by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, December 4. Also check out Saturday Night Live’s mocking of Trump’s idiotic Twitter habits.
- Trump Thrusts Taiwan Back on Table, Rattling a Region (“President-elect Donald J. Trump’s protocol-shattering phone call with Taiwan’s president raises fears of igniting tensions in Asia and emboldening China.” WHY???)
- Trump’s tax nightmare (“The president-elect would have to navigate a staggering tax bill if he eased out of his business empire.”)
- The Victory of ‘No’ (“The GOP’s unprecedented anti-Obama obstructionism was a remarkable success. And then it handed the party to Donald Trump.”)
- Trump attends lavish costume party as himself
- In Trump’s Security Pick, Michael Flynn, ‘Sharp Elbows’ and No Dissent (Definitely NOT the type of person you want in this position, to put it mildly!)
- Jill Stein’s Pennsylvania Recount Effort Is Dealt a Major Setback
- Why Blue States Are the Real ‘Tea Party’ (“Progressive urban areas pay more taxes and have less voting power than rural ones.”)
- Extremists Turn to Putin to Protect Western Values (“Mr. Trump’s praise for the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, seems to have been a shrewd dog whistle to a small but highly motivated part of the president-elect’s base.”)
- Dem blame game rages over Clinton loss (“Both sides express concern that re-litigating the primary battle could be a distraction, wasting energy that would be better spent resisting President-elect Trump.”)
- Why Trump’s Foreign Policy Might Prove Less Radical Than You Think (“The main risk is incoherence and accidents, not a foreign policy revolution.” That’s still a huge risk.)
- Trump fumes over SNL portrayal of his Twitter habits: ‘Unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny’ (The one that’s “unwatchable” is Trump himself.)
- ‘I do it because my brain is bad’: SNL spoofs Trump’s inability to stop retweeting random idiots
- Supreme Court to hear another Virginia voting case (“The U.S. Supreme Court will take up another Virginia redistricting case Monday, hearing arguments over whether racial population breakdowns were used to unfairly gerrymander a dozen House of Delegates districts, including two on the Peninsula.”)
- Schapiro: Va. sheds glitz for a good ol’ boy? (“Northam, who was born in the countryside, practiced medicine in the city and argues for sensibilities prized in the suburbs, has a chance to talk to voters in all three settings virtually unchallenged by the GOP. And he can do so in their language.”)
- Editorial: Tesla is opening up the car market (Wow, I actually agree with the Republican Times-Disgrace editorial board on something? LOL)
- “I assumed he was a Democrat”: A look at Steve Bannon’s journey from Norfolk to Washington
- Northam: Review state operations; invest in education (“We need to build an economy with opportunity for all Virginians — no matter who they are, no matter where they live. To do that, we need to diversify our economy, build the best workforce in the nation, promote fiscal responsibility in government, keep Virginia inclusive for all our families and invest in growing industries so Virginia can lead the nation in the next round of technology jobs.”)
- Peake, Washington win nominations to run for Garrett’s state Senate seat
- Editorial: Redistricting matters (“Any doubt about the importance of controlling how state legislative and congressional districts are drawn has been erased by a bill proposed by Del. Mark Cole.”)
- Dozens Gather in Virginia to Protest Ban on Classic Books
- Virginia Tech undocumented students push for ‘sanctuary campus’
- Peninsula delegation may be gaining influence in Richmond
- Will Sessoms: Virginia Beach creates opportunities for minority contractors
- Increasing clouds today with showers likely tonight, maybe even a bit of wintry mix
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