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Fmr. Rep. @tomperriello.bsky.social (D-VA05) says UVA Board of Visitors "chose at every turn to do exactly the wrong thing"; "haven’t even set up their own candidate to have any chance of success because of the botched process"; need full Board & new search ASAP bluevirginia.us/2025/12/uvas...
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Tuesday News: “‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump’s wind halt stuns even some allies”; “Trump Is Naming a New Class of Navy Battleships After Himself”; “J. D. Vance Cozies Up to Anti-Semitism”; “CBS Frantically Tries to Stop People From Seeing Censored ‘60 Minutes’” bluevirginia.us/2025/12/tues...
Tuesday News: “‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump’s wind halt stuns even some allies”; “Trump Is Naming a New Class of Navy Battleships After Himself”; “J. D. Vance Cozies Up to Anti-Semitism”; “CBS Frantic...
by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 23. Climate Change Is Coming for Christmas ("Stunted trees, pricey chocolat...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Secretary of Administration Appointment -Traci J. Deshazor (“The Secretary of Administration is entrusted with overseeing critical functions in our Commonwealth — from making sure Virginians can exercise their right to vote...") bluevirginia.us/2025/12/gove...
Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Secretary of Administration Appointment -Traci J. Deshazor
From Gov.-elect Spanberger's office: Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Secretary of Administration Appointment Governor-Elect Spanberger: “Throughout Her Career, Ms. Deshazor Has Been Focused on Mak...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Sounds like the special election for Del. @MarkSicklesVA's seat (HD17) will be on 1/20/26; presumably a Democratic "firehouse primary" to select a nominee for this deep-blue district coming soon... bluevirginia.us/2025/12/gove...
Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger Announces Del. Mark Sickles as Her Secretary of Finance Appointment
See below for the latest announcement by Governor-elect Spanberger for her Cabinet; in this case, Del. Mark Sickles to be Secretary of Finance. No question, Sickles knows his sh** when it comes to fin...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Rep. @JamesWalkinshaw (D-VA11), @RepDonBeyer (D-VA08), @RepSuhas (D-VA10), etc. Demand Answers from OPM as Trump Workforce Purge Triggers Federal Retirement Backlog ("OPM’s retirement inventory has grown to more than 48,000 pending applications") bluevirginia.us/2025/12/rep-...
Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08), Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), etc. Demand Answers from OPM as Trump Workforce Purge Triggers Federal Retirement Backlog
From Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11)'s office: Walkinshaw, Ranking Member Garcia, Members of Congress Demand Answers from OPM as Trump Workforce Purge Triggers Federal Retirement Backlog WASHINGTON, D....
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December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Top priorities for VA Dems in 2026: defeat Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01), Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02), and...yeah, this guy, insurrectionist/extremist Rep. John McGuire (R-VA05). bluevirginia.us/2025/12/tues...
Rep. John McGuire Facebook post on meeting with "many fellow war fighters"- Hegseth, Caine, etc.
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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"BREAKING NEWS: The White House broke the law by failing to release all of the Epstein files." - Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/12/vide...
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Video: @repsuhas.bsky.social (D-VA10) says DoJ is "absolutely in violation of the law...they needed to release everything by today, not STARTING today, not part of it today...let's be clear, there's no excuse for this...we will pursue every possible legal avenue" bluevirginia.us/2025/12/vide...
December 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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As sold-her-soul-to-Satan Elise Stefanik exits public life, just a reminder that she and Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) were/are BFFs bluevirginia.us/2025/12/satu... cc: @ElaineLuria @EliCousin
Screenshot of 2024 campaign kickoff for Rep. Jen Kiggans, featuring "Special Guest" Elise Stefanik Photos of Kiggans and Stefanik at Kiggans' 2024 reelection campaign launch
December 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says “the law is clear…the full files were supposed to be released [yesterday] and the Trump administration is not in compliance with that law"; "Trump has done everything in his power to block these files from being released." bluevirginia.us/2025/12/vide...
Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says “It’s enormously frustrating,” as “the law is clear…the full files were supposed to be released [yesterday] and the Trump administration is not in compliance...
See below for video and highlights from Rep. James Walkinshaw yesterday speaking with Kristin Welker of NBC about the Epstein files partial/redacted/insufficient release. "It's enormously frustrating ...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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"Anyone who thinks this matter has been settled is quite naive." - UVA Professor @larrysabato.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/12/uvas...
Tweet by Larry Sabato about the situation with the new UVA president
December 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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The House will also be a much better place when former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) boots out "the vile Elise Stefanik"'s BFF, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) next November bluevirginia.us/2025/12/form... h/t @normornstein.bsky.social
Norman Ornstein says "Whatever else happens, the House will be a much better place without the vile Elise Stefanik" Photos of Jen Kiggans and Elise Stefanik at Kiggans' 2024 reelection kickoff
December 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Video: Sen. Tim Kaine on “Meet the Press” Says DoJ Not Complying with the Law on Release of ALL the Epstein Files, But Argues “I think [impeachment/contempt for DoJ officials is] premature” bluevirginia.us/2025/12/vide...
