Wednesday News: “Not a Single Republican Shows Up to Hear Renee Good’s Brothers Testify”; “Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units”; Immigrants Generate More in Taxes Than They Receive in Benefits; Sen. Louise... by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 4. Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowma...

Wednesday News: “Not a Single Republican Shows Up to Hear Renee Good’s Brothers Testify”; “Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units”; Immigrants Generate More in Taxes Than They Receive in Benefits; Sen. Louise Lucas “thinking within 48 hours we’ll see a marriaged map” bluevirginia.us/2026/02/wedn...

U.S. House Democrats From Virginia Send Letter to DHS Secretary Noem, ICE Acting Director Lyons Opposing Proposed ICE Facilities in Stafford and Hanover Good stuff from Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)'s office: Vindman, Virginia House Democrats Oppose Proposed ICE Facilities in Stafford and Hanover Washington, D.C. – Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) j...

U.S. House Dems From VA Send Letter to DHS Secretary Noem, ICE Acting Director Lyons Opposing Proposed ICE Facilities in Stafford and Hanover ("...these facilities...place a federal agency indifferent to constitutional liberties near our schools.") bluevirginia.us/2026/02/u-s-...

Video: Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Mayor Danny Avula Welcome Buddhist Monks to Richmond on Day 100 of Their Walk for Peace ("Therefore I, Abigail Spanberger, Governor, do hereby recognize February 2, 2026 as Walk for Peace Day in the Commonwealth of Virginia.") bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Just hit 12,000 followers on @bsky.app - thanks to all our followers, as we work to turn (and keep) Virginia blue!

"It was a profound honor to welcome the Venerable Monks of the Dhammacetiya on their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace to Richmond City Hall today. Led by Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara, their journey is a living testament to peace and moral courage. I was grateful to stand with Governor Spanberger and Mayor Avula in honoring this moment and the message they carry." - LG Ghazala Hashmi

"It was a profound honor to welcome the Venerable Monks of the Dhammacetiya on their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace to Richmond City Hall today. Led by Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara, their journey is a living testament to peace and moral courage." - @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Video: Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10) Says “In one short year, [Trump] has destroyed” the Kennedy Center Great job on the PBS NewsHour tonight (see below for video and highlights) by former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10), who *really* has risen to the occasion as a "Never Trump" (former?) Republican, in ...

Also, just a *godawful* job by @pbsnews.org on this: 1) they say "recently renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center" w/out noting that's TOTALLY ILLEGAL; 2) they cite Richard Grenell as a credible source; 3) they act like the Board is independent; etc. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

Tuesday News: “When Trump makes election threats, it’s best to believe him”; “The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks”; “Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth”; “Bezos stays silent ... by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 3. Whistleblowers Warn That Ad Industry Is Fuelling Online Hatred and Clima...

Tuesday News: “When Trump makes election threats, it’s best to believe him”; “The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks”; “Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth”; “Bezos stays silent as [WaPo] employees brace for cuts” bluevirginia.us/2026/02/tues...

Video: VA Del. Jessica Anderson Pushes Back on Right-Wing “Ragebait,” “Wild Assumption[s],” Distortions and Hyperbole, etc. Against Random Bills See below for a video by VA Del. Jessica Anderson (D-James City/Williamsburg/New Kent), which does a great job debunking just SOME of the reams of utter bullsh** being spewed around by right wingers t...

Video: VA Del. @jess4va.com Pushes Back on Right-Wing “Ragebait,” “Wild Assumption[s],” Distortions & Hyperbole, etc. Against Random Bills; Trump, for instance, falsely claimed that Spanberger "came in & in one swoop...raised everything up higher than it ever was" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

WTOP: "Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’ backlash" https://wtop.com/entertainment/2026/02/kennedy-center-will-close-for-2-years-for-renovations-in-july-trump-says-after-performers-backlash/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPs0QFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe4wUTX3wkfKzsKOxuMb_InugQQALFSKu_RvI5xQSM6qqzIGQ07Hu5-NiMmCI_aem_oGJ3T2yNrr9N9c5HQ-ilog

So Trump completely broke the Kennedy Center, now has absolutely no idea how to fix it. Kinda like the country and the world...ugh. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

"Trump puts his name on it and kills the Kennedy Center. Instead of allowing the Center to return to its arts mission, he’d rather close it than admit his vanity project was rejected by the American people. More Trump failure and @RichardGrenell a disgrace too. If it’s closed, hope no $$$ for him and his team. How does the Republican Congress allow one man destroy so many institutions? And what a disgrace this so called Trump “Board” is." - Fmr. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10)

"Trump puts his name on it and kills the Kennedy Center. Instead of allowing the Center to return to its arts mission, he’d rather close it than admit his vanity project was rejected by the American people." - Fmr. Rep. @BarbaraComstock (R-VA10) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Rep Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) tweets about attending the Melania movie

Alrighty... bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund... cc: @ElaineLuria @EliCousin

Op-ed in the Washington Times: "Spanberger and Virginia Democrats extremist reign begins" (with an image of Spanberger with Vladimir Lenin! LOL)

The far-right, loony-tunes Washington Times gives us an instant classic in the Spanberger Derangement Syndrome genre. It's beyond laughable, obviously, but it's also 100% predictable from this rag. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/not-...

