by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 29.
- This Summer’s Heat Waves Could Be the Strongest Climate Signal Yet (“In many places, people are preparing for the past or present climate. But this summer is the future.”)
- Krugman: Why One Quarter’s Growth Tells Us Nothing (“In short, one quarter’s growth is a nothingburger. The real news is that we’re still waiting for both the investment surge and the wage gains the tax cutters promised; as far as we can tell, they’re never coming.”)
- 20 times Trump and his allies denied he knew of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting
- Giuliani once praised Michael Cohen as ‘honest,’ but now says Cohen has ‘lied all his life’
- Judge orders independent monitor for immigrant facilities after children detail shocking conditions
- GOP Rep. Issa: ‘Nobody’s Going to be Surprised’ If Trump Lied About Russia Meeting
- Giuliani Tells Fox News: ‘Somebody Played Around’ With Trump-Cohen Tape (Gaslighting.)
- Giuliani: Cohen and Trump’s legal teams have severed ties
- Trump tells American military to ‘surrender’ large swaths of Afghanistan as US negotiates directly with Taliban: report (Can you even imagine the reaction by Fox, etc. if Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton had ever said anything like this?)
- This Summer’s Heat Wave Is a Great Example of the Difference Between Weather and Climate (“A growing field of science is trying to help us understand the precise relationship.”)
- Federal judge blocks last-ditch effort to stop release of 3D-printed gun blueprints (“Starting next Wednesday, you’ll be able to print deadly assault weapons at home.” Oh, great.)
- NYT: Trump Laments That He Could Have Had Tom Brady, Not Jared, As Son-In-Law
- Trump Invokes 9/11 to Justify ICE While Judge Mulls Family Reunification (“The government is at fault for losing several hundred parents.”)
- Sean Spicer accused by old classmate of using N-word towards him (“Alex Lombard confronts Spicer at book signing and accuses him of using racial slur when they were at prep school in Rhode Island”)
- The 7 key factors defining the 2018 midterms: ANALYSIS
- California wildfire kills 2 children, great-grandmother
- Cardinal Theodore McCarrick resigns over sexual abuse allegations
- The $120-billion reason we can’t expect Facebook to police itself
- Virginia to begin issuing driver’s licenses that will be required for air travel in 2020
- Mark J. Rozell: Women could lead the charge for Virginia Democrats this year
- Records show marijuana charges, convictions fall more heavily on black Virginians (“Whites charged with marijuana possession in Virginia are more likely to get a second chance, while blacks are far more likely to spend time behind bars, a Daily Press review of court data found.” Perfect example of racism in our “justice” system. Disparities in sentencing for power vs. crack cocaine are another classic.)
- Schapiro: 40 years after GOP trailblazer’s death, a what-if moment in Va. politics
- Dominion’s grid plan says SCC should not require cost-benefit analysis (In fact, it should require a thorough cost-benefit analysis, heavily factoring in greenhouse gas emissions. That, of course, would massively change Dominion’s behavior, which the company really doesn’t want.)
- Robert M. Blue column: Building a better electric grid in Virginia (Dominion’s CEO spews propaganda in the Republican Times-Disgrace.)
- KKK propaganda reported in Loudoun County, Va.
- Price’s domestic terrorism bill will be back next year
- Gordon C. Morse: Bill Howell, an honorable servant of Virginia (Hahahahahahaha. Oh, and why does the Virginian-Pilot print this crap?)
- Editorial: Beach’s future closely linked to flooding plans
- Body found inside truck that went off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; 2nd person may have died
- A pleasant Sunday before rain chances return for the work week
