Great comment that reflects how a LOT of former Wittman voters feel about this election. Rob Wittman has failed them and failed #VA01. And they’re not gonna let him continue failing. @shannontaylorva.com for Congress!

LocoRunner@locorunner.bsky.social · 5h ago

Ran across this response on FB. This district has been red/pink for decades. If it takes electing an establishment D to flip it 🔵, then so be it. Shannon Taylor can win if she puts in the work & meets with EVERYONE - even the rural areas of the NNK. Witmann has to go. @wittmanwatch.bsky.social

Know this: I have spoken to numerous marine scientists. Wittman has fundamentally abdicated his role as a protector of the Chesapeake Bay.

Wittman Watch@wittmanwatch.bsky.social · 7h ago

This is getting silly. Wittman says he's been a strong advocate for the Chesapeake Bay, "an environmental treasure and an economic engine for VA." 💩 It's less healthy than when he started. 🥸 He has obtained $0 in Bay health funding. 😡 He voted against the bills that DID help. 1/2

No amount of fearmongering and public relations gaslighting can hide his actual record.

Rep. Rob Wittman's record in Virginia's First District

See how he voted, and understand the consequences for everyone who lives and works in VA-01.

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Blue Virginia@bluevirginia.bsky.social · 8h ago

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01) does what he does best: wildly LIES about his record. Like seriously, he thinks VA01 voters will actually believe that he's lowered their costs??? Also, love the b.s. fear mongering about prosecutor Shannon Taylor. Get this guy outta here! bluevirginia.us/2026/08/live...

Plus... a review of the rain amounts and flooding reports from around RVA on Tuesday afternoon and evening.

Break in the rain for RVA

A review of yesterday's rain and flood reports

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6pm. Numerous flooding reports (orange dots) from Downtown Richmond, along Chippenham Parkway, and down Route 10 into Hopewell.

At The Science Museum of Virginia, awaiting start of a climate change action town hall with special guest @mcclellan.house.gov (psst... the warming climate leads to higher humidity, making heavy rain even heavier, and raising the risk of flooding)

Flash Flood Warning now includes City of Richmond. Lots of standing water on city roads right now. Slow down, use caution.

At 4:15 PM EDT, 1 NNW Hopewell [City Of Hopewell Co, VA] Broadcast Media reports Flash Flood. Flooding of numerous roads in Hopewell. Some schools delaying buses and release of students due to flooding. #vawx Link

The federal minimum wage has not changed in 17 years — still sitting at $7.25 per hour — roughly $15,000 a year.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 24h ago

Rollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."

While this is a HUGE WIN, there's more work to do. It's time to DOUBLE DOWN in pressuring Congress. They need to revoke the OMB Proposal. Members of Congress who fail to stop the Proposal will be out of a job January 3rd, 2027, we will make sure of it. 🧵

3:30pm. Rain with occasional thunder/lightning continues to advance on RVA from the southeast (unusual direction) over the next few hours. Be on the lookout for standing water and flash flooding through dusk — especially in Chesterfield County, South Richmond, and eastern Henrico County (Varina).

2:30pm. Radar estimates 1-2" (yellow shading below) has already fallen in the last 3 hours along Hull Street Road between Southside Plaza and Courthouse Road... and extending south toward Chesterfield County Airport. Map below is centered on Chesterfield County.

Sean Sublette@subletteweather.com · 24h ago

2:20pm. Pouring in South Richmond and into Chesterfield County. Green shaded area in a Flash Flood Warning until 5:15pm this afternoon. Be on the lookout for standing and ponding water in low lying roads, streams, and creeks. Includes Rockwood Park, Meadowbrook, and Chesterfield Court House.

2:20pm. Pouring in South Richmond and into Chesterfield County. Green shaded area in a Flash Flood Warning until 5:15pm this afternoon. Be on the lookout for standing and ponding water in low lying roads, streams, and creeks. Includes Rockwood Park, Meadowbrook, and Chesterfield Court House.

