by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 7.
- World Economy Edges Closer to a Recession as Trade Fears Spread (“Yield curve indicates investors expected protracted weakness”)
- China’s Not a Currency Manipulator Anymore (“The country just isn’t doing what Trump wants it to do”)
- Beijing Digs In to Outlast Washington in Trade Dispute
- How Trump and Xi Can Make America and China Poor Again (“The trade war is heading in a dangerous direction for the whole world.”)
- Hong Kong protests: Australia issues travel alert as China warns of worst crisis since 1997
- Brexit: no deal would harm UK security, senior officer warns (“Counter-terror chief raises ‘deep concerns’ as key crime-fighting tools will be lost”)
- Trump, still in search of a China strategy (Clueless.)
- Foreign countries warn about travel to Trump’s U.S. Can you blame them?
- We worked to defeat the Islamic State. White nationalist terrorism is an equal threat.
- House Democrats seek Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh’s records
- Hispanics in America are under attack (“Hispanics in this country are under attack. Black and brown people in this country are under attack. Immigrants in this country are under attack. And President Trump is fanning the flames of hate, division and bigotry directed at us all — immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.”)
- Trump to visit El Paso and Dayton despite backlash from local officials (“El Paso congresswoman warns Trump is not welcome as Dayton mayor encourages protests”)
- A Reformed White Nationalist Says the Worst Is Yet to Come (“Christian Picciolini discusses the mainstreaming of white nationalism, what it takes to de-radicalize far-right extremists, and why the problem is metastasizing.”)
- The El Paso shooting isn’t an anomaly. It’s American history repeating itself. (“Why white supremacist violence is rising today — and how it echoes some of the darkest moments of our past.”)
- McConnell faces pressure to bring Senate back for gun legislation
- McConnell has a long history of opposing gun legislation in the wake of tragedies (“The Senate majority leader’s resistance to new restrictions is paired with longtime support from the NRA.”)
- Hispanics say Trump’s words are too little, too late
- Obama takes on hate and Trump takes on Obama
- White House spokesman claims Obama’s condemnations of racism ‘take us to a dark place’ (Uh huh.)
- Trump responds to Obama over statement on mass shootings
- Trump tells O’Rourke to ‘be quiet’ in wake of El Paso shooting (To the contrary, O’Rourke has been exactly on point.)
- Beto O’Rourke Fires Back At Trump After El Paso Massacre: No, I Won’t ‘Be Quiet’ (“The former Texas congressman doubled down on his assertion that the president’s racism ‘inspired’ the mass shooting in his hometown.”)
- President Donald Trump mocks Beto O’Rourke’s Hispanic nickname ahead of visit to El Paso
- Mass shooters often have a history of misogyny. The Dayton shooter is no different. (“The shooter put girls on a ‘rape list’ when he was in high school.”)
- Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate who transfigured American literature, dies at 88 (Really bummed.)
- Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate who transfigured American literature, dies at 88
- The Magnitude of Toni Morrison (“The literary titan, who died yesterday at age 88, wrote black characters with a rare compassion that ripples far beyond her own work.”)
- The Unity Against Racism Tour ’19 Lasted Less Than 24 Hours (“Donald Trump took less than a day to squander the free ride given to him by The New York Times.”)
- When the President Is a Bigot, the Poison Spreads (“The consequences ricochet around the world and embolden our adversaries.”)
- Trump’s Biggest and Most Dangerous Lie (“He’s no foe of bigotry. He’s an agent of it.”)
- The El Paso Screed, and the Racist Doctrine Behind It (“From Pittsburgh to Christchurch, the men who have carried out deadly shootings cite the same fear: the replacement of white people.”)
- Leaders must listen to Americans, not a minority of gun extremists
- Signs Of Republican Movement To Support Gun Bills With New Restrictions (“Ohio GOP Rep Mike Turner, who represents Dayton, where a gunman used an assault-style weapon to kill nine people and injure at least 27, announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he now backs proposals to enact new limits and on firearms.”)
- How Trump eased access to guns (“The president said he has taken tough action on guns. His administration has mostly focused on expanding gun access through little-noticed regulatory moves.”)
- “He Won’t Be Welcome Until He Repents” (“El Paso residents who blame Donald Trump’s rhetoric for inciting a mass shooting that left twenty-two dead are debating how best to protest the President’s planned visit.”)
