by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 11.
- Catalan president stops short of declaring independence, calls for further dialogue with Spain
- Mr. Trump Nails Shut the Coffin on Climate Relief (So, Trump is hell bent on trashing our planet and our democracy, possibly also starting World War III. Great job, Trump supporters!)
- White House: Trump’s IQ jab at Tillerson was ‘a joke’ (Yeah, hilarious – hahahaha!)
- Republicans fear aftershocks from Trump-Corker feud
- Carter Page says he won’t testify before Senate Intelligence panel in Russia probe
- Here’s Why Wildfires Will Only Get Much, Much Worse (“The combination of climate change and land development has explosive consequences.” Same thing with hurricanes – combo of climate change and land development. Great job, humanity!)
- Trump’s moves on NAFTA risk massive damage
- Thousands flee deadly Calif. wildfires, with more than 180 people still missing
- Allegations of harassment, rape pile up against Weinstein as Paltrow, Jolie and other stars come forward (Note that Democrats are condemning Weinstein, while Republicans nominated a sexual predator and sociopath for PRESIDENT!)
- Lesson of horrific Weinstein reports: Be a voice for the oppressed, or help the oppressors stay in power
- What Bob Corker Really Fears (“But it’s also possible Corker genuinely fears that Trump and Kim Jong Un’s blood-curdling rhetoric, combined with ongoing North Korean missile and nuclear tests and American displays of military force, pose a risk of catastrophic miscalculation—war by accident.”)
- Are Trump’s Feuds With Tillerson and Corker a Prelude to War? (“While it’s tempting to view the spats as just more palace intrigue, they reveal a president impatient with diplomacy and drawn toward military force.”)
- Trump’s EPA chief is crazy for coal — but it’s the past, not the future (“Coal is yesterday’s energy source. But for Trump and Pruitt, it’s another symbolic issue causing real-world damage” These people are wildly wrong on…basically everything.)
- Mark Zuckerberg ‘tours’ flooded Puerto Rico in bizarre virtual reality promo (There is seriously something wrong with Zuckerberg…and with his creation, Facebook, by the way.)
- World will need ‘carbon sucking’ technology by 2030s, scientists warn (They’re called trees. Plant billions of them!)
- Trump’s Benghazi? Ambush of U.S. soldiers in Niger goes unnoticed (“Four dead Americans in Africa: Why hasn’t this act of terror drawn the same feverish scrutiny?” Because it’s fine if it happens under a white, Republican, male president?)
- Carbon rule repeal kicks of epic battle over regulating emissions
- Disney, Hillary Clinton and the Obamas Condemn Weinstein
- How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets
- From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories (“Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive.”)
- Kris Kobach’s Voter Fraud Commission is Definitely a Fraud (“Maybe Bob Corker should put a stop to it.”)
- NFL Kneels to Trump (Wow, another reason to dislike the NFL!)
- White House seeks $4.9B to shore up Puerto Rico finances
- Jemele Hill and the Perils of a For-Profit Fourth Estate (“News outlets can’t be trusted to put the public interest above their bottom lines”)
- The GOP Had One Big Divide On Health Care. It Has Three On Taxes.
- Kaine on Weinstein: ‘Any leader should condemn this’
- Corey Stewart in talks to endorse Gillespie at urging of Trump allies Bannon and Bossie (Corey already endorsed Enron Ed, months ago.)
- Justin Fairfax’s journey from party crasher to party insider
- Why Republicans might actually win the Virginia governor’s race, explained (“Gillespie has found an opening by flaying Northam over culture war issues in mailers and campaign ads. Northam, meanwhile, has tried to turn the campaign back to pocketbook economic issues and health care — but struggled to craft a message that appeals to the party’s base without alienating the suburban moderates Virginia Democrats have come to depend on.”)
- Schapiro: Fairfax – candidate and county – key to Democratic hopes for sweep? (“During the debate, Vogel tried to walk back her remark about Fairfax, praising him as a nice guy, smart, and good company. But it’s too little, too late. Her comment — greeted with scattered gasps from the audience at the University of Richmond — is being reduced by her adversaries to troubling shorthand.” Uh, no, Vogel did NOT take back her insulting, absurd remarks about Justin Fairfax.)
- Gov. McAuliffe will donate $57K in Harvey Weinstein contributions to Virginia group that fights sexual violence
- Republicans call for review of Virginia Attorney General’s Office a month before election (How blatantly political can Republicans be?)
- Editorial: Who won the debate? (God, this “both sides” crap…Gillespie is NOT “serious-minded”…this editorial board is ridiculous.)
- Legislative watchdog to scrutinize Virginia agency tasked with ferreting out waste, fraud and abuse
- Loudoun’s Reputation Of Being A Swing County At Stake As Election Nears (“If the GOP nominee can’t turnout enough Republicans in Loudoun, Virginia could continue to turn from purple to light blue.”)
- Conservative groups take aim at Va. Democrat’s transgender identity (Typical slime from crazy, bigoted “Sideshow Bob” Marshall.)
- Black man attacked by white supremacists in Charlottesville faces felony charge (“DeAndre Harris, pummeled in a parking garage, was charged with unlawful wounding, prompting outrage from the activists searching for his attackers”)
- First public hearing on Washington to Richmond high-speed rail study is in Richmond tonight
- Richmond activists mark slave rebellion, call for removal of Confederate statues with march from Monument to Shockoe Bottom
- Republicans Yost, Wilt to introduce legislation restricting access to student data
- Newport News falls back on reserves to make up $3.8M budget shortfall
- Charlottesville’s top prosecutor declines to press charges over Saturday torch rally
- Reject white supremacy at Virginia Tech: An open letter to VT administrators from alumni of the English Department (“As former graduate students in the English Department at Virginia Tech, we were disturbed and horrified to hear that Mark Neuhoff, a current English MA student & English composition teacher, is an avowed white supremacist.”)
- CT: Charlottesville Planning Commission meeting ended by protesters
- Nats would have liked to have Stephen Strasburg start Game 4. He won’t. (“People close to the situation confirmed that Strasburg is indeed sick. One used colorful adjectives to describe the extent of the illness”)
- A cooler and showery pattern the next few days breaks for a warmer and brighter weekend
