West Ovarian
@westovarian.bsky.social
Arlingtonian Extraordinaire and Verified Grifter
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Tasty snake oil, @takiskarantonis.bsky.social?
Arlington spends gobs of $/yr on fascism-enabling Flock cameras, at a time when ArlCo has no long term subst abuse treatment & an 8 wk wait for emergency shelter
ACPD/Flock told the County Board chair the technology is totally risk-free & that was good enough for him
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
ACPD/Flock told the County Board chair the technology is totally risk-free & that was good enough for him
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras
Lawmakers’ calls for Flock probe may help kill local contracts, expert says.
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Tasty snake oil, @takiskarantonis.bsky.social?
Arlington Number of Flood Czars: 1
Alexandria Number of Flood Czars: 0
Alexandria Number of Flood Czars: 0
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Arlington Number of Flood Czars: 1
Alexandria Number of Flood Czars: 0
Alexandria Number of Flood Czars: 0
Alexandria: we flood when it rains because we built near the river to facilitate trade and God hates us
#ArlingtonVA: we flood when it rains because we paved every surface to satiate our ego and we hate ourselves
#ArlingtonVA: we flood when it rains because we paved every surface to satiate our ego and we hate ourselves
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Alexandria: we flood when it rains because we built near the river to facilitate trade and God hates us
#ArlingtonVA: we flood when it rains because we paved every surface to satiate our ego and we hate ourselves
#ArlingtonVA: we flood when it rains because we paved every surface to satiate our ego and we hate ourselves
@arlcountyboard.bsky.social Why give this to a private pre-school instead of a public pre-school?
Press Release: Marymount University’s Early Learning Academy creating new STEAM Lab with support from Arlington County grant www.arlnow.com/press-releas...
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@arlcountyboard.bsky.social Why give this to a private pre-school instead of a public pre-school?
Jeffy visits HQ2 in NALA, #ArlingtonVA
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Jeffy visits HQ2 in NALA, #ArlingtonVA
The WAPO box should have a thought bubble that reads "Pee On Me, Daddy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The WAPO box should have a thought bubble that reads "Pee On Me, Daddy."
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@barackobama.bsky.social 'Lil help?
Thanks. Several people have said this! You need to take it up with Obama, who decided more than a decade ago to take over the term, own it and even campaign on it.
@npr.org @steveinskeep.bsky.social STOP CALLING IT OBAMACARE. YOU ARE SERVING AS REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDISTS WHEN YOU DO!
November 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social 'Lil help?
@npr.org @steveinskeep.bsky.social STOP CALLING IT OBAMACARE. YOU ARE SERVING AS REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDISTS WHEN YOU DO!
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
@npr.org @steveinskeep.bsky.social STOP CALLING IT OBAMACARE. YOU ARE SERVING AS REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDISTS WHEN YOU DO!
Where there's an idea for a public benefit, there's a Rousselot-led group to oppose it. Hats off to the finest malcontent in all of #ArlingtonVA
WaPo rating every county for raising a family and HATS OFF to the NIMBYS for working overtime to get us this ZERO in affordability #arlingtonVA
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Where there's an idea for a public benefit, there's a Rousselot-led group to oppose it. Hats off to the finest malcontent in all of #ArlingtonVA
@kaine.senate.gov Assuming 2030 elections are held, you are going to get primaried and lose. We will remember, like it or not. This is a seriously shameful, cowardly act.
i just realized what hes describing here is a fundraising email, they sold us out for for the promise of dope ass fundraising emails
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
@kaine.senate.gov Assuming 2030 elections are held, you are going to get primaried and lose. We will remember, like it or not. This is a seriously shameful, cowardly act.
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I've got nothing witty or insightful, just this -- fuck Musk. Just, fuck that guy. Wotta asshole. Saying it while we can. Everybody on earth would have to say it 125 times to equal his salary. I dunno, maybe worth a shot.
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I've got nothing witty or insightful, just this -- fuck Musk. Just, fuck that guy. Wotta asshole. Saying it while we can. Everybody on earth would have to say it 125 times to equal his salary. I dunno, maybe worth a shot.
Heckuva job, Matt Hurtt, the Local 99, and the local right wing media.
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Heckuva job, Matt Hurtt, the Local 99, and the local right wing media.
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Because this is a pending case I will make no comments other than, as our brief stated, that an impartial criminal investigation should always be balanced with respect for constitutional rights.
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Because this is a pending case I will make no comments other than, as our brief stated, that an impartial criminal investigation should always be balanced with respect for constitutional rights.
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide.
The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
For those who still subscribe to the Washington Post, why do you do it?
Sometimes I wonder if giving up a steady paycheck was the right call and sometimes I don't.
Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For those who still subscribe to the Washington Post, why do you do it?
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The draft Obama movement starts now. Obama 2028 keep hope alive! #Obama2028
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The draft Obama movement starts now. Obama 2028 keep hope alive! #Obama2028
@barackobama.bsky.social This needs to happen.
Just announce Obama is running and watch the GOP react.
October 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social This needs to happen.
Enjoy some bona fide Halloween frights with the (R)s of #ArlingtonVA
October 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Enjoy some bona fide Halloween frights with the (R)s of #ArlingtonVA
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YES: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, NJ, NY, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island have officially begun giving advice as the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, to combat RFK Jr's lies. 💪 THIS is how you fight back!
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
YES: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, NJ, NY, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island have officially begun giving advice as the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, to combat RFK Jr's lies. 💪 THIS is how you fight back!
Proud to be a Virginian
"Virginia’s decision to convene and preserve the right to consider a new map in 2026 is critical in the fight to ensure voters have fair representation...we commend them for standing up against Republican attempts to weaken the power, and vote, of the people" - @dccc bluevirginia.us/2025/10/ny-t...
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Proud to be a Virginian
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Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."
@arlcountyboard.bsky.social #ArlingtonVA county board, work with ACPD and @parisaforjustice.bsky.social to make sure ICE vehicles in Arlington obey the law or are punished appropriately.
Glad ICE is getting called out for plate swapping in Illinois, but this has been happening in California from the jump.
October 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
@arlcountyboard.bsky.social #ArlingtonVA county board, work with ACPD and @parisaforjustice.bsky.social to make sure ICE vehicles in Arlington obey the law or are punished appropriately.