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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, August 29.
- The Mystery of Europe’s Less Deadly Coronavirus Second Wave (“COVID-19 is back with a bang in Europe with many countries reporting case numbers that mimic the beginning of the pandemic. But so far, it doesn’t seem as lethal.”)
- Virus cases in some European countries are rising again (“Fewer people are dying in the second wave. But the rising case numbers are unsettling societies that thought the worst was behind them.”)
- Shinzo Abe’s resignation could deal a blow to Japan and U.S. interests alike
- New Wave of Layoffs Makes Pandemic Job Losses Permanent
- Dow closes more than 150 points higher to erase its 2020 losses
- House Democrats launch contempt proceedings against Pompeo
- Pelosi slams GOP, says $1.3 trillion in coronavirus relief not enough
- Top general says no role for military in presidential vote
- Trump’s push to defer payroll taxes could lead to smaller paychecks for workers in early 2021, Treasury signals
- Hurricanes, fires, floods and locusts: Science says climate change is here but the RNC refuses to believe
- Secret Service copes with coronavirus cases in aftermath of Trump appearances
- 21 states sue White House over rollback of bedrock environmental law
- DeVos: It’s a ‘good thing’ that pandemic will force schools to make long-overdue changes (WTF?)
- As Trump appointees flout the Hatch Act, civil servants who get caught get punished
- “Melania Did. Not. Care”: In a Blistering New Book by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump Sounds a Lot Like Her Husband
- Calling Protesters ‘Thugs’ And Biden Extreme, Trump’s Bombastic Campaign Returns (Here we go with reporting on Trump’s “tone” again. God, the media…)
- The RNC weaponized exhaustion (“The sheer volume of lies and illegal behavior from Trump and the Republicans is what allowed them to get away with it.”)
- Michelle Obama: ‘I’m just devastated by the shootings in Kenosha’
- Frank Rich: Trump Thinks Racism Is His Best Chance
- This Was the Week American Fascism Reached a Tipping Point
- Secretly recorded audio prompts call for probe into Trump’s Penn admission
- Biden hits Trump where it hurts: in the convention speech ratings
- The President* Is a Burned-Out Magician (“By the time he hit the middle-school history textbook section of Thursday night’s extended violation of both pandemic safety protocols and federal law, Trump could barely stand up for falling down.”)
- Trump escalates rhetoric on unrest in cities, looking for a campaign advantage
- Trump used manipulation and race-baiting four years ago. He’s at it again.
- Trump’s Republican National Convention Was a Spectacle Fit for a Would-Be King
- 4 people test positive for COVID-19 at GOP convention in Charlotte
- Seven Takeaways From Two Weeks of Conventions
- The Dispirited Peacock (“The president has yet to figure out how to run against his competitor, or what he’s even running for this time. The lack of direction was apparent in his lackluster acceptance speech.”)
- Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order
- Riots and the violent vigilantes who show up to respond must each be condemned
- The RNC Treated Blue America Like Occupied Territory
- Trump Advisers: He Was ‘Triggered’ by Talk of White Supremacy
- Michelle Obama: ‘Systemic racism’ coming from the White House
- Fresh off convention, Trump launches baseless attack on Kamala Harris (“Baseless”)
- NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps to be first Black woman to join International Space Station crew
- Rand Paul demands FBI arrest peaceful protesters for yelling at him (“Video evidence shows that Rand Paul was slightly jostled by a police officer who stumbled into him.”)
- Kamala Harris carries her weight. Mike Pence? Not so much. (“One of the vice-presidential candidates invigorates her party; the other is a bore.”)
- Kenosha Tells Us More About Where the Right Is Headed Than the R.N.C. Did (“The conservative media’s embrace of Kyle Rittenhouse speaks volumes about its priorities.”)
- Why Democrats are worried about Kenosha (Note: in contrast to what this article claims, according to 538, Biden’s lead is close to its high point right now.)
- Jacob Blake’s father says his conversation with Biden and Harris was like ‘speaking to my uncle and one of my sisters’
- Jacob Blake is no longer shackled to his hospital bed, attorney says
- In Kenosha, Jacob Blake’s shooting deepens longstanding fears
- Facebook banned violent militia groups. We still found plenty of them on its platform.
