by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 19. Happy Juneteenth!
- Chaos in the Koreas sees Kim Jong Un’s sister emerge stronger than ever
- U.K. Lowers Its Alert Level; Vaccine Trial Begins: Virus Update
- European powers meet amid row over access to Iran nuclear sites
- Remember Brexit? It’s still not over.
- The Biggest Obstacle to China Policy: President Trump
- Trump ‘Couldn’t Give a Shit’ About China Rounding Up Millions of Muslims
- Goldman Sachs predicts [$16 trillion] renewables investment opportunity by 2030
- John Bolton Provides a Harrowing Portrait of Trump’s Surrender to Putin (“His book offers more evidence that Trump won’t stop a Russian attack on 2020.”)
- Frank Rich: The Folly of Trump’s Bolton Lawsuit
- Trump just undermined his own legal argument against Bolton
- Trump Talks Juneteenth, John Bolton, Economy in WSJ Interview (Bats*** crazy as usual.)
- Bolton, Trump Administration Set for Court Battle Over Book
- Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump’s response to racial tensions in the country
- Republicans brush off Bolton’s bombshells (Of course they do! Now, imagine how they’d react if there were similar accusations about a President Clinton or Biden?!?)
- Supreme Court shows its independence (Sort of.)
- Roberts Wanted Minimal Competence, but Trump Couldn’t Deliver (But it was ok for Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.)
- US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to end Daca program (The fact that this was a 5-4 decision, on such a slam/dunk case, shows that the Supreme Court is hanging by the narrowest of threads.)
- Send Money to the States Already (“Congressional Republicans are driving us toward a depression”)
- President “not fit for office” and lacks competency (Ya think? Duh.)
- “Make Sure I Win”: John Bolton’s Unredacted Book Shows What Trump Was Really Trying to Hide
- Four reasons why this was a bad week for Trump
- Climate Change Tied to Pregnancy Risks, Affecting Black Mothers Most
- Group of Democratic senators to propose making Juneteenth national holiday
- Juneteenth observance arrives amid U.S. reckoning with racism
- Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain – and now national action
- Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Progress—and a Warning (“Freedom and justice have always been delayed for black Americans.”)
- We’re Celebrating Juneteenth, Come Hell Or High Water
- I’m a Tulsa emergency physician and conservative, and the Trump rally is a terrible idea
- Retired generals pull support for Trump nominee after offensive tweets uncovered by CNN
- AP-NORC poll: Trump adds to divisions in an unhappy country
- Sen. Klobuchar takes herself off Biden’s list of possible running mates (“Sen. Amy Klobuchar says a woman of color should be the one to serve alongside Joe Biden as vice president, and so she is withdrawing herself from consideration.”)
- GOP fears Biden’s low-key campaign is paying off
- Klobuchar Drops Out of Biden’s V.P. Search and Backs Picking a Woman of Color
- Democrats Favor Kamala Harris For VP By Wide Margin, Poll Finds
- Facebook takes down Trump ads ‘for violating our policy against organized hate’
- Facebook finally removed Trump campaign ads with inverted red triangle — an infamous Nazi symbol (Key word: “finally”; why did it take so long?)
- Twitter labels Trump tweet of “racist baby” as manipulated media (Twitter should simply ban his account, as he continually violates Twitter’s rules of conduct.)
- Fox News Poll: Biden widens lead over Trump; Republicans enthusiastic, but fear motivates Dems (Why the word “but?”)
- Americans Like The Ideas Behind Defunding The Police More Than The Slogan Itself (The slogan is wildly unpopular. The *idea* of shifting funds and reforming/reinventing/reimagining policing is very popular.)
- Juan Williams Leaves Fox News Co-Hosts Speechless With Powerful Black Lives Matter Defense
- As more outbreaks emerge, Trump’s propagandists suggest the coronavirus is a hoax (again) (“They are done with the coronavirus — but it isn’t done with us”)
- Ken Cuccinelli Comments On The Supreme Court’s DACA Decision (If the media’s going to have Cuccinelli on its shows, they really should let listeners/readers know that he called immigrant families “rats” and made numerous other viciously xenophobic comments over the years.)
