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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 28/06/2025

UVA President Jim Ryan resigned under pressure from Trump DOJ. Read more from the rest of the @vpm.org team

Shaban @theshabomb.com · 15/06/2025

This is maybe a 1/4 of the total number of people who attended the Charlottesville “No Kings” rally. S/o to @meghin.bsky.social for having my back

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 09/02/2025

Here’s a General Assembly update www.vpm.org/news/2025-01...

Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Abingdon, tries to hide as Sen. Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, gives his thanks to members of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee during a General Assembly session on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia. “We have spent many late nights working on this,” Sen. McDougle said. “Republicans and Democrats. Yes, Senator Pillion, you were there too,” as the Senate laughed and murmured to the remarks.

Speaker of the House Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth, arrives to give remarks during a General Assembly session on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.

Leftover flowers after the unveiling the “Out of the Shadow” exhibit honoring Black people who served in the General Assembly during the Reconstruction era.

House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, joins Delegates Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, Robert Bloxom, R-Accomack, and Tony Wilt, R-Rockingham, for a press conference after the house Adjourned during a General Assembly Session on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 23/01/2025

Here’s what stood out to me over the last few days at the general assembly: recognition and reflection. Read what I’ve been doing here: www.vpm.org/news/2025-01...

A person falls a sleep while another person gives a speech on the floor of the senate

Miss Virginia and Miss Teen Virginia are reflected on a table as they pray from the galley as parts of Senator, on the Senate floor, pray along with them

A group of delegates applaud their colleague. The Virginia Statue for religious freedom, hangs behind them

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 18/01/2025

Pictures are worth a thousand words just in case they’re not, I wrote something extra from this weeks’ #valeg www.vpm.org/news/2025-01...

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 15/01/2025

On the 2nd day of the General Assembly, here’s what I saw: Delegates debated three constitutional amendments, but spent most of their time on HJ1, which enshrines reproductive rights in the state constitution. Del.Taylor shed some tears as Del.Freitas graphically described an “abortion” #valeg

A woman wipes away tears as a man talks in graphic details about abortion

Visitors in the gallery can’t hide their surprise as members roast each other

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 13/01/2025

On the first full day of #valeg here’s what I saw, wanna see more? Go @vpm.org

Gov. Youngkin winks, as Lt Gov Earle-sears, Speaker and Senator Lucas applaud

$A refraction of Gov. Youngkin and Lt. Gov Lucas$ Speaker Scott looks over Gov. Youngkin

The House Chamber stands as Gov. Youngkin enters the room

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 11/01/2025

Richmonders trying to forget the 11 extra days of 2024 #rva #rvawater #water #africasaveus

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 11/01/2025

Mentally: I’m here, with the birds

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 11/01/2025

Still no water but happy nonetheless #rva #weather www.vpm.org/tags/richmond

A young boy is seen from a drone playing with pigeons near a duck pond

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 09/01/2025

Lift as you climb : always bringing the high perspective to #rvawater

A man walks up a set of stairs pasts a baby blue wall

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 08/01/2025

It’s only been 7 days into this new year and this is how my mind feels right now

An optical glitch of a snow covered Richmond

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 06/01/2025

An extra bird picture, for my bird lovers

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 06/01/2025

#Snowday Richmond, like every other Mid Atlantic, is currently covered in icy snow #rvawx #weather

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Play on a snow-covered hill near a basketball court with a Michael Jordan mural

A person walks a dog as they use their phone

A person walks his daughter up a snow-covered hill

A box a Corona Extra sits in a snow covered tree

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 26/12/2024

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...

A young man, with no arms or legs sits in front of his art

A picturesque landscape of central Virginia

A loving moment between a proud mother and son

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 12/12/2024

When I met Nikki Giovanni, in 2020. We talked about our names, our pasts, my grandfather (who had just passed), she saved my life and we made some pictures. Thank you May you rest in Peace.

A close up portrait of a woman with short white hair, a dark blue sweater, who is looking in the camera with a soft smile.

A woman wearing a blue sweater, with short white hair, smiles into the white glowing glowing fading sun

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 16/11/2024

On Wednesday, the Va House and Privilege Committee passed three proposed amendments to enshrining the rights for abortion, marriage equality, and voting rights. The full house will vote on them in January. Here are three moments (see more here: www.vpm.org/news/2024-11...)

A white man standing next to a white wall looking ahead intensely

A woman looks on her phone while wearing a pink shirt that reads “REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM 2026”

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 15/11/2024

Fun picture on a story about trees and a mobile mill www.vpm.org/news/2024-11... (which is kinda barbaric, since they’re killing trees I front of other trees)

Wooden dust fly as a man, wearing a hat, lays a piece of lumber to the ground

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Shaban @theshabomb.com · 14/11/2024

How it started vs how it’s going Two years 16 years In ‘Merca In ‘Merica Hello bluesky, pls be nice to me, I make typos

Four people wearing mismatching colorful shirts and blue jeans.

Four people wearing black turtlenecks and blue jeans

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