by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 22.
- Ms. Merkel Struggles to Hold Germany Together
- Mugabe’s Time Runs Out (Good riddance to a disgusting human being, although his replacement sounds no better.)
- Ratko Mladic Is Convicted in 1990s Slaughter of Bosnian Muslims (“The verdict was hardly in doubt, given the volume of evidence produced during the trial, which began in 2012. The sessions were at times halted or cut short because of Mr. Mladic’s health problems, and the trial itself was extended after the discovery of more mass graves.” I don’t believe in hell, but for people like this, I sure hope I’m wrong.)
- Bashar al-Assad is taking a sickening victory lap through Russia
- Charlie Rose Fired by CBS and PBS After Harassment Allegations
- “Kelly Has Clipped his Wings”: Jared Kushner’s Horizons Are Collapsing within the West Wing (“The West Wing princeling’s portfolio had been shrunk largely to the Middle East—but then his Saudi Arabia trip caused problems for the chief of staff.”)
- Sweeping Plan Would Overturn Equal Access to the Internet (“A rollback of the regulations would represent a significant victory for broadband and telecom companies like AT&T and Comcast and would amount to a strike against consumers.” Yep, this the crap you voted for, Trumpsters. Happy now?)
- Republicans Can’t Govern (“The GOP has an agenda, but no idea how to enact it.”)
- Endorsing Roy Moore Is the Trumpiest Decision Ever (“President Trump’s decision to endorse Roy Moore for Senate in Alabama was so completely overdetermined, the only real mystery is why it took him so long.”)
- Trump built a wall. Her name is Sarah. (“The press secretary humiliates journalists on a daily basis.”)
- Conservatives have a breathtaking plan for Trump to pack the courts (“A paper lays it out. Progressives need to wake up to the threat.”)
- The United States torments its poorest neighbor (“By moving to expel nearly 60,000 Haitians, the world’s richest country kicks a vulnerable nation while it’s down.”)
- The Dam of Congressional Sexual-Harassment Claims Cracks Open
- Murkowski, Who Nixed Obamacare Repeal, Says She Supports Ending the Mandate (WTF?)
- Congress Must End All Non-Disclosure Agreements (“That way, we have a truly transparent view of sexual harassment in government.”)
- Here’s What Your President* Is Doing Right Before Thanksgiving (“Trump plans to throw 60,000 Haitians out of the country.”)
- He’s a Member of Congress. The Kremlin Likes Him So Much It Gave Him a Code Name. (“For two decades, Representative Dana Rohrabacher has been of value to the Kremlin, so valuable in recent years that the F.B.I. warned him in 2012 that Russia regarded him as an intelligence source worthy of a Kremlin code name.”)
- Donald Trump says he’s “happy” sexual assault is being exposed, as if no one knows what Trump is accused of
- Ex-RNC chair: Trump’s comments on Roy Moore ‘beyond stupid’
- Trump privately doubted Moore’s female accusers (“The president saw parallels between the Alabama candidate’s situation and his own after the ‘Access Hollywood’ video surfaced.” Nice: one sexual molester doubts the women who accuse another sexual molester of molesting them.)
- Trump throws Roy Moore a lifeline (“The president breaks with other D.C. Republicans who’ve said they believe women who accused the Senate candidate of pursuing sexual relations with teenagers.”)
- Conyers scandal rocks House Democrats (“The veteran Michigan lawmaker denies the allegations of sexual harassment, but said he would cooperate with an investigation launched by the House Ethics Committee.”)
- Political media engulfed by sexual harassment crisis (“A wave of sexual harassment allegations is ripping through the White House press corps and broadcast networks, forcing a reckoning on sexism and power dynamics inside newsrooms at a time when the media’s credibility is already under attack.”)
- Vanity Fair: Kushner worried Mueller probe will ‘get’ Trump
- Is Roy Moore Losing? (“If these later surveys in Alabama are a truer reflection of where the race stands, Jones may actually have an advantage. An average of Alabama polls conducted over the past week, for instance, gives Jones a 47 percent to 43.5 percent lead.”)
- Breitbart editor-in-chief: The word “rape” now means “any sex that the woman ends up regretting that she had” (“Rape used to mean something. We used to all knew what it meant. And then now we don’t know what it means. And then we don’t know what’s credible and what’s not.”)
- The Mayor of San Juan Isn’t Finished With Donald Trump: “Power Does Not Make You a Good Person”(“She explains how Puerto Rico is grappling with the new normal.”)
- 42 top economists were asked if the Trump tax plan would significantly grow the economy. 1 said yes.
- David Cassidy: star of Partridge Family dies aged 67 (RIP)
- Senate subcommittee votes for full funding for Chesapeake Bay Program
- Kaine, Warner decry Republican tax plan
- Is Virginia Permanently Blue Now? (Actually a decent analysis in the Weekly Standard, of all places.)
- Why Virginia Won’t Certify Election Results That Could Change Its Balance of Power (“In this instance, because of the exceptionally close margin and what appears to be a pretty significant error at the local level by a registrar, this is a problem”)
- Virginia Delays Vote Certification After Error In Ballot Distribution
- State again delays certification of Virginia elections, as Democrats file third lawsuit in disputed Va. House race
- EDITORIAL: Post-election changes coming to House of Delegates (It’s not a “score of Republicans 51, Democrats 49”; right now, it’s 49 Dems, 48 Republicans and three races too close to call.)
- After Roem’s election, Va. GOP leader wants to do away with ‘Gentlewoman’ title (These people are completely demented.)
- AUDIO REBELLION: Trans Delegate Danica Roem On Her Historic Win + Heavy Metal Upbringing
- Editorial: Clear up the confusion before certifying 28th District votes
- Editorial: Three strikes leaves too many out in Virginia
- Rockingham County clerk launches GOP bid for Bob Goodlatte’s seat (“Rockingham County Clerk of Circuit Court Chaz Haywood joined a trio of people vying for the Republican nomination for the 6th Congressional District seat that U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte will vacate”)
- Franklin County supervisors vote to negotiate agreement with Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Jon Sokolow column: On pipelines, will Terry McAuliffe side with Virginia or with Donald Trump?
- LaHood’s Metro Reform Board Plan Faces Legal Questions
- Shenandoah Fee Increase Still Under Consideration
- Speakers oppose Richmond councilman’s Monument Avenue proposal at public hearing
- Colder but dry through Thanksgiving Day; split weekend with mild Saturday and cold Sunday
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