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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 16.
- Britain has reached a new worst-case scenario on Brexit
- Theresa May and Her Brexit Deal Are on the Brink. Here’s What We Know. (“Ministers resign, the pound wobbles, the prime minister makes a pitch to the public: Here’s where we are amid the rolling chaos over a draft Brexit deal.”)
- Julian Assange has been charged, prosecutors reveal inadvertently in court filing (Assange is a scumbag, can’t believe anyone ever thought he was some kind of hero.)
- Calif. rescue teams scour for remains with more than 600 missing in fire
- Death Toll Rises To 63 In Northern California Camp Fire, 631 Now Unaccounted For
- How Extreme Weather Is Shrinking the Planet (“With wildfires, heat waves, and rising sea levels, large tracts of the earth are becoming uninhabitable, but the fossil-fuel industry continues its assault on the facts”)
- Verdict On Khmer Rouge Leaders Is First To Officially Acknowledge Regime’s Genocide
- Despite GOP leaders’ pleas, Trump won’t promise border compromise to avert shutdown
- Trump takes aim at Mueller as speculation over Russia probe’s end grows
- GOP pushes Trump for new attorney general amid Mueller uproar (“Senate Republicans hope replacing Matthew Whitaker will calm the firestorm over Trump’s attacks on the special counsel.”)
- Democrats Have Made One Thing Very Clear About 2020: They’re Over White Men (If true, that’s bad news for Terry McAuliffe. Sad! LOL)
- How Trump Is Worse Than Nixon (“The current president is pushing closer to fascism than even the man behind Watergate.” Also, Nixon was far, FAR more competent on foreign policy, domestic policy, etc. than Trump.)
- Republicans Paid the Price for Bending the Knee to Trump
- Recount Ordered in Florida Senate Race as Governor’s Contest Nears End
- Broward County recounted hundreds of thousands of votes for nothing
- ‘Preparing for the worst’: Mueller anxiety pervades Trump world (“Half a dozen people in contact with the White House and other Trump officials say a deep anxiety has started to set in.”)
- Black caucus members back Pelosi for speaker over their former chair (“Influential Democrats in the group aren’t willing to endorse Marcia Fudge.”)
- Democrats Should Un-Friend Facebook (“It’s time to treat Facebook like the ruthless monopoly it is.”)
- Trump’s Fox propagandists are trying to scuttle the bill to protect Mueller
- Why Was Trump’s Tax Cut a Fizzle? (“The G.O.P.’s only legislative achievement has been a big disappointment.”)
- Michael Avenatti Never Should’ve Been a Resistance Hero (Agreed, he’s a complete joke.)
- Wilbur Ross leaving? Mulvaney is waiting. (Corrupt ol’ Wilbur Ross should be heading to a courtroom.)
- Only on AP: Stacey Abrams’ team prepares push for new vote
- Facebook won’t fix itself (“Facebook keeps saying it will do better — then doesn’t.” Maybe it’s un-fixable?)
- Democrats Can’t ‘Work With’ Republicans Until Republicans Return to Reality (“The ‘Problem Solvers Caucus’ has never solved a single problem. Sit down.”)
- The President* Is in an Outright Frenzy Over the Mueller Probe (“The new House class is going to have history dropped on them”)
- It’s Time for Jeff Flake to Put Up or Shut Up (“Mitch McConnell spiked his bill protecting Robert Mueller. He should take a stand—he has nothing to lose.”)
- Mueller says former Trump adviser is now cooperating with multiple investigations
- Crab Fishers Sue Fossil Fuel Industry Over Climate Change Damage
- COMMUTE FROM HELL: Snowstorm Cripples NYC Area With 10-Hour Traffic Nightmare
- Democrat who ousted conservative lawmaker is ready to work with Trump, Republicans
- Fellow Newly Elected Dem Spanberger Scoffs at Ocasio-Cortez’s Pelosi Protest: ‘That Is of Little Consequence’
- With compressor station decision pending, Northam replaces two members of state air board
- BREAKING: Virginia Enviro Groups Call on Northam to Reverse Decision to Replace Air Board Members Opposed to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compressor Station in Union Hill
- Environmental groups slam Northam decision to replace air board members prior to vote
- Del. Mark Keam on Ralph Northam’s Decision to Fire Air Board Officials: “this could be a disappointing and horrible example of abuse of power by a state official”
- VIDEO: Virginia Elected Officials, Faith Leaders, Social Justice Advocates Gather At Capitol To Release Exposé of Dominion Energy and Announce “Off Fossil Fuels by 2035” Bill
- When It Comes to Understanding Energy and Environmental Issues, Jennifer Boysko Says She’s “Doing the Best She Can.” That’s Not Sufficient.
- Todd Haymore column: Amazon HQ2: Good for all of Virginia (That may be, but remains to be seen.)
- Watkins: Don’t demonize Dominion Energy (Hahahahahaha.)
- Northam signs executive order to improve housing affordability
- Northern Virginia bagged Amazon. But the whole region wins if we give Metro the Prime treatment.
- Editorial: 6 observations about the Amazon deal
- Republican candidates emerge for 33rd District Senate seat (“Announced candidates in line for the nomination are Republicans Pete Godston and Arash Ebrahimi.” Who?)
- “Very Grim” Climate Forecast Calls for Urgent Action Now. That’s Why I Support Charlotte McConnell for Virginia State Senate.
- Prince William police officers were justified in shooting man, Virginia prosecutor says (“A report by Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert found that the officers returned fire when Brett Monteith shot at them from a house roof.”)
- One Virginia Beach City Council candidate will file for recount; two others still deciding
- Virginia Beach-based SEALs charged with murder in Green Beret’s death
- Hanover Planning Commission votes against rezoning request for massive mixed-use development on U.S. Route 33
- Potomac Nationals’ owners to begin selling Founders Club memberships for Fredericksburg stadium
- Dry weather returns, along with some sunshine. But chilliness persists. (“Sun is back, as are drier conditions. The main thing missing is warmer temperatures.”)
