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RenaRF's Profile
I live outside of Washington DC in Northern Virginia. I've been here all of my life, and grew up dipped in politics and beltway machinations. I work extensively with the US Federal government, am also a musician, and exercise like a fiend.
Gender: Female
Groups: PWB Peeps, Virginia Kos
Twitter: @RenaRF
Diaries published: 443 (355 days since last diary on Sun Dec 18, 2022 at 03:09 PM PST)
Comments posted: 22988 (3 days since last comment on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 09:14 AM PST)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 60022
Total Comment Ratings: 117483
Most Recommended Diary: I'll Speak Very Slowly [UPDATE]., 1715 comments, 1694 recommends
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In the summer of 2009 I started my first foray into what I called “fun rescue“. Basically, I volunteered with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, no-kill rescue, at first starting out on PetSmart duty, where I came in every other weekend to take the cats in the...
by RenaRF
 146 comments
on Sun Dec 18, 2022 at 03:09 PM PST
with 206 Recommends
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I am aiming this primarily at our elected pro-choice advocates, but if you are guilty as well, just stop it. I’ve heard at least three elected Democrats explain why the overturning of Roe is so very bad for society by referencing some form of the...
by RenaRF
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on Fri Jun 24, 2022 at 09:25 AM PDT
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I’ve been open here in my comments and posts that I count myself as having being extremely lucky from an employment perspective throughout the pandemic. My large Federal client is not yet open or back in the office in any way, and my company has been...
by RenaRF
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on Sun Oct 31, 2021 at 08:22 AM PDT
with 191 Recommends
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Full disclosure: I’ve raised a skeptical eyebrow at the Biden Administration’s policies as it relates to COVID-19 and getting us to a level where we can safely venture into the “new normal” many times since the Spring. I thought the vaccine rollout was...
by RenaRF
128 comments
on Wed Oct 27, 2021 at 11:10 AM PDT
with 229 Recommends
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I’m going to give the conclusion to this diary at the start, and then work my way through the reasons. The conclusion is simple: Vaccinations must be “mandated” (more on that later) STAT. I can’t describe how demoralizing and depressing watching the...
by RenaRF
150 comments
on Mon Aug 02, 2021 at 02:07 PM PDT
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To say I was chagrined when Virginia lifted its indoor mask mandate “for fully vaccinated persons” without requiring even a question, let alone a shred of proof, of vaccination status would be an understatement. My immediate assumption was that a...
by RenaRF
340 comments
on Sun Jul 11, 2021 at 09:20 AM PDT
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- What a year this has been. What a past several years this has been, actually, and what a large part of my life it has been to share with the Daily Kos community. It feels like it has been a long time since I’ve said anything, and coming into the...61 comments 381 Recs
- Let me introduce myself. My name is Heather. When I was adopted my new lady was asked if she was wanting to change my name. It doesn’t really matter. I also answer to Girl, Good Girl, Good Dog, Pretty Girl, Sweetie, the sounds of my food containers...69 comments 187 Recs
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