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I completely disagree with red flag laws in that anyone truly presenting a danger to themselves or others need to be incarcerated. Nevertheless, Comey likely has loyalists in the FBI feeding him info regularly. I wouldn't be surprised if such folks were involved with the Butler PA assassination attempt. Any investigation of Comey should include that angle, not just the post. TDS is real, after all. It could be a joke, but his TDS history should not be ignored in this case.

We’ve already written about the ongoing mess with Virginia’s GOP. But to be fair, Virginia’s Democrats aren’t exactly firing on all cylinders, either. One candidate for the House of Delegates just outed herself as being “ethically nonmonogamous,” i.e., a swinger.Hmm.Sure hope she lives in a swing district! *Ba-bump-bump-ching!* (“Thank you! Be sure to tip your waitress! Try the veal.”)Of course, no one had asked her about her sex life, probably because nobody cares. Nonetheless, Yvonne Rorrer, 47, decided to volunteer the information all on her own:Rorrer, a Democratic candidate for Virginia’s House of Delegates in the 47th district, revealed Saturday...

Pad B is crossing a major milestone: the Orbital Launch Mount has arrived! With Ship 35 doing another static fire and the launch window fast approaching, how close is Flight 9? And how about the Starship future? SpaceX is radically redesigning major parts of Starship! Meanwhile, Rocket Lab is getting closer to pulling off a move even SpaceX hasn’t accomplished yet. Ready For Flight 9? SpaceX Starship- MASSIVE Progress In One Single Day!! | 21:12 What about it!? | 595K subscribers | 281,558 views | May 13, 2025

A McDonald’s in Virginia has sparked national conversation—and controversy—after implementing a strict policy that bans anyone under 21 from dining inside. The policy, which comes in response to what the location called “repeated incidents of student violence,” has social media lit with reactions.

A McDonald’s restaurant in the progressive Washington, D.C. suburb of Fairfax County, Virginia has banned under 21-year-olds from indoor dining after “repeated incidents of student violence.” Adults must ring a doorbell to be let in by staff. The McDonald’s is located just outside the Beltway in the Franconia neighborhood between Alexandria and Springfield. It has been a popular hangout for students of several nearby schools, including Thomas A. Edison High School. A sign posted at the door says, “RING THE DOORBELL SAFETY NOTICE: Effective immediately. Due to repeated incidents of student violence, this McDonald’s location is temporarily closed for dine-in...

The FBI and US Attorney’s Office in Albany have launched a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a source familiar with the probe told The Post. The investigation, first reported by the Times Union, follows a federal criminal referral sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte to the Justice Department earlier this month. Pulte’s letter alleges James “falsified records” to obtain favorable loans on a home she purchased in 2023 in Virginia and a Brooklyn brownstone she’s owned since 2001.

A Virginia homeowner allegedly shot and killed a three-sport high school athlete after the teenager and two pals banged on the shooter’s door while playing “ding dong ditch” early Saturday, authorities said. Tyler Chase Butler, 27, was charged Tuesday with killing 18-year-old high school senior Michael Bosworth Jr. and injuring one of his friends during what police initially reported was an attempted burglary on a residential block in Fredericksburg around 3 a.m., the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. Butler claimed to detectives that a trio of teens were trying to break into his house, but the wounded teenager insisted they...

A Lewis and Clark statue featuring Sacagawea (also spelled Sacajawea), a famous Native American woman, was taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia, making it the third statue to be taken down in the city. The statue is of two White men – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark – and Sacagawea, who was depicted tracking, according to historians. Those against the statue have said Sacagawea appears to be cowering, according to The Daily Progress newspaper. “It was a very offensive statue, and not only did it delineate me as a Native American, it delineated our women and their role in society,” said...

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “kowtowing” to President Donald Trump had been disappointing. Host Jake Tapper said, “Is Secretary Rubio able to do the two main jobs there?” Warner said, “I don’t know how anybody could do these two big jobs, and they’re frankly very different. One is actually trying to diplomatically work with friends and adversaries around the world. And unfortunately, the number of adversaries has gone up dramatically as Trump’s approach has been so awful to our allies. The other are our national security adviser...

