by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 4.
- Trump to Urge Schools to Ignore Race in Admissions
- Protests Erupt as Poland Purges Its Supreme Court (“Poland’s government forced out many of its Supreme Court justices, eroding the judiciary’s independence and escalating a confrontation with the European Union.”)
- Exclusive: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade
- Trapped Thai team gets dive lessons as rescuers prepare for extraction
- Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week (Absolutely no doubt that human activity is massively heating up the planet – and that we have to stop doing it ASAP by switching from fossil fuels – coal, oil, natural gas – into clean energy – solar, wind, geothermal, etc. – on a crash basis.)
- The fight against Trump is a battle for freedom (“On July 4, let’s rededicate ourselves to freedom, especially freedom from fear.”)
- The Era of Affirmative Action May Not Last Much Longer
- Barack Obama Needs to Get His Hands Dirty (“The former president will have to engage in serious political combat to defend his vision of America from Donald Trump.”)
- Leading contender to be Trump’s Supreme Court pick faces questions from social conservatives
- Liberal groups prep grass-roots campaign against Trump’s SCOTUS pick
- Does Trump Know What ICE Does? (“In his comments about combatting MS-13, the president fudges reality about both the agency and the gang.”)
- New Supreme Court justice could weigh in on abortion quickly (“Legal experts agree that any abortion-related case that the justices accept could turn into a broader debate over Roe v. Wade.”)
- 3 reasons the American Revolution was a mistake (“Abolition would have come faster without independence…Independence was bad for Native Americans…America would have a better system of government if we’d stuck with Britain”)
- Pruitt directly asked Trump to replace Sessions with him
- Bipartisan Senate Panel Gives Middle Finger to Devin Nunes (“A bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee says intelligence agencies were right to find the Russians interfered in the election to harm Clinton and elect Trump”)
- ‘I would have done something’: Jordan rebuts claims he knew of abuse (“The Freedom Caucus leader gives his first interview about a news report suggesting he ignored sexual abuse by a colleague decades ago.”)
- GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of ignoring sexual abuse of wrestlers (“Jim Jordan is accused of knowing about sexual abuse of wrestlers at Ohio State when he was a coach and doing nothing about it, a charge he denies as the number of accusers increases.”)
- Ohio State sex scandal complicates Jordan’s possible Speaker bid
- A short history of Alex Jones claiming that the left is about to start a second Civil War (Jones is completely insane.)
- Pruitt ally decides which of his records see the light of day
- Dubious Fox News article appears to have sparked Trump attack on Obama (Everything on Fox is dubious…or blatantly false, propaganda, etc.)
- Why Hasn’t Trump Fired Scott Pruitt? Because Pruitt Can Fire Robert Mueller. (Unbelievable level of banana-republic-style corruption.)
- What is the point of Richard Cohen? (“The Washington Post’s tenured barnacle has some wheezy observations on socialism” He’s a weird, weird, dude.)
- Cobots, trade and training: Kaine campaigns on the Peninsula
- Corey Stewart falsely claims Sen. Tim Kaine wants to do away with ICE, border patrol (“Pants on Fire” for lying liar Corey Stewart.)
- This Republican Always Shows Up. That May Not Be Enough This Fall. (This article by the NY Times about Barbara Comstock is a puff piece. For starters, it fails to mention that Comstock won’t show her face at a town hall meeting. It also doesn’t mention her 97% voting record with Trump. #FAIL)
- Schapiro: On this Fourth, Va. redistricting provides fireworks (Just in case you have a subscription to the RTD and can read this, which I don’t/can’t.)
- Virginia state senator questions Stoney’s efforts to improve school facilities; Stoney blames General Assembly (“Invoking the landmark Supreme Court case that integrated U.S. schools, a Virginia state senator is questioning Richmond’s efforts to fix the poor condition of its school facilities, while Mayor Levar Stoney is blaming the state for the funding shortfall.” Bill Stanley is such a joke.)
- Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit Under Fire from Environmental Advocates
- New Henrico school superintendent’s former school district under state investigation
- Governor Ralph Northam orders U.S. and Virginia flags to be flown at half-staff
- Newport News officers go door-to-door in neighborhood where there were 3 homicides last week
- New era of growth (“New businesses investments are helping diversify the Hampton Roads economy”)
- A steamy Fourth, with temperatures moderating somewhat later this week
