Sunday News: “We Don’t Deny Harvey, So Why Deny Climate Change?”; “Bay should be priority for gubernatorial candidates”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 3.

• In latest test, North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet
• North Korea Says It Tested Hydrogen Bomb Meant for ICBM (And we have an incompetent moron/buffoon as president. This will end well…riiiiight.)
• Trump plans withdrawal from South Korea free trade deal (“The move would stoke economic tensions with a U.S. ally even as both countries confront a crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program.” Stupid.)
• Hurricane Harvey and the Storms to Come (“In the leadup to the historic flood, Texas Republicans abetted Trump’s climate-change delusions.”)
• Trump names climate science denier to run NASA (“Republican Congressman had demanded Obama apologize for funding climate change research” This is beyond appalling. Anyone who denies climate science should be ostracized from public life, not given an important position of authority!)
• GOP senator blasts Trump’s ’18th-century views of trade’
• Trump praises Coast Guard, swipes at media in Texas (Uh, dude? Many members of the media were heroic during this hurricane. Screw you.)
• Obama team’s 2020 signals spark chatter among Dems (“Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama’s closest confidantes, and David Simas, the CEO of Obama’s foundation, have sent smoke signals urging former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to enter the race.”)
• Under child-king Trump, America is a runaway train — and derailment is imminent (“Fatigue and pessimism in the face of this onslaught are understandable. But the American people must choose action “)
• To Soften a Hurricane’s Blow, Don’t Drain the Swamp (“Wetlands directly prevented half a billion dollars in damages during Hurricane Sandy, a new study has found.” Exactly, we need a lot more wetlands, also permeable surfaces, trees, etc.)
• Republicans Need a Villain for the Midterms (Corey Stewart is aiming to make “Antifa,” which most of us had never heard of and which has no apparent connection to the Democratic Party, the villain. We’ll see how that works out.)
• Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms
• Small Towns Outside Houston Still Struggling With Dire Problems (“Photos show the impossibly bad scene left by Harvey, with bayous, boat rescues — and bodies.”)
• Long-debunked lie that George Soros was a Nazi collaborator resurfaces thanks to Dinesh D’Souza (D’Souza is one of the most horrible, f’ed-up people in this country.)
• Top Democrats Have 2020, and Money, on Their Minds (“Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee who maintains deep ties to some of the party’s most generous donors, has spent $164,000 through his political committee on staff members and consultants this year, and $46,000 in recent months to hold fund-raisers and other events at a Washington steakhouse.”)
• We Don’t Deny Harvey, So Why Deny Climate Change? (“A week and a half ago, Republicans and Democrats traveled to see the solar eclipse and gazed upward at the appointed hour, because they believed scientific predictions about what would unfold. Why can’t we all similarly respect scientists’ predictions about our cooking of our only planet?”)
• ‘We were literally on the helicopter’: Journo who flew with Coast Guard owns Trump over anti-press jab(Far from the “best people,” Trump is one of the worst people in the world, let alone in America.)
• Meeting Paris Goals Means Dealing with Climate Impacts of Eating Meat (We need to slash our meat consumption or just stop doing it altogether.)
• What Hurricane Harvey Says About Risk, Climate, and Resilience (“The ConversationHurricane Harvey exemplifies the risks we all face — and a more dangerous future if we don’t take actions now. More people and vulnerable infrastructure exposed to more frequent and intense hazards equals even greater risk for us in the future. The time to rethink the equation is now.”)
• Senator Tim Kaine Praises Virginians for Relief Efforts to Harvey Victims
• EDITORIAL: Bay should be priority for gubernatorial candidates (Yep, and this is where Gillespie totally fails.)
• Schapiro: The state – or staid – of the race (“…because of population growth and Virginia’s increasing diversity, the Democratic vote is continuing a sharp upward climb that was first evident about 15 years ago. This year, if only because of push-back to Trump, it appears more motivated…In contrast, the Republican vote is splintered and seems dispirited.”)
• Va. governor’s race gets a jump on Labor Day, stoked by statues and Trump
• At UVa, Kaine, Northam, Fairfax discuss moving forward from Aug. 12
• Why Sen. Kaine wants to save Trump Country from sinking into the Chesapeake (“Tangier Island is rapidly disappearing, but residents blame erosion, not climate change” My god…people.)
• Before violent rally, Charlottesville officials faced backlash over ‘militarized’ policing
• Behind closed doors, region’s leaders clashed sharply over Metro funding (“Hogan said Maryland could not afford to give Metro more money and flatly ruled out asking the legislature or counties to raise taxes to do so.” Screw Hogan.)
• Va. politicians aren’t so entertained by lobbyists
• Architecture review panel praises General Assembly Building design
• CASEY: A political figure, erased from Virginia history
• After resignation, Greene GOP distances itself from Kessler (“How Kessler came to join the committee earlier this year, and who was in the room when he formally joined, are now subjects of controversy for Greene’s GOP committee, as well as the House of Delegates race between longtime incumbent Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, and Democratic challenger Kellen Squire.”)
• Turning sunnier and warmer through Labor Day; midweek showers and storms?