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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 7. Also, check out the Virginia GOP State Central Committee debate and vote, which ended up rejecting Rep. Denver Riggleman’s appeal regarding the upcoming VA-05 convention.
- Around The World: Black Lives Matter (“From Durham, North Carolina, to Tokyo to San Francisco to Berlin, thousands of people took to the streets to protest George Floyd’s death, police brutality and racism.”)
- China Denies Cover-Up, Rejects ‘Politicization’ of Coronavirus (“Beijing calls allegations of cover up ‘calculated slur’ China pledges to continue aiding global fight against virus”)
- OPEC+ Extends Oil Cuts in Win for Saudi-Russian Alliance
- Saudi Arabia Lays Down the Law to the Oil Market
- The military must never be used to violate constitutional rights (“Putting our servicemen and women in the middle of politically charged domestic unrest risks undermining the apolitical nature of the military. By 89 former Defense officials”)
- Trump Has Gone Full Authoritarian
- Protesters have been marching for nearly two weeks and crowds have only gotten bigger
- Movement to Fight Racism Coalesces as Peaceful Protests Swell Nationwide (“Passionate crowds took to the streets Saturday in a mass movement increasingly marked by organization and determination rather than fury. Demonstrations, which spread around the world, also grew in smaller American towns, including some with histories of Ku Klux Klan activity. Many of the day’s gatherings appeared larger than previous rallies, especially the one in Washington.”)
- A week that shook a nation: anger burns as power of protests leaves Trump exposed
- Massive Crowds Protest Police Violence
- This Will Not Be Contained: Two weeks in George Floyd’s America.
- Trump takes note as the far right lobbies for violent crackdown on peaceful protests (Here in Virginia, that “far right” includes people like Corey Stewart.)
- The Trump Regime Is Beginning to Topple
- Washington mayor stands up to Trump and unveils Black Lives Matter mural (“Muriel Bowser formally endorses Black Lives Matter Plaza in city’s downtown, and has emerged as a high-profile opponent of the president”)
- On A Day Of Historic Protests In D.C., Massive Crowds Celebrate And Mourn Together
- D.C. Mayor Chides Donald Trump At Largest Protest Since Death Of George Floyd: “We Pushed The Army Away From Our City”
- ‘Enough is enough’: Thousands descend on D.C. for largest George Floyd protest yet (More like 10s of 1000s.)
- Op-Ed: Joe Biden: No one can stay silent. No one can ignore injustice
- White House almost completely surrounded by more than a mile of fencing
- White House wanted to deploy 10,000 troops to control protests: reports
- These Images Show Just How Massive the Floyd Protests Were on Saturday
- Rightwing vigilantes on armed patrol after fake rumours of antifa threat (Here in Virginia, people like Sen. Amanda Chase and 2018 U.S. Senate Republican nominee Corey Stewart are spreading such fake rumors.)
- In violent protest incidents, a theme emerges: Videos contradict police accounts (Thank goodness people are getting this stuff on video. What happened in the days *before* video, though???)
- ‘Vicious dogs,’ ‘ominous weapons,’ ‘a scared man’: Trump feud with Bowser escalates amid protests
- How Much Should You Be Worried About a COVID-19 Spike From the Protests?
- In cities, a dramatic end to social distancing
- Trump Retweets Interview Trashing George Floyd’s Character as He Breaks Own Twitter Record (“President Donald Trump retweeted a video of an interview in which conservative activist Candace Owens blasted George Floyd’s character. In the interview with Glenn Beck, Owens said that it ‘sickens’ her that Floyd ‘has been held up as a martyr.'”)
- What if There Were No George Floyd Video? (“Even when racism doesn’t go viral, it’s still deadly.”)
- Black police chiefs express anger and dismay as they try to change their departments from within
- Americans’ perceptions of police drop significantly in one week as protests continue, survey finds (“Among white Americans – a group where Trump saw broad support in the 2016 election – those who have a very favorable or somewhat favorable impression of police officers, dropped to 61%, in the survey conducted May 28 to June 3. That’s down from 72% the previous week”)
- Vote for Trump? These Republican Leaders Aren’t on the Bandwagon (“Former President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney won’t support Mr. Trump’s re-election, and other G.O.P. officials are mulling a vote for Joe Biden.”)
- The Trump Ship Is Sinking Fast, but How Many Rats Will Really Jump?
