Having just read "Capitalism: A Global History," gotta say, there's so much wrong in here by fmr. VA Del. Manoli Loupassi (R), writing to Paul Goldman, re: how capitalism/markets work, it's hard to even know where to start. Mindbogglingly oversimplified, for starters. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

VA Del. @helmerva.bsky.social: "July 1 this law went into effect. Manufacturers have put up notice that they're not shipping to Virginia...There are several court cases...we expected [the Trump administration]...to do the bidding of the gun lobby" bluevirginia.us/2026/07/hour...

"If one force in our politics [MAGA] right now is a celebration of cruelty, then I think the other opposing force must be a politics based on stopping cruelty wherever it exists" - @jamellebouie.net bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

It simply won't be safe to be out in the sun and extreme heat for hours tomorrow bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

Bonus points to @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social (D-VA11) for consistently calling this the Big UGLY Bill, not the Orwellian name Trump gave it, and that the "mainstream" media mostly just amplifies uncritically...because they suck. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/sena...

Your regular reminder that John McGuire was in the pro-Trump mob outside the Capitol on 1/6/21 - & that he's been a HORRIBLE delegate, VA senator & now Congressman. Also, this November, VA05 can MASSIVELY upgrade by replacing McGuire with @tomperriello.bsky.social! bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

Spot-on by Rep. @beyer.house.gov (D-VA08): "The future of our planet depends on people willing to stand up for science and the truth. I’m so grateful to the scientists who walked to D.C. to deliver letters demanding action on climate change." bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

Thanks to SCOTUS, "We are officially embracing a primitive, inefficient and dysfunctional system of governing subject to extreme politicization and corruption that all of the advanced world rejected long ago" - Chris Ambrose nails it bluevirginia.us/2026/06/sen-...

20 years ago, we were in the midterm cycle for "Dubya"'s second term, in which Dems picked up 6 seats (including Jim Webb in VA) & took back control of the Senate; also +31 seats in the US House, making Nancy Pelosi Speaker. Can we match that in November 2026??? bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

Agreed. Also, super-weird, cringe-y interview by @pbsnews.org. They're trying SO hard to kiss right-wing ass (when they're not "both sides'ing" everything), and...nope, it's not going to work. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/wedn...

If you live in the DC metro area, this is what you're hearing - and will hear over the next day - whether you like it or not bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid... h/t @wtopnews.bsky.social

This is a totally normal statement by @abigailspanberger.com for America's 250th birthday - IF we were living in normal times. But we're not, at all, so why pretend that we are? Much, much better: @jennmcclellanva.bsky.social's speech on this same topic. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/vide...

At this point, why would anyone be building new fossil-fuel-generated power capacity, given that solar and wind are much cheaper/quicker to build, that clean energy is...well, clean, etc, etc? bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

"Voter numbers have surged in Democratic primaries through the first half of 2026, creating a primary electorate that tilts more toward Democrats than in 2018, when Democrats won control of the House during Trump’s first term" - Politics & Poll Tracker bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

Yeah, pretty much... bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

WaPo and Amazon owner Jeff Bezos is a complete f'ing disgrace, utterly pathetic, and nobody should patronize any of his businesses. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

Who Gets to Decide? How Virginia's past sheds light on today's debate over reproductive freedom. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/who-...

The 2026 Housing Act Passed by a Wide Margin; Trump Won’t Sign It. What’s Up with That? bluevirginia.us/2026/07/the-...

Hahahaha, another spot-on video by VA01 Dem candidate @votetimva.com: "Virginia, I owe you an apology. This morning, I took a shower that was a little bit longer than 5 minutes long...I owe you an apology..." LOL bluevirginia.us/2026/06/with...

Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine: “One Year Later, Virginia Families Are Paying the Price for Trump’s Billionaire Tax Giveaway”; "Today, Virginians are living with the consequences." bluevirginia.us/2026/07/sena...

"Lexington Mayor Frank Friedman died yesterday after a short illness. He reportedly was stricken Wednesday evening and transported to Roanoke." - News Gazette bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

This lunatic controls JD Vance, who is just "one heartbeat away from the presidency." Shudddderrrrr... bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid... h/t @billcorbett.bsky.social

Every one of these headlines is completely f'ed up - MASSIVE failure by NBC "News" in particular - they don't even put "vandalism" in air quotes or whatever. As for the Bezos Post, they go with "alleged" - but don't note that it's by TRUMP, who is INSANE & a LIAR! bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

Friday (7/3) News: Severe Heatwave “‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis”; “Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents”; "Judge Jeanine Melts Down After Charging Olympian Over Pool"; "Trump’s Dystopia Takes Over the National Mall" bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...

ONE YEAR LATER: Wittman, Kiggans, and McGuire’s Big, Ugly Bill Remains Deeply Unpopular As Virginians Suffer; Wittman, Kiggans and McGuire "betrayed their constituents" bluevirginia.us/2026/07/one-...

