Wednesday News: Bernie Sanders-Supported Andrew Gillum Wins FL Dem. Gov. Primary; Trump Attacks Google, Warns Evangelicals of “Violence” if GOP Loses Midterms

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 29.

• A Black Progressive and a Trump Acolyte Win Florida Governor Primaries
• Canada and U.S. Meet as Trump Moves Ahead With Mexico Trade Deal
• Progressive Andrew Gillum Wins Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Primary in Upset
• Progressive Upset Means A Sanders Vs. Trump Battle For Florida Governor
• Trump’s Trade Deal With Mexico Is Both Totally Fake and Extremely Important (“Still, if they were implemented, the provisions the White House announced would dramatically shift U.S. auto manufacturing — either by bringing some jobs back to the U.S. or by shifting production out of the U.S. altogether, experts are unsure which.”)
• The U.S. Has Blood on Its Hands in Yemen, and Can’t Wash It Off (Big time. This is an absolute disgrace.)
• Martha McSally’s GOP Primary Win in Arizona Means Capturing the Senate Just Got Tougher for Democrats
• Martha McSally Defeats Kelli Ward and Joe Arpaio in Arizona GOP Senate Primary
• Trump Accuses Google of Burying Conservative News in Search Results (No, but Google can and should bury FAKE news, hate speech, etc.)
• Why President Trump is attacking Google (“A right-wing conspiracy theory moved through the conservative noise machine to one of the president’s on-air apparatchiks, and now it may end up guiding federal tech policy.”)
• The Progressive Left Finds a New Hero in Florida
• GOP exhales after McSally romp in Arizona
• A New Book Details the Damage Done by the Right-Wing Media in 2016 (How about by the corporate media, such as the Washington Post and the NY Times, which had “Her Emails”-type stories and other bullshit on their front pages day after day after day…)
• How Sanders and Warren Will Decide Which One Runs for President (“The two senators are natural allies. But when it comes to 2020, each side’s camp believes the Democratic primary is only big enough for one of them.”)
• 4 winners and one loser from primary elections in Florida, Arizona, and Oklahoma
• Donald Trump, constitutional scholar (“Of course, there’s a more compelling explanation than search-engine bias for all the bad news Trump is finding on the Web. It’s called reality. But that doesn’t matter. As Article XII of the Constitution clearly states, the merits of the case do not affect the verdict.”)
• Florida, Man (“An ecological disaster is making an election there a living hell.”)
• The Courage of Mollie Tibbetts’s Family Amazes Me (“Not only did Rob Tibbetts tell the president* and all those reeking vampires on Fox News to keep his daughter out of their politics and her name out of their mouths, he was funny while he did it.” Corey Stewart is another “reeking vampire.”)
• Sinclair’s shameful legacy now includes exploiting a woman’s murder to attack immigrants (Again, do NOT watch Sinclair “news” stations like WJLA-7 in Washington, DC!)
• The Democratic Party Made Big Changes Last Weekend. I’m Not Sure How I Feel About Them. (“Nixing superdelegates was a good thing.”)
• In closed-door meeting, Trump told Christian leaders he got rid of a law. He didn’t. (“According to recorded excerpts of private remarks, he said evangelicals were ‘one election away from losing everything.'”)
• Inside Stephen Miller’s hostile takeover of immigration policy
• The North Carolina Primaries Just Became a Logistical Nightmare (“The latest federal court ruling means primary elections already held are now illegitimate.”)
• Musk’s Rants Rekindle Concern About CEO’s Troublesome Tweeting
• GOP eyes another shot at ObamaCare repeal after McCain’s death
• Diamonds are forever. Federal judges are the next-best thing. (“The Trump White House is churning out conservative judges like a well-oiled machine.”)
• McCain behaved like a hero. Trump is behaving like a vengeful brat.
• California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Mandating Only Carbon-Free Power By 2045 (“The state is expected to become the biggest economy on Earth to commit to 100 percent carbon-free electricity.” Hello, Virginia???)
• Emails Link Former Homeland Security Official To White Nationalists (“The emails show Ian M. Smith, who has resigned his position, to be connected to an incognito social scene that included white nationalist activists.”)
• It’s Official: Hurricane Maria Led to as Many Deaths as 9/11
• McCain’s choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump
• Renaming Senate office building after McCain sparks GOP backlash
• Donald Trump warns privately of ‘violence’ if GOP loses midterms (“President heard urging Christian ministers to sway voters and alluding to leftwing violence in leaked audio” Demented.)
• Mark Warner on securing elections, combating disinformation: “We’re not there yet”
• Transcript: Sen. Mark Warner talks with Michael Morell on “Intelligence Matters” podcast, Aug. 28, 2018
• Kaine comments on trade deal, wide-ranging bill, remembering McCain
• Senator Kaine Remembers Late McCain as Friend, Mentor
• Marsha Mercer column: Brutal murder tells us nothing about immigrants (“More than a century of social science research shows immigrants are less likely to commit serious crimes or be incarcerated than the native-born.”)
• In court filing, Democrats contend all of Shaun Brown’s petitions are invalid (“Virginia Democrats have enlarged their arguments seeking to remove congressional candidate Shaun Brown from the Nov. 6 ballot, saying in a court filing that all her petitions are invalid because her home address is phony on the documents.” That sounds correct.)
• Editorial: Andrew Miller’s advice to Southwest Virginia
• Abigail Spanberger’s Statement on the Acquisition of her Full, Unredacted National Security Questionnaire by the Congressional Leadership Fund
• During special redistricting session, will Republicans stall, play ball or both? (Definitely stall)
• Video: New Gabby Giffords TV Ad Declares, Powerfully and Accurately, “Barbara Comstock Has Failed!”
• Candidates for the 2nd Congressional District face off (“Luria also brought up the fact that Taylor chose not to attend the forum.”)
• “Finally, its Final!”: Governor Northam’s Advisory Council Calls for Moratorium on Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines
• In Virginia, governor and appointees at odds over gas pipelines (“Environmental council has no power over projects but says Northam should rescind permits for two pipelines.”)
• Thousands of kids put in restraints or seclusion each year in Virginia schools (“RESTRAINING A MINOR IN YOUR HOME COULD GET YOU ARRESTED. IN A VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL, IT’S LIKELY LEGAL.”)
• VERIFY: Are Virginia teachers paid the worst in the country? (“We can verify, no, Virginia teachers are not the worst paid in the country, but depending on where you teach in Virginia, there is a large discrepancy of how much you’ll earn.”)
• Virginia attorney general says rural district’s plan to arm teachers is illegal
• Conservative PAC releases document on Spanberger teaching at Saudi-funded school (Absolutely appalling, should be criminal if it isn’t.)
• Schapiro: For McCain, Va. marked beginnings and ends (Behind a strict paywall, so can’t read this.)
• Video: Former Rep. Tom Perriello Campaigns for Arlington County Board Democratic Nominee Matt de Ferranti
• Torabinejad: Blacksburg needs our help more than ever
• With Confederate name stripped, classes start at renamed school in Fairfax County (“Students marked the first day at Justice High School as tens of thousands of public schoolchildren across Northern Virginia returned to classes this week.”)
• Former Fairfax County police officer charged in infant daughter’s death in Md.
• High heat and humidity again today; only slightly less steamy tomorrow, with late-day storm risk