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Ken Cuccinelli II
@KenCuccinelli
UPDATE on referendum lawsuits: The Tazewell Circuit Court just ruled the referendum unconstitutional. The Judge entered an injunction blocking certification of the election & denied a motion to stay pending appeal. A final order will be entered once drafted, & it will be immediately appealed
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3:30 PM · Apr 22, 2026
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Virginia fighting back, the Governor broke the constitutional law in VA. Her CIA trick is going to come back to bite her. When is the investigation of her election going to be revealed?
https://x.com/KenCuccinelli/status/2047035309691375844?s=20
Wren Williams
@WrenWilliamsVA
Democrats just banned open carry in Virginia.
2:39 PM · Apr 22, 2026
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Judge bars certification of Virginia redistricting results; state AG promises appeal
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN
Updated: 8:11 PM EDT, Wed April 22, 2026
A congressional map approved by Virginia voters that aims to help Democrats net four US House seats in November’s midtermsfaces another legal hurdle just one day after its passage.
A judge in rural southern Virginia on Wednesday ordered that the results ofTuesday’s vote not be certified on several grounds, including that state lawmakers did not follow their own rules in passing the redistricting referendum. Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley also called the ballot language put to voters “flagrantly misleading.”
Hurleybarred state election officials from modifying election districts or proceeding with the new maps.
The fate of Virginia’s referendum was already before the state Supreme Court, which stayed a previous ruling by Hurley in the run-up to the referendum and allowed Tuesday’s vote to proceed before deciding the merits of that case. The case before the state Supreme Court is still pending.
State Attorney General Jay Jones said his office intends to immediately appeal Hurley’s Wednesday ruling.
Andrea Gaines, a spokesperson for the Virginia Department ofElections, said state officials are aware of the ruling and “are in the process of reviewing its impact on the State Board Certification” of Tuesday’s results.
Virginians for Fair Elections, which helped lead the campaign to back the referendum,said in a statement that voters “understood exactly what was on the ballot, and they chose YES.”(liars)
“Republicans lost,” the group said. “Now they’re trying to overturn the will of the voters in court and trying to relitigate an election they couldn’t win.”
Virginians narrowly approved the new map giving Democrats an advantage in 10 of the state’s 11 US House seats, a significant win for the party in a redistricting battle that has raged around the country since last summer.
This story has been updated with additional details.
(https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/virginia-redistricting-tazewell-county-certification
The Governor and criminals fails to understand how the Trump Admin has many more legal efforts to prevent this bullshit? The efforts will be many challenges. The CIA governor thinks she’s smart.
CNN 4/23/2026
Judge bars certification of Virginia redistricting results; state AG promises appeal
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN
Updated: 8:11 PM EDT, Wed April 22, 2026
A congressional map approved by Virginia voters that aims to help Democrats net four US House seats in November’s midterms faces another legal hurdle just one day after its passage.
A judge in rural southern Virginia on Wednesday ordered that the results of Tuesday’s vote not be certified on several grounds, including that state lawmakers did not follow their own rules in passing the redistricting referendum. Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley also called the ballot language put to voters “flagrantly misleading.”
Hurley barred state election officials from modifying election districts or proceeding with the new maps.
The fate of Virginia’s referendum was already before the state Supreme Court, which stayed a previous ruling by Hurley in the run-up to the referendum and allowed Tuesday’s vote to proceed before deciding the merits of that case. The case before the state Supreme Court is still pending.
State Attorney General Jay Jones said his office intends to immediately appeal Hurley’s Wednesday ruling.
Andrea Gaines, a spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Elections, said state officials are aware of the ruling and “are in the process of reviewing its impact on the State Board Certification” of Tuesday’s results.
Virginians for Fair Elections, which helped lead the campaign to back the referendum, said in a statement that voters “understood exactly what was on the ballot, and they chose YES.”
“Republicans lost,” the group said. “Now they’re trying to overturn the will of the voters in court and trying to relitigate an election they couldn’t win.”
Virginians narrowly approved the new map giving Democrats an advantage in 10 of the state’s 11 US House seats, a significant win for the party in a redistricting battle that has raged around the country since last summer.
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/virginia-redistricting-tazewell-county-certification
Why does CNN post CNN so much on an article?
CNN 4/23/2026
US Navy Secretary Phelan fired as naval blockade of Iran continues
By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Natasha Bertrand, Kaitlan Collins, CNN.1/2
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position Wednesday, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN,amid tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his implementation of shipbuilding reform. andhis close relationship with President Donald Trump.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday evening that Phelan would be departing “effective immediately” — a surprise announcement that came even while the US Navy is carrying out a blockade of Iranian ports during a ceasefire in the Iran war.Earlier, Hegseth had a conversation with Trump and informed Phelan he needed to resign or be fired, two sources familiar with the matter said.
“President Trump and Secretary Hegseth agreed new leadership at the Navy is needed,” one of the sources, a senior administration official, told CNN.
