The US Postal Service is increasing the price of first class stamps Sunday, July 12.
Get prepared to send letters as part of GOTV campaigns by stocking up on stamps. . . You have until 11:59 pm Saturday, July 11 to buy your stamps online. But don’t wait; USPS has announced the website will be undergoing maintenance Saturday evening.
To purchase Forever stamps, head to USPS and buy a bunch. While you’re there, grab some postcard stamps for summer and fall GOTV postcarding.
Independent journalist, attorney, and strategist Aaron Parnas published the vid BREAKING: Trump Demands Americans INJECT Religion Into Their Lives, CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM!! earlier today and explains how, with the help of Religious Liberty Commission, President Trump plans to undo the commonly understood religious freedom and replace it with Christianity a la Christian Nationalism.
Parnas covers this important story through 4:54.
The Religious Liberty Commission gets straight to the point in their draft report on the first page of chapter 1 (page 28):
It’s important to understand that religious liberty matters because religion matters—because we are creatures, and we owe obligations to the Creator… there’s a duty that we, as creatures, owe to the Creator. And that’s what then creates the rights amongst men, which governments are then instituted to protect,” Commissioner Dr. Ryan Anderson explained in his opening remarks to the Commission.
As Ms. Davis described, every person faces ultimate questions—questions about good and evil, light and darkness, life and death. Every person must discern the meaning of life and of suffering. Faith offers answers to these questions. For many, faith is the answer. (emphasis added)
The president ran with the recommendations made in this playbook: “We’re bringing back religion in our country, and we’re bringing it back quickly and strongly—because for America to be a great nation, we must always be one nation under God.” (emphasis added)
The way to take this on is to vote in the August 4 primary for First Congressional District candidates. Vote early through Saturday, August 1. And then vote in the general election Tuesday, November 3.
And be sure to tell others that the Trump plan is to all worship the same god in the same way as the American way. Say hells no to the plan.
The importance of voting early cannot be overemphasized:
Once you’ve voted, take a selfie of you in front of the office of the General Registrar and Electoral Board and email it to Susie Cambria. She’ll return you in one of the woo hoo designs that you can put on social. Think about changing your profile picture on Facebook or your avatar on Bsky, add to your email signature, or simply post on social that you voted early and add the pic.
Local Dem Susie Cambria recently blogged this important opportunity for Northumberland creatives: A call from Postcards for Virginia:
Postcards For Virginia, www.postcards4va.com is encouraging creative types to design postcards for four new postcard campaigns for the 2026 midterms.
The winning four postcard designs featuring original artwork will be sold through the organization’s Proshop. Postcards For Virginia cannot pay for designs. Rather, sales will “go directly toward protecting democracy.”
Early voting is underway having started Thursday, June 18. Early voting ends Saturday, August 1. Primary day at the polls is Tuesday, August 4.
All you need to know about early voting is on our Elections page.