Stop the false equivalence. No other President sued his own government to secure immunity for himself and his family, created a fund to reward cop beaters, and demanded prosecution of his political enemies. Trump’s weaponization of DOJ is unprecedented and you just endorsed it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Tillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"

the intentional abdication by Congress of nearly all of its constitutional responsibilities is at the core of most of our problems as a nation

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

1️⃣ Rob's got the endorsement he thinks might save him (it won't). 2️⃣ Literally everything Trump says here is wrong.... 3️⃣ ...including the idea that Wittman is on the ballot today. Trump has no clue what's going on. If you love Trump, vote Wittman. If you love America, vote anyone else. #NoWittman

I rather like it when @mattlanza.bsky.social gets on the soapbox. "As a sidebar, one thing I want to make sure the general public understands about this [El Niño] and the media ecosystem and content creation system today..."

The Eyewall@theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 2d ago

We take a Monday evening check up on the Tropical Atlantic, El Niño’s influence, and how to avoid engagement bait nonsense. Below or at theeyewall.com.

Primary Day here in Virginia. Check your Congressional district and go vote. I'm in Virginia's 1st District. And was happy to vote for @salaambhattiva.bsky.social this morning.

Even when you do your part to lower your own electricity use, your energy bill in Virginia keeps rising while Dominion and the data center industry keep profiting. It’s corporate greed run amok. End the data center sales tax exemption + enact a statewide moratorium. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Top US data center-serving utility Dominion tops profit estimates

Dominion Energy , ​the U.S. electric utility covering the world's biggest data center territory, ‌reported better-than-expected second-quarter profit and revenue on Friday as demand from server wareho...

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Tuesday morning RVA weather brief: High water in parts of Chesterfield County through 9am from pre-dawn thunderstorms; additional showers and storms are ahead today and tonight.

More storms today in RVA

Already heavy rain south of I-64.

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Another day where the president & other national Republicans get to sh*t on cities/urban voters & we have <exactly none> of the National Conversations™️ about Civility, Tone, Respect for/Reaching out to Real Folkz, or the GOP’s problem of not offering enough Moderate Solutions on Kitchen Table Issues

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."

New Yorkers had to subsidize the $117 million that the NYPD paid out for misconduct lawsuits in 2025 alone, even though most of them were never personally abused by a cop. Where's your worried op-ed on that one?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

"They can never admit the falsities", says the network that paid $787.5M for falsities.

Wittman voter from '24, “Everything costs more and he’s done nothing to push back against Trump. I’m ready for a change because these politicians are not helping any of us but giving everything to the rich. Why should I vote for you (@salaambhattiva.bsky.social)? So... substack.com/home/post/p-...

Mr. Burns Says Excellent!

ALT: Mr. Burns Says Excellent!

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Wittman Watch@wittmanwatch.bsky.social · 2d ago

The new FiftyPlusOne election forecast says Wittman is struggling against a to-be-decided Democrat. Understand this: their forecast model says that ANY Democrat beats Wittman 60 times out of 100. The Dem primary election is tomorrow. Choose your fighter! fiftyplusone.news/forecast/house

Really great work from @zekehausfather.com and @andrewdessler.com

Gavin Schmidt@climateofgavin.bsky.social · 2d ago

About time! www.theclimatebrink.com/p/fixing-one...

Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.

Good overview from @elizouzts.bsky.social on Virginia's recent embrace of agrivoltaics, and where there is lots of opportunity — for both farmers and clean energy.

Virginia lays groundwork to combine more solar with farming

A new state law aims to spur agrivoltaics projects where crops or livestock thrive amid solar panels, as AI power demand booms and concerns about farmland…

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Amen. Never, EVER, forget the enablers. Looking directly at my congressman, Rob Wittman, in Virginia's 1st Congressional District. His fundamental failure to defend The Constitution during this moment will cement his legacy.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d ago

Most of the corruption perpetrated by the Trump admin would not be possible without the complicit enabling of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. The only way to put any check and balance on this out of control regime is to vote them out in November.