Last boost, as a #Virginian, I am so happy that we chose common sense instead of hate, I am glad we chose practical solutions over fascism, we chose people over power, so very hopeful for the future today.

Trump wants to deport another academic who's legally in the US.

Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at #GeorgetownU, says he's being punished on spec as to the views of his wife, a US citizen of Palestinian heritage.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/trump-deportation-georgetown-graduate-student-00239754

This man's a #Virginian, y'all.

Also targeted by Trump: #Virginia's George Mason University.

Weird given it's home to conserv Mercatus Institute & a place Koch Bros have lavished money on.

Its large # of non-white students anything to do w/it?

#GMU

Hello lovely Mastodon peeps!

I am writing a long piece on the US state of Virginia - and what it’s like to live, work, do your thing etc there, etc. I wanna touch on business, tech, culture, ideas, Silicon Dominion, wine, investment, history & unique factors… the lot.

Anyone you’d recommend I talk to?

Or, if you are Virginian, can we chat?

#virginia #silicondominion #virginiatourism #virginian #journorequest

‘Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way’: How a Young #Virginian Kept the #Farm in the Family

#Farmers like Dustin Watson are turning toward new #land-centered models to overcome the challenges of #farmtransfer and succession

https://barnraisingmedia.com/long-acre-farm-dustin-watson-farmland-trust/

‘Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way’: How a Young Virginian Kept the Farm in the Family

Innovative models of farmland transition are helping farmers like Long Acre Farm’s Dustin Watson save the family farm from developers.

Barn Raiser
Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume purge of voter registrations

The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing Virginia to leave in place its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who aren't U.S. citizens from voting. The justices on Wednesday granted an emergency appeal from Virginia’s Republican administration. The justices acted on the state’s emergency appeal after a federal judge found that the state illegally purged more than 1,600 voter registrations in the past two months. A federal appeals court had previously allowed the judge’s order to remain in effect. The specter of immigrants voting illegally has been a main part of the political messaging this year from Donald Trump and other Republicans, even though such voting is rare in American elections.

AP News
#NowPlaying I am currently listening to Lonely Old Lies by Neko Case from the album #Virginian see #spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/1pYJzBD6GjIoFRnUSQL3EE
Lonely Old Lies

Neko Case · Song · 1997

Spotify

Dear #Missouri,

Who is ready to fire #JoshHawley next year?!? Time to kick this #Virginian out of the MO #senate seat!
Signed,

A Fellow Missourian

This week's #followFriday method is 1 person from my instance, 1 person from another instance, and 1 bot. @Patrickoldhiker lives in central #virginia ... @rvajay is obvi in #rva, and @tag-virginia relays all my #virginia stuff and I follow to discover #virginian people and topics. Please #boost and #retoot freely! 🐘 #ff
Moved instances, figure I’ll reintro. #leftist #Virginian who loves #southernFoodways #trailRunning #running #pie#rural #mountainlife in #rappahannock #blueRidge with our twelve #dogs (#borderTerrier #amstaff ) 
Previously a #baker in #cville now performing an amporphous mid-life career change aiming for #health & #fitness in my community and collecting #oralhistory of local foodways.