Saddened to learn of the passing of Curt Newsome - one of the more respected football coaches in the Commonwealth of Virginia - at the age of 67.
Newsome was Head Coach for 10 seasons at his alma mater, Emory & Henry. He also served as an assistant at James Madison and Virginia Tech.
At the prep level, Newsome guided Kecoughtan HS to six playoff wins, including a trip to the State Championship game in 1997.
Thoughts and prayers to his entire family. #RIP my friend!
Tim Kaine on VA Supreme court: "The timing of this ruling speaks volumes":
"If the Virginia Supreme Court had legitimate concerns about this referendum, the time to stop it would have been before three million Virginians cast their ballots."
No vote in Tennessee (+1 GOP)
No vote in Florida (+4 GOP)
No vote in Missouri (+1 GOP)
No vote in North Carolina (+2 GOP)
No vote in Texas (+5 GOP)
Virginia’s voter-approved maps thrown out.
MAGA has rigged the system.
Congratulations to Jeff Bourne on his induction into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame!
He will be honored for his 25 years of service at the 61st Annual NACDA & Affiliates Convention this June.
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#GoDukes
Here are Sabastian Sawe's splits en route to the 1:59:30 marathon world record. 🤯
He ran the first half in 1:00:29 and then the second half in 59:01. My goodness!
Splits — Time (Segment) — Pace (min/mile)
5K — 14:14 (14:14) — 4:35
10K — 28:35 (14:21) — 4:37
15K — 43:10 (14:35) — 4:40
20K — 57:21 (14:11) — 4:35
Half Marathon — 1:00:29 — 4:36
25K — 1:11:41 (14:20) — 4:37
30K — 1:26:03 (14:22) — 4:37
35K — 1:39:57 (13:54) — 4:28
40K — 1:53:39 (13:42) — 4:25
Finish — 1:59:30 (5:51) — 4:17
Just incredible.
Shots fired in an assassination attempt:
Joe Biden: 0
Barack Obama: 0
George W Bush: 0
Bill Clinton: 0
George HW Bush: 0
37 years…zilch!
Donald Trump: 3 attempts.
1 year, 9 months.
I smell fish.
…or the secret service has suddenly become completely incompetent.
I’m pleased to share the Madison Promise with the JMU community and beyond. It’s our now and it builds on our public mission, calls upon our strength in innovation and collaboration, and sets a bold course as we step confidently into the future.
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Holy sh*t!! Twitter BANNED the creators of this ad. 🤯
I guess this hits Republicans and their Big Oil sugar daddies a little too close to home. 🤔
You know what to do.
SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE.
Donald Trump thought he could score cheap political points by calling Bill LeRoy an “insult to Jesus” because the veteran catcher and captain of the Savannah Bananas is “beyond woke” and believes that God does not discriminate on the basis of gender.
Standing in front of a roaring, sold-out Banana Ball crowd, LeRoy didn’t just clap back — he delivered a powerful, no-nonsense response that shook the stadium.
“The president of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus,” LeRoy began, gripping the mic with calm intensity. “You want to know what’s a real insult to Jesus? Turning your back on people who need help while giving more to those who already have everything.”
“You know what insults Jesus?” he continued, gesturing toward the crowd. “Separating families, shutting doors on those in need, and forgetting what ‘love thy neighbor’ actually means. That’s not the message I stand for — and it’s not the message this team stands for.”
“You know what insults Jesus? Preaching values while ignoring compassion. Talking about faith while practicing division. That’s not faith — that’s politics dressed up as religion.”
“I’m not a perfect Christian,” he said, a small smile crossing his face. “There’s only been one perfect man, and I’m not him. I’m just a catcher who believes in treating people right.”
“Jesus told us to love our neighbors as ourselves… So why do we keep choosing hate, division, and fear instead?”
Fuck it, if Dame Sarr or Patrick Ngongba returns to Duke, I’ll buy one Duke fan a jersey before the season starts. Brotherhood or black.
Just retweet this and make sure you’re following me. Fans deserve some positivity when the season ends 🤣💙
TWEEPS: At 5pm today, trump moved to end mail-in voting while continuing to use it himself. That’s not election integrity, that’s blatant voter suppression.
I need 1,000 fast RTs and replies using #TrumpVotedByMail.
Please and thank you! 🙏💪
Let me get this straight.
The leading Senate Republican walked into the White House Sunday with a bipartisan deal to end the TSA nightmare. Fund everything except ICE now, get TSA agents paid today, handle ICE separately.
Senate Republicans and Democrats said yes.
Trump said no.
Why? Because Trump is holding TSA workers’ paychecks hostage to try and force Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a voter suppression bill that would knock millions of eligible Americans off the voter rolls. He wants to make it harder for Americans to vote.
Like a petulant child flipping the board when he’s losing, Trump torched a bipartisan deal his own Senate leader handed him on a silver platter. His tantrum continues as he unleashes ICE agents into airports. Agents with zero screening training, zero TSA authority, and a good chance of making everything worse.
Democrats have been ready to fund TSA from day one. What we refuse to do is write a blank check for an ICE agency that gunned down two American citizens in Minneapolis and still demands the ability to kick down doors without a judge’s approval while hiding behind masks.
We will not pass the SAVE Act either. Call it what it is: the SAVE REPUBLICANS Act. Non-citizen voting is already illegal. It was illegal yesterday. It will be illegal tomorrow. This bill solves nothing except the Republican party’s losing electoral math.
Fund TSA. Reform ICE. End this today.
Trump is the one standing in the way.
Trump and Robert Mueller were born two years apart, both into wealthy families and both with private school upbringings.
Trump received five draft deferments during Vietnam and became a parasitic real estate baron.
Mueller volunteered for service, graduated from Officer Candidate School and Ranger School, was wounded in combat, and received a Bronze Star w/ Valor for rescuing one of his wounded soldiers under intense enemy fire.
And that pretty much crystallizes both the difference between the two and Trump's toxic jealousy toward Mueller.