Rep. @beyer.house.gov (D-VA08): "I've voted [including proxy votes] to impeach Donald Trump more than any person in the history of the country...and I'll be happy to again when we take back the House...We sign an impeachment petition right now...it does nothing." bluevirginia.us/2026/06/vide...

The pathetic, cowardly "mainstream media" won't do this, of course, but they SHOULD report that an INSANE person (Pirro) spewed out wild LIES today, and that nobody should take her (or her boss, Trump) as anything other than an unhinged person. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

VA08 Dem candidate @duffin.bsky.social says he will "not be attending the Arlington Democrats Picnic and Straw Poll on July 11...in direct response" to what he calls "the poorly managed candidate forum held Wednesday evening." bluevirginia.us/2026/06/vide...

There certainly is a MASSIVE "corruption eruption" going on right now with the Trump regime; thanks to these Fairfax County, VA "bridge brigade" activists for reminding people! bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

How someone as completely f'ed up (ignorant, stupid, nasty, racist, xenophobic, etc, etc.) as Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA09) can be in Congress is just depressing and mind boggling. How can anyone vote for someone like this??? UGH. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

How low has turnout been so far in the VA Dem primaries (being held on 8/4) after nearly two weeks of early voting? Just 2,354 in VA09 (competitive Dem primary) and just 3,448 in VA01 (also a competitive Dem primary) Not great. bluevirginia.us/2026/06/with... h/t @elizabeth4virginia.bsky.social

BINGO! bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur... h/t @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social

“The Department of Justice’s lawsuit is the predictable attempt by the national gun industry to freeze progress, but it does not change why SB749 was passed: to save lives and protect our communities from weapons of war." - @salimforva.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/07/hour...

What @jfallows.bsky.social said; what this is all about isn't America's 250th birthday, it's all about glorifying the Dear Leader, and...nope, fu** that sh**! bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

Video: Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04)’s Powerful Speech on “The True Meaning of Democracy Ahead of America 250” ("We will fight for that more perfect union every single day. And if necessary, we'll die for it. Because too many people did.") bluevirginia.us/2026/07/vide...

[email protected] (D-VA10) argues Dems can point directly to Trump's "grifting & the corruption" & tie it to the problems America is facing. Let's hope he's right, although Trump's trying to just rig the elections & never face accountability for his many crimes. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

Speaking of which, is anyone planning to go to see the national fireworks in person (who knows when they'll start, as Trump is speaking first; also, we're in a dangerous heat wave; plus, they're going to cause hazardous air pollution)? If so, why??? bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur... h/t @atrupar.com

For anyone who (falsely, cluelessly) thinks the media isn't heavily biased towards MAGA/Trump and against Democrats... bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur... h/t @ziogas.bsky.social

Interesting, per Libby Garvey, it looks like Arlington Treasurer Carla de la Pava is stepping down, after 12 years in office (de la Pava followed the legendary Frank O'Leary, who served as Treasurer for 30 years) bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

If a Democrat were president, the media would be losing its collective mind over a bad jobs report like this one... bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur... h/t @byheatherlong.bsky.social

At last night's VA08 Dems debate: @duffin.bsky.social to Adam Dunigan: "The spy trade craft doesn't belong in this country...in Congress...It's just bullshit" Dunigan: "I didn't quite mean that I was going to...assassinate members of Congress...They're all safe." bluevirginia.us/2026/06/vide...

In last night's VA08 Dems debate @duffin.bsky.social said it's "99% likely [Rep. Don Beyer]'s going to win," but urges him to hold more in-person town halls * support a "fair playing field for challengers," including in VA08, in VA01 with @shannontaylorva.com, etc. bluevirginia.us/2026/06/vide...

"It is disappointing that the Committee is compelling my attendance to a closed-door interview when they know I agreed to appear in an open, public hearing to discuss my office’s work and my concerns about the Committee's authority..." - @parisaforjustice.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

Currently eating breakfast and watching last night's VA08 Dems forum, put on by the @arlingtondems.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/06/vide...

Definitely not a good time to be without power - let's hope power's restored quickly to these people in Loudoun County, Virginia! bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

"There Are Very Few Socialists in America; But most of us are social democrats" - @pkrugman.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

Thursday (7/2) News: “Brutal Heat Wave”=Climate Crisis; “Anti-George-Washington” Trump “Laughing All the Way to the Crypto Bank” – “Medieval Court”; "Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary"; Mall Fireworks to Cause Hazardous Air Pollution bluevirginia.us/2026/07/thur...

“I am deeply concerned by the recent revelation of a compromise of DHS’s Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)" - Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/06/vide...

Fmr. DNC/Clinton/McAuliffe spokesman Mo Elleithee argues: *"Too soon to tell" if DSA will turn into "Tea Party...of the Democratic Party", "socialists are not going to help win back the House" in 2026 *Dems "need to figure out how to be anti-Netanyahu & pro-Israel" bluevirginia.us/2026/07/wedn...

"'We're not stopping': Virginia rescue team searches for quake survivors in Venezuela" bluevirginia.us/2026/07/wedn...