by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 16.
- Trump made it clear: He sides with the alt-right (The media really needs to call the “alt right” what it really is, white supremacists – not “nationalists” – fascists and neo-Nazis.)
- Trump just hit a new low (“On Tuesday, Trump told the nation what he really thought about Charlottesville. It was downright ugly.”)
- Trump goes off script, and white supremacists cheer (“Trump’s Tuesday attacks on counter-protesters and defense of Confederate monuments gave white supremacists renewed energy.”)
- Trump blows up damage control as he blames ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville (“‘My head is spinning,’ one White House aide says after the president also pins blame on the ‘alt-left.’”)
- The nation can only weep (“In his remarks Tuesday, the president showed his true feelings and deepened the nation’s wounds after Charlottesville.”)
- Trump doubles down, blames ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville
- Trump Gives White Supremacists an Unequivocal Boost (“When Mr. Trump equated anti-racism protesters with neo-Nazis, he legitimized white supremacists like no modern president.”)
- ‘Morning Joe’ damns Trump: ‘He has become the president of the white nationalist movement’ (Morning Joe, which played a significant role in helping elect this scumbag. Nice job, Joe!)
- Donald Trump Just Gave the Press Conference of the Alt-Right’s Dreams
- 5 revealing moments from Trump’s latest Charlottesville comments
- Donald Trump is offering comfort to racists and extremists (“His unscripted Charlottesville comments showed where his sympathies truly lie.”)
- Fox News, Daily Caller delete posts encouraging people to drive through protests (Criminal?)
- The Voter Purge Crusade That Preceded Trump’s Sketchy Elections Commission
- White privilege turned deadly in Charlottesville: How would police have reacted if a mob of angry black people had gathered there? (“Imagine this thought experiment: Hundreds of armed, angry black protesters descend on a small Southern city”)
- Trump Makes a Spectacle of Himself (“Given another chance to condemn white supremacists, the president takes up their talking points.”)
- Trump Defends White-Nationalist Protesters: ‘Some Very Fine People on Both Sides’
- NASA shocker: Last month was hottest July, and hottest month, on record (“It’s the first time we’ve seen such a record month in the absence of an El Niño boost.” Wonder what the idiot media’s going to do now that they can’t blame their favorite, “El Nino,” instead of the root cause, man-made global warming)
- Confederate Monuments Must Fall (“They aren’t about heritage or history. They are tools of white supremacy.” Absolutely – get rid of these damn things!)
- Trump chooses fighting over healing (“President Donald Trump inflamed rather than defused racial tension in his explosive Tuesday press conference — and he took on all comers.”)
- Rep. Dave Brat, Freedom Caucus hero: America’s real problem is “hard left,” not white supremacists (“Virginia congressman compares Charlottesville white supremacists to Women’s Marchers — and his own constituents”)
- After Charlottesville, Business Leaders Are Dumping the Trump Administration (“CEOs from Intel, Under Armour, and Merck have resigned their positions on the president’s manufacturing council and issued statements decrying racism.”)
- Maybe Next Time Stick to the Notes (“President* Trump lost his shit so badly he may never get it back.”)
- White nationalists are yelling the loudest, but quieter forms of racism need to be tackled, too (“It’s easy to see bigotry in a Nazi salute, but we tend to overlook the institutional policies that can discriminate.”)
- Even the Rich Guys Are Fleeing Trumpworld Now
- Charlottesville Is a Big Test for Justice Department Under Sessions (“Will Sessions allow the Civil Rights Division to go after violent racist groups?”)
- Justice Department Accused of Breaching Constitution by Seeking Info on Visitors to Anti-Trump Website (“The website hosting company calls the move a ‘clear abuse of government authority.'”)
- Why the Charlottesville Marchers Were Obsessed With Jews (“Anti-Semitic logic fueled the violence over the weekend, no matter what the president says.”)
- Republicans Split After Trump Again Blames ‘Both Sides’ in Charlottesville
- Donald Trump, from His Tower, Rages at “the Other Side” in Charlottesville (Demented, as is anyone who still supports him.)
- White nationalists celebrate Trump press conference: ‘I was fist pumping!!’ (“His ‘both sides’ message empowered the wrong people.”)
- U.S. cities step up removal of Confederate statues, despite Virginia violence
- Trump Again Drags GOP Onto Dangerous Ground, This Time Over Race
- There Was Never Doubt Over What Trump Thought of Charlottesville (“The president’s obscene Tuesday remarks are poison from the same well that equates white supremacy and liberal identity politics.”)
- White Nationalist Rule Is Already Here (“Donald Trump is considering pardoning Joe Arpaio for his illegal reign of racist terror.”)
- Donald Trump’s Plot to Blow Up Obamacare Would Backfire Spectacularly, Says the CBO
- Rotten Monuments (“Donald Trump has a lot in common with the antiquated, racist Confederate statues he defends.”)
- Even Robert E. Lee didn’t think Americans needed all those Confederate statues
- Virginians unsure what Anthem announcement will mean for healthcare
- Federal civil rights investigations probe Virginia schools (“Federal investigations are looking into whether African-American students are discriminated against by Virginia school systems.”)
- Schapiro: Charlottesville narrows Gillespie’s path to Richmond (“Denunciations notwithstanding, Gillespie may be faulted by Democrats with empowering the far right in his past roles as a strategist, chairman of the Republican National Committee, presidential adviser, and leader of the push for GOP legislative and congressional majorities through gerrymandering that gives narrow bands of conservative voters disproportionate influence.”)
- Vanguard America, a white supremacist group, denies Charlottesville ramming suspect was a member
- Virginia’s test scores hold steady overall but English learners make strides (“New standardized exam results show some achievement gaps are narrowing”)
- U-Va. president defends school’s response to torchlight march through campus (“Campus law enforcement had advance notice, but the demonstrators changed their route”)
- $3M lawsuit filed against Kessler, Fields and 31 others after deadly car attack following Charlottesville rally
- Dominion’s new office tower in downtown Richmond gets a name (Might as well call it what it really is, the Governor’s Mansion! LOL)
- A. Barton Hinkle column: The rally, race, and the Mishnory road (This is just…drivel, among other adjectives I could come up with.)
- Man beaten at protest says police were indifferent to attack
- N.C. man in Confederate uniform with rifle in Emancipation Park met by counter-protesters
- Editorial: It’s time to do away with class rankings (“The Virginia Beach School Board is considering whether to continue its current system of class rankings for high school students or develop new ways to honor its top academic performers.”)
- In Charlottesville, the Local Jewish Community Presses On
- Navy commander from Chesapeake pleads guilty in massive “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal
- Portsmouth drug ring put 250K doses of heroin, fentanyl on streets of Hampton Roads, feds say after Monday raids
- Portsmouth rapper charged in heroin ring posted video about how “dumb hard” he works selling drugs
- Pride in the Park moves downtown festival to spring 2018 (“Roanoke’s annual LGBTQA celebration, the Pride Festival in the Park, won’t take place on its usual September weekend this year”)
- Loudoun chairwoman to ask General Assembly for greater discretion over Confederate monuments
- Rallies cancelled at Confederate statue in Loudoun Co.
- Officials toast opening of Southwest Virginia Mountain Brew Trail
- Hot and humid today as sun returns; storm chances back tomorrow
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