by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 14.
- False Alarm Adds to Real Alarm About Trump’s Nuclear Risk
- I’m In Hawaii And Just Got The Scariest Alert Of My Life. Here’s What I Did Next. (“What would you do if you thought you had 15 minutes to live?”)
- ‘Wrong button’ pushed in Hawaii emergency office sends false alarm about missile launch (“For 38 harrowing minutes, residents and tourists in Hawaii were left to erroneously believe that ballistic missiles were streaming across the ocean toward the Pacific island chain.”)
- White House scrambles after false missile warning in Hawaii (“The erroneous alert triggered reminders inside the administration about long-delayed plans to prepare for a domestic missile attack.”)
- How Trump’s ‘Sh*thole’ Comment Could Help Provoke a Government Shutdown
- Trump admin resumes accepting DACA renewals after court order
- The next GOP panic: Governors’ races (“Republicans concede that a handful of once-competitive battlegrounds are nearly out of reach for them in 2018.”)
- Congress tries to cool partisan fever on Russia (“After a week of controversy and bitterness, Democrats and Republicans hope to get their investigations into Kremlin meddling on a more collegial track.” Again, the problem is Republicans, in this case protecting Trump.)
- Trump retweets far-right activist (“Trump retweeted Jack Posobiec, who is well-known for promoting debunked ‘alt-right’ conspiracy theories.” Better headline: Trump retweeted a white supremacist.)
- The Damage Done by Trump’s Department of the Interior (“Under Ryan Zinke, the Secretary of the Interior, it’s a sell-off from sea to shining sea.”)
- Have They No Sense of Decency? (“In the ‘shithole era,’ the Republican U.S. senators who object to the president’s vulgarity have a choice to make.”)
- After bonus announcement, Walmart fires thousands of co-managers, replaces them with cheaper workers (“The move comes after the mass closure of its Sam’s Clubs stores.”)
- Trump’s ambassador to the Netherlands admits, finally, he spread fake news about the Netherlands (Where does Trump find these wackos?)
- Condoleezza Rice on #MeToo: ‘Let’s not turn women into snowflakes’ (WTF?)
- ‘Sh*thole’ projected onto Trump Hotel in Washington DC
- SNL legend Bill Murray as Steve Bannon is the cherry on the cake of this week’s amazing opening sketch
- Nuclear war became more likely this week – here’s why (“The Trump administration’s nuclear policy review loosens constraints on the use of nuclear weapons. We should all be worried”)
- A pragmatist in partisan times: Ralph Northam becomes Virginia’s 73rd governor (These aren’t particularly “partisan times,” other than the extremism and cult-like behavior on the right.)
- Tim Kaine: On offshore drilling: Virginia’s voices should matter too (“Follow the Trump administration’s actions to see whether local voices really matter. If they do, Virginia will be removed from the offshore drilling menu in accordance with the wishes of its leaders and residents.”)
- Ralph Northam sworn as governor, pledges less toxic politics
- Editorial: Northam’s next challenge: four years as governor
- Analysis: Amid noisy politics, Va.’s new governor is a quiet counterweight
- Taking office as state’s 73rd governor, Northam asks Virginians to follow ‘moral compass’
- Metro’s make-or-break time has come (“Maryland and Virginia lawmakers convene with the clock ticking for the region’s transit system.”)
- Activists protest Gov. Northam’s position on pipelines
- Lexington parade organizer tells Kessler, ‘alt-right’ they are not welcome
- Efforts to take land for the Mountain Valley Pipeline challenged by property owners (“A marathon, two-day hearing ended at 7:45 p.m. Saturday with Judge Elizabeth Dillon saying she will decide later on whether the company is entitled to the easements.”)
- Bill to undo controversial utility rate freeze faces unfriendly panel Monday as Dominion-favored plan is developed
- Editorial: Northam gives the inaugural address Virginia — and the nation — needs
- Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Sworn in, Discusses Charlottesville
- CASEY: Can Republicans hang onto Bob Goodlatte’s seat? (“Almost any Republican with a pulse could win the 6th Congressional District. Perhaps the only one who could lose is Cynthia Dunbar, the self-declared front runner. She’s carrying a lot of baggage that suggests she’s nuttier than a fruitcake.” Yep, Dunbar is an extremist nutjob.)
- Richmond’s new schools chief vows to talk about race
- Continued chilly today and tomorrow; watching midweek chance of light snow
