On February 19, 2026, Dawson Maloney attempted to ram his car into a power station in Boulder City, Nevada. Maloney traveled over 2,500 miles from Albany, New York. According to a Las Vegas Metro Police press release, Maloney had a extremist propaganda, explosive materials, firearms, and other weapons in
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, made a notable appearance at the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) Lobby Day on Monday. The annual event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, saw Rhodes joining with political operative Ivan Raiklin who is tied to a legal attempt overturn the results
The final week of October in Richmond saw a partisan struggle from Virginia Democrats to begin the process for an amendment before Virginia's 2025 Election. The process of changing the Virginia Constitution requires state lawmakers to pass resolutions between intervening elections. This proposed amendment would allow redistricting amid
On Thursday in the Henrico County Courthouse, Zachary Alam was found guilty of grand laracy and burglary. Alam was one of about 1600 people pardoned on President Donald Trump's first day on his second term. Alam was convicted for his role on January 6 including assaulting law enforcement
On July 17, Richmond's Monument Avenue sprawled with protesters with two common themes; honoring the law civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis and protesting the Trump administration. This event sponsored by the protest group Virginia 50501 continued their theme of being a big tent event, with groups
"Why are we in Henrico?" Asked Judge George Barton Chucker to Dominic Xavier Box in the middle of civil hearing when Box petitioned the court for a Permanent Protective Order from Allyson Rose Becker last Wednesday. Dominic Box was one of many that were incarcerated for their actions
If there was a moment that changed the race for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, it would definitely be when Senator Ghazala Hashmi delivered a speech in the bed of a pickup trump outside of a protest against Governor Glenn Youngkin in Church Hill. I didn't expect
In September 2023 Zachary Alam was convicted of eight felonies related to his activities inside of the Capitol on January 6. He would be sentenced to 8 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release, but in January 2025, Alam was released after receiving a pardon from President Donald
What a difference a week makes! On Tuesday morning April 22, Youngkin aide Matthew Moran wrote on X, the everything app, about the Virginia Republican Party fielding the most diverse ticket in their history. Moran was referring to Winsome Sears, Jason Miyares, and John Reid being named the party nominees.
This year I went to the Virginia March for Life. This time the angle was pretending to use progressive language. https://t.co/lSoLFijhYs pic.twitter.com/bjyPKyW8Cf — Goad Gatsby (@GoadGatsby) April 2, 2025 On a slightly chilly morning last Wednesday, the largest anti-abortion rally in Virginia was in preparation,
On November 6, 2020, two months before January 6, Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta were arrested after driving their Hummer with a Q Anon bumper sticker from their Virginia homes to the Philadelphia Convention Center as votes were being counting for the 2020 Election. They would be later convicted violating
Last week former Republican Delegate Tim Anderson who is seeking a return to the Virginia House of Delegates announced that Black Lives Matter 757 had argeed to serve as the moderators for a debate between his Democrat opponent Delegate Michael Feggans. The debate had not been agreed to by Feggans
Placing a swastika to intimidate at churches has been a felony in Virginia for years. The seldom used law has only ever used once since the rise of fascist movements in the last ten years. The difficulty in charging neo-Nazi vandals is proving intent to intimate. Placing a hateful symbol
Back in August 2024, during a press conference, Glenn Youngkin was complaining about Federal government employees did not have to be in the office and how it was affecting Metro ridership. I asked Youngkin what would he do if those employees were to be fired in a Trump administration. Youngkin
On Tuesday, the Office of the United States Attorney motion to dismiss their charges against Nathaniel Noyce of Glen Allen. In April 2024, Noyce was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges including assaulting an officer during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The charging document alleges
I don't care what your ideology is, Washington DC during Trump's inauguration was trash. Even worse for the people that support Trump. Upon arriving in DC on Sunday morning with the MAGA rally held at the Capitol One Arena, the line was too long to think
On Wednesday morning, the Office of the Virginia Attorney General in the Barbara Johns Building hosted a press conference for a ban on transgender athletes in public schools in Virginia. The rhetoric was more like the John Birch Society than Barbara Jones, the civil rights activist who organized a sit-in
Drones were a hot topic on social media back in December with Mass hysteria about spies in the sky, or something stranger. Even RVA Mag got in on the buzz in the air. Piecing together the motivation of the Cybertruck Explosion on New Year's Day has the perpetrator
On Wednesday afternoon, Virginia Delegates Mike Jones and Holly Seibold addressed a crowd in freezing weather at a rally about the abuse at Red Onion Prison. This is an issue that The Virginia Defenders have been taking the lead and reporting on prisoners who are holding hungry strikes and intentionally
Poor timing on my part. Currently sitting in my home that hasn't had running water in 30 hours. The city of Richmond is experiencing troubles with water. That means the 2025 Virginia Legislation Session will not begin on Wednesday. In a statement, Virginia Speaker of the House of
First thing first, I'm switching from Substack to Ghost. I am not happy with the direction that Substack is taking, specifically catering to weirdos, so I have moved all my newsletter articles over to Ghost. Second of all, Virginia legislative session begins on Wednesday. I will be closely
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A list of grants awarded to location law enforcement agencies in Virginia.
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Jon Schleffer addressed members of House of Delegates about police response to campus protests.
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A trip to the Gun Hole to talk about misinformation and urban myths.