“I built the program from the ground up,” said Hart. Under Hart’s leadership, the aquatics center grew to host a thousand visitors per week… … Hart told 7News the trouble started last year when she arranged for five employees to get swim coach training in Florida. She needed everyone’s full legal name to book the plane tickets. Once they were booked, another employee shared the flight itinerary in a group chat. Hart said one of the staff complained because the plane tickets that were shared in the group had the person’s legal name, which did not match their gender identity....

The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday voted 9-6 to keep the block on DOGE’s access to social security data. The court’s entire slate of judges (en banc) weighed in on Wednesday: Chief Judge Diaz (Obama), Judge King (Clinton), Judge Gregory (Clinton), Judge Wynn (Obama), Judge Thacker (Obama), Judge Harris (Obama), Judge Heytens (Biden), Judge Benjamin (Biden), and Judge Berner (Biden) voted to deny the motion to stay. Judge Wilkinson (Reagan), Judge Niemeyer (George H.W. Bush), Judge Agee (George W. Bush), Judge Richardson (Trump), Judge Quattlebaum (Trump), and Judge Rushing (Trump) voted to grant the motion to...

Virginia Republicans have a lot of challenges going into the 2025 statewide elections: An electorate that has generally (though not always) tilted Democratic. A long-standing historical trend of Virginians electing a governor from whatever party isn’t in control in Washington. Donald Trump in the White House, when that led to record Democratic victories last time. A playing field where eight Republican-held House of Delegates seats are in districts that voted Democratic last year and could do so again this fall. There are two big things, though, that Republicans thought they had in their favor: Glenn Youngkin has been a popular...

A Virginia Commonwealth University professor called for deplatforming right-leaning media figures and influencers to “disrupt capitalism.” Podcaster and blogger Dr. Karlyn Borysenko went undercover to report on the Male Supremacism Studies Conference. Dr. Kay Coghill, during a conversation at the conference, advocated for silencing those who hold conservative or Republican views.

Virginia State Police troopers were involved in a shooting overnight on Tuesday in Fairfax County, according to Virginia State Police (VSP). Around 12:43 a.m., a trooper was alerted that a suspect had fled in their vehicle during a traffic stop conducted by Fairfax City Police near Burke Station Road and Main Street.

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A U.S. Navy officer was found guilty of killing his pregnant girlfriend in 2022 after she refused to get an abortion. On Wednesday, April 23, 27-year-old Emmanuel Coble of Hampton was found guilty in Hanover County Circuit Court on all five charges he faced in the murder of 20-year-old Raquiah King of Hampton, who was shot and killed in July 2022, according to Mackenzie Babichenko, the Hanover County Commonwealth’s Attorney. King’s death also resulted in the loss of her pregnancy, which was about 12 weeks along. On July 21, 2022, a deputy with the Hanover...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), a longtime liberal voice representing Northern Virginia in Congress, announced Monday that he would not be seeking reelection next year after his esophageal cancer returned following treatment.

President Trump dined with major donors at his Northern Virginia golf course Thursday – the same venue where he is expected to break bread with the top holders of his memecoin next month. The price of admission to attend the fundraiser for MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC, reportedly started at $1 million, with multiple outlets reporting that “host” status would be given to donors contributing at least $5 million to the political group. Details of the goings-on at the dinner were not immediately available. It appears that White House pool reporters were not privy to the function. Trump previously...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County police released the name of the man who allegedly shot two police officers in Fairfax, Virginia, on Wednesday afternoon. …. More officers were called to the scene, and when they arrived, Wali allegedly reached for a firearm and shot two officers. A third officer fired his weapon, striking Wali four times, officials said. …. The two officers were taken to a local hospital in a "non-life-threatening condition," officials said, and Wali was pronounced dead on the scene. Officers recovered the firearm that Wali allegedly had.

The left’s embrace of violence has reached the edge of the cliff. “The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence,” George Mason University graduate student Nicholas Decker posted, promoting his recent Substack titled “When Must We Kill Them?” Decker is working on his PhD in economics, but his post had nothing to do with President Trump’s economic policy. Instead, it was a fantasy piece about the left murdering Trump administration officials, including Trump, over some perceived attack on Americans’ freedom. “Evil has come to America,” Decker said. “The present administration is engaged in barbarism; it has...

WASHINGTON – The Mayor of Hyattsville, Maryland, Kevin Ward died Tuesday in an apparent suicide, officials said. He was 44-years-old. Ward’s body was reportedly found in a park in McLean, Virginia.