#Vermonters, please, my advice to you, if you want to be taken seriously in politics, is to get involved in town government first, and get elected. Legitimacy matters.

It is vital that you understand the actual workings of governance, before you presume that you know enough, that you know better, and try to jump into a position for which you are simply not ready, because you haven't done the homework.

Government is nothing like running a business enterprise or nonprofit org.

#VTpol #VTpoli

Today is always a good day to contact your elected and appointed officials and request that they open social #communications channels on the #nonprofit #Fediverse, and move away from billionaire #oligarchy #plutarchy controlled #media.

#Brattleboro #Vermont #VT #Vermonters #VTpol #VTpoli

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Many thanks to the @vtdigger staff for this summary of how #Vermonters and #Vermont have already been significantly impacted by the first year of Trump's second presidency:

https://vtdigger.org/2026/01/31/how-donald-trump-reshaped-vermont-in-just-1-year/

We're not the only ones! It's gotten so much harder to get by and hard to see all your loved ones, friends, and neighbors struggling as well. Especially the refugees and immigrants in our community who have had to — and continue to! — work so much harder to be here.

How Donald Trump reshaped Vermont in just 1 year

The scope and speed of Trump’s changes to politics, immigration, health care and social services, the economy, education and climate policy have been staggering. Here’s our one-stop guide to what is different today — and what’s coming next.

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I _do not_ enjoy having the #Vermont #VTANG #F35A flights directly overhead every day. They are _very_ loud and disruptive (I work from home.)

I _especially_ do not like hearing cheers of "Freedom!" from some fellow #Vermonters when they're flying. Today is a strong reminder of _why_ I don't agree with that sentiment!

I also do not envy the guard members and their duty to follow orders that they may not agree with. (We'll never know what the numbers are there.) 2/N

Will the mittens be back? We Vermonters get decades out of wool mittens.

#Bernie
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#recycling_wool
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Shout out for the hand crafted mitten. Mine are in my bureau drawer. Maroon wool with cream accents, c. 1972 from my Gramma Bea.

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Thanks to Trump, #Canadian #tourism is WAY down, with MANY citizens scared to visit the US. So @jordanklepper.bsky.social visits the city of #Burlington, #Vermont, to see just HOW desperate #Vermonters are to win back the #Canucks and drink some beer. 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #DailyShow youtu.be/CEF_ya1tLfU?...

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Can Vermont Win Back Canada's Trump-Averse Tourists? Jordan Klepper Investigates | The Daily Show

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While the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) program is federally-funded, it is not adminstered by the federal government, it is actually a state-level program, and this is true of all the states, not just #Vermont.

The very fact *that* the federal government requisitioned this data is all the proof you need to understand that the federal government has never had that data to begin with.

Governor Scott was wrong, he has acted improperly, and he has endangered #Vermonters. #VTpol