Monday News: “Bad Bunny Slams Trump’s Agenda In Grammys Speech: ‘We Are Not Aliens'”; “Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it”; Trump Kills Kennedy Center; Rep. Jen ... by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, February 2. As the Arctic Grows Noisier, Narwhals Are Becoming Quieter ("Scientists s...

Monday News: “Bad Bunny Slams Trump’s Agenda In Grammys Speech: ‘We Are Not Aliens'”; “Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it”; Trump Kills Kennedy Center; Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Checks Out “Empty,” “Foul” “Melania” Movie bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond...

Sunday News In “Scathing Opinion,” “Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention”; “The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism”; “Texas ... by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, February 1. 'Normal life has disappeared': Russia's energy offensive plunges Ukraine ...

Sunday News: In “Scathing Opinion,” “Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos & his father be released from immigration detention”; “The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism”; “Texas Stunner”; “An immigration detention warehouse has no place in [VA]” bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

4Q25 Fundraising Reports: Massive $$$ Lead for Sen. Mark Warner; Republican Reps. Rob Wittman, Jen Kiggans, John McGuire, Ben Cline All Outraised By Their Leading Dem Challengers Campaign finance reports for the fourth quarter of 2025 were due to the FEC yesterday. See below for some Virginia highlights/takeaways: U.S. Senate: Sen. Mark Warner had net contributions of $1,729,8...

4Q25 Fundraising Reports: Massive $$$ Lead for Sen. Mark Warner; Republican Reps. Rob Wittman, Jen Kiggans, John McGuire, Ben Cline All Outraised By Their Leading Dem Challengers bluevirginia.us/2026/02/4q25...

Thread by "justcallmefoxy7" featuring Meghan McCain's unhinged ravings about Abigial Spanberger, as well as by The Federalist and Mike Pompeo

"Spanberger Derangement Syndrome is real, y'all. She must've learned how to break your adversaries' brain at CIA." bluevirginia.us/2026/01/not-...

It’s Not Likely, But What IF We Were to See 30-Point (or Even Half That) Democratic “Overperformances” This November in Virginia? Last night in the Texas State Senate 9 (Tarrant County, including a large part of Forth Worth) special election, Democrats saw roughly a 31-point "overperformance," with Democratic candidate Taylor Re...

It’s Not Likely, But What IF We Were to See 30-Point (or Even Half That) Democratic “Overperformances” This November in Virginia?; In that case, Dems could get to 9D-2R even WITHOUT redistricting bluevirginia.us/2026/02/its-... h/t @votehub.com

"Without identification there is no accountability. We are seeing the consequences of that over and over again in American communities, with officers engaging in violence, violations of rights, and even murder. We don’t do secret police in America — the masks must come off." - Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) "Local police who patrol cities and towns show their faces and wear identification. Good policing depends on trust and accountability. We’re seeing the opposite in Minnesota- masked thugs hurting people, treating even the aged and children with cruelty. These are connected." - Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08)

"We are seeing the consequences of that over and over again in American communities, with officers engaging in violence, violations of rights, and even murder. We don’t do secret police in America — the masks must come off." - Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sund...

Trump claims he wasn't involved in the TX special election at all, doesn't "know anything about it," etc. Except that, as Ron Filipkowski reminds us, Trump yesterday posted, "Today is the day...GET OUT AND VOTE for a phenomenal Candidate, Leigh Wambsganss"

Every time Trump gets his ass kicked, he claims it's "fake news," "fraud," "cheating," that he "had nothing to do with it," etc, etc. In short, Trump never takes responsibility or owns up to ANYTHING. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/its-... h/t @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Link to video: https://youtu.be/5GRisKrwPik?si=HMaZ7d1i6gAAdNon&t=442

Powerful rendition of "Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen and Tommy Morello in Minneapolis. Also, the message on the back of Morrello's guitar ("ARREST THE PRESIDENT") says it all. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid...

Video: https://youtu.be/JcAUwHVny1c

VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social - "voters are going to have their chance to say whether VA ought to do something about...[FL, TX] & NC & MO telling them that they don't get to have a say in who controls Congress. That's what that amendment is about." bluevirginia.us/2026/01/anal...

