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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 5.
- North Korean leader Kim oversaw testing of multiple rocket launchers: KCNA
- Kim Jong Un’s Weapon Test May Have Included Ballistic Missile (“Trump had earlier said Kim wouldn’t break no-testing promise” Trump wrong yet again, it seems.)
- Brexit: anger grows at May-Corbyn bid to stitch up deal (“A hundred MPs demand a referendum on any deal amid mounting revolt after Thursday’s local elections”)
- Let’s make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition
- Gaza-Israel Fight Escalates With Sides Readying Next Phase
- Pelosi Warns Democrats: Stay in the Center or Trump May Contest Election Results
- After 22 years in office, Sen. Mike Enzi says he will retire in 2020
- In News Industry, a Stark Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots (“Local newspapers are failing to make the digital transition larger players did — and are in danger of vanishing” This is NOT good for democracy. At all.)
- Rachel Held Evans, progressive Christian author who challenged evangelicals, dies at 37
- Biden gives Trump a nickname: ‘Clown’
- Joe Biden’s strong debut puts pressure on other candidates vying to challenge Trump
- Biden Makes First Campaign Appearance in South Carolina, Key Primary State
- Can a Woman Win? Candidates Offer an Easy Answer: ‘I Have’ (“At this early stage of the Democratic presidential primary, many voters are focusing on the singular desire of defeating President Trump. While that line of thinking has largely been associated with veteran male politicians, several female candidates are saying that they, too, are equipped to beat the president.”)
- Anticipation builds for Mueller testimony
- Trump tweets support for far-right figures banned by Facebook (“President railed against social media companies on Saturday and said he would ‘monitor the censorship’ of US citizens” Yep, Trump is one of them.)
- Trump Attacks Facebook on Behalf of Racists and Grifters (“But unlike in previous eras, the social giant knows it can just ignore the president.”)
- Infowars Got Banned by Facebook, So Trump Just Gave It a Huge Boost (“The president sides with far-right conspiracy theorists.”)
- How to Get Trump’s Tax Returns—Without a Subpoena (“A 1924 law suggests Democrats can sue the Treasury Department if it doesn’t turn over the president’s taxes.”)
- Editorial: Trump can’t rewrite history on Charlottesville
- Atif Qarni: Take time to thank Virginia’s teachers
- New emphasis on mental health reform
- Does Virginia Truly Value Teachers, Public Schools?
- House Democratic Candidates Shelly Simonds and Larry Barnett Reach $100K Raised
- BREAKING: Huge Upset – and Huge Debacle – as Prince William County Republicans Do Their Best to Commit Political Suicide (Yep, they nominated an unelectable, far-right extremist over popular, relatively moderate Supervisor Martin Nohe)
- It’s an upset: John Gray beats longtime Supervisor Marty Nohe in primary for county chairman
- Prince William County Board Chair Election Set With Republicans Choosing Right-Wing Candidate
- Va. Republicans choose conservative candidate to vie to replace Corey Stewart (Terrible headline in the WaPo. In fact, Nohe is VERY conservative, while Gray is a far-right extremist, not just plan “conservative.” Why can’t the corporate media call things like they actually are, instead of using euphemisms? I mean, with centrist Dems, they always say “left leaning,” WTF is *that* all about?)
- Wyatt says he’s the GOP nominee in the 97th following disputed balloting at Atlee High (Complete fiasco.)
- Video: Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Lee District) Dem Debate
- After Opponent Raises Issue, Fairfax County Board (Hunter Mill District) Candidate Returns Donations from Individuals Who Work at ALEC (“Walter [Alcorn] is not accepting contributions from developers with land use cases in the Hunter Mill District”)
- New Museum In Richmond Confronts Realties Of The American Civil War
- Fairfax project sits at top of transit-funding ranking
- Norfolk mayor wants to make planned career/tech high school the city’s first charter
- Country House, A 65-1 Long Shot, Wins Kentucky Derby After Historic Disqualification (Horse racing is severely problematic at best, animal abuse at worst.)
- A soggy Sunday with a flash flood watch, then turning drier and warmer into the workweek
