Alyssa Burleson

[Glenn Youngkin @GlennYoungkin]

Justice has been served. From the beginning, this was the most obvious violation of Virginia’s Constitution. Abigail Spanberger and Democrats in Richmond knowingly violated our constitution to disenfranchise millions of Virginians.

The Constitution prevailed, and Virginians will never forget this unlawful attempt to rob them of their voice in Congress.

[The🐰FOO @PolitiBunny]

Democrats spent $70 million on this referendum.
Almost every penny came from out of state.
They broke laws.
They wrote a deceitful ballot measure.
They ran tv spots for two months, nonstop.
They brought in Obama.
They brought in Hollywood.

We had grassroots.
That’s really it.
They only beat us by 70k votes.
In an April election.

Here’s the most ironic part … what do you notice?

All that money, all that effort, and all they did was prove our 6/5 map is accurate.

Almost exactly.

[Luke Rosiak @lukerosiak]

Virginians vote tomorrow on whether a 52% Dem state should have 92% D congressmen. A Daily Wire analysis found that this is not "leveling the playing field" against Rs: the 5 most disproportionate states are all DEM advantage, and VA's proposal is twice as disproportionate as TX.

[Alyssa Burleson @lyssalou]

@CpHamster @1067theFan This calendar doesn't even include the eight additional half days that FCPS dropped on families at the beginning of the school year.

[stepfanie tyler @stepfanie]

“abolish capitalism!”

cool. who grows the food???

no seriously—who’s out there at dawn breaking their back in the dirt, fixing broken irrigation lines, replacing a tractor axle in 110° heat—for free? because you think profit is mean?

who mines the lithium for your laptop, the cobalt for your EV battery, the iron for your train rails? who refines it? who ships it? who builds the ships? who insures them when they catch fire in the middle of the ocean?

who unloads the containers at the port? who drives the truck across 4 states? who services the diesel engine at the roadside stop in Nebraska when it breaks at 3am?

who keeps track of inventory, repairs the refrigeration system, updates the software, cleans the floors, builds the shelves, trains the workers, manages the risk, pays the legal fees, replaces the lightbulbs, handles the theft, the overtime, the breakdowns, the lawsuits?

who coordinates all of this across time zones and continents without profit?

you think the whole supply chain is just gonna keep running because everyone suddenly caught a case of the warm fuzzies???

you think people are going to wake up and go do hard, thankless, physical labor for vibes?

capitalism doesn’t work because people are good. it works because people are selfish and it figured out how to harness that into infrastructure. it’s the only system that survives human nature without needing to rewrite it

you kill profit, you kill production. you kill production, you kill logistics. you kill logistics, and suddenly it’s day four of your anti-capitalist utopia and the shelves are empty, the power’s out, the pharmacy’s closed, and nobody knows how to fix a fucking thing

anti-capitalism isn’t a philosophy. it’s a death wish dressed up as a virtue signal

it’s the aesthetic of rebellion powered by an iPhone, subsidized by Uber Eats, and resting on 400 years of industrial infrastructure you take for granted because you’ve never built a single useful thing in your life

you’re not oppressed. you’re just ungrateful

and the second you get your little no-profit revolution, you’ll find out exactly how long society runs on vibes: about three days, give or take—then the generators fail and you’re boiling rainwater so you can heat up your shitty powdered food

[Nicholas Lissack @NicholasLissack]

JK Rowling was hounded, smeared, and cast out for daring to defend women’s rights—but she never flinched.

Today, she won outright. And because she stood firm, so did women everywhere.

Be like JK: never grovel, never waver, and never surrender your principles.

[Alyssa Burleson @lyssalou]

He didn’t say it, he declared it.

[The Associated Press @AP]

President Joe Biden announced that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, inserting himself into a long-running legal battle over gender equality. https://t.co/szJGL99yZH

[Sam Morgan @CrunchAlias]

Actually, I don't care if women need single-sex spaces.

Wanting them is enough.

[RNC Research @RNCResearch]

Karine Jean-Pierre: "The president's not gonna pardon his son"

[Alyssa Burleson @lyssalou]

@Educatedgypsee @seanmdav The entire Coburn website (including all of his office’s published reports) is archived and hosted by Oklahoma State University here: https://t.co/Hx1MQV504W

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

The difference with Trump and Biden is that he didn’t choose Wiles because she’s a woman. He chose her because she led one of the most impressive and effective campaigns this country has ever seen—she just happens to be a woman.

This is meritocracy.

[Bonchie @bonchieredstate]

If this dude isn’t press secretary, it’s a mistake.

Enough of the “it must be a woman” trend. Scott does not miss. He is the best of the best, with a track record of tangling with the worst of the worst.

[Alasdair Munro @apsmunro]

I don't like to tweet much about politics, but if you respond to an overwhelming victory for people you profoundly disagree with by saying, "everyone is clearly stupid/evil", instead of triggering profound curiosity and reflection, you are part of the problem

[Alyssa Burleson @lyssalou]

@bstevens84 @Tyler_Lindholm This friendship scares me, Brad. Please make sure your all of your insurance coverages are up to date. 😂

[Alyssa Burleson @lyssalou]

@conncarroll This is why Twitter needs a “dislike” button.

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

.@USDOT has opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines to ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued widespread disruptions.

All airline passengers have the right to be treated fairly, and I will make sure that right is upheld.

[🩵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Steve G 🇬🇧🇮🇱🩵 @ShamanGriff]

A funny and true story about the late Queen:
Around 2005, the Queen and her Personal Protection Officer, Dick Griffin, were walking alone one afternoon in the hills near the Scottish royal castle, Balmoral.
Two tourists approached them, and engaged in conversation. Griffin recalls:
“There were two hikers coming towards us, and the Queen would always stop and say hello.

"They were two Americans on a walking holiday.
"It was clear from the moment we stopped that they hadn't recognized the Queen, which was fine.
"The American gentleman was telling the Queen where they came from, where they were going next, and where they'd been in Britain.
"I could see it coming, and sure enough, he said to Her Majesty: 'And where do you live?'
"She replied: 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home just the other side of the hills.'
"He said: 'How long have you been coming up here?'
"She replied: 'I've been coming up here ever since I was a little girl, so over 80 years.'
"You could see the cogs whirring, so he said: 'Well, if you've been coming up here for over 80 years, you must have met the Queen.'
"Quick as a flash, she said: 'I haven't, but Dick here meets her regularly.'
The hiker then asked Griffin what the monarch was like in person.
"Because I was with her a long time, and I knew I could pull her leg, I said: 'Oh, she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour.'
The next thing I knew, this guy comes round, puts his arm around my shoulder, and before I could see what was happening, he gets his camera, GIVES IT TO THE QUEEN, and says: 'Can you take a picture of the two of us?'
"Then we swapped places, and I TOOK A PICTURE OF THEM WITH THE QUEEN.
"And we never let on, and we waved goodbye.
"Afterwards, Her Majesty said to me: 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to his friends in America, and hopefully someone tells him who I am'."
❤️The World Misses You Greatly
Rest in Peace Your Majesty ❤️

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

We issued a travel advisory that put airlines on notice about the passenger protections we expect and will enforce during this disruption: https://t.co/SgNyKup2uQ

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

If your airline is automatically giving you credits but you prefer cash, you can tell them you want a refund - and let us know if they fail to provide one: https://t.co/Noj5A5hE8w

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

I am hearing reports of some airlines only offering flight credits to passengers for cancelled flights. 

Let me be clear — you are entitled to get your money back promptly if your flight is cancelled and you don't take a rebooking.