by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, October 13.
- Trump to end key ACA subsidies, likely threatening marketplaces (Totally and massively f’ed up.)
- Trump’s Obamacare order could destroy the health-care system (“The only good news is that the president’s policy doesn’t have the force of law.”)
- Trump ramps up the Obamacare sabotage campaign (“His executive order could devastate the health-insurance marketplaces.”)
- Trump Unveils Full-Bore Obamacare Sabotage
- Editorial: Congress Can’t Let Trump Kill Obamacare (“A new executive order could harm millions.”)
- Trump is about to make the defining mistake of his foreign policy (“Undoing the Iran nuclear deal will stall reform in Iran and hurt U.S. standing abroad.”)
- 8 ways Trump is undercutting Obamacare without Congress (Imagine what the reaction from the right would have been if President Obama had done this type of thing? Dictator! Tyrant!)
- Dems rip Trump’s ‘spiteful’ decision to end key ObamaCare payments
- Trump taps AccuWeather CEO to head NOAA, breaking with precedent of nominating scientists (“Some are concerned about his potential conflicts of interest and lack of science background.”)
- Republicans, it’s time to panic (“The window for whispered criticisms has closed.”)
- The misery in Puerto Rico is completely unacceptable
- Abandoning Puerto Rico would be an impeachable offense (“Presidents do not get to pick and choose which Americans to help at times of disaster.”)
- Krugman: Let Them Eat Paper Towels (“Whatever the precise mix of motives, what’s happening in Puerto Rico is utterly shameful. And everyone who enables the regime perpetuating this shame shares part of the guilt.”)
- Planned Sanders appearance at women’s convention draws fire (“It does seem a little odd since there are so many rising stars in the party that happen to be women”)
- Twitter deleted data potentially crucial to Russia probes
- John Kelly lets loose (“The White House chief of staff made an unusual appearance from the briefing room podium on Thursday, addressing head on rumors about his future in the West Wing.”)
- Trump Is Far Less Popular Than The Economy Suggests He Should Be (Trump inherited a strong economy from President Obama and is hell bent on squandering it – along with whatever approval he currently possesses.)
- Trump withdraws United States from critical U.N. culture agency
- White Nationalism Is Destroying the West
- Trump to extend March 5 deadline to end DACA protections if Congress doesn’t act, GOP senator says
- The Fate of Earth (“Humanity’s survival on this planet seems more uncertain than ever. But what happens when we look at ourselves through other creatures’ eyes?” Nothing good.)
- Why Do the Boy Scouts Want to Include Girls? (“The organization’s decision overturns a historic and defining separation, raising questions about their timing and how they differ from the Girl Scouts of the USA.”)
- Roy Moore Led Charge Against Removing Segregation From Alabama Constitution
- Ed Gillespie says Virginia’s next governor can’t afford a troubled rapport with Trump (Uh huh…)
- Dominion’s Pipeline: Sticker Shock for Virginia Consumers (“Rather than sinking Virginia dollars into a highly speculative pipeline, Dominion can and should lead the way in this very real boom in clean, renewable energy. Virginia could reduce its higher-than-average electric bills by capturing its untapped energy efficiency reserves; ramp up investments in solar and wind projects, both on and offshore”)
- Virginia lawmakers say late VA payments jeopardize veterans’ care
- State revenues rise 5.5 percent in September, ending strong first quarter
- No one’s got our vote in Virginia (Alrighty then.)
- Rep. Gerry Connolly joins Gov. Hogan in urging ouster of Metro board chair Jack Evans
- New suits filed against Aug. 12 rally organizers
- U.S. white nationalists sued over Virginia protest violence
- At forum, candidates take aim at each other, City Council
- NBC Charlottesville affiliate shows how not to interview Richard Spencer (“Charlottesville’s NBC29 failed to challenge Spencer on his white nationalist extremism”)
- A black man charged in his own beating, and Charlottesville’s lasting hatred (“The decision to charge DeAndre Harris in the parking garage attack that left him badly wounded is just the latest sign of how crazy our world has become”)
- How The Heck Did A Black Man Beaten In C’Ville End Up Facing Assault Charge? (“…the League of the South and other white nationalists who marched with guns and armor to ‘Unite the Right’ are celebrating the arrest and charges against this ‘young negro male,’ pointing to it as proof that the media unfairly painted them as the aggressors in Charlottesville.” What a travesty.)
- Bus rapid transit still years out, but HRT ready for next step
- For Nationals, a crazy night ends with anguish and a season-ending loss to Cubs (I checked out after the inning from hell…unbelievable.)
- Warmth and mugginess increase into the weekend, despite clouds and occasional dampness
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