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Virginia Redistricting Fails: The Fight Continues | Bacon's Rebellion -

9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (674+ words) Faced with a potential Democratic wave this fall, Republican legislators across the nation continue their efforts to placate Donald Trump by adopting unprecedented mid-cycle gerrymanderings designed to protect their majority in Congress. Remember how we got here In April 2026, Virginia…...

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Summer dangers | Bacon's Rebellion -

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (559+ words) By James C. Sherlock This weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and summer and early fall weather can induce disasters in this state. "We'll look at the hurricane threat to all of Virginia, not just the coasts. Coasts. "Hurricanes get…...

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A Rising Democratic Star Disappoints Teachers" Unions in Virginia | Bacon's Rebellion -

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (627+ words) by Kevin Mahnken, The 74 Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed an expansion of collective bargaining rights last week. Her allies in the labor movement weren't pleased. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's rejection of a new law expanding collective bargaining rights for teachers…...

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Why We Can't Build Anything Anywhere Near Anything | Bacon's Rebellion -

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (154+ words) Is there a creative solution that would preserve the historic site of Powhatan's birthplace while allowing development to proceed? Or will this become a zero-sum game like everything else in our society? Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center:…...

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Can Virginia Embrace a Bicycle-Centric Transportation Model?

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (524+ words) A transportation infrastructure built around the primacy of bicycles works OK for the Dutch, but Virginians would never accept it. by James A. Bacon According to Co Pilot AI, there are about 800, 000 bicycles in Amsterdam, a city of roughly one million…...

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An Untimely Endorsement for Louise Lucas | Bacon's Rebellion -

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (130+ words) This author has just noted that Louise Lucas's cannabis stores in Portsmouth and Norfolk, both raided by the FBI last week, are not registered with the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. " Perhaps they do not have to register. The Portsmouth store…...

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Spanberger Isn't Moderating, She's Muddling | Bacon's Rebellion -

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (701+ words) Vetoing the collective bargaining bill, observing court orders, and honoring MOUs on data center tax exemptions isn't pivoting to the center " it's muddling through. How is she doing this? With one-word answers as to whether or not the Virginia Department…...

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baconsrebellion. com > virginia-dems-turn-their-ire-on-u-s-supreme-court

Democrats' Attack on Judicial Independence in Virginia

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (57+ words) baconsrebellion. com Virginia Dems Turn Their Ire on U. S. Supreme Court When you attempt to do something illegal and the courts stop you, there's only one thing to do: Attack the court and try to eliminate judicial independence. They're lying. Continue…...

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baconsrebellion. com > potential-investigations-of-louise-lucas-lisa-lucas-burke-lucas-lodge-and-the-cannabis-outlet

Potential Investigations of Louise Lucas, Lisa Lucas-Burke, Lucas Lodge and The Cannabis Outlet | Bacon's Rebellion -

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (492+ words) by James C. Sherlock In an interview Sunday in the Virginian-Pilot, Sen. Louise Lucas, president pro tempore of the Virginia state senate, says she still doesn't know why the feds raided her businesses. We will look at the possibilities. Senator Lucas…...

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baconsrebellion. com > the-more-things-change-at-uva-the-more-they-stay-the-same

Controversial Remarks on Jefferson Ignite UVA Graduation Debate

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (368+ words) Despite the shake-up in leadership at the University of Virginia, at least one senior administrator regards Thomas Jefferson with antipathy. Kenyon Bonner, chief student affairs officer at the University of Virginia, delivered the keynote address to the graduating class of…...

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