by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 3.
- U.S. Enacts ‘Near-Total’ Ban on Elephant Ivory Trade (Great news, but this should have happened many years ago. It also needs to happen worldwide, immediately.)
- Clinton calls Trump’s ideas ‘dangerously incoherent’ (Not just “Clinton calls,” it’s objectively true that Trump’s “ideas” are “dangerously incoherent.” No question about it whatsoever.)
- Hillary Clinton rolled out the anti-Trump argument that could deliver a landslide (“The essence of the argument is simple. You may not agree with everything she says or everything she’s done or will do, but you can at least be sure that a Clinton presidency won’t lead to some enormous unforeseen cataclysm. With Trump, there’s no such guarantee.”)
- Hillary roasts Trump: Clinton’s foreign policy speech was an effective takedown of Trump’s dangerous ignorance
- Hillary Clinton Just Kicked Trump in the Shins (“And showed that she’s certainly tough enough for the long haul. “)
- Hillary Clinton just made her best case against Donald Trump
- Trump and the World: What Could Actually Go Wrong (“The definitive guide to the global risks of a Donald Trump presidency.”)
- What The RNC’s Newest Hispanic Outreach Director Used To Tell Hispanic Media About Trump
- Why Donald Trump Is Flailing (“The GOP primary left him ill-prepared for the scrutiny he’s finally getting.”)
- Did CNN Finally Call Out Donald Trump For Lying? (They Did.)
- How False Equivalence Is Distorting the 2016 Election Coverage (“The media’s need to cover “both sides” of every story makes no sense when one side has little regard for the truth.”)
- Mr. Ryan’s endorsement of Trump is sad day for the GOP — and America (Paul Ryan is wayyy beyond pathetic, supporting this utterly unqualified, bigoted, crude con artist.)
- Krugman: The Id That Ate the Planet (“At this point Donald Trump’s personality endangers the whole planet.”)
- As altered Supreme Court term comes to end, signs point to a muted finale (“Abortion, affirmative action and Obama’s plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation are on that list. So is the fate of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, who is contesting his conviction on federal corruption charges.”)
- Evangelicals must not bear the mark of Trump
- The Islamic State feeds off Western Islamophobia (“Donald Trump and his counterparts in Europe need to turn down the volume.”)
- Protesters take to streets after Trump rally in San Jose
- The State Of The Polls, 2016
- Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say (If Trump were ever elected, it’s not hyperbolic to say that the United States of America as we’ve all known it would be toast.)
- Tim Kaine: Trump Would Pose ‘Unprecedented Danger’ as Commander In Chie (“Also USA Today survey puts Kaine on top as VP choice for Clinton, touting Spanish speaking skills, varying leadership roles, swing state.”)
- Senator Tim Kaine: Gun Laws Have ‘Done Little’ to Stop Violence (“Congress cannot be complacent when this remains so prevalent in American society. There are many commonsense reforms that have been proposed in the Senate.”)
- SpaceX chief Elon Musk predicts people on Mars in nine years (Just make sure one of them is Donald Trump; maybe he can build a hotel there or something. LOL)
- I was a professor at Virginia Tech during the shootings there. Then violence followed me to UCLA
- McAuliffe’s clemency order comes under scrutiny (“Records indicate that the Va. governor mistakenly restored the right to vote to some violent felons.”)
- Virginia’s high-poverty school divisions get less funding than those of other states, report says
- VA Supreme Court Will Hear GOP Lawsuit Against Guv Over Right To Vote For Felons
- NOVA abortion clinic remains suspended; Blacksburg clinic has closed
- Felons’ voting rights go to court (If anyone cares, here’s what the Republican Times-Disgrace’s editorial board thinks.)
- Man shot and killed by Norfolk police had a knife and lunged at officers, police say
- Delegate Spruill’s son indicted in Norfolk
- Donald Trump coming to Richmond for June 10 fundraiser
- Brace yourselves, commuters: Metro’s year-long maintenance blitz is set to begin
- Students’ support helps re-energize pipeline opponents (“Creative, bright, selfless and gritty.”)
- Loudoun, Fairfax top happiest place in America rankings (Whatever that means.)
- Alleghany County cited for wastewater overflows into creek
- Ex-Delegate Jackie Stump dies; UMW leader won write-in for House
- Classic June mugginess, with storms at times through the weekend
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