Bennett Snyder
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A sad weekend all around including a Virginia victim from the Brown shooting
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov had graduated this year from Midlothian High
Horrible to see a promising young man’s life cut short like that
www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov had graduated this year from Midlothian High
Horrible to see a promising young man’s life cut short like that
www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
'Kind-hearted' Midlothian High grad was killed in Brown University shooting, family friend says
A family friend says a recent Midlothian High School graduate was one of the students killed in the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island on Saturday.
www.wtvr.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A sad weekend all around including a Virginia victim from the Brown shooting
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov had graduated this year from Midlothian High
Horrible to see a promising young man’s life cut short like that
www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov had graduated this year from Midlothian High
Horrible to see a promising young man’s life cut short like that
www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
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Update: All votes are now in and Andrew ended up 257 votes (0.89%) short of a *major* upset in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham seat for the #Virginia House of Delegates anchored at James Madison University.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Update: All votes are now in and Andrew ended up 257 votes (0.89%) short of a *major* upset in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham seat for the #Virginia House of Delegates anchored at James Madison University.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
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We are strongest because we reflect the diversity of the nation.
Stop trying to engineer the “perfect” type. Start recruiting people who can actually connect with the people in front of them.
Tip O’Neill was right then and he’s right now - All politics is (& remains) LOCAL. #Election2025
Stop trying to engineer the “perfect” type. Start recruiting people who can actually connect with the people in front of them.
Tip O’Neill was right then and he’s right now - All politics is (& remains) LOCAL. #Election2025
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
We are strongest because we reflect the diversity of the nation.
Stop trying to engineer the “perfect” type. Start recruiting people who can actually connect with the people in front of them.
Tip O’Neill was right then and he’s right now - All politics is (& remains) LOCAL. #Election2025
Stop trying to engineer the “perfect” type. Start recruiting people who can actually connect with the people in front of them.
Tip O’Neill was right then and he’s right now - All politics is (& remains) LOCAL. #Election2025
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Biden won Loudoun by 25 points in 2020; McAuliffe won Loudoun by 11 points in 2021; Harris won Loudoun by 16 points in 2024; and Spanberger just won Loudoun by 29 points (!) in 2025. bluevirginia.us/2025/11/va-e...
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Biden won Loudoun by 25 points in 2020; McAuliffe won Loudoun by 11 points in 2021; Harris won Loudoun by 16 points in 2024; and Spanberger just won Loudoun by 29 points (!) in 2025. bluevirginia.us/2025/11/va-e...
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Fun facts
Abigail Spanberger got biggest win for a Dem in Virginia Governor election since 1961
Ghazala Hashmi got biggest win for Dem in Virginia Lt. Governor election since 1965
Virginia Dems won most seats in Virginia House of Delegates since 1987
Abigail Spanberger got biggest win for a Dem in Virginia Governor election since 1961
Ghazala Hashmi got biggest win for Dem in Virginia Lt. Governor election since 1965
Virginia Dems won most seats in Virginia House of Delegates since 1987
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fun facts
Abigail Spanberger got biggest win for a Dem in Virginia Governor election since 1961
Ghazala Hashmi got biggest win for Dem in Virginia Lt. Governor election since 1965
Virginia Dems won most seats in Virginia House of Delegates since 1987
Abigail Spanberger got biggest win for a Dem in Virginia Governor election since 1961
Ghazala Hashmi got biggest win for Dem in Virginia Lt. Governor election since 1965
Virginia Dems won most seats in Virginia House of Delegates since 1987
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Cuomo has ran such a racist campaign that I was going to say that if you see him in the city you should hound him about it for the rest of the life but then I remembered that he doesn't live here and probably won't set foot here again after today.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Cuomo has ran such a racist campaign that I was going to say that if you see him in the city you should hound him about it for the rest of the life but then I remembered that he doesn't live here and probably won't set foot here again after today.
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Kimberly Pope Adams defeated Republican Kim Taylor in a highly competitive rematch, flipping Virginia’s 82nd House District after narrowly missing victory by 53 votes in 2023. t.co/jP2p3sDhOk
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Kimberly Pope Adams defeated Republican Kim Taylor in a highly competitive rematch, flipping Virginia’s 82nd House District after narrowly missing victory by 53 votes in 2023. t.co/jP2p3sDhOk
The feeling tonight compared 4 years ago is so incredible!
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The feeling tonight compared 4 years ago is so incredible!
A bright spot in my deep red home county: Cheryl Facciani, who won in 2021 on parent rights/anti-vax/anti-LGBT students appears to have lost to a Democratic-backed candidate in a nail biter
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
A bright spot in my deep red home county: Cheryl Facciani, who won in 2021 on parent rights/anti-vax/anti-LGBT students appears to have lost to a Democratic-backed candidate in a nail biter
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New map of the cool parts of NYC just dropped.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
New map of the cool parts of NYC just dropped.
