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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
― James Baldwin
― James Baldwin
June 23, 2026 at 12:44 PM
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
― James Baldwin
― James Baldwin
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When you see the story
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
June 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
When you see the story
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
To the driver who saw my child waving at him to stop so the turtle in the road could be rescued and chose to deliberately run it over instead....a pox on you and your house.
May 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
To the driver who saw my child waving at him to stop so the turtle in the road could be rescued and chose to deliberately run it over instead....a pox on you and your house.
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In downtown Norfolk, a choir of teens from the Governor's School for the Arts is rehearsing a unique production that blends classical opera with soul, R&B and hip-hop.
'The Barber of Seville' gets a new look in GSA's 'Groom and Glow'
Opera star Will Liverman and producer DJ King Rico are staging their opera with their alma mater, The Governor's School for the Arts. The shows are Friday and Saturday.
www.whro.org
May 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
In downtown Norfolk, a choir of teens from the Governor's School for the Arts is rehearsing a unique production that blends classical opera with soul, R&B and hip-hop.
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Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone:
Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone
www.pilotonline.com
April 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone:
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A former DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
(Published June 2025)
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
(Published June 2025)
DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts
We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...
www.propublica.org
April 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
A former DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
(Published June 2025)
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
(Published June 2025)
I'm attending Neighbors and Friends for Democracy's event, “Singing Resistance Introduction & Rehearsal” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Singing Resistance Introduction & Rehearsal · Mobilize
Date: March 7, 2026
Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Location: 2217 W. Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Event details:
Recent ICE activity in MN has sparked the revival of a historic form of resisting...
www.mobilize.us
March 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I'm attending Neighbors and Friends for Democracy's event, “Singing Resistance Introduction & Rehearsal” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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ICE is using a Navy war-fighting contract (WEXMAC TITUS) to turn warehouses into detention sites in the US.
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
February 16, 2026 at 2:48 AM
ICE is using a Navy war-fighting contract (WEXMAC TITUS) to turn warehouses into detention sites in the US.
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
So much fun at the Chrysler Museum of Art igNITE Mad Hatter event!
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
So much fun at the Chrysler Museum of Art igNITE Mad Hatter event!
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Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026
Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026
While ‘touch grass’ has become a popular prescription for a less digital life, choosing social friction over efficiency can also feel curative
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026
No Kings Chesapeake, VA women veterans celebrating our oaths to the Constitution
October 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
No Kings Chesapeake, VA women veterans celebrating our oaths to the Constitution
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My statement on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump’s meeting with military officers at Quantico:
September 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My statement on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump’s meeting with military officers at Quantico:
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COMMENTARY: On this Constitution Day, let us remember that America's founders were divided but refused to see each other as enemies
September 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
COMMENTARY: On this Constitution Day, let us remember that America's founders were divided but refused to see each other as enemies
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This story is WILD. Trump sent Seal Team 6 into North Korea to plant a listening device. The entire thing went sideways within minutes of landing when they noticed a fishing boat near the beach. They killed everyone on board, sunk the bodies to cover their tracks, and fled. Congress was never told.
September 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This story is WILD. Trump sent Seal Team 6 into North Korea to plant a listening device. The entire thing went sideways within minutes of landing when they noticed a fishing boat near the beach. They killed everyone on board, sunk the bodies to cover their tracks, and fled. Congress was never told.
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Under a proposed rule from the Trump administration, pregnant veterans would be barred from accessing abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases involving rape, incest, or serious risks to the mother’s health.
Reproductive Health Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to reinstate the full exclusion on abortions and abortion counseling from the medical benefits package, which was removed in 2022. Before that time...
www.federalregister.gov
August 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Under a proposed rule from the Trump administration, pregnant veterans would be barred from accessing abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases involving rape, incest, or serious risks to the mother’s health.