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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, August 8.
- U.S. sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated
- Coronavirus live news: UK recalls home tests over safety concerns as Brazil death toll nears 100,000
- Beirut Explosion Looks Like An Accident — And A Sign Of The Country’s Collapse
- Could Europe’s Longest-Lasting Dictator Lose an Election? (“The pandemic crisis gives the Belarus opposition a rare chance against five-term president Aleksandr Lukashenko.”)
- U.S. intelligence report on Trump-Biden election meddling reveals who Russia, China and Iran want to win
- Top U.S. intel official: China wants Trump defeated, Russia is sabotaging Biden
- So What Does Trump Have Against TikTok? (“His foolish and dangerous edicts suggest that the United States, like China, no longer believes in a global internet.”)
- Yes, Unemployment Fell. But The Recovery Seems To Be Slowing Down.
- Here’s How to Crush the Virus Until Vaccines Arrive (“To save lives, and save the economy, we need another lockdown.”)
- Trump, TikTok and a dangerous precedent for democracy (“However, critics worry that Trump’s latest attempts to turn the screws on China could set a dangerous, anti-democratic precedent in how governments try to control the way citizens use the internet, which will be applauded by leaders of countries where democracy is already backsliding.”)
- The U.S. economy is on the verge of a ‘lost year’
- We are only beginning to suffer the consequences of Trump’s failures
- As pandemic relief talks flounder, Trump prepares executive actions
- Trump Says He’ll Order Unemployment Payments If Impasse Persists
- Trump Just Makes Negotiations Worse, Republicans Say (“There’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on. President Trump’s involvement in negotiations is net negative.”)
- US election 2020: Democrats call for inquiry into Postal Service changes
- Democrats in Congress demand probe into postmaster general’s ‘threat to mail-in ballots’
- What’s wrong with the mail (“As November nears, the Postal Service is facing a crisis that could interfere with the election.”)
- The threat to U.S. elections is real, and frightening. The public has a right to know.
- Trump’s desperate attacks are revealing the scam Republicans have been pulling for years (“Guns, religion, the debt. It was all a sham.”)
- Coronavirus talks collapse as negotiators fail to reach deal
- Coronavirus deal key to Republicans protecting Senate majority
- Want a democracy? Stop making voting hard.
- Trump nonsensically accuses Democrats of election ‘cheating’ (Trump psychologically projecting yet again.)
- ‘An insidious ploy’: Trump admin’s decision to cut census short could have dire consequences
- The Amazing Disappearing Election (“Donald Trump and the coronavirus are all-consuming topics. What will happen to the rest of the world’s issues?”)
- No, Americans aren’t yearning for more and better “objectivity” in journalism (Journalists who hide behind this are just lazy, cowardly and incompetent.)
- Trump antagonizes GOP megadonor Adelson in heated phone call (“Trump chided the Las Vegas mogul — a financial linchpin of his reelection effort — for not spending more. And now, he might not.”)f
- Remember When People Thought the June Medical SCOTUS Ruling Was a Win for Abortion Rights? Think Again. (“Well shit, Arkansas.”)
- A new video shows another Black man in custody pleading, ‘I can’t breathe,’ before his death
- Facebook appeases conservative firebrands spreading misinformation, documents show (Facebook is a horrible company.)
- Absent presidential leadership, 7 governors start to put the nation back on track
- Dominion reaches agreement on South Carolina renewables + storage tariff to better integrate resources
- Twitter’s enforcement inconsistency undermines its efforts at policy reforms (“After struggling to wipe a doctored video of Nancy Pelosi from the site, Twitter needs to rethink its approach to misinformation”)
- NRA board member Ted Nugent responds to anti-fraud lawsuit: “I’m Schindler but I got a whole bunch of more Jews that I’m saving” (Nugent is a demented, deranged, evil individual.)
- FACT SHEET: Trump Failed to Lead, and Now Virginians Are Paying the Price
- Audio: Far-Right Extremist State Sen. Amanda “WHITE HISTORY” Chase Says She’s “Helping” and “Coaching” VA GOP U.S. Senate Nominee Daniel Gade
- House committee seeks records in coronavirus outbreak inside Virginia immigrant detention center
- After Bob Good Rejects Debate Offer, Cameron Webb Campaign Calls on Good to Participate in Debates and Face Voters
- ConEd, Eversource blasted by New York, Connecticut officials after ‘wholly inadequate’ storm response
- Trumpster Jerry Falwell, Jr. Taking “Indefinite Leave of Absence” From His Roles as President, Chancellor of Liberty University – Effective Immediately
- Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. taking indefinite leave of absence
- Why That Falwell Jr. Yacht Photo Was the Final Straw (“The yacht photo was different. It was the first time a significant number of prominent white conservative evangelicals have publicly criticized Falwell Jr. Mark Walker, a former Southern Baptist pastor and Republican congressman from North Carolina, tweeted that Falwell Jr.’s ‘ongoing behavior is appalling’ and called for him to step down.”)
- Audio: VA Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran Says “This OSIG report obviously is troubling, and we’re taking it very seriously. I will try to reconcile the two stories, because they’re diametrically different.” (“There’s no transcript, but they include quotes from [Adrianne Bennett]…that’s troubling to me…it’s really unfair.”)
- Virginia Republicans to elect party leader as losses mount (Good luck with that, huh?)
- Friday (8/7) Virginia Data on COVID-19: Highest Day-to-Day Increase In Cases (+2,015!) Since Pandemic Began; Largest Day-to-Day Increase in Hospitalizations (+98) Since July 16
- One-day surge in reported COVID-19 cases attributed to data backlog
- Virginia continues to grapple with testing delays as public officials seek workarounds
- Virginia Supreme Court temporarily halts evictions amid pandemic
- Divided Virginia Supreme Court renews eviction moratorium
- Virginia Supreme Court Grants Temporary Statewide Eviction Moratorium
- ‘It’s a story that shouldn’t have happened’: 72-year-old man in Farmville ICE facility dies after testing positive for COVID-19
- Video: VA Senate Dems Discuss Their Police Reform Legislation (Sen. Locke: “these bills are NOT about “being anti-police…not about defunding the police…not about being anti-law enforcement or any other negative propaganda”)
- ‘I get angry about it’: Two weeks after enhanced benefits expire, unemployed Richmonders wait for Congress to deliver relief
- Election Mailer is ‘OK to Use’ Despite Fairfax Problems, Arlington Says (Yep, there’s nothing wrong with it, other than the wrong mailing addresses in Fairfax, Roanoke, etc.)
- Released from jail at height of pandemic, Virginia rape suspect allegedly killed his accuser (“Ibrahim Bouaichi then shot himself as police closed in Wednesday, leaving him in critical condition” Someone like this absolutely should NOT have been released.)
- Williams: Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire’s racism does not merit honor. Remove his name from Richmond spaces.
- Lawyers guild says Floyd Courthouse’s Confederate monument sends wrong message
- 4 Roanoke inmates test positive for COVID-19
- Virginia high school drops Confederate nickname ‘Rebels’
- Schapiro: Stoney’s path to second term might not be that bumpy
- Washington Football Team’s Derrius Guice arrested on domestic violence charges, released from team
- D.C.-area forecast: Temperatures head upward into early next week as rain chances dwindle
