by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 27.
- A Disastrous Summer in the Arctic
- How the World Missed Covid-19’s Silent Spread (“Symptomless transmission makes the coronavirus far harder to fight. But health officials dismissed the risk for months, pushing misleading and contradictory claims in the face of mounting evidence.”)
- Do not assume US still aspires to be a world leader, Merkel warns (“German chancellor says rethink will be needed if US waves goodbye to global role”)
- E.U. Plans to Bar Most U.S. Travelers When Bloc Reopens —
- Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says
- China Message to U.S.: Crossing ‘Red Lines’ Could Put Trade Deal at Risk (“Beijing quietly tells Washington that ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other matters could jeopardize Chinese goods purchases under the Phase One trade deal”)
- The First Moonshot Didn’t Disrupt an Incumbent Industry. The Climate Moonshot Must
- Fauci warns latest outbreaks could spread widely
- New U.S. coronavirus cases hit 45,242 for biggest one-day increase of pandemic
- Americans Are Sick of the Pandemic. The Pandemic Is Not Sick of Us.
- How the Coronavirus Short-Circuits the Immune System (“In a disturbing parallel to H.I.V., the coronavirus can cause a depletion of important immune cells, recent studies found.”)
- 43% of U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Are Linked to Nursing Homes
- Obamacare Faces Unprecedented Test as Economy Sinks (“The battles over the health law have played out during a decade of continuous economic growth. How it performs as a safety net now may help determine its future.”)
- A Horrifying U.S. Covid Curve Has a Simple Explanation (“A growing gap in case growth between Europe and the U.S. tells the tale: Declaring victory too soon is an excellent way to return to new heights.”)
- New Numbers Showing Coronavirus Spread Intrude on a White House in Denial
- How Trump and the Black Lives Matter Movement Changed White Voters’ Minds (“A majority of American voters support demonstrations on police brutality, and many see the president as ill-equipped on racial justice.”)
- Trump says he signed executive order to protect monuments (What a joke.)
- U.S. Must Release Children From Family Detention Centers, Judge Rules
- Government must release migrant children in detention centers because of coronavirus, judge orders
- You Can See Mike Pence Reach the Absolute Frontier Limits of His Intellect in This Exchange (Stone-cold moron.)
- Pence puts positive spin on surging cases in South, West
- Pence uses first coronavirus briefing in months to peddle lies
- This chart shows the link between restaurant spending and new cases of coronavirus
- Nancy Pelosi Calls Trump ‘Cowardly’ For Not Wearing Mask, Supports Federal Mandate
- Zuckerberg Loses $7 Billion as Firms Boycott Facebook Ads
- Advertisers struggle for power over Facebook as boycotts surge
- Bowing to pressure, Facebook will start labeling violating posts from politicians. But critics say it’s not enough. (Not even close.)
- Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts – even Trump’s
- Coca-Cola pauses advertising on all social media platforms globally
- Facebook policy changes fail to quell advertiser revolt as Coca-Cola pulls ads
- Barr forms task force to counter ‘anti-government extremists’ (By far and away the biggest threat is far-right extremists. Let’s see if Barr cracks down on them.)
- Roger Stone ordered to report to prison July 14, as judge denies request for two-month delay
- Witness in the Mueller investigation and informal Trump adviser gets 10 years in prison in child sex case (Beyond parody.)
- Trump selling ‘pride’ swag despite refusing to recognize Pride Month
- News you might have missed: Congress likely to get its first openly gay Black members
- Trump Plan Would Open Huge Area of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve to Drilling (“The plan includes Teshekpuk Lake and other ecologically sensitive areas that offer habitat for threatened species and are critical to an Indigenous native village.” Hell no.)
- GOP Sens. Cornyn and Cruz say they don’t understand why federal funds are being pulled from coronavirus testing sites
- In Trump’s must-win Florida, Covid-19 takes the lead
- The Sun Belt Spikes Could Be a Disaster for Trump (“Democrats were already gaining ground in the region before the pandemic hit”)
- Colleges reassessing energy needs, sustainability goals in the face of Covid-related shutdowns
- White couple blocks Mexican American from entering his building, called him ‘criminal’ (Here we go again with crazy bigots.)
- Donald Trump’s Big Problem with Senior Voters
- Does Biden Need to Do Anything Different to Win?
- Kamala Harris’s Very Open Secret (“The senator from California seems like the obvious choice to be Joe Biden’s running mate. So why is she keeping mum about her thinking?”)
