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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 4.
- Climate change-fueled heatwaves could kill millions (“This summer’s record-setting heat spells portend a far deadlier future.”)
- It’s Time for American Leaders to Wake Up to the Threat of Climate Change for the Good of the Planet and Business
- ‘There’s still a choice’: New Zealand’s melting glaciers show the human fingerprints of climate change
- Global report: Covid risks ‘generational catastrophe’ warns UN; Latin America exceeds 5m cases (“Brazil president’s chief of staff tests positive; Trump says US ‘doing well’; record fines in Australia for not isolating”)
- Trump Says U.S. Should Get Slice of TikTok Sale Price
- China Won’t Allow a TikTok ‘Smash and Grab’ by U.S., State Media Warns
- Trump’s anti-China strategy at home will hurt U.S. companies around the world
- Chinese state media slams U.S. as a ‘rogue country’ for its planned ‘smash and grab’ of TikTok
- The Unemployed Stare Into the Abyss. Republicans Look Away. (“The cruelty and ignorance of Trump and his allies are creating another gratuitous disaster.”)
- How the Pandemic Defeated America (“A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.”)
- Unemployment debate sparks GOP divisions
- Trump spinning virus failure as a win again by celebrating ‘encouraging’ progress
- Trump says nationwide lockdown would ‘ultimately inflict more harm than it would prevent’
- Watch the full “Axios on HBO” interview with President Trump
- With Jobless Aid Expired, Trump Sidelines Himself in Stimulus Talks
- Pelosi, Mnuchin Signal First Halting Progress on Stimulus Deal
- Donald Trump on the ropes in interview over US Covid-19 death toll (“President again says he is doing ‘incredible job’ fighting pandemic and casts doubt on Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death”)
- Trump Org under investigation for ‘insurance and bank fraud,’ filing suggests
- D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests
- New York prosecutor investigating Trump Organization for ‘possible criminal activity’
- Manhattan district attorney raises scope of Trump probe
- ‘Congress’ Is Not Flailing. Republicans Are. (“With whom, exactly, are the Democrats supposed to negotiate here in Bedlam?”)
- Trump calls states with Democratic governors ‘bad states’
- Trump’s name should live in infamy
- Fact check: Another Trump briefing, more Trump falsehoods on coronavirus and mail-in voting
- Trump’s bag of tricks comes up empty against Biden (“His untamed political instincts, once treated by Republicans with an almost mystical revery, look increasingly unlikely to stave off defeat.”)
- Don’t let the Trump administration rush the census count
- Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month
- Trump is resurrecting the census’s horrific history
- Trump promises to ‘Respect our Military!’ His hypocrisy is sickening.
- Census Bureau will finish count earlier than expected, deliver data to Trump (“The bureau’s director says it ‘continues its work on meeting the requirements’ of the president’s request to exclude undocumented immigrants.”)
- Trump’s Latest Move at the Pentagon Is Brazenly Unlawful (“But does anyone care, anymore?”)
- Coronavirus cases are climbing in Midwest states with previously low infections
- After months of favor, Birx raises Trump’s ire with grim coronavirus assessment
- Are we witnessing the final collapse of “objective” political reporting? Let’s hope so (“Elite newsroom rationales for phony objectivity began to crumble long before Trump. But now there’s no excuse”)
- The media still hasn’t learned to corner Trump’s lackeys (“Can reporters learn to ask a decent follow-up, for goodness’ sake?”)
- Trump Vaccine Adviser Warns That Scrutiny Of Him Will Delay Arrival Of Coronavirus Vaccine
- Trump continues to lose ground in 2020 election as nation grapples with coronavirus
- Exclusive: Trump declines to praise John Lewis, citing inauguration snub
- Chad Wolf emerges as Trump’s favorite Department of Homeland Security chief (That means he’s very, very bad.)
- Right-wing media focuses on ‘imaginary controversy’ suggesting Biden won’t debate Trump
- It’s time for Senate Republicans to answer for their toadyism
- Biden assails Trump’s ‘bald-faced lies’ about voting by mail
- How Changes to the USPS Might Affect Voting by Mail
- Trump’s assault on mail voting threatens his reelection bid
- Postal Service says it has ‘ample capacity’ to handle election after Trump casts doubt
- Watchdog Calls For Probe Amid Fears Of ‘Voter Suppression Tactics’ Through Postal Service
- NASA is on an epic roll. But can it keep the momentum going? (“It just launched a rover to Mars and returned astronauts from the space station. But Congress recently said no to its budget request.”)
- A Line-by-Line Analysis of the Hilarious ‘Case for Trump’(“Hugh Hewitt occupies a rare place in the media ecosystem. The white haired, genial talk radio host who used to host a show on MSNBC, was the subject of a somewhat flattering 2005 New Yorker profile, and still writes a column for the Washington Post, and at least purports to engage with audiences outside the right-wing alternative information ecosystem. Yet unlike the vast majority of conservative pundits in the mainstream media, he has not turned on Donald Trump. He has lavished the president with almost unbroken loyalty even as he attempts to maintain his veneer of intellectualism.” Embarrassing all around.)