- Zuckerberg acknowledges Facebook erred by not removing a post that urged armed action in Kenosha (Facebook “errs” an awful lot!)
- Facebook Employees Are Outraged At Mark Zuckerberg’s Explanations Of How It Handled The Kenosha Violence
- A Kenosha Militia Facebook Event Asking Attendees To Bring Weapons Was Reported 455 Times. Moderators Said It Didn’t Violate Any Rules.
- Tens of thousands join Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington DC
- March on Washington highlights generational divide on police reform (“Speakers throughout the day emphasized a moderate message at odds with the demands for a more sweeping criminal justice overhaul voiced by many in the crowd.”)
- What a difference a day makes: A reprise of the March on Washington (“From authoritarian excess to democratic gathering.”)
- ‘I knew I would be here today’: Thousands demand racial justice at March on Washington
- Thousands gather in DC to protest police brutality
- ‘You just have to act’: Thousands outraged by police brutality rally at March on Washington
- Chadwick Boseman: the unbearable loss of a prince of American cinema
- ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43 (Ugh, that sucks.)
- Kanye West qualifies for Virginia’s presidential ballot (He’ll likely have zero impact on the results.)
- ICYMI: Khizr Khan and Virginia Veterans Slam Donald Trump’s Performance As Commander in Chief
- AG Mark Herring Joins Coalition to Block Trump Admin. Attempts to Defy Courts and Refusal To Restore DACA
- 8/28 UVA COVID-19 Model: Surges In Most Health Districts Abating; Rt <1.0; Anticipated Prevalence of COVID-19 in Schools
- Friday (8/28) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,013 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 117,592), +69 Hospitalizations (to 9,460), +23 Deaths (to 2,550) From Yesterday
- Democratic-Controlled Virginia House of Delegates Passes Vital COVID Relief, Legislation to Protect Voting Rights
- General Assembly passes legislation setting up ballot drop boxes for November election
- Voting in a Pandemic: Drop Box Funding Passes In Virginia House and Senate
- Struggling Virginia Tenants Could Get Help From Proposed ‘Payment Plan’
- Virginia Democrats advance measures tightening thresholds for traffic stops
- Gov. Northam’s Proposal Takes Out Almost $722 M for PreK-12, Leaves Rainy Day Funds Untouched
- Virginia legislators advance protections for nursing home residents
- Lawsuit challenges ballot language on redistricting amendment
- VA State Sen. Scott Surovell (D) Rips Far-Right Extremist Sen. Tom Cotton (R) For “Sit[ting] By Silently Cheering” as Trump “trashed the legitimacy of our criminal justice system”
- Va. Parole Board dismisses calls to resign amid questions about Inspector General’s authority to probe its decisions
- Video: Giancarlo Granda, aka “The Pool Boy,” Speaks on “Good Morning America” About the Falwells; Former Liberty Student Says Becki Falwell “Jumped Into Bed With Him and Performed Oral Sex”
- Virginia lawmakers just made it easier to vote. Local registrars have only weeks to carry it out.
- Prince William County Dems Vote *Overwhelmingly* (87%-13%) to Put a “NO” Recommendation for Amendment 1 on the Democratic Sample Ballot
- Citing donations to her husband’s political campaign, Richmond prosecutor says she won’t investigate statue removal contract
- Fewer people show up for COVID-19 testing as cases rise in Richmond and Henrico
- UVa sticks with plans for in-person classes
- Judges are trying to reduce a reform prosecutor’s powers. She’s right to fight back. (“Extraordinary, but unavoidable: Parisa Dehghani-Tafti had to take this action to have any hope of doing her job and honoring her commitments to the people who elected her.”)
- Thousands of Hampton Roads parents say they’ll keep kids home even once schools reopen
- Black Lives Matters protest in Rocky Mount honors King’s famous speech
- Historic Black church in Chesapeake destroyed by fire; lightning strike suspected
- Hanover band director resigns after his request to teach virtually for safety reasons is denied
- Demonstrators call for end to injustice, racism outside Newport News City Hall
- Laura’s remnants pass with a shower and storm threat today
