Irene Leech

Consumer educator & advocate Associate Professor at Virginia Tech. President, Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, V President Consumer Federation of America

[Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer]

Hello Virginia — please join us in welcoming @ElaineLuria and @ShannonTaylorVA to the congressional delegation!!!

[Bill Roth @BillRoth2020]

This is clever!

In the spirit of Stanford's first trip to Lane Stadium, the headers within the "Game Notes" section of Stanford’s weekly release feature Metallica song titles or lyrics.

[HokieFan @Bluegrass504]

Happy Birthday, John Granby!!

🎉🎈🎊🎁🎂🎉🎈🎊🎁🎂

John Granby, of Virginia Beach, led the #Hokies in interceptions (or tied for the lead) in 1987, 1988 and 1989. He is still tied for seventh on the Hokies career INT list. He was drafted by the @Broncos in 1992.

🦃 #DBU

[Leo @Leonajardinho]

No economist has ever explained the trap of being poor better than Terry Pratchett's boots theory.

A wealthy man buys a $200 pair of boots that lasts ten years.

A poor man can only afford $40 boots that leak after six months, so he spends $800 over the same ten years and still has wet feet.

Poverty isn't just a lack of money.

It's a continuous subscription fee for not having capital up front.

[Joshwelt @weltszznn]

I love how study after study shows that students perform better with less homework, while workers are more productive with more vacation time and shorter shifts, yet we continue doing the opposite because of outdated, guilt-driven beliefs that equate hard work with suffering

[Larry Sabato @LarrySabato]

Hey @60Minutes, Trump just said he’s the only president who hasn’t taken his salary. JFK gave every penny of his salary to groups such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the United Negro College Fund. He did the same thing with his House and Senate salaries.

[Virginia News Vanguard @VaNewsVanguard]

🚨BUT WHY? Less than half of far Southwest Virginia registered voters cast ballots in the midterms

... "Results listed from each locality in the region on the Virginia Board of Elections website show that only two areas had more than 50 percent of registered voters cast ballots."

"Washington County and Dickenson County each had 51 percent of registered voters participate in the election." ...

"The city of Bristol saw 41 percent of registered voters — 5,018 of 12,319 — participate, while in the city of Norton, 1,097 of 2,626, or 41 percent, of registered voters participated in the election." ...

MORE:⬇️
Archived version: https://t.co/tNcNSgqLhk

Bristol Herald Courier: https://t.co/GONSGmG8kj

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Congress should investigate and demand information, not only from Trump, but from the corporations that enabled his corruption by bankrolling his various vanity projects.

AND it needs to offer bold reforms, like limiting money in politics and banning presidential profiteering.

[Chris 𝕏 @Chris__X__]

Can we talk about how a "convenience fee" to pay your own bill online is one the biggest scams going?

I typed the numbers. I used my own Wi-Fi. I saved someone time on the other end.

Convenient for who?

[Hokie History @VTHokies]

Today in 1968: Frank Beamer plays his final game in Lane Stadium as @HokiesFB beats Richmond 31-18. #Hokies #HokieHistory

[Your Daily Cents @YourDailyCentss]

If capitalism is so great, why do corporations need so many tax breaks, subsidies, exemptions, grants, legal protections, bailouts, and trade protections?

When citizens need these things, why is it socialism?

[Your Daily Cents @YourDailyCentss]

Why do I support cancelling student loan debt for 45 million students? Because we canceled trillions in taxes for 600 billionaires. That's why.

[National Consumers League @ncl_tweets]

A young girl died after being found in a hot car in Homestead, Florida, on Saturday. She is at least the 26th child to die this way in 2026. In 2021, Congress ordered NHTSA to issue a rule by November 2023 requiring technology that alerts drivers when a child is left in the back seat. It’s still overdue, and more than 171 children have died since the law passed.  https://t.co/pXxr0rspae

[The Tech Lunch Pail @TechLunchPailD]

HOKIES WIN: World champion Bo Bassett won his debut match over No. 1 Luke Stanich 13-9 to cap off a 30-6 victory for No. 5 Virginia Tech at No. 12 Lehigh. Check out @TimThomasTLP’s recap on the #Hokies’ huge victory here:
https://t.co/n6BhhFQUMI

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Your health insurer shouldn’t own your doctor’s office, pharmacy, and the middleman who decides which prescriptions are covered and how much they cost.

That gives one corporation at least 4 ways to squeeze every penny out of you when you get sick.

Let's break up Big Medicine.

[Virginia Tech Football @HokiesFB]

Game time update

Virginia Tech vs. Stanford

🗓️ Nov. 14
⏰ 7:30pm ET
📺 @accnetwork

#LetsGoHokies

[Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer]

Virginians voted to enshrine the fundamental right to make decisions about their own reproductive care in our state constitution.

This is a win worth celebrating, but we must keep fighting to protect essential healthcare nationwide.

[Privacy International @privacyint]

Intelligence agencies around the world are adopting AI in the shadows.

Our new report examines the UK’s intelligence agencies and finds a troubling combination of expanding technological power, weak safeguards and secrecy.

https://t.co/y4fiEhfFHh

[Consumer Federation of America @ConsumerFed]

According to the CFA, most #AutoInsurance companies were using non-driving factors that affected the rates of drivers with certain characteristics.

https://t.co/iegrPF0yuD

[Lt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi @ltgovhashmi]

This Diwali, we celebrate the light of new beginnings, the power of togetherness, and the promise of a brighter tomorrow. Wishing success, prosperity, and happiness to everyone celebrating.