Kevin Andrew Lipscomb
@kevinalipscomb.bsky.social
Information Technology Consultant at #MarathonConsultingLLC in Virginia Beach; Certified Virginia Paramedic; President of #KVRS #KempsvilleVolunteerRescueSquad; VP of #VBRC #VirginiaBeachRescueCouncil. #BMWE90 #Nikon #CokeZero #Cannondale #Android
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Virginia Beach paramedic Bailey Hartley created “Colt Kits,” sensory and communication kits designed to help people with autism and sensory disorders stay calm during emergency responses.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/43xsw3xb
Read more here: tinyurl.com/43xsw3xb
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Virginia Beach paramedic Bailey Hartley created “Colt Kits,” sensory and communication kits designed to help people with autism and sensory disorders stay calm during emergency responses.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/43xsw3xb
Read more here: tinyurl.com/43xsw3xb
I had never seen this, Short & very cool! youtu.be/dnsSBn9jQG8?...
Kempsville Volunteer rescue squad
YouTube video by Silverstream CFM
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I had never seen this, Short & very cool! youtu.be/dnsSBn9jQG8?...
Good for the ABA!
In its final report, released this week, @americanbar.org's Task Force for American Democracy called for several reforms to “bolster public confidence in American democracy.”
One of those reforms was #RankedChoiceVoting.
Learn more 👇
One of those reforms was #RankedChoiceVoting.
Learn more 👇
American Bar Association releases final report of the ABA Task Force for American Democracy
CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2025 —The American Bar Association today announced the release of the final report of the ABA Task Force for American Democracy, a two-year, bipartisan effort to address the most…
www.americanbar.org
September 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good for the ABA!
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In February, Trayon White was expelled from the DC Council after being indicted on bribery charges.
Yesterday, he won back his seat w/ just 30% of the vote.
It’s a reminder of why 73% of DC voters just voted to adopt #RankedChoiceVoting for future elections. @allvotescountdc.bsky.social ⬇️
Yesterday, he won back his seat w/ just 30% of the vote.
It’s a reminder of why 73% of DC voters just voted to adopt #RankedChoiceVoting for future elections. @allvotescountdc.bsky.social ⬇️
July 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In February, Trayon White was expelled from the DC Council after being indicted on bribery charges.
Yesterday, he won back his seat w/ just 30% of the vote.
It’s a reminder of why 73% of DC voters just voted to adopt #RankedChoiceVoting for future elections. @allvotescountdc.bsky.social ⬇️
Yesterday, he won back his seat w/ just 30% of the vote.
It’s a reminder of why 73% of DC voters just voted to adopt #RankedChoiceVoting for future elections. @allvotescountdc.bsky.social ⬇️
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The DC Council's vote to fund the implementation of #RankedChoiceVoting follows overwhelming support from DC voters for a ballot measure last fall, when Initiative 83 passed with 73% support and won in every precinct.
Full election results ⬇️
electionresults.dcboe.org/election_sta...
Full election results ⬇️
electionresults.dcboe.org/election_sta...
July 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The DC Council's vote to fund the implementation of #RankedChoiceVoting follows overwhelming support from DC voters for a ballot measure last fall, when Initiative 83 passed with 73% support and won in every precinct.
Full election results ⬇️
electionresults.dcboe.org/election_sta...
Full election results ⬇️
electionresults.dcboe.org/election_sta...
1/ Hashmi, a fine candidate all around, will be the Democrat nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. But she only got 27.40% of her own party's vote! A whopping 72.6% of the Democrat votes were for someone else! With Ranked Choice Voting, the nominee would've been assured of majority support...
June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
1/ Hashmi, a fine candidate all around, will be the Democrat nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. But she only got 27.40% of her own party's vote! A whopping 72.6% of the Democrat votes were for someone else! With Ranked Choice Voting, the nominee would've been assured of majority support...
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Today, Charlottesville, VA voters are using #RankedChoiceVoting for the first time!
This is a big milestone for better elections in Virginia. Kudos to Sally Hudson, @upvoteva.bsky.social, & many others.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
This is a big milestone for better elections in Virginia. Kudos to Sally Hudson, @upvoteva.bsky.social, & many others.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
Charlottesville City Council primary city’s first to use ranked choice voting
“We're finally moving toward a system where we're embracing diversity by design.”
www.vpm.org
June 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Today, Charlottesville, VA voters are using #RankedChoiceVoting for the first time!
This is a big milestone for better elections in Virginia. Kudos to Sally Hudson, @upvoteva.bsky.social, & many others.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
This is a big milestone for better elections in Virginia. Kudos to Sally Hudson, @upvoteva.bsky.social, & many others.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
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Why #RankedChoiceVoting?
