by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 8.
- U.S. Envoy in Syria Says Not Enough Was Done to Avert Turkish Attack
- Trump: We should keep Syria’s oil. The Pentagon: Nope.
- Macron Says NATO Is Experiencing ‘Brain Death’ Because of Trump (We’re ALL experiencing “brain death” because of Trump!)
- The Climate Crisis in Terms Trump Can Understand
- Ukraine Pressure Campaign Undermined ‘Rule Of Law,’ Top State Dept. Official Says
- Democrats’ impeachment inquiry hits overdrive
- Book by ‘Anonymous’ official describes Trump as cruel, inept and a danger to the nation (I mean, at this point does anyone with eyes, ears and/or a brain not know that Trump is “cruel, inept and a danger to the nation” – and the planet? I mean, if you don’t know that by now, then seriously, WTF?)
- Book Review: In ‘A Warning,’ Anonymous Author Makes Case Against Re-election
- Barr Tried to Get Trump Off the Hook. Instead He Painted the Boss Into a Corner.
- Impeachment Inquiry Tests Ties Between Barr and Trump
- House GOP looks to protect Trump by offering up deputies as fall guys (Why on earth are Congressional Republicans so opposed to ditching Trump and having President Pence? It’s not like they’d end up with a Democrat as President or whatever, so from their perspective, what’s the problem?)
- President Donald Trump ordered to pay $2M to collection of nonprofits as part of civil lawsuit
- Trump Ordered to Pay $2 Million to Charities for Misuse of Foundation (“The president admitted he had used funds raised by the Donald J. Trump Foundation to promote his campaign and pay business debts.”)
- The Cure for Democrats’ 2020 Terror (“Voters who fear a Trump re-election can start rebuilding the blue wall now.”)
- Trump’s 2016 team sounds alarm as Democrats make gains
- Scoop: House committees subpoena Mick Mulvaney
- Trump’s whistleblower attacks set a dangerous precedent
- Diplomat testified that Putin, Orban poisoned Trump’s views on Ukraine
- Pence aide said Trump’s July 25 call with Ukraine was political and not a normal diplomatic call
- There’s nothing that should stop John Bolton from testifying (Nothing legitimate, anyway)
- The Authoritarian Rot That Produced This President* Is Present in the Republican Party at All Levels
- No free pass for Republicans: They don’t get to pretend this nightmare never happened (“Trump’s enablers are corrupt and evil — they don’t get to have an ‘epiphany’ and move on after he leaves office”)
- Trump’s immigration policy is in disarray
- The 7 Ways Impeachment Could Shape The 2020 Election
- Lawyer for Ukraine whistleblower sends White House cease and desist letter to stop Trump’s attacks
- Post-Debate Polls Show Sanders Still Solidly In Third
- Democrats in Battleground States Prefer Moderate Nominee, Poll Shows (“A New York Times/Siena College survey in six key states also showed voters want a candidate who can work with Republicans”)
- GOP senators hit by early wave of outside money ahead of 2020
- Democrats Worried Over Wealth Tax Design Other Plans to Tax the Rich (The thing with Warren is she’s “got a plan” for just about everything, but that doesn’t mean they’re *good* plans necessarily. Let alone that they’d have a chance in hell of passing.)
- Elizabeth Warren’s No Good, Very Bad Week
- The Billionaires Are Getting Nervous (“Bill Gates and others warn that higher taxes would lead to lower growth. They have their facts backward.”)
- Tom Steyer Should Be Bankrolling Thousands of State Legislature Campaigns (“He should not be buying his way onto the debate stage, and he certainly should not be doing both at once.” Agreed.)
- Referee says he told Rep. Jim Jordan that Ohio State doctor performed sex act in shower (Yep, that’s “Gym” Jordan for ya.)
- Fox violates its edict not to name the whistleblower
- Roger Stone’s Trial Is Going Very Badly for Roger Stone
- Michael Bloomberg Actively Prepares to Enter 2020 Presidential Race (No, thank you.)
- Why the Assault Allegations Against Trump Don’t Stick (“E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit against the president pushes up against an obdurate truth: His very ubiquity has afforded him a kind of impunity.” Crazy.)
