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Virginia leaders rebuke racist sign targeting GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears: ‘Repulsive’
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Virginia leaders across party lines are condemning a racist sign displayed Thursday outside a Northern Virginia school board meeting where gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears was speaking.
«Hey Winsome, if trans can’t share your bathroom, then blacks can’t share my water fountain,» the sign in question read.
The incident occurred as the state is embroiled in multiple controversies related to transgender students’ access to bathrooms and locker rooms across various counties.
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The sign was held up while Earle-Sears attended an Arlington County school board meeting on Thursday evening. The press conference came days after the federal Department of Education designated five Northern Virginia schools «high-risk» and placed restrictions on their federal funding. The conference also follows the suspension of two male students in one Northern Virginia county, after they were found responsible for sexual harassment after complaining about a transgender student using their locker room.
A derogatory sign directed at Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears was condemned by Virginia leaders as offensive and inappropriate. (Winsome Earle-Sears Campaign)
Even Earle-Sears gubernatorial opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, called the sign «repulsive.»
«As I said yesterday, the sign displayed in Arlington last night was racist and abhorrent,» Spanberger said in response to the signage. «Many Virginians remember the segregated water fountains (and buses and schools and neighborhoods) of Virginia’s recent history. And no matter the intended purpose or tone and no matter how much one might find someone else’s beliefs objectionable, to threaten a return of Jim Crow and segregation to a Black woman is unacceptable. Full stop.»
Meanwhile, Spanberger’s running mate, current Virginia state senator and Democratic Party candidate for lieutenant governor Ghazala Hashmi called the sign «unacceptable.» She also made similar remarks about the incident hearkening back to «Jim Crow-era ugliness.»
Abigail Spanberger, Virginia Democratic Party nominee for governor, addresses a crowd during an event in support of her run for office at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center in Richmond, Virginia, on April 8, 2025. (Max Posner/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
In response to the incident, Republican political leaders also took the opportunity to slam Democrats.
«This is the climate Democrats created—smear, divide, then look away when it turns ugly,» said Earle-Sears running mate, GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Reid. «That sign is where their politics of resentment leads.»
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Earle-Sears added that she was «disgusted, but not surprised» by the racially charged sign. She also took the opportunity to call out her gubernatorial opponent.
«This is the ‘tolerant’ left Abigail Spanberger defends,» Earle-Sears said following the incident. «I’m the sitting lieutenant governor, second in command in the former Capitol of the confederate states. I’m an immigrant, a Marine, and above all, a human being. There is no place for this disgusting hatred in our Commonwealth.»
Earle-Sears added that anyone who refuses to condemn the sign «is complicit in approving it.»
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears said she was «disgusted, but not surprised» after a sign with racially charged remarks was held up in protest at one of her press conferences Thursday. (Winsome Earle-Sears Campaign/Getty Images)
The press conference that the sign was displayed at drew several other protesters, while supporters of Earle-Sears were present as well. It came just days after five Northern Virginia school districts refused to change their policies around letting students pick which bathroom or locker room they want to use based on their gender identity, as opposed to their biological sex.
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It also came after one of those Northern Virginia school districts suspended two biological males for complaining out loud about a transgender male who is a biological female using the male’s only locker room. The district also held the two male students responsible for sexual harassment.
The boys have filed a Title IX appeal, which has temporarily halted their suspension for the time being.
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Italy’s Meloni says Gaza flotilla risks escalation, could ‘blow up’ potential ceasefire deal
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The Gaza-bound flotilla involving anti-Israel activists and celebrities, including Greta Thunberg, has drawn sharp criticism from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as Israel watches closely amid fears it could derail Donald Trump’s push for a peace deal.
Meloni warned the flotilla is intended to destabilize Trump’s peace plan, stating on X, «The truth is simple: those aids can be delivered without risks … Insisting on wanting to force a naval blockade means making oneself- Knowingly or not- instruments of those who want to blow up every possibility of [a] ceasefire. Spare us the lesson in morality on peace if your goal is escalation. And do not exploit the civilian population of Gaza if you are not truly interested in their fate.»
The Trump administration has framed its 20-point plan as the path to both ending the war in Gaza and securing the release of Israeli hostages, but the flotilla could shift the narrative back toward confrontation.
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Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni in the courtyard of Palazzo Chigi. Rome (Italy), July 25, 2024. (Massimo Di Vita/Archivio Massimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
On X, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar stated, «The flotilla to Gaza is not a humanitarian act, but a dangerous provocation intended to inflame tensions and undermine ongoing diplomatic efforts.»
The Global Sumud Flotilla describes itself as a «multinational civilian effort to break Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza,» saying the flotilla is the largest attempt to date to break Israel’s maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has now lasted 18 years. Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent Hamas from importing arms.
