by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, December 22.
- North Korea Is About To Blow Up Trump’s Supposed Top Foreign Policy Win
- Satellite photos show work on North Korean site linked to long-range missiles (“The new evidence comes as U.S. military and intelligence officials are increasingly concerned that North Korea is poised to conduct a long-range missile test in the next few days or weeks.”)
- Trump promotes Putin’s take on a “far-fetched” impeachment process (That says it all right there.)
- Effort to freeze Ukraine aid began soon after ‘perfect’ phone call (What normal person describes anything they do as “perfect,” or themselves as a “stable genius,” by the way? Answer: none.)
- Officials Discussed Hold on Ukraine Aid After Trump Spoke With Country’s Leader (Smoking gun.)
- Trump slams House’s impeachment delay as ‘so unfair’ (Quick, somebody call a waaaaaambulance for poor, poor Trump.)
- Trump and Company Keep Confessing
- From an imaginary restraining order to a phantom drop in NATO spending: Trump makes 99 false claims in two weeks
- Fear and Loyalty: How Donald Trump Took Over the Republican Party
- Top Trump adviser: Republicans have ‘always’ relied on voter suppression (“Traditionally, it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes” Bingo.)
- Anti-Trump evangelicals saw Christianity Today editorial ‘as a breath of fresh air,’ magazine’s former editor says
- Fox News’ year of climate denial and conspiracy theories (Completely demented.)
- Woman Ran Over Girl Because She Was ‘a Mexican,’ Police Say (Evil.)
- Ronan Farrow Thinks Cancel Culture Needs Limits (“‘It’s such a waste of all our time,’ said the journalist and author of Catch and Kill.”)
- Banks Get Tough on Shale Loans as Fracking Founders
- Democrats can be progressive and practical. Some of the candidates get that.
- Bloomberg Expands Staffing Plan to More Battleground States
- About Pete Buttigieg’s wine cave dinner? I was there. (The campaign finance issue is an important and real one. The fact that a particular fundraiser was held in a wine cave – or a mansion or whatever – is not the issue.)
- Elizabeth Warren called out over past fundraiser at winery, other events where wine was served (I mean, again, who cares what beverages were served or whether it was at a winery…or a brewery…or whatever. That is NOT the issue.)
- Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Winter Vacation Pushes Taxpayer Golf Tab Above $118 million (“Trump criticized predecessor Barack Obama for spending too much time playing golf — but is on track to pass Obama’s eight-year total in just four years.”)
- How Trump is filling the liberal 9th Circuit with conservatives (Ugh.)
- Court system will feel Trump’s influence for decades to come (Trump has done severe, lasting damage to this country. If Democrats take back power, they need to work on fixing this.)
- The two big flaws of the media’s impeachment coverage — and what went right
- Republican legislator in Washington state accused of “domestic terrorism”
- Eddie Murphy revives Gumby, Mr. Robinson in return to ‘SNL’ after 35 years
- Graphs: Where Do 2020 Dems Stand Nationally and Specifically in Virginia Right Now – and Where Might They End Up?
- Sen. Mark Warner Again Calls for Resignation of Attorney General William Barr
- Editorial: An ambitious blueprint (“Gov. Ralph Northam introduces his first budget, an ambitious blueprint that sets the framework for what is expected to be a complicated undertaking in Richmond next month.” It’s “ambitious” in large part because of the massive neglect, for many many years, by Republicans of so many important areas…)
- Gibson: Republicans go ‘super rural,’ Democrats ‘super suburban’(“Prince William County is a perfect example of how changing demographics can trump the burning fires of symbolism, however.”)
- Audio: Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax Discusses His Run for Governor in 2021, the Budget, Gun Legislation, Campaign Finance, Redistricting, etc.
- Editorial: A growing disconnect between Richmond and rural Virginia (According to the Roanoke Times, it’s only a “growing disconnect” when Democrats take charge. Gotcha.)
- ‘I never stop aching’: Mom recalls the slaying of popular teacher’s aide (The person who did this should be in prison the rest of their life.)
- Second Amendment Sanctuary push across Virginia aims to defy new gun laws
- Virginia seeing sudden surge in deaths of oak trees around state, foresters say (“The trigger for this spate of oak mortalities appears to be an unusually wet rainy reason starting last year followed by a very dry one this summer.”)
- Months after mass shooting, delays pile up as Virginia Beach struggles to staff departments impacted by tragedy
- Tessa Majors remembered at funeral as friend who “tethered communities”
- TNCC president reflects on highs, and most recent lows, of tenure as he approaches retirement
- Milder today through Christmas, with dry weather and light winds
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