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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, February 24.
- China delays its annual legislative meeting over virus outbreak
- 4 coronavirus outbreaks outside China suggest the virus may be unstoppable
- A civil society activist’s arrest is another sign of the Erdogan regime’s cruelty and paranoia
- U.S., India to sign $3 billion defense deal, Trump says
- Stocks Plunge, Havens Jump on Mounting Virus Fears
- Fears Grow of Coronavirus Spread as Cases Spike Beyond China
- Iran’s Election Turns Back the Clock on Reconciliation With West
- Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns
- Trump makes veiled threat toward Schiff over classified briefing on Russian 2020 election interference
- Judge Amy Berman Jackson says no to Roger Stone’s attempt to remove her from his case
- Would Bernie Sanders Be a Drag on Vulnerable Democrats? (“Fears of a potential party wipeout may be overstated. But it’s not hard to understand their theoretical basis.”)
- The Murky Path Out of Nevada for Candidates Not Named Bernie
- No You Drop Out: Why Bernie’s Rivals Are All Stubbornly Staying in the Race
- Why should anyone care what “Never Trump” Republicans think about the Democratic primary? (“This political micro-minority has little pull in its own party but major influence in media” It says a lot about media…nothing good, really.)
- Chris Matthews widely condemned after likening Bernie Sanders’ rise to the Nazis conquering France (Matthews is such a weird dude.)
- Bernie Sanders Is The Front-Runner
- Poll: Sanders leads 2020 Democratic field with 28 percent, followed by Warren and Biden
- 9 days that could rock the Democratic race for president
- Bernie Sanders says he would intervene if China took military action against Taiwan
- Bernie Sanders on being the Democratic frontrunner and taking on Donald Trump
- Why Trump is gloating about Nevada (“Trump would love to tie the entire Democratic Party to ‘crazy socialism’ — but he’d also relish attacking “the Democratic establishment” for denying Sanders the nomination. What petrifies Democrats is that not one of their candidates, whether on the left or in the middle, has found a way out of this box.”)
- Sanders, powered by a diverse liberal coalition, forces a reckoning for Democrats (“With his emphatic victory in the Nevada caucuses, Sen. Bernie Sanders has edged closer to a takeover of the party, prompting a season of open hostility.”)
- Sanders sends Democratic establishment into panic mode (“‘In 30-plus years of politics, I’ve never seen this level of doom,’ said one prominent centrist Democrat.”)
- Clyburn insists he is still deciding among 3 candidates for SC 2020 primary endorsement
- Biden to grab second in Nevada, above threshold to win delegates, NBC News projects
- CBS News poll: In South Carolina, Biden’s lead narrows, with Sanders and Steyer on his heels
- Here is Democrats’ last chance to get this right
- How Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders both reject the reality of climate change (I’m including this ridiculous editorial simply to make two comments: 1) this crap is actually by the friggin’ editorial page *editor* of the WaPo; 2) this is basically the ultimate example of corporate media false equivalence – as the top comment points out, “One denies the problem exists, the other accepts climate change as a fact but has a plan Fred Hiatt disagrees with.”)
- Sanders won’t attend AIPAC conference, accuses it of providing platform for ‘bigotry’
- Bernie Sanders Isn’t the Left’s Trump (“And this is no time for ego or self-indulgence.”)
- Sanders, Bloomberg Vault Ahead of Biden in New York, Siena College Research Institute Poll Finds (“Of the Democrats surveyed, 25% backed Mr. Sanders and 21% supported Mr. Bloomberg. Thirteen percent of those voters said they would nominate Mr. Biden, 11% backed U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar each had 9% support.”)
- We need better transportation options, not more roads and more lanes
- Cheating My Way Through College: Morality In the Age of Donald Trump
- 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary/Caucus Comments, Reactions, Analysis by Virginia Politicos
- HUBRIS: How Dominion’s Overreach Is Launching Popular Movements Across Virginia (“Pipeline lawsuits, Activate Virginia, Richmond for All become training grounds for political leadership while Dominion struggles to react.”)
- Sen. Barbara Favola (D)’s Latest Email Highlights Progressives’, Environmentalists’ Virginia State Senate Problem
- Pete Buttigieg Campaigns in Arlington
- In Arlington Buttigieg says he, not Sanders, is the Democrat who can unite Americans
- U.S. Supreme Court to decide winner in case of gas pipeline vs. Appalachian Trail (I have no confidence at all this godawful Supreme Court.)
- Will the Appalachian Trail Stop an $8 Billion Pipeline? (“It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court.”)
- Dominion goes to Washington – pipeline politics hover over Supreme Court review
- U.S. Supreme Court to hear Atlantic Coast Pipeline case today
- Economic desperation, unlikely alliances: Why casinos may be coming to Virginia
- As Virginia preps for casinos and sports betting, experts say state needs sharper focus on problem gambling
- ‘We still have a long way to go’: Virginia educators support raise in proposed state budget but want more
- Proposed change in how prisoners are counted for redistricting may cost Southwest Virginia political power (“State lawmakers haven’t reached an agreement yet on redistricting reform, but plans under consideration would call for changing the way people in prisons and jails are counted.”)
- Marijuana Decriminalization May Soon Be a Reality in Virginia
- Federal tax incentives for investment in economically disadvantaged areas find more traction in urban Virginia
- The Virginian-Pilot’s offices are moving, but its commitment to Hampton Roads is staying (Uh huh.)
- Gregg Lewis column: Massive Virginia fire sheds light on systematic problem — and a possible solution
- The case for a fossil fuel-free campus in Southwest Virginia
- New agreement dodges 2nd strike in 3 months for Fairfax Connector
- Hampton sheriff, the longest-serving in Virginia, not likely to run for reelection (“Up for reelection in 2021, B.J. Roberts says it’s not likely he will seek office again, for what would be his eighth-term.”)
- Mild but cloudier with some showers through midweek, then feeling more like winter
