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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, Independence Day, July 4, 2020. This year, of course, we need to declare our independence from a far worse tyrant than King George, namely Donald Trump. And in reference to the superb musical Hamilton, we absolutely must not throw away our shot.
- To the World, We’re Now America the Racist and Pitiful
- China strangles its world city
- Beijing’s Hong Kong takeover is a masterclass in creating fear
- North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Rules Out More U.S. Talks
- Coronavirus Live Updates: Leaders Pivot as Daily U.S. Cases Pass 50,000
- US Navy to send two aircraft carriers and several warships to South China Sea
- Here’s how a normal administration would have handled the Russian bounty intel
- New Administration Memo Seeks to Foster Doubts About Suspected Russian Bounties New Administration Memo Seeks to Foster Doubts About Suspected Russian Bounties (Hint: the Trumpsters are always lying.)
- Nancy Pelosi calls out Trump’s con (“The speaker shreds Trump’s excuses in failing to respond to Russian bounties on U.S. troops.”)
- U.S. sets 7th record in 9 days for new cases
- Black Lives Matter is America’s ray of light this Independence Day
- The big factor holding back the U.S. economic recovery: Child care
- America on its 244th birthday: Dark skies, canceled parades, but also new hope
- ‘We need to live with it’: White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus
- Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project
- Drill Down To County Level And The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Looks Even Worse
- How Fauci, 5 other health specialists deal with covid-19 risks in their everyday lives
- Biden’s response to job numbers shows why he’s leading (“Biden speaks to our fears while Trump takes a victory lap.”)
- 2020 is halfway done. Let’s define what we’ve just survived.
- The Senate goes home for July Fourth recess as states wait on coronavirus stimulus (“Economists see the uncertainty as devastating for state budgets.” Thanks a lot, Moscow Mitch!)
- Trump Flouts Virus Rules, Warns Of ‘New Far-Left Fascism’ In Speech Ahead Of July 4th
- At Mount Rushmore, Trump exploits social divisions, warns of ‘left-wing cultural revolution’ in dark speech ahead of Independence Day
- Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Speech to Deliver Divisive Culture War Message (Completely unhinged.)
- Neil Young opposes use of his music at Trump Mt Rushmore event: ‘I stand in solidarity with the Lakota Sioux’
- Maskless Trump Rails Against ‘Left-Wing Mob’ As Coronavirus Crisis Spirals (“There was no social distancing — and few masks — in the Mount Rushmore crowd as the president ignored the public health crisis consuming the country.” Reckless.)
- Trump responds to calls to tear down monuments with creation of ‘National Garden’ of statues
- America Is Done With Trump, and Stupid Cruel Tough Guy Acts (“As stubborn older American men cling to the belief that their brand of Fuck You masculinity isn’t a ridiculous failure, the Get This Guy The Hell Out Of Here coalition is growing.”)
- GOP senator: Helping unemployed Americans amid pandemic was ‘a mistake’ (Cornyn has been, and continues to be, a disgrace.)
- US supreme court gives conservatives the blues but what’s really going on?
- Video: “Long-Time Evil Henchman For the GOP” Rick Wilson and Professor Rachel Bitecofer Explain Why Republicans Are Much Better then Democrats at Messaging
- ‘My Body Is a Confederate Monument’: Slavery, Rape and Reframing the Past
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, Top Fund-Raising Official for Trump Campaign, Tests Positive for Coronavirus
- Girlfriend of Trump’s Son Tests Positive: Virus Update
- Biden seeks to supplant Trump in Georgia
- Facebook is working to persuade advertisers to abandon their boycott. So far, they aren’t impressed. (Good, keep it up.)
- “Voter Suppression Was Baked Into the Notion of America”: Stacey Abrams on the Fight for Voting Rights — and Waiting For Biden’s Call (“Voter suppression cost her the race for Georgia governor. Now it’s her personal mission—though if a certain job were offered, she’d take it.”)
- Coronavirus is surging in Florida — and so is anxiety over Trump’s chances with senior voters
- Elijah McClain: officer fired over photos showing chokehold re-enactment (“Jason Rosenblatt, one of three officers who stopped 23-year-old, replied ‘haha’ to images in which colleagues mimicked moment” Just evil.)
- Woman claims Ghislaine Maxwell raped her ‘20-30 times’; willing to testify: ‘She is just as evil as Jeffrey Epstein’
- The sordid saga of Ghislaine Maxwell
- Eric Trump Deletes Tweet of Bill Clinton With Ghislaine Maxwell After Twitter Buries Him With Photos of Her With His Father
- Watching Hamilton Is Like Opening a Time Capsule (“Disney+’s filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical feels dated, timeless, and vital all at once.”)
- Why Hamilton is as frustrating as it is brilliant — and impossible to pin down (“Hamilton is an impossibly slippery text. The arguments over the show are part of what make it great.”)
- Hamilton Still Matters—Now More Than Ever (“Hamilton: The Movie does exactly what it needs to do: translate a seminal musical to the screen, without getting in the way of its revolutionary message.”)
- Va. Republicans to choose nominee to face Rep. Spanberger in Trump district (“Several thousand Republican delegates will descend on the pastoral site of the Virginia State Fair on July 18 to choose a challenger to freshman Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) and try to reverse their losing trend in the state’s suburbs.”)
- Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congresswoman Elaine Luria Join National Women for Biden Call
- Biden Campaign Announces National Latino Leadership Committee, Including Virginia Delegates Alfonso Lopez and Elizabeth Guzman
- Friday (7/3) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +658 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 64,393), +49 Hospitalizations (to 6,382), +29 Deaths (to 1,845) From Yesterday
- Virginia Is Boosting Its COVID-19 Response Among Hard-Hit Latinx Communities, But Gaps Remain
- COVID-19 trends hold steady in Virginia, as other states see surges headed into the holiday weekend
- Virginia lawmaker looks to legalize marijuana in special session (“‘If we can decriminalize, we can legalize,’ said Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, a Democrat representing parts of Prince William and Stafford counties.”)
- Reform in Virginia Means Dashing the Specter of the Byrd Organization
- Doug Wilder accuses Library of Virginia of racism in handling of his gubernatorial papers
- Violent Crime is Trending Down, But Police Funding is Not
- Roanoke council expected to begin process to remove Lee memorial
- Loudoun Co. leaders slam ‘outrageous’ proposed toll increase for Dulles Greenway
- American flag, deemed ‘target’ for protesters, ordered off Virginia Capitol construction site
- Judge who issued injunction blocking removal of Richmond’s Lee statue appears to recuse himself from case
- Black alumni of Norfolk Collegiate describe ‘constant’ racism they experienced and call for change
- ‘You need to see us. You need to protect us’: Hundreds march in Richmond to celebrate, mourn Black women
- Black Lives Matter 757 to hold another protest at Virginia Beach Oceanfront
- Newport News bans unattended dog-tethering
- Washington’s football franchise’s name is racist. It’s long past time to change it.
- Washington NFL Team Launches Review of Racist Nickname (Note to media: don’t use the racist team name in your headlines about changing the racist team name!)
- A hot and humid Independence Day, with a similar story to follow
