Susan in RVA
@susanrva.bsky.social
Granddaughter of Italian and French immigrants, passionate about democracy, food culture, historic preservation, architecture, gardens and art. Retired L.C.S.W. Committed to government that takes care of our most vulnerable people. I block DMs.
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No, it’s because construction costs have skyrocketed & municipalities have gotten cozy with development industry, giving them the green light with zoning reforms to build only the most profitable housing “by right” while not investing sufficiently in affordable housing. Happening now, Richmond VA
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
No, it’s because construction costs have skyrocketed & municipalities have gotten cozy with development industry, giving them the green light with zoning reforms to build only the most profitable housing “by right” while not investing sufficiently in affordable housing. Happening now, Richmond VA
More actions by Trump and his mob to make corporations richer and us poorer and more vulnerable.
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Virginians want good jobs and lower energy costs. That’s why Senator Martin Heinrich and I are forcing a vote TODAY to challenge Trump’s corrupt, cost-raising, job-killing energy agenda.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
More actions by Trump and his mob to make corporations richer and us poorer and more vulnerable.
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@kaine.senate.gov Vote NO going forward. Do not waste our leverage.
If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@kaine.senate.gov Vote NO going forward. Do not waste our leverage.
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If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
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We had all the momentum
•The American people were blaming Republicans
•A landslide Democratic victory
•Courts ordering Trump to fund SNAP benefits
Yet you couldn't convince your caucus to fight for us
It's the final straw that breaks the back of your tenure as leader, Senator
Time to step down
•The American people were blaming Republicans
•A landslide Democratic victory
•Courts ordering Trump to fund SNAP benefits
Yet you couldn't convince your caucus to fight for us
It's the final straw that breaks the back of your tenure as leader, Senator
Time to step down
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We had all the momentum
•The American people were blaming Republicans
•A landslide Democratic victory
•Courts ordering Trump to fund SNAP benefits
Yet you couldn't convince your caucus to fight for us
It's the final straw that breaks the back of your tenure as leader, Senator
Time to step down
•The American people were blaming Republicans
•A landslide Democratic victory
•Courts ordering Trump to fund SNAP benefits
Yet you couldn't convince your caucus to fight for us
It's the final straw that breaks the back of your tenure as leader, Senator
Time to step down
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Details of Ghislaine Maxwell's prison ‘luxuries’
“The deference and servility to Ms. Maxwell have reached such preposterous levels that one of the top officials at the facility has complained that he is ‘sick of having to be Maxwell’s bitch"
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“The deference and servility to Ms. Maxwell have reached such preposterous levels that one of the top officials at the facility has complained that he is ‘sick of having to be Maxwell’s bitch"
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Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Details of Ghislaine Maxwell's prison ‘luxuries’
“The deference and servility to Ms. Maxwell have reached such preposterous levels that one of the top officials at the facility has complained that he is ‘sick of having to be Maxwell’s bitch"
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“The deference and servility to Ms. Maxwell have reached such preposterous levels that one of the top officials at the facility has complained that he is ‘sick of having to be Maxwell’s bitch"
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Trump’s plan—send the money to the people (won’t happen) so they can pay the money to insurance companies…with zero ACA protections.
Reminder of some of the protections ACA offers:
Young adults (age 26 and under) on their parents’ plan, people with disabilities, woman, pregnancies, preventative
Reminder of some of the protections ACA offers:
Young adults (age 26 and under) on their parents’ plan, people with disabilities, woman, pregnancies, preventative
Trump wants to end the ACA. He said Republicans should send ACA payments meant for insurers directly to Americans.
The math isn’t mathing. My premium’s up way more than the tax credit, and everyone’s costs are different. How would they manage that when they can’t manage basic governance?
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The math isn’t mathing. My premium’s up way more than the tax credit, and everyone’s costs are different. How would they manage that when they can’t manage basic governance?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Trump’s plan—send the money to the people (won’t happen) so they can pay the money to insurance companies…with zero ACA protections.
Reminder of some of the protections ACA offers:
Young adults (age 26 and under) on their parents’ plan, people with disabilities, woman, pregnancies, preventative
Reminder of some of the protections ACA offers:
Young adults (age 26 and under) on their parents’ plan, people with disabilities, woman, pregnancies, preventative
Redirecting...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Horrifying. @wyden.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @jennmcclellanva.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov
Now that Trump has threatened to prosecute CNN, what happens next will define the role of the press and the soul of this nation…
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If the Truth Is a Crime, Then We Are All Criminals, Because Silence Is What Tyranny Depends On
Now that Trump has threatened to prosecute CNN, what happens next will define the role of the press and the soul of this nation…
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July 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Here's a gift link to my July 4th piece in today's Washington Post.
