BLUE VIRGINIA WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP 15JUN25

 

Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (6/15/25) "No Kings" Day Photos; Brutal Reviews of Earle-Sears’ Appliance/Plumbing/Electric Business; Primary Day on Tuesday; Hegseth Flunks Rep. Vindman's "Military 101 Questions"; Cuccinelli Nomination "Dead" Blue Virginia Jun 15 Note: given that Twitter (where Blue Virginia has over 32,000 followers) is now under far-right/anti-democracy Elon Musk’s disastrous ownership, check out Blue Virginia over at BlueSky, Threads, Spoutible, Mastodon, etc. Also, if you want to make a donation to Blue Virginia, you can do that here. Thanks! One other note: We’ve now got a Blue Virginia Breaking News list; sign up here if you’re interested in getting emails, potentially up to several per day, about breaking news in Virginia. Video, Highlights From James Walkinshaw’s VA11 Democratic Campaign Kickoff; Walkinshaw Declares “I’m running for Congress because we’re in a five-alarm-fire moment for our country” VA Speaker Don Scott on Shootings of Minnesota State Lawmakers and Their Spouses: “Let me be clear: political violence is never acceptable. Ever.” “No Kings” Day Photos, Updates from Virginia Video: Watch Pete Hegseth Flail, Flunk Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)’s “Military 101 Questions” About VERY Important Topics Youngkin Calls Out VA National Guard for “No Kings Day”: “This is the governor of Virginia attempting to suppress political turnout through intimidation and kiss his leader’s orange ass at the same time. Truly vile.” Blue Virginia Interview: VA11 Dem Candidate Amy Papanu Says “I refer to myself as a moderate Democrat. That is so important these days to get things done in Congress.” Video: Elected Leaders, Small Business Owner Call Out Sears for Ripping Off Customers, Then Attacking Negative Reviewers Blue Virginia Interview: VA11 Dem Candidate Dan Lee Says “Why I’m in this race is because I believe in a country that provides guaranteed health care for all Americans through Medicare for All” 62-Year-Old Richmond Resident with Major Health Issues: “I Voted for Trump. His Medical Debt Policy Hurts Me.” Sen. Mark Warner: “For years, Iran has threatened the safety of Israel and the region and Israel has an undeniable right to defend itself and its citizens” Sen. Mark Warner: “This footage is outrageous — it’s something I’d expect out of an authoritarian nation, not the United States of America” Brutal Reviews of Winsome Earle-Sears’ Appliance, Plumbing and Electric Business: “worst company I have ever dealt with”; “this place is a complete scam”; “won’t be around much longer with her around…she’s a [wack] job” VA Senate Majority Leader Surovell Letter to UVA Rector Says Cuccinelli Nomination is “Dead”; Any Board of Visitors Member Who Facilitates Cuccinelli’s Continued Service Would be Engaging in “malfeasance and incompetence” and Subject to Removal New VA11 Democratic Poll, “From Super PAC Supporting James Walkinshaw,” Finds Walkinshaw Ahead 52%-11%-11% After “Balanced Positive Profiles” Read Video: Sen. Mark Warner Decries Trump Politicizing the Military, Holding a Parade “that would be more appropriate for Moscow than Washington”; “Going over the Governor” to Call in the National Guard and Marines… VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Argues, Correctly: “Today it’s California. Tomorrow it could be Virginia.” There Are Now Two Dems – Amanda Pohl and Lisa Vedernikova Khanna – Who Have Announced Campaigns to Take on the Abysmal Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01) BREAKING: Winsome Earle-Sears Took Money From Known Nazi Sympathizer and Cosplayer Kenny Boddye Responds to Winsome Earle-Sears’ “Slaves did not die in the fields so that we could call ourselves victims Email: “We Owe Them More Than This” With VA Dem LG and AG Primaries in Just Over a Week, the 2Q25 Fundraising Totals Are Coming In With 1 Week Until the Virginia Dem AG Primary, Jay Jones’ Allies Send Letter to Shannon Taylor Expressing “Serious Concerns” Over Dominion Energy Contributions; Taylor’s Campaign Says “Jones repeatedly accepted contributions from Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy lobbyists” In Blue Virginia Interview, LG Candidate Victor Salgado Rips 2025 VA GOP Ticket as “one of the most reactionary, bigoted tickets”; Would LOVE to Debate “hate-filled unserious clown of a person” John Reid Video: VA Senate Privileges & Elections Committee Votes 8-4 to Reject Eight Youngkin Nominees, Including Ken Cuccinelli, to the UVA Board of Visitors NEW: Spanberger Announces Plan to Lower Virginians’ Energy Costs, Continues Focus on Making Virginia More Affordable Sen. Tim Kaine on Trump Activating 2,000 National Guard Troops in Los Angeles: “Trump is trying to escalate violence with this move” DGA Announces Initial $5 Million Investment in the Virginia Governor’s Race Blue Virginia News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid You're currently a free subscriber to Blue Virginia News. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. Upgrade to paid   Like Comment Restack   © 2025 Blue Virginia Arlington, VA