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Official BlueSky page for the Henrico County Democratic Committee--Committed to electing Democrats
Rinse and repeat 🙄 He has no plan or clue how to get out of this
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...
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Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/trump-iran-strikes.html
about 17 hours ago
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Sean Sublette
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Humongous energy news here in Virginia.
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Rachel Levy
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Man, this is potentially big news.
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What Dominion and NextEra Energy's proposed merger means for Virginia customers • Virginia Mercury
The companies are proposing a temporary $2.25 billion bill credit for Dominion customers to be spread out on monthly bills over the first two years of the agreement once the deal is officially closed
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/05/18/what-dominion-and-nextera-energys-proposed-merger-means-for-virginia-customers/
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Mueller, She Wrote
1 day ago
BREAKING: Minnesota has INDICTED ICE officer Christian Castro in the non-fatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. 4 counts of assault & 1 count of lying. This is the SECOND ICE officer charged by the Hennepin County DA. No charges yet for the murders of Good and Pretti.
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Minnesota county charges ICE officer in shooting during immigration crackdown
A Minnesota county prosecutor has charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/minnesota-county-charges-ice-officer-in-shooting-during-immigration-crackdown
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Wittman Watch
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"Passionate about public health." That's what Wittman's website says. His voting record says: 💧 Roll back clean water rules 🔪 Gut Medicaid Increase lead exposure ☠️ Undermine the ACA His master's degree is real. His integrity isn't. Today's newsletter shows it all.
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Myth of the Week: Wittman is a public health professional with integrity
He knows exactly what his votes do. That makes them worse.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wittmanwatch/p/myth-of-the-week-wittman-is-a-public?r=73rbd0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Schuyler VanValkenburg
1 day ago
People should be able to live where they work. And people shouldn’t have to choose between housing and trying to provide for their kids. I will keep working to build housing because that’s how we ensure everyone can live the American dream.
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Opinion | America Needs to Build More Housing
Basic economic principles point to the solution for the housing affordability crisis.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/18/opinion/affordable-housing-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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MINUS FORTY-TWO on the cost of living THAT'S what people think of Trump and Worthless Rob Wittman But yeah, *definitely* send us some more emails and polls about how great things are going.
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social
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A nearly $2 BILLION slush fund to reward insurrectionists, election deniers, and pretty much anyone Trump likes
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1 day ago
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Wittman Watch
1 day ago
Dominion Power is being bought by NextEra Energy to create a utility mega company. Rob Wittman owns NextEra stock and supported the largest-ever rate increase in history that they imposed last year. Wittman makes bank but does nothing to stop soaring energy prices.
#VA01
can’t afford Rob Wittman.
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Sean Sublette
3 days ago
At Reproductive Freedom Event this afternoon on Capitol Square in Richmond.
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
3 days ago
We must continue expanding passenger rail, especially as skyrocketing fuel prices make life increasingly unaffordable. This week, I introduced the Amtrak Grant Flexibility Act with
@deluzio.house.gov
to open the door to billions of dollars in new funding for our Amtrak system.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area
3 days ago
Virginia just joined 18 other states and DC to make One Person/One Vote the way we elect the next president. The League of Women Voters believes the Electoral College should be abolished. As few as four more states are needed to level the playing field. Is your state in?
@lwvus.bsky.social
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
3 days ago
Congrats to the graduating class at VSU!
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Blue Virginia
3 days ago
Photos, Video: In Richmond, Hundreds of Virginians March in Support of Reproductive Freedom ("...our personal healthcare decisions should be made in exam rooms with our doctors – not in hearing rooms with politicians")
bluevirginia.us/2026/05/phot...
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
3 days ago
The House was back in session for another busy week. Keep watching for what you may have missed this week.
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Schuyler VanValkenburg
5 days ago
Yesterday, VA Gov Spanberger signed my bill banning non-compete clauses in healthcare professions. After I passed a ban on them for low-wage workers, doctors, nurses & healthcare workers came out of the woodwork w/ horror stories. It’s a victory for them, patients, and our system that they’re gone.
