Dennis Clark

We're thrilled to bring Meghan Guthon (back) to Richmond as deputy state librarian!

Yeah we did!

It was an honor to speak alongside Chief Stephen Adkins of the Chickahominy Tribe at the Library of Virginia. As stewards of Virginia’s history, our museums honor the people and moments whose contributions have defined the social and cultural fabric of the Commonwealth.

He is no longer acting director - his stint ended after 300 days. Lisa Solomson is now the “Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director (SOPD)

Hearing him preach at my SBC university crystalized why I couldn't be in the SBC anymore, and I was later confirmed where he was rector. His personal pain is heartbreaking, but MAN could he preach...

you know of (the rev) John Claypool? (Speaking of moving from the SBC to TEC)

Southwest?

Lucky enough to have this as a view from my office - the 1790 home built by John Marshall, the "great chief justice."

Geez, they pulled the CIA World Facebook? What the what?

www.cia.gov/stories/stor...

A mensch, a stranger to no one, a friend to all.

Bill Martin was known as the Valentine's leader. He was also a quiet champion for Richmond's LGBTQ+ community. “Bill was doing this work before anybody else.”

A must-read for Richmond VA folks. A wonderful piece regarding the late Bill Martin and his legacy.

www.richmonder.org/bill-martin-...

Opinion | ICE Is Watching You

"And it all starts with the American people understanding that our freedoms are now bound up in who controls our data" - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social . (Gift article)


www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...

Monk's Walk for Peace ☮️ outside of City Hall in Richmond.

1. Orchestration
2. Counterpoint
3. History of the Christian Church
4. Astronomy
5. Choral Conducting

Meanwhile, it's -10 c in Virginia!

I was in 8th grade, and watched this, live, in Coach Joiner's PE class. I was a space-nerd kid, and spent months cutting out newspaper articles about it.

Wait til you learn about green peppers!

It appears the color of the day wins, though other colors have symbolic significance, so expect to see green out there until Lent.

That my feed has clergy discussions of what color liturgical stole to wear during protests is the Most. Episcopal. Thing. Ever. and I'm here for it.

This helpful information brought to you by 75 year of building infrastructure to make driving cars ubiquitous, and ignoring actual humans with feet.

3.8% pay raise for air traffic controllers, Education Dept cuts rejected: Highlights from final FY 2026 spending bills Republican appropriators say reduced spending reflects a shrinking federal workforce. Democrats say the deal staves off deep cuts for several agencies.

IMLS appropriates in the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget from Congress keep it a viable agency, even with a $3 million cut.

federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/202...

Hallelujah! After 20 sessions, I am done - DONE! - with radiation therapy! And I even got to ring the bell! I spent each of those sessions in an MRI tube rigged up to a linear accelerator - I know what a torpedo feel like now. Thanks for the support and God save @vcumassey.bsky.social !

The money.

Watchingamerica.com

“…makes available in English articles written about the U.S. by foreigners, often for foreign audiences, and often in other languages. We are a unique window into world opinion.”

Is there, anywhere on this series of tubes, a digest of foreign reporting or commentary on the US, in translation? Such a thing might be useful (and mortifying) in the present moment.

Got a new boss this weekend...

She looked great in suffragist white!

It's traditional in Virginia, but maybe the execution wasn't spot on! Actual morning suits would have been awesome.