by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 29.
- Plane Carrying a Brazilian Soccer Team Crashes in Colombia, Killing 76 (Horrible.)
- Donald Trump’s Lies About the Popular Vote (“The president-elect seems to feel threatened that more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton.” A LOT more at that; not even close!)
- Trump’s preoccupation with phantom voting fraud endangers our democracy (“His overreaction suggests he is not prepared for the responsibilities of the presidency or the scrutiny that comes with it.” Nope, completely unfit.)
- Donald Trump’s disturbing tweets expose his fatal flaw (“Where is Donald Trump’s mind?” Trump needs psychiatric help, not a security clearance or – horror of horrors – to be sworn in as president and Commander in Chief.)
- Trump’s ‘news’ source: Alien lizards, fluoride mind control and voter fraud (“Rest assured, fellow Americans: President Trump will save us from juice boxes and space reptiles.”)
- Trump unswayed by loyalists’ revolt over Romney as possible State pick
- All of Trump’s Current Problems Can Be Summed Up in One Word: Corruption. (I’d add “extremism” and “insanity” as well.)
- Trump picks Rep. Tom Price, a fierce Obamacare critic, as health and human services secretary (“The Georgia congressman, a surgeon who chairs the House Budget Committee, would be the incoming administration’s point person for dismantling the sprawling 2010 health-care law, which Trump promised to start replacing on his first day in office.”)
- Fidel Castro is dead, but Donald Trump could give Cuba’s dictatorship new life (“If the president-elect returns to a posture of implacable U.S. hostility, he will only strengthen Raúl Castro’s hand.”)
- In Trump’s economy, mammas should make sure their babies grow up to be con men (“The president-elect is signaling changes that could make the rich richer while erasing protections for workers and consumers.”)
- By picking Tom Price to lead HHS, Trump shows he’s absolutely serious about dismantling Obamacare (Huge, huge mistake…also not what the American people want at all; they have said over and over again that they want fixes to it, not for it to be scrapped.)
- It turns out we should have taken Trump literally as well as seriously
- Tracking the explosion of hate in Trump’s America (“Hate incidents have skyrocketed since Election Day.”)
- Before denouncing Bannon, the New York Times and Washington Post partnered with him (Really glad I canceled my Washington Post home delivery.)
- Priebus confirms that climate denial will be the official policy of Trump’s administration (Demented, evil really.)
- Capitulation nation: Steve Bannon’s media rehabilitation shows the press is surrendering without a fight (“Bannon is being dangerously normalized by the Boston Globe and New York Times, who call it probing journalism”)
- David Petraeus, who mishandled classified information, may become Donald Trump’s secretary of state (“It seems 2016 loves irony”)
- Forget Jill Stein’s recount! It’s yet another distraction from the deep structural problems that led to President Donald Trump (“No deus ex machina will save us from you know who. Hope lies in the hard, unsexy work of political organizing”)
- NC Gov. McCrory dealt blow as Board of Elections orders complaints over voter eligibility tossed: report (Good riddance, hopefully.)
- Why I Support An Election Audit, Even Though It’s Unlikely To Change The Outcome
- Will Carly Fiorina Challenge Tim Kaine in 2018 Senate Race? (“Fiorina is going to be speaking in McLean next week at a Northern Virginia Chamber-hosted event.”)
- How Tim Kaine might use his new clout in the Senate
- Editorial: another view — What will Trump mean for Virginia? (“Washington also is less likely to put much effort into compacts aimed at preventing overfishing or improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay, or hardening coastal areas against sea-level rise. That could produce short-term benefits for some constituencies, such as farmers and watermen; it could make certain problems even harder to solve in the long run.” Ugh.)
- Trump alleges massive fraud in Virginia vote, but no evidence seen (Z-E-R-O)
- Gov. McAuliffe laughs at Pres-elect Trump’s claim of voter fraud in VA
- Trump claims ‘serious voter fraud’ in Virginia, but state ally says no ‘mass scale’ fraud reported (No small-scale either. What a f’ing joke.)
- Governor, legislators ‘cautiously optimistic’ about state revenues
- Embattled VEDP names former Louisiana economic official as CEO
- Liberty University hires former Baylor athletic director who resigned during sexual assault scandal (The perfect fit! LOL)
- PolitiFact Va.: Don Beyer wrongly says U.S. has surpluses with all of its trade agreement nations
- Suburbs seeking transit look for ways to keep residents from being priced out
- Tweets from Charlottesville councilman cause some to call for his removal
- Black Lives Matter protesters sentenced to five days in jail for blocking Richmond interstate
- There are four proposals to save Metro. Which might prevail?
- Editorial: Mayor-elect Stoney gets off to fast start (A much faster, and better, start than Donald Trump, that’s for sure!)
- Bruce Smith says Mayor Will Sessoms fears doing disparity study on city contracts
- Forecast: Much-needed rain will close out November
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