Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley

Unfollowing anyone posting or retweeting fakes.
#MMT. #GreenNewDeal #GrowDontMow #NoMowMay

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Don't hate your local foxes. When foxes decline, Lyme rates climb.

A 2012 paper in PNAS tracked Lyme rates against fox populations across the Northeast and Midwest. Wisconsin saw an 80% decline in foxes from 1984 to 2009 and a 300% rise in Lyme.

Martha's Vineyard, which has almost no foxes, has Lyme rates five times higher than nearby Woods Hole, which has plenty of them.

If you want to help the foxes in your area:

1. Stop using rodenticide immediately. When foxes eat a rodent that's actively poisoned, the fox can die too. Rodenticide poisoning also kills owls and hawks.

2. Don't shoot or trap them. Kinda goes without saying.

3. Secure your trash, your chicken coops, and keep cats inside to avoid conflict.

Next time you see a fox, tell it thank you.

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

Kaitlin Heatwole of Western Virginia Continuum of Care educates an incumbent on empathy while challenger Kat Hendley sits in the background. See more on structural solutions to structural problems that apply beyond the unhoused at https://t.co/rRuI6xLDMg

[Dr Elaine Cox 🍃 💚 🍃🌽🥬🐦‍⬛🐌🇬🇧 @ElaineCox11]

Uncut grass keeps the ground at around 19.5°C
Grass cut to 10 cm raises the ground temperature to about 24.5°C
Bare ground in the middle of summer rises to over 40°C
It's important to raise awareness #NoMowMay

[Delegate Destiny LeVere Bolling @destinyforva]

My statement regarding Governor Spanberger’s veto of HB1263 and SB378

[Compass Real Estate OKC🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @CompassOKC]

Are you Participating in No Mow May to Help Bees in Spring?
Let flowers in your lawn feed pollinators until other plants start blooming.

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

@giveashitnature No Mow May is a catchy slogan and international movement. People aren't stupid. They know we shouldn't be forced back to mowing in June. The answer is to repeal tall grass and weed ordinances so we can have No Mow May every day and build fear-free relationships with nature.

[Juanita @Ourgate2]

Join the No Mow May Movement and let it grow in your garden for nature!: https://t.co/QZ4qOKdlnC

[Kim M.🌈🐘🦋 @violin4all]

#MowLessOften is so important for biodiversity (and less work). #NoMowMay where I live is just starting to blossom. I saw a bird fly out of the long grass as I walked by. More plants means more food for bees and other pollinators. 🐝

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

@IowaMonarchs #NoMowMay means, if your neighbor doesn't mow in May, mind your own business. They might be doing something good for nature. And even if not, they don't need you harassing them. Lay off the "well, actually" and let people learn from their relationships with nature.

[Delegate Elizabeth Guzman @guzman4virginia]

It's official! We just turned in our 1100+ petitions and our paperwork!

We'll see you on the doors!

[Delegate Elizabeth Guzman @guzman4virginia]

I stand with Arlington County. Local governments must protect families, not tear them apart. I’m proud to stand with immigrant and working families and push back against policies that spread fear. I’ve always fought for our communities, and I’m not stopping now.

[Brad Haywood @BradleyRHaywood]

I don’t expect @SpanbergerForVA to agree with criminal justice reform advocates often, but I do expect better than Youngkin-grade veto explanations.

Nothing in this press release regarding the governor’s veto of SB 23 is true.

- Only a small handful of extremely regressive jurisdictions still use 4A plea waivers
- Prosecutors who use them overwhelmingly target Black defendants, stripping them of their 4th Amendment rights forever.
- No standards exist under Va law for the use of 4A plea waivers, let alone standards to “protect defendants”
- If you believe 4A waivers are a “plea agreement option” for defendants, then I’ve got an employment contract with forced arbitration and NDA clauses to sell you.

I get why Youngkin’s staff only listened to Republican prosecutors (and Jason Miyares) on matters of criminal justice policy. I do not understand why Spanberger is doing the same.

CJ reform in Virginia has been incredibly successful—and durable—over the 5-6 years since the last trifecta accomplished so much. The reason? Because we have a community of brilliant, experienced and PRAGMATIC advocates, committed to working collaboratively with legislators to ensure transformative change, while guarding against going “too far, too fast.”

Despite a true overhaul of criminal law and procedure in recent years, and a huge decrease in the prison population, violent crime in Virginia is near historic lows, proving that reform can actually ENHANCE public safety and community wellness when done right.

In the years to come, I hope the Governor and her staff will acknowledge Virginia’s progress as well as the contributions of CJR advocates, demonstrate an openness to a different paradigm for public safety, and include more of the voices that have dedicated their careers to making our system more humane and equitable.

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

Get involved to help Nikki and Kat dethrone the princlings and their followers who have sent the city into a downward spiral since the incumbents took the majority thanks to suppressed voter turnout. https://t.co/YCGL5tkLWx

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

@HarrisonburgVA Why not publicly visible? Evidence was recently made public of developer scripted meetings and charging exhorbitant rates and time to review trivial docs for redaction. Afraid of the public exercising the right to assemble and petition for redress of grievances? #NoKings

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

For some #NoKings #NoMowMay examples, spacebar through a presentation at https://t.co/21CX2KaMrK

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

These are all public properties, and note the lack of ecological complexity-- just isolated flowers. When Trump took office, King Alexander VI, City Manager rampaged againt nature, including trapping and killing baby racoons and a community fox. #NoKings #Harrisonburg 🧵

[Harrisonburg VA @HarrisonburgVA]

The first day of spring is here! Taking a moment to appreciate the beauty this season brings to #Harrisonburg!

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

@HarrisonburgVA How much of this will you destroy this year? You absorbed the cost of destroying this 1/5 acre last year because owner was a friend of a City Council member. Others bore the full cost and now the city's most desirable neighborhood has been torn apart by chainsaws. #NoMowMay

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

@HarrisonburgVA How much of this will you destroy this year? You absorbed the cost of destroying this 1/5 acre last year because owner was a friend of a City Council member. Others bore the full cost and now the city's most desirable neighborhood has been torn apart by chainsaws. #NoMowMay

[Political Revolution Shenandoah Valley @PolRevolutionSV]

@BradleyRHaywood @DaveCrance We are bewildered at _no_ Dem opposition to HB1316/SB742 , which expands tall grass and weed authority to more parts of the state. Think stop and frisk for your curtilage.

[Mlkjrway Coalition @MLKJrWayVA]

We mark the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as a great weight to carry on his work shifts to our shoulders.
https://t.co/rl4EwWkyuj