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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 30.
- Rising Seas Are Going to Drown Way More Cities Than We’d Thought: Study (We need to start treating the climate crisis as the 12-alarm emergency it is. Oh, and anyone who denies or minimizes this crisis is automatically unfit to hold public office.)
- New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding
- ‘The climate doesn’t need awards’: Greta Thunberg declines environmental prize (“The teen activist implored politicians and people in power to ‘listen to the best available science’ in an Instagram post” Bingo.)
- Brexit: Parliament breaks deadlock with vote for 12 December election
- Mole inside Baghdadi’s hideaway had a key role in raid’s success, officials say
- Trump’s Oil Obsession Is a War Crime (“Terrorists say the U.S. wants to steal Arab wealth. The president seems to agree.”)
- White House Official Who Listened To Trump Call Says Readout Had Key Omissions: Report (“Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman told House lawmakers he was deeply concerned by the call between Trump and the leader of Ukraine.”)
- Official Reveals Trump’s ‘Exact Call’ With Zelensky Was Edited Down
- Firsthand account of Trump’s Ukraine call puts GOP in bind, emboldens Democrats
- Former G.O.P. Lawmaker Pressed for Ambassador’s Ouster, Diplomat Will Say (“Robert Livingston, the former congressman turned lobbyist, repeatedly contacted a White House official to criticize Marie L. Yovanovitch.”)
- Missing words and a screaming match: Inside a wild day of impeachment testimony
- 5 takeaways from House Democrats’ resolution on the impeachment inquiry (“The measure will put both Democrats and Republicans on the record about the investigation.”)
- Senate GOP in bind on impeachment (“They realize their political fortunes and policy goals are tied to the president, but they also know their best shot at keeping control of the Senate hinges on senators preserving their independent brands.”)
- Impeachment Is Not a Coup (“And no matter what Trump thinks, the president does not embody the will of the people.”)
- Trump’s Tantrums Won’t Make Impeachment Go Away
- 2 volatile White House meetings become central to impeachment probe
- Testimony from career diplomats to outline Trump’s view of Ukraine
- Why Democrats Are Moving Quickly With Impeachment (“A battle in the courts could spill into primary season”)
- Trump attacks on Vindman trigger backlash (Trump the draft dodger attacks a decorated American hero. And most Republicans don’t seem to care. Got it.)
- Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and the Questioning of an American Jew’s Patriotism
- Bolton Expressed Concerns About Giuliani in Ukraine, Adviser to Testify
- Democrats unveil impeachment inquiry plan detailing a ‘clear path forward’
- Mike Pence is reliably, relentlessly wrong (So, of course, he’s coming to campaign for Virginia Republicans…and be relentlessly wrong yet again.)
- Senate Hearing Calls out the Influence of Dark Money in Blocking Climate Action
- Coal Giant Murray Energy Files for Bankruptcy Despite Trump’s Support (Good riddance.)
- As Growth Slows, The Economy Is Falling Short Of Trump’s Target (Massive deficits and slow growth, that’s the Republican magic combo.)
- Kevin McCarthy Is Totally Incapable of Keeping Order in the Wild Kingdom (“The House Republican Caucus has run amok, and they will continue to for the foreseeable future.” Complete and total freak show.)
- Only now do we understand the true cruelty of Trump’s family separation
- California shows the difficulties of hardening the nation to climate change
- More Than 1.3 Million Californians Without Power as Winds Rage
- NEW: Reporter Behind Story on Katie Hill Affair Worked for Republican Candidates Who Ran Against Hill (This whole situation is disturbing and appalling.)
- Trump, Zuckerberg & Pals Are Breaking America (“Not in the Cold War, not during Vietnam, not during Watergate did I ever fear more for my country.” Agreed. Plus, add in the climate crisis, and…yikes.)
- Poll: Voters split on whether country is ready for a gay president (“50 percent of respondents said they were either definitely or probably ready to have a commander in chief who is openly gay, compared with 37 percent who said they were either definitely or probably not ready.”)
