Sunday News: Tinfoil-Hat Trump; Time to Resurrect the Film “Idiocracy”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 5.

• For Clinton, Trump Is The Bully She’s Trying To Punch In The Nose
• Pushing racial boundaries, Trump draws GOP rebuke (“Worried about the long-term effect of comments about a judge of Mexican descent, Republican leaders scrambled to protect their party against charges that their presumptive presidential nominee is engaging in a racist attack.”)
• Idiocracy Creators Plan to Resurrect Film for Anti-Trump Ads (Perfect!)
• Trump said ‘university’ was about education. Its real goal: ‘Sell, sell, sell!’
• Hillary Clinton Wins Virgin Islands Democratic Caucuses
• Donald Trump, pitiful cry-baby: The GOP nominee plans to whine his way to the White House
• WATCH: Elizabeth Warren trashes ‘proven failure’ Trump in blistering Massachusetts speech
• The right’s long war on hope: How the GOP manufactures apathy, cynicism and rage
• 11 Virginia Lawmakers Say They Would Oppose New Metro Funds (This article doesn’t mention one key fact – they are all Republicans – Tim Hugo, Dave Albo, Jackson Miller, Jim LeMunyon, Randy Minchew, Richard Anderson, Scott Lingamfelter, “SideshoW Bob” Marshall, Mark Dudenhefer, Tag Greason, David LaRock. Also, all of them should be booted out of office for this crap.)
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: The choices in the 2nd and 4th districts (“On the Democratic side, state Sen. Don McEachin appears best positioned to succeed in that role”)
• Schapiro: With rights challenge, court drawn into political fight
• Commonwealth Institute says Virginia is short-changing its poor students
• On fake TV show, McAuliffe talks Clinton, Trump and Richmond
• Virginia is outpacing the nation in police shootings of the mentally ill
• Degner weighs Democratic bid for 6th District
• Wilder says Ali was an inspiration who ‘ranks with the Mandelas of the world’
• Arlington County Board challenger attacks incumbent on schools, taxes
• Supporters of rights restoration hold rally in Roanoke
• Transgender Oscar Smith High student wants Chesapeake schools to change policies
• Refine city priorities (“The Newport News School Board laid down the gauntlet last week when it came in with a $143 million capital request — telling the City Council it needs the money for dozens of new school buses, one new school and numerous renovations throughout the district.”)
• Rockbridge County goes on record against Botetourt’s wind farm (Brilliant. Not.)
• Richmond could see 60-70 mph winds, heavy hail Sunday