- Trump’s Biggest Failures in Virginia: Coronavirus, Social Security, Charlottesville, and More
- Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine; Other Virginia Elected Officials Weigh in on Supreme Court’s #DREAMers Decision
- Virginia Republicans Poised to Nominate a Far-Right Extremist for U.S. Senate Yet Again (“Extremists like Daniel Gade are the exact reason why the Virginia GOP has lost every statewide election over the past decade”)
- ICYMI: Jill Biden Hosts Virtual Listening Session in Virginia on Safe Re-Opening for Schools
- Governor Northam Outlines Phase Three Guidelines to Lift Additional Public Health Restrictions
- Virginia’s Phase Three details revealed, but no set date yet
- Live Video: Gov. Ralph Northam Holds Bilingual Press Conference on COVID-19, etc.
- Thursday (6/18) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +463 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 56,238), +52 Hospitalizations (to 5,744), +3 Deaths (to 1,586) From Yesterday
- The state of coronavirus in Virginia: “We can exhale,” but officials urge further caution
- Just 10-15 Years Ago, Virginia Legislators Were Voting Overwhelmingly to Approve “Special License Plates Honoring Robert E. Lee” and to “Defend Marriage”
- BREAKING: VA State Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) Kicks Off Her Campaign for Governor (The last few months “reaffirmed a decision I had already had…The priorities haven’t changed, the urgency has.”)
- Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan jumps into pivotal governor’s race
- State Sen. Jennifer McClellan announces she’ll run for Virginia governor in 2021 (“Richmond Democrat is second candidate to declare — and both are African American women.”)
- Democrat McClellan announces bid to be Virginia governor
- Editorial: Virginia makes powerful statement with Juneteenth recognition
- Virginia looks to reopen nursing homes and state hospitals
- Virginia’s national parks need more than $1 billion in maintenance. Congress may finally be funding them.
- Sen. DeSteph criticizes Northam’s ‘Back to School’ plan, calls it ‘gubernatorial overreach’ (This guy is hard-right, what else would the media expect?)
- Q&A: This engineer has a front-row seat as Dominion advances offshore wind (“Projects give Virginia an edge as an industry hub, the utility’s vice president of construction explains in an interview…Within six years, 180 to 190 turbines planned for an adjacent 2,600 megawatt commercial project should produce enough power for 650,000 homes. Survey work is now underway for that phase…Offshore wind is crucial if Dominion is expected to achieve 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045, as required by the Virginia Clean Economy Act. The law takes effect July 1. “)
- Judge Extends Injunction For Richmond Robert E. Lee Statue Indefinitely
- Fairfax High School drops ‘Rebel Pride’ (“The Fairfax High School community has been known as “Rebel Pride,” but Principal Erin Lenart said in a letter that moving forward, its students will be known as the ‘Fairfax Lions.'”)
- Loudoun County treasurer sparks outrage over ‘Aunt Jemima’ Facebook post (This guy needs to resign, immediately)
- Va. county treasurer faces calls to resign over Facebook post on Aunt Jemima
- Prince William County Set to End Agreement with Federal Immigration Officials
- Large Virginia county ends immigration enforcement agreement
- New Richmond Police Chief: “We are going to get the city back”
- ‘We’re going to get this city back’: Interim RPD Chief Frustrated With Protests
- Loudoun Supervisors Launch Effort to Protect Farmland
- Most Hampton Roads localities will close for “Juneteenth,” but not York County
- Albemarle to weigh data, student input before making decision on school resource officers
- Radford University board faces criticism over budget resolution
- Alexandria sewer utility reduces planned rate increase due to coronavirus
- Showers and thunderstorms likely more numerous today and Saturday
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