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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, September 3…two months until the most important election of our lives, and just over two weeks until we can start voting here in Virginia!
and not ONE newspaper tomorrow will call for his resignation https://t.co/jfxZZL5xtg
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) September 2, 2020
- It’s no wonder Putin thinks he can get away with poisoning his adversaries (“He has Trump in his pocket.”)
- Trump’s refusal to join a global vaccine effort epitomizes an America that’s isolated and weak
- Calls mount for Germany to rethink Nord Stream 2 pipeline after Navalny poisoning (They should rethink it for a bunch of reasons, including geopolitics and also climate.)
- China to Plan Sweeping Support for Chip Sector to Counter Trump
- Renewables through the roof, as small-scale solar heads to stunning new highs (“Australia is on track to add a stunning 6.3GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2020, thanks largely to a rooftop solar market that has defied the odds of the Covid-19 pandemic and is headed to a record total of just under 3GW for the year.”)
- Trump promised a 350-ship Navy. China actually built it.
- Orsted, the World’s Offshore Wind Giant, Gets Serious About Solar (“A company synonymous with offshore wind is building 700 megawatts of U.S. solar plants, signaling the era of the renewable energy ‘major.'”)
- As election nears, Trump builds the very ‘deep state’ he railed against (“White House manipulation of US intelligence on Russian and Chinese interference may rival WMD fiasco that led to Iraq war, say experts” Trumpsters are almost always psychologically projecting what THEY want to do, themselves.)
- U.S. debt to hit a record $3.3 trillion, bigger than the economy’s size for the first time since WWII (Where’s the “Tea Party” now? Why don’t they care about deficits/debts? Think about that one.)
- CDC Tells States to Get Ready for Nov. 1 Vaccine Distribution
- Gerald Ford Rushed Out a Vaccine. It Was a Fiasco. (“Trump should keep that in mind as he pushes for a coronavirus shot.”)
- Americans Increasingly Polarized When It Comes To Racial Justice Protests, Poll Finds
- Sanders Says Trump Joked About Her ‘Taking One for the Team’ With Kim Jong-un
- Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Is Only a Stop-Gap Measure
- Trump Sows Chaos—but He Doesn’t Reap It (“He rarely benefits from the bedlam around him.”)
- Biden presidency could decarbonize US power sector by 2035, Trump win would delay past 2050: Woodmac (This is huge; in and of itself a crystal clear reason to vote for Biden over Trump.)
- Trump’s alarm on crime fell flat in 2018. Now he’s betting his re-election on it. (“The president wagered that fears of violence and unrest would eclipse the coronavirus pandemic as a voting issue for Americans this fall. The latest polls suggest that isn’t happening.”)
- Trump and RNC sue Montana over mail-in voting (This is bonkers. Let’s not normalize any of this.)
- Trump says North Carolinians should vote twice – despite it being illegal
- Trump suggests voting twice, once by mail and once in person (“The president encouraged voters to cast ballots twice to ensure their vote is counted. Intentionally voting twice is illegal, and in many states, including North Carolina, it is a felony.”)
- Trump won’t stop interfering in the election (“In his latest assault on the integrity of November’s vote, Trump denigrated mail-in voting and appeared to suggest North Carolinians should try to vote twice”)
- Trump encourages North Carolina residents to vote twice to test mail-in system (Trump is now encouraging people to commit a felony.)
- U.S. attorney general says mail-in voting open to ‘fraud and coercion’ (God forbid Reuters can put FALSELY in their headline, when something is wildly, blatantly, objectively FALSE. F’ing media.)
- Attorney General William Barr: ‘I don’t think there are two justice systems’ (Barr is the worst.)
- Debate moderators shouldn’t be afraid to ask Trump embarrassing questions (“The president has a lot to answer for.” If they don’t ask these questions, they will have failed.)
- I speak with a computerized voice. Republicans used it to put words in my mouth. (“It’s the latest step in the GOP creating its own reality, and it’s not the last.” Very, very dangerous. Should be illegal if it already isn’t.)
