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I grew up in Berkeley, CA with 5 other humans and many cats (pooties!). Education, liberal perspectives and thinking for oneself were the family values. After living in Charlottesville for decades, I was overjoyed when we flipped Virginia blue.
Real Name: Karin
Gender: she/her
Location: Virginia
Groups: PWB Peeps, Virginia Kos, Itzl Alert Network
Diaries published: 3 (108 days since last diary on Tue Feb 02, 2021 at 12:09 PM PST)
Comments posted: 2795 (5 days since last comment on Sat May 15, 2021 at 09:40 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 1067
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Most Recommended Diary: Trump's Mar-a-Lago troubles are revving up!, 530 comments, 528 recommends
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Congratulations, Mayor Pete, and oh, happy day to us! Per www.rollcall.com/…, the U.S. Senate voted 86-13 today (2/2/21) to confirm former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation in the Biden administration. “This confirmation...
by fromberkeleytocville
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on Tue Feb 02, 2021 at 12:09 PM PST
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Life just keeps getting a little better every day. Putin and McConnell have acknowledged Biden as President-Elect. Billy Barr has resigned from his position as Trump’s fixer. And Trump’s neighbors in Palm Beach, FL have just made it...
by fromberkeleytocville
530 comments
on Tue Dec 15, 2020 at 08:08 PM PST
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Governor Ralph Northam’s office announced yesterday that both the Governor and First Lady of Virginia have tested positive for COVID-19 and will be isolating themselves for the next 10 days. The Executive Mansion and Patrick Henry office building...
by fromberkeleytocville
19 comments
on Sat Sep 26, 2020 at 07:37 AM PDT
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