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Roger Chesley

@chesleyroger

Contributor @MercuryVirginia. Former columnist, The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk. D.C. native, Howard U. grad. Husband, father & creaky-kneed ex-b-ball player.

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Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The WNBA is 70 percent Black but currently only has one Black woman head coach. On the latest episode of SPOLITICS, I take a deeper look at why this is and why it’s especially concerning as more money is being poured into the league youtu.be/tOcaQXs5mIw?si…

Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You gotta give it to Republicans, they don’t play fair, they play to win. They’ll rewrite the rules, drag out the clock, flip votes at gunpoint (figuratively), and call it patriotism. Meanwhile, Democrats are stuck performing moral theater for a crowd that left the show a

chris evans (@notcapnamerica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"I'm shocked they're this cruel" Beloved. They gathered around in their Sunday best with children and babies to laugh and giggle at Black people being tortured and hung from a tree. Only to them take our limbs and private parts home in mason jars as souvenirs.

Mamie Locke (@senatorlocke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

218 members of the House of Representatives and 50 members of the Senate,(with JD Vance doing the only thing he was elected to do, casting a tie breaking vote); 268 members of Congress, have given the middle finger to the American people. They have said: you don’t deserve

philip lewis (@phil_lewis_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

LL Cool J said that he will not perform at Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia on July 4th because of union strike “There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line” nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/…

CBS News (@cbsnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled in Roubaix, France, one day before the United States celebrates Independence Day on July 4. The mural, titled “The Statue of Liberty’s Silent Protest,” was created by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw, who

Norm Eisen (#TryingTrump out now!) (@normeisen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To avoid conflicts, I wouldn't even let Obama refinance his family home when I was his ethics czar Now Trump is hoovering in hundreds of millions in violation of the law! That's a threat to our national security as I discussed MSNBC

Kris Brown | @KrisBrown.BradyUnited.org (@krisb_brown) 's Twitter Profile Photo

America’s deadliest shootings are those we rarely discuss: Over half of all gun deaths are suicides. Thank you to Roger Chesley of The Virginia Mercury for speaking to me about the often ignored nexus of suicide and firearm access. #SafeStorageSavesLives virginiamercury.com/2025/07/07/fig…

Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You mean that part of the constitution that ICE agents ignored when they deported 70 “undeportable” US citizens? The original intent of murder laws were to protect ppl like my great great grandfather, who was lynched for selling tobacco He was not unmurderable

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SEN. Jon Ossoff: “I don’t want to hear another Republican in Congress ever again pretend to care about deficits and debt… explain why 🇺🇸 families have to pay $3000 to ride an ambulance when we’re handing out million-dollar tax breaks to the wealthiest.” Amen. #MedicareForAll

Jay Jones (@jonesjay) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you to Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church for having me at this morning's service! Grateful for the warm welcome and honored to speak to the congregation.

Thank you to Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church for having me at this morning's service! Grateful for the warm welcome and honored to speak to the congregation.
Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's appropriate that a man who built his political brand appealing to broken brains via conspiratorial nonsense (Birtherism), is now being skewered by those same misfit toys, beholden as they are to conspiracism as an all-consuming worldview. Dr. Frankenstein meet your monsters

Elizabeth Warren (@senwarren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message.