Sunday News: “Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’”; “Congressional oversight of intelligence faces ‘historic crisis'”; “Donald Trump’s America” in Portland; “Liberty students, alumni split on Falwell’s scandalous exit”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 30.

Clashes. Trump people unload paintballs and pepper spray. They shot me too. pic.twitter.com/PwU5pZMLnV

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) August 30, 2020

• Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’ (We need to protect and regrow the forests.)
• Boris Johnson faces Tory wrath as party slumps in shock poll (“Party in despair, senior MP says, as Labour draws level in wake of exam chaos and Covid U-turns”)
• Global Cases Pass 25 Million; India Posts Record: Virus Update
• QAnon supporters join thousands at protest against Germany’s coronavirus rules
• An American Disaster Foretold (“Europeans look at ‘containment’ as the means to deal with Trump.”)
• The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity (“Brains are talking to computers, and computers to brains. Are our daydreams safe?”)
• Climate change may make extreme hurricane rainfall five times more likely, study says
• What Climate Change Does to the Human Body
• Solar Panel Prices Have Dropped Off Cliff & Sunk Into Ocean — Solar Panels 9× Cheaper Than In 2006
• Coronavirus cases climb in the Midwest as more states report growing outbreaks
• The Lawbreakers Trump Loves (“He uses scare tactics about ‘law and order.’ But what distinguishes this White House is its ties to criminals.”)
• Top intelligence office informs congressional committees it’ll no longer brief in-person on election security
• Dems outraged as Trump administration scales back election security briefings (Republicans *should* be outraged as well.)
• Rubio says congressional oversight of intelligence faces ‘historic crisis’ following DNI announcement
• Trump Slams Niece After She Reveals New Audio of President’s Sister Swiping at Ivanka, Eric (“That damn Ivanka puts this picture of the ‘Madonna and child’ on Instagram when the big news of the day was how kids are being ripped from their families”; “Eric’s become the moron publicly”; Ivanka is a “mini Donald”)
• ‘Not going to stop’: Jacob Blake family lead Kenosha march as Trump plans visit
• Trump to visit Kenosha Tuesday, potentially stoking tensions
• Conservative Student Group at ASU Is Raising Money for Kenosha Shooter
• Biden to resume in-person campaigning as race with Trump kicks into gear
• NYT: Biden to condemn violence and link “chaos” to Trump on visit
• Biden, Speaking to National Guard Group, Takes Aim at Republican Criticism on Crime
• Axios-SurveyMonkey poll: Trump trades bounce for a hit to Biden
• Donald Trump’s pathology of victimhood: It’s dangerous for his own party — and the rest of us (“As a clinical psychologist, what I see in Donald Trump is a classic and destructive pattern of malignant narcissism”)
• Fact-checking Trump’s lies is essential. It’s also increasingly fruitless.
• The Census Scales Back A Critical Step: Checking Its Own Work
• The Republicans’ Conspiratorial Convention (“Trump and his supporters claimed that his opponents are seeking to deceive and subdue Americans. It’s a dangerous path.”)
• Trump is the president of the loud minority, not silent majority
• 8 juicy details from the new Melania Trump tell-all book (“First Lady Melania Trump’s former senior adviser and close friend has written a tell-all book that describes the first lady as someone who can’t be trusted and who often competed for influence in the White House with Ivanka Trump.”)
• Leonard Cohen Estate Considering Legal Action After RNC Plays “Halleujah”
• One Shot Dead as Hundreds of Trump Supporters Descend on Portland (“The massive caravan of vehicles waving Trump 2020 flags led to more than a just a few violent encounters with anti-racist protesters.”)
• Deadly Shooting in Portland After Pro-Trump Ralliers Clash With Protesters
• Jerry Falwell Jr.’s downfall won’t change anything for evangelicals
• Jerry Falwell Jr.’s fatal miscalculation (“It seemed strange to hear the heir to the Moral Majority’s founder and the leader of a school that aims to ‘train champions for Christ’ disavowing the responsibility to live a Christian life.”)
• Kennedy scrambles to close gap in Massachusetts (“Trailing in the polls, the young congressman needs to turn things around quickly in his primary bid against Sen. Ed Markey.”)
• Markey vs. Kennedy: A battle royal in the Bay State (Fact is, there was no good reason for Kennedy to primary Markey, who’s been doing a superb job.)
• Burst of success for progressive challengers in U.S. congressional races may fizzle in Massachusetts
• VA State Senator Jill Vogel’s Law Firm Address Listed In Kanye West Court Filing
• Concerned Voters of Virginia Announce Intent to File Lawsuit Challenging Kanye West’s Legitimacy on the Virginia Ballot
• Kanye West campaign in Virginia is accused of deceptive signature gathering
• Video: Elaine for Congress “Signatures” Ad Hits the Air, Telling the Story of the Widow of Deceased Voter Whose Name Appeared On Fraudulent Petitions
• Editorial: Questions for Good and Webb in the 5th District
• Virginia House advances plan for civilian review boards
• Saturday (8/29) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,217 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 118,809), +52 Hospitalizations (to 9,512), +18 Deaths (to 2,568) From Yesterday
• VA Senate GOP Leader Tommy Norment Excoriates Young, Black Woman Speaking on Behalf of Poor Virginians At Risk of Having Their Utilities Cut Off
• Video: Sen. Janet Howell (D) Shares Her Memories of Being at the March on Washington 57 Years Ago
• Video: Ben Tribbett, aka “Not Larry Sabato,” Announces Local Newspaper Project Using “Totally Different Model”; Hopes to Launch “In the Next Month Or So”
• Liberty students, alumni split on Falwell’s scandalous exit
• Student life has resumed at CNU; only 4 cases reported leading up to the start of classes
• ‘Recovery is hard, and the pandemic has made it more difficult:’ Overdose calls up 65% in Richmond
• A pleasant Sunday, then unsettled into the week ahead