The fact that a cynical, soulless cretin like Rubio was confirmed unanimously (99-0) by the US Senate will never not be mind boggling...and infuriating. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... h/t @jayrosen.bsky.social

VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social: @AdamEbbin's "going to walk out of this place with a quite an impressive set of achievements & a whole lot to be proud of...I don’t think a lot of people realize...just how historic he is & is about to become.” bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Yep, and Republicans are REALLY going to love the "narrative" once Gov. Spanberger starts signing hundreds of progressive legislation into law...then wins the redistricting referendum, etc. :) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... h/t @samshirazi.bsky.social

For the record, Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as governor on 1/17/26, so it's been just 30 days. Of course, for Virginia Republicans, it might FEEL like "months"...lol bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... h/t @peterhamby.bsky.social

Video, Transcript of VA State Sen. Adam Ebbin Saying Farewell: “over the years, Virginia has changed, and thankfully, so has this Assembly”; "Today, there are LGBT Virginians serving openly, authentically, and unapologetically at every level of government" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Video: “If you’ve ever worked with Senator Adam Ebbin on a bill, and especially on cannabis, you know what it’s like to be down in the weeds.” - @SenLouiseLucas bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Wait, Trump's wildly/blatantly lying? Huh, must be a day ending in the letter y or something! LOL bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... h/t @AndrewFeinberg

Ridiculous as always by far-right-Republican VA State Sen. Bryce "Taking Dems to the Train Station" Reeves. And, of course, Gov. Abigail Spanberger demolishes him - calmly, icily, with facts/logic. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger Pledges to Sign Legislation "after both the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed legislation that would incrementally increase the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by January 1, 2028." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/va-h...

VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social talks about his solar permitting bill being an affordability bill. Why? Because "automated permitting could lower the cost of a standard solar system by between $6,000 and $7,000" (!) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

"Today’s General Assembly calendar includes votes and consideration of over 400 bills that have worked their way through the House’s 52 subcommittees and 14 committees!" - Del. @DavidReidVA (and tomorrow, of course, is Crossover Day!) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/va-h...

Good stuff by Sen. @aaronrouse.bsky.social - "Virginia State Senate passed Senate Bill 518...which strengthens and clarifies Virginia’s prevailing wage rate requirements for public works projects across the Commonwealth." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

"Today, Delegate Elizabeth Guzman’s HB 494 passed the House of Delegates – which would ensure that displaced federal employees are given hiring preference when competing for state employment through January 21, 2029." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

Two great people and fine Democrats - @bethmacy.bsky.social and @tomperriello.bsky.social - will likely be running against each other for the VA06 Democratic nomination. Let's hope it stays 100% postive, with each candidate making the case FOR his/her candidacy... bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

So six VA Senate Rs are fine with ICE entering people's homes without a judicial warrant, which is WILDLY unconstitutional/unAmerican. Also, 19 Senate Rs are fine with "terrorizing...naturalized citizens engaging in their right to vote." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... h/t @vaplan.bsky.social

"I don't really know what to tell you about those other four senators [who voted no on SB141], but now I want to go back & look at the campaign ads they ran last election." - @vaplan.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

Senate of Virginia Passes SB1 to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour (Democrats all supported it; Republicans all opposed it, because...of course they did) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/va-h...

VA House Democrats Pass Top Priority, Paid Sick Leave ("HB5 is about making sure working Virginians don’t have to choose between their health and their paycheck") bluevirginia.us/2026/02/va-h...

Video: The latest floor speech by VA Del. Tom Garrett (R-HD56) is another doozy...this time, a bizarre tirade (that meanders off in a predictable direction with this guy) about an invasive species bill. WTF? bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... cc: @denverr.bsky.social

The 2025 VA GOP's Lt. Gov. nominee announces he's boycotting the Olympics because "I’m so tired of American athletes trashing their own country" and "this is the worst marketing for the games I’ve ever seen." Alrighty...lol. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

"Nothing says 'out of touch' like a TV doctor telling working people to retire later — so he and his friends can get tax cuts. Instead of squeezing the folks doing the hardest jobs, how about we ask the wealthiest to pay their fair share?" - @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

America’s hard turn against renewables and climate action won’t be decisive for the climate future as long as other countries continue to move ahead...all MAGA will do is help make the United States backward, poorer, sicker and irrelevant" - @paulkrugman bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

Monday News: Trump and Rubio Continue to “lambast friends and empower foes”; “Trump’s New Voter I.D. Threat Is His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet”; “Presidents’ Days: From Obama to Trump”; “Maga is a recapitulation of the dark side of American history” bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

Two reporters (@broadcastben_ and @garygrumbach.bsky.social) immediately fact check Jason Miyares, pointing out that they've covered the Potomac River sewage spill extensively - "been all over this story since its inception." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Caption ideas? LOL bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

