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FACT CHECK: Virginia Republican Delegates Carrie Coyner and Kim Taylor Claim to Support Contraception—Their Voting History Says…That’s A Lie bluevirginia.us/2025/06/fact... h/t @VAHouseDems

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@repvindman.bsky.social (D-VA07): "I’m horrified by the antisemitic attack in Boulder. This act of terror is part of a disturbing surge in antisemitic violence targeting our Jewish neighbors — and it must be condemned in the strongest terms." bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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Was This A.M.'s Politico Article re: the '25 VA GOV Race Mostly “Concern Trolling” or Did It Make Valid Points? (In the end, it's definitely Spanberger's race to lose, for a bunch of reasons. But how big she wins depends on multiple factors.) bluevirginia.us/2025/06/was-... h/t @drewsav.bsky.social

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Ironworkers District Council of Mid-Atlantic States Endorse Jay Jones for Attorney General bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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Good work by Roanoke Indivisible bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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Utterly moronic framing by...yep, you know it's gonna be Politico or Axios, etc bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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If you're endorsed by a far-right-extremist, insurrectionist, nutjob, etc. and you don't disavow it, what does that make you? bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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Mayor Pete says @LevarStoney "is the kind of leader you want in times like these: a results-driven problem solver who will make sure every Virginian gets a fair shot at achieving their dreams." The primary is in 15 days. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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We really need everyone to condemn this growing anti-Semitic violence in the US. As VA @senatorhashmi.bsky.social says, "targeted violence against innocents is [an] act of appalling cowardice" and "must not be tolerated or excused" bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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Video, Highlights From Stella Pekarsky’s VA11 Democratic Campaign Kickoff; Vows to “stand up and be loud” Against Trump’s Assault on Our Democracy, Federal Workers, the Environment, etc.; Says she's "standing up against the machine in Fairfax County" bluevirginia.us/2025/06/vide...

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Interesting: @petebuttigieg.bsky.social endorsing @levarstoney.bsky.social for Lt. Governor of Virginia bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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Monday News: “Ukraine just rewrote the rules of war”; “Act of Terror” as “Eight injured in attack on Israeli hostage advocates in [CO]”; “Trump Spreads Bizarre Conspiracy Theory” About Biden as “Robot Clone”; VA House GOP Elects New Leader (Terry Kilgore) bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...

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Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (6/1/25) open.substack.com/pub/bluevirg...

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Hard to see much changing with Terry Kilgore in charge of House Republicans instead of Todd Gilbert. Let's just make sure Kilgore has as few seats as possible (under 45?) after November's elections. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund... h/t @jaaavis.bsky.social @samshirazi.bsky.social

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So who's going to win this today? Who, if anyone, are Virginia House Democrats rooting for? bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund... h/t @JosephSzymanski @Jaaavis

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Don't forget, Youngkin appointed this guy to his administration... bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund... h/t @atrupar.com

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Looks like Ukraine DOES have some "cards" after all! Also note, low oil prices are disastrous for Russia's budget and economy. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund...

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If we had a functional, non-cowardly media in this country, they're report FACTUALLY that VA05 has a completely insane person as their Congressman. But we don't have a functional, non-cowardly media, so they won't report that. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund...

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"[Speaker Johnson] says if you want to understand [Trump's] politics, read the Bible. Well he doesn’t read the whole thing!...[this is] yet another example of the callous disregard for human beings based on the whims of a dictatorial president.” - @mcclellan.house.gov bluevirginia.us/2025/06/vide...

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"For Trump, the pardon system is if you pay enough...if you genuflect to me enough, if you are MAGA enough, then whether you show remorse or not...whether you’ve beaten police officers or not, you get a pardon. That’s not justice." - @RepMcClellan bluevirginia.us/2025/06/vide...

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Video: Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04) Says Elon Musk “came in...tried to destroy something he didn’t understand...got bored...moved on with his life & left devastation in his wake.”; Also rips "[Rs] who profess to be Christians who don't follow the word of God" bluevirginia.us/2025/06/vide...

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Sunday News: “The Unconstitutional Conservatives”; “The Seven Ugliest Provisions in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’”; “Ernst Double-Down on ‘Die’ in Bizarro Video”; “Trump Shares Unhinged Conspiracy Theory That Biden’s a Clone” (Media Mostly Ignores) bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund...

