by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, March 15.
- 49 killed in terrorist attack at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (“In the manifesto, the purported shooter identified himself as a 28-year-old white man born in Australia. He described his motivation, which he said involved defending ‘our lands’ from ‘invaders’ and ensuring ‘a future for white children.'”)
- Rightwing extremist wrote manifesto before livestreaming Christchurch shooting (“Brenton Tarrant, man claiming to be a suspect in the killing of 40 people in New Zealand, said his motive was to ‘create fear’”)
- A Suspect In New Zealand Mass Shootings Appears To Be A White Supremacist
- Mosque Attack Video Linked to ‘White Genocide’ Rant (“The ‘distressing footage’ police warned the public to avoid leads back to a manifesto raging against ‘invaders.’”)
- U.K. Risks Delay of Over a Year If Deal Fails: Brexit Update
- North Korea threatens to suspend denuclearization talks with the United States
- Brexit will mark the end of Britain’s role as a great power
- What to Expect From Friday’s Youth Climate Strike
- Your Kids Are Absolutely Right to Go On Strike (“Today’s adults have had decades to try to stop the looming climate cataclysm. They’ve failed. No wonder children have had enough of incrementalism.”)
- This 9-Year-Old Is Mad at You for Failing on Climate Change (“Grown-ups, here’s a story for you: Fix climate before it’s too late.”)
- The Vote Against Trump’s National Emergency Border Wall Will Haunt Senate Republicans
- Trump tried to make the GOP border emergency fight about him. He lost anyway.
- A dozen Republican senators show some spine. It won’t be enough. (The rest of them put Trump and their own political careers above the constitution. Every one of them should be voted out of office at the next possible opportunity.)
- Why Trump didn’t stop a GOP revolt on his border emergency
- These GOP senators voted to potentially let Trump pull funds from military projects back home (“Votes could carry some risk for Republicans up for re-election in 2020”)
- The strongmen strike back (“Authoritarianism has reemerged as the greatest threat to the liberal democratic world — a profound ideological, as well as strategic, challenge. And we have no idea how to confront it.”)
- Is America Becoming Trump’s Banana Republic? (“Trump could make himself the first President in decades to leave the office with less power than it had when he entered.”)
- The Dysfunctional Republican Party Strikes Again (“Senators from purple states stuck with Trump as colleagues with an easier path to re-election voted against him. That’s kind of strange.”)
- Weak Mitch McConnell Can’t Control His Party, or the President (“The turtle is showing, once again, that he has the spine of a jellyfish.”)
- Trump Just Took a Triple Loss After Congress Remembered It’s a Co-Equal Branch of Government (“He’s not handling it well.”)
- New Democrats position themselves as realistic alternative to Green New Deal (“’The Green New Deal is aspirational, what we plan to do is offer tangible, achievable things not just a resolution,’ Rep. Elaina Luria (D-Va.), a leader the New Democrat Coalition’s climate change task force, told reporters Thursday…Democratic Reps. Don Beyer, (Va.), Susan Wild (Pa.), Casten and Luria all said they would not vote for the Green New Deal resolution if it were to come for a vote.”)
- Trump Just Said His Friends in the Military, Police, and a Biker Group Might Get “Tough” on Democrats (Thug.)
- Trump Again Threatens Violence If Democrats Don’t Support Him (Totally normal, eh? And totally cool with Trump cultists.)
- Yes, a Contested Convention Could Actually Happen in 2020
- Graham blocks resolution calling for Mueller report to be made public (Lindsey Graham is totally f’ed up.)
- House votes 420-0 for Mueller report to be made public
- Republicans don’t want to curb anti-Semitism; they want to weaponize it (“Trump has touted a front group trying to lure Jews away from the Democratic Party”)
- Sandy Hook parents gain reprieve as court reinstates their lawsuit against Remington (“Remington Outdoor Company better lawyer up, again.”)
- Harris says it’s ‘outrageous’ that Pence limits one-on-one meetings with women (“Kamala Harris, who is part of the sprawling 2020 Democratic field, broadly criticized the vice president in an interview on MSNBC.” Pence is a freakazoid.