The Sumud flotilla is now moving into waters that fall within Israel’s exclusive economic zone and is expected to reach Israeli waters around Yom Kippur with nearly 50 vessels and hundreds of anti-Israel activists on board. According to Israel’s Channel 12 News, Jerusalem has deployed 600 police officers and naval units, and even set up a special court at Ktzi’ot Prison to process detainees, with security officials warning of possible provocations at sea. «This is a sensitive and complex operation, and we are preparing for provocations,» a senior Israeli police officer said.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg with other activists talks with journalists in Catania, Italy on Sunday ahead of her first flotilla to Gaza. (AP)
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The flotilla has drawn international attention not only because of Thunberg’s participation but also because of its European and regional connections. The fleet departed from Barcelona, with activists supported by groups in Spain, which Jerusalem claims is tied to Hamas operative Saif Abu Kashk, who allegedly runs a front company that Israeli intelligence claims controls many of the ships.
At the same time, Turkey says it has been monitoring the flotilla with drones, with Ankara saying it may assist further «on humanitarian grounds.» Turkey has been accused of sheltering Hamas members in the country.
President Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House as the pair looks to reach a peace deal in the Gaza war. ( Win McNamee/Getty Images)
For Israel, observers say the challenge is to prevent activists from reaching Gaza while avoiding an international incident that could play into Hamas’s hands. As Trump works to lock in a deal, the looming confrontation at sea risks shifting headlines away from diplomacy and back toward conflict.
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On Tuesday, Israel released documents tying the flotilla’s organizers to Hamas through the Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA). The group, established in Turkey in 2017, has been designated a terrorist organization by Israel and accused of serving as Hamas’s overseas arm.
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Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore and other Democratic leaders have fallen silent after it was discovered that illegal alien Ian Andre Roberts, who was recently arrested by ICE, is registered as an active Democratic voter in the state.
Fox News Digital reached out to Moore’s office and the offices of Maryland’s two Democratic senators, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., asking for their response to an illegal alien being a registered Democratic voter in their state, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
This week, the Maryland Freedom Caucus blew the whistle on Roberts being listed as an active Democratic voter on the state’s official elections board website despite not being a U.S. citizen and not having lived in Maryland for years.
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Republicans say that illegal alien Ian Andre Roberts being registered to vote in Maryland raises serious concerns about the state’s voting processes. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo and ICE)
On Tuesday, SBE sent a statement to Fox News Digital that a review of public information available through Maryland’s Public Information Act «did not show any voting history for any individual with the name Ian Andre Roberts in Maryland.»
The statement further said that due to Maryland law protecting personal identifying information from disclosure, SBE «cannot and will not publicly announce whether media reports about the individual in question is or is not or was or was not a registered voter in Maryland.»
Finally, SBE noted that according to Maryland law, it is not a crime to unintentionally register to vote despite not being eligible. The office added that «the right to vote is a sacred right that has been expanded through sacrifices of many before us» and «this office will not disenfranchise a voter based upon partial or unsubstantiated evidence.»
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The Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis. (Getty)
In response, Republican state Delegate Matt Morgan, who is chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, told Fox News Digital that SBE’s statement only leads to more questions. The Maryland Freedom Caucus sent a letter to SBE on Monday demanding answers about «gaping holes» in the state’s election integrity systems.
«Basically, the board of elections has the excuse that Mr. Roberts was registered accidentally, and therefore he didn’t break a law. This leads me to ask how many other people are accidentally automatically registered? Why was he automatically registered as a Democrat?» said Morgan.
«The Maryland Freedom Caucus looks forward to receiving answers from the state [Board of Elections] on these questions soon,» he added.
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Ian Roberts, formerly the head of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested by immigration authorities last week. (Getty Images; ICE)
According to Morgan, Roberts’ registration means that he is eligible to vote in all federal, state and local elections despite not being a U.S. citizen, and also despite likely not having lived in Maryland for the past decade.
Morgan pointed to a letter the elections board sent to the Justice Department in August in which State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis expressed concern that if the board gave over voter information to the federal government, that data would be «used for enforcement of immigration laws against Maryland residents.»
Roberts was working as the superintendent of public schools in Des Moines, Iowa, until he was arrested by ICE last week. According to officials, he attempted to flee ICE agents and was taken into custody on a fugitive warrant. He was found with $3,000 in cash, a fixed-blade hunting knife and a loaded Glock 19 firearm, according to ICE.
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Authorities said a handgun was found in a vehicle used by Ian Roberts to flee from pursuing ICE agents. (ICE)
He came to the U.S. in 1999 from Guyana on a student visa and was arrested by ICE last week after having a final order of removal issued against him in 2024. He was hired as head of the Des Moines public schools in 2023 despite having illegal weapons possession charges against him from 2020.
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This comes after several Maryland Democrats, including Van Hollen and Ivey, have been outspoken in their support for the rights of illegal immigrants, even flying to El Salvador earlier this year to visit a suspected MS-13 gang member named Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who at the time was imprisoned after being deported by the Trump administration.