The Navy directed queries about the details of Phelan’s departure to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The White House directed CNN to a statement from Parnell.
“On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” Parnell said in a post on X. “We wish him well in his future endeavors. Undersecretary Hung Cao will become Acting Secretary of the Navy.”
The announcement was particularly shocking for its timing,with the Navy playing a critical role in stopping Iranian shipsfrom traversing the Strait of Hormuz. Thus far, US forces have redirected 31 vessels to return to port and have also boarded two ships.
Multiple sourcestold CNN therewas tension for months between Phelan and Hegseth, who believed Phelan was moving too slowly on implementing shipbuilding reformsand was alsoirked by Phelan’s direct communication with Trump, which Hegseth viewed as an attempt to bypass him. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg also wanted to take control of major responsibilities for shipbuilding and navy acquisitions, a job that would typically be within Phelan’s purview.
It was during a meeting between Trump and Hegseth on shipbuilding at the White House Wednesday that the issues came to a head, according to a senior White House official.
Trump, frustrated by slow shipbuilding progress himself, became convinced during the meeting that Phelan needed to be replaced, and he and his defense secretary resolved to install someone who would move more quickly, the official said. Trump told Hegseth to “take care of it,” because Phelan is subordinate to the defense secretary. Hegseth sent a message to Phelan informing him he needed to resign or be fired, the official said.
The official said Phelan,though, did not appear to believe Trump was aware of the message, andhe soon began phoning other White House officials asking if they had heard he had been told to resignand whether they knew if the president was aware of it. It was around then that Parnell issued the statement, the official said.
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/john-phelan-navy-secretary-leaving?cid=ios_app
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At least two White House staffers told Phelan the decision was Trump’s, the official said.But Phelan still sought confirmation from the president himself. or someone close to him,coming to the White House grounds and looking for officials in the Eisenhower Executive Office Buildingwith whom he had relationships, asking if they had any information, the official said.
Phelan then asked to meet with Trump and went to the West Wing lobby,the official said, and Trump met with him briefly, confirming that Phelan was out of a job.
Phelan is a businessman with no prior military service; he and his wife previously fundraised millions of dollars for Trump’s campaign before he was confirmed as Navy secretary in 2025.
“John will be a tremendous force for our Naval servicemembers, and a steadfast leader in advancing my America First vision,” Trump said at the time. “He will put the business of the US Navy above all else.”
Phelan’s departure is the first among the military service secretaries nominated under Trump. Hegseth has, however, removed numerous senior military officers across the services since taking the helm at the Pentagon.
The announcement of his departure comes the same week as a major, annual maritime conference — the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space conference —was being held just outside of Washington, DC. Phelan and other senior Navy leadership attended and spoke at the conference.
CNN previously reported that Phelan’s name appeared on a flight manifest showing that he flew in 2006 on the plane of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The manifest showed Phelan flew with Epstein; several other financiers; and one passenger who appeared to be French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a close associate of Epstein who was facing charges of rape of a minor and sexual assault when he was found dead in his prison cell in 2022.
A close friend of Phelan’s said he had been invited to fly on the plane by Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne, who died in 2021.Phelan did not know they’d be flying on Epstein’s plane until they arrived, the close friend said, and Phelan did not speak or interact with Epstein again.
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/john-phelan-navy-secretary-leaving?cid=ios_app
National Social Affairs
Air Force pilot’s selfie caused $135 million midair collision: report
Updated : April 23, 2026 - 16:31:28
A midair collision involving two Air ForceF-15K fighter jets in 2021 occurred because a pilot was trying to film himself flying, according to a report released Wednesday by the state audit board.
The pilot, an Air Force major at the time, was filming himself inside the cockpit during aDecember 2021 flight to mark his final flight before being transferred to another post, according to a report by the Board of Audit and Inspection.
The squadronleader flying ahead of him had instructed the officer in the back seat — the F-15 is a two-seat fighter jet — to film his wingman.
But the former major made an unplanned maneuver without warningin anattempt to get better footage of himself, causing the two aircraft to collide.
Both jets landed safely,but the collision caused major damage to the planes, each of which is worth about 100 billion won ($67.5 million).
The Air Force suspended andgrounded the former major and ordered him to cover 878.7 million won in repair costs. He laterresigned and became a commercial pilot, but asked the audit board to review the compensation order.
The board ultimately ruled that he should pay 87.8 million won,or 10 percent of the original amount.
The board noted that it had been customary at the time for Air Force pilots to film themselves, that the former major’s plan had been shared among the pilots, and that.the Air Force also bore responsibility for failing to restrict the practice. It also cited the fact that he landed the aircraft safely and had made significant contributions since being commissioned in 2010.
The accident had not previously been disclosed publicly, as the Air Force kept it under wraps for more than four years.
An Air Force official issued a public apology at a briefing at the Defense Ministry on Thursday and said the military was working to reform its culture.
https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10724239