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (12/21/265 open.substack.com/pub/bluevirg...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Monday News: “The Biggest Threat to the 2026 Economy Is Still Donald Trump”; “The Pitiful Childishness of Donald Trump”; “Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry as conservatives feud at Turning Point”; “CBS Boss Censored ‘60 Minutes’ for Not Interviewing Miller” bluevirginia.us/2025/12/mond...
Monday News: “The Biggest Threat to the 2026 Economy Is Still Donald Trump”; “The Pitiful Childishness of Donald Trump”; “Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry as conservatives feud at Turning P...
by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 22. World’s largest grid battery has been completed – in the oil capital of ...
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December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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"I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity." - Sharyn Alfonsi bluevirginia.us/2025/12/mond... h/t @brianstelter.bsky.social
Brian Stelter: "Here's the text of Sharyn Alfonsi's memo about "corporate censorship" and a "betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism:" News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now—after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fail… Brian Stelter: "Here's the text of Sharyn Alfonsi's memo about "corporate censorship" and a "betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism:" News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now—after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fail…
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Pretty crazy that Musk willfully killed 100,000's of people *earlier this year* yet Corporate Media still regularly talks about him without mentioning that.
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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"Certainly, at minimum, there should be public statements of mission that acknowledge that things have changed"; "certainly, there should be an absolute end to the 'both sides' coverage that equates truth and falsehood in the name of fairness" - @sulliview.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/12/mond...
"So, if this is flawed thinking, a fair question is what should happen differently? I don’t have the whole answer. But: Certainly, at minimum, we should see much more collective action on the part of news organizations when Trump attacks journalists or disparages the truth. Certainly, at minimum, there should be public statements of mission that acknowledge that things have changed, and that the news media has a role in addressing it. And certainly, there should be an absolute end to the “both sides” coverage that equates truth and falsehood in the name of fairness. The excellent James Fallows sees progress along these lines; too bad that progress took so darn long and is far from complete." https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/america-has-tragically-changed-but
December 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Ugh, just horrible - "one of the students who died in the horrific campus shootings at Brown University in Rhode Island is one our own: a freshman who graduated just a few months ago from Midlothian High School in Chesterfield" bluevirginia.us/2025/12/mond... h/t @senatorhashmi.bsky.social
"I am heartbroken to learn that one of the students who died in the horrific campus shootings at Brown University in Rhode Island is one our own: a freshman who graduated just a few months ago from Midlothian High School in Chesterfield. Such a profound tragedy for his family and our broader Midlothian community. I keep his family and all who loved this young man in my thoughts and in my prayers." - LG-elect Ghazala Hashmi
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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As always, just imagine if ANY other president had said something like "things can happen" after a mass shooting? Also, just putting aside policy/politics, Trump is just a completely f'ed-up, vile, broken human being. bluevirginia.us/2025/12/mond... h/t @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Trump on the Brown University shooting: "Things can happen. So to the nine injured, get well fast."
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Must read piece from @gregsargent.bsky.social at @newrepublic.com
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Don't ever forget - the media (not just corporate, either; also WAMU's @politicshour) RELENTLESSLY normalized, whitewashed, etc. this guy. bluevirginia.us/2025/12/sund...
2025 VA GOP Lt. Gov. nominee John Reid: "The countdown is on…. January! I’ll try to bring some sanity to the situation as the crazy leftists, angry black racists in the legislature and Islamic radicals fully take over Virginia. So sad. If you’re one of the voters who stayed home pouting on election day because your fantasy version of perfect American Jesus wasn’t on the ballot- I hope you’ll fully enjoy the next few years that YOU allowed to happen.  No whining when the Dems raise your taxes, open free abortion drive thru centers at your daughter’s school, take your guns, force you to stop home schooling, tax your churches and cut the testicles off of your 12 year old son (now eunuch daughter) while keeping it a secret from you. Oh and don’t forget to welcome the newly released serial rapist to your neighborhood so that the Virginia justice system can work for the criminals too. Meanwhile…. I’ll keep doing what I have done boldly and publicly for decades: standing up for what’s obviously right and fair and just- even when everyone else is too scared to speak or take action. Hold on folks… it’s gonna be a rough ride."
December 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Exactly. In fact, when Dems were in charge in 2021-2022, the US House PASSED legislation to ban partisan gerrymandering, but Senate Republicans like Rand Paul blocked it and it never became law. bluevirginia.us/2025/12/sund... h/t @armandondk.bsky.social
"Let’s be clear- Democrats have long proposed a federal ban on partisan gerrymandering. If Republicans say they don’t like it, then let’s pass the federal ban." - Armando
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Truly incredible...and appalling bluevirginia.us/2025/12/sund... h/t @davidpakman.bsky.social @newsjennifer.bsky.social
David Pakman, Jennifer Schulze, etc. post about how f'ed up CBS "News" is now under Bari Weiss' "leadership" - as evidenced by the Erika Kirk townhall, etc.
December 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Video: At Del. Marcus Simon’s “Latkepalooza” Event, VA Speaker Don Scott Talks About Building an ENDURING Democratic Majority; On the redistricting constitutional amendment, he vows, "If we can 10-1 this thing, we'll 10-1 this thing...We're going to fight back." bluevirginia.us/2025/12/vide...
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM