by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, September 30.
- At 70, People’s Republic Of China Faces Economic, Political Headwinds
- Hong Kong’s Status as Neutral Ground at Risk as China Asserts Power (“The island’s traditional role as a gateway is under assault from President Trump’s trade war and a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.”)
- Hong Kong Protests: Chaotic Scenes Unfold In Streets Ahead Of China’s National Day
- Conservative People’s Party surges in Austria vote as far right takes a hit (“Voters’ top concern is the environment, which helped lift the Greens to a record 14 percent from less than 4 percent in 2017.”)
- David Cameron Calls The Brexit Referendum His ‘Greatest Regret’ (Ya think?)
- Three Billion Canaries in the Coal Mine (“What does it mean for us that birds are dying? And what can we do about it?”)
- Mohammad bin Salman denies ordering Khashoggi murder, but says he takes responsibility for it (We really need to ditch Saudi Arabia.)
- Saudi crown prince: War with Iran would mean ‘total collapse of the global economy’
- Trump Officials Play Down Reports of China Investment Limits
- Washington at war: Dems aim for speedy impeachment push as Trump threatens whistleblower
- Trump is making America meek, churlish and inhospitable
- Impeach the Malignant Fraudster
- CBS News poll: Majority of Americans and Democrats approve of Trump impeachment inquiry
- Trump Was Repeatedly Warned That Ukraine Conspiracy Theory Was ‘Completely Debunked’
- Intelligence panel has deal to hear whistleblower’s testimony
- The impeachment inquiry: “We could not ignore what the president did.”
- Schiff: Democrats eyeing Trump-Putin calls
- Dear anonymous op-ed writer: Your plan didn’t work
- Biden Campaign Urges TV Networks to Stop Booking Giuliani (They should stop booking all pathological liars.)
- Trump Was Repeatedly Warned That Ukraine Conspiracy Theory Was ‘Completely Debunked’ (“Thomas P. Bossert, President Trump’s first homeland security adviser, said he was ‘deeply disturbed’ that Mr. Trump had urged Ukraine to investigate Democrats.”)
- Former Ukraine prosecutor says he saw no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden (Because there wasn’t any. To the contrary, the Obama administration was busy fighting corruption in Ukraine and working to protect that country against Russian aggression.)
- ‘Enough’: Trump’s ex-homeland security adviser ‘disturbed,’ ‘frustrated’ by Ukraine allegations, says president must let 2016 go (“‘If he continues to focus on that white whale, it’s going to bring him down,’ Bossert said. ‘Enough. The investigation’s over.'”)
- GOP lawmaker blasts Trump for quoting pastor warning of civil war over impeachment
- The Dangerous Position of William Barr
- Is Donald Trump’s Justice Department part of the Ukraine scandal cover-up?
- Whistleblower Is Expected to Testify Soon, Schiff Says
- Trump Seeks Treason Inquiry Into House Impeachment Leader (Trump is bonkers and dangerous, but of course the Republican Party does nothing.)
- Top White House aides planning impeachment response effort
- Trump Allies In Disarray As Democrats Push Impeachment (“The president’s allies fanned out across the Sunday talk shows with myriad responses.”)
- Note to the Impeachment Investigators: Trump Rarely Acts Alone (“Here’s who the House needs to hear from during its inquiry.”)
- Trump Says He Wants To Meet His Whistleblower (Clearly, Trump wants to threaten and intimidate the whistleblower, which is wildly inappropriate and probably impeachable right there.)
- GOP Shows Russian Trolls How It’s Done
- Republicans, the Time Has Come (“America is better than Donald Trump.”)
- Donald Trump has put whistleblower in danger, lawyers say (“Whistleblower’s attorney says president’s demands to identify their client has prompted safety concerns”)
- Stephen Miller Would Like You to Believe Trump Is His Own Whistleblower (This Miller guy is the worst of the worst.)
- Trump allies pushed Biden-Ukraine allegations at key moments in campaign timeline
- Trump counterprogramming: New immigration crackdown while Ukraine scandal unfolds
- POLITICO Playbook: What Pelosi is telling vulnerable Dems about impeachment
- Robert De Niro has some choice words, and a couple f-bombs, for his Fox News critics
- Bernie Sanders Is in Trouble (“Up close and personal with a candidate in decline — and seemingly stuck in his ways.”)
- ‘A stinking fish’: Dems see impeachment as weapon against Republican Senate (“Vulnerable GOP incumbents will face a tough vote on whether to stick with Trump if an impeachment trial lands in the Senate.”)
- GOP senators attack whistleblower’s credibility (In fact, the whistleblower appears to be HIGHLY credible.)
- Juan Williams: Trump’s grip on GOP Senate may come loose
- Impeachment shakes up Democratic White House race (“Democratic consultants and strategists say the impeachment inquiry could help some candidates such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who got on the impeachment train early and has been climbing in the polls. The impeachment proceedings could also boost former Vice President Joe Biden — who found himself at the epicenter of the controversy that launched the inquiry — underscoring his claims that he’s the candidate Trump is most wary of facing in a general election. “)
- Audio: On Gene Rossi Show, Sen. Mark Warner Talks “Junk” Health Care Plans, “Gig Economy,” Trump Ukraine Scandal and Impeachment (Warner “really disappointed” in Republicans for not calling out “the absolutely, absolutely inappropriate charge by the President to somehow threaten the whistleblower”)
- New Studies by the Rocky Mountain Institute: New Natural Gas Pipelines Are a Very Bad Investment from Environmental, Economic Perspectives (Here in Virginia, that clearly means ditching the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline)
- Why Do Republican Politicians Support Abuse of Power? (“For all the national focus on 2020, the key to a 2020 victory is Virginia 2019.”)
- Ralph’s rebound: As election nears, Northam’s approval rating climbs
- Slight: Clean water rule change threatens state powers (His name is actually SLIGH not “Slight.” Do newspapers use copy editors anymore?)
- Photos: Dems Rally Across Virginia with 37 Days to Go
- Editorial: Can the coalfields be turned into brightfields? Part 2. (“Northam and Griffith should jointly convene a summit to talk about creating a brightfields economy in Southwest Virginia. Hold it at UVa-Wise. Use it to draft an actual action plan.”)
- Loudoun school board condemns racism, hate after report documents discrimination in schools
- Patrick Hope column: Virginia’s sexually violent predator laws have gone too far
- How Virginia plans to pay for electric school buses; state funding still down after Great Recession
- Hundreds Celebrate Fourth Annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail”
- CALHOUN: Stop the U.Va. to Dominion career pipeline (“In order to uphold its proclaimed goals and values, U.Va. shouldn’t promote dishonorable and environmentally detrimental corporations like Dominion Energy”)
- Not as warm today, but possible record heat midweek. Then fall looms. (“Some patchy light rain today is all the precipitation we may see the whole week.” Completely f’ed-up weather, very consistent with climate chaos.)
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