- Buttigieg distances himself from his McKinsey consulting days
- CNN’s Sean Duffy problem
- How Americans Split on Health Care: It’s a 3-Way Tie (“Despite the lack of consensus, a new survey finds that almost two-thirds of the public favors Democratic approaches.”)
- White House Weighing Options to Tap Cuccinelli as Acting DHS Secretary (Just remember, Cooch is an anti-immigrant extremist who called immigrant families “rats,” who wants to rewrite the Statue of Liberty, etc.)
- Sen. Mark Warner Pushes Facebook to Reverse Policy Allowing Politicians to Run Demonstrably False Advertising
- Sen. Mark Warner Has Questions for Facebook Over Its Political Ads Policies (“A letter to Mark Zuckerberg referenced misinformation being permitted”)
- What’s At Stake November 5th: Mother Earth
- Alec Baldwin: To defeat Donald Trump, start with next week’s Virginia elections
- Money flows into Virginia campaigns as voters signal high interest
- National Interest in Virginia’s Statehouse Elections is Drawing Big Fundraising Numbers (Better late than never; this should have been the case in 2015, 2011, 2007, etc.)
- Can Virginia Democrats Win the Statehouse in 2019? (“The 11 extraordinary women who rode an anti-Trump wave to victory are trying to get reelected, and add to their numbers. All Republicans have to fight them are lies and fear—but that could be enough.”)
- Will Virginia Go Blue? (“While Democrats win its statewide elections, Republicans have clung to a narrow legislative majority. But next week’s elections may end their reign.”)
- Why Virginia Is Turning Blue
- Sen. Creigh Deeds Statement on Video of “Independent” Opponent Removing Democratic Campaign Lit from Door (“Our opponent’s campaign has been grounded in dishonesty from its inception”)
- Opinion/Editorial: Deeds deserves re-election to Va. Senate
- Easy ways you can help candidates in the last week before Virginia’s elections
- Dominion’s green energy package comes with a catch: coal. Businesses aren’t happy. (Dominion is, as always, ridiculous.)
- Robert F. McDonnell: Protect Virginia’s right-to-work statute (Do the OPPOSITE of anything Bob McDonnell has to say.)
- Virginia Beach Republicans Embrace the Trump-Pence Agenda to Attack Sensible Gun Violence Prevention Laws. Voters Don’t.
- Sturtevant’s Stunt: Race Baiting His Way Through an Election
- Kiser, Wampler seek Virginia’s 4th District House of Delegates seat
- Former Virginia Gov. Gerald Baliles Dies at 79 (R.I.P.)
- Editorial: Gerald L. Baliles served with distinction
- Do Democrats have a rural future?
- Virginia toolkit tells solar developers how to incorporate bee and bird habitat
- Video: Watch These Two Interviews, and There’s Absolutely No Comparison – Vote Kenny Boddye for PW County Supervisor on 11/5!
- Richmond-area Senate races continue to top state campaign spending
- Battle for an open Virginia Beach Senate seat could help decide control in Richmond
- Mike Mullin, Heather Cordasco facing off for the 3rd time for a Peninsula seat (Go Mike Mullin!)
- Republicans, independent out-raise Dems in county supervisors race (“Republicans and a write-in candidate for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors out-raised their Democratic opponents in October.”)
- David Bowers, former Roanoke mayor, criticizes push to move council, mayoral elections to November 2020
- Brown raises triple of closest candidate for City Council
- Elizabeth Schultz Says Immigrants are Bringing Diseases Into Fairfax County Public Schools
- Appeals court hears dispute over pipeline station proposed for historic Va. African American community
- Human Rights Commission cancels Halloween meeting to discuss a commissioner’s anti-LGBT Facebook posts
- Babur Lateef, Prince William School Board Chairman, Believes in Investing in Public Education
- Supervisors Move Ahead with New Traffic Offense, Despite State
- Expanded bus service in Fairfax County angers Metrobus union
- Nationals force World Series Game 7 with dominant Stephen Strasburg performance in 7-2 win
- A mostly cloudy and mild midweek as we try to time the Halloween rain threat
