by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, September 10.
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— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 9, 2020
- Belarus’s leader turns to violence, the last refuge of a desperate dictator
- Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Still Possible by Year-End, AstraZeneca CEO Says
- Exclusive: Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm – sources
- Winds fuel wildfires in California as blazes rage across US west (This is the climate crisis. We MUST elect the party that will do something about it and ditch the anti-science, anti-environment, know-nothing Republicans as if our lives depend on it. Because they do.)
- Economists Don’t Think The Lower Unemployment Rate Signals A Clear Recovery
- Whistleblower Alleges DHS Told Him To Stop Reporting On Russia Threat
- Trump officials altered intel to downplay threats from Russia, White supremacists, DHS whistleblower says (“Murphy also says CIS director Ken Cuccinelli told him to modify an assessment on White supremacy in order make ‘the threat appear less severe, as well as include information on the prominence of violent ‘left-wing’ groups.'”)
- Former DNI Daniel Coats criticizes suspension of in-person briefings to Congress on election security
- Senate Republicans Plan Vote on ‘Skinny’ Aid Bill (Bad joke.)
- Senate paralyzed over coronavirus relief (That’s “Moscow Mitch” and his Republican-controlled Senate for ya.)
- Trump acknowledges he intentionally downplayed coronavirus threat (“Democrats, led by presidential nominee Joe Biden, denounced President Trump’s actions as revelations from Bob Woodward’s book fueled a sense of outrage.”)
- In Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage,’ a Reporter and a President From Different Universes
- ‘Play it down’: Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book (“Trump admitted he wanted to downplay Covid-19 in recorded interviews with journalist Bob Woodward.”)
- Trump’s unforgivable sin: His covid-19 lies killed Americans
- Stunning new disclosures blow huge holes in Trump’s Potemkin facade
- New audio proves it: Trump deliberately deceived America about the coronavirus
- Panicker-in-Chief Claims He Lied About COVID-19 to ‘Reduce Panic’ (“Panic, however, is his chosen reelection strategy.”)
- Mr. Trump Knew It Was Deadly and Airborne (“He lied about the coronavirus anyway.”)
- How Many Americans Died Because of Donald Trump’s Cruel Lies?
- This is government of the Donald, by the Donald and for the Donald
- If Woodward’s book is a ‘political hit job,’ Trump is the culprit (“Analysis: Of all the self-defeating things he has done, admitting he publicly downplayed the risks of the coronavirus while privately conceding the danger may be the most damaging.”)
- Trump Unable to Escape Virus Fallout as His Own Words Haunt Him
- Trump Was ‘Ecstatic’ About Talking to Woodward—Until He Wasn’t (“The president was itching to sit down with the famed author after not doing so for his first Trump book. And he was egged on by Sen. Lindsey Graham.”)
- Trump says he didn’t want to spark panic. But he’s running on fear. (Of course Trump wants to spark panic, that’s what he does!)
- Behind Woodward’s September surprise: White House aides saw a train wreck coming, then jumped aboard
- Trump Attacked Generals as Weak and Too Focused on Allies, Woodward’s Book Says
- What Bob Woodward’s book tells us about Trump (“The consequences of Trump’s refusal to be straight with the country, we now know, have been tragic.”)
- Biden on Trump concealing coronavirus threat: ‘It’s almost criminal’
- Woodward book: Former intel chief Dan Coats believed “Putin had something on Trump”
- Should Bob Woodward have reported Trump’s virus revelations sooner? Here’s how he defends his decision.
- Pelosi Statement on Revelations that Trump Covered Up COVID-19 Threat (“The horrifying toll of Trump’s deadly disinformation and negligence in the lives of grieving families and to our economy is a historic national tragedy.”)
- Lawsuit against Trump inaugural committee can continue, judge rules
- AP Exclusive: Pence to attend event hosted by QAnon backers
- Trump adds Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz to list of potential Supreme Court justices (Two far-right extremists.)
- Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist is Filled with Anti-LGBT and Extremist Judges
- The Violent Defense of White Male Supremacy (“Trump and his supporters are defending an America where white men can rule and brutalize without consequence.”)
- Postal Service governors back Louis DeJoy, say they are ‘thrilled’ with his performance
- For the Justice Department, Trump’s interests are national interests. That’s how dictatorships work.
- Why Is the DOJ Intervening in E. Jean Carroll’s Suit Against Trump? A Former US Attorney Explains
- DOJ’s move to take over Trump’s defense should have us shouting from the rooftops
- Hysteria is no substitute for a coherent Trump message
- Trump plans for Nevada rallies conflict with virus limits
- Most swing-state voters give Trump poor marks on keeping Americans safe, CNBC/Change Research poll finds
- Trump admitted on tape that he misled the country about COVID-19. Fox personalities immediately excused it. (These people are simply evil.)
