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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 8.
I definitely didn’t have “woke Mitt Romney” on my 2020 dystopian hellscape bingo card. pic.twitter.com/o6KSkpeWNc
— Matt Rogers 🎙️ (@Politidope) June 7, 2020
- Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump, pandemic tests policy response
- Global Infections Breach 7 Million; Drug Mergers: Virus Update
- Maximum pressure on Iran and Venezuela has brought them together to embarrass the U.S.
- Justin Trudeau takes a knee at Black Lives Matter demonstration on Parliament Hill
- ‘Trump is tearing apart America’: how the world sees the US protests
- Is This the Trump Tipping Point? (“I know. We’ve said we’ve been here a thousand times before. This time feels different…Trump’s old tactics, once so reliable, are starting to fail him, utterly.”)
- America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic (“Businesses are reopening. Protests are erupting nationwide. But the virus isn’t done with us.” Nope, it most certainly isn’t.)
- Colin Powell says he’s voting for Biden. Other top Republicans may soon follow.
- Colin Powell’s criticism means four ex-chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have now bashed Trump (“Experts say top military officers rarely criticize the president, and never do so many speak up at once. ‘I can’t think of a precedent,’ said one.”)
- Colin Powell: I “Cannot in Any Way Support” Trump, Who Has “Drifted Away” From Constitution (Trump has never respected the Constitution.)
- ‘Apathy is no longer a choice’: will the George Floyd protests energize young voters?
- To malign and smear — that’s Trump’s motto
- Trump’s evident character flaws leave him unable to meet the historic moment
- Class of 2020, ‘You don’t have to accept the world as it is’ (“This is President Obama’s address to the Class of 2020.”)
- Graduates, don’t ever, ever let anyone tell you that you’re too angry (Michelle Obama: “What you’re going through right now can be your wake-up call.”)
- Do not underestimate the power of this moment (“Collective action is the only way to achieve real change.”)
- Experts doubt this is a moment of reckoning for policing in U.S.
- William Barr, Fascist, Sends Troops To Crush the Secularists (“Donald Trump may have the instincts of a fascist, but it’s Bill Barr who’s executing that vision.”)
- AG Barr Defends Force Against D.C. Protesters, Says ‘They Were Not Peaceful’ (Barr is the worst, “Barr” none.)
- Attorney General Barr Says the Law Enforcement System Is Not Racist (See previous comment about Barr.)
- Stung by crises, the brander in chief searches for a reelection message
- Pressure mounts on Trump to project unity (“But after spending two weeks ripping at racial wounds and painting a picture of a nation under siege from looters, domestic terrorists and radicals, he’s probably already missed his chance.”)
- White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity (Riiiiight, the guy who’s been a lifelong racist, demagogue, rabblerouser, etc. is now going to talk about “race and unity.” Brilliant.)
- Mitt Romney, marching with evangelicals, becomes first GOP senator to join George Floyd protests in D.C.
- Mitt Romney takes part in protest supporting Black Lives Matter near White House
- ‘Hey, not everyone died’: George Conway starts #TrumpSlogans to mock Trump campaign trying to find a new message
- America, This Is Your Chance (“We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever.”)
- John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about his time in the White House in late June
- Other Protests Flare and Fade. This Movement Already Seems Different. (“The massive gatherings for racial justice across the country and now the world have achieved a scale and level of momentum not seen in decades.”)
- Trump officials say there is no systemic racism problem in law enforcement (“‘That kind of thing is very uncommon now,’ HUD Secretary Ben Carson said of systemic racism Sunday.” Uh huh.)
- Is This the Last Stand of the ‘Law and Order’ Republicans? (In fact, these people totally disrespect the rule of law.)
- Allies, Don’t Fail Us Again (“How will white people respond when true equality threatens their privilege?”)
- Election Day 2020 could yield a catastrophic mess
- The nation cannot tolerate a chaotic Election Day
- Sen. Tom Cotton’s Next Mission: Carrying Trump Banner After Trump (Cotton is evil.)
