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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 3m

Australia's doing it right now: "Wind and solar energy smashed their market share records on Saturday, even after heavy curtailment that dragged back their potential output from meeting more than 113 per cent of grid demand to just below 80 per cent." reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-sol...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 38m

See pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/03/01/1... ("12 hours of energy storage enough for U.S. to run on 80% solar+wind...100% of needs would require 3 weeks of energy storage.") So, sounds like the issue starts kicking in above 80% wind/solar, but we're not even close to that yet, so kinda moot right now.

12 hours of energy storage enough for U.S. to run on 80% solar+wind

Scientists in California have modeled a solar-heavy/wind power electricity grid, without nationwide HVDC, that could reliably deliver 80% of U.S. electricity needs. 100% of needs would require 3 weeks...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 13h

Very hard to know what to make of polls by a Republican outfit like Trafalgar; also note that, as @samshirazim points out, this group has had a very "mixed" record in the past - awful in 2022, solid in 2024, very bad in the WI Supreme Court race, etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/new-...

Screenshot of Trafalgar "poll" showing Spanberger up 48%-45%, Hashmi up 47%-46%, Miyares up 49%-43%

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 15h

NEW VIDEO: Spanberger Calls Out Winsome Earle-Sears for Backing Trump’s Mass Firings of Virginia Workers Amid Government Shutdown (“I believe Virginia deserves a Governor who puts Virginians first"; "my opponent stands loyal to Trump") bluevirginia.us/2025/10/new-...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 15h

She's said that for years; total ignoramus and fossil fuel tool.

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, she said it not just once, but at two points in the debate. Here's the second time with her utter ignorance and idiocy. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/live...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 15h

A vote for any Youngkin-backed Virginia Republican is a vote for Trump's disastrous damage to Virginia (and the country), among other very bad things... bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu...

Screenshot from video of Glenn Youngkin at the White House kissing Trump's you-know-what

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXqcZ7uPRg

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 3d

IOW, a president’s actions in open defiance of the duty to take care that the laws are faithfully executed must never qualify as official acts _as_ president.

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 17h

Wuuuuut?https://bluevirginia.us/2025/10/saturday-news-stocks-plunge-after-trumps-new-china-tariff-threat-trump-says-federal-layoffs-targeting-democrat-oriented-workers-johnson-falsely-describes-planned-no-kings/#comment-6781134660 h/t @organizermemes.bsky.social

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 17h

How so?

Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 18h

From @oconnor_reports: "Here’s @timkaine, @amyklobuchar, @tommy_stinson (formerly with Guns N’ Roses) and @guzman4virginia campaigning in Manassas [Friday] morning" bluevirginia.us/2025/10/va-f...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 18h

In new ad, VA Speaker @donscott757.bsky.social says:
"Carrie] Coyner’s full MAGA – voting to block abortion access, siding with the NRA, and standing by Trump as he destroys Virginia’s economy. Carrie Coyner betrayed us. Lindsey Dougherty will deliver for you." bluevirginia.us/2025/10/va-f...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 19h

"Over half a million early votes now in Virginia. Wouldn’t be surprised if end up at around 1.5 million total early votes." - @samshirazi.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/10/va-f...

"Over half a million early votes now in Virginia. Wouldn’t be surprised if end up at around 1.5 million total early votes. Real question just Election Day votes being shifted or boosting turnout overall. 2021 had 3.3 million total votes and we’ll see if more this year." - Sam Shirazi

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 20h

VA Flip & Defend-a-District 2025 (10/10): “Composed. Focused. Capable. Professional.” (Spanberger) vs “Unhinged. Manic. Flailing. Chaos” (Earle-Sears); Also, "another look at THE MOST COMPETITIVE [House of Delegates] RACES to ensure they are on your radar" bluevirginia.us/2025/10/va-f...

