by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 22.
- Trudeau outlasts challengers to gain second term
- How Justin Trudeau survived
- Justin Trudeau Headed to Second Term as Canada’s Prime Minister
- ISIS Reaps Gains of U.S. Pullout From Syria
- Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay
- U.S. Plan to Guard Syrian Oil Fields Sows Confusion
- Trump’s Syria strategy: Get out, but “keep the oil” (WTF is this?)
- Erdogan Seeks Putin’s Support to Carve Out Syrian Buffer Zone (“Meeting his Russian counterpart in Sochi, the Turkish president wants the Kremlin’s help to drive Kurdish forces away from Turkey’s border”)
- Trump is ‘fully prepared’ to take military action against Turkey if needed, Mike Pompeo says
- Pentagon draws up plans for quick Afghanistan withdrawal just in case Trump blindsides military
- Trump warns U.S. ‘may have to get in wars’
- For Trump the Dealmaker, Troop Pullouts Without Much in Return (“The president has sought to scale back America’s military presence around the world without waiting to negotiate concessions from foes like the Taliban or North Korea.” Worse than worthless.)
- Trump likely saw Pelosi’s overseas trip as a slap in the face. But someone had to do it.
- Trump isn’t ‘bringing our soldiers back home’ from Syria
- Boris Johnson Finally Gets to Put His Brexit Deal to the Vote
- Ukraine and Zelensky need help. U.S. officials are nowhere to be found.
- Putin and Hungary’s Orban helped sour Trump on Ukraine (The worst of the worst – Putin, Orban and Trump.)
- US diplomat drawn into Trump’s Ukraine effort set to testify
- Trump admin apparently over Khashoggi killing, will attend Saudi’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ (Are right wingers going to go nuts about this, like they would have if Obama or Clinton had done it?)
- Trump Conflicts of Interest Top 2,500, CREW Releases Live Tracker
- Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in angry Cabinet monologue (As always, just imagine the right wingnuts’ reactions if Obama or Clinton had done this.)
- Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Resumes With Diplomat Who Warned Of ‘Nightmare’ (“Ambassador William Taylor talked with compatriots in real time about his objections to President Trump’s policy. Now he’s scheduled to meet behind closed doors with members of Congress.”)
- Jeffrey Toobin expresses regret over ‘mistakes’ in Clinton email coverage (“Mistakes?” Haha, more like systematic bias against Democrats, liberals, the Clintons and the truth itself. Instead, we get a constant stream of “both sides-ism” and false equivalence bullshit from the media.))
- Trump dives into red-state races to reverse impeachment slump
- It’s 2016 all over again in political media (The media is atrocious.)
- Hillary Clinton’s Emails Were Always a Nothingburger. The State Department Just Finally Caught Up.
- Trump slams Democrats, tells Republicans to ‘get tougher’ as allies criticize his impeachment response (In fact, Republicans should uphold their oaths of office and tell Trump to f*** off.)
- Why Congress Might Impeach Trump and Actually Remove Him From Office
- The Unraveling of Mick Mulvaney
- Cash surge puts more Senate races in play
- Trump’s Journey From Double Down to Flip-Flop (“A president who has long ignored criticism is suddenly giving in, reversing course on the G7 summit and withdrawal from Syria.”)
- White House Personnel Director Told Trump That Top Candidates for Acting DHS Secretary Aren’t Eligible (Haha, no Cooch? LOL)
- Trump Running Out of Options for Homeland Security Secretary
- Trump Rails Against Obama During Rambling Hannity Chat: ‘They Could’ve Impeached Him’ (“Stressing the GOP needs to ‘get tougher,’ Trump said ‘we would never do anything like this,’ referring to the ‘crazy’ impeachment inquiry against him.”)
- Trump retreats to Fox News for his 13th Hannity interview (“79% of Trump’s nationally televised interviews in 2019 have been on Fox-owned networks”)
- Facebook takedowns show new Russian activity targeted Biden, praised Trump
- Facebook: Russian trolls are back. And they’re here to meddle with 2020 (Why keep using the word “meddle,” as opposed to a stronger word like “attack?”)
- House rejects GOP measure censuring Schiff (House Republicans are violating their oaths of office big time.)