A smart VA political observer just pointed out that if the VA redistricting amendment passes, @salimvasenate.bsky.social & @lashrecseaird.bsky.social defeating Chap Petersen & Joe Morrissey in 2023 primaries could be the reason Dems take back the House (& also pass @GovernorVA's legislative agenda)

So...VA Republicans are going to get outspent 10:1 in what essentially will be a referendum on Trump, who is wildly unpopular in VA, so they're mostly just going to rage post on Twitter the next few weeks. Sounds like a plan, lol. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide... h/t @samshirazi.bsky.social

Fmr. VA State Sen. Chap Petersen - also formerly a Dem, now cozying up to MAGA - says he expects the pro-redistricting-referendum side "will have a 10-1 cash advantage" (note: it's not "pro-gerrymandering," it's 100% aimed at fighting back against Trump) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (2/15/26) open.substack.com/pub/bluevirg...

Spot-on by former VA Redistricting Commission member @jamesabrenio.bsky.social (seriously, just take a look at the leaders of the "No Gerrymandering Virginia" effort - Eric Cantor, George Allen, Jason Miyares, etc, - and do the opposite of whatever they're arguing) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Compare/contrast to the corrupt, hateful, horrible Trump family... bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Video: House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries Says That VA Redistricting Referendum Lets Voters Decide, Shows “When they go low, we strike back”; "Republicans started this redistricting war, and Democrats have made it clear we're going to finish it." (EXACTLY!) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Well said by @tomperriello.bsky.social: "The threat of violent anti-Semitism in our country is real, as is Islamophobia...I see that primarily coming from Nick Fuentes and others on the right; where I see it on the left I will call it out [in] a heartbeat" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Coming up in the Virginia General Assembly: "Tuesday, February 17: Last day for bills to be acted upon in their chambers of origin, other than the budget; bills. Bills must 'cross over' to the opposite chamber by Wednesday, February 18. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

The bigger question I want folks to ask is what if Virginia doesn’t redistrict? What message does that send to a thug like Trump and his enablers?

"If Virginia redistricts, would at least be even in terms of gerrymandering battle." - @samshirazi.bsky.social GOP could lose 6 seats (including 2 of their own!) they thought they gerrymandered Dems out " - @beshearstan.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Jeffries is vowing to spend 'tens of millions' of dollars to push through an April ballot initiative in Virginia to potentially give Democrats four more seats." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Walkinshaw's current district, VA11, is very compact (97% Fairfax County, 3% Fairfax City); the new VA11 would look quite different (stretches from CIA HQ to Shenandoah County). bluevirginia.us/2026/02/brea... h/t @samshirazi.bsky.social

Sunday News: Rubio to Europe: "Change or get dumped”; Russia Murdered “Navalny using dart frog toxin”; “This Is Much Worse Than Mere Detention”; “Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump”; “Here’s why you should care about the Richmond Free Press” bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Getting a bit testy on FB between Del. David Reid ("The BoS would like to blame DEQ or anyone for their decision") and Loudoun Chair Phyllis Randall ("I take responsibility for every vote I've ever taken. And I don't take shots at people on social media.") bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Fmr. VA LG Bill Bolling likes to fancy himself as some sort of above-the-fray, unbiased analyst of politics, when actually he's a conservative Republican, 3x Trump voter, and increasingly sounding like a right-wing troll... such as this crap. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/brea...

So, so, SOOOOO f'ing stupid by anyone who fell for that speech by Rubio - it sucked! bluevirginia.us/2026/02/satu... h/t @PhillipsPOBrien

Video: On the Epstein Files, Peter Mandelson, etc., @repsuhas.bsky.social (D-VA10) Says “you’re seeing accountability everywhere else but the Trump administration- and it’s infuriating!”; Says he wants to hear from Les Wexner, Prince Andrew, Howard Lutnick, etc. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Deranged puppy killer. And (wannable) democracy killer. Kristi Noem is the worst of the worst. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide... h/t @markwarner.bsky.social @atrupar.com

Of course, if Trump can be president, then literally ANYONE can be. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/satu... h/t @denverr.bsky.social

Valentine's Day-related content from the VA Dept of Health lol bluevirginia.us/2026/02/satu...

"Trump will turn on any of them. They never learn." - Fmr. Rep. @BarbaraComstock (R-VA10) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

BINGO. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/brea...

Ivy Main: “I’m very psyched by geothermal…the deep ground...I am more skeptical of nuclear...if you can solve the the safety problems, the waste problems, and the economic problems, then that’s great. But we’ve got to see that first” (and we haven't). bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Video: Ivy Main says VA General Assembly has "clearly no appetite for doing the big stuff" on data centers; Spanberger looking in year #1 to "do the things that that are achievable without great pain and see how far we can get...then next year revisit" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...