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Carolyn Fiddler

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Comic book lover, oenophile, Virginian. Obsessed with/nation's foremost expert on state politics. carolyncfiddler at gmail dot com. she/her

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Just the two of us πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

06.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On The Road, by Nick Lutsko 12 track album

I was present for @nicklutsko.bsky.social's amazing show at Union Stage in 2022 and I am so thrilled that the live, extended version of RNC made it into his new collection
nicklutsko.bandcamp.com/album/on-the...

06.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is holding a hat and a cane ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a hat and a cane

For anyone who believes southern hospitality is a myth, wanted to share that I just got offered some v nice bourbon in a hotel elevator in Alabama (I politely declined)

06.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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I sued the Trump Administration today to stop the latest round of illegal tariffs.

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Pete Hegseth loves war crimes, it's the entire reason he has the job in the first place.

06.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 1044 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 16

Trump take job

06.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.

06.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 5691 πŸ” 1680 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 75

Probably!

06.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You guys, I think the President of the United States might have raped some kids

06.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump take car

06.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

A set of four Effin’ Birds stickers

Can't decide what Effin' Birds sticker to get? Threadless' new four packs can help: eatf.art/stickers

06.03.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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Former GOP House member's wife said Sen. Markwayne Mullin put his finger in the noses of sleeping members of Congress and their spouses on a trip to Israel "This idiot starts walking up and down the bus with his camera and anyone who fell asleep, he would put his finger in their nose and take a picture."

Congrats to DHS's new head nosepicker
www.businessinsider.com/sen-markwayn...

05.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

something about "Shield of the Americas" strikes me as sinister, but maybe it's just because Trump typed it

05.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Report: Nearly 95k science employees left government as Trump downsized agency workforces The Trump administration also has cut spending on science contracts and grants.

Look I'm no math whiz but that seems like a lot
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

05.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my faves, own it on VHS

...now please excuse me while I turn to dust and blow away

05.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Feels like that took longer than it oughta

05.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chuck Robb pic from an old Onion article

Chuck Robb pic from an old Onion article

Virginia remains grateful that Chuck Robb beat his ass

(and yes I know this is not a real pic of Chuck Robb)

05.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LoL remember when he ran for the US Sena[[dies of old age]]

05.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The racism isn't a bug, it's a feature
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

05.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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State high court to let redistricting special election proceed On Wednesday, the Virginia Supreme Court confirmed that the special election will take place as planned, with voters heading to the polls on April 21.

extra chance to wear my voting shirt this year
www.cbs19news.com/news/state-h...

04.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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State high court lifts stay on redistricting special election On Wednesday, the Virginia Supreme Court confirmed that the special election will take place as planned, with voters heading to the polls on April 21.

The Virginia Supreme Court has cleared the way for the April 21 vote on the redistricting amendment to go forward, lifting a lower court injunction.

www.cbs19news.com/news/state-h...

04.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE training was slashed, records show, corroborating whistleblower claims Previously unreported records also offer new details about what was cut from ICE’s basic training program. Concerns about the quality of ICE agents’ training have mounted for months.

This is a bfd (gift link)
wapo.st/4aP4Afl

04.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall ALT: elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall

It would be neat if our president and his supporters were as upset about the deaths of US service members as they were about the death of Charlie Kirk

04.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bill Hader Eating Popcorn GIF ALT: Bill Hader Eating Popcorn GIF

SO BADLY

04.03.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

...or you could be Joe Morrissey [[ducks]]

open.substack.com/pub/statehou...

04.03.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cat sitting on a chair in front of a couch ALT: a cat sitting on a chair in front of a couch
04.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like, even if he pulls it out, EMBARRASSING

04.03.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Heck yeah!!

04.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's true! It's difficult to overstate the casino factor here -- weirdly bad political math by a guy whose evil spreadsheets have historically been well-ordered

04.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am legit v sorry for that. Bad guys getting beat by somehow-even-worse guys is a v real primary phenomenon

04.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0