I think abortion rights will be a key breaking point for many voters across Virginia and rally many against anti-choice officials. A bear has been poked that isn't going to be calmed down.
Given the way other sites have gone I doubt that those that go back once the blackout ends for some subs will be able to tolerate staying for long.
I hope it gets to a point where hyperlocal/city specific communities are feasible but we will see.
Was considering making c/nova but I figured c/Virginia will be kind of a long shot regardless. I hope it takes off too! I loved the community discussions and being able to discuss news around town. Also for transparency: I anticipate having two lemmy accounts by the way, my other is @gabuwu@beehaw.org which is where I will be mainly posting when outside of here!
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