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders was once politely asked to leave a restaurant and it generated 100x as much handwringing from the media as this will

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"Judge Jerrauld Jones was a man of great faith and loyal friend and confidant . He was a pillar at Grace Episcopal. @jonesjay...your Mother and your entire family are in our prayers. What a powerful legacy Judge Jones has left." - VA @SpeakerDonScott bluevirginia.us/2025/05/audi...

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Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA03) statement on the passing of Judge Jerrauld C. Jones bluevirginia.us/2025/05/audi...

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Jones Family Announces the Passing of The Honorable Jerrauld C. Jones bluevirginia.us/2025/05/audi...

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Agreed with @chaznuttycombe.bsky.social, this is absolutely ridiculous. Also ridiculous is that we haven't had a single true debate for the Dem AG primary (between @shannontaylorva.com and @jonesjay.bsky.social). WTF??? bluevirginia.us/2025/05/audi...

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Value of 2025 Virginia Legislators’ Stock Portfolios: 21 Have $1 Million or More; 34 Have $5,000 or Less (Also: there's no particular indication of investing consistent with political positions, values, etc.) bluevirginia.us/2025/05/valu...

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Audio: @samshirazi.bsky.social and I Chat About the 2025 LG and AG Races, Some Background on Political Blogging and Media in Virginia, etc. ("I think if Spanberger is winning by at least a few points, then I think she'll just take the rest of the ticket with her.") bluevirginia.us/2025/05/audi...

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Saturday News: “Trump says he plans to double steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%”; GOP Attitude Towards Medicaid Cuts=“Well, we are all going to die”; “Musk’s Drug Use Much Greater Than Previously Known”; GOP “Medicaid cuts threaten Virginia’s rural hospitals” bluevirginia.us/2025/05/satu...

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So 39% of the country is a lost cause - fascist, stupid etc bluevirginia.us/2025/05/frid...

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Charming. bluevirginia.us/2025/05/toni... cc: @JakeRubenstein @vademocrats.bsky.social @spanbergerforva.bsky.social

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Really disturbing. Also, so much for Jill Vogel being a "moderate" Republican in any way/shape/form (not that this is surprising at all, but there are people who actually believed that)... bluevirginia.us/2025/05/toni... h/t @susanrinkunas.com

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Having listened to many John Reid's far-right/MAGA/conspiracy theory radio shows over the years, there have got to be literally HUNDREDS - if not THOUSANDS - of highly damaging clips... bluevirginia.us/2025/05/unea... h/t @samshirazi.bsky.social

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LOL - Tazewell County, VA is like why the hell are we on this list??? bluevirginia.us/2025/05/frid...

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"This is appalling — but sadly, it’s yet another example of my opponent’s extreme record on reproductive rights. Virginians deserve a Governor who won’t dictate your personal healthcare decisions. I won’t bargain with your freedoms" - @SpanbergerForVA bluevirginia.us/2025/05/unea...

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Hanover County, VA (which went 62% for Trump in 2024) is like, what the hell are we doing on DoJ's "sanctuary jurisdictions" list??? bluevirginia.us/2025/05/frid...

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Just listen to Winsome Earle-Sears' lunacy/extremism and imagine her as VIrginia's governor. Uh...nope, hell no, shudddder. bluevirginia.us/2025/05/unea... h/t @meidastouch.com

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Former VA Attorney General Mark Herring Endorses @JamesWalkinshaw to Lead the Fight Against Trump in VA-11 bluevirginia.us/2025/05/two-...

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THIS is the Republican Party! bluevirginia.us/2025/05/frid... h/t @dabbs346

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Perhaps most astounding is the people who either defend M*sk or even are FANS of this drug-addled weirdo. That says a LOT about those people...all really bad. bluevirginia.us/2025/05/frid...

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Unearthed Audio Exposes Winsome Earle-Sears’ Extreme Anti-Choice Views – “We need to make our choices before we’re pregnant, not, you know, after…You already made a choice” (Earle-Sears previously said she considers abortion to be "genocide") bluevirginia.us/2025/05/unea...

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