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Julie Hanson Swanson

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26-year career civil servant with USAID and Peace Corps. Enjoying retirement as a Master Gardener. Proud WofA.

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GO VOTE YES TODAY! Early voting starts today (Friday, March 6) for our Redistricting Special Election. Get out and vote YES for fair maps and fair elections across the country. Vote YES for a temporary emergency measure to help level the playing field against MAGA’s mid-decade gerrymanders. #VoteYES

06.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Collage celebrating 65 years of the Peace Corps. At the center, bold text reads β€œPeace Corps 65 Years.” Surrounding images show volunteers working alongside community members across different countries: reading to children in classrooms, standing with students in school uniforms, participating in health and agricultural activities, sharing meals, attending a swearing in ceremony, and posing in group photos. The images span decades and settings, highlighting education, public health, youth engagement, and cross cultural partnership.

Collage celebrating 65 years of the Peace Corps. At the center, bold text reads β€œPeace Corps 65 Years.” Surrounding images show volunteers working alongside community members across different countries: reading to children in classrooms, standing with students in school uniforms, participating in health and agricultural activities, sharing meals, attending a swearing in ceremony, and posing in group photos. The images span decades and settings, highlighting education, public health, youth engagement, and cross cultural partnership.

65 years in, the Peace Corps is unfinished and unavoidable. Born of Cold War ambition and carried by citizens. It has asked Americans to listen before speaking and confront their certainty in rooms shaped by histories not their own. What endures are relationships across distance and difference.

03.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am hopeful that the war in Iran will bring needed democratic change to … the United States of America.

28.02.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 6266 πŸ” 1188 πŸ’¬ 261 πŸ“Œ 58
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Here’s 6 ways to help our Immigrant neighbors right here in northern Virginia!

Check out our helpful bystander’s guide video ➑️ youtu.be/2vCUe6ukOuI?...

And check out our Immigration page on our website ➑️ wofava.org/issues/immig...

25.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Vote YES for our Redistricting Constitutional Amendment! Election Day is Tuesday, April 21, and Early Voting will start on Friday, March 6. Vote YES! #vote #virginia #VoteYES

25.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Immigrants built America. Immigrants make America a beautiful and prosperous place to live and work. We’ll always stand up for our neighbors and the safety of our communities.

ICE OUT.

25.02.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Special Saturday Triad: What I Saw at the Battle of Minneapolis The national media has moved on. Minnesota is still under siege.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Must read

21.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vote YES for our Redistricting Constitutional Amendment! Election Day is Tuesday, April 21, and Early Voting will start on Friday, March 6. Vote YES because it is L.I.T. ! #vote #virginia #VoteYES

17.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Wow! He lied and nobody saw that coming.

13.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Take action on every level!
➑️Call your US Senators and tell them to vote NO on the Save America Act.
➑️Call your members of the Virginia General Assembly urge them to tax the ultra-rich at higher rates.
➑️ Save the Date! Saturday, March 28 for our Kings Out, ICE Out, Turn Out and Vote YES Event!

13.02.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Demand Senators vote NO on funding for ICE

Members of Congress have until this Friday, February 13, to decide the DHS budget for the rest of the year. Demand your Senators vote NO on funding for ICE.
share.nwmd.social/s/SyAqVnSL

11.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If this offends you, you are the problem.

09.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 1115 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 10

Two Halftime shows because racists can't tolerate anything that isn't White dominant.

This is America.

This is why there was a Civil War.

Nothing new.

We need to stop coddling these racists.

Let them lose and eat bland food and listen to crappy music.

The majority salsas forward.

09.02.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 1874 πŸ” 316 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 12

I’m still kinda reeling from that insanely joyous halftime show. Wow.

09.02.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 906 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the first Super Bowl halftime show I can think of that was made to look actually cinematic and it ruled

09.02.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 1110 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 6
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This powerful PSA from Epstein survivors will air during the Super Bowl. β€œStand with us.” ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

[World Without Exploitation]

08.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 6281 πŸ” 2213 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 94

National Guard deployments cost taxpayers almost half a billion dollars

30.01.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects β€” and protesters Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.

wapo.st/4k65xCZ

30.01.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨🚨If you need the link again: aclu.org/STOPICEATTACKS.

Calling your senators WORKS.
Signing petitions WORKS.

It’s on us to create change and stop the attacks on citizens by ICE. Enough is enough.

Watch β€œEyes on ICE: Document and Record” on YouTube. #spreadtheword #iceout

29.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 97509 πŸ” 40896 πŸ’¬ 4301 πŸ“Œ 5366
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All the things you said… running through our heads…

NO KINGS 3 ➑️ Saturday, March 28 πŸ—“οΈ

#nokings #virginia #vote

28.01.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 233 πŸ” 147 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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While we’re snowed in, please leave a voicemail, write a letter, or send an email to your U.S. Senators’ offices and urge them to vote no on any appropriations package that includes funding to DHS or ICE. Our Democratic leaders should NOT fund ICE’s violent federal takeovers of our communities.

25.01.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

Renee Good's last words: "I'm not mad at you."

Alex Pretti's last words: "Are you ok?"

These are the people they're trying to paint as violent and dangerous

25.01.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 673 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

"Be grateful to the people of Minneapolis.…Every single person who steps out their front door in Minneapolis to observe, document, & protest the actions of our government is taking their lives in their hands. These men and women are the kind of patriots you would have seen at Lexington & Concord." πŸ‘‡

25.01.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 811 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Sums up the implications of what happened today. A must read.

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A crowd of anti-ICE protestors.

A crowd of anti-ICE protestors.

A protest sign showing an eagle kicking an orange with a crown on it. The word β€œno” is written on the sign.

A protest sign showing an eagle kicking an orange with a crown on it. The word β€œno” is written on the sign.

Protest against ICE in Arlington, VA today.

11.01.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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As part of our Democracy that Delivers initiative, we are fighting for policies that will put women and families first right here in the Commonwealth. Check out our latest video detailing our legislative priorities that will help uplift women and families across Virginia ➑️ youtu.be/4qbLM5KD5QI?...

13.01.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Make your voices heard! Keep taking action AND keep voting! Get out and vote for your next Virginia State Senator in SD 39! ➑️ www.alexdems.org #vote #virginia

12.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.

George, Edwin and Josephine Moran
Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory

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