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Richmond residents, the Mayor's Office will present the FY27 budget at 3 pm today. The link to watch live is included here. As a special meeting, there will be no public comment. www.rva.gov/press-releas...
USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) youtu.be/tU8S13xYJNM?...
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Not shocking that we let it get this bad, but I hope systems are being put in place for earlier intervention. "As delinquent utility bills near $50M, city officials roll out plan to catch up" richmond.com/news/local/g...
If there's one thing we should be able to do exceedingly well at this point, it's a state-wide virtual academy with real academic rigor. Not "schools" within each district. "School Board approves $458M budget that finally identifies 46 staffers to be laid off" richmond.com/news/local/e...
We really can't screw this up now. At least not more than it's already been screwed up. "Council approves $14.7M loan to keep Diamond District project on track" www.richmonder.org/council-appr...
At Longwood, a journey toward racial reckoning www.whro.org/virginia-cen...
He's a rapist and a pedophile, and it's in the Epstein files? I think everyone knows this is why. "As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...
Please do.
The board was vacant until recently, minus the appointed ex-cop with a six figure salary
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
It's having positive effects in Richmond.
Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
"A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values. The survivors in that hearing room deserved an apology. More than that, they deserve the truth... unspun and fully exposed." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
The @richmonder.bsky.social should have interviewed the owner who sold the property. They promised him the house would stay. Then the first draft called for demo. Initial outreach is performative. "Grove Ave. development wins permit after scaling back plans" www.richmonder.org/controversia...
Richmond unveils draft parks master plan and seeks feedback www.axios.com/local/richmo... #axiosrichmond
I reshared @meninblazers.bsky.social’s hilarious commentary on Instagram from the Liverpool game and I get a rights violation notice from Meta. Half a billion people watched the game. Let fans have some fun. Dang! 🤪
Things I would not do in a Land Rover for 1000, Alex. www.hagerty.com/media/drivin...
‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Have you talked to your Congressional representatives about the Bivens Act lately? The funding crisis isn't going away soon and we must use negotiations to protect democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
We're not allowed to see the faces of the taxpayer-funded goon squad who is committing crimes in the streets, but the goon squad is allowed to record the faces of taxpayers who have committed no crimes.
Very relevant discussion for Richmond.
80/20
Oh, Indian fort in the basement, you say? Sounds fun! www.realtor.com/realestatean...
"A legitimate governing board should be able to repair illegitimate actions without paying an eight-figure penalty for the privilege. This contract ensures it cannot. That is not an accident of sloppy drafting. It is governance designed to insulate itself from accountability."
"If constitutional defects are established, scandal won't be that improperly constituted board hired a president. Deeper scandal will be that board wrote a contract making it financially prohibitive for properly constituted successor to correct the error." richmond.com/opinion/colu...