Saturday News: “Trump’s second term: Jan. 6 on a grand scale”; “Latest Epstein files release: Allegations of rape, murder, worse, involving Donald Trump”; “Melania” a “preening, scowling void of pure ... by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 31. Also, check out the powerful performance by Bruce Springsteen and Tommy...

Saturday News: “Trump’s second term: Jan. 6 on a grand scale”; “Latest Epstein files release: Allegations of rape, murder, worse, involving Donald Trump”; “Melania” a “preening, scowling void of pure nothingness”; Blizzard Forecast for Southeastern Virginia bluevirginia.us/2026/01/satu...

Friday News: “Trump looks ready to bomb Iran again. Why?”; “Video analysis shows how two federal agents escalated Alex Pretti encounter”; “MAGA’s War on Empathy”; “Trump’s Plans to Interfere in the Mi... by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 30. The Lowdown on Debasement ("How seriously has investors’ confidence in Am...

Friday News: “Trump looks ready to bomb Iran again. Why?”; “...federal agents escalated Alex Pretti encounter”; “MAGA’s War on Empathy”; “Trump’s Plans to Interfere in the Midterms Are Becoming More Dangerous”; Trump Approval at Just 37%; Candlelight Vigil in Reston bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid...

"Maybe she should say something about them, then. Such as "I won't sign that. It's crazy."" - VA GOP spokesman Garren Shipley "Does Trump need to do that for each bill filed in Congress by a Republican member? I looked on White House website and don't see a statement for every bill filed." - Not Larry Sabato

Great point by @notlarrysabato.bsky.social. Also, note that Glenn Youngkin did NOT issue a statement of opposition every time a far-right-extremist/crazy bill was filed - and there were hundreds of them over his four years as governor! But that's ok, apparently. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid...

Drew Savicki says it's "super fascinating how Spanberger is getting all this atetntion vs. Sherrill, who is getting none." This comes after Meghan McCain's unhinged meltdown over Spanberger, who McCain insanely calls "a demonic radical communist psychopath."

The right-wing hysteria about Spanberger is really something to behold. She has them totally freaked out, apparently. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid... h/t @drewsav.bsky.social @daveweigel.bsky.social

Eric Michael Garcia says Jen Kiggans "should really be angry not at Spanberger, but [at] Mike Johnson and Trump for lobbying Texas, Missouri and Indiana."

Has Kiggans even ONCE expressed any anger or opposition to Trump pushing the red states to gerrymander Democrats into oblivion? (nope) Or is she only angry because this time it would impact HER - adversely? (yep)
bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid... h/t @ericmgarcia.bsky.social

Cardinal News reprots on former WaPo "journalist" Laura Vozzella now with conservative Republican VA State Sen. Bill Stanley...lol! https://cardinalnews.org/2026/01/30/award-winning-journalist-laura-vozzella-forges-a-new-path-in-sen-bill-stanleys-office/

She spent years at the WaPo as a stenographer of Glenn Youngkin et al, and an uncritical amplifier of Republicans' b.s.; now it's clear that she was a conservative Republican all along. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid...

Phil Lewis tweets "STATEMENT FROM ABBE LOWELL, ATTORNEY FOR DON LEMON"

The Trump administration has crossed another dangerous red line, wildly violating the First Amendment, among other things. So basically, they can arrest any American exercising their right to free speech? This is fascist shit. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid... h/t @phillewis.bsky.social

Not Even Two Weeks Since Abigail Spanberger Was Sworn In as Governor, Right Wingers Are Viciously Attacking Her Barely two weeks into her governorship, with not a bill signed into law yet - and with solid/strong majorities of Virginians approving of Democratic priorities (and with Virginians optimistic about Go...

Not Even Two Weeks Since Abigail Spanberger Was Sworn In as Governor, Right Wingers Are Viciously Attacking Her ("White Witch"; "demonic radical communist psychopath"; "Marxist agenda"; supposedly banning guns and leaf blowers, etc) bluevirginia.us/2026/01/not-...

STATEMENT OF U.S. SEN. MARK R. WARNER ~ On the nomination of Kevin Warsh ~ WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, released the following statement: “The independence of the Federal Reserve isn’t optional – it’s the foundation of our economy. It stabilizes borrowing prices so families can buy homes, afford everyday necessities, and run small businesses. “It is difficult to trust that any Chair of the Federal Reserve selected by this president will be able to act with the independence required of the position, knowing that this administration will levy charges against any leader who makes interest rate decisions based on facts and the needs of our economy rather than Trump’s personal preferences.”

"It is difficult to trust that any Chair of the Federal Reserve selected by this president will be able to act with the independence required of the position" - Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...