"The only thing that could make the latest spate of Supreme Court decisions worse was the apparently erroneous publication of an NPR piece claiming that Justice Samuel Alito was resigning from the Court." - @briantylercohen.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...

Democrats should get on board with Supreme Court expansion – fast

If the current 6-3 Court isn’t bad enough, we may be saddled with an even more entrenched conservative court in short order.

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BREAKING: These 4 chickens playing piano have backed out of Freedom 250.

Muppet Show Chickens Playing Piano

ALT: Muppet Show Chickens Playing Piano

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My statement on the Governors veto of legislation to allow Class Actions in Virginia.

"Just as Hitler’s failures led him to resent the German people ever more strongly and destructively, we can expect Trump’s growing frustration to result in ever more nihilistic and destructive actions as his term moves toward its end."

Trump’s Reichstag fire presidency is immolating

The media personality in the White House has been exposed as a crisis actor.

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Have ?s about the 4/21 vote? Tomorrow evening join & hear background info on the referendum and hear from both sides. Thank you to the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for hosting this. I'll be with Keren of the VFFE & @marcussimon.com on why we ask you to vote YES! bit.ly/PWCAKA-yes-no

Elections matter. Since 2020, I’ve been working to ban dangerous, untraceable ghost guns here in Va. After 6 years & 6 attempts, I’m thrilled to report that Gov Spanberger has signed HB40 into law making it a crime to buy, sell, manufacture, or possess a ghost gun in the Commonwealth.

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Virginia: early voting for the redistricting amendment is happening now through April 18. Protect your voting power and help level the playing field ahead of the midterm elections by voting YES today or on Election Day, April 21.

Wishing a peaceful Ramadan to all who are observing this month! 🌙

Attorney General Jay Jones has announced that Virginia will sue the EPA over its rollback of the Clean Air Act and last week he helped open the door for the state to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, marking early actions on environmental issues. virginiamercury.com/2026/02/02/v...

Va. AG Jones joins lawsuit against EPA effort to roll back Clean Air Act • Virginia Mercury

EPA lawsuit announcement marks second action Jones has taken on climate-related issues in recent days.

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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

“As with the murder of Renee Good, this video immediately established that DHS was lying about the shooting. The video shows that this was murder." - Rep. @beyer.house.gov (D-VA08) bluevirginia.us/2026/01/virg...

Dangerous weather moves in this evening, PWC. ⚠️ Hazards expected: significant snow and ice, possible power outages, and roads becoming unsafe 🚗 Do not drive Sunday, limit travel tonight through Monday morning 🥫Get ready now: stock essentials and prepare for loss of heating and water.

Thanks to Del @marcussimon.com, a strong supporter of good governance bills! He met with some of the 130 Virginians who attended VA's 4th Democracy Day on Tuesday, the 20th. Unfortunately, a day before the 16th anniversary of Citizens United, his bill on public financing died in sub-committee.

The shooting of people and leaving them to die appears to be DHS policy.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We know the playbook at this point - DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin will say the driver was trying to run over the immigration agent.

The former special prosecutor remains confident that the president would have been convicted had his federal cases gone to trial.

Jack Smith’s Damning Verdict on Trump Prosecution Finally Revealed

The former special prosecutor remains confident that the president would have been convicted had his federal cases gone to trial.

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Thank you @marcussimon.com for again sponsoring legislation to prohibit unserialized, untraceable ghost guns! These weapons are a magnet for criminals and youth, and endanger public safety and law enforcement. lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...

HB40 - 2026 Regular Session | LIS

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Trump's retreat from tariffs on coffee, bananas, and other groceries is an admission that his trade wars are driving prices up for the American people. That is still just as true for the thousands of other goods he's keeping tariffs on! beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Trump nationalized gerrymandering because he has no regard for Democracy. Until GOP stands up to him, and we can pass federal anti-gerrymandering laws, Dems must respond in kind. Even if we lose, at least we fought. Proud to see folks like @ssurovell.bsky.social and @marcussimon.com fighting in Va.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Breaking: A Utah judge just tossed out Republicans’ gerrymandered map and ordered a new map that will include a new safe Democratic seat. Utah now joins California in helping to cancel out Trump’s gerrymandering.

The headlines about allegations always get more attention than the stories about resolution. Glad to see this chapter coming to a close for my colleague @DanHelmer . He handled a tough situation with integrity and patience. Onward. virginiamercury.com/briefs/democ...

Democratic lawmaker reaches partial settlement in defamation case over assault claim • Virginia Mercury

Days before the June 2024 Democratic primary for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, allegations surfaced that Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax, had sexually assaulted a woman. Helmer, who finished seco...

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substack.com/@networknova... @marcussimon.com is my favorite Delegate - there I said it. Tune-in to listen to the whole interview - Simon has so much knowledge and knowhow - it is a never miss convo! tinyurl.com/3dwuf7yr

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Delegate Simon on what it is like being in the minority in the VA General Assembly - Reps are at 36 seats! Dems with 64 (37 women)!

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‪11am: ‬ ‪W1: 459‬ ‪W2: 383‬ ‪W3: 414‬ ‪Total: 1256‬ ‪Overall: 5543, 49%‬

Virginia Polls are open! If you haven’t already, please go vote.

As I tried to explain to my GOP colleagues on the floor the other day, we are following the law in our effort to give Virginians a chance to decide whether we redraw our Congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Judge Rejects Another Attempt to Block Virginia Redistricting

Read more here.

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Great to see gun violence prevention champion VA Delegate @marcussimon.com on the campaign trail this weekend! Let’s win this #VA!

Sen Mulchi speaking passionately and heart-breakingly about domestic violence and how many victims of domestic violence are re-victimized in court, labeled as having mental illness. And I can't help but think about how Miyares did that to this victim: vanow.org/news/article...