- How the Trail of White Supremacy Led to El Paso
- Dan Coats’ Deputy Is a Widely-Respected Intelligence Professional. Naturally, Trump Wants Her Out. (“And he may have to skirt the law to make it happen.”)
- Tucker Carlson: White supremacy is “actually not a real problem in America” (“Carlson: Calling white supremacy a serious issue is ‘a hoax’ and ‘conspiracy theory used to divide the country'”)
- Don Lemon Excoriates Tucker Carlson For The ‘Dumbest Thing’ He’s Ever Said
- On MSNBC’s All In, Angelo Carusone notes there is a line between white supremacist forums and Trump and “that line goes right through Fox News”
- Keep your eye on the states that matter
- Polls: Warren Won the Debates (But Debates Don’t Matter Much)
- Rep. Joaquin Castro tweets names, employers of Trump donors in San Antonio (“Julian Castro’s presidential campaign aides did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment, but campaign spokeswoman Sawyer Hackett tweeted to reporters that the post relied on ‘public information published by the FEC—information you and your colleagues have used for countless stories over the years.'”)
- Fox & Friends host: “If you use the term an ‘invasion,’ that’s not anti-Hispanic. It’s a fact.” (Demented.)
- A New Study Reveals Just How Toxic a Bee’s World Has Become (“Here’s what happened when farmers started using a new class of insecticides.” It’s nuts that we allow this.)
- Boy Scouts of America have a ‘pedophile epidemic’ and are hiding hundreds in its ranks, lawyers claim (“The Abused in Scouting lawyers say they’ve identified 350 predator scoutmasters and represent 800 victims.”)
- Democrats’ frustration with the news media boils over (And for very good reason! “Beto O’Rourke channeled the discontent best with an exasperated reaction to a question about what Trump could do in response to the deaths of 22 people in El Paso.”)
- Times public editor: The readers versus the masthead
- Warner meets with DOJ officials concerning Ashanti Alert system
- UVa doctor declares 2020 run against Riggleman (“Dr. Cameron Webb is a hospitalist, assistant professor of medicine and a director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia…Two other Democrats have already declared their intention to run: Roger Dean “R.D.” Huffstetler, a former Marine and Tom Tom Festival adviser who first ran for the seat in 2018 and lost the nomination to Leslie Cockburn; and Kim Daugherty, a lawyer in Fauquier County.”)
- Maps: Where 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Raising Their Money in Virginia
- MORE EXTREME THAN TRUMP: Virginia Republicans Quashed Red Flag Gun Law That The President Supports
- 2016 Trump Campaign Virginia Chair: If VA GOP Doesn’t Act on Gun Violence Prevention, “You’re Gonna Get Annihilated” (“And that’s the end the Republicans in Virginia for a generation.”)
- Slideshow: “Vigil for Remembrance and Change” outside NRA Headquarters
- Freitas’ Flub Could Cost Republicans The House (“Virginia GOP fails to field a candidate in historically red district”)
- Va. elections board denies Freitas a spot on the house ballot
- Jefferson Davis’s name is gone from memorial at site where first Africans arrived
- Northam visits arch at Fort Monroe, unveils interpretive signage
- Northern Va. could receive more unaccompanied minors under Trump plan for extra shelter space
- Beyond Belief: McAuliffe’s Failure to Lead in Charlottesville
- Stop-work order does not go far enough, pipeline opponents say (“A stop-work order on a 2-mile section of the Mountain Valley Pipeline doesn’t stop the widespread environmental problems along the remaining 301 miles of the project, opponents said Tuesday.” Bingo.)
- Dominion Energy seeks permit to demolish One James River Plaza office tower – just in case
- Democratic candidates for Richmond’s commonwealth’s attorney to face off in firehouse primary
- Richmond School Board member, pastor ask judge to toss Goldman’s petition over Coliseum, schools
- Richmond to rename 4 schools, some Confederate names remain
- Judge dismisses charge against driver who hit Virginia state senator (“Sen. Mamie Locke was hit by a car while crossing the street in March. The driver was charged with reckless driving.”)
- Hot Roofs Above Richmond Row House Bedrooms Cause Sleep Deprivation; a Public Health Law is Needed (“The technically easy solution: white roof coating of asphalt roofs”)
- After racial bias allegations, Va. apartment complex agrees to end blanket ban on felons
- Muggy again today with more storms possible; trending less humid into the weekend
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