.Don Scott announces creation of new select committee on maintaining campus security and preserving first amendment rights on VA college campuses. Chaired by Del Herring, Vice Chair Kilgore, members Carr, Simon, Rasoul, Laufer, Anthony, Thomas, Obenshain, Wilt, Batten, Ballard

So exciting to see #Charlottesville Moms Demand Action's community partner Buck Squad among local peacekeepers recognized by UVA Batten School! 29news.com/2024/05/11/cha…

Signing off tonight with a heavy heart 💔.

We remember those who died so we could live.

We remember the men, women and children whose futures were taken away from them.

Our loved ones who were cruelly murdered by those filled with hate.

May their memory be a blessing.

Tonight, our country will come to a halt for 24 hours and mark one of the most difficult Memorial Day’s since our country’s founding.

Every single Israeli knows someone who was murdered, kidnapped, or injured on and following October 7th.

We live Memorial Day every day in

I'm a proud Zionist & ally for my Jewish friends & loved ones. Left-wing bigotry only strengthens my resolve.

“Whether perpetrated by cynical opportunists, political operatives, vindictive exes or misogynist trolls on social media, these evolving forms of sexual violence have a lingering, growing and profoundly negative impact on the next generation of female leaders.” Susanna Gibson

Our moms – Catherine Finnegan Biden, Bonny Jacobs, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, and Barbara Emhoff – have been there at our highest points and our lowest moments, lifting us up when we need it most.
 
Today, we wanted to share a piece of wisdom they imparted on each of us.

Latest column: “Antisemitism has been part and parcel of politics and culture in Virginia since the first Jews arrived about a decade after its founding as Great Britain’s first permanent colony in the New World in 1607.” richmond.com/news/state-reg…

We see this ad nauseam in the GVP movement: Jews like Soros, Bloomberg, Schumer & Feinstein are trying to take your guns & your rights. In 2020, terrorists were busted for threatening to kill Virginia's first Jewish House speaker over gun laws.

Too many progressive commentators have spent time insisting the threats, harassment and grotesque hate speech directed at Jewish students on college campuses is not “as bad” as what we saw in the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. This is not a contest

A few points:

1. President Biden has always been a friend to Israel, but the arms-halt for Rafah is deeply misguided.

Here’s why:
A. Israel’s leverage on Hamas leaders is that we’re coming to kill them and nobody likes dying.
If you prevent Israel from entering Rafah, you’ve

Thomas Jefferson began his service representing Albemarle County in the House of Burgesses today in 1769.

Being called a heartless jerk by a funeral home director on Christmas Eve. True story.

On Tuesday, we proudly wore lime green to show our support for mental health. I am truly grateful to all my colleagues who joined this year & many previous years to reduce stigma & spread awareness of this critical issue. If you or someone you know needs help, call 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.