- How white supremacy infected Christianity and the Republican Party (“A conversation with Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute.”)
- New FBI Documents From Mueller’s Russia Investigation Reveal What Witnesses Said About Trump
- Fred Trump Tells You Everything There Is To Know About Donald (Evil, broken people.)
- Even Republicans found a Trump nominee too bigoted. Trump appointed him anyway.
- Two Black moms took their kids to the Mall. Secret Service officers confronted them with guns, they said.
- What You Need To Know About Today’s Elections In Kansas, Michigan And Missouri
- Kansas set to decide Kobach’s fate — and possibly the Senate’s
- Two People Linked to Kanye West’s Campaign Are Active in GOP Politics
- Massive coronavirus outbreak envelops Rutgers football team
- Obama endorses several Virginia Democrats who are running for Congress in tight races
- Congress pushes back on White House bid to cut funding for Virginia-class submarines
- Monday (8/3) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,324 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 93,106), +63 Hospitalizations (to 8,018), +0 Deaths (to 2,218) From Yesterday
- “LAURA PAC” Finds 58.7% of Virginia Jurisdictions Reopening Schools Under “Hybrid” Model; 18.1% Not Clear/TBD; 9.0% “All Remote” [UPDATED]
- Editorial: Could Riggleman the governorship win as an independent? (Yes, that’s the headline of this Roanoke Times editorial – “Could Riggleman the governorship win” – huh?)
- Assessing a Possible Kirk Cox (R) for Governor Candidacy in 2021 [UPDATED – Cox Confirmed He’s Seriously Considering It]
- Former GOP House Speaker Kirk Cox considering run for Virginia governor
- Video: State Sen. Amanda Chase (R) Asks Supporters to Pray for Her Not to “Hurt Somebody” in Upcoming Special Session (“They really do make me angry a lot. I call this the spirit of slap, it comes over me sometimes…”)
- Every District Court in Virginia Is Already Hearing Eviction Cases
- Jerry Falwell Jr. Posted — Then Deleted — a Bizarre ‘Vacation Photo’ From Instagram
- Trump BFF Jerry Falwell, Jr. Strikes Again – No “Pool Boy” This Time…Just “Unzipped Drunken Debauchery”
- Audio: Virginia Senate GOP Spokesperson Sees Special Session as Potentially Not “Manageable”; Bashes Employee Paid Sick Leave “Mandate”; Mocks Elizabeth Warren As “Everybody’s Favorite Scold…School Marm From New England”
- Paul Goldman Writes VA Election Commissioner, Argues Redistricting Referendum Unconstitutional
- With wildlife corridor plan, Virginia officials hope to reduce highway collisions with animals (It’s about f’ing time! Now, let’s do even more…the current situation is appalling.)
- Why do we know more about a rabid raccoon attack than COVID-19 outbreaks in Virginia?
- Virginia Set To Release COVIDWISE App To Public This Week
- To win over this critic, Dominion Energy needs to prioritize energy efficiency (Yep, we need “decoupling” or whatever it takes to force Dominion to do this. ASAP.)
- Why I Sold Dominion Energy
- EDITORIAL: Virginia teachers deserve to be protected during pandemic
- Lawmakers Face Even More Calls to Transform Police Ahead of Special Session
- Hospitals, physicians sue Virginia over budget cuts to Medicaid rates for ER visits
- Richmond judge dismisses one Confederate monument lawsuit, allows another to stand (“Another injunction means Gov. Ralph Northam is blocked from removing the Robert E. Lee monument for 90 days.”)
- Northam faces new hurdle in bid to remove Richmond’s Robert E. Lee statue
- Richmond Public Schools outlines next steps for virtual learning
- Arlington GOP leader doxes neighbors who complain about mask-less businesses
- Roanoke mayoral candidate Bowers says he does not favor demands to defund police
- After Richmond City Council backs permanent removal, city to field offers for Confederate statues
- Norfolk, Virginia Beach report triple digit coronavirus case increases from Sunday
- Hanover will temporarily return signs to Lee-Davis High, Stonewall Jackson Middle (Seriously?)
- Dominion Energy says restoring power to all customers after storm could take a few days
- Isle of Wight changes mind on hybrid reopening plan; only pre-K through third grade to have in-person school
- Rally seeks removal of Confederate memorial in Caroline
- ‘Flood City’: Norfolk’s issues with sea level rise at center of new national podcast
- Peninsula localities prep for Isaias, hold off on opening shelters
- Virginia braces for power outages, flooded roads from Tropical Storm Isaias
- 6 A.M.UPDATE: Isaias spawns tornadoes and heavy rain as storm’s center nears southeast Va.
- Tropical storm conditions possible today with heavy rains and high winds
