by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 3.
- Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father (“The Times’s investigation, based on a vast trove of confidential tax returns and financial records, reveals that Mr. Trump received the equivalent today of at least $413 million from his father’s real estate empire, starting when he was a toddler and continuing to this day.”)
- 11 Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Trump’s Wealth
- Donald Trump and the Self-Made Sham (“Now let’s see your tax returns, Mr. President.”)
- 4 Ways Fred Trump Made Donald Trump and His Siblings Rich
- There’s Nothing Like Seeing a Headline About the President Inheriting a Fortune via Fraud and Knowing He’ll Definitely Get Away With It
- An NYT investigation dismantles Trump’s “self-made” image and alleges sketchy tax schemes (“Trump said he got a $1 million loan from his dad. A Times investigation reveals he got $400 million.”)
- New York Tax Department Probes Trump Taxes From Decades Ago (“Times said Trump finances included probable tax fraud”)
- We Always Knew Trump’s Origin Story Was a Scam. But Now We Have the Numbers. (“It turns out the story Donald Trump has always told about himself may have been a literal fraud.”)
- Kavanaugh’s 1983 Letter Offers Inside Look at High School Clique (“In a neatly written postscript, he added: Whoever arrived first at the condo should ‘warn the neighbors that we’re loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us. Advise them to go about 30 miles…'”)
- Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford (Trump’s true, disgusting feelings come out.)
- F.B.I. to End Kavanaugh Inquiry as Soon as Wednesday, With Vote Coming This Week (That’s ridiculously fast; not sure how you can do a real investigation in that short time. But maybe that’s the point?)
- We need the facts on Kavanaugh. Here’s how the FBI can get them. (Chris Coons: “The Senate needs one set of facts. Only a prompt, thorough investigation can offer that.”)
- Trump sees enemies everywhere. He should look in the mirror. (“Greg Miller’s new book illustrates how the president makes mistake after mistake.”)
- Don’t forget about Kavanaugh’s troubling legal philosophy
- FBI interviews in Kavanaugh investigation go beyond initial White House mandate
- Some witnesses say they called FBI in vain as end of Kavanaugh probe looms
- Trump makes fun of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford at unhinged rally (“Think of your son. Think of your husband.”)
- GOP senators use Kavanaugh to beat back primary challengers in 2020
- The White House daily briefings are disappearing — as are democratic norms (True, although Sarah Huckster Slanders and Company already turned the daily briefings into a complete farce that the media should have walked out on a long time ago.)
- Republicans on Senate panel release explicit statement about Kavanaugh accuser’s sex life (That’s appalling.)
- Anthony Kennedy Says He’s Worried About the “Death and Decline of Democracy.” That’s Rich.
- Brett Kavanaugh was socialized in a culture of unchecked misogyny at Yale (“Yale’s DKE fraternity and its decades-long hostility towards women”)
- ‘Women For Trump’ Cheer As President Mocks Christine Blasey Ford (“The president ridicules his Supreme Court nominee’s accuser at a Mississippi rally while women laugh and applaud.” Completely demented.)
- The Note: Trump uses Kavanaugh to start political gender war
- Bernie Sanders Says Jeff Bezos Is “No Dummy” For Raising Minimum Wage (“The new wage applies to more than 250,000 Amazon and Whole Foods employees as well as the more than 100,000 temporary employees it will hire for the upcoming holiday season.”)
- Backlash to professor’s anti-Kavanaugh tweet illustrates the content pipeline from 4chan to Tucker Carlson’s show (“A tweet that angered 4chan users and right-wing Twitter is seemingly all the evidence Carlson needs to air a segment about the threat of ‘white genocide'”)
- Trump races against clock to roll back major Obama-era environment rules (“The administration’s lengthy slate of rollbacks will slow progress on reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases that warm the planet, health experts say” Evil.)
- Voters in DC gave restaurant workers a raise. City lawmakers just voted to block it. (“Mayor Muriel Bowser can still use her veto power.”)
- The Virginia GOP’s post-Stewart future (“Former Del. David Ramadan shares the sentiment, saying the party must ‘fire staff who went along with [Stewart’s] messaging.'” Yeah, that won’t accomplish anything; this is Trump’s party now, end of story.)
- Video, Live Blog: Final Debate Between Sen. Tim Kaine, Neo-Confederate Corey Stewart (Corey lies and lies and lies some more.)
- Va. Republican Party seeks to use Kavanaugh controversy to get out the vote against Kaine
- In new ad, Stewart doubles down on suggestion of sexual harassment claim against Kaine without evidence. (Just say it, WaPo, Stewart is L-Y-I-N-G. See, that wasn’t so hard.)
- Kaine, Stewart clash over sexual misconduct claims in final Senate debate (This headlines represents the corporate media’s “objective” style at its most laughable and harmful – “clash?” In fact, Corey Stewart just completely lied/slandered/smeared, while Tim Kaine told the truth. That’s a “clash?” The corporate media is just pathetic…and possibly incorrigible.)
- Election 2018: Join Us Tonight Live at ‘The People’s Debate’ (Conservative blog Bearing Drift says: “Tim Kaine came across strong, calm and in command of the policy discussion. It was clear after the debate that Kaine wanted to talk about the issues that Virginians want to talk about in order to move the state forward. Kaine swatted away the attacks from Stewart with a calm demeanor and remained focused on talking about his past record as governor. After this debate it’s clear that the needle will not move in the race, in fact if it goes in one direction I think Kaine benefits. If I were a republican member of Congress in Virginia, especially in the 10th, 7th, 5th, and 2nd I would not be happy about Stewart’s performance tonight as it puts my seat more in jeopardy.”)
- Democrat Leads Republican Incumbent in Key Virginia House Race: Poll
- Navy Vet Represents Fresh Wave Of Jewish Women Running For Congress (Go Elaine Luria!)
- Schapiro: A voice from the past outlines a plan for Va.’s future
- Federal court vacates Mountain Valley Pipeline’s stream-crossing permits in West Virginia
- Feds finally charge 4 white supremacists who flew to Charlottesville to hit people (“Law enforcement continues to let journalists do the heavy lifting on holding Charlottesville attackers accountable.”)
- AG Mark Herring Statement On Charges Against Four Suspected White Supremacists For Their Roles In the August 11/12 Violence in Charlottesville
- Northam says he would veto GOP redistricting bill, wants court to draw new lines (Good, agree 100%!)
- Gov. Northam’s 2018 Virginia Energy Plan Generally Focuses on the Right Areas, but Is Far Too Weak, Timid. Also, Ditch the Fracked-Gas Pipelines!
- Northam’s energy plan met with acclaim, but how much will it push the envelope? (“…many of the recommendation require navigating a General Assembly in which Dominion has historically held sway on such policy.”)
- Gov. Northam’s energy plan pushes renewables, efficiency, modernizing the electric grid
- BREAKING: U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Nationwide Permit 12 for Entire Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Stabilization plans approved while pipeline work is on hold in Jefferson National Forest
- Whitehead: MVP Southgate Extension – A pipeline too far
- Clinics must adapt to Medicaid expansion
- Warm and sometimes sunny through the weekend
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