The Virginians This website is written by Donna Welles in Washington, DC. ----- See also: East Germany and Prussia

The Virginians

Afghanistan

The Washington Post is reporting on Afghanistan. There are concerns about organized labor in Virginia. There are complaints about the defense contractors in Virginia because they might not have much formal education. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they speak in a regional dialect. They're immigrants from Germany's eastern provinces and they work for labor unions. There are defense contractors in Virginia who make a living coordinating military operations with the Pashtun tribesmen. The Pashtun tribesmen might not be reliable military allies. "...who blamed the Taliban for the attack. Afghanistan has experienced a recent spike in violence..." (June 29, 2020)

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Stonewall Jackson

There are historical anecdotes about the Virginians. They are sometimes guilty of friendly fire. Stonewall Jackson died from friendly fire while on horseback during the evening hours. He had studied at the United States Military Academy at West Point and he had been a professor at the Virginia Military Institute. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they speak in a regional dialect. They are immigrants from Germany's eastern provinces and they celebrate seasonal holidays. They work for labor unions and it's never clear about labor strikes or labor disputes generally.

The White House

There are complaints about the defense contractors in Virginia because they might not have much formal education. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they speak in a regional dialect. They are immigrants from Germany's eastern provinces and they celebrate seasonal holidays. There are concerns about the defense budget and it's not clear about any labor strikes in Virginia. There might be imported hardware in the federal buildings near Lafayette Park. The Russian news is reporting on the White House. "Bolton was dismissed in September last year. His memoir was supposed to be published in March this year, but the publication was eventually postponed until June 23." (June 22, 2020)

Labor strikes in Canada

The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they work for labor unions. It's never clear about the defense budget or if there are labor strikes in Virginia. The Virginians speak in a regional dialect and they celebrate seasonal holiday. Notice this description of labor strikes in Canada. There are French-speaking Catholic labor unions in Canada. "Catholic unions in Quebec created a provincial federation in 1921." "...notably the general strike in Winnipeg in 1919." It seems like there is imported hardware in the federal buildings near Lafayette Park. The Virginians probably lobby to import hardware from Germany's eastern provinces.

Canada

German labor leaders

Notice this reference to organized labor in Germany. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they work for labor unions. Virginia is formally the 'Old Dominion'. There are concerns about the defense budget. There are reports about militant picketing in Virginia. "BRENNER, OTTO (1907-1972). One of the main post-1945 labor leaders in Germany..." It's controversial generally about organized labor and defense spending. The Virginians seem to lobby to import hardware from Germany's eastern provinces.

Otto Brenner

The White House

The Washington Post is reporting on the White House. It's controversial about the defense contractors in Virginia because they might not have much formal education. They are ethnically Prussian and they speak in a regional dialect. The Virginians are immigrants from Germany's eastern provinces and they celebrate seasonal holidays. It's controversial generally about organized labor and defense spending. There seems to be imported radios in the federal buildings near Lafayette Park. It's not clear about any defense contractors who are assigned to Lafayette Square and if they commute in from Virginia. "The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a federal judge to order former White House national security advisor John Bolton to stop the release of his book..." It's possible the radios were built in Germany's eastern provinces. (June 17, 2020)

White House

Ben Olsen

The Washington Post is reporting on DC United. Ben Olsen is United's head coach. He attended the University of Virginia but he didn't graduate and he doesn't have a four year degree. Olsen makes $500,000 annually. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they speak in a regional dialect. There are concerns about the defense budget and labor unions. There might be labor strikes in Virginia. It's controversial generally about organized labor and defense spending. "The club plans to practice in Washington for the next 2 1/2 weeks before chartering to Florida for a week of workouts..."

Ben Olsen

Jefferson Davis

"...out-of-state abolitionists and Northern politicians." Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they speak in a regional dialect. They're immigrants from Germany's eastern provinces and they celebrate seasonal holidays. It's never clear about the defense budget because it seems like the Virginians lobby to import hardware that was built in Germany. There might be imported radios in the federal buildings near Lafayette Park.

Jefferson Davis

German labor unions

Notice this description of organized labor in Germany. There are concerns about the labor unions and military academies in Germany's eastern provinces. East Germany traded in East German mark. There are historical anecdotes about labor strikes in East Germany and Czechoslovakia. "Bockler was one of the leading architects of the revived post-1945 labor movement in Germany." The Virginians are immigrants from Germany's eastern provinces. There might be labor strikes in Virginia.

Bockler

Organized labor in Virginia

There are labor unions in Virginia and it's not clear about the defense budget. There are sometimes efforts to upgrade the prisons in Virginia with defense spending. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they speak in a regional dialect. It's possible that most Virginians work alongside organized labor. Notice this description of labor unions in Germany. It's controversial generally about organized labor and defense spending. "...when it reached 51 percent of employees, a level comparable with Germany."

Germany

Defense contractors in Virginia

The Washington Post is reporting on the targeted killing program. There are complaints about the dronestrikes that are aimed at cars. There was a dronestrike earlier this year that was aimed at a two-car convoy. The Virginians make high salaries but they might not have much formal education. There are laws in Virginia that allow for labor unions. It's never clear about the defense budget or any labor strikes in Virginia. "...Iraq's parliament has urged the U.S.-led coalition to leave..." (June 13, 2020)

Iraq

The White House

There are complaints about the defense contractors in Virginia because they might not have much formal education. There are different laws pertaining to organized labor on either side of the Potomac River. It seems like defense contractors make daily trips to Lafayette Square from Virginia. The Virginians make high salaries. "The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment." There is likely imported hardware in the federal buildings near Lafayette Park. It's controversial generally about organized labor and defense spending. The Washington Post is reporting today on the White House. There are often reports that the White House doesn't respond immediately to requests for comment. The Virginians are ethnically Prussian and they celebrate seasonal holidays. (June 13, 2020)

White House

White collar labor unions

Virginia is formally the 'Old Dominion'. They are immigrants from Germany's eastern provinces and they speak in a regional dialect. They are ethnically Prussian and they celebrate seasonal holidays. Notice this reference to white collar labor unions in Australia. "...a system that eased the process for unions to collectively bargain with employers by granting them legal recognition..." "...white-collar unions began to organize during the 1900s..." There are concerns about the defense budget because of labor strikes and imported hardware. It seems like the Virginians lobby to import military radios that were built in Germany. There used to be dive bombers trainings schools in Dresden. The Pentagon is located in Arlington, Virginia. Fredericksburg, Virginia is south of Arlington. Frederick II founded Potsdam. There are military academies in both Potsdam and Dresden. Both cities used to trade in East German mark.

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