➡️ Makes campaigns more positive
➡️ Addresses the “spoiler problem”
➡️ Saves money on runoffs
➡️ Elects candidates with broad support
Learn how 👇
➡️ Makes campaigns more positive
➡️ Addresses the “spoiler problem”
➡️ Saves money on runoffs
➡️ Elects candidates with broad support
Learn how 👇
Ranked Choice Voting - FairVote
Ranked choice voting makes our elections better by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
fairvote.org
June 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Why #RankedChoiceVoting?
➡️ Makes campaigns more positive
➡️ Addresses the “spoiler problem”
➡️ Saves money on runoffs
➡️ Elects candidates with broad support
Learn how 👇
➡️ Makes campaigns more positive
➡️ Addresses the “spoiler problem”
➡️ Saves money on runoffs
➡️ Elects candidates with broad support
Learn how 👇
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#RankedChoiceVoting lets voters express their honest opinions. Rank your favorites 1-2-3, instead of feeling forced to choose the lesser of two evils.
Ranked Choice Voting - FairVote
Ranked choice voting makes our elections better by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
fairvote.org
June 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#RankedChoiceVoting lets voters express their honest opinions. Rank your favorites 1-2-3, instead of feeling forced to choose the lesser of two evils.
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Problem: Voters are fed up with our broken politics.
Solution: #RankedChoiceVoting rewards politicians who solve problems for all of us.
Solution: #RankedChoiceVoting rewards politicians who solve problems for all of us.
Voters Support Elections That Produce Problem-Solving Politicians - Rainey Center
Voters believe the current system produces too much partisanship. Rainey Center conducted survey research to understand how voters think about American democracy. We find that voters across the…
www.raineycenter.org
June 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Problem: Voters are fed up with our broken politics.
Solution: #RankedChoiceVoting rewards politicians who solve problems for all of us.
Solution: #RankedChoiceVoting rewards politicians who solve problems for all of us.
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This Saturday, Australians will use #RankedChoiceVoting to elect their national government.
Learn how ranked choice voting has helped ensure fair representation, political stability, and responsive government in Australia for over 100 years. fairvote.org/australian-e...
Learn how ranked choice voting has helped ensure fair representation, political stability, and responsive government in Australia for over 100 years. fairvote.org/australian-e...
Australian election will use ranked choice voting nationwide - FairVote
In the Australian election on Saturday, May 3, voters will use ranked choice voting to elect their members of Parliament.
fairvote.org
April 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This Saturday, Australians will use #RankedChoiceVoting to elect their national government.
Learn how ranked choice voting has helped ensure fair representation, political stability, and responsive government in Australia for over 100 years. fairvote.org/australian-e...
Learn how ranked choice voting has helped ensure fair representation, political stability, and responsive government in Australia for over 100 years. fairvote.org/australian-e...
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For years, we've been purchasing ambulances manufactured by the conglomerate mentioned in this article, and we're experiencing exactly the problems it describes. (Sorry, we don't have a gift link.) -- www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
Senators Investigate Private Equity Role in Soaring Fire-Truck Costs
Fire departments say prices for new engines have soared and orders are backlogged for years. Two senators are investigating whether investors who have disrupted the industry are the reason.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
For years, we've been purchasing ambulances manufactured by the conglomerate mentioned in this article, and we're experiencing exactly the problems it describes. (Sorry, we don't have a gift link.) -- www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
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FairVote's Meredith Sumpter & @sightline.org's Alan Durning explain in @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social how #RankedChoiceVoting is making government work better in places as different as Portland, OR and Alaska. thefulcrum.us/electoral-re...
We Can Fix This: Our Politics Really Can Work – These Stories Show How
As American politics polarizes ever further, voters across the political spectrum agree that our current system is not delivering for the American people. Eighty-five percent of Americans feel most el...
thefulcrum.us
April 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
FairVote's Meredith Sumpter & @sightline.org's Alan Durning explain in @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social how #RankedChoiceVoting is making government work better in places as different as Portland, OR and Alaska. thefulcrum.us/electoral-re...
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“…The viral outrage disseminated on social media actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action. The result is a media environment that keeps us in a state of debilitating fear and anger, endlessly reacting to our oppressors instead of organizing against them.”
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
March 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“…The viral outrage disseminated on social media actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action. The result is a media environment that keeps us in a state of debilitating fear and anger, endlessly reacting to our oppressors instead of organizing against them.”
Disappointed that Va Gov Youngkin vetoed a bill to make technical amendments to the state's Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) framework. I'm confident that those dedicated to the welfare of *all* Virginians will eventually get RCV optimized here. upvoteva.org/blog/upvote-...
UpVote Virginia statement on Governor Youngkin’s Veto of SB1009 — UpVote Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2025 Contact: Liz White Hello@UpVoteVA.org RICHMOND, VA – Today, UpVote Virginia released the following statement from Executive Director Liz W...
upvoteva.org
March 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Disappointed that Va Gov Youngkin vetoed a bill to make technical amendments to the state's Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) framework. I'm confident that those dedicated to the welfare of *all* Virginians will eventually get RCV optimized here. upvoteva.org/blog/upvote-...