- New York Times editorial page editor resigns after uproar over Cotton op-ed (What a fiasco.)
- James Bennet Resigns As Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times; Katie Kingsbury Named Acting Editorial Page Editor
- Inside the Revolts Erupting in America’s Big Newsrooms
- 2 longshots rise in Biden VP search (“In the last week alone, two prospects who were initially not considered among the top tier contenders have suddenly burst into contention: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Florida Rep. Val Demings.”)
- Joe Biden hits a milestone Hillary Clinton never did: 50%
- Trump’s Response To Coronavirus, Race Has Put Him In A Hole For Reelection
- New York City Begins Reopening After 3 Months of Outbreak and Hardship (“As many as 400,000 workers could begin returning to construction jobs, manufacturing sites and retail stores in the city’s first phase of reopening. The road back will be challenging. More than 885,000 jobs vanished during the outbreak, and strong gains are not expected until 2022.”)
- Coal’s collapse under COVID-19 adds urgency to just transition movement
- ‘Defund the police’ gains traction as cities seek to respond to demands for a major law enforcement shift (The top-rated comment on the WaPo story: “‘Defund the Police’ may be a good idea, but it’s a suicidally bad slogan. Every Republican and nervous surburbanite will think it means abolish the police. And if you think you’re going to explain the nuance to the American people, then you clearly haven’t met the American people. Republicans will deliberately pretend not to understand, other low-info voters will genuinely fail to. They should say “Demilitarize the Police”. That’s accurate, non-threatening and easy to get behind.”)
- ‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver On How Policing Is Entangled With White Supremacy, Reforming The System And Defunding The Police
- Minneapolis City Council members intend to defund and dismantle the city’s police department (How about reforming and demilitarizing the police?)
- Democrats grapple with U.S. protesters’ demand to defund the police
- Officers who knocked elderly man to ground charged with second-degree assault (“Two cops pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground. A viral video brought them to justice.”)
- Robert E. Lee is my ancestor. Take down his statue, and let his cause be lost.
- Video: Virginia GOP’s State Central Committee *Rejects* Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05)’s Appeal Regarding June 13th Convention
- How a Gay Wedding Fractured Virginia Republicans (LOL)
- Editorial: How far right can 5th District Republicans go and still win? (Sad to say, it probably doesn’t matter to most Republican voters, who will vote for literally anyone with an “R” by their name.)
- Gov. Northam Has Opportunity to Address Racial Inequities with Bold Clemency Actions
- Sunday (6/7) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,284 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 50,681), +52 Hospitalizations (to 5,106), +12 Deaths (to 1,472 From Yesterday)
- Should it stay or should it go? Little consensus on utility disconnection ban
- Editorial: The events that led to Northam’s decision
- Editorial: Virginia emerges as hot spot for tech jobs
- VHSL stuck in holding pattern until Northam announces plans for reopening schools
- Rob Robins: Preserving open space essential to Hampton Roads
- Virginia 2020 Budget Language Requires Governor’s Schools to Submit Diversity Goals Plan to Gov. Northam by Oct. 1
- As People Across America Protest Racial Inequity, #1 Public High School in the Country (“TJ” in Fairfax, VA) Just Admitted ZERO African Americans
- Hanover man arrested after witnesses say he drove through group of protesters in Henrico
- Thousands more march for justice in Richmond, Henrico as children rally together
- Richmond police won’t say how many officers face discipline for attacking protesters
- Police brutality condemned at Winchester rally
- Fairfax NAACP Calls for Major Changes Following Assault Charge for FCPD Officer (“Police must be held to a higher standard”)
- Fairfax police officer’s actions ‘horrible,’ ‘disgusting,’ chief says
- Black Lives Matter supporters march down Main Street in Salem
- Photos: Thousands Participate in Saturday Marches in Arlington
- Beautiful today, but heating up through Wednesday before temperatures pull back