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Virginia bill would ban noncompete clauses for health care professionals
Legislation would mean hospitals could no longer use contracts to limit where clinicians work after leaving a job.
https://www.whro.org/health/2026-02-19/virginia-bill-would-ban-noncompete-clauses-for-health-care-professionals
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
4 days ago
The FCC serves the public interest, not a political agenda. But Trump’s FCC Chairman has sought to weaponize the agency to advance their “anti-woke” political agenda. I led 17 of my colleagues to call out this abuse of power.
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
4 days ago
The Voting Rights Act was a watershed moment for Black political participation. Now that SCOTUS has gutted Section 2, we see state legislatures in the South moving to erase that progress. I led the
@cbc.house.gov
Special Order Hour about the impact of Louisiana v. Callais.
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Democrats deliver AGAIN--banning war weapons from our streets!
www.wtvr.com/news/virgini...
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Virginia governor signs assault weapons ban into law
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law Thursday a ban on the sale of assault firearms and high-capacity magazines, while allowing people who already own them to keep them.
https://www.wtvr.com/news/virginia-politics/assault-weapons-ban-may-14-2026
5 days ago
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
5 days ago
As gas prices skyrocket, House Republicans again refuse to bring our troops home from President Trump’s war of choice in Iran. With no end in sight, I voted to end this madness.
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House vote on Iran war powers resolution fails for third time
The vote on a Democratic resolution to rein in Mr. Trump's authority to strike Iran was 212-212, falling just short of a majority.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/house-iran-war-powers-resolution/
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
5 days ago
To meet exploding energy demand affordably, the U.S. must modernize its energy grid and permitting procedures. At an Energy Subcommittee hearing, I focused on the need to strike the right balance between federal and state action to meet our electricity transmission needs.
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Wittman Watch
7 days ago
Praising Sheriff Leonard's HARP program for its compassion and innovation in one breath, while gutting the federal infrastructure that supports it in the other is Wittman at his finest - posing as a supporter while undermining their cause.
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
7 days ago
Louisiana v. FDA may further unravel the state of reproductive health care in our nation. I joined
@freeandjustus.bsky.social
to discuss what’s at stake for reproductive freedom if SCOTUS allows states to restrict access to mifepristone by mail.
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Wittman Watch
6 days ago
Damn straight we’ll flip VA01!
#NoWittman
@henricodems.bsky.social
@wjccindivisible.bsky.social
@mpindivisible.bsky.social
@neighbors4change.bsky.social
@ecrcvadems.bsky.social
@chesterfielddemsva.bsky.social
@glodemsva.bsky.social
@newkentvadems.bsky.social
@hanovervadems.bsky.social
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Wittman Watch
7 days ago
Donald Trump let inside thoughts come out today, and we all know it's true. And we also know that Rob Wittman agrees with everything Donald Trump thinks because he's letting the insane, destructive, ruinous Trump Economy happen.
#VA01
can't afford Rob Wittman.
#NoWittman
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Rob Wittman's Virginia: 62,100 good federal jobs GONE ☠️Poisoning Virginia's economy☠️ 💯 HIS FAULT. HE DOESN'T CARE. VOTE. HIM. OUT.
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
@vademocrats.bsky.social
7 days ago
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Cardinal News
7 days ago
Headlines from across the state: Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers; more …
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Headlines from across the state: Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers; more …
" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/capitol.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> From elsewhere: Former Richmond Free Press building sold to apartment developer for $2 million. Cavalier Hotel property could be sold to real estate investment firm. Richmond judges take legal action against city government over courthouse conditions. The post Headlines from across the state: Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
http://dlvr.it/TSWMbC
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Blue Virginia
8 days ago
"Outrageous and appalling comments. Yesterday, @JenKiggans endorsed comments that Hakeem Jeffries should get his 'cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.' This vile, bigoted language is beneath an elected official..." - Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)
bluevirginia.us/2026/05/vide...
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Like we were saying....
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7 days ago
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He stupidly chose this war He doesn't know how to end it He wants you to pay for it He doesn't care if it hurts
abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
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Trump says 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation' in Iran negotiations
President Donald Trump said Americans' financial situation was "not even a little bit" of a motivating factor for him reaching a deal to end the war in Iran.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-americans-financial-situation-iran-negotiations/story?id=132891356
7 days ago
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
7 days ago
@bobbyscott.house.gov
and I released this statement on Congresswoman Jen Kiggans.
