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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, July 30.
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— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 30, 2020
- Winter Virus Surge Down Under Offers Warning of What’s Ahead
- Vaccine Trials Make Progress; Germany Cases Spike: Virus Update
- U.S. Warns Russia on Bounties While Trump Cries ‘Fake News’
- German Economy Plunged Into Record 10% Slump
- Germany’s Economy Suffers Biggest Contraction on Record, but Green Shoots Emerge
- China’s Xi Sets His Sights on Taiwan After Subduing Hong Kong
- J&J’s Covid Vaccine Protected Primates With Single Shot
- First Thing: six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, 150,000 Americans are dead
- Virus Death Toll Hits 150,000 Even as New U.S. Cases Plateau
- Six months of Trump’s Covid denials: ‘It’ll go away … It’s fading’ (“Trump repeats his promise that the virus will disappear as US passes another somber milestone of 150,000 confirmed deaths”)
- New Data Expected to Reveal Record Decline of American Economy
- U.S. Economy Set for Steep Decline, Slow Early Recovery
- Historic second-quarter GDP report will show how hard the economy crashed in virus shutdowns
- 3 Months Of Hell: U.S. Economy’s Worst Quarter Ever (“The GDP report from the Commerce Department is expected to show the sharpest contraction in modern American history in the three months between April and June.”)
- Trump’s dream of a V-shape rebound slowly slips away
- NASA is sending another rover to Mars to look for signs of life (Next mission: find intelligent life on the weird place known as Planet GOP? Heh.)
- Trump responds to death milestone with pseudo-science (“On the day the US surpassed another tragic milestone, the President turned to ideological posturing and mocking the idea of a national strategy”)
- Louie Gohmert Is Emperor of the Crazy People
- Coronavirus relief talks hit impasse on Capitol Hill
- By threatening unemployment benefits, Republicans risk sending the economy over a cliff
- The Gulf Between Republicans and Democrats on Coronavirus Aid, in 9 Charts
- Fauci says coronavirus cure video shared by Trump ‘isn’t true’
- Trump’s crackdown sputters as ‘phased withdrawal’ from Portland begins
- As Trump Undercuts Aid Talks, White House Says Extra Jobless Benefits Will Lapse
- Born-again fiscal conservatives are sign of Trump’s weakening hand in Congress
- Teachers Are Wary of Returning to Class, and Online Instruction Too —
- Trump Plays on Racist Fears of Terrorized Suburbs to Court White Voters
- Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders
- Why the tech giants may suffer lasting pain from their Hill lashing
- The 5 biggest little lies that tech CEOs told Congress — and us
- Republicans Are Too Fixated on “Bias” to Conduct Actual Oversight of Tech
- GOP Rep. Asks Google Chief: Why Are My Campaign’s Emails Going to My Dad’s Spam Folder? (LOL)
- The Tech Giants Are Dangerous, and Congress Knows It (“The biggest platforms are a new kind of monopoly. At last, lawmakers have figured out why that’s a problem.” This was obvious a few years ago, by the way…not sure why they are just figuring it out now!)
- A new report shows the 2020 election is in peril. Congress must act.
- Republicans showed why Congress won’t regulate the internet (“At a historic antitrust hearing, many conservatives focused on political drama instead of asking big tech CEOs questions about their market power.”)
- Jim Jordan’s Paranoid Stupidity Let the God-Kings of Tech Off the Hook (“Gym” Jordan should absolutely not be in Congress or any other elective office.)
- 4 Key Takeaways From Washington’s Big Tech Hearing On ‘Monopoly Power’
- We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
- Republicans’ political games are a bust (“They’re making it more likely that voters will boot them out.”)
- The Tanned Man Has a Green Monster (“Dr. Fauci is now in danger of being lumped into Trump’s envelope of envy, the same place in which he has placed Barack Obama.”)
- Biden’s election will end national nightmare 2.0 (I can’t stand George Will, but here we are…Trump makes strange political “bedfellows” apparently.)
- Barr says he won’t wait until after election to reveal Durham’s findings. Democrats fear a campaign-altering surprise.
- Why Trump’s tough-on-crime message is not breaking through in suburban America (“Reuters/Ipsos polling this month shows white suburban Americans are far more worried about the economy and healthcare than crime, a sign that Trump’s strategy could be at odds with the priorities of the critical voting bloc he narrowly won in 2016 and must win back to secure a second term.”)
- Budowsky: Trump October surprise could devastate GOP
- Biden: Trump should ‘stop tweeting’ about virus and ‘start doing something, damn it’
- Now we know why Trump sought foreign help to beat Biden (“Biden is an elusive, skilled opponent. Trump has reason to be afraid.”)
