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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, August 19.
- Iceland holds funeral for first glacier lost to climate change (“Nation commemorates the once huge Okjokull glacier with plaque that warns action is needed to prevent climate change”)
- How Much Hotter Are The Oceans? The Answer Begins With A Bucket
- Global warming is already here. Denying it is unforgivable. (Or minimizing it. Or being a “skeptic” about it. Or not taking ACTION about it.)
- ‘Only you know if we did it’: Scientists write dire letter to the future about climate change (“We know what is happening and know what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.”)
- Hong Kong protesters show no sign of backing down in the face of countless threats (“Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers took to the streets Sunday to demand governmental reforms amid military threats from Beijing, the specter of mob violence, and increasing pressure from local police.”)
- Iran warns US against oil tanker seizure as ship leaves Gibraltar
- Trump Says U.S. Is Talking With China But Not Ready for a Deal
- No 10 furious at leak of paper predicting shortages after no-deal Brexit
- Amid failure to topple Maduro, Trump privately proposes a naval blockade of Venezuela
- Danish prime minister calls Trump’s interest in buying Greenland ‘absurd’
- The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront (“China’s drive to dominate a field with big economic and military applications outpaces some U.S. strides”)
- Trump’s economic record is one big con (“The Democrats would do well to point out that Trump has not fulfilled the promise of his economic populist message — hence the need to distract everyone with outrageous conduct, racism and xenophobia.”)
- Fed Chief Wedged Between a Slowing Economy and an Angry President
- Terrible news for Trump on the economy in new WSJ/NBC poll (“Trump’s disastrous trade war has wiped out his polling advantage on the economy”)
- In Economic Warning Signals, Trump Sees Signs of a Conspiracy (Trump’s nothing if not a crazy conspiracy theorist.)
- Trump faces crucial decisions on economy, guns
- ‘I don’t see a recession’: Trump, advisers downplay economic fears (“‘Our consumers are rich,’ Trump told reporters Sunday. ‘I did a tax cut. They’re loaded up with money.'” WTF? He is crazy.)
- ‘I’m not happy with it’: Trump hits Fox News over poll results
- Trump calls Juan Williams ‘pathetic,’ ‘always nasty and wrong’ (Actually, Juan Williams is almost always spot-on, as far as I can tell.)
- Juan Williams: Democrats finally hit Trump where it hurts
- Fretful Trump goes on attack as economy fears cloud 2020 hopes (Is Trump ever NOT “on the attack?”)
- Trump’s Selfish Foreign Policy Doesn’t Really Put America First
- The Trump economic team: Men without a plan
- As mass shootings rise, experts say high-capacity magazines should be the focus
- Do Conservative Evangelicals Like Trump Not Despite But for His Hatefulness? (Definitely.)
- Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Trump (“How he became a heartland evangelical—and the President’s most loyal soldier.”)
- Disgraced Pundit Mark Halperin’s Accusers Call New Book Deal a ‘Slap in the Face’
- Fox News correspondent uses Heather Heyer’s murder to fearmonger about anti-fascist activists (Fox “News,” horrible as always.)
- Bernie Sanders unveils plan to “fundamentally transform” criminal justice system (“Proposed plan would end cash bail, ban private prisons and bring massive reform to ‘racist and broken’ system”)
- There could have been three more mass shootings if these men weren’t stopped, authorities say (White guys yet again.)
- Dayton Mayor Receives Threats After Comments From President Trump
- Conservatives rail against New York Times project on America’s sordid slave past (“An uproar over a New York Times series that explores the nation’s sordid slave legacy, and the rich and varied contributions of black Americans.”)
- Rep. Steve King Says He Deserves Apology Over Coverage Of His Rape, Incest Comments (“The congressman from Iowa defended his bizarre remarks and suggested he was the victim of a ‘vibrant left-wing media.'”)
- Bullock: Putting Cuccinelli in charge of immigration ‘like putting Putin in charge of election security’ (Yep.)
- Cepeda: Cuccinelli has it wrong; immigrants want to succeed (Worse than just having it wrong, Cooch is a bigot.)
- In bid to unseat Spanberger, Ramirez stresses faith, human-rights experience
- Virginia’s Crime Commission kicks off hearings on mass shootings (“The commission will study about 60 bills that were proposed for a special legislative session on guns that Republicans ended abruptly in July.”)
- Crime Commission to hold hearings on gun violence, but Virginia elections likely to settle issue
- Here’s one viewpoint on Virginia’s gun debate — from behind bars
- Editorial: Fight opioids with all the tools available
- Video, Photos: Henrico Dems Pack the House for #BlueWave2019 Joint Campaign Office Grand Opening
- Wason Center Assistant Director Rachel Bitecofer: Key to 2019 Virginia Elections Is Getting Out Dem Voters; Best Way to Motivate Them Is Tapping Into “Trump Angst” (Also crucial: Dems should make a strong, positive “case for liberalism NOT as an embarrassed Democrat”)
- Editorial: Battle lines in Hanover (Gotta love how the RTD avoids taking a side here and just calls it a “battle.”)
- 56 years after merging with Chesapeake, South Norfolk’s urban hub is re-emerging
- Editorial: Attorney General scores a win for the troops (“The bums should have the book thrown at them. We join Herring in hoping this settlement sends a strong message to other swindlers who try to rip off honest folks.”)
- Doughty: What the Roanoke region is doing to grow talent
- In James City County, a water crisis by 2.83 million (gallon) cuts
- Virginia and Florida firefighters missing after failing to return from fishing trip near Port Canaveral
- More than 1,400 in Fairfax County lose power in second major outage of weekend
- Several days of sweltering heat before we find relief
