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I used to use The Other Place to yell about football. 1/3 of the Not A Football Podcast. (she/her)

A screenshot from a Feb. 2 article in the Annandale Today about the VA District 39 special election, which reads: “Virginians deserve to live in communities where masked, armed, and unaccountable immigration agents cannot simply murder or snatch them away,” Bennett-Parker said. “I want to live in a Virginia where families are not ripped apart because of immigration status and where the government does not use fear as a weapon.” She vowed to fight for a commonwealth “that protects due process, respects human dignity, and recognizes that immigrants make our community stronger.” Related story: Bennett-Parker wins Democratic firehouse primary “Since we’re talking about the 39th district,” Lineberry countered, “what Minneapolis violence and what Minneapolis horrors have you seen happening in Virginia?” As a substitute teacher in the Alexandria school system, she isn’t seeing children who are afraid. “The fear is coming from adults who are telling them they should be afraid.” What they need, she said, is expanded instruction on English as a second language. “Immigrants are very smart,” and many are U.S. citizens, Lineberry said. “We don’t have to turn every person of brown or yellow skin into a low-paid, ignorant person.”
A map of the 39th District of Virginia, which encompasses all of Alexandria, the Pentagon City/Crystal City/Potomac Yard stretch of Arlington, Annandale, and the Bailey's Crossroads/Seven Corners parts of Falls Church.
A museum placquard about Roni Raccoon, the mascot of the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. In the bottom-left corner of the placquard, there is a black and white photo of a person wearing a Roni Racooon mascot costume ice skating while holding a hockey stick. The caption on the bottom right explains that Roni was created by the sports artist and graphic designer Donald Moss.
Hello, I am calling [Senator/Congressman] to voice my concerns about the departure of David Lebryk from the Treasury Department. The Bureau of Fiscal Service and its federal payment systems are critical to supporting the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans. The possibility that these federal payments could be awarded or withheld to align with the current administration’s partisan interests is not only unacceptable and unconscionable, but would threaten Congress’s role in determining the appropriate allocation of many federal funds.  [Senator/Congressman] must immediately TAKE DECISIVE ACTION to protect the Bureau of Fiscal Service’s payment systems and SAFEGUARD the stability of the American economy. Under no circumstances can such a critical American institution be subject to the whims of a single person or party.  Thank you for speaking with me, and have a good day. 
A screenshot of a Notepad page which reads: "On behalf of your constituents, you must oppose and categorically reject the proposed bill by Rep. Nancy Mace that would ban transgender individuals from using single-sex restrooms in accordance with their gender identity on Federal property. The bill's insistence on tying "biological sex" to facility access is not only blatantly transphobic, but would codify discriminatory norms that would harm people of all identities. There can be no justification for a law that restricts the ability of any person in the United States to engage in public life comfortably and without fear. You must oppose and encourage your fellow Congresspeople to call out this bill as the fundamental threat to civil rights that it poses. Trans rights are human rights and must be protected at all costs."
a screenshot of a listing for a “Tactical Warrior Rosary,” which costs $95 USD and is sold by a company called Crush Everything. in the description for the item, a bulleted list mentions tbat it is a “primary weapon” “scripturally inspired” for a “spiritual warrior”