- Trump bruised as polls favour Biden – but experts warn of risk of dirty tricks
- Why Biden’s Lead Is Safer Than Clinton’s(“Trump won in 2016 because voters didn’t like his opponent. That’s no longer true.”)
- Texas and Florida walk back reopenings as cases spike
- Florida ends drinking at bars, shatters record spike in new coronavirus cases (“The Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 new coronavirus cases on Friday, shattering the record of 5,508 reported on Wednesday.”)
- Miami to Close Beaches for Holiday Weekend as Virus Cases Surge
- Violence rises in Minneapolis, as debate over role of police rages
- Co-founder of ReOpen Maryland says he has tested positive for coronavirus
- Why Soros Is the Right’s Favorite Immigration Boogeyman (“It’s a very particular form of anti-Semitism.”)
- Tom Cotton’s Argument Against DC Statehood Is the Same One Racists Have Always Used (“Or, why it took New Mexico 62 years to become state.”)
- Fox & Friends mentions the US coronavirus death toll for the first time in over a week — to make fun of Joe Biden (“Using dead Americans you once ignored as comedic setups to own the libs” Unhinged.)
- Supreme Court Rejects Democratic Bid To Force Texas To Let Non-Seniors Vote By Mail
- Milton Glaser, Designer of Iconic ‘I ♥ NY’ Logo, Dies at 91 (“He also created the famous poster of Bob Dylan with psychedelic hair and was a co-founder of New York magazine.”)
- Sen. Mark Warner: Trump “has completely failed to contain the virus, and now he is asking the Supreme Court to make the consequences as painful as possible for millions of Americans”
- Virginia man accused of threatening to kill Sen. Mark Warner
- Post-Primary VA05 Poll: Bob Good (R) 43%-Cameron Webb (D) 41%
- Rep. Elaine Luria and Del. Jay Jones Hold Virtual Roundtable on Protecting Virginians’ Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Virginia’s U.S. House Members Respond to Passage of “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”
- Friday (6/26) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +624 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 60,570), +76 Hospitalizations (to 6,071), +25 Deaths (to 1,700) From Yesterday
- Video: Governor Northam Commemorates Pride Month as New Laws Advancing LGBTQ+ Rights Take Effect in Virginia
- How Have Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, Sen. Jennifer McClellan Done Since Their Recent, 2021 VA Gov. Campaign Kickoffs?
- Virginia Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn Announces Joint House Committee to Take Action on Police and Criminal Justice Reform
- Senate Democrats release six-point plan for criminal justice reform in Virginia, House Dems plan hearings
- A roundup of new Virginia laws taking effect at the start of July (They don’t even mention one of the most important laws to take effect on July 1, namely the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Lame.)
- Renters’ Relief Too Little, Too Late for Some?
- VA Senate Dems Announce Police Reform & Criminal Justice Equity Plan for the Special Session in August
- As Virginia Considers Workplace Health Requirements, Businesses Are Already Lashing Out
- Virginia Withholds Key Permit for “Header Injustice Project”
- What police reforms does Virginia need? Lawmakers will hold public hearings before deciding.
- ACLU of Virginia files lawsuit against Richmond and Virginia State Police
- Police cannot be exempt by the law. Here’s what Virginia should do. (Del. Don Scott: “I support the police. We need the police. We need them to be better. We must support legislation requiring reporting on all use of force by race of officer and suspect. We need legislation incentivizing diversity in police departments. We need legislation that requires a percentage of officers or at least the leadership to live in the locality.”)
- Fairfax County Educator Unions Urge FCPS to Continue Distance Learning
- How Community Choice Aggregation Empowers Communities to Increase Sustainable Energy (“Key findings from the feasibility study in Arlington County, Virginia”)
- Stoney announces new Richmond Police chief as Interim chief steps down after 11 days
- 911 call during protest reverberates in Fredericksburg
- Charlottesville Nazis’ Lawyers Keep Dumping Them Ahead of Trial
- Protesters in Newport News call for quick removal of city’s Confederate monument (“A petition to remove the monument had almost 500 signatures by Friday evening.”)
- Protesters, police clash shortly after 10 p.m. at Lee Monument
- The pandemic has hurt revenues, but Newport News expects to end fiscal year with a surplus of $2.3 million
- Occasional showers and storms through the weekend; staying hot into next week
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