by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 2.
- Analysis: Flynn’s Dismissal of Russian Interference and the Kremlin’s Savvy (“The discussions, declassified and released on Friday, illuminate how the Kremlin worked to manipulate Trump advisers like Michael Flynn.”)
- It’s Time for Trump to Go Now
- Trump Takes Us to the Brink (“Will weaponized racism destroy America?”)
- You Can’t Be the ‘President of Law and Order’ if You Thrive on Chaos (“Trump’s plan to campaign as the second coming of Richard Nixon shows the limits of historical analogy. It’s 2020, not 1968.”)
- America’s Protests Won’t Stop Until Police Brutality Does (“This country has failed to provide one of the most fundamental protections in the Constitution: the right to life.”)
- Trump Goes Full Authoritarian on the George Floyd Protests
- With Trump we’ve reached the ‘mad emperor’ stage, and it’s terrifying to behold (“Trump incites violence from the safety of a bunker, then orders peaceful protesters tear-gassed for the sake of a surreal photo op”)
- George Floyd killing: widespread curfews fail to stop fresh wave of protests across US (“Demonstrations continue after death ruled a homicide, as police use helicopters, teargas and pepper spray against protesters”)
- The President Is a Coward. We Will Have to Heal This Nation Ourselves. (“It will require a thousand acts of individual citizenship. We are all we have left.”)
- Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church
- This is the consequence of Trump’s reign of rage
- Tear gas used to clear peaceful crowd ahead of Trump’s walk to church
- CNN reports that Trump used tear gas on peaceful protesters for a photo-op after being upset with coverage of him being rushed to a bunker
- We saw it with our own eyes: Trump wants to go to war against America
- Trump must be removed. So must his congressional enablers. (This is by conservative George Will, who apparently has finally had it. Time for every other conservative to join him, immediately.)
- Bishop at DC church outraged by Trump visit: ‘I just can’t believe what my eyes have seen’
- The most chilling aspect of Trump’s Monday night crackdown on law-abiding protesters (“There was no need to do this before 7 — but Trump gave cops a test, and they passed.” Right, and they absolutely should NOT have passed.)
- Pentagon officials express concern as Trump threatens to use military to ‘dominate’ protestors (The military should only carry out lawful, constitutional orders.)
- Episcopal bishop on President Trump: ‘Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence’
- Inside the push to tear-gas protesters ahead of a Trump photo op
- The White House’s explanation for a tear gas attack on peaceful protesters doesn’t add up (“And the White House still won’t answer the most important question: Who ordered the attack?”)
- History Will Judge the Complicit (“Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?”)
- “No matter what the authoritarian buffoon in the White House has to say, we’ll be back again and again…”
- New autopsy finds George Floyd died of asphyxiation, conflicting with official report (How is this even in question? We all saw it.)
- Domestic terrorism expert: Trump’s attack on anti-fascists is ‘dangerous’
- GOP complains protests aren’t ‘peaceful’ — but they slam peaceful protests too
- Full Audio: Trump’s Unhinged Conference Call with Governors
- LISTEN FOR YOURSELF: Trump’s ‘Unhinged’ Rant to Governors on Protests
- Trump Aides Want Him to Meet the Moment, but He Can’t Quit His Grievance Shtick (“The president has forfeited the bully pulpit that his office affords. And it’s making it hard to navigate the current racial unrest.”)
- Generalissimo Trump Exits Bunker for Pathetic Photo Op at St. John’s Church (“The last few days have been an audition of sorts for America’s favorite wannabe autocrat. It’s not going well.”)
- Governors Push Back On Trump’s Threat To Deploy Federal Troops To Quell Unrest
- White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on twitter
- As journalists become the victims of police violence, a long-overdue shift in perspective (“Working journalists have come under sustained attack from police during the last week — and it woke them up”)
- De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway.
- We are the governed. We no longer consent to let the police kill us.
- Trump has reshaped law enforcement: Endless cover-up for him, brutal clampdown on dissent (“Trump puts himself above the law, but encourages police to assault anyone who objects to his criminal regime”)
- Dr. Anthony Fauci hasn’t spoken with Trump in two weeks (Totally normal, eh?)
- Eight U.S. states cast ballots on biggest voting day since coronavirus pandemic
- Police Target Journalists as Trump Blames ‘Lamestream Media’ for Protests
- U.S. police have attacked journalists more than 100 times in the past four days
- ‘The Breakfast Club’ Battles Rush Limbaugh in Truly Wild Chat: ‘You’re Being Delusional’
- Twitter adds warning label to Gaetz tweet on antifa for glorifying violence (Why not just boot him off?)
