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School Board approves $458M budget that finally identifies 46 staffers to be laid off The budget will now go to Mayor Danny Avula and City Council, who will together consider RPS' request for $261 million in city funds.

If there's one thing we should be able to do exceedingly well at this point, it's a state-wide virtual academy with real academic rigor. Not "schools" within each district. "School Board approves $458M budget that finally identifies 46 staffers to be laid off" richmond.com/news/local/e...

Council approves $14.7M loan to keep Diamond District project on track "I don’t love the idea of us using funds that are supposed to be for catastrophic and emergency purposes for something that we have known is coming for years now."

We really can't screw this up now. At least not more than it's already been screwed up. "Council approves $14.7M loan to keep Diamond District project on track" www.richmonder.org/council-appr...

At Longwood, a journey toward racial reckoning A Virginia university wanted property for dormitories and classrooms. It targeted a Black neighborhood at the center of the Civil Rights Movement.

At Longwood, a journey toward racial reckoning www.whro.org/virginia-cen...

As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now

He's a rapist and a pedophile, and it's in the Epstein files? I think everyone knows this is why. "As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

Please do.

The board was vacant until recently, minus the appointed ex-cop with a six figure salary

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

Exclusive: Pentagon warns Anthropic will "pay a price" as feud escalates The Pentagon may label Anthropic a "supply chain risk," forcing all its vendors to sever ties.

www.axios.com/2026/02/16/a...

It's having positive effects in Richmond.

Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...

Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims

"A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values. The survivors in that hearing room deserved an apology. More than that, they deserve the truth... unspun and fully exposed." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...

Controversial Grove Ave. development wins permit after scaling back plans “I believe we can add needed housing in Richmond without losing what people love about their neighborhoods.”

The @richmonder.bsky.social should have interviewed the owner who sold the property. They promised him the house would stay. Then the first draft called for demo. Initial outreach is performative. "Grove Ave. development wins permit after scaling back plans" www.richmonder.org/controversia...

Richmond unveils draft parks master plan, seeks feedback The 300-page INSPIRE draft outlines upgrades, equity zones and $75M in park repairs.

Richmond unveils draft parks master plan and seeks feedback www.axios.com/local/richmo... #axiosrichmond

I reshared @meninblazers.bsky.social’s hilarious commentary on Instagram from the Liverpool game and I get a rights violation notice from Meta. Half a billion people watched the game. Let fans have some fun. Dang! 🤪

An Explorer Bids Farewell to His Trusty Land Rover - Hagerty Media In 2008, explorer Steve Burgess made history by driving his Land Rover across the Bering Strait. Recently, he discussed the feat with Hagerty.

Things I would not do in a Land Rover for 1000, Alex. www.hagerty.com/media/drivin...

‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas

‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

Opinion | A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms

Have you talked to your Congressional representatives about the Bivens Act lately? The funding crisis isn't going away soon and we must use negotiations to protect democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

Opinion | Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them.

Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

We're not allowed to see the faces of the taxpayer-funded goon squad who is committing crimes in the streets, but the goon squad is allowed to record the faces of taxpayers who have committed no crimes.

Very relevant discussion for Richmond.

80/20

Oh, Indian fort in the basement, you say? Sounds fun! www.realtor.com/realestatean...

"A legitimate governing board should be able to repair illegitimate actions without paying an eight-figure penalty for the privilege. This contract ensures it cannot. That is not an accident of sloppy drafting. It is governance designed to insulate itself from accountability."

Poison-pill presidency: How the board priced accountability at $8.5 million | Guest column The agreement UVa signed with its new president functions as a poison pill: it converts any effort to unwind a contested appointment into a costly and legally fraught undertaking, these columnists arg...

"If constitutional defects are established, scandal won't be that improperly constituted board hired a president. Deeper scandal will be that board wrote a contract making it financially prohibitive for properly constituted successor to correct the error." richmond.com/opinion/colu...

More commemorative journalism drivel. Readers need analysis. If you're going to retell our stories, it needs to be beyond surface narratives that miss any understanding and lack any lessons.

It took 75 governors to elect a woman. Spanberger will soon be at Virginia's helm Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy.

LFG! www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...

ICYMI: City code requires Richmond's city attorney to release legal opinions. She won't do it. Despite city code's requirement that the city attorney publish written legal advice given to officials, City Attorney Laura Drewry says that advice is protected by attorney-client privilege

We need to stop this nonsense. "ICYMI: City code requires Richmond's city attorney to release legal opinions. She won't do it." richmond.com/news/local/g...