Cindy
Map-maker, Map-maker, Make Me a Map! Now Seeking Candidates for Virginia Redistricting Commission
by Cindy
Whether you supported the Redistricting Amendment or opposed it, Virginia voters approved it, and now it’s time to form that Commission. Eight lucky...
Lazy NY Times Reporting on 2021 VA Gov Race Erases Women of Color, Democrats...
by Cindy
Today’s New York Times article “Virginia Democrats, Thrilled With Biden Victory, Aren’t Looking for Carbon Copy” offers the following lazy, mindless thesis: just...
2021 Candidates Weigh In On Falls Church City Local Special Election
Clarification: This post was not meant to suggest that there aren't ALSO plenty of people in the City of Falls Church who support Simone...
VA House GOP Goes on Unhinged Twitter Rant to Prove It Doesn’t Understand the...
by Cindy
Emulating its leader in the White House, the Virginia House GOP went on a string of crazy-uncle tweets last night, demonstrating its utter...
Interviews With Falls Church City Council Special Election Candidates
by Cindy
Following the terribly sad death of Falls Church City Council member Dan Sze in July, a special election was announced, to be held...
Is It Time to Scrap School Resource Officers in Virginia Schools?
by Cindy
While schools have hired police--to provide security and ostensibly to give students an opportunity to engage in positive interactions with law enforcement while...
Your Worst Nightmare: Waking Up to the Sound of Your Door Being Kicked In
by Cindy
You’re asleep in your bed in the middle of the night, when you suddenly hear a crash coming from the living room. Your...
Who Will Serve As Citizen Members on the Virginia Redistricting Commission? Ed Gillespie? How...
by Cindy
The Redistricting Amendment that will come before the voters this November creates a bipartisan Redistricting Commission comprised of eight legislators and eight "citizens."...
Sun Gazette’s Attacks on Women of Color, Criminal Justice Reformers, Climate Activists, the LGBTQ...
Note: While I would ordinarily exercise good journalistic habits, and include direct links to articles mentioned, in this post I opted not to, for...
It’s Not Just Policy But Culture: Cop Pulls Gun on Sen. McClellan’s Dad for...
by Cindy
At last night’s Arlington Young Dems criminal justice reform forum, the last question of the evening was about whether the legislators would be...
