by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, October 4.
- Foreign allies who gambled on Trump face big losses (“President Trump’s political weakness at home is beginning to cause problems for world leaders who allied themselves with him.”)
- In fast-thawing Siberia, radical warming is warping the earth (We’d better stop this ASAP or we’re screwed.)
- Hong Kong leader invokes colonial-era emergency powers to ban masks, sparking more protests
- Trump is now publicly abusing his oath of office (“The president is publicly appealing for foreign help for his reelection on television. Are Republicans fine with this too?”)
- Top Diplomat Described ‘Crazy’ Plan to Withhold Aid From Ukraine (“A text exchange given to Congress as impeachment investigators questioned their first witness shows an internal dispute over the handling of Ukraine aid.”)
- Damning Trump Team Texts Detail Pressure Campaign on Ukraine
- Text messages link Ukraine investigation and Trump meeting
- Boris Johnson Gets One Week to Improve His Brexit Offer (Trump-like incompetent buffoon.)
- U.S. Diplomats Sought Ukraine Probe of Biden on Trump’s Behalf (Appalling.)
- Trump raised Biden with Xi in June call housed in highly secure server
- Trump Ordered Ukraine Ambassador Removed After Complaints From Giuliani, Others (“Marie Yovanovitch dismissed after Trump allies said she was blocking Biden probe and bad-mouthing president, people familiar with the matter say” That also should be impeachable.)
- Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigating Biden
- Did Donald Trump Just Self-Impeach? (“On Thursday, Trump didn’t bother to contest the charge that he leaned on Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son. In fact, he did it again, live on camera, from the White House lawn.”)
- Trump, the Self-Impeaching President (“Now he wants China to investigate the Bidens and help his re-election bid. Give him this, he’s not subtle.”)
- Pence Makes Clear There Is No Daylight Between Him and Trump (Impeach them both, then.)
- All Signs Point to Soft U.S. Jobs Report After Run of Weak Data
- September Jobs Report: What to Watch For
- Trump and the Republicans: Part Mafia, Part Eastern Bloc Politburo, All Disaster (“Everything is distrust, paranoia, and setting this one against that one.”)
- Trump’s Wrecking-Ball Impeachment Defense
- Trump wanted Ukraine to launch probes before meeting with Zelensky, texts show
- Republicans’ ‘No Quid Pro Quo’ Defense of Trump Collapses With Release of Volker Texts
- Texts show diplomats pressed Ukraine on Biden before Trump meeting
- Democrats, after Volker testimony, decry ‘shakedown’ by Giuliani
- Scoop: Trump letter dares Pelosi to hold vote on impeachment inquiry
- Trump’s Call for China to Investigate the Bidens Shows How Far He’ll Go to Save Himself
- Another GOP senator breaks from Trump to defend Ukraine whistleblower (“‘I stand with Chuck Grassley on this,’ Ernst said, referring to Iowa’s other Republican senator who defended the unnamed whistleblower.” Any Republican who does NOT defend the whistleblower is unfit for office.)
- Pelosi rebuts GOP call to end Trump impeachment inquiry
- Here Comes the Trump Slump (“And he has only himself to blame.”)
- House Democrats Are So Focused on Ukraine That They’re Overlooking Another Impeachable Offense(“Only in the era of Trump would a possible act of treason on the part of the president be considered a second-tier matter and become lost in the swirl of tweets and other outrageous misdeed”)
- Biden says his campaign raised $15 million in third quarter, less than Sanders and Buttigieg (“Bernie Sanders raised $25 million and Pete Buttigieg raised $19.1 million in the last quarter while Kamala Harris raised $11.6 million. Elizabeth Warren has not yet released her fundraising numbers.”)
- White House attempting gambit to slow House impeachment push (“But in a new tactic, the White House plans to argue that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi must have the full House vote to formally approve an impeachment inquiry, a source familiar with the effort said.”)
- If Republicans Ever Turn On Trump, It’ll Happen All At Once (“It’ll feel inevitable, but only in hindsight.”)
- Is Impeachment More Popular Because Of Ukraine? Or Because Voters Are Sheep? (“It likely took both factors to move public opinion so suddenly.”)