Continuing on the citizenship improvement journey today at Kempsville High School with Virginia's state delegate Michael Feggans and Senator Mark Warner.
March 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Continuing on the citizenship improvement journey today at Kempsville High School with Virginia's state delegate Michael Feggans and Senator Mark Warner.
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March 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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NEW POLL: Redondo Beach, CA voters overwhelmingly understand #RankedChoiceVoting, like it, and say it’s easy!
87% say they understand it well
61% say they support it (with just 25% opposed)
83% say it’s easy
fairvote.org/press/redond...
87% say they understand it well
61% say they support it (with just 25% opposed)
83% say it’s easy
fairvote.org/press/redond...
Exit poll: Redondo Beach voters overwhelmingly understand ranked choice voting, like it, and say it’s easy - FairVote
Redondo Beach voters understand ranked choice voting, like it, and say it’s easy. Redondo Beach used RCV for the first time in its March 4 municipal elections.
fairvote.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NEW POLL: Redondo Beach, CA voters overwhelmingly understand #RankedChoiceVoting, like it, and say it’s easy!
87% say they understand it well
61% say they support it (with just 25% opposed)
83% say it’s easy
fairvote.org/press/redond...
87% say they understand it well
61% say they support it (with just 25% opposed)
83% say it’s easy
fairvote.org/press/redond...
Thank you @leerichardson.bsky.social for an excellent presentation tonight at the Hampton Roads Azure User Group meeting held at Marathon Consulting in Virginia Beach. It got me very interested in .NET Aspire (among other things).
March 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thank you @leerichardson.bsky.social for an excellent presentation tonight at the Hampton Roads Azure User Group meeting held at Marathon Consulting in Virginia Beach. It got me very interested in .NET Aspire (among other things).
Trying to expand my citizenship horizons...
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trying to expand my citizenship horizons...
I'm attending Michael Feggans for Delegate's event, “Delegate Michael Feggans HD97 Town Hall Hosted by Freedom Virginia” - sign up now to join me! #AIMHIGHVB www.mobilize.us/michaelfegga...
Delegate Michael Feggans HD97 Town Hall Hosted by Freedom Virginia · Michael Feggans for Delegate
Delegate Michael Feggans and Freedom Virginia will host the first Town Hall meeting of 2025 for House District 97, following the conclusion of the Virginia General Assembly Session. During the meeting...
www.mobilize.us
March 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm attending Michael Feggans for Delegate's event, “Delegate Michael Feggans HD97 Town Hall Hosted by Freedom Virginia” - sign up now to join me! #AIMHIGHVB www.mobilize.us/michaelfegga...
1/4 -- In ranked choice voting (RCV) elections, candidates can benefit from being the backup choice of voters who rank another candidate first.
February 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
1/4 -- In ranked choice voting (RCV) elections, candidates can benefit from being the backup choice of voters who rank another candidate first.
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RELEASE: Arlington votes to keep Ranked Choice Voting for general elections, adding to growing support statewide.
With high voter satisfaction & bipartisan backing, RCV continues to gain momentum in Virginia. Visit our blog to view exit polling linked in our release.
upvoteva.org/blog/februar...
With high voter satisfaction & bipartisan backing, RCV continues to gain momentum in Virginia. Visit our blog to view exit polling linked in our release.
upvoteva.org/blog/februar...
Joint Statement from UpVote Virginia and FairVote on the February 22 Arlington County BOard Meeting — UpVote Virginia
Nonpartisan Democracy Reform Organizations applaud the Board for voting to continue using Ranked Choice Voting in General Elections
upvoteva.org
February 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
RELEASE: Arlington votes to keep Ranked Choice Voting for general elections, adding to growing support statewide.
With high voter satisfaction & bipartisan backing, RCV continues to gain momentum in Virginia. Visit our blog to view exit polling linked in our release.
upvoteva.org/blog/februar...
With high voter satisfaction & bipartisan backing, RCV continues to gain momentum in Virginia. Visit our blog to view exit polling linked in our release.
upvoteva.org/blog/februar...
It's a good thing Trump and Musk have promised there won't be any conflicts of interest.
February 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's a good thing Trump and Musk have promised there won't be any conflicts of interest.
Fascinating and scary. This article suggests that before November, Trump inadvertently painted a more accurate picture of the economy. Despite that, his interventions (so far) are making things worse. politi.co/4hvKd7P
Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong.
Here’s why unemployment is higher, wages are lower and growth less robust than government statistics suggest.
politi.co
February 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Fascinating and scary. This article suggests that before November, Trump inadvertently painted a more accurate picture of the economy. Despite that, his interventions (so far) are making things worse. politi.co/4hvKd7P