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Fascinating poll… most striking is the continued erosion of meaning on the concept of “patriotism”
Independents & Democrats identifying foundational values (honesty, equality, fairness, & kindness) over the more amorphous “patriotism” should be a wake up call for government.
New Gallup poll asks "which values the country most needs today?"
Out of a list of 12 values, Republicans put "patriotism" #1, for Dems it ranks dead last - by a lot.
Dems say "equality" is most needed, Republicans rank it 11th out of 12.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins fourth term, according to electoral court.
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RFK Jr: The polio vaccine “killed many, many more people” than polio ever did.
What absolute garbage
I still can't believe he said this
“on the outskirts of Richmond, Va…an industrial warehouse emailed the Trump administration asking for their own waiver. Their wish was granted. 9 months later, the facility accidentally released a large plume of carcinogenic gas into the community”
nytimes.com/2026/10/24/clima…
See as disgusting as this is there is still some joy… because Rs are definitely losing the house & he wasted all this money.
Elon Musk has cemented his record as the largest individual political donor in modern American history.
Musk poured $446 million of his own money into this year’s midterm elections, mostly aimed at preserving the Republican Party’s control of Congress. wapo.st/4igb5Kq
Thanks for your leadership on this Delegate!
Virginia must be prepared to protect and assist impacted communities in the face of irresponsible federal actions.
This week, FEMA leadership and the Trump administration signaled that states may soon be expected to handle more disasters with less federal assistance.
During our Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding this week, I asked VDEM whether Virginia is financially and operationally prepared for this possibility.
This is exactly why passing Delegate @AlexAskew757 HB 169 was so important this year.
We must assess our emergency management needs and prepare for a future where states shoulder more responsibility.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-detail…
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2nd-to-final update in personal VA congressional ratings after the @StateNavigate poll.
1: Likely D | Taylor +5 (🔵FLIP)
2: Solid D | Luria +11 (🔵FLIP)
3: Solid D | Scott +52
4: Solid D | McClellan +45
5: Tilt D | Perriello +2 (🔵FLIP)
6: Solid R | Cline +12
7: Solid D | Vindman +20
8: Solid D | Beyer +65
9: Solid R | Griffith +30
10: Solid D | Subranyum +27
11: Solid D | Walkinshaw +52
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Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI director Kash Patel are making a major law enforcement announcement in Norfolk at 10 am today
Folks better hold onto something… cause it’s a massive 🌊
🚨NEW VIRGINIA POLL🚨
Virginia Congressional Generic Ballot
🔵Democrats +20
🔵59% Democrats
🔴39% Republicans
⚪️3% Undecided
⬅️ 16-point shift to Democrats from 2024
articles.statenavigate.com/v…
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My 6 year old made me this tie for my “Richmond work”
It’s inaugural outing will be for today’s joint subcommittee on recurrent flooding.
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If state regulators are going to consider a merger that will benefit shareholders of two multi-billion dollar corporations, then I am calling for:
✅ a six-year freeze on rate hikes Virginians
✅ tripling monthly bill credits for ratepayers
✅ more commitments to lower energy costs and meet our long-term clean energy goals
thehill.com/homenews/state-w…
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Right now, in Virginia we have some foundational issues with our energy system that we have to address: the grid is overworked, we need more energy to meet the demand that we have, and costs are too high for every single one of us.
End of an era.
Virginia owes her a huge debt of gratitude for many years of service & countless accomplishments including the GA building itself.
She was amazingly kind when I started as Senate staff BUT I still hide my coffee cup when she walks by 😁
👏Thank you Susan! 👏
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NEW from me: @SpanbergerForVA, @VAStateCorpComm staff say no to Dominion/NextEra merger in its current form #valeg
wvtf.org/news/2026-10-19/spa…
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NOW: @VAStateCorpComm staff investigation executive summary of @nexteraenergy @DominionEnergy merger: "the Merger as proposed in the Joint Petition should be 🚨denied by the Commission🚨" #VALeg deets👉drive.google.com/file/d/1ulc…
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Scoop: In the special session planned for Monday to elect judges, which is now canceled due to scheduling challenges -- @GlenSturtevant was planning to bring a data center moratorium to a vote. #valeg #vagov
virginiamercury.com/2026/10/…
Claims we should wait to protect the Bay are dishonest & harmful. The menhaden industry is using the same playbook as Big Oil:
-Block the science
-Prolong the science
-Squeeze as much profit as possible in the meantime to the detriment of the environment
richmond.com/opinion/column/…
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in the united states, opposition to ai isn’t fear of technology. americans haven’t suddenly become a nation of luddites.
it’s a well founded belief that those with power are not going to use ai in ways that benefit the average american.
this is not a comms problem.
it’s a trust problem.
