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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 14.
Yet again, this guy has an amazing ability to draw attention to the things that embarrass him the most.
Enjoy the video:pic.twitter.com/71LSADHHNN
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) June 14, 2020
- Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows (“Modelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought” Ee gads.)
- Virus Cases Are Jumping Again in Spots Around the World
- Beijing logs record 36 COVID-19 cases, linked to market cluster
- OPEC Gets Chance to Gain Upper Hand in Long Battle With Shale
- Boris Johnson condemns ‘racist thuggery’ after UK protests turn violent
- The CDC — finally — has new guidelines for reducing Covid-19 risk post-lockdowns (“Individuals should wear masks, try to maintain distance from others, and limit the time of their interactions with one another”)
- Spate of new research supports wearing masks to control coronavirus spread
- Coronavirus Cases Spike Across Sun Belt as Economy Lurches into Motion (“Arizona, Texas and Florida are reporting their highest case numbers yet. As of Saturday, coronavirus cases were climbing in 22 states amid reopenings.”)
- Lafayette Square clash, still reverberating, becomes an iconic episode in Donald Trump’s presidency
- Secret Service now says it did use pepper spray to clear protesters during the Trump church photo op
- Trump has trouble lifting glass of water and walking down stairs at West Point graduation
- History says Trump’s low approval rating is unlikely to move
- Trump Has Made Alternative Facts a Way of Life (“The president has taken his degradation of the truth to new lengths, but the basic project has been the same from the start.”)
- Trump’s Hateful Message on Transgender Health Care
- Trump Advisers Tell Him His Poll Numbers Aren’t a ‘Dumpster Fire,’ While Other Aides Say They Are
- West Pointless (“Trump made cadets return to campus during a pandemic to listen to his dull platitudes.”)
- A black man now heads the Air Force. It’s progress, but military brass remains starkly white.
- If you don’t believe systemic racism is real, explain these statistics
- Ignited by public protests, American newsrooms are having their own racial reckoning
- The diabolical irony of Trump in Tulsa
- Trump stokes division with racism and rage – and the American oligarchy purrs (“The president is the best thing that ever happened to the corporate elite, a distraction on the lines of the old Jim Crow”)
- Police reforms quickly take hold across America. It’s only just getting started
- Fox News removes manipulated images from coverage of Seattle protests
- Fox News publishes digitally altered and misleading images of Seattle demonstrations
- Fox Runs Monty Python Parody Post From Reddit as Example of ‘Infighting’ at CHAZ Protest Area in Seattle
- ‘To Say That She’s An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement’: At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives
- Protesters Light Fire Inside Wendy’s Where Atlanta Police Killed Black Man (“Angry protesters gathered after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by a police officer outside the fast-food restaurant Friday. The officer was fired late Saturday.”)
- A man was killed, then protests in Atlanta turned fiery
- Iowa Poll: Theresa Greenfield leads Joni Ernst in tight race for U.S. Senate
- Atlanta police chief resigns after law enforcement fatally shoots black man (“Rayshard Brooks, 27, died after a DUI stop.”)
- Atlanta Officer Fired After Fatal Shooting of Black Man
- Forgive Tucker Carlson for his panicky desperation. His world is collapsing.
- Kaine COVID-19 bill would aid colleges, students
- Bob Good defeats Rep. Denver Riggleman in Republican convention for 5th District (Excellent reporting by Amy Friedenberger!)
- BREAKING: After Performing Same-Sex Marriage, Trump-Endorsed Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Defeated (!!!) by Far-Right-Wing Challenger Bob Good
- “Republicans in VA-5 oust their own Congressman in favor of a far-right bigot “ (DPVA: “Virginia Republicans have completely lost touch with reality.”)
- Open Thread: Today’s VA05 Republican Convention Will Determine If Trump-Endorsed Rep. Denver Riggleman (R) Is the 2020 Nominee
- Rep. Denver Riggleman ousted in Virginia GOP convention (“The first-term congressman became a target of conservatives after officiating a same-sex wedding in 2019.”)
- Saturday (6/13) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +658 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 53,869), +66 Hospitalizations (to 5,511), +7 Deaths (to 1,541) From Yesterday)
- Opinion/Editorial: COVID testing still confronts growing pains
- Opinion/Commentary: COVID in Virginia: The battle isn’t over yet
- Gordon C. Morse: How will Virginia universities reopen safely? It’s anyone’s guess.
- Editorial: Northam’s legacy (“Northam is the most soft-spoken governor in a generation — you have to go back to Gerald Baliles in the 1980s — yet he has presided over a historic transformation of state government and his tumultuous term isn’t even over yet…Northam has accomplished things other Democrats didn’t dare dream of, and he’s had to confront challenges few Virginia governors have had to face. “)
- Gun sales in Virginia are through the roof, first driven by politics, then the pandemic and now the protests
- VMI black alumni speak out about racism, demand changes amid swell of racial justice protests
- Loudoun County Young Republicans Launch Effort to Recall Chair Phyllis Randall, Use Darkened Photo of County’s First-Ever African-American County Board Chair
- Video: Del. Don Scott (D) Defends Virginia Senate President Pro Tem Louise Lucas (D) Over Confederate Monument Protest in Portsmouth
- Black Parents of Arlington group highlights civil rights issues, honor George Floyd with vigil (“On Saturday, over a hundred people gathered in Arlington for speeches highlighting civil rights issues and a candlelight vigil in honor of George Floyd.”)
- Bobby Dyer: Defunding Beach police would imperil city
- Friedlander: Roanoke can do better
- Activists form human Black Lives Matter letters on Virginia Beach Boardwalk
- The long, messy fight to move Portsmouth’s Confederate monument
- Richmonders react: Virginia’s 5000 Man March brings out emotions, calls for change
- Editorial: Richmond’s 2020 monument debate is fueled by demographic change
- Dems Endorse Burk Over Campbell For Leesburg Mayor (“By a 70-7 vote, Burk won the LCDC endorsement over her challenger, Town Councilman Ron Campbell. A total of 81 members voted during the special meeting, conducted over Zoom, with four voting not to endorse of either candidate.”)
- 33 Fairfax County Democratic Committee Leaders: Sen. Chap Petersen’s “original comments inaccurate and harmful. His apology is only the first step.”
- Taking a break from summer heat and humidity (“As of now we look to be mostly dry the next few days, but can’t rule out a stray shower.”)