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To give you the scale of Virginia Dems House of Delegates victories
They didn’t even contest this seat in 2023 when they won a majority
Now they flip this district in Hampton Roads
Really worst case scenario for Virginia Republicans
They didn’t even contest this seat in 2023 when they won a majority
Now they flip this district in Hampton Roads
Really worst case scenario for Virginia Republicans
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To give you the scale of Virginia Dems House of Delegates victories
They didn’t even contest this seat in 2023 when they won a majority
Now they flip this district in Hampton Roads
Really worst case scenario for Virginia Republicans
They didn’t even contest this seat in 2023 when they won a majority
Now they flip this district in Hampton Roads
Really worst case scenario for Virginia Republicans
The fact that VA Dems haven’t been deflecting the Jay Jones scandal by shifting the focus to John Reid is crazy to me
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The fact that VA Dems haven’t been deflecting the Jay Jones scandal by shifting the focus to John Reid is crazy to me
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Quick, someone poll the 4 things in this scary, scary agenda.
Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Quick, someone poll the 4 things in this scary, scary agenda.
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appropriate that the calvinists are now moving toward a vision of god as tyrannical leader of a cult of personality
August 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
appropriate that the calvinists are now moving toward a vision of god as tyrannical leader of a cult of personality
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You absolutely cannot tell an accurate story of Charleston history without discussing slavery. Go back and look at any old newspaper from the time and you’ll see it was foundational to virtually everything.
www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...
www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...
Autobiographies and books on slavery at risk for removal from Charleston historical site gift shops
National Park Service staff marked 10 books sold at gift shops in the Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and Charles Pinckney historic sites for content review.
www.postandcourier.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
You absolutely cannot tell an accurate story of Charleston history without discussing slavery. Go back and look at any old newspaper from the time and you’ll see it was foundational to virtually everything.
www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...
www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...
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Pls stop calling the new TX map a “dummymander.” It’s not. The GOP was careful not to dilute R votes in Lean R seats.
In a normal redistricting cycle this would be a biased map. Mid-cycle, at the president’s request, it’s an insidious partisan plot to steal seats. That’s what’s worth focusing on.
In a normal redistricting cycle this would be a biased map. Mid-cycle, at the president’s request, it’s an insidious partisan plot to steal seats. That’s what’s worth focusing on.
The way Rs redrew the map, there is no meaningful weakening of Likely R seats to Lean R/Tossup to turn those Dem seats red. It’s entirely a shift to the right. They were smart about this, and carved out voters from deep, deep red seats to move the needle. No “dummymander”
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July 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Pls stop calling the new TX map a “dummymander.” It’s not. The GOP was careful not to dilute R votes in Lean R seats.
In a normal redistricting cycle this would be a biased map. Mid-cycle, at the president’s request, it’s an insidious partisan plot to steal seats. That’s what’s worth focusing on.
In a normal redistricting cycle this would be a biased map. Mid-cycle, at the president’s request, it’s an insidious partisan plot to steal seats. That’s what’s worth focusing on.
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Beto 2018 (lost by 2%) would have won one more congressional district than Obama 2012 (lost by 16%) under the new map proposed by Texas Republicans.
July 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Beto 2018 (lost by 2%) would have won one more congressional district than Obama 2012 (lost by 16%) under the new map proposed by Texas Republicans.
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Not sure I can defend this, but Stevie Wonder’s five mid-70s records (from Music of My Mind to Songs in the Key of Life) are the only music I ever play on the 4th of July. They are America to me. They’re my Sousa marches.
July 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Not sure I can defend this, but Stevie Wonder’s five mid-70s records (from Music of My Mind to Songs in the Key of Life) are the only music I ever play on the 4th of July. They are America to me. They’re my Sousa marches.
Been out of service this week but glad to see that VA dems have gone from an all nova ticket to a no nova ticket
June 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Been out of service this week but glad to see that VA dems have gone from an all nova ticket to a no nova ticket
To add insult to injury, the political leaders who passed these measures lumped free and enslaved Black people from Saint-Domingue with measures limiting the spread of yellow fever from Philadelphia (City Gazette, October 9, 1793)
June 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
To add insult to injury, the political leaders who passed these measures lumped free and enslaved Black people from Saint-Domingue with measures limiting the spread of yellow fever from Philadelphia (City Gazette, October 9, 1793)
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Democrats should, of course ALWAYS use Ranked Choice Voting unless there's an overriding (e.g., legal) reason not to do so. Even more so when there are a slew of candidates, when it's a party-run process, etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/brea... h/t @notlarrysabato.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Democrats should, of course ALWAYS use Ranked Choice Voting unless there's an overriding (e.g., legal) reason not to do so. Even more so when there are a slew of candidates, when it's a party-run process, etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/brea... h/t @notlarrysabato.bsky.social
Big Brother is Watching You
White House Unveils a New Official Portrait of President Trump
The official portrait, released on Monday by the White House, features a somber Mr. Trump against a dark backdrop.
nyti.ms
June 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Big Brother is Watching You
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J.D. Scholten, an Iowa lawmaker who you may remember from his runs in Iowa's most conservative congressional district a few years back, announces he's running against Senator Joni Ernst next year: www.thegazette.com/government-p...
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
J.D. Scholten, an Iowa lawmaker who you may remember from his runs in Iowa's most conservative congressional district a few years back, announces he's running against Senator Joni Ernst next year: www.thegazette.com/government-p...