- Gregg Popovich: ‘The System Has to Change’
- Tucker Carlson Blames Jared Kushner for Trump’s Protest Catastrophe
- Biden and Trump strike vastly different tones in response to a nation in crisis
- Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts (Mark Zuckerberg is a disgrace.)
- Former President Obama, VP Biden Speak About What’s Happening Right Now in Our Country (“If we want to bring about real change, then the choice isn’t between protest and politics. We have to do both.”)
- After he tear-gassed peaceful protesters, Fox News glorifies Trump’s photo op (Yep, Fox “News” cheers fascism.)
- NY Times can’t decide if Trump tear-gassing peaceful protesters for a photo-op is front page news
- Illinois governor butts heads with Trump on conference call (Every other governor should have joined him.)
- ‘Teetering On A Dictatorship’: Don Lemon Asks If Trump Is ‘Declaring War On Americans’ (“‘Open your eyes, America. Open your eyes. We are teetering on a dictatorship. This is chaos,’ the CNN host said after Trump’s Rose Garden address.”)
- ‘Who’s The Thug Here?’: Anderson Cooper Unleashes On Donald Trump (“The president seems to think dominating Black people, dominating peaceful protesters, is law and order. It’s not.”)
- Video of Sen. Tim Kaine, Three Tweets by Sen. Mark Warner, Succinctly Encapsulate the Terrible Situation We Face Right Now
- Virginia Congressional Delegation Urges Secretary Ross to Give Virginia Priority on Redistricting Data
- DMV reopens 6 more Virginia centers for appointment-only services
- ‘Bruised and broken:’ As nation reels from unrest, Virginia leaders begin search for solutions
- State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi: The Air We Breathe (“In the many years of teaching this class and performing this exercise, only three or four of my students drew any vessels coming from the shores of Africa.”)
- Monday (6/1) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +791 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 45,398), +51 Hospitalizations (to 4,694), +17 Deaths (to 1,392 From Yesterday)
- Virginia launches workplace safety investigations into seven employee deaths from COVID-19
- State Lawmakers on Both Sides of the Aisle Call for Criminal Justice Reform (I highly doubt it’s truly bipartisan, but ok…)
- Black Liberty University alums rebuke Falwell after tweet about Northam blackface mask
- Businesses, trying to jump-start after lockdown, are reluctant first-enforcers of Virginia’s new mask mandate
- A white police chief confronts black doubts as Richmond leaders plead for peace and protests continue (“Authorities announce mass arrests from Sunday night, saying half were from outside the city.”)
- Video, Photos From Last Night’s Protests in Richmond, Fredericksburg, Virginia Beach, etc.
- Gov. Northam Amends Executive Order 64 to Authorize Virginia Beach to Impose Curfew
- Del. Danica Roem Addresses What Happened in Manassas, What We Can Do to “Work for Justice, Non-Violence and Peace” (“We must elevate Black voices and deliver results on their behalf to create a more inclusive and just commonwealth and country.”)
- Radio host, pawn store owner filing lawsuit over Gov. Northam’s mask policy
- More than 200 Arrested for Breaking Curfew, Many Still Being Held
- Black Lives Matter march in Richmond on Monday night
- Hundreds march in downtown Richmond on fourth night of protests; police and mayor apologize for tear gas before curfew
- In Virginia Beach, a protest ended violently. Police and protesters are at odds over who is to blame.
- Video: Richmond Police Pepper Spray Man In His Home Through Window
- Editorial: The aftermath of Richmond’s riots
- Loudoun Delegate Exposed to Tear Gas during DC Protests
- Arlington County Board Condemns George Floyd Murder
- Hundreds gather for peaceful protest in Blacksburg
- BREAKING: Arlington Officers Ordered to ‘Immediately Leave D.C.’
- Oceanfront protest organizers speak out about incident with pickup truck Sunday night
- Police Tear Gas, Charge Crowd Before Curfew Begins
- Virginia’s biggest payday loan firm is leaving as state crackdown looms
- Charlottesville City Council signs off on reduced fiscal year 2021 budget
- Protests continue in Fredericksburg region
- Roanoke council members voice support for police and protesters
- Partly cloudy today with blast of heat, humidity Wednesday
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