Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
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orange cat looking seriously at the camera
me: you're sure gonna be glad you're inside with us soon buddy. there's supposed to be a foot of snow today. what would you do out there?? you're not even a foot tall!
Adonis:
On Tuesday — the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration — Huguenot High students walked out of class to protest the actions of US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement agenda.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking to buy a warehouse in Hanover County and convert it into an immigrant processing facility.
The move comes amid increasing ICE activity in Virginia, including an uptick around Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's inauguration last week.
FEMA has declared a state of emergency in Virginia ahead of the storm.
"We are able to receive direct federal supplies where necessary for the purposes of health, health and safety of our fellow Virginians," Gov. Abigail Spanberger said.
Despite what a post said on the Charlottesville subreddit, a local Waffle House will be open through the winter storm.
Shelley Herring, who works in customer service at the location, said the restaurant will be open this weekend.
“We are nonstop, 24/7,” Herring told VPM News on Friday.
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Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-...
...so how was your week, bluesky? #protectmypublicmedia
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Congress will claw back $1.1B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. VPM, which is a PBS and NPR affiliate, will lose more than $2.5M over the next two years in lost funds. VPM President Jayme Swain says the cuts could result in the loss of Central Virginia local programming.
A map of Virginia showing public media stations who all stand to lose money due to federal cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding.
Congress has voted to claw back $9 billion in funding for various aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that President Donald Trump is expected to approve. But what, who and where, exactly, would be impacted by the funding loss in Virginia?
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07...
P.S. – This Curious was tough to answer! The commonwealth's rules are very layered and the answer varies *extremely* by location and office.
If there's a ballot initiative or type of elected office you're curious about (ha) and we didn't get to it, please let us know!
— @dawnthea.bsky.social
~50% of the US provides citizens with a path to change laws via voter initiatives — or recall their elected officials.
A Goochland County listener asked @whittneye.bsky.social whether Virginia is one of them.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07... #publicmedia #audiencepowered #curiouscommonwealth
Hey wait I work there
Here's the source for this btw! www.expedition33.com/post/composi...
I think calling him "some guy off soundcloud" really discounts the massive amount of work he put into making a huge portfolio specifically of the kind of music he wanted to write for video games. He wasn't some dude with a few tracks up that the game director randomly found
I love my job as the guy who adds a fake “keep me signed in” checkbox to every website that does nothing
"In the Dark" is such superb reporting. Each season is better than the last. I highly recommend listening! It's exciting to see a team of skilled women getting their deserved recognition.
A spokesperson for VPM Media Corp. told VPM News that VPM had received $75,000 for the federal fiscal year running from Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025, but it was not yet clear how much of that money was still left to spend as of Friday, May 2 — the effective termination date of the grant.
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This is going to be way more interesting to me next week but rn I just did my DISHES and boiled some PASTA and then I'll do some LAUNDRY
So, what's next?
You gotta flush those pipes. You should also flush out appliances like washer machines and dishwashers, as well as your ice makers and refrigerator water dispensers.
HEY CITY OF RICHMOND! YOU HAVE POTABLE WATER AGAIN!
The boil water advisory has been lifted in the Greater Richmond area, also including the counties of Hanover, Henrico and Goochland, which have been under boil water advisories this week.
The city of Richmond will undergo a review of the events that led to the water system failure and soon would announce the details of that process, according to Mayor Danny Avula.
Avula and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have publicly discussed beginning investigations into what led to the city’s water outage
I'll ask HR, but I'd say you can change your slack title as long as @exit265c.com is cool with it
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A Man holding large scissors
A picturesque landscape of central Virginia
A loving moment between a proud mother and son
It was really really really really hard to pick the most memorable photos from this year. But here are 4 of 50 pictures from @vpm.org. The best part: collaborating with my talented colleagues on so many interesting stories. Thank you to all who made this year memorable. www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...
Tortilleria Mixteca! They're very communicative on Facebook: m.facebook.com/tortilleriam...