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Schuyler VanValkenburg
7 days ago
It's always always great to talk to the
@henricodems.bsky.social
! Last night, I gave a legislative update. We are sending three important Constitutional amendments to voters in November and passed an aggressive affordability agenda! Protecting people’s rights and focusing on pocketbook issues!
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Senator Chris Van Hollen
7 days ago
Americans are already struggling to make ends meet, & now Trump's illegal war is driving up prices everywhere from the gas pump to the grocery store. Ending this war will protect our troops, lower costs, & rein in this lawless president.
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Iran war pushed inflation to highest rate in nearly three years
Gasoline prices surged as the Iran conflict ripples through the economy, pushing April inflation to the highest level since late 2023.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/12/iran-inflation-trump-oil-gas-prices/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert
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Rachel Levy
8 days ago
Inclusion is an amazing, a d necessary, thing. For everyone's benefit.
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Inclusion Day unites fans of all abilities
THE BRIGHT SIDE
https://richmond.com/article_4b61c1a9-8869-5edb-bb74-d65889adb804.html
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Schuyler VanValkenburg
8 days ago
Virginia’s kids are better off because Kathy Glazer led the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. A fierce advocate for affordable and quality childcare, yesterday, we honored her work as she retires. Glad to join so many education advocates to celebrate Kathy and to recommit to the cause!
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan
7 days ago
Thank you to Virginia Union University for awarding me an honorary Doctor of Laws! I’ve represented VUU for over 20 years, first in the General Assembly and now in Congress. I’ve always felt like part of the family — this makes it a little more official. 🎓
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Rob Wittman's Virginia: Highest inflation in years, and he's laser focused on.... Sharks 🤯 Henrico Dems are laser focused to give him a LOT more time for fishing in November!
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
@vademocrats.bsky.social
8 days ago
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And more snaps from the meeting! When you don't come, you miss a lot!
8 days ago
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Lots more shots from the monthly meeting!
8 days ago
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Another fired-up monthly meeting featuring Prof. Henry Chambers spelling out the impact of the recent VRA decision, plus GA updates from our Henrico delegation! Don't miss the next one!
8 days ago
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Because Democrats
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8 days ago
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MEETING TONIGHT! BE THERE!
@neighbors4change.bsky.social
@804thepeople.bsky.social
@rva-indivisible.bsky.social
@50501virginia.bsky.social
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9 days ago
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✅Show up ✅Organize ✅Talk to voters ✅ Get the vote out. That's how we win. And it starts Monday night. Be there! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
11 days ago
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RockDems VA
11 days ago
The work just got harder, but we're ready to fight
www.instagram.com/reel/DYFVsxQ...
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Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYFVsxQueXJ/?igsh=MXI1YTN3emR3MG83eA==
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Blue Virginia
11 days ago
"We are witnessing the largest backlash to Black political, economic and social power since the post-Reconstruction era...We cannot let that history repeat itself" - Rep.
@mcclellan.house.gov
(D-VA04)
bluevirginia.us/2026/05/brea...
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Wittman Watch
11 days ago
Wittman will run in VA-01 and HTDems is organizing to ensure he loses! Join them on Monday to discuss how to make sure that - regardless of maps and SCOTUS's finger on the scale - Rob Wittman and his fellow Republicans across Virginia will lose in November. Bigly!
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Turn Anger into Action! · Historic Triangle Democrats
Now that the Court has ruled and we are back to running under the existing Congressional lines, we don't have a minute to waste. Join us Monday night as we strategize about what we can do now to…
https://www.mobilize.us/historictriangledemocrats/event/952233/?force_banner=true&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link
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In other words, the Henrico Dems are coming for your seat, Rob. It's not like you're using it, and we know how to win. See you at the polls.
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social
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Trump's War on Consumers loses again He'll be back to drain your wallet another way because tax cuts for rich dudes cost $$$ Speaking of which, where's Wittman? 🎣 🐠
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...
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Trade Court Rules Trump’s 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/economy/trump-global-tariff-ruled-illegal.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
12 days ago
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Her Excellency doing something, well, excellent. Hunger is real and all around you.
12 days ago
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Yet another J6 "patriot" sent back to prison, this time for robbing and terrorizing a Henrico family
@mcclellan.house.gov
@scvanvalkenburg.bsky.social
@maynivar.com
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12 days ago
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