Rainy
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I might post thoughts I have in a more coherent form here. Mostly sociopolitical commentary, legal analysis or frustrated vents. This is for myself and also to reach people, follow if you feel just as helpless about the present and hopeful for the future.
Despite this, it is not NOVA or Richmond residents voting to cut state and federal assistance. Ironically, the counties receiving a surplus of assistance are. Culture war distraction and discredited economic theories have convinced many into voting against their interests. Sad state of affairs.
Opinion: Northern Virginia and the Richmond exurbs subsidize the rest of the state. Here’s the math.
Northern Virginia and the Richmond exurbs subsidize the rest of the state. Here’s the math.
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A report from Old Dominion University computes how much each locality sends to the state government and how much it gets back.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Despite this, it is not NOVA or Richmond residents voting to cut state and federal assistance. Ironically, the counties receiving a surplus of assistance are. Culture war distraction and discredited economic theories have convinced many into voting against their interests. Sad state of affairs.
Oil companies have convinced us the world can afford waiting to transition energy sources. The reality is their internal research has accepted the scientific consensus on climate change risk for decades and lobbied against our planets interests. Good articles.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1609201...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1609201...
Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago - Inside Climate News
At a meeting in Exxon Corporation’s headquarters, a senior company scientist named James F. Black addressed an audience of powerful oilmen. Speaking without a text as he flipped through detailed slide...
insideclimatenews.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Oil companies have convinced us the world can afford waiting to transition energy sources. The reality is their internal research has accepted the scientific consensus on climate change risk for decades and lobbied against our planets interests. Good articles.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1609201...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1609201...
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1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.
Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
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Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Fact Check: No, There Is Not A New Survey Showing Trans Identity Is Decreasing
The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.
Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Another good-faith legal challenge that definitely isn’t meant to adjudicate right-wing cultural grievances!
October 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Another good-faith legal challenge that definitely isn’t meant to adjudicate right-wing cultural grievances!
The moment the Civil Rights Act was signed, and black Americans celebrated a sign that maybe the history of America does bend towards justice, the clock started ticking towards the death knell of all its achievements. In the short term, we saw a political backlash reminiscent of the end of
October 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The moment the Civil Rights Act was signed, and black Americans celebrated a sign that maybe the history of America does bend towards justice, the clock started ticking towards the death knell of all its achievements. In the short term, we saw a political backlash reminiscent of the end of