by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 1.
- North Korea is still producing ballistic missiles after summit (“Satellite photos and U.S. intelligence show North Korea continues to work on its missile program, even after Trump and Kim Jong Un’s meeting in Singapore.”)
- China Slams U.S. ‘Blackmailing’ as Trump Weighs Higher Tariffs
- Facebook Finds Fake Accounts Trying to Muddy 2018 Campaign
- Editorial: Russia Attacks America’s Election System. Trump Shrugs.
- Trump feud with Koch network exposes rifts in Republican ranks
- Trump’s Crony Capitalists Plot a New Heist
- Despite Warnings From GOP Leaders, Trump Continues Shutdown Threats
- Scientists say the border wall could harm wildlife (That alone should be reason not to build this insane thing.)
- Trump’s Reelection Slogan, ‘Keep America Great,’ Belies How Much Trouble He’s In
- Koch’s Frustrations With Trump Could Affect Midterms
- Exclusive: Mueller refers foreign agent inquiries to New York prosecutors
- Prosecutors say Manafort’s wealth fueled by lies to IRS and banks
- On Manafort Trial Day 2, A Central Question: How Much Power Did Rick Gates Wield?
- Goodbye, Republican Party. Hello, Bigfoot Party.(“By now, there are few in the political world who have not yeti heard about what’s going on in the 5th Congressional District of Virginia.”)
- Takeaways from day one of the Paul Manafort trial (“Six men and six women will decide Manafort’s guilt. The 69-year-old faces a maximum sentence of more than 300 years in prison if these Northern Virginians side against him.”)
- This Is So Much Bigger Than Paul Manafort (“With Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman on trial, America is reckoning with its very serious kleptocracy problem.”)
- Alex Jones, Pursued Over Infowars Falsehoods, Faces a Legal Crossroads
- What the Paul Manafort Trial Could Tell Us About the Mueller Investigation
- Jeff Sessions announces a religious liberty task force to combat “dangerous” secularism (“The Justice Department’s latest move is another nod to Christian nationalism by the Trump administration.” Unconstitutional.)
- Jeff Sessions’ ludicrous “religious liberty” task force is the real threat to liberty (“Attorney general claims he wants to protect religious freedom. History suggests he’s excusing discrimination”)
- Trump debuts new, incoherent talking point about collusion with Russia (“‘Collusion is not a crime’ — unless you’re Hillary Clinton.”)
- Trump has no clue how people buy groceries (“During a speech at a rally in Florida on Tuesday, President Trump indicated he thinks a photo ID card is needed to make purchases at grocery stores.” WTF?)
- Republicans want to weaken role of states in review of fossil fuel applications (“States’ denial of water quality permits angered the fossil fuel industry.”)
- Sanders, Warren question whether Dem primary is big enough for both of them
- New study ignites debate over cost of ‘Medicare for all’ (Ahhh…this is by the Koch-funded Mercatus Center.)
- We’re in a Cybersecurity Crisis, Facebook Tells the White House. Hello? Anyone There?
- The Great Climate Hoax Is Making Island Nations Disappear
- Exclusive: Trump-endorsed radio show has promoted ex-CIA agent’s call for right-wing rebellion (“Michael Scheuer, who favors “elimination” of Trump’s enemies, is a frequent guest on Trump-backed radio show” That would be the Virginia-based John Fredericks Shows…)
- Trump v. Koch Brothers Is a Battle from Citizens United Hell (“In which the Supreme Court provides lesson in how politics works in the world of real human beings.”)
- Fox & Friends First reports on violence “spilling across the border into Baja California” from Mexico (Baja California is a Mexican state)
- Tim Kaine introduces bill against 3D-printed guns
- Here’s How Sen. Tim Kaine Wants to Fix Teacher Shortages, and Why It’s Tricky
- Denver Riggleman Claims That, No, He Does Not Believe in Bigfoot (Even worse, Riggleman DOES believe in right-wing garbage like “trickle-down economics,” everyone having access to as much firepower as they want, women not having the right to control their own bodies, etc.)
- Schapiro: Redistricting parlor game – who gets it in the neck?
- James E. Ryan, Ninth President of University of Virginia, Takes Office
- Virginia launches new emergency room communications program
- Prosecutors cross-examine Shaun Brown for hours in federal fraud trial
- Editorial: Portsmouth prosecutor must fix issues
- PETA calls for cancellation of Chincoteague pony swim after fatal incident
- Family, community activists push Mayor Stoney, Chief Durham for answers surrounding Marcus-David Peters’ death
- A new month, but same old weather pattern
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