πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸšŒπŸš²Born at MCV and graduated from VCU It took me 25 years to go 25 blocks. Health IT. Fmr Candidate City Council. Posts are mine, my own. Precious.

Richmond, VA (RVA)
Joined November 2008
The best time to plant trees in anticipation of hotter summers was 20 years ago. The next best time is today.
Colombia reduced temperatures by 5Β°C by planting 880,000 trees along the streets of its cities.
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Fuck 😞
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So the third-largest company on the planet is willing to cut 27% of its workforce due to AI, its stock rises on the news, and I’m supposed to believe this technology is great for the future of humanity?
Microsoft is offering buyouts to 60,000(!) employees. Headcount and revenue growth is really starting to diverge at tech companies.
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Build baby build
Replying to @Mybelovedglass2
Gentrification is caused by lack of development. If you place a limit on new housing, then you have a fixed population which will get replaced by newcomers. You have to build to accommodate population growth
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Walter Koenig, the Russian Crewman Chekov on 'Star Trek,' Dies at 90 hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…
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A former Richmond clean energy staffer filed a form disclosing his outside work with the solar company that was trying to do a deal with the city. But the Avula admin says higher-ups didn't review or sign it, making the form invalid richmonder.org/ex-richmond-s…
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Just woke up from a nap and Lula won holy fuck
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When you love old world density but have new world building codes
In North America we put the fine grained facade on the big box because we have no clue how to deliver the real thing
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This week, FEMA leadership and the Trump administration signaled that states may soon be expected to handle more disasters with less federal assistance. During our Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding this week, I asked VDEM whether Virginia is financially and operationally prepared for this possibility. This is exactly why passing Delegate @AlexAskew757 HB 169 was so important this year. We must assess our emergency management needs and prepare for a future where states shoulder more responsibility. lis.virginia.gov/bill-detail…
Exclusive: FEMA chief tells states to prepare to handle disasters on their own politi.co/4yBLbqS
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The ongoing disagreement between Richmond’s public housing authority and Richmond’s mayor is getting more pointed β€” and more public πŸ‘€ richmond.com/news/local/gove…
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New - Senate poll - South Carolina πŸ”΅ Annie Andrews 45% πŸ”΄ Darline Graham (Inc) 44% Impact Research πŸ”΅ - LV - 10/21
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Since Jan. 2025, City Council President @CynthiaNewbille has ignored dozens of questions on tax rates, personnel decisions, free speech issues, code violations & more. Her silence is "very unusual" and puts Council at a "disadvantage," Bob Holsworth says. richmond.com/news/local/gove…
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This is the note you find in an Umbrella lab before you’re attacked by a zombie dog.
JUST IN: Palmer Luckey's genetically modified military dog startup, Warhound, comes out of stealth, aiming to create enhanced canines for the U.S. military.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This is NOT Palmer's company at all, his company Anduril is only supplying the tech for the dogs, and this is a wholly owed Collosal entiity x.com/palmerluckey/s…
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2nd-to-final update in personal VA congressional ratings after the @StateNavigate poll. 1: Likely D | Taylor +5 (πŸ”΅FLIP) 2: Solid D | Luria +11 (πŸ”΅FLIP) 3: Solid D | Scott +52 4: Solid D | McClellan +45 5: Tilt D | Perriello +2 (πŸ”΅FLIP) 6: Solid R | Cline +12 7: Solid D | Vindman +20 8: Solid D | Beyer +65 9: Solid R | Griffith +30 10: Solid D | Subranyum +27 11: Solid D | Walkinshaw +52
Personal VA Congressional Ratings VA-3/4/7/8/10/11: Solid D VA-2: Very Likely D ⬅️ (πŸ”΅ FLIP) VA-1: Lean D ◀️ (πŸ”΅FLIP) VA-5: Toss-Up ⬅️ VA-6/9: Solid R
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Love to see it
New - House poll - Virginia (VA-01) πŸ”΅ Shannon Taylor 47% πŸ”΄ Rob Wittman (Inc) 46% 2024 result: Trump +5 Public Policy Polling (B) - 9/28
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There remains an active lawsuit to force enforcement of ethics laws against Winsome Earle Sears. Jay Jones' office is representing her just as Miyares' office did. Virginia pols in power tend to protect each other, regardless of political party.
Replying to @gmoomaw
Virginia made some ethics reform moves after the McDonnell scandal, but it's mostly still just an honor system. No one really checks the forms legislators file to disclose their personal business interests. And conflict-of-interest rules are basically non-existent.
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Seems like a good opportunity for reform-minded Virginia legislators to introduce legislation /rule changes that plug these gaps. And for GOP members who want to force the Dem majority to kill etics reform legislation.
Replying to @gmoomaw
Legislators don't have to recuse themselves on things that affect their personal business interests if other businesses are affected too. So a lawmaker who owns a vape shop is free to draft and vote on vape shop bills as long as they don't own ALL the vape shops
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So much Richmond on the timeline today omg I know yall are tired!!!!
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The crime commission just said since Oct there have been 207,578 marijuana cases across Virbinia sealed not including Fairfax! Great work to so many who made this possible! And congrats to those w sealed records!
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Now that we're talking about equitable distribution of cannabis licenses, who wants to revisit that actual conversation from a couple years ago?
Replying to @thcjusticenow
2022 @MinCannBusAssoc report: advantages barriers to entry create significant inequities & perpetuate oligopolies in state adult-use cannabis markets: The advantages include automatic co-location of an adult-use license w medical licenses, early market access, opt-out & land use.
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