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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 1.
- How Spain Misunderstood the Catalan Independence Movement (“Rather than resisting the vote, it could have supported it and demonstrated its faith in democracy.”)
- Spain Sends In Riot Police to Shut Down Catalonia’s Referendum
- Tillerson Says U.S. Talking With North Korea on Nuke Program
- “So mad I could spit”: a former disaster relief official on Trump’s response to Puerto Rico (“He described the Trump administration’s response as ‘malpractice.'”)
- One Day in the Life of Battered Puerto Rico
- The Media Needs To Stop Rationalizing President Trump’s Behavior (“His outburst on Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico shows that not everything is a clever ploy to rally his base.” Nope, he’s just an unhinged bigot.)
- NFL readies for second week in political spotlight
- Baldwin returns to SNL as confused Trump responding to Puerto Rico
- Alec Baldwin nails Trump in SNL return: ‘The more chaos I cause, the less people can focus’
- Ex-Medicare head says Trump ‘purposely’ raising insurance premiums
- General Defends San Juan Mayor: She’s ‘Living on a Cot…Hope the President Has a Good Day at Golf’
- Lin-Manuel Miranda to Trump: ‘You’re going straight to hell’ (I must admit, it’s people like Trump who make me WANT to believe there’s a Hell.)
- Dem senator compares Trump to Marie Antoinette (I had the same thought the other day; this guy golfs as American citizens suffer and die in Puerto Rico.)
- Trump called San Juan’s mayor a weak leader. Here’s what her leadership looks like. (Ass usual, take the exact opposite of anything Trump says.)
- Trump: Strange gained in polls because of my endorsement (“Despite Trump’s claim, a poll released Monday – a day before the runoff election – showed that the president’s endorsement had little effect on the race between Strange and Moore.” Yep, another lie by Trump.)
- There He Goes Again: Trump’s Demented, Racist Saturday Morning Puerto Rico Tweetstorm (“This time, King Joffrey attacks the mayor of San Juan as ungrateful. Oh, and Puerto Ricans are lazy too. Seriously.”)
- O.J. Simpson Is Freed on Parole in Nevada After 9 Years (And in other news, he’s still a murderer.)
- Derided by Trump, Iran Nuclear Deal May Fetch Nobel Peace Prize
- Edwards: Republicans bad-mouth Virginia’s economic growth
- He’s a GOP insider and the party’s best shot to flip a seat this year. Where’s the money? (“Virginia gubernatorial contender Ed Gillespie had a historically low fundraising haul, surprising Democrats and Republicans alike.”)
- Schapiro: Taxes a yawner issue? Perhaps not for long
- Gillespie talks immigration, I-81 improvements at Salem town hall
- CASEY: Last fall, Russians sought to monitor Virginia’s presidential election (“Call it a strange footnote to a strange election year: A Russian diplomat from Washington, D.C., seemed keen in 2016 to send some of his colleagues to Virginia localities as election observers.”)
- Judge rejects main thrust of state’s bid to recoup tax money in failed Appomattox deal
- Missing Virginia college student found dead in North Carolina
- Peninsula first responders return from Puerto Rico
- Local voters want voices heard in governor’s race (“Local democrats came together at the Justice Jamboree Crab Fest in Palmyra on Saturday to support their party’s candidates.” Should be “Democrats” and “Democratic,” capitalized.)
- Councilwomen propose charter change limiting mayor’s access to closed sessions
- Magnificent weather continues into first week of October
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