- Chainsaw-wielding racist gets boosted by a top Trump aide as race protests sweep the nation (This headline seems like a parody, but apparently not…”Saturday on the Twitter feed of Trump campaign senior adviser Mercedes Schlapp, when she boosted a tweet that lauded a man in Texas in a viral video as he yelled the n-word and wielded a chainsaw to chase away anti-racism demonstrators.”)
- Is the Crisis Putting the Republican Senate in Jeopardy? (“If you look at history, Trump isn’t the only politician who the crisis could take down.”)
- GOP struggles with racist candidates pushing away voters
- What’s a journalist supposed to be now — an activist? A stenographer? You’re asking the wrong question.
- Fox News advertisers claim to support Black Lives Matter on social media (“They’re funding a hate-for-profit machine”)
- Fox News under fire for stock market graphic (“A graphic was aired by Fox News that compared the stock market performance after high-profile cases of violence against black men”)
- ‘We know what we have to lose now’: Pandemic, protests could tilt Michigan Biden’s way
- Localities seek poll workers for June primary after volunteers drop out due to COVID-19
- Ivanka Trump complains of ‘cancel culture’ after university cancels her speech
- Ivanka Trump’s commencement speech canceled over backlash to President’s response to George Floyd’s death (Why would anyone want to hear a word Ivanka Trump has to say about anything?)
- Minneapolis Mayor Booed After Saying He Wouldn’t ‘Abolish’ Police Department
- ‘Buildings matter’: Philadelphia newspaper editor resigns after headline sparks uproar (“Newspaper faced anger over claim suggesting equivalence between property damage and black lives”)
- Pittsburgh paper accused of barring black reporters from covering protests, censoring stories (WTF?)
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette removes protest and police brutality stories from website following protests from union members (Also WTF?)
- Rep. Denver Riggleman faces tough convention contest against Bob Good (I’m really starting to think Riggleman could lose.)
- SCC appeals defeated (“Today at the State Central Committee meeting former RPV chair John Whitbeck, representing Congressman Denver Riggleman, filed an appeal for the 5th district to change their unassembled convention rules to allow voting in multiple locations…Taking these issues into consideration the State Central Committee voted against the appeal and chose to respect the decisions made at the 5th district level. The vote was 41 to 32. The location of the convention will remain the same, the Tree of Life church in Campbell County.”)
- Virginia may be significantly undercounting the coronavirus’ real death toll
- VA Secretary of Education Atif Qarni: How Local School Boards Can Address Inequities, Disparities in Education for Communities of Color and Truly Make “Black Lives Matter”
- Editorial: Removing Lee statue signals new era for Virginia
- ‘I don’t think things are going to be the same’: Civil rights leaders Wilder, Hill Jr., Marsh, Reid reflect on this week
- Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Statement on Arrest of Officer on Charges of Assault and Battery [UPDATED with Video]
- Fairfax County police officer charged after using stun gun on black man without provocation, police say (“A white Fairfax County police officer has been charged with three misdemeanor counts of assault and battery after authorities said he used a stun gun on a black man who was disoriented and did not appear combative as he paced on a street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood on Friday.”)
- Fairfax Co. officer faces assault, battery charges for tasing man (“The man appeared to tell an EMT responder he wanted to detox before returning to pace around in the middle of the street again. Timberlake seemed to come from behind the ambulance and then tased the man soon after coming into the body cam’s frame. He ordered the man to roll over while he put his knee on his back and tased the man in his neck while he was on the ground.”)
- Mayor Levar Stoney Highlights Changes Moving Forward in Richmond – “Marcus Alert,” Citizen Review Board, etc.
- A painful week pushed Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney toward a historic decision
- With City Facing COVID-19, Protests, etc., Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney About to Get a Major New Election Challenger? [UPDATED 6/6 with Announcement]
- Video, Photos: “Say Their Names: A Peaceful Protest in Arlington, VA”
- Protesters pull down Confederate statue in Richmond’s Monroe Park (“Update 10:45 p.m.: Protesters toppled a Confederate statue from its pedestal in Monroe Park on Saturday night.”)
- Over 1,000 people gathered for peaceful protest in Virginia Beach
- In Hampton Roads nursing homes, 33 people have died of COVID-19, data shows
- Va. state police break up protest stopping traffic on I-95
- Prayer vigil highlights racial inequality
- Roanoke mayor supports removing Robert E. Lee memorial
- Virginia mayor resigns two days after offering to take Confederate monuments
- Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Says She Is Ready To Investigate Crimes Committed During Protests
- More than 100 protesters gather at Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse
- Editorial: Behind the scenes, some important negotiations over renewable energy
- Sunny, warm, and less humid today and tomorrow; heating up again midweek
