Sunday News: “We are the change”; Right Wingers “Dumbfounded” By #MarchforOurLives; “6 Minutes and 20 Seconds”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 25.

• ‘Never again!’ Students demand action against gun violence in nation’s capital
• ‘We are the change’ (These students are incredibly impressive.)
• Show of Force as Students’ Grief Inspires Huge Gun Protests (“The young people delivered an anguished and defiant message: They are ‘done hiding’ from gun violence, and will stop at nothing to get politicians to prevent it.” Go git ’em!)
• The Fearless, Outraged Young Protesters at the March for Our Lives
• Emotions run high at mass gun demonstration (“Speakers and volunteers pushed a voter registration drive and vowed to oust lawmakers who oppose gun control.”)
• How Trumpism has come to define the Republican Party (Trumpism = nastiness, bigotry, anger, corruption, aggression, violence, idiocy, known-nothingism, incompetence, out-of-control deficits/debt, etc.)
• Protesters take to the streets — but can they take Congress? (“Saturday’s gun control rallies showed the anti-Trump movement trying to convert anger into votes in the midterms.”)
• How Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Is Outfoxing Trump
• The Memo: Unbound Trump breaks from restraints
• The Most Powerful Moments From The March for Our Lives
• The meaning of the Parkland student’s $1.05 price tags (“And to those politicians supported by the NRA, that allow the continued slaughter of our children and our future, I say get your resumes ready.”)
• Maher: Fox News is running the country (“Putin has state TV, but Putin’s not an idiot,” Maher said. “So state TV does what Putin wants. I think it’s the other way in this country.”)
• Lawmakers spotted at ‘March for Our Lives’ rallies across US (One who most certainly was NOT there? Gun nut Barbara Comstock.)
• The right is dumbfounded by March For Our Lives (“Reactions ranged from simply ignoring it to labeling the organizers dangerous ‘extremists’.”)
• Fox News describes students who put together massive gun march as disorganized and confused (As usual, Fox has it 180-degrees wrong; these students are super-focused, not at all confused and VERY organized!)
• March for Our Lives crowd tops Trump inauguration, according to organizer estimates (“Officials associated with the march say about 800,000 people attended.”)
• Emma González’s March for Our Lives Speech Lasted As Long As the Parkland Shooting
• Stormy Daniels Is Beating Donald Trump at His Own Game
• Why Democrats Are Bullish on Governor’s Races, Too (“The fight for the House is getting all the headlines, but wins at the state level may be more consequential.” Agreed – the states are absolutely crucial.)
• The March for Our Lives Presents a Radical New Model for Youth Protest (“The outcry against violence was delivered with a mix of pop sentiment, corporate coöperation, and an awareness of the socioeconomic privilege that allows certain voices to be heard louder than others.”)
• The Extraordinary Inclusiveness of the March for Our Lives (” In the six weeks since the young survivors of Parkland, Florida, jump-started a vibrant new movement for gun control, its leadership has managed to broaden the locus of concern beyond mass shootings at comfortable suburban schools like Marjory Stoneman Douglas, to gun violence in urban neighborhoods as well.”)
• Stop Shielding Gun Makers (“The firearms industry cannot be held legally accountable for their actions. That needs to change.” Also, make gun owners carry liability insurance.)
• ‘America First’ Bears a New Threat: Military Confrontation (“Not since the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, have key national security leaders so publicly raised the threat of armed confrontation if foreign adversaries do not meet America’s demands.” Very dangerous. And crazy.)
• Emma Gonzalez Is Responsible for the Loudest Silence in the History of US Social Protest (“6 minutes and about 20 seconds.”)
• NRA host taunts Parkland teens: ‘No one would know your names’ if classmates were still alive (NRA=No Respect for Anyone.)
• Bolt the Oval Against Bolton (“After all those years of criticizing W. on war, Trump is now letting himself be guided by W.’s most hawkish adviser. And the president, whose curiosity only extends to himself, seems determined to stay an empty vessel. That makes him, like W., a magnet for extremists who want to hijack the Oval.” Extremists like Barbara Comstock’s buddy John Bolton.)
• Paul McCartney was at the march in New York, close to the site where his friend John Lennon was shot to death
• Rep. Ryan Costello will drop bid for reelection in Pennsylvania (“With Costello bowing out, there is currently one other candidate, Greg McCauley, a local tax attorney, seeking the Republican nomination, while Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force veteran, former teacher and former business and nonprofit executive, is the lone Democrat in the 6th Congressional District race.” Very bad news for Republicans. Sad! LOL)
• March For Our Lives protesters talk about the media, guns, intersectionality, and more
• Trump ignores massive march on guns to go on Twitter rant about building wall to keep out ISIS ‘enemy combatants’ (Raving old man on a park bench somewhere…oh wait, he’s the f’ing PRESIDENT!!!)
• The March for Our Lives Could Not Possibly Have Been Scripted (“What we saw on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C., was stunningly original.” Amazing.)
• Facebook and Democracy Aren’t Compatible. Here’s How to Fix That. (“We shouldn’t kill Facebook, but we can make demands.”)
• March for Our Lives’ Edna Chavez speaks for the kind of gun violence that doesn’t make front pages (“America’s gun problem goes much, much further than mass shootings.”)
• I’ve covered gun violence for years. The solutions aren’t a big mystery. (“America has a unique gun violence problem…The problem is guns, not mental illness…The research shows that gun control works…State and local actions are not enough…America probably needs to go further than anyone wants to admit”)
• Welcome to the Dick Cheney Administration (“The problem with John Bolton isn’t that he’s an extremist. It’s that he’s mainstream.” A mainstream extremist?)
• Virginia politician criticizes march and ‘the left’ at a counterprotest (Corey Stewart is completely unhinged.)
• Schapiro: Change that even Va. gerrymandering can’t control (“Republicans’ shocking setback last year for the House of Delegates, where their 2-to-1 majority was whittled to two seats, is proof they can no longer protect themselves through gerrymandering and low-turnout elections…Even before their Trump-induced defeats for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and — the stunner — 15 House seats, Republicans were facing an increasingly inhospitable Virginia. They haven’t won statewide since 2009.”)
• Rob Blizard: State lawmakers fail to protect vulnerable animals (Among the GOP-“led” General Assembly’s long list of failures and disgraces this year. If you think animal abuse is cool, vote Republican!)
• Goodlatte went from lawyer for immigrants to immigration hard-liner (Very, very BADlatte.
• Valley lawmakers: Northam’s state budget a ‘nonstarter’ (Hard-right wingnuts.)
• Bill Bolling: It’s time to close the health care gap in Virginia
• Can Metro meet its goals for $500 million a year?
• Storrs: Response to Letter From 6th District Committee Members (Gotta love this GOP infighting.)
• Saturday: RPV State Central Meeting: Updated (“It’s official. Fredy Burgos is out. It has been confirmed that Senator Amanda Chase spoke on behalf of Fredy Burgos to save his position on state central. That should speak volumes to her constituents.
  Mike Troxel won appeal on 6th Congressional District Call.”)
• Environmental regulators cite Appalachian Power for releases from Clinch River plant
• CASEY: Should Roanoke ban gun shows at the Berglund Center?
• Power outages mount as heavy snow covers NRV
• Editorial: In Virginia Beach, a worrisome trend (“VIRGINIA BEACH developer Bruce Thompson seldom finds himself on the losing side of bids for high-profile construction projects.”)
• Colder again today with a chilly breeze; slow but steady warming this week