by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, May 31.
- North Korea executes envoy in a purge after failed U.S. summit: media (“Kim Hyok Chol was executed in March at Mirim Airport in Pyongyang, along with four foreign ministry executives after they were all charged with spying for the United States, the Chosun Ilbo reported, citing an unidentified source with knowledge of the situation.” Barbaric shit.)
- Trump says U.S. to impose 5 percent tariff on all Mexican imports beginning June 10 in dramatic escalation of border clash
- Dow futures plummet after Trump announces new Mexico tariffs
- Threat of Mexico tariffs could wreck trade deal and undercut economy
- Markets Rattled by Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat (“Stocks and bond yields around the world fell after President Trump threatened to impose escalating tariffs on Mexico, exacerbating concerns about global growth in an already edgy market”)
- U.S. economy slips from first to third place in global competitiveness ranking amid Trump’s tariffs
- Trump and Bibi’s Bad Week (“They’re both at war with those who would investigate them. But are they winning or losing?”)
- What Netanyahu’s failure to form a government means for him — and Trump
- More natural gas isn’t a “middle ground” — it’s a climate disaster (“To tackle climate change, natural gas has got to go.” Hello Ralph Northam???)
- Sea-level rise could be even worse than we’ve been led to expect (“A new study shows that scientists are even more worried than before.”)
- Team Obama Tells Iran: Don’t Escalate, Don’t Take Trump’s Bait
- Mueller destroyed one of Trump’s biggest lies. Trump just helped him do it. (“…here’s the thing: Russia did help Trump get elected. And Trump cannot make this fact disappear, even though he has spent more than two years trying.” There’s zero doubt about the fact that Russia tried to elect Donald Trump.)
- Barr says Mueller “could’ve reached a decision” on whether Trump obstructed justice
- Despite Trump administration denials, new evidence suggests census citizenship question was crafted to benefit white Republicans
- A dead man just revealed the Trump administration’s plans to rig elections for white Republicans (“They don’t believe in democracy. At all.”)
- Census Citizenship Question Tied to Republican Gerrymandering Effort, Files Reveal
- This Would Be an Astonishing Revelation If Americans Were Still Capable of Being Astonished (“It’s now even more clear that the census’s citizenship question is a weapon to perpetuate Republican partisan power.”)
- Nevada Governor Vetoes National Popular Vote Bill for Some Stupid Reason
- New study confirms ordinary Americans got fleeced by the Trump tax bill (“The Congressional Research Service underscores all earlier findings about the bill, pointing to a massive giveaway to wealthy corporations.”)
- Trump says he doesn’t believe Russia interfered to get him elected, minutes after saying it did (“The president has long rejected the intelligence community assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election.”)
- Republicans Don’t Want to Know About Russian Ratf*cking and They Don’t Care About Stopping It (“Is there anything Mitch McConnell won’t do for judges?”)
- These Folks Have Less Empathy Than Shame, But You’d Need a Microscope to Find Either One (“Another Republican steps up to block a disaster relief package because Big Government.”)
- Is Biden’s Bounce Over?
- How disinformation works: News outlets are filtering Mueller’s statement through Trump’s lies
- Democrats roll out $90 million super PAC aimed at swing states (“The committee, which was started in 2016 and historically has been funded by labor unions and billionaire climate change activist Tom Steyer, plans to build a network of 4,000 paid staff and an army of volunteers in Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, states where it operated in 2018 and 2017.”)
- Kirsten Gillibrand’s Failure to Launch (“She’s tough and smart. The New York senator seemed like a top-tier 2020 contender. So why is she crashing?”)
- Gov. Jay Inslee Says Washington State Is A ‘Template For Success’ For The U.S.
- “Inconsistent, Incoherent, and Poorly Conceived”: As the Times Clamps Down on Reporters Going on MSNBC, Is This a Liberal-Media War? (Better not let them go on Fox then!)
- The Anti-Abortion Strategy Closing the Last Clinic in Missouri Is Sneakier Than a Ban
- Nats are said to be comfortable with minor league team’s investigation of video targeting Ocasio-Cortez
- Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says “Absolutely,” the House Is Moving Closer to Impeachment
- At long last, Dominion decides it’s game on for offshore wind (“Although the company hasn’t issued any public statements about its intentions, its presentation to investors in March included $880 million in spending on offshore wind through 2023, over and above the cost of the pilot project.”)
- Chaz Looks at Super-Gerrymandered HD-88, Which Went for Trump, Gillespie and Neo-Confederate Corey: “Likely R”
- FWIW Virginia: Carter vs. Wolfe, Mugler vs. Wade, and…”Democrats flipped the script on abortion”
- The Latest from SD24, Where Far-Right Virginia Republican Tina Freitas – Who Opposed “Filthy Old Man” Trump Because He Wasn’t Conservative Enough! – Is Challenging Conservative Incumbent Sen. Emmett Hanger (R)
- SCC rejects Costco bid to shop for electricity to avoid rising Dominion rates
- Kaine tours NASA Wallops, conducts town hall in Cape Charles
- Chaotic nomination fight in 97th heads for disputed primary Saturday
- Comstock Revises Campaigning Policies at Reston Station Plaza (“Alcorn, whose volunteers were recently barred from distributing campaign materials at the plaza, says the gesture comes too late…’Democracy does not happen in 3 hour windows. Comstock is attempting to buy a seat on the Board of Supervisors for developers. Voters should also be alarmed that Comstock is using a public private partnership with the County to limit freedom of speech for all candidates but their own’.”)
- Endorsement: Alicia Plerhoples for Fairfax County Board Chair
- Who Is Mark Obenshain Serving? — The Issue of a Livable Wage
- Endorsement: Larysa Kautz for Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Lee District)
- With eyes on Amazon, TNCC and CNU sign early admission agreement for tech students
- First city-sanctioned electric scooters to hit Richmond streets next week
- Reimagining Loudoun: One Glass Container At A Time
- Abuse victim wants Bishop Sullivan’s name removed from Virginia Beach school
- Above-average warmth with a slight rain chance today and into the weekend (“After a cold front Sunday, next week could be splendid! 80s, in the meantime, shouldn’t feel oppressive.”)
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