- Right-wing media falsely accuse Rep. Adam Schiff of colluding with the whistleblower (Right-wing media is a cesspool.)
- Energy Secretary Rick Perry eyeing exit in November
- This Supreme Court Term Will Launch a Conservative Revolution (“The court tried to lay low after the Kavanaugh hearings. This year, it will take center stage in the 2020 election.”)
- Fox Legal Analyst: Trump’s Behavior ‘Criminal And Impeachable’ (“Judge Andrew Napolitano also warned Trump’s ‘Civil War’ tweet is ‘a dog whistle to the deranged.'”)
- “Both sides” fever strikes again: Why does New York Times insist on doing favors for Trump? (“Oops, they did it again: New York Times nourishes another Trump conspiracy theory that has no basis in fact”)
- A far-right conspiracy theorist tried to smear Elizabeth Warren. Her response shut it down. (“Jacob Wohl, a conservative activist, has a history of claiming to have uncovered lewd allegations against perceived enemies of President Donald Trump.”)
- A Disease Claims Another Victim; I Lost My Dad to FOX “News”
- “A Child’s Room” at the NRA — the Shame Next Door
- Truth-Tellers (like Spanberger and Luria) Vs. a Cult in Which Truth is the First Casualty
- Watch: Rep. Elaine Luria hears from residents, talks impeachment inquiry at Virginia Beach town hall
- Rep. Connolly: ‘Toxic’ POTUS infecting cabinet
- Kaine Talks Health Care, Labor Concerns with Rural Loudouners
- One-Stop Shopping: Virginia General Assembly 2019 Races We Need to Pay Attention To
- KERR: Another ‘blue wave’ in 2019? (“if I were a Republican, I would be checking to make sure my political flood insurance policy is up-to-date.”)
- FWIW Virginia: ? Here Comes the Cavalry ?
- Virginia’s Democrats Are Thriving Without Any True Leader
- Voice Your Support Today for Much-Needed School Equity Fund Proposed in Virginia
- Public health organizations urge Governor Northam to take action on vaping
- Lt. Gov. Fairfax claims political rivals helped release initial sexual assault allegation
- Governor Northam Announces Four New Solar Projects Totaling 192 Megawatts (Good! But we also need to ditch the fracked-gas pipelines, crank up energy efficiency and distributed power, etc.)
- After blackface scandal, Va. governor has hung on – and is making amends (“To James ‘J.J.’ Minor, a community advocate, president of the Richmond NAACP, and Delegate McQuinn’s son, the scandal showed the extent of Virginia’s racist past – not that Mr. Northam is a racist today. ‘I don’t see racism in him,’ he says. ‘I don’t see it because of the work that he’s doing now, which African Americans are benefiting from.'”)
- Virginia Republicans Like Siobhan Dunnavant and Glen Sturvetant Won’t Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions
- Once a pariah among Virginia Democrats, Joe Morrissey is now the belle of the ball (He’s still horrible.)
- The Post’s endorsements for commonwealth attorney in Northern Virginia (Amy Ashworth in Prince William County, Buta Biberaj in Loudoun County, Steve Descano in Fairfax County)
- James River health stalls in latest report
- Virginia Department of Corrections weighs prison nursery for new mothers
- Virginia aims to improve water quality by transporting tons of poultry waste around the state
- EDITORIAL: Connecting the dots in Virginia Beach
- Palm trees near Virginia Beach seawall must be removed, U.S. Army Corps says (“Bruce Thompson will move 15 palm trees planted behind the seawall on the Cavalier Hotel oceanfront property after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District determined the trees could compromise storm protection measures” Seriously?)
- Officials encourage push for passenger rail service in Montgomery County
- New buses, bathrooms and teachers: Richmond Public Schools rezoning could have high price tag
- Virginia Beach man who threatened Sen. Mark Warner sentenced to 4 years in federal prison
- Alexandria historic house where a notorious slave pen was located is up for sale
- With a drought holding tight, Virginia enacts burn bans in Southside and Southwest
- Enjoyable, near-average high temperatures in the 70s today. 60s Saturday!
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