- Pelosi endorses Rep. Tlaib in primary fight, moves to help members of the ‘Squad’
- This Republican implosion has been a long time coming
- Biden allies wage shadow campaign to stop Kamala Harris from becoming vice president
- Local U.S. election officials try to ward off ‘virus’ of disinformation in November
- A nasty preview of the attacks on a female VP
- Colleagues feared U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert would catch COVID-19. Sure enough, he did.
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after bile duct procedure (“The 87-year-old justice underwent a ‘minimally invasive’ procedure in New York.”)
- THE STATE OF THE NATION: A 50-STATE COVID-19 SURVEY REPORT #6: UPDATE ON THE APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE DURING COVID-19 (Gov. Northam was at 59% approval in late April, is at 59% in late July. Trump was at 42% in late April, is at 33% in late July.)
- Governors’ approval ratings drop as COVID-19 cases mount
- Source: Former President Obama to speak at Rep. John Lewis’ funeral
- Turning Point USA co-founder dies of coronavirus-related complications (“Bill Montgomery started the pro-Trump student group along with Charlie Kirk, its current leader.”)
- Brett Kavanaugh Is a Legislator on the Bench
- Top right-wing media figures rally around “demon sperm” doc (Of course…)
- Madonna’s Instagram flagged for spreading coronavirus misinformation
- WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SAYING: Joe Biden’s Plan to Build Back Better and Achieve Racial Economic Equity
- ICYMI: Politifact Calls Out Daniel Gade’s Lies About Mark Warner
- As Zuckerberg, Bezos, etc. Testify to House Committee, Sen. Mark Warner – One of the Leading Voices in Congress On the Tech Industry- Has Some Thoughts Worth Hearing
- Rep. Karen Bass, Dr. Cameron Webb, Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, Sen. Mamie Locke Host Roundtable on Joe Biden’s Racial Equity Plan
- Northam, U.S. senators ask for CDC’s help with covid-19 outbreak at immigrant detention center
- With 9 in 10 ICE detainees in Farmville positive for COVID-19, Warner and Kaine write Trump for help
- Warner Wants Pandemic Aid to Postal Service
- Warner, Kaine Urge Deployment of Public Health Professionals to Farmville Detention Center
- Wednesday (7/29) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +999 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 87,993), +52 Hospitalizations (to 7,738), +30 Deaths (to 2,125) From Yesterday
- Fewer than 3 percent of adult Virginians have had coronavirus, early study results show (“Only 4% of those surveyed said they never follow the restrictions detailed in Virginia’s emergency orders to contain the coronavirus.”)
- Virginia’s Riggleman Says He’s Considering Bid for Governor
- FCDC, the Largest Democratic Committee in Virginia, Votes 77%-16% to Oppose Virginia Redistricting Amendment on Democratic Sample Ballot
- Virginia localities are getting another $644 million in federal coronavirus relief. Here’s who gets what.
- New Poll: On COVID-19 Response, Virginians Strongly (54%-28%) Approve of Gov. Northam, Strongly (19%-73%!) DISAPPROVE of Trump (81% of Virginians are following COVID-19 restrictions put in place)
- Video, Highlights From Day #2 of Three Days of Virginia House Hearings on Police, Criminal Justice Reform
- Why the number of coronavirus infections in Virginia is considered relatively low
- Editorial: With schools, we’re facing our own Kobayashi Maru test (OK, I’m not a big fan of the Roanoke Times editorial board, but MAJOR bonus points for using this classic Star Trek reference!)
- Editorial: Hampton Roads must commit to coronavirus fight
- Growing COVID-19 case numbers in Hampton Roads are straining contact tracing resources
- COVID outbreaks at Virginia’s psychiatric hospitals kill 5, infect dozens
- Editorial: The next local chapter of Richmond’s story
- Hampton University receives $30 million donation, largest single gift in school’s history (“Donations one of many to universities by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.”)
- Atkins to recommend online-start to Charlottesville school year
- Actually, Va. Del. Tony Wilt (R) Deserves Credit on This One!
- Did white supremacists really orchestrate riots in Richmond? It’s complicated.
- Virginia Beach fire chief says media reports about firefighters being attacked were ‘inaccurate’
- It’s Time to Ditch the County Logo, Arlington NAACP Says
- Despite Va. delegate’s concerns, Diocese of Arlington ‘confident’ in plan for in-person classes at many schools
- Richmond police update use-of-force incidents, bringing tally to 94 during period of civil unrest
- Whisper Networks Long Warned Women About A Prominent Local Journalist. Now, They’re Going Public (“A series of allegations against former WAMU transportation reporter Martin Di Caro depict a clear pattern of inappropriate behavior, even as he continued to receive professional opportunities and public accolades.”)
- Charges dropped against former sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting prisoner
- A Virginia Beach teen saved two men from an Outer Banks rip current. The Coast Guard honored his valor.
- Virginia Tech player becomes second college football player to publicly opt out of upcoming season
- Strong heat eases after today as storms become more frequent
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