Bob Topper: Christian Nationalism and delusions of grandeur
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With the exception of die-hard Trumpers, it has become obvious to all that we elected another old man, this one actually incoherent and incompetent.
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Jim Ryan explains decision to step down as UVA president: ‘Real and direct harm’
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Jim Ryan explained his decision to step down as the president of UVA, saying he did so because “I cannot make a unilateral decision to fight the federal government in order to save my own job.”
CDC nominee doesn’t recall Office on Smoking and Health that just, somehow, disappeared
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Susan Monarez, the nominee to be the new director of the CDC, is apparently OK that Bobby Kennedy’s failson and Elon Musk eliminated the Office on Smoking and Health.
Don Beyer to run again in 2026: Old Democrat doesn’t always act, vote his age
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Don Beyer is going to run for re-election to the Eighth District congressional seat in the 2026 cycle. Two things at play here: Beyer will be 76 next summer, so, he’s an old; but he’s not necessarily one of the olds who acts and votes like an old.
Gas prices on the rise: Where are they headed with the U.S. striking Iran?
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Oil prices, and gas prices with them, were already trending higher with the missile attacks going back and forth between Israel and Iran.
Spotsylvania County MAGA patriot pleads guilty to shooting two Latino immigrants
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A Spotsylvania County MAGA patriot pleaded guilty in federal court this week in a hate-crime case in which he tried to shoot two Latino immigrants after asking them how long they’d been in the U.S.
Youngkin appoints working group to review Virginia National Guard sexual-assault policies
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered a top-down review of policies aimed at preventing sexual assault in the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force.
The real national emergency: Endless wars, failing infrastructure, dying republic
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Seventy years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the cost of a military-industrial complex, America is still stealing from its own people to fund a global empire.
Virginia Democratic primary voters, finally, get it right: Hashmi for LG, Jones for AG
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Virginia Democratic Party primary voters generally get it wrong – Ralph Northam over Tom Perriello in 2017, Terry McAuliffe over the two Jennifers in 2021.
Augusta County shut down a Pride program because Augusta County leaders are cowards
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A few weeks back, I got an odd phone call from a politically connected reader who wanted me to stop referring to the Augusta County Board of Supervisors as being all-MAGA.
