by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 30.
- The election really was rigged (“Millions of would-be voters didn’t participate because of obstacles designed to discourage them.” Republican voter suppression efforts worked, in other words.)
- Trump’s health and entitlement picks signal an intent to cut programs (Is this seriously what the “white working class” voted for? Also, so much for Trump being an economic populist in any way/shape/form.)
- Mr. Trump, Meet the Constitution (“Why is the president-elect afraid of free speech?”)
- Ex-Goldman banker is expected to be tapped to lead Treasury (So, the “economic populist” Trump has now nominated a slimeball Wall Street insider who preyed on working-class people during the housing crisis as Treasury Secretary. Heckuva job, everyone who voted for Trump!)
- In one tweet, Trump trashes two constitutional amendments (“The president-elect may loathe flag-burning, but it is constitutionally protected speech.”)
- In today’s world, the truth is losing (“Propaganda is rampant thanks to social media and those with no concern for facts.” Very disturbing; this is how you get crap like climate science denial and…President-elect Donald Friggin’ Trump.)
- Trump Dines With Romney as He Fills Out His Cabinet
- Nancy Pelosi on leading House Democrats forward: ‘I know how to do this’ (“The House minority leader faces a long-shot challenge Wednesday from Rep. Tim Ryan.”)
- What Donald Trump, the punisher in chief, doesn’t get about flag-burning (“The president-elect likes to spout off when some makes him angry, but bruising his way through deals and making outlandish statements does not easily translate into a working presidency.”)
- Morning Joe Hosts, After Carrying Water For Trump And Meeting Him Privately, Aghast That Anyone Questions Their Impartiality (Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski represent a great deal that’s wrong with our corporate media. MSNBC disgraces itself every time it puts them on the air.)
- Bahrainian event at Trump’s swanky hotel is type of thing Constitution is designed to prevent
- Putin didn’t undermine the election. We did. (“Ignoring rot in our election laws and journalistic standards, the media points to hacking and ‘fake news.'” Yep, I wrote about this a few days ago, how the “real” news was actually worse than “fake” news during this election cycle.)
- Sen. Mark Warner: What a 21st-century safety net should look like (“We should tie benefits to individuals, not jobs.”)
- A Scandal in the Cabinet (“A few words about Teapot Dome and the (possible) repetition of history.”)
- Pope Francis has no patience for threats to abandon the Paris climate agreement (“Looking at you, President-elect Donald Trump.”)
- Tom Price’s radically conservative vision for American health care (“Trump’s choice for HHS secretary sends the clearest signal yet that Medicaid and Medicare may also be on the table.”)
- Editorial: Tom Price, a Radical Choice for Health Secretary
- Paul Ryan’s Medicare Plan Hinges on American Stupidity. Prove Him Wrong.
- Trump proposes stripping citizenship from political protesters (“This is how autocracy happens.”)
- Trump’s conservative dream team(‘It’s the most conservative [Cabinet] since Reagan.’ Not even “conservative,” it’s extreme and radical, corrupt and incompetent.)
- Romney Changes His Tune On Trump As President-Elect Weighs State Dept. Pick
- Kaine to host California events with top Clinton fundraisers
- Federal court orders new NC legislative elections in 2017 (We need this in Virginia as well.)
- Virginia’s labor force showing new signs of life
- Editorial: Refilling the ranks of the state police
- For January execution of Ricky Gray, Virginia plans to use drug involved in 3 botched executions elsewhere (Not acceptable.)
- Schapiro: Virginia Republicans go back to the future (“In 1948, Virginia — then the cornerstone of the segregated South — plotted to deny its Electoral College votes to President Harry Truman, a Democrat, as retaliation for his advances in civil rights…”)
- To press Virginia for Metro funding, board member suggests canceling Silver Line extension (Definitely time to play hardball and get Virginia to provide absolutely crucial dedicated funding for Metro.)
- McAuliffe ‘horrified’ by Board of Ed appointee’s racist, sexist, obscene tweets (“A member of the State Board of Education, who is also a high school teacher and a Charlottesville City Council member, is in trouble over lewd, misogynistic, racist and sexually tinged messages he sent out over social media in recent years. Wes Bellamy went on leave Tuesday from his job at Albemarle High School, according to the school board there.”)
- GOP lawmaker calls on McAuliffe to remove education appointee over racist, sexist Twitter history (“Editor’s note: This story contains graphic content.”)
- Residents of troubled mobile home park in Va. plead for help from Manassas council
- McAuliffe calls special elections to replace three Va. legislators heading to Congress (“The elections will take place Jan. 10.”)
- Alexandria facing ‘enormous challenges’ in infrastructure needs, manager warns (“Costs of Metro, schools, sewers and other needs force delays on two smaller projects.”)
- Arlington considers swap: Bus parking in Shirlington for self-storage along I-66 (“Land swap could save county $4 million in land rental, manager says”)
- Today’s forecast: Warm today with rain likely
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