Inspiring meeting today with Senator Locke, Senator Adam Ebbin, Senator David Suetterlein and Clerk Susan Schaar exploring options for a statue of Booker T. Washington on Capitol Square including a tour of Hampton University & its historic Emancipation Oak

AI was able to find a picture of a Cava bag of cash for me

Nothing to see here - I find Cava bags with $50K in them all the time

From my daughter this morning: #1 - Good to see @hburgdems.bsky.social and @abigailspanberger.com getting it done #2 - He's right that my kids dont need reminders to vote but it never hurts! @vademocrats.bsky.social

If Youngkin won't publicly call out Dear Leader Trump for pushing out his Chief Counselor's son-in-law or the Former GOP Speaker- who will he and is he loyal to his state, his closest allies or only Trump ans his personal ambition?

While other AG's fight for their federal workers, jobs, revoked grants, & for their constituents - our AG loses case after case, gives horrible legal advice, surrenders our higher education system 2 Trump & doesn't even know which laws apply! Vote @jonesjay.bsky.social!

A grand jury telling the prosecutors they're over reaching is extraordinary - Trump/Biondi/Pirro are out of control and the resistance to their authoritarian behavior is just beginning

On this day 11 years ago, President Obama wore a tan suit and forever changed how the world viewed American power per Fox News.....

It's a good morning when even your supporters say you're running a campaign based on 4 years ago

Pam Bondi is apparently completely incompetent at weeding out "Deep State" sandwich throwers after 8 months!

Free flights paid by a non-personal friend donor is either (A) an unreported campaign contribution or (B) an illegal personal gift: A = Civil monetary penalties or felony if intentional B = Misdemeanor If Winsome can't manage the most basic legal filings - how can she run VA?

That "Biden Inflation" sure is pesky ain't it?

Trump is now arresting legal residents

Headline should have been: Trump Seizes Police Department Who Defended The Capitol From Him

Per the RTD last week on 7/2 Youngkin & Miyares said ICE had arrested 2,512 "violent criminals" in VA but data showed only 500 had pending criminal violations - not even *violent* offenses - Who can trust anything this Administration says if this is how they are going to spin?

100,000 Virginians set to lose their health insurance due to 75-100% premium increases due to Trump Administration and Congressional actions - is their Governor going to speak out for them?

Hundreds more federal workers being moved out of Virginia by the Trump Administration while the VA GOP whistles past the graveyard - Anyone know if our Governor is going to put up a fight or our AG do anything to try to stop it? www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...

if ken cuccinelli is appointed president of UVA all hell will break loose here

Trump's need for being at the center of attention without doing his homework or listening to professionals could get us into a war

Congrats to Ghazala Hashmi!

Never would have imagined over 400,000 votes cast tonight which is 260,000 more votes than were cast in the 2013 LG-only primary - Democrats are energized in Virginia!

Good thing our Governor is supporting all of this WINNING here in Virginia between our $800M Medicaid cut, $540M food stamp cut, tariffs, federal agency relocations and DOGE RIFs!

It was a true honor to present the Garrison Commander of Ft. Belvoir, Col. Stewart, and CSM Creel with a resolution from the General Assembly celebrating the Army's 250th birthday alongside @ssurovell.bsky.social today!

VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social Letter to UVA Rector Says Cuccinelli Nomination is “Dead”; Any Board of Visitors Member Who Facilitates Cuccinelli’s Continued Service Would Be Engaging in “malfeasance and incompetence” & Subject to Removal bluevirginia.us/2025/06/va-s...

"Contrary to the Attorney General’s public comments, it is important to note that neither the Constitution of Virginia nor the Code of Virginia requires the entire legislature to vote on gubernatorial nominations." - VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/06/va-s...

Video: VA Senate P&E Votes 8-4 to Reject Eight Youngkin Nominees, Including Ken Cuccinelli to the UVA Board of Visitors (VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social stresses General Assembly's constitutional authority over public higher education institutions") bluevirginia.us/2025/06/vide...

VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social Argues, Correctly: “Today it’s California. Tomorrow it could be Virginia.” (Surovell vows: "Virginia will not stand by silently while our constitutional system is undermined,") bluevirginia.us/2025/06/va-s...

🚨BREAKING: California is suing President Donald Trump Monday over his move to federalize the state’s National Guard, Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is not normal

Thanks to Jason Miyares the Virginia Neurological Birth Injury Fund has gone from helping infants victimized by negligent doctors to victimizing them by refusing to pay claims - The Virginia Inspector General needs to figure out what's going on

I read in today's news that they just unveiled Trump's Official Portrait

Yesterday we learn new FEMA had doesn't know we have a hurricane season & today, The Telegraph we learn Trump's appointee who dismantled the USA's Russia disinformation service is married to a woman who's dad gets thank you notes from Putin - Every day is The Onion in MAGA World

Note this is on Reuters and not The Onion....

Full House kickoff tonight for Senator Stella Kakissis Pekarsky who is going to be the next Congresswoman for the 11th Congressional District!

Trump had the worst record on jobs of any President in his 1st term - I'm keeping a running list of VA job losses this year and if I've missed any please send me at [email protected]! @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social @fairfaxdems.bsky.social @franconiadems.bsky.social @vasenatedems.bsky.social

Excellent column today from Michael Paul Williams who concludes that the Trump and Jason Miyares' latest probe about Thomas Jefferson HS, "isn’t about racial justice. It’s about stirring the pot."

My JMU Class of '93 classmate, Annandale HS grad & former CNN anchor @jimacosta.bsky.social is hosting a Town Hall at the @thelincolndc.bsky.social on Mon night @ 630 with my former constituent/Mt. Vernon resident Michael Fanone! Tix online here: www.thelincolndc.com/.../the-fire...

People dying from Medicaid cuts don't matter because "we're all going to die" according to Senator Joni Ernst

The former Attorney General of Virginia could be nominated by the Governor for an appointment to the Potato Board and would still not receive the 21 votes needed for confirmation by the Senate of Virginia. Let freedom ring, Virtus…

VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social says "Failure to disclose third party funded travel is a Class 5 felony" (in VA, that's "a serious crime punishable by one to 10 years in prison, or up to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine") bluevirginia.us/2025/05/tues... h/t @jaaavis.bsky.social

Failure to disclose third party funded travel is a Class 5 Felony.

First Youngkin chases away a Ford plant from Pittsylvania mega site and now Trump & Congressional Republicans gut the subsidies that the replacement developer is depending on to build the replacement? Why does the GOP hate Pittsylvania County?

Gerry was a force of nature in Fairfax County and left his marks all around his community and all who met him. We all would be better served to emulate his passion to help others and make the world a better place.

And she thinks the The Fifth Amendment is just a rock and roll band

Hunger Games America - she's pure evil

This is a truly shocking exchange from today's argument- The Trump Administration won't commit to follow the law??!?

Life in NOVA - Tolls from The Mixing Bowl today to Tyson's and into DC $31! I also saw $31 from the Beltway into DC yesterday on I-66 - I can't imagine what it must cost from Dumfries!

Fairfax County Registrar is killing it on their vote by mail communication!

VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social: “Youngkin sees John Reid’s alleged sharing of pornographic images on an obscure website disqualifying, but he thinks it’s OK to stand by a president who...was found liable for sexual assault by a jury.” bluevirginia.us/2025/05/sund...

Great quote by VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social this morning: “The GOP’s ideological Twister game is an unsustainable governing coalition and is resulting in economic catastrophe. People in Youngkin’s own party are no longer listening to him.” bluevirginia.us/2025/05/sund...