by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 7.
- World leaders are failing our future generations on climate change (And they’re failing CURRENT generations too!)
- Greta Thunberg is right: It’s time to haul ass on climate change (“Economically and politically, early ambition is better.”)
- North Korea Rules Out Quick Resumption of ‘Sickening’ Talks with U.S.
- Trump Endorses Turkish Military Operation in Syria, Shifting U.S. Policy (WTF?!?)
- In Major Policy Shift, U.S. Will Stand Aside As Turkish Forces Extend Reach In Syria (Totaly f’ed up.)
- ‘Foreign Policy is in Shambles’: Colin Powell Unloads on Trump and the Republican Party
- Powell: ‘The Republican party has got to get a grip on itself’
- Legal Team Says It Represents a Second Whistle-Blower Over Trump and Ukraine
- Whistleblower’s attorney says team now represents ‘multiple’ officials
- AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm
- Turkey to send troops into northern Syria as US pulls out of area, White House says
- Trump Just Opened the Way for Turkey to Invade Syria—and ISIS to Make a Big Comeback (“ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi exploited the Kurdish issue before and will exploit it again now that all-out war between Turkey and Syria’s Kurds is a foregone conclusion.”)
- Inside the GOP reckoning over Trump’s possible impeachment
- Impeach Trump, Repeatedly (“A president should not be able to stonewall and run out the clock.”)
- Trump Won’t Stop His Abuses of Power (Michael Bloomberg: “The president is violating his oath of office in plain sight. Congress can’t accept that.”)
- Trump says he worries about the stain impeachment will leave on his legacy
- Fact check: Why Trump’s sudden fixation on ‘investigating corruption’ doesn’t add up
- It’s not news that Trump is corrupt. What’s new is how he is succeeding in corrupting our government.
- New twists put Republicans on spot in impeachment saga
- One of the most politically volatile terms in years tests Roberts and Supreme Court
- Is The Supreme Court Heading For A Conservative Revolution?
- The Supreme Court March To The Right: Fast And Furious, Or Incremental?
- The Justice Department is oddly incurious about potential criminality in the Trump-Ukraine mess
- Trump’s base is smaller than he thinks
- The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You
- The new GOP strategy: Don’t believe the president (Beyond bizarre.)
- Erratic Trump struggles to control message as impeachment threat grows (“Republican defenders mostly silent, with two vivid exceptions, as at least one additional whistleblower steps forward”)
- Sunday wrap: Republicans’ pathetic excuses get shot down
- Juan Williams: Democrats must keep their eyes on impeachment prize
- GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Loses It on ‘Meet the Press’: I Do Not Trust the FBI or CIA (We’ve always known this guy was a nutjob, but still…yikes. Who the HELL votes for wackos like this?)
- Trump is pushing a baseless conspiracy about the Bidens and China. Here’s what we know. (“There’s no evidence of wrongdoing on behalf of either the former vice president or his son, in China or elsewhere.”)
- Elaine Chao favored Kentuckians in meeting with officials seeking grants (Are “Moscow Mitch” and Elaine Chao the slimiest couple in America?)
- Former Trump Organization executive says she expects President Trump will resign
- China suspends business ties with NBA team Houston Rockets over Hong Kong tweet
- What’s so special about ‘religious belief’? (“Discrimination bolstered by Bible verses is just like the regular kind. And when those beliefs conflict with laws that protect other people’s health or civil rights, the believer shouldn’t get to wave a magic wand to make the law disappear.”)
- What We Know About Trump’s Bizarre Attempt to Blame Rick Perry for the Ukraine Call
- Border wall construction crew bulldoze cactus at national monument (“The construction is causing concern after a video posted on social media shows a cactus being bulldozed on the protected land.” Outrageous.)
- “AOC and Trump are both ****ing nutjobs!” Finding the Mythical “Independent” Voter in Albemarle County, Virginia
- Emily’s List makes record donation to Virginia Democrats (“The $1.5M contribution comes on top of $600K given in June with another PAC.”)
- A majority of Virginia voters want Democrats to control legislature, CNU poll finds (“Survey finds strong support for Democratic positions on guns, minimum wage and ERA.”)
- Editorial: Herring correct to keep pressing opioid lawsuit
- Virginians have a chance to improve abortion rights in November
- The Truth About Dominion’s Richmond Coliseum Plan (“Richmond’s new, Trump-style corruption as the Virginia establishment fights to grab what it can and abolish democracy.”)
- Loudest voices were wrong about Northam’s effectiveness post-yearbook controversy (“Northam was smart to stay the course and refuse to resign. Sometimes, the conventional wisdom is simply dumb.”)
- How I Used My Five-Minute Speech As a Call to Battle for All Us Virginia Democrats
- After narrow escape in 2017, Del. Roxann Robinson faces high-dollar rematch with Larry Barnett
- Editorial: How Appalachian natural gas is connected to Ukraine (sort of)
- The Virginia Republican who defied his mom on impeachment
- Patrick Corbin, Nationals get rocked by Dodgers in sixth inning, lose NLDS Game 3, 10-4 (Not a good game at all.)
- Cloudy and damp early this week before crisp, dry fall weather takes over
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