- Ivanka Trump to AP: impeachment aimed at undoing 2016 vote (Yep, like father/like daughter – horrible.)
- It’s not up to Mark Zuckerberg to decide what news is legitimate (If/when Dems take power, they need to break up Facebook.)
- Republicans urge Bevin to provide proof of election fraud or ‘let it go’ and concede
- Republicans won’t concede: They react to sweeping losses by attacking democracy (“Matt Bevin hopes the Kentucky legislature will just appoint him governor: One more sign Republicans hate democracy”)
- Virginia Hates Tyrants (“Senator Tim Kaine reflects on what it took to make his commonwealth bluer than Massachusetts.”)
- Ex-Virginia governor rips Laura Ingraham’s ‘racist kind of talk’ about state demographics (“She oughta take her racist policies, go sit with Donald Trump and have a good afternoon talking to each other” Agreed.)
- Northam: How do you like me now? (“What a world of a difference nine months and an election make”)
- Environmentalists expect action from the ‘clean energy majority’ elected to the General Assembly (Absolutely; this has to be a top priority; nothing else is acceptable!)
- Green power for suckers program gets SCC approval (“Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy Virginia’s request to offer a new product to electric utility customers who want to buy renewable energy at a discount but lack the knowledge to understand when they are being taken for chumps.”)
- New report from members of The Washington Post’s union shows women and people of color are paid less
- Democrats’ Romp in Virginia Gives the Equal Rights Amendment a Fighting Chance
- Virginia seeks larger pipeline of computer science degrees
- Virginia colleges promise 31,000 new tech grads as part of Amazon deal
- Virginia Democrats Took the House and Senate on Tuesday Night. Now, Who Will Lead?
- Va. Democrats are on to the next election — for House Speaker (“The race, which will be decided by secret ballot at a closed-door caucus meeting Saturday, is such a touchy subject that few Democrats were willing to discuss it on the record. ‘Race, gender, geography — wouldn’t get near it,’ one Democrat said in a text when asked to weigh in. ‘Game of Thrones anyone?'” “The Republicans vying for minority leader are Del. Todd Gilbert (Shenandoah), the current majority leader; and Del. Terry G. Kilgore (Scott), chairman of the Commerce and Labor Committee.”))
- His majority got wiped out in the suburbs. How did Kirk Cox survive? (Yep, but his days in that seat are probably numbered.)
- As Democrats triumph in Virginia, pro-gun groups confront ‘worst scenario
- Following Democratic Wins Tuesday Night, Virginia Pro-Gun Group Vows Court Action “to block unconstitutional laws,” “more Second Amendment Sanctuary Localities”
- Graphics: Virginia Voter Turnout Was Nearly 40% in 2019, Up Sharply from 29% in 2015 (“13 of the top 17 highest-voter-turnout Senate districts, and 12 of the top 18 House districts, went…Republican. Weird.”)
- Juli Briskman’s fabulous revenge run, and the people getting elected to get even
- The Best and Worst Media Coverage of Virginia’s 2019 Elections
- Editorial: 8 questions after Tuesday’s election (LOTS of “concern trolling” this morning by the Roanoke Times editorial page, I see. LOL)
- “Jesus, it must be bad if even the rednecks are voting for Democrats!”
- The state of recycling in Virginia: It may not be going where you think
- Democrat Cheryl Turpin concedes to Republican Jen Kiggans (This is one Dems should have won.)
- Controversial Lawmaker Who Served Time for Teen Sex Scandal Wins Virginia State Senate Seat
- Editorial: Virginia’s blue wave washes out locally (Dems definitely under-performed, relatively speaking, in Hampton Roads. In contrast, Dems did VERY well in places like Loudoun County, Prince William County, Fairfax County, and Fredericksburg.)
- The Buck Starts Here: Loudoun and Virginia’s Tax Imbalance
- Turbines will be taller in latest wind farm plan for Botetourt County
- Arlington County Board chair Christian Dorsey files personal bankruptcy petition (An example of why we need to pay our public officials more money?)
- New anti-casino petition in Norfolk has enough signatures to force council to vote again, backers say
- Sears closing its last remaining store in the Richmond region
- Bundle up! Winds and chilly temperatures make today feel the coldest of the season so far.
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