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Matthew
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Hokie athletics fan. Husband and girl dad. Forklift certified.
Me watching the VT/George Mason game when Evan Hughes mentions their coach was apart of their final four team “20 YEARS AGO!”
a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on
Alt: a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on turning old.
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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do you think I care about what they need or get

i want these people shot into space
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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There's rumors of ICE coming to where my kid goes to school. True or not, it has people on edge.

Last night she was worried about a friend who is a US citizen but resides in another country.

Here I am, having to tell my child to ask them for a warrant and to film what she sees.

This is not OK.
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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astigmatic gang RISE UP
October 5, 2024 at 5:55 PM
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Congratulations Abigail Spanberger.

I can't wait to work alongside my union siblings to force her to go back on her campaign promise of not repealing right to work.
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Absolutely superb speech by VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell.bsky.social - "this is a coordinated national strategy [by Republicans] to grab power"; it's "not democracy"; Democrats can't unilaterally disarm; etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/frid...
October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Video: VA Senate Dems Unanimously Vote to Pass Redistricting Amendment – “a break-glass maneuver for a truly unpredecented moment” as Trump Tries to “rig the entire national election” (Unfortunately, we first had to sit through Rs' bad-faith bloviating) bluevirginia.us/2025/10/vide...
Video: VA Senate Democrats Unanimously Vote to Pass Redistricting Amendment – “a break-glass maneuver for a truly unpredecented moment” as Trump Tries to “rig the entire national election”
A few minutes ago, the VA Senate voted on a party-line basis to approve HJ6007 (after LOTS of bad-faith blathering/bloviating and wild gaslighting by Senate Republicans, who will never EVER say the wo...
bluevirginia.us
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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@ssurovell.bsky.social before Virginia Senate passes redistricting amendment: What do you do when one side refuses to play by the rules? Do you continue to play by the rules and concede defeat? Or do you take actions, even if unsavory, to protect the principles of democratic government?
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Listening to these GOP members cry about redistricting, and history of losing "their seats" (they ain't YOUR seats anyway) is a tell--they KNOW exactly how Virginia voters are feeling and how they would vote on retaliating against Trump's redistricting if given the chance.
October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Let’s go!!! Hokies Win!
October 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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I think I'm just about ready to offer a different Radical Centrist Take. There's functionally almost no difference between a five star QB and high four star QB in terms of potential for elite performance, but there's a massive one in hype. There shouldn't be!

Elite QB recruiting is a crapshoot!
Radical centrist Arch take: He has already flopped relative to his billing. At best he'll turn in 1.5 seasons of good play before leaving college football. He will not meet expectations. But he'll still be pretty good and take Texas to at least one playoff w/ above-average QB numbers

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October 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hokies Win!
September 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Related, I've learned that Nexstar has a 75% controlling interest in the CW, which explains why they're airing that garbage at all.

I imagine my email to them is going to fall on deaf ears.
September 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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ICE recruiting commercial during the break. GTFOH.
September 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I don't know that I can handle watching VT-NCSU for long, not because of the game, but because of the trash ICE brownshirt recruitment propaganda during every c-break.
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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The single most frustrating and enraging thing I do on a reguilar basis is deal with the health care and insurance system in these United States of America.
September 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Obviously AD still needs house cleaning (though word is Whit will be hands off with a new Football-only GM to handle that stuff), as well as a rumoured ~9m NIL infusion outside of House money, is it still a bad job? @splitzoneduo.com @alexkirshner.com (is Richard even on Bluesky?)
September 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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This was a more cathartic use of a few minutes than I expected
September 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
September 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Brent Pry and the Fullcast will both be on LinkedIn tonight but for totally different reasons
September 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM