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Nice virtue signaling and misuse of the English language. We live in a Constitutional Republic, NOT a democracy.

One of the many failings of public schooling, which I did attend and learned a lot. Leftists clearly have not, as I guess they think the only history book that matters was written by Howard Zinn or Saul Alinsky.

Heartbreak for Dems As VA Senate Majority Leader Delivers Crushing Blow to Latest Gerrymander Scheme

https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/05/11/virginia-senate-majority-leader-weighs-in-on-extreme-plans-being-considered-in-gerrymandering-battle-n2202214

Perhaps the most extreme of the measures that, per The New York Times, were being considered during a meeting Saturday that included House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), was to have "Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for state Supreme Court justices... from 75 to 54," a plan that, if seen through, would force out every justice currently sitting on the state Supreme Court. Afterwards, they conceivably would use their power to "then fill vacancies on the court with sympathetic Democratic lawyers."

Unfortunately for Democrats, the brakes have been slammed on the various plots they were cooking up by none other than Virginia State Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), according to reporting from the Virginia Scope's Brandon Jarvis:

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Surovell, the top Democrat in the state Senate, told Virginia Scope Monday morning that these drastic measures will not be taken.

Surovell said that the time restrictions at the Department of Elections make the notion impractical.

He also said forcing the retirement of Supreme Court justices would be extreme, and he wants to work within the existing legal system when fighting against Republicans.

Ironically, Surovell's reported first reason is that the Dems cannot do this in compliance with the timing provisions of VA's Constitution. IOW, if tried, the VSC would smack them down.

Many years ago I vacationed for a couple weeks in "The Maritimes".   Not all Canadians are down with their government and recognize their country is full of 'fruits and nuts.'  If only we could trade Maine for them.  ( and or or get Maine back on track)  I had great handout I received from one that was rather cute, it was a warning about approaching "Crazy Canadian Liberals".   

Biden Moves to Block Release of 70 Hours of Audio Recordings With Ghostwriter

https://redstate.com/joesquire/2026/05/10/biden-moves-to-block-release-of-70-hours-of-audio-recordings-with-ghostwriter-n2202199

Former President Joe Biden plans to go to court to block the Trump administration from releasing roughly 70 hours of partially redacted audio recordings of his conversations with a ghostwriter, the Justice Department said in new court filings Friday.

DOJ attorneys told U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich that they expected Biden to seek to “prevent any such disclosures” of the recordings to both Congress and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to access the materials. The Justice Department set a Tuesday deadline for Biden to file legal action and agreed to hold off on any release until June 15 if he does.

A spokesperson for Biden confirmed Sunday that the former president plans to fight the release.

“President Biden cooperated fully with Special Counsel Hur, and agreed to provide audiotapes of conversations with his biographer for a book about his deceased son on the condition that they would not be made public,” spokesperson TJ Ducklo said in a statement. “The DOJ themselves have said these tapes serve no public interest.”

What the Audio Is, and Why It Matters
The recordings were gathered by investigators working for Special Counsel Robert Hur, who was appointed by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in January 2023 to investigate Biden’s handling of classified materials. The probe began after documents turned up at a University of Pennsylvania think tank Biden had been affiliated with post-vice presidency, and later at his Delaware home.
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The recordings DOJ now seeks to release reportedly include sessions in which Biden read aloud from notebooks that officials later determined contained classified entries. According to exchanges cited in Hur’s report, the audio also captures Biden telling Zwonitzer, “I just found all the classified stuff downstairs.”

Biden has repeatedly contested that characterization. “I did not share classified information,” he said in February 2024. “Guarantee you, I did not.”

The recordings and transcripts DOJ plans to make public are expected to be edited for privacy purposes and to remove any underlying classified information before release.

Ghostwriter Attempted to Delete the Recordings
Zwonitzer did not simply hand the recordings over. According to Hur’s report, he moved audio files into his computer’s recycle bin after learning that a special counsel had been appointed. Investigators recovered the recordings, and Zwonitzer was later granted immunity by prosecutors in exchange for his cooperation.

LIEden or whoever is managing his legal affairs is trying to prevent LIEden's classified information hypocrisy from being exposed: his casual misuse of classified information; Trump's legal custody of classified documents.

It could be a complete fabrication - I wouldn't put that past DU. Or it could be true but misleading. Perhaps there were Canadians holding signs, but it might have been 4-5 of them.

There's a slight chance that it was an organized group on May 1st. I still think it is a false claim.