by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 1.
- The world’s bleak climate situation, in 3 charts (“We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.” Step #1: move as rapidly as possible away from fossil fuels – oil, coal, natural gas – and to clean energy – solar, wind, efficiency, geothermal, etc. That obviously means no new fossil fuel infrastructure, including the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline. Yes, Gov. Northam, THAT is what “the science” tells us.)
- Trump defends calling African nations ‘s**thole countries,’ Muslim ban in front of Nigerian leader (“You do have some countries that are in very bad shape and very tough places to live in.” Trump is an eternal shame to America.)
- Israeli Response to Gaza Protests
- Leaked questions reveal what Mueller wants to ask Trump about Russia (“A list of nearly 50 questions has been obtained by the New York Times, and more than half relate to possible obstruction of justice”)
- What Netanyahu Did and Didn’t Say About Iran’s Nuclear Program (“He did not say the nuclear deal was not working…He did not explicitly say Iran was working on a bomb…He did not explicitly urge the U.S. to withdraw.”)
- Trump Buys Netanyahu’s Bad Case for Abandoning the Iran Deal (Bibi is a bozo.)
- White House Delays Tariffs on E.U., Canada and Mexico for 30 Days
- Mueller Has Dozens of Inquiries for Trump in Broad Quest on Russia Ties and Obstruction (“Most Relate to Possible Obstruction in Russia Inquiry”)
- House Republicans buried this new email from Flynn in their report on Russian election interference (“Another big coincidence.”)
- The Trump Administration’s Hard Line on Refugees Comes Under Fire
- Krugman: How’s That Tax Cut Working Out? (“In short, the effects of the Trump tax cut are already looking like the effects of the Brownback tax cut in Kansas, the Bush tax cut and every other much-hyped tax cut of the past three decades: big talk, big promises, but no results aside from a swollen budget deficit.”)
- Trump was outrageous in Michigan. So where’s the outrage? (“While ‘objective’ journalists were fanning themselves over a comedian being mean to the White House press secretary, Trump was finding new lows more than 400 miles away.”)
- Time for journalists to fight back, not play party hosts
- Kelly thinks he’s saving U.S. from disaster, calls Trump ‘idiot,’ say White House staffers (“Some current and former officials said they expect Kelly to leave by July, and that Trump and Kelly seem to have tired of each other.”)
- Exclusive: Pence’s doctor alerted WH aides about Ronny Jackson concerns last fall
- McCain torches Trump in new book: He prioritizes appearance of toughness over American values
- Democrats can’t give up on white working-class voters (“To unite where Trump divided, progressives need majorities in a wide swath of the country.”)
- Marco vs. Rubio: The Republican Senator Questions His Own Record on Economics
- The Memo: Trump allies want to turn midterms into ‘impeachment referendum’ (Let’s not play into their hands.)
- Baby Breitbarts to pop up across the country? (Very disturbing.)
- No Time to Pretend (“The courts and the press are putting themselves at risk by treating Donald Trump like a normal president.” A feature of the human brain is the tendency to normalize things, even horrible situations. That can be helpful, but in the case of Trump, it’s disastrous.)
- Manafort Asks Judge to Dismiss Tax Count in Virginia Case
- Senators want Rosenstein deputy to be U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia
- Seth Meyers launches a passionate defense of Michelle Wolf: She made ‘fun of people in power who lie to us on a daily basis’ (Exactly. Thank you Seth Myers.)
- The right to vote just suffered one of its worst losses of the Trump era (“Want to keep poor voters of color from casting a ballot? A federal appeals court has your back.”)
- The Forces Were Perfectly in Balance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (“Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ job is to embarrass the press. Michelle Wolf’s job is to embarrass Sanders.”)
- Central American ‘caravan’ women and children enter U.S., defying Trump
- How Michelle Wolf Blasted Open the Fictions of Journalism in the Age of Trump (“Wolf’s routine burst the bubbles of civility and performance, and of the separation of media and comedy. It plunged the attendees into the reality that is, in the Trump era, the stuff of comedy. Through her obscene humor, Wolf exposed the obscenity of the fictions—and the fundamental unfunniness of it all. Her last line, the most shocking of her entire monologue, bears repeating: Flint still doesn’t have clean water.”)
- Dave Chappelle says Michelle Wolf ‘nailed it’ at White House Correspondents Dinner
- Trump-allied House conservatives draft articles of impeachment against Rosenstein as ‘last resort’
- A fight for power in rural Virginia (Nice job by Tom Perriello and Tom Cormons of Appalachian Voices!)
- ATV traffic on the Appalachian Trail is the latest Mountain Valley Pipeline controversy(“Motorized use is antithetical to the wilderness experience of the Appalachian Trail”)
- DEQ invites more public comments on Mountain Valley Pipeline (I trust Virginia’s DEQ as far as I can throw them.)
- CASEY: Gun control activist’s ‘threats” prompt visit by police (“Andy Parker has threatened the Berglund Center with a wave of negative publicity for hosting pro-gun rocker Ted Nugent at a concert scheduled in July. That caused Roanoke Police to knock on his door in Henry County last week.” What on earth?)
- Editorial: Is Virginia Sen. Mark Warner actually the evil Thanos from “Avengers: Infinity War”? (And with this editorial, the Republican Times-Disgrace editorial board hits a new low. Seriously, what IS this brain-dead crap?!?)
- Hill hopes he can make the grade in GOP primary against Comstock
- Documents show ties between George Mason University, conservative Koch donors
- The Koch Foundation had a say in hiring and firing George Mason University professors
- Uncovering Koch Role in Faculty Hires (“George Mason says some of its past donor agreements with Charles Koch Foundation have afforded the organization a say in faculty appointments, in violation of the norms of academic freedom.”)
- George Mason’s President Says Some Donor Agreements Fell ‘Short’ of Academic Standards (Hahahahaha, “fell short.” Why is this guy still president of GMU?)
- All for one and one for all in the Washington area’s quest for HQ2
- Lawmakers oppose Virginia megasite proposal
- Worries about traffic and too much growth mark local elections in Virginia (“Voters in more than 100 local jurisdictions will elect mayors, town councils and school boards Tuesday.”)
- Charlottesville doctors turned away from pipeline protesters in tree (The corporate media reports on this days after we did here. Lame as usual.)
- Northam visits Kecoughtan High School, optimistic on ending budget impasse
- Virginia Beach officials stuck in a dance they can’t learn the steps to
- Plan for College Beach Weekend helped thwart more violence, Mayor Sessoms said
- Beautiful, warm weather shifts late spring into high gear
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