by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 2.
As Virginians face the grim milestone of 90,000 COVID cases & the threat from Hurricane Isaias, President Trump is spending his day playing golf, or whatever this is. We don’t need more weekend golf trips. We need a president who will work to contain this pandemic. https://t.co/q97kd2trsE
— Cristóbal Alex (@CristobalJAlex) August 2, 2020
- A KGB Man to the End (“The origins of Putin’s worldview—and the rise of Russia’s new ruling class” Trump’s BFF)
- When It Comes to Covid Shots, Rich Nations Are First in Line
- 20,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 21 days, CDC ensemble forecast shows
- Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins
- Coronavirus threat rises across U.S.: ‘We just have to assume the monster is everywhere’ (Lots of good information in this WaPo article, but…the phrase, “Some governors immediately took the White House warnings to heart” led to this top-rated comment – “What kind of crappy reporting is that? The three of you should be fired on the spot! The “White House” has given no such warnings. Fauci, Birx, Johns-Hopkins, NIH, etc. are NOT the “White House”. We don’t hear any warnings at all from Trump, or even his wife. All we hear is voo-doo medicine and nothing about distancing, masks, or even washing hands. Trump is too busy playing golf and deflecting to other nonsense like China, hydroxycholoroquine, delaying the Election, Sleepy Joe. He’s not even participating to guide Congress to come up with a decent relief package and, instead, seems to be enjoying watching America suffer with its back against the wall to try to put food on the table. The “White House” is the reason for most of the deaths we’ve suffered. The “White House” literally is guilty of negligent homicide for the vast majority of the 150k deaths so far.”)
- ‘Wrong!’: Trump slams Fauci over testimony on Covid-19 surge (As always, Trump is wrong.)
- Stimulus impasse threatens both economy and Trump (And it’s Trump’s own fault, plus Senate Republicans.)
- Progress seen in coronavirus relief talks — but still ‘a lot of work to do’
- Is Sarah Cooper the Reason Donald Trump Wants to Ban TikTok?
- Microsoft and Bytedance Put TikTok Talks on Hold After Trump Signals Opposition
- Barr may try to spin his ‘investigation’ before the election. Don’t believe him.
- Barr would fire Barr if he were any other Justice Department lawyer
- After Plummeting, the Virus Soars Back in the Midwest
- The Lincoln Project’s plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
- Rep. Raúl Grijalva tests positive for COVID-19, is symptom-free
- Will Trump defy the voters? Let him try. (“The institutions of democracy weren’t ready for a threat such as Trump, and they haven’t always, or even mostly, met the test. But they’re more resilient than you think.”)
- The new anti-Biden attack, same as the old anti-Biden attack (Yawn.)
- Media to be banned from Republican convention due to coronavirus restrictions (“In a modern first, the press will not be present when the GOP votes to renominate Donald Trump for president”)
- GOP convention in Charlotte closed to press, portions will be livestreamed
- GOP: Renomination of Trump to be held in private (Yeah, well, they have a LOT to hide!)
- Trump’s campaign in crisis as aides attempt August reset before time runs out
- ‘Nobody likes me,’ Trump complains, as even his allies fade
- Alienated by Trump, Suburban Voters Sour on G.O.P. in Battle for the House
- What will guide Joe Biden’s vice presidential decision (“Analysis: Biden’s best bet is hammering home the three c’s with his vice-presidential pick: competence, character and compassion.”)
- Biden calls on Congress to pass emergency housing package
- ‘Castro sympathizer’: Florida GOP moves to sink Bass over Cuba (Yeah, combine that with her praise of Scientology, and she’s probably off the list.)
- In Trumpworld, the Grown-Ups in the Room All Left, and Got Book Deals
- Trump and the GOP Establishment Are Falling Out of Love
- DHS Reassigns Official Following Intelligence Reports On Journalists, Protesters
- Ten bucks left, no place to go: How the pandemic and a broken unemployment system are upending people’s lives
- Storm Isaias churns close to Florida’s east coast
- Kanye West Is Still Trying to Get on the Ballot (“West’s earlier efforts face legal scrutiny”)
- How ‘good White people’ derail racial progress
- Private school attended by Barron Trump prohibited from in-person learning until October as President pushes openings
- GOP dread over possible Kobach nomination in Kansas
- Kelly Loeffler takes BLM criticism to host with white supremacist ties
- Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker
- Cardinals’ coronavirus outbreak grows with more positives, further imperiling MLB season (This season is absurd.)
- Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ actor who appeared in Quaker Oats commercials, dies at 85
- Scott “Petitiongate” Taylor’s Election Fraud Reaches Major Milestone: He’s “now been under investigation longer than he served in Congress”
- Virginia lawmakers want to weaken the governor’s emergency powers
- Government officials adopt plan to expand Washington region trail network to 1,400 miles
- Editorial: Support redistricting reform on Nov. 3 (Do the exact opposite of what the RTD editorial page tells you on this.)
- Editorial: Virginia’s HBCUs need consistent support to thrive
- Video: Possible 2021 VA GOP Candidate for Governor Claims “we’re not defunding police; we’re building a criminal empire and we’re gonna look like Chicago”
- Audio: “What does the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s cancellation mean for Virginia energy?”
- Judge rules against Virginia Uranium’s ‘one last effort’ to mine Virginia deposit
- Interactive Map of Virginia School Divisions and How They’re Reopening Shows Majority of Population in “Virtual” Mode, Most Others “Hybrid” with 100% “Virtual” Option
- Saturday (8/1) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +913 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 90,801), +44 Hospitalizations (to 7,910), +41 Deaths (to 2,215) From Yesterday
- Editorial: The (economic) contact tracers that rural Virginia needs
- Carroll: Drug courts are defeating the disease of addiction in Southwest Virginia
- The lies our textbooks told my generation of Virginians about slavery (“State leaders went to great lengths to instill their gauzy version of the Lost Cause in young minds”)
- Across Virginia, officials weigh removing Confederate icons
- Former University of Lynchburg students call on school to cut ties with Liberty University, remove Falwell name from dorm terrace
- Arlington Seeks to Enforce Physical Distancing, Limit Congregating on Posted Sidewalks, Streets (“Violators could face a traffic fine of up to $100”)
- Fredericksburg-area law enforcement leaders open to shifting some police duties
- City schools, nonprofits eye partnerships to support families during all-virtual start
- As Richmond-area kids head back to virtual school, working parents are in ‘panic mode’ to balance it all
- In Williamsburg area, no tourists and no theme parks are far more than an inconvenience
- Isaias, downgraded to tropical storm, continues slow push north; evacuation orders issued for Hatteras Island
- Back to high heat today; heavy rain threat from Isaias late Monday and Tuesday
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