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I just saw a post on FB repeating an unnamed Georgia Congressman's claim that maybe Virginia should "give back the Democratic part of Northern Virginia to DC". When did they stop teaching history and government in schools. A Republican Congressman who does not know or understand that Virginia (and Maryland) ceded part of their state(s) to create the District of Columbia. I'm all in favor if said Rep would also allow DC to become a state.

Trump Airlines II. Won't last as long as the first

April 24. Happy Arbor Day https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-24?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0424-04242026&om_rid=

Renegade is a staple at Acrisure Stadium. If ya ain't a Styx fan, ya ain't a Yinzer

I'm thinking its a prime time for school groups right now. That may be a driver. Plus Skubal pitching is a draw

I know that I'm basically preaching to the choir here, but IMO we need to find a way to get Big Money out of politics. Citizens United opened the door to a lot of the mess we're seeing now. Too many PACs, who knows how much dark money. There has to be a way to police this. Personally I'd start taxing contributions over $1,000 at 75%, no business contributions allowed what so ever.

I agree, reform is needed from the Constitution on down. We're not in the 18th century anymore. Jefferson said something close to the Constitution needed to be rewritten every generation. I don't think we need to go that far, but we need something that returns us back to the values set up by Madison and Company then go from there. But humans being human.....

Unless the court rules the legislature did an end run and skirted the state constitution in an effort to get the special election on the ballot. For the record, I voted yes. More in response to the maneuvers in Texas, Florida, Missouri and Florida than anything else. Personally I would prefer multiple representative districts, but that ain't happening any time soon

April 23 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-23?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0423-04232026&om_rid=

Some good news for Michigan and beyond from SCOTUS https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-enbridge-pipeline-great-lakes-ee1936195d1a8e4b1d877c5dbb438ade?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_detroit&stream=top The pipeline is 70 plus years old and showing its age. It needs to be replaced asap if not sooner.

It comes down to whether or not the State Legislature followed the State Constitution in the writing and timing of the Constitutional Amendment that we voted on. Without getting deep in the weeds the question for the court to decide is whether the General Assembly legally put the issue on the ballot in the first place. According to yesterday's lower court ruling the amendment was passed during a special session to deal with the state budget. Expanding the session's scope required a 2/3 vote, not a simple majority. Under the State Constitution, the Governor sets the agenda for the session. The General Assembly cannot pass unrelated constitutional amendments unless it properly expanded the session. From ChatGPT... Deeper into the woods. Voters approved redistricting in 2020. Tuesday's vote overrode that vote temporally (until 2030). Then they get to do the process over. Here's where it seems weird to me. The State Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the special election when it was first presented to them but voted to allow the vote to proceed...why?

The Dutch Roller Coaster. Enjoy the ride

I've never seen an administration where there were so many sex scandals.

An actual rally!

This is the new Acting Navy Secretary. He ran for the Senate in 2024. Hung Cao, another nutcase

Doesn't normal protocol require one to have passed for a few of these?

And like clockwork

Well, there is a missile manufacturer going in near Toano. Konesberg Manufacturing. They broke ground about a month ago. Raised a big stink among the know nothings. Hated to tell them about the Navy facility down the road near Yorktown

I was just struck that the team was basically stonewalled by a bunch of men. Basically erasing whatever achievements the women had obtained.

I have MLBTV for Tigers games. The only ads I saw all weekend were of some geezer standing in front of his tractor telling me to vote no. Every half inning, every pitching change. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday…..

The basic question comes down to whether the process was valid. A lower court ruled it was invalid. The Supreme Court allowed the referendum to go to a vote while they deliberated. The decision comes down to whether the General Assembly acted within the state constitution in redrawing the maps and whether redrawing the maps mid decade was allowed. The fact they fast tracked the review and allowed the vote to continue might be telling... Who knows Incidentally, in 2020 voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring redistricting maps be drawn by an "Independent Commission" (similar to Michigan ???). The commission was to be made up of legislators and private citizens from both parties. The Independent Commission could not agree on a compromise map. The State Constitution then required the State Supreme Court to appoint an Independent Special Masters group to draw the maps that are the current maps (before yesterday). The map we just voted on was drawn by the state legislature. The question is did the legislature overstep their constitutional rights. The state court could have stopped the stopped the vote, now they have to decide...