Here's a gift link to my July 4th piece in today's Washington Post.
Opinion | Does Trumpland chaos bode better times ahead? I say yes. Happy Fourth!
If difficult times mean something good is trying to be born, let’s celebrate this Independence Day.
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Here's a gift link to my July 4th piece in today's Washington Post.
Here's a gift link to my July 4th piece in today's Washington Post.
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donald trump and his cruel and inhumane GOP congressional flunkies have gifted Dems all of the ingredients they need to win midterm elections in a bigly fashion. But democratic leaders and candidates must formulate a coherent, cohesive message that resonates and unites diverse voters #USDemocracy
July 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
donald trump and his cruel and inhumane GOP congressional flunkies have gifted Dems all of the ingredients they need to win midterm elections in a bigly fashion. But democratic leaders and candidates must formulate a coherent, cohesive message that resonates and unites diverse voters #USDemocracy
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July 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Republicans’ hands are full of blood. 🩸
July 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Republicans’ hands are full of blood. 🩸
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Not to be a wet blanket, but I care far less about Mr. Jeffries breaking the floor speech record and more about hoping he’ll continue his speech into tomorrow to scuttle the GOP’s hopes of a July Fourth bill signing.
Feasible? Probably not, but I'd like to see him try.
Feasible? Probably not, but I'd like to see him try.
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not to be a wet blanket, but I care far less about Mr. Jeffries breaking the floor speech record and more about hoping he’ll continue his speech into tomorrow to scuttle the GOP’s hopes of a July Fourth bill signing.
Feasible? Probably not, but I'd like to see him try.
Feasible? Probably not, but I'd like to see him try.
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As Republicans make their red white and blue dishes for the 4th of July and applaud the unlawful grabs and detentions of farm workers, these are the people who pick their strawberries and blueberries #UnmaskICE
"Adan" proudly shows us huge boxes of strawberries he's harvested in Vista CA. He shares, "It's hard work harvesting strawberries since you're bent over all day long." #WeFeedYou
July 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As Republicans make their red white and blue dishes for the 4th of July and applaud the unlawful grabs and detentions of farm workers, these are the people who pick their strawberries and blueberries #UnmaskICE
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Jeffries, still going strong 8 hours in: "Extraordinary to me, Mr.
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
July 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Jeffries, still going strong 8 hours in: "Extraordinary to me, Mr.
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
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Yesterday, a community hospital in southwest Nebraska announced it will close a clinic, citing the looming Medicaid cuts in this bill. Sadly, if it becomes law, that closure will be just the beginning.
Dear Reps. LaLota, Garbarino, Malliotakis, Lawler, Stefanik, Langworthy, and Tenney:
The Senate version made this bill even worse for New York hospitals and patients, slashing funding, capping key payments, and hitting our providers the hardest.
The Senate version made this bill even worse for New York hospitals and patients, slashing funding, capping key payments, and hitting our providers the hardest.
July 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yesterday, a community hospital in southwest Nebraska announced it will close a clinic, citing the looming Medicaid cuts in this bill. Sadly, if it becomes law, that closure will be just the beginning.
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Valadao’s district includes Kern County, where nearly half of children rely on Medi-Cal.
This bill would gut those services—ripping care from kids while giving millionaires $55,000/year in tax cuts.
Give him hell! Call 661-864-7736 or 559-460-6070
#VoteHellNo
This bill would gut those services—ripping care from kids while giving millionaires $55,000/year in tax cuts.
Give him hell! Call 661-864-7736 or 559-460-6070
#VoteHellNo
July 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Valadao’s district includes Kern County, where nearly half of children rely on Medi-Cal.
This bill would gut those services—ripping care from kids while giving millionaires $55,000/year in tax cuts.
Give him hell! Call 661-864-7736 or 559-460-6070
#VoteHellNo
This bill would gut those services—ripping care from kids while giving millionaires $55,000/year in tax cuts.
Give him hell! Call 661-864-7736 or 559-460-6070
#VoteHellNo
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CALLING is working
Call YOUR representative
What's your Medicaid called in your state?
CALL your representative otherwise you'll lose your Medicaid
Call YOUR representative
What's your Medicaid called in your state?
CALL your representative otherwise you'll lose your Medicaid
July 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
CALLING is working
Call YOUR representative
What's your Medicaid called in your state?
CALL your representative otherwise you'll lose your Medicaid
Call YOUR representative
What's your Medicaid called in your state?
CALL your representative otherwise you'll lose your Medicaid
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