- Beto O’Rourke storms Iowa (“The Texas Democrat’s first day as a 2020 candidate delivered a sense of his potential, but also signaled the dangers ahead for his campaign.”)
- Brian Kilmeade complains that Vanity Fair feature on Beto O’Rourke “point[s] out that he has this huge library. As if it’s a big plus that he reads books.” (Fox “News,” where reading books is a BAD thing.)
- ‘Democrats as a whole are not socialists’: Vulnerable Dems seek distance for 2020 (“To survive, vulnerable Democrats are shrugging off their more progressive colleagues. It’s a strategy they employed last year when Republicans dropped millions on a steady stream of TV ads tying them to then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But the ‘tweet first, explain later’ strategy, utilized by Ocasio-Cortez and friends, who wield nearly 5 million Twitter followers between them, puts Democrats like Rep. Abigail Spanberger in a tough spot.”)
- Va. Republican Stewart to head pro-Trump PAC focused on 2020 elections (Of course.)
- Holton, Trent, Siddiqi and Dyke column: Embrace opportunity to invest in our children’s future
- Editorial: No food deserts (“U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner and U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin are again among the sponsors of the Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act, which seeks to offer incentives to eliminate food deserts. “)
- Rep. Connolly Statement for Today’s Oversight Hearing with Secretary Wilbur Ross (“Secretary Ross’ dishonesty and lies and distortions extend beyond his actions as a public official”)
- Audio: Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Mocks AOC as a “Kid,” “Far-Left Idiot”; Says It’s Likely She’ll Be Primaried and Lose in 2020
- EDITORIAL: A new start for State Board of Elections (“Here’s hoping that the new board does a better job than the old one, which turned Virginia’s 2017 legislative elections into a national laughingstock, with Fredericksburg at ground zero.”)
- No bribery needed to go to George Mason, a university of strivers, not schemers
- Governor Northam Vetoes Legislation Limiting Commonwealth’s Ability to Combat Vehicle Pollution
- Northam vetoes two bills he says would restrict his options on climate change
- Virginia could use a lot more sunshine
- Virginia spends hundreds of millions every year on wasteful medical services. A study is looking to put a dent in that figure
- “Keep an eye on HD-28”: Democrat Josh Cole Awaits Winner of Republican/Right-Wingnut Primary (Paul Milde vs. Del. Bob Thomas)
- Ryan McElveen Responds to Fairfax County Strategic Plan Survey
- At least 4 to challenge for General Assembly seats locally
- Editorial: Southwest Virginia needs its own South by Southwest
- Newport News transportation project delayed again, completion goal set for 2021
- As Virginia Tech basketball is tied to college admissions scandal, AD says there’s ‘nothing to be concerned about’ (Riiiight…move right along, nothing to see here! LOL)
- Locke’s trailing military spouse bill benefited 223 last year
- Galvin touts experience in run for Toscano’s seat (“Charlottesville City Councilor Kathy Galvin kicked off her campaign for the 57th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday at CitySpace”)
- Rich McMunn Launches Campaign for Ashburn District Supervisor
- Spotsylvania tax rate could increase; school funding a key driver in possible spike
- Washer and dryer went missing when Councilman David Nygaard broke lease on duplex (“Nygaard broke his lease on the property three weeks after the November election. The rental company said he took the owner’s washer and dryer with him, leaving behind a different pair, which were broken and caused a water leak.”)
- Richmond City Hall Ethics Reform Task Force to issue final report next month
- Children Are Routinely Isolated In Some Fairfax County Schools. The District Didn’t Report It.
- Pricy Lobbying and ‘Spilled Blood’: The Inside Story of How Arlington Won a Veto in Richmond
- Arlington Officials Will Soon Vote On Incentives For Amazon. Here’s What You Should Know First (“While some polls have shown broad support for Amazon coming to town, there’s a small but vocal contingent of activists that plans to deliver hundreds of petition signatures opposing the deal on Saturday.”)
- Loudoun School Board delays equity committee membership vote
- Beyond $1.6 million for new teachers and staff in budget proposal, Henrico eyes changes at Virginia Randolph
- D.C.-area forecast: One last really warm day, with a few showers and maybe a storm to dodge
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