by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 11.
This Seinfeld outtake is priceless.
Vale Jerry Stiller. Thanks for the laughs.
— Michael Rowland (@mjrowland68) May 11, 2020
- Outbreak in Korea Sparks Alarm; Russia Cases Surge: Virus Update
- China Is Defensive. The U.S. Is Absent. Can the Rest of the World Fill the Void? (“Smaller countries like Australia are trying to build a new kind of alliance, by first investigating what went wrong in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.”)
- Trump not capable ‘of pulling the world together with a global response,’ British opposition leader says
- Coronavirus is a make-or-break moment for climate change, economists say
- Boris Johnson’s lockdown release condemned as divisive, confusing and vague
- After coronavirus, focus on the climate emergency
- Doctors continue to discover new ways the coronavirus attacks the body (Very disturbing…this thing is *nasty*)
- Factories Close for Good as Coronavirus Cuts Demand
- Will the Supreme Court permit Trump to be above the law? (Wow, did Ruth Marcus actually write a column, for once, without false equivalency and “both sides-ism?”)
- Trump’s environmental ‘blitzkrieg’ advances under cover of coronavirus (“Administration is weakening protections ahead of the election, making changes that could take years for a Democratic president to undo”)
- White House advisers predict unemployment rate could surpass 20%
- Predicted Covid-19 US death toll keeps rising with states reopening and more people moving around
- Will Kavanaugh Give Trump the Power to Fire Anyone He Pleases?
- The Supreme Court Can’t Help Trump Now Without Hurting Itself (“The conservative majority may want to contort the law so Trump can hide his taxes, but the legitimacy of the courts will take a hit if they do—especially if Biden wins the election”)
- Will The Supreme Court Finally Force Trump’s Tax Returns To Be Released?
- Six flaws in the arguments for reopening (“U.S. case numbers have not declined as much as those in other countries because we have not applied the aggressive measures that some Asian and European countries have.”)
- Exclusive: Pence says he’d be “happy” to see Michael Flynn back in government (Zero moral core.)
- The long list of people who thought Flynn’s lies were material
- Bill Barr Twisted My Words in Dropping the Flynn Case. Here’s the Truth.
- White House Covid cases contradict Trump’s message on opening
- Trump Says More Testing Makes U.S. ‘Look Bad,’ But Its Availability Remains A Concern (Utter moron.)
- Trump administration cuts funding for coronavirus researcher, jeopardizing possible COVID-19 cure (WTF???)
- Inside House Democrats’ whopping $1.2 trillion+ coronavirus relief proposal
- Top White House advisers, unlike their boss, increasingly worry stimulus spending is costing too much (“Conservatives are eyeing potential policies to reduce long-term budget impact, but they say Trump probably won’t go along”)
- GOP Rekindles Deficit Concerns, Adding Snag to Talks on Aid (“Republicans are now characterizing a new relief package as an if, not when, proposition.”)
- Pence will not self-quarantine and plans to be at the White House Monday (Brilliant.)
- White House Races to Contain Virus in Its Ranks: ‘It Is Scary to Go to Work’
- GOP grows nervous about losing Senate amid worries over Trump’s handling of pandemic
- How emerging supply shortages could disrupt race for a coronavirus vaccine (“The nation’s supply chain isn’t anywhere close to ready.”)
- The Four Men Responsible For America’s COVID-19 Test Disaster
- Trump charges Obama with ‘biggest political crime in American history’ (This is big-time third-world despotism shit.)
- How to Outflank Trump Online (“The president’s digital presence is formidable, but veterans of the Yang and Buttigieg campaigns say it can be outmaneuvered.”)
- Juan Williams: Trump’s lying strategy on the economy
- Donald Trump’s attacks on Joe Biden risk blowing back on him (“Analysis: The president’s campaign is bashing his Democratic rival on issues where he is equally or more vulnerable, from defending China to sexual assault to nepotism to gaffes.” Yes, except for the word “equally” – classic false equivalence.)
- Kamala emerges as early Biden VP favorite as sting of debate attack fades (“At the vetting process gets underway, major Biden supporters see her as the best fit, though Warren is a leading contender, too.”)
- Big Tech Has Crushed the News Business. That’s About to Change. (“News organizations have long hoped that tech platforms would pay them for news. Now regulators abroad are moving to make that happen”)
- Georgia AG asks for federal investigation of Ahmaud Arbery killing
- New video said to show moments leading up to Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s death
- Ahmaud Arbery: Atlanta mayor accuses Trump of inciting racist acts (“Keisha Lance Bottoms decries ‘lynching’ of 25-year-old man”)
- Jerry Stiller, comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ actor, dies at 92
- Sen. Tim Kaine talks about coronavirus and the need for more federal aid to localities in telephone town hall
- Wexton Pushes for More Flexibility in Paycheck Protection Program
- Congresswoman Luria calls for action to fight increasing maternal mortality rates
- Map of Virginia Per Capita COVID-19 Cases, by Zip Code, Shows Highest Concentrations in Areas of Poultry Processing Plants, Correctional Facilities, Long-Term Care Facilities…
- Virginia is for lovers? As pandemic dashes nuptial plans, state lags in providing online options for couples
- Sunday (5/10) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +885 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 24,081), +47 Hospitalizations (to 3,211), +12 Deaths (to 839) From Yesterday
- Five Largest Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor Northam to Implement “Forward Virginia” Plan “Only Once Regional Threshold Metrics Have Been Met”
- Northern Va. nowhere near ready to reopen under Northam plan, officials say
- Metro Reopening Plan: More Trains, Buses Than Demand — But Full Service Won’t Return Until 2021
- Casinos are shuttered across America. But gaming interests say they’re still coming to Virginia
- Virginia’s top health official orders Petersburg to restore service to 46 households without water in pandemic
- Rooftop fire at SunTrust Center in downtown Richmond is extinguished quickly
- Cool weather dissolves midweek and, suddenly, it’s summerlike by the weekend
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