by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 21.
- Interpol elects South Korean as its president, in blow to Russia (“Kim Jong-yang defeats Russian accused of overseeing police targeting of dissidents”)
- ‘Maybe He Did, Maybe He Didn’t’: Trump Defends Saudis, Downplays U.S. Intel
- A Message That Could Become a Blueprint for Autocrats
- Trump ‘stands with’ Saudi Arabia and defends crown prince over Khashoggi (“President issues extraordinary statement of support and repeats Saudi claim that murdered journalist was ‘enemy of the state’” Trump is scum, part infinity.)
- The Brutal Truth Behind Trump’s Love Affair With Saudi Arabia (“Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has done what America has asked, and the president has assured him their relationship is safe.”)
- Trump Stands Up for Saudi Arabian Values
- Fox News’ Shepard Smith on Trump Khashoggi Statement: He ‘Insulted the Murder Victim and Sided With the Saudis’
- Trump’s defense of Khashoggi’s Saudi murderers will stain him (and America) forever
- Jailed Saudi women’s rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse (Saudi Arabia is a horrible, horrible country.)
- Matt Whitaker Suggested Trump Administration Should Prosecute Hillary Clinton (“Did Trump know this when he picked him to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general?”)
- Here’s Why the New York Times Bombshell Report Could Be the Finishing Touch for Mueller’s Obstruction Case
- Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton (That’s how third world authoritarian/tinpot despots act.)
- Conservative nonprofit with undisclosed funders paid Whitaker $1.2 million (“Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker worked for the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust for three years. The group became a lucrative steppingstone in a swift rise to the nation’s top law enforcement job.”)
- Trump defends Ivanka’s private email usage by saying ‘Hillary Clinton’ 5 times in under 1 minute (Wait, no “Lock Her Up!” chants???)
- Obama Says Trump ‘Obviously’ Doesn’t Share His Vision of America (“The former president told David Axelrod that America is more divided than ever but didn’t have to be that way.”)
- Trump Is Losing His War Against the Courts (“The judiciary has continued to quietly deliver subtle, devastating blows to the president’s agenda.”)
- Navy SEAL Who Led the Bin Laden Raid? Bad. Saudis Who Murdered a U.S.-Resident Journalist? A-OK! (“30 percent of the country is OK with this—and with Donald Trump, American president*.”)
- Fudge endorses Nancy Pelosi in surprise move
- Pelosi sidelines challenger and wins praise from Obama amid fight for House speakership
- Trump slanders Khashoggi and betrays American values (“In a crude statement, the president disregards the findings of the U.S. intelligence community regarding Jamal Khashoggi’s death.”)
- Trump’s energy agency nominee backs fossil fuels in battle with renewables and green groups (“Former think tank official Bernard McNamee views fossil fuels as key to a clean environment.” Nutjob.)
- Stalemate on Trump’s wall amid threat of shutdown (“Both parties are refusing to bend, with a government funding deadline two weeks away.”)
- Facebook Needs to Change (“Congress should act to make sure it does.”)
- Trump stumbles in attempts to thwart migrant caravan (“A court ruling and uncertainty about his border deployment both show the limits of the president’s authority.”)
- Hyde-Smith Demanded No Audience, No Press for Tonight’s Debate
- Ex-Facebook President Sean Parker Funded Race-Baiting Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Super PAC (“A spokesman for the Napster founder said he denounces Cindy Hyde-Smith’s comments but isn’t calling for a refund of the money he’s given.”)
- Hyde-Smith apologizes ‘to anyone offended’ by public hanging remark (The classic non-apology “apology”)
- Embattled Hyde-Smith posted photo of herself in Confederate hat (“‘Mississippi history at its best,’ she said after a 2014 visit to a Mississippi museum where she posed for a picture she put on Facebook.”)
- Foreign media outlets keep showing how to cover politics in the age of Trump. Will U.S. outlets learn their lesson? (“Access journalism and softball interviews fail the American people. U.S.-based media need a reality check.” So-called “access journalism” is not real journalism, and anyone who practices it should be fired immediately.)
- Whale dies of plastic ingestion, shining a light on how cetaceans are dying from pollution (Plastic pollution is a disaster.)
- Trump’s proclamation comes true: Rep. Mia Love loses re-election bid in Utah
- BREAKING: VA House Dems to Hold Leadership Election 12/8; David Toscano to Step Down as Minority Leader on 12/31; Here Are the Candidates to Succeed Him
- The Virginia air board members Northam replaced had expired terms. So do 235 other appointees (There is absolutely no doubt that Northam targeted the two Air Board members as a way to rig the vote for his pal Dominion Energy. That’s known as “corruption,” only question is whether it’s legal or illegal in Virginia.)
- Northam has cemented these pipelines as part of his legacy
- Top FBI official in Richmond leaving to head security for Dominion Energy
- A Decision Northam Can’t Rig: Army Corps, Norfolk District Suspends Authorization for Work on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- I Can’t Breathe: Ralph Northam Takes Off the Mask and Reveals He Works for Dominion Energy
- Audio: On WINA, Enviro Group Rep Explains “huge mistake Governor Northam made in sacking two Virginia Air Board members last week”
- Lawmakers finalizing draft bill that would get rid of the liquor ratio for most restaurants
- State commission recommends reimbursement for foster families to help teens get driver’s licenses, more training for child-abuse investigators
- Wheeler, Scoggins announce bids for Chairman as Stewart leans closer to the door (“Ann Wheeler, a Democrat, and Don Scoggins, an independent, followed Republican Marty Nohe in announcing he would seek the Chairman seat held for the past 12 years by Corey Stewart.”)
- Who We Are in Fairfax County in 2018; Annual Demographics Report
- Norfolk City Council mulls Southside Connector pipeline as supporters, detractors turn out in force
- Terrific travel weather today; freezing cold for Thanksgiving Day
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