Hungarian example confirms, and the Polish one before that, the key to large turnout is long-term, grass-roots organizational labor that helps people understand how their single vote is a dignified part of a larger transformation.
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this whole thread.
When I was a child, teachers sat the best girl students next to disruptive boy students. The girls were responsible for keeping the boys calm so that the teacher could continue teaching.
This sort of emotional regulation by proxy, using girls and women to calm boys and men, still happens.
This sort of emotional regulation by proxy, using girls and women to calm boys and men, still happens.
April 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
this whole thread.
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April 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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He is so obscenely rich he could just pay for her husband's treatments and never miss that money, but instead he does this. This is what rich people do. Nothing of consequence. Because they don't care about other people.
April 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
He is so obscenely rich he could just pay for her husband's treatments and never miss that money, but instead he does this. This is what rich people do. Nothing of consequence. Because they don't care about other people.
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Daily reminder:Release the Epstein Files👇🏻
April 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Daily reminder:Release the Epstein Files👇🏻
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate:
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
April 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The effective federal corporate income tax rate:
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
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Very true...
April 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Very true...
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I’ll have what Hungary’s having.
an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera .
ALT: an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera .
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April 13, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I’ll have what Hungary’s having.
Enlarge the picture and tell me I'm not the only one wondering why Sauron is hovering over Trump cosplaying Jesus. And is Sauron holding hands with an Orc? What is going on?!?
April 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Enlarge the picture and tell me I'm not the only one wondering why Sauron is hovering over Trump cosplaying Jesus. And is Sauron holding hands with an Orc? What is going on?!?
This sums it up, yeah?
April 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
This sums it up, yeah?
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For the record, Melania didn’t meet Her husband in 1998… she met Marla’s husband.
April 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
For the record, Melania didn’t meet Her husband in 1998… she met Marla’s husband.
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America's money goes to Hungary. To Argentina. To fund wars in Iran and invasions of Venezuela.
It goes to kill shipwrecked survivors. To ICE, who shoot US citizens and build concentration camps
Our money seems to fund death and destruction all across the globe
But it never goes to help Americans
It goes to kill shipwrecked survivors. To ICE, who shoot US citizens and build concentration camps
Our money seems to fund death and destruction all across the globe
But it never goes to help Americans
April 11, 2026 at 3:53 AM
America's money goes to Hungary. To Argentina. To fund wars in Iran and invasions of Venezuela.
It goes to kill shipwrecked survivors. To ICE, who shoot US citizens and build concentration camps
Our money seems to fund death and destruction all across the globe
But it never goes to help Americans
It goes to kill shipwrecked survivors. To ICE, who shoot US citizens and build concentration camps
Our money seems to fund death and destruction all across the globe
But it never goes to help Americans
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“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
April 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
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Truth! EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
April 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Truth! EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
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Epstein files. Now.
March 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Epstein files. Now.
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Just so everyone remembers . . . .
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Just so everyone remembers . . . .
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March 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Just so everyone remembers . . . .
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Just so everyone remembers . . . .
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Accountability brings consequences.
And consequences are the only language corruption understands.
Money and political power do not outrank the Constitution.
They just need a wake up call and it’s coming at the midterms.👇
And consequences are the only language corruption understands.
Money and political power do not outrank the Constitution.
They just need a wake up call and it’s coming at the midterms.👇
March 31, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Accountability brings consequences.
And consequences are the only language corruption understands.
Money and political power do not outrank the Constitution.
They just need a wake up call and it’s coming at the midterms.👇
And consequences are the only language corruption understands.
Money and political power do not outrank the Constitution.
They just need a wake up call and it’s coming at the midterms.👇
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The U.S. just lifted sanctions on Russian cargo ships and multiple high-profile narcotics figures.
Dozens of names were removed from the Specially Designated Nationals list—including vessels tied to major Russian leasing operations and individuals linked to Mexican and Colombian drug networks.
Dozens of names were removed from the Specially Designated Nationals list—including vessels tied to major Russian leasing operations and individuals linked to Mexican and Colombian drug networks.
March 31, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The U.S. just lifted sanctions on Russian cargo ships and multiple high-profile narcotics figures.
Dozens of names were removed from the Specially Designated Nationals list—including vessels tied to major Russian leasing operations and individuals linked to Mexican and Colombian drug networks.
Dozens of names were removed from the Specially Designated Nationals list—including vessels tied to major Russian leasing operations and individuals linked to Mexican and Colombian drug networks.