- Fox “straight news” shows attack Kamala Harris for refusing to trust Trump’s word on a COVID-19 vaccine (“Fox’s vaunted ‘straight news’ programs repeated Trump campaign talking points by blaming Kamala Harris for public mistrust of vaccine development process”)
- Fox News hypes Trump’s participation trophy of a Nobel Peace Prize nomination (“Trump’s nomination comes from a right-wing Norwegian politician who also nominated him last year; any national legislator in the world can issue one” LOL)
- Facebook gets pushback. More is needed. (Facebook needs to be broken up and reined in, big time.)
- Video: Spanberger Highlights Record on Healthcare, Fighting for Central Virginia Patients & Providers in Latest Ad
- ICYMI: A Third Scott Taylor Staffer is Indicted for Election Fraud
- EMILY’s List Statement on Former Rep. Scott Taylor (R)’s Latest Sexist Comments
- BREAKING: Kanye West Files Appeal With Virginia Supreme Court To Try To Get On 11/3 Ballot
- Kanye West appeals ruling barring him from Virginia presidential ballot to state Supreme Court
- Dr. Cameron Webb Highlighting Kitchen-Table Agenda in Senior Statesmen Forum while Bob Good Deflects
- Bob Good, Cameron Webb differentiate themselves in virtual forum (What the article doesn’t say is that Good used bigoted “dog whistles” and basically just lied.)
- At Senior Statesmen forum, Good and Webb highlight policy differences (This article doesn’t even mention the dog whistles re: AOC, Pelosi, Nadler and Schiff.)
- Video: Cameron Webb Campaign Releases New TV Commercial Highlighting Support from Law Enforcement
- Amid the back-to-school mayhem, a day of lost virtual connections and strengthened real ones
- Virginia Senate Shelves COVID Workers Comp Bill for Now
- Ex-GOP legislator urges Va. delegates to back bill reducing prison sentences after serving his own for fraud (“As a delegate, Ronald A. Villanueva supported bills ‘that weighed heavily on punishment as a method of deterrence.’ He said he has since learned the value of ‘human redemption.’ The measure, advanced by Democrats, will be voted on at the House’s session Thursday.” Villanueva “recently finished serving 10 months in federal prison for contracting fraud.”)
- House passes bill automatically sealing many criminal records 8 years after sentence completed
- Reshaped ‘Marcus Alert’ bill clears Senate budget committee (“The bill, dubbed the Marcus-David Peters Act, moving through the Senate would create call centers and short-term mental health facilities meant to offset the role of law enforcement in situations involving people facing a mental health crisis…Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, who introduced the bill, said its new iteration gives localities more discretion about how exactly to respond to these types of crises: whether law enforcement officers should respond alongside mental health professionals, and if they do, how those officers would interact with the situation.”)
- Police reform package poised for final Senate vote after lawmakers reject prohibition on police unions
- Democratic Senators Block Republican Effort to Prevent Police from Unionizing
- The ‘last pipeline’? Mountain Valley Pipeline remains stalled as it seeks extension from federal regulators
- Wednesday (9/9) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +882 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 129,289), +76 Hospitalizations (to 10,008), +11 Deaths (to 2,697) From Yesterday
- Bleicher and Rubin: Lessons for Corporate Leaders from the Death of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (“Why was the ACP such a fiasco? Because Dominion’s corporate leadership ignored the transformation of the business landscape by public dissatisfaction with government’s and industry’s failure to address climate disruption, destruction of natural habitat, and racial, economic, and environmental injustice.” Seriously, Dominion’s “leadership” should all be fired for gross incompetence.)
- Video: Delegates Cia Price, Lashrecse Aird, Lamont Bagby, Jeff Bourne, Jay Jones “Setting the Record Straight” (“When we are talking about Black suffering, there is something in some people’s minds that would just shut down to remain comfortable”)
- Editorial: 2021 candidates should commit to a debate in Southwest Virginia
- Virginia rolls out initial sports betting rules. Big gambling platforms push back.
- COVID-19 outbreak at Virginia’s largest women’s prison concerns inmate advocates
- Richmond City Council approves ban on firearms at public events (“The law prohibits the carrying of guns at public events such as protests, whether the gatherings are permitted or not, and also will apply to nearby public areas such as sidewalks and roadways.”)
- Virginia police charged the state’s top Black legislator with a felony. It’s absurd. (It wasn’t “Virginia police”)
- Charlottesville approves ban on guns at city properties
- Virginia Beach schools won’t be able to start in-person learning for at least 2 weeks later than planned
- Hampton paid a private investigator to follow a department head accused of having an affair with an employee
- Fairfax Co. Library Board trustee apologizes for race remarks; calls for resignation continue (“…he has been condemned by 27 civic groups across Fairfax County in an open letter, by fellow board members, and the public.”)
- Norfolk police tried a controversial facial recognition app that has billions of photos — maybe yours (“The police chief ordered detectives to stop, saying residents ‘don’t trust it.’ Clearview AI compares an unknown face with billions of images scraped from social media and the web.”)
- Tropical downpours today could produce areas of flooding