- The next House impeachment witness is the most important so far
- Lindsey Graham Isn’t Breaking From Donald Trump (“Trump allies, including Graham, are trying to make ‘no quid pro quo’ this scandal’s ‘no collusion.'”)
- Trump defends Gabbard from Clinton’s attacks: ‘These people are sick’ (Bingo; anything else you need to know about Gabbard?)
- Mark Zuckerberg is the new political villain for the Democratic Party
- ‘I Am Back’: How Bernie Sanders’ Revolution Is Proving Resilient
- Free speech doesn’t mean Facebook must run dishonest ads
- Teen Models Remember Trump Would “Find a Reason” to Come Backstage When They Were Changing (Yes, people actually voted for this sleazebag.)
- CNN Poll: 50% support impeaching Trump and removing him from office (“Half of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, a new high in CNN polling on the topic and the first time that support for impeachment and removal has significantly outpaced opposition.”)
- Trump Gets Closer to All-Lobbyist Dream Cabinet With New Energy Secretary Nominee
- With Impeachment Looming, Trump Is Threatening to Sue ‘Everybody Who Pisses Him Off’ (“The president is reverting back to old habits.”)
- The Pro-Trump Super PAC at the Center of the Ukraine Scandal Has Faced Multiple Campaign Finance Complaints
- Tulsi Gabbard’s Clinton clash sparks speculation about her political future
- Can Warren Escape the Medicare Trap? (“The candidate of plans needs a really good one right now.”)
- Senators target social media giants with data portability bill (“Democratic Sens. Mark Warner (Va.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), along with Republican Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.) are introducing the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act.”)
- Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? (“New York’s attorney general is about to square off against the oil giant in court.” People need to go to prison over this.)
- CNN hired Sean Duffy, who immediately pushed conspiracy theories that CNN had already debunked (CNN is a horrible network.)
- Astros Staffer’s Outburst at Female Reporters Illustrates MLB’s Forgive-and-Forget Attitude Toward Domestic Violence (Wow, that’s 100% unacceptable.)
- Can members of the Trump cult be deprogrammed after the leader falls? Steven Hassan says yes
- The faith of the Fox Nation: belief in opinions trumps hope in news (“A new PRRI survey shows just how much sway Fox News holds over Republicans who watch as their primary news source”)
- New Report by GMU’s Center for Climate Change Communications Clearly Shows How Fossil Fuel Industry Has “Deliberately Misled Americans About Climate Change”
- Looks Like Republicans Recruited a Candidate to Lose to Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) in 2020
- After 10+ Months in Congress, Riggleman Struggles to Keep Campaign Afloat
- Senator Tim Kaine And His Harmonicas Are Part Of A Jimi Hendrix Tribute At Blues Alley
- Amazon embarks on listening tours across Virginia
- Read Sen. Amanda Chase’s most provocative comments against LGBTQ people, equal rights, and Toni Morrison
- Va Sec. of Finance Warns Lawmakers to Be ‘Cautious’ with Budget
- Editorial: High-speed hopes
- Reynolds: Virginia chambers should renounce pipelines
- Video: New Debra Rodman TV As Blasts NRA “A” Rated Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant for Pretending to Support Gun Violence Prevention
- ‘Ball dropped’ on state mental hospital expansion, causing 9-month delay, perhaps $1M in added costs
- Democrats Collaborate on Rural GroundGame
- With Amazon coming to Northern Virginia, Southwest Virginia seeks opportunity for economic development
- Scrutiny of public financing intensifies after $1.5B downtown redevelopment deal clears Planning Commission
- 80 years later, Alexandria library sit-in arrest charges are dismissed (“One of the first civil rights sit-ins protested a segregated library. The charges lingered unresolved.”)
- Forest Friends Battle Invasive Plants
- As dissent boils up, council begins first deliberations over CRB bylaws
- Gov. Northam grants new security equipment to Fairfax County schools in need
- “Humor for Humanity” Event Will Support Democratic Minority and ESL Voter Outreach Across Virginia
- 3 dead in Burke home after domestic disturbance leads to barricade
- World Series: How the Nationals and Astros match up
- The World Series is back in D.C. after 86 years. Enjoy the ride, because anything can happen.
- Rain returns today before more beautiful fall weather and a mixed weekend
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