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liberal, cat guardian, childless cat lady, carnivore, Episcopalian, historian, unpopular electric eel opera_strange @Threads https://teapawt.net/t.co/NVr9g1GiGa

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new from me: After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell. You Haven’t Done Nothin’ first-draft.com/2026/11/11/y…
You Haven’t Done Nothin’

You Haven’t Done Nothin’

After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell.

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new from me: After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell. You Haven’t Done Nothin’ first-draft.com/2026/11/11/y…
You Haven’t Done Nothin’

You Haven’t Done Nothin’

After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell.

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vote every Republican out in 2028.
WCHS-TV (@wchstv) profile pictureWCHS-TV@wchstv16h
While there seems to be broad support for making changes, lawmakers are signaling opposition to spending more than $400 million. wchstv.com/news/local/lawmak…
Lawmakers have mixed reaction to $410M proposal to fix West Virginia's school aid formula

Lawmakers have mixed reaction to $410M proposal to fix West Virginia's school aid formula

Reaction is coming in after the West Virginia Department of Education released a $410 million potential fix for the state’s school aid formula.

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hey @RepRileyMoore aren’t you a champion of Nigerians? then why did you let this happen?
Tim Miller (@Timodc) profile pictureTim Miller
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A USF professor and nurse from Nigeria has been in ICE custody for 2 months. She no longer appears in the database but might be in Louisiana. She had a protection from removal order/no record. This is inhumane we must get these people out of detention. abc10.com/article/news/polit…
Northern California nurse held by ICE for nearly two months as students, colleagues seek her release

Northern California nurse held by ICE for nearly two months as students, colleagues seek her release

Lawani spent years caring for patients and preparing the next generation of nurses.

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You Haven’t Done Nothin’ first-draft.com/2026/11/11/y… by @OperaStrange
You Haven’t Done Nothin’

You Haven’t Done Nothin’

After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell.

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new from me: After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell. You Haven’t Done Nothin’ first-draft.com/2026/11/11/y…
You Haven’t Done Nothin’

You Haven’t Done Nothin’

After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell.

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new from me: After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell. You Haven’t Done Nothin’ first-draft.com/2026/11/11/y…
You Haven’t Done Nothin’

You Haven’t Done Nothin’

After a week’s reflection the GOP has decided that America really wants more cowbell.

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Aaron Fritschner@FritschnerNov 10
Most of the Dems who missed the vote were here, Republicans just gavelled before they got in there (which is their prerogative when time has expired). But their arrival would not have changed the outcome of the vote since all Republicans except Massie voted in lockstep.
Sarah Ferris (@sarahnferris) profile pictureSarah Ferris@sarahnferrisNov 10
Rs have been worried for a week that their attendance issues would allow Hegseth vote to move forward Instead, 11 House *Dems* missed the vote
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more on this guy: funny thing about these 2 projects... westvirginiawatch.com/2026/0…
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Governor Patrick Morrisey (@wvgovernor) profile pictureGovernor Patrick Morrisey
@wvgovernorNov 10
Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced the appointment of Chris Morris as Chair of the new West Virginia Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing. governor.wv.gov/article/gove…
Governor Morrisey Names Chris Morris to Lead Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing...

Governor Morrisey Names Chris Morris to Lead Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing...

Governor Patrick Morrisey announces the appointment of Chris Morris as Chair of the new West Virginia Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing.

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oh did the data center people just reference "the silent majority"? really? mountainstatespotlight.org/2…
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and the one in Berkeley County? if data centers were not complete garbage they'd let us vote on them. instead they shove them down our throats. vote every Republican out in 2028. journal-news.net/news/busine…
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oh look another Jersey Pat bootlicker: wvchamber.com/data-centers-a…
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Governor Patrick Morrisey (@wvgovernor) profile pictureGovernor Patrick Morrisey
@wvgovernorNov 10
Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced the appointment of Chris Morris as Chair of the new West Virginia Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing. governor.wv.gov/article/gove…
Governor Morrisey Names Chris Morris to Lead Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing...

Governor Morrisey Names Chris Morris to Lead Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing...

Governor Patrick Morrisey announces the appointment of Chris Morris as Chair of the new West Virginia Advisory Council on Responsible Digital Manufacturing.

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as i noted back at the beginning of October: first-draft.com/2026/10/01/a…
As…Jim Justice Goes?

As…Jim Justice Goes?

The anti-Trump earthquake rumbles even here in WV.

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Senator Jim Justice (@JimJustice_WV) profile pictureSenator Jim Justice
@JimJustice_WVNov 10
“I told you exactly what was going to happen. Over and over and over, I told you,” said West Virginia senator Jim Justice. “I said really and truly, if you weren’t concerned and you were a Republican, you were living in a cave. That was my exact words.” theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
Republicans return to Washington to sift through wreckage of midterms rout

Republicans return to Washington to sift through wreckage of midterms rout

With weeks left on the congressional calendar, House and Senate representatives have a host of issues they still need to tackle

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so the takeaway is the way to win in 2028 is for the GOP to keep doing the things that voters roundly rejected last week. OK.
Jason Huffman (@HuffmanJE) profile pictureJason Huffman
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Check out my latest piece via @lootpress: The Right Path Forward From Election Day.
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this weirdo thinks he has the winning road map for the GOP in 2026. this guy:
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Rep. Riley M. Moore (@RepRileyMoore) profile pictureRep. Riley M. Moore
@RepRileyMooreNov 9
Our policies didn’t lose last week. Our party did. President Trump’s huge victory in ‘24 showed exactly how to win Congress in ‘26. A populist movement w/ American workers and families at the center could win big. Congressional Republicans didn’t listen. Democrats did. 🧵
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oh look, it's Don Quixote Moore.
Rep. Riley M. Moore (@RepRileyMoore) profile pictureRep. Riley M. Moore
@RepRileyMooreNov 9
Replying to @RepRileyMoore
13/ This is our way back to power. The roadmap is clear. It was laid out by President Trump in 2024. The only question now is whether we will follow the map or not. I won’t rest until we do.
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Kelly Allen@kellakelWVNov 9
HR 1 also included significant cuts to SNAP & generated "savings" by shifting federal SNAP costs onto state budgets. So far 20k WVians have lost SNAP, costing about $4 million/month to our grocers in WV; and WV is on hook for about $50 million in new state budget costs
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finally someone points this out. and the reason is that @SenCapito @JimJustice_WV did not fight for us. Massachusetts got a higher per capita rural resident than WV did because MA’s senators work for their constituents. Shelley and Jim only work for themselves.
Kelly Allen (@kellakelWV) profile pictureKelly Allen@kellakelWVNov 9
Just to put this in perspective: Medicaid funding losses from HR 1 are expected to total $6.5 billion in West Virginia between FYs 25-34; about $1 billion/yr once fully phased in. These cuts are permanent compared with a temporary (and smaller) RHTP shvs.org/resources/assessing…
Assessing the 50-State Medicaid Coverage and Expenditure Impacts of the Senate Version of the One...

Assessing the 50-State Medicaid Coverage and Expenditure Impacts of the Senate Version of the One...

On June 27, the Senate Budget Committee (SBC) released its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and on Saturday, June 28, the Senate approved a motion to proceed with debate over the...

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