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Sigue la tensión en Madagascar: la destitución del gobierno no logró frenar las protestas
Miles de manifestantes marcharon en nuevas manifestaciones callejeras en Madagascar el martes, donde la policía disparó gases lacrimógenos y balas de goma, según pudieron comprobar periodistas de AFP, a pesar de que el presidente Andry Rajoelina destituyó a su gobierno en un intento por frenar días de disturbios mortales.
Inspirado por las protestas de la “Generación Z” en Indonesia y Nepal, el movimiento juvenil ha denunciado la persistente mala gobernanza, indignado por los repetidos cortes de agua y electricidad en la empobrecida nación del Océano Índico.
Miles de personas se congregaron en la capital, Antananarivo, tras las convocatorias en redes sociales, y se congregaron en el céntrico barrio de Ambohijatovo, donde se pidió a los diversos grupos de manifestantes que se reunieran.
Grandes multitudes marcharon, coreando consignas pidiendo la dimisión de Rajoelina y ondeando banderas con una calavera pirata del anime japonés “One Piece”, que se ha convertido en el símbolo de las manifestaciones juveniles.
Se oyeron explosiones y gritos mientras grandes contingentes policiales, respaldados por un vehículo blindado, dispersaban a la multitud con gases lacrimógenos y balas de goma, mientras se elevaba humo de las hogueras encendidas en las calles.
Las protestas comenzaron en Antananarivo el jueves y se extendieron a otras ciudades del país, con casi 32 millones de habitantes.
Tras las protestas de la semana pasada en la capital, se produjeron saqueos nocturnos generalizados, lo que llevó a las autoridades a declarar un toque de queda desde el anochecer hasta el amanecer.
El lunes, Rajoelina destituyó a todo su gobierno, se disculpó por la inacción de sus ministros y prometió encontrar una solución a los problemas del país; sin embargo, esto no fue suficiente para poner fin a las protestas.
La destitución del gobierno “fue una pequeña victoria”, declaró Masova, activista de 30 años, bajo seudónimo por temor a represalias.
“Realmente queremos un cambio, el Estado de derecho, justicia para todos. Por eso ya no es solo un movimiento de la Generación Z”, declaró a la AFP.
“La lucha no se detendrá hasta alcanzar la meta”, publicó el movimiento de la Generación Z en redes sociales el martes por la noche, llamando al pueblo malgache a “despertar”.
El principal sindicato que representa a la empresa nacional de distribución de agua y electricidad anunció el martes una huelga general.
Los manifestantes exigen la dimisión de Rajoelina, de 51 años, quien llegó al poder en 2009 tras un golpe de Estado provocado por un levantamiento que derrocó al ex presidente Marc Ravalomanana.
“Señor Andry Rajoelina, cuando lideraba las protestas, se le permitía hacerlo, estaba bien. Pero cuando los jóvenes nos alzamos para luchar por nuestro país, intenta silenciarnos”, declaró el lunes un estudiante manifestante vestido de negro, en consonancia con un llamamiento en redes sociales a lamentar a los fallecidos.
Manifestaciones anteriores se han enfrentado a una fuerte respuesta policial, con al menos 22 muertos y más de 100 heridos, según la ONU.
Algunas de las víctimas eran manifestantes o transeúntes asesinados por la policía o las fuerzas de seguridad, según la oficina del alto comisionado para los derechos humanos de la ONU, quien condenó el uso de munición real.
El gobierno ha rechazado el recuento, calificándolo de no verificado y “basado en rumores o desinformación”.
Tras no presentarse a las elecciones de 2013 debido a la presión internacional, Rajoelina fue reelegido en 2018 y reelegido en 2023 en unas elecciones disputadas y boicoteadas por la oposición.
El lunes, invitó a presentar candidaturas para un nuevo primer ministro durante los próximos tres días antes de que se forme un nuevo gobierno.
“El presidente forma parte de un sistema corrupto”, declaró un ingeniero agrónomo de 30 años, que habló bajo condición de anonimato. “Intenta hacernos creer que algo cambiará”. Mientras tanto, un llamamiento del presidente instando a los candidatos a puestos ministeriales a enviar su currículum vítae por correo postal o a través de LinkedIn fue ampliamente ridiculizado en redes sociales.
Los disturbios son los últimos de una serie de disturbios que han afectado a Madagascar desde su independencia de Francia en 1960.
Philibert Tsiranana, quien dirigió el país durante la era posterior a la independencia, se vio obligado a ceder el poder al ejército en 1972, tras la sangrienta represión de un levantamiento popular.
Madagascar se encuentra entre los países más pobres del mundo, pero es el principal productor de vainilla y posee recursos naturales en agricultura, silvicultura, pesca y minerales.
Casi el 75 % de la población vivía por debajo del umbral de la pobreza en 2022, según el Banco Mundial.
(Con información de AFP)
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