VA Flip and Defend-a-District 2025 (10/10): “Composed. Focused. Capable. Professional.” (Spanberger) vs “Unhinged. Manic. Flailing. Chaos” (Earle-Sears)

From Del. Rip Sullivan's Project Blue Dominion: Wow. After last night's debate, our gubernatorial choices are, in a nutshell: Composed. Focused. Capable. Professional. or Unhinged. Manic. Flailing. Ch...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 20h

Trump's tariffs, phony "emergencies," etc. are also flagrantly illegal - again, the media doesn't mention that fact in its headlines, framing, etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu... h/t @ok-post-guy.bsky.social

"The okayest poster there is" notes that media headlines do NOT mention the fact that Trump's/Vought's layoffs are "flagrantly against the law"

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 22h

100%.

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 22h

Bingo.

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 22h

Just imagine someone THIS completely ignorant (and/or dishonest?) as governor of Virginia. And then make sure you vote Democratic - and remind everyone you know to do the same! bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu...

Graphic shows WInsome Earle-Sears laughably/falsely asking, "Well, what happens when the sun goes down?"

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 23h

Winsome Earle-Sears has literally ZERO understanding of any of this - and that ignorance should be disqualifying to be governor of Virginia. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu... h/t @curious_founder

Michael Thomas tweets: "Over the last 12 months, the US has added more than 13 GW of utility-scale battery capacity. That's 50% more than just a year ago."

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 23h

"The Israel-Hamas peace deal wasn’t just a landmark moment for President Donald Trump — it was also a momentous achievement for Qatar and its army of lobbyists in Washington." (including @RepDonBeyer's predecessor representing VA08, Jim Moran) bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu...

Politico: "Here’s another winner of the Israel peace deal: Qatar’s lobbying machine; The tiny Persian Gulf country has been working for years in Washington to change its image as a backer of violent Islamist groups."

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/11/qatar-lobbying-israel-influence-00603060

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 23h

The fact that Winsome Earle-Sears was ranting at the debate the other night, 100% falsely, about solar power (and wind power) supposedly not being reliable, in a sane world would be disqualifying. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu... h/t @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social

Nicolas Fulghum: "NEW | EU solar generation has already exceeded its 2024 total as of September ☀️🇪🇺 Solar is by far the fastest growing source of electricity in the EU, up 20% year-on-year."

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 23h

Saturday News: Stocks Plunge “after Trump’s new China tariff threat”; “Trump says federal layoffs targeting ‘Democrat oriented’ workers”; “Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’”; Letitia James and the “Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk” bluevirginia.us/2025/10/satu...

Saturday News: Stocks Plunge “after Trump’s new China tariff threat”; “Trump says federal layoffs targeting ‘Democrat oriented’ workers”; “Johnson [FALSELY!] describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate ...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 11. Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 1...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1d

"To say that being against people marrying who they love is not discrimination, or it’s okay to fire somebody because they’re LGBTQ is not discrimination...That is something that’s not going to sit well with a majority of Virginians." - Sen. Tim Kaine bluevirginia.us/2025/10/audi...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. @JamesWalkinshaw (D-VA11), Ranking Member Garcia Call for GAO Investigation into Vought’s Illegal Layoff Directive During Shutdown bluevirginia.us/2025/10/virg...

Walkinshaw, Ranking Member Garcia Call for GAO Investigation into Vought’s Illegal Layoff Directive During Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), the Committee’s Ranking Member, today requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate whether President Trump and OMB Director Russ Vought’s directive ordering agencies to issue Reduction-in-Force (RIF) notices during the GOP government shutdown violates the Antideficiency Act.

In their letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, the lawmakers condemned OMB’s description of the shutdown as an “opportunity” to fire federal employees, calling the memo “legally unsupportable and unconstitutional.”

“Setting aside the abhorrent description of a GOP government shutdown as an ‘opportunity,’ this OMB memorandum rests on a legally unsupportable premise,” the Members wrote. “A lapse in appropriations suspends the availability of funds but does not repeal or nullify statutory mandates. Undefined ‘Presidential priorities’ cannot substitute for statutory direction.”

The Members urged GAO to determine whether agency compliance with OMB’s directive would constitute a violation of the Antideficiency Act, noting that the Act “does not authorize agencies to incur obligations for the purpose of planning or executing reductions in force during a shutdown.”

They emphasized that any agency implementing Trump and Vought’s directive would be breaking federal law and required to report that violation to Congress.

Their request follows reports that the Trump administration has used the shutdown to accelerate workforce reductions that have already weakened agency oversight and public service delivery.

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