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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 13.
- ‘The Planet’s On F**king Fire!’ Bill Nye, John Oliver Burn GOP On Climate Change
- China says will ‘never surrender’ as U.S. trade row heats up
- Trump Trade Talks With China Head for Stalemate (The art of no ability to make a deal.)
- Trump favors democracy’s enemies. An Oval Office meeting Monday makes the point. (“The president welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House.”)
- The real reason Venezuela’s Maduro survives: Dirty money (“A peaceful transition is all but impossible in Venezuela given how the elite are all in on the corruption.”)
- Trump’s go-it-alone approach on trade and immigration poses economic risks (“In an unbound phase made possible by the acquiescence of many Republicans, the president has taken risky moves to pull free from Congress, seeking to cast himself as a defiant chief executive willing to act alone, no matter the global repercussions.”)
- Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks
- Trump Backed Libyan Warlord After Saudi Arabia and Egypt Lobbied Him
- The world’s richest institutions invest in fossil fuels. Activists are changing that. (“Divestment is one of the fastest-growing movements in the fight against climate change. It’s only getting started.” Virginia’s retirement fund should divest from fossil fuels, immediately.)
- World ‘not on track’ to stop 1.5 degrees of global warming warns UN Secretary General (“‘Climate change is running faster’ than we are warns António Guterres.”)
- Protect the Constitution, Democrats — and health care, while you’re at it (“The House’s newest members know they were elected with an obligation to take on one of the most corrupt administrations in our history.”)
- Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange (Good.)
- Five big Supreme Court decisions to watch
- Juan Williams: Trump’s scorecard is rife with losses
- Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow admits tariffs hurt Americans (“Both sides will pay in these things.” Big time.)
- Kudlow’s admission about who pays tariffs contradicts Trump
- An Imperial Presidency? (“President Trump’s free rein from political norms puts the United States at risk.” Very much so.)
- Trump buildings face millions in climate fines under new New York rules (“Exclusive: if Trump Tower and other sites do not cut emissions, Trump Organization will owe $2.1m a year from 2030”)
- Pentagon will pull money from ballistic missile and surveillance plane programs to fund border wall (Totally unacceptable.)
- What America’s swing voters think about climate change and energy (“There was widespread agreement with the statement that Trump should do more on clean energy innovation to reduce carbon emissions. On a scale of zero to 10 (zero being don’t agree at all and 10 being strongly agree), most voters ranked this around a 7 or higher.”)
- What Joe Biden Is Teaching Democrats About Democrats
- Trump’s Biden obsession
- I’m the Longest-Serving Republican in the Iowa Legislature, and I’m Switching Parties (“There are times when you have to follow the dictates of your conscience. For me, that time has come.”)
- Virginia’s Future Is Female (“Meet the moms holding down the House after the 2018 ‘blue wave’ midterm coasted through Virginia’s urban crescent — and other women balancing leadership and families”)
- Editorial: When we will recognize lynching victims?
- Analysis of Two Key 2019 Virginia Races: HD40 and SD8
- In a pivotal year, Danica Roem uses her spotlight to boost other Virginia Democrats
- State Senate Candidate Veena Lothe (SD12) Cleans Up Republican Mess
- Editorial: Assistance for federal workers needed (“VIRGINIA’S CONGRESSIONAL delegation is stepping up to provide needed relief to federal workers who stand to be hurt by a provision in the federal tax cuts passed in 2017.”)
- Deconstructing the Seriously Flawed WaPo Article on SD31, HD49
- A leaky roof, a tenant’s complaint and a landlord’s response: ‘You’re just another dumbass n––––– I got to go to court with’
- Transphobic Arlington Parents Group Sends Letter to Arlington Public School Staff
- Arlington, DC crack top 20 in ranking of best biking cities
- Henrico police investigating racist, threatening graffiti at Godwin High School as potential hate crime
- Man arrested in fatal machete attack on Appalachian Trail (“One of the victims walked six miles before she could call for help.”)
- Showery and cool today before the sun returns Tuesday and tries to hang around through the week