- Joe Biden capitalizes on Trump’s Kenosha catastrophe (“The president is on defense, and cannot summon courage to quell violence.”)
- Nothing has turned around for Trump (“The president’s string of bad news continues.”)
- States Report Coronavirus Cases Linked To Sturgis, S.D., Motorcycle Rally
- Trump’s Base Is Shrinking As Whites Without A College Degree Continue To Decline
- House Subpoenas Embattled Postal Service Leader Over Delays
- Trump campaign aide was paid $20,000 a month by Bannon nonprofit linked to alleged fraud (Anyone connected to Bannon should probably be looked into.)
- Trump campaign excuses Kenosha gunman: Americans ‘have to defend themselves’ (Yep, Hogan Gidley…ugh.)
- Exclusive: Biden garners more Republican endorsements, this time from ex-governors
- Joe Biden Accuses Trump Of Ignoring COVID-19 Pandemic And Stoking Unrest (“‘Where is the president? Why isn’t he working on this?,’ the former vice president asked ahead of his trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin.”)
- ‘Get off Twitter’: Biden berates Trump over coronavirus, school reopenings
- Trump Moves to Cut Federal Funding From Democratic Cities (Disgraceful and unacceptable, of course.)
- Biden raises a record-shattering $364 million in August
- Why is Trump still behind in the polls? Coronavirus, not crime, seems to worry more Americans.
- Biden posts stunning monthly cash haul: $365 million
- This is why Trump is still losing
- CNN Poll: Biden’s lead persists post-conventions
- Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump among likely voters in key states
- Trump May Have Gotten A Convention Bounce. But It’s Very Slight And May Already Be Fading.
- Biden Holds Lead Over Trump as Conventions Fail to Reshape Polls
- Black Man Died of Suffocation After Officers Put Hood on Him (“Relatives of the man, Daniel Prude, said the police officers involved in his death in March in Rochester, N.Y., should be charged with murder.” My god…)
- Texas gusher of massive utility-scale solar development (“Texas is perfect for big solar and is one of the fastest growing solar energy markets in the country. Although the state has no renewable portfolio standard, it has Texas sun, lots of land and a competitive energy-only marketplace. Here’s our evolving list of the big Texas solar projects.”)
- How Markey beat Kennedy: The miracle of being green
- Covid-19 has killed more police officers this year than all other causes combined, data shows
- HHS spokesperson Michael Caputo pushed COVID-19 conspiracy theories and praised white supremacists in unearthed podcast (“In a podcast unearthed by Media Matters, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Michael Caputo spread baseless conspiracy theories about the coronavirus, praised white supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos, and said Democrats are ‘counting’ on COVID-19 fatalities in order to win the election against President Donald Trump.”)
- GOP organizations in Texas, Oklahoma, and California are using a flyer with the QAnon slogan to promote pro-Trump events (This party is completely off the deep end.)
- Sen. Joni Ernst floats QAnon conspiracy theory about inflated COVID death count: “So skeptical” (“Joni Ernst’s state of Iowa has seen an explosion of COVID cases, but she suggests maybe the numbers aren’t real” Ernst is unhinged.)
- Speaker Pelosi calls salon visit a ‘set-up,’ refuses to apologize (This is an actual news story???)
- American Christianity’s White-Supremacy Problem (“History, theology, and culture all contribute to the racist attitudes embedded in the white church.”)
- Devin Nunes May Be Trump’s ‘Person’ Who Witnessed the Antifa Plane ‘Firsthand’ (Ha, of course…)
- Hall of Fame pitcher for New York’s ‘Miracle’ Mets of 1969 dies at 75 (RIP)
- Vice President Mike Pence to speak at VMI next week
- As Mike Pence Plans Trip to VMI, Virginia Democrats Expose the Trump Administration’s Broken Promises to the Country’s Veterans
- Bob Good Downplays the Severity of COVID-19
- Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Endorsed by U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2020 Reelection Campaign
- Biden for President Virginia Launches Asian American and Pacific Islanders for Biden Leadership Council to Mobilize Community Ahead of Election
- Sen. Tim Kaine, Congresswoman Elaine Luria visit Latino-owned restaurants in Hampton Roads
- Rep. Wexton hopeful for new stimulus deal
- Warner gets earful from Fredericksburg-area veterans about the VA
- It Sounds Like Mark Herring’s Running for Reelection as Virginia Attorney General After All…[CONFIRMED] (Note that Blue Virginia broke this story, ahead of the WaPo, Roanoke Times, RTD, etc.)
