On “Meet the Press” this morning (see video, below), Sen. Tim Kaine was asked about protests on college campuses and calls by Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans to send in the National Guard “if this is not contained quickly and if these threats and intimidation are not stopped.” According to Sen. Kaine: “I think calling in the National Guard to college campuses for so many people would recall what happened when it was done during the Vietnam War, and it didn’t end well. The National Guard going to college campuses, Kent State and elsewhere, did not end well. And I think that would be ..read more

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 28. Also check out President Joe Biden’s White House Correspondents Dinner speech, at which he said: “On the third anniversary of January 6th, I went to Valley Forge, and I said, ‘The most urgent question of our time is whether democracy is still — is still the sacred cause of America.’ That is the question the American people must answer this year. And you, the free press, play a critical role in making sure the American people have the information they need to make an info ..read more

From Protect Our Care:  Delegates Sickles, Willett, and Srinivasan Join Advocates and Protect Our Care Virginia to Celebrate Sixth Anniversary of Medicaid Expansion and Its Impact on Rural Virginia Democratic Legislators Will Protect Medicaid Funding in Ongoing State Budget Negotiations Medicaid Faces Existential Threat if Affordable Care Act is Repealed, as 700,000 Virginians Have Enrolled in Coverage Since Expansion *Watch the event HERE* RICHMOND, Va.  – House Health and Human Services Chair Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax), Chair of the Select ..read more

Glenn Youngkin is “inspired” by Liberty “University?” Seriously?!?  So…see below for some examples of what Liberty “University” stands for – and what Youngkin’s apparently “inspired” by. And yes, anyone who ever though Youngkin was some sort of “moderate” or “normie Republican” or whatever is a friggin’ moron ..read more

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 27.  Global warming threatens Antarctica’s meteorites (Global warming threatens pretty much everything.) Putin Didn’t Directly Order Alexei Navalny’s February Death, U.S. Spy Agencies Find (Of course, Putin had Navalny killed by having him arrested, treated extremely harshly sent to an Arctic gulag, etc, etc. This headline is really misleading.) Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia (Give Ukraine everything it nee ..read more

From President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign: Donald Trump, the Smallest Man Who Ever Lived Hello, Another tortured week for the smallest man who ever lived, Donald Trump. While President Biden spent the week taking his message to Florida!!! (the Taylor Swift references stop here folks) voters on the six-week abortion ban unleashed by Trump, receiving a key endorsement from building trades unions, and putting out more ads in battleground states. On the other hand, a tired and “diminished” Trump created a chaotic mess for himself and his campaign: Let’s recap: This week, Trump… Re ..read more

From State Senator Ghazala Hashmi and Delegate Cia Price: General Assembly’s Reproductive Justice Leaders Call Out Youngkin for Playing Games With Virginia’s Right to Contraception Act Senator Ghazala Hashmi and Delegate Marcia “Cia” Price Send Clear Message to Youngkin: Stop Playing With Our Rights RICHMOND, Va. – Senator Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) and Delegate Marcia “Cia” Price today sent a united message in response to Governor Youngkin’s evasive statement to reporters this week that there are “other things I can do” aside from vetoing or signing Virginia’s Right to Contrace ..read more

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, April 26. Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change Can Corals Be Saved? (“As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategy”) US preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine (“The package could be finalized and announced as soon as Friday, and will include Patriot systems.” Give them everything they need to defeat Putin!) Arrest of Russian defence minister’s deputy may be strike by rival ‘cla ..read more

Donald Trump is a sick, warped individual – and he keeps hitting new lows of depravity, racism, you name it. And yet, despite how evil Trump is, he’s actually been *endorsed* for president (!!!) by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, AG Jason Miyares, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02), VA House GOP Leader Todd Gilbert, the Republican Party of Virginia, etc. Do they all stand by these latest, outrageous comments by Trump, in this case about the white supremacist/neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville in August 2017? The one that led to the death of Heather Heyer, as well as Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Berke ..read more

Keep in mind that Youngkin’s appointees dominate this Board of Education, so…take this with a grain of salt?  With that in mind, congratulations to all these schols on their awards! Virginia Board of Education Announces 2023-2024 Exemplar Performance School Awards RICHMOND – The Virginia Board of Education today recognized 64 schools for their high achievement and continued improvement as part of its Exemplar Performance School Recognition Program. The Exemplar School Recognition Program and its Exemplar Performance Awards recognizes schools that exceed board-established performance ..read more