- Attorney General Mark Herring will seek third term and will not run for governor
- Mark Herring to run again for Virginia attorney general, skipping governor’s race
- Wednesday (9/2) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +927 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 122,542), +57 Hospitalizations (to 9,678), +29 Deaths (to 2,641) From Yesterday
- Late-Night Tweetstorm Summarizes Proposed Expungement Legislation To Be Hear In House Courts Committee Today
- BREAKING: Virginia AG Mark Herring Files Response Brief and Motion for Emergency Hearing in Kanye West Lawsuit (“To mitigate as much as possible the chance that localities fail to send out the necessary ballots by September 19, the Commonwealth Defendants request that the Court grant this motion to hear this matter post haste”)
- Officers concerned as police reform measures advance in Virginia General Assembly (“Who in Virginia right now would want to be a police officer?”)
- Deconstructing Today’s Roanoke Times Op-Ed, “Don’t Be Fooled Virginia, Trump Just Might Pull Off the Unexpected Here”
- Jennifer Boysko and Roslyn Tyler column: Virginia is committed to investing in long overdue broadband infrastructure
- Virginia, just legalize marijuana already (Agreed. Legalize, regulate and tax it.)
- Senate Committee Sidelines School Nurse Legislation
- Proposals to ease utility bill burdens during pandemic facing uphill road
- Lawmakers struggle to balance shielding businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits while keeping workers safe from the virus
- Virginia Democrats advance bills allowing prisoners to shorten sentences with good behavior
- Virginia ABC surpasses $1 billion in sales again, up by almost $120M – despite a 19% loss of restaurant sales
- Unique Partnership in Appalachia Will Bring 10 Megawatts of Solar, New Jobs to Southwest Virginia
- Appalachian solar effort a reality after backers powered through setbacks
- Fairfax, Chesterfield, Loudoun, Arlington, Albemarle, Montgomery, Franklin, York Counties Named 2020 Digital Counties Survey Winners
- Gray asks Richmond prosecutor to appoint special investigator to probe Stoney’s handling of contract for Confederate statue removal
- Editorial: Without action, the future for farmers looks grim (“A changing climate is making conditions difficult for Virginia, a problem that will only get worse and which will require innovative solutions.” It’s not just “changing,” by the way…the media needs to use much more descriptive and powerful words, like “heating” or whatever.)
- Editorial: Central Virginia Transportation Authority puts the Richmond region in a better place
- Attorneys, witnesses say RPD used excessive force in protest arrests. Police defend their actions.
- Nonprofits to plant 650 trees in formerly segregated neighborhoods impacted by extreme heat
- Editorial: Why is Southwest Virginia on track to have the state’s highest rate of virus infections?
- Ewing Resigns from Fairfax County Library Board (“Trustee Rosenthal apologizes for disruption.”)
- Loudoun Supervisors to Join School Segregation Apology
- Loudoun County moving toward gun ban in county spaces
- A Norfolk city worker died from coronavirus, and more got sick. Some say the city has failed to protect them.
- Man fired for refusing to remove ‘Trump 2020’ hat at Newport News Shipbuilding
- Footage of Richmond School Arrest Draws Criticism
- Authorities investigating death of woman in back of Spotsylvania patrol cruiser
- Virginia Tech football dealing with increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases (Just stop.)
- Not the hottest, not the wettest, but Richmond’s summer was exceptional all the same
- Steamy with severe storms threatening today before a superb weekend
