by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 23.
“We need 9 justices. You need that. With the unsolicited millions of ballots that they’re sending … you’re gonna need 9 justices.” — Trump suggests he’s counting on SCOTUS to have his back when he makes claims of election fraud following November’s election pic.twitter.com/Ju8ShMe8MN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 22, 2020
- Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial.
- Trump Gives the U.N. Seven Minutes of Nonsense (“The president is done pretending he cares.”)
- At the UN, China’s Xi showed he understands the system better than Trump
- Trump’s contempt for truth leaves a toxic legacy around the world
- The Republican Party is an authoritarian outlier (“Compared to center-right parties in developed democracies, the GOP is dangerously far from normal.”)
- The end of fossil fuel cars: Tesla battery gains to trigger $30 trillion EV boom (Tesla “aims to make 20 million a year and also promised a $US25,000 electric vehicle within three years that will be fully autonomous and cheaper than its fossil fuel rivals.”)
- Tesla Battery Day: Expect Battery Costs to Drop by Half Within 3 Years (“Changes in battery form factor, materials, supply chain and manufacturing could add up to game-changing savings, says Elon Musk.”)
- World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Will Boast World’s Largest Installed Turbines (“On the day it walks away from coal, GE bags a huge 2.4-gigawatt turbine order for the U.K.‘s Dogger Bank project.”)
- Trump put a China trade deal over American lives
- Lukashenko abruptly sworn in, Belarus opposition calls for more protests
- CIA clamps down on flow of Russia intelligence to White House (“Critics of the shift in approach say it seems designed to appease the president.”)
- China Threatens to Kill TikTok Deal Over ‘Dirty’ Trump Tactics
- Trump’s ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as ‘object of pity’
- Dutch lawmakers demand answers after U.S. ambassador holds party for right-wing populists at embassy
- The Russian Trolls Have a Simpler Job Today. Quote Trump.
- Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking American democracy.
- Trump Says Reporters Covering Protests Deserve to be Attacked
- Mike Pompeo Hits Campaign Trail for Trump in Shift for Top Diplomat (Another norm violated by the Trumpsters.)
- Wall Street fears meltdown over election and Supreme Court
- How Trump let Covid-19 win (“Trump’s magical thinking couldn’t beat the coronavirus. America is stuck with the consequences.”)
- “It affects virtually nobody”: Trump erases coronavirus victims as US death toll hits 200,000 (“Trump’s Covid-19 rhetoric hit new heights of irresponsibility in Ohio.”)
- Trump again minimizes the pandemic as officials warn of a fall surge
- Reopening Colleges Likely Fueled Covid-19 Significantly, Study Finds
- After 200,000 coronavirus deaths, the US faces another rude awakening
- Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell and the Republican Party play victims. Don’t let them.
- With Court Prize in Sight, Republicans Unite Behind Trump Once Again
- The Special Hell of Trump’s Supreme Court Appointment (“With a nonexistent mandate, he does extraordinary damage”)
- With Romney’s Support, GOP Likely Has Votes To Move Ahead With Ginsburg’s Replacement
- Handmaid’s Tale? U.S. Supreme Court candidate’s religious community under scrutiny
- Despair at CDC after Trump influence: ‘I have never seen morale this low’
- Yes, airborne transmission is happening. The CDC needs to set the record straight.
- Senate Republicans bet it all on the Supreme Court — again
- Most voters worry Trump is trying to release coronavirus vaccine too quickly, to help his reelection, polls say
- Trump Is Trashing the Constitution to Stay in Power (“His attacks on the postal service and the census are laying the groundwork to steal the election.”)
- House Democrats and Trump admin strike deal to avert government shutdown
- Cindy McCain Endorses Biden, Citing Trump’s Disparagement of Troops
- Barr can make the Justice Department help Trump in election disputes. Here’s how.
- House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill To Keep Government Running
- Donald Trump Jr. is actively helping his father corrupt the election
- Trump is behind in nearly every poll in 3 major swing states
- The White House: Trump’s always-coming-soon health-care plan is coming soon
- Trump extends ban on racial discrimination training to federal contractors
- What The Supreme Court’s Unusually Big Jump To The Right Might Look Like
- GOP will ask Supreme Court to limit mail voting in Pennsylvania in first post-RBG test
- Latinos are disproportionately getting sick, dying of coronavirus, exacerbating historic inequalities
- The Partisan, Gender and Generational Differences Among Black Voters Heading Into Election Day
- Moderator Announces Topics for First Presidential Debate (Disgraceful: No climate crisis and something which bizarrely lumps together “Race and Violence in our Cities.” WTF?)
- GOP senators who play with fire with the Supreme Court will get scorched
- A Trump comeback at this point would be unprecedented (“An incumbent president down this much has never come back.”)
- Kamala Harris Downplays Debate Skills as Buttigieg Stands In for Pence
- 200,000 Dead and All Trump Offered Was a Cynical Election Ploy
- Fact check: Trump campaign posts another dishonestly snipped Biden quote to make him sound confused
- Battleground State Voters Strongly Prefer Biden to Trump on Climate, a New Poll Finds (“After a summer of extreme weather, Americans demand climate leadership.”)
- Scoop: Meadows puts agencies on notice about staff shake-up
- The RNC is wiring cash to Texas. Is it a 2020 battleground?
- ‘You can win this!’: how Beto O’Rourke is becoming Joe Biden’s greatest ally
- Fox’s “straight news” coverage of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death was largely recycled right-wing talking points
- Fox News has complained about coronavirus health measures nearly 5 times as often as it reported the national death toll since Sept. 1 (“American lives lost to coronavirus are just a footnote in Fox News’ coverage”)
- Pro-Trump media accuse Democrats of being “anti-science” for trusting scientists
- CCAN Action Fund Supports Joe Biden, Calls on Other Groups to Oppose Trump Now
- Terry McAuliffe column: A federal privacy law Is essential to economic recovery
- Senators Warner and Kaine, Rep. Donald McEachin Demand Response From Bureau of Prisons re: Worsening Conditions at Virginia Facilities
- Video: Elaine for Congress Releases New Television Ad “Scare” About Scott Taylor’s Continued Intimidation Tactics
- Video: Appallingly Dishonest, Demagogic, Disgraceful Performance by Rep. Rob Wittman (R) in Final VA01 Debate (It was a “Gish gallop” of lies by Wittman; Democrat Qasim Rashid, in contrast, was grounded in fact, reality)
- Trump to visit blue Virginia — but advisers say he’s eyeing North Carolina (“The Newport News rally is intended to reach voters across the border, a Trump campaign official says.”)
- Trump to hold airport rally in Newport News Friday night
- House committee kills two Senate bills that would have required greater Virginia Parole Board transparency
- Video: Gov. Northam Announces Refinancing Plan to Save Virginia Colleges and Universities More Than $300 Million Over Next Two Years
- With costs up and revenue down for public colleges during coronavirus, one governor has a plan: Refinance (We should do the same for a lot of things, starting with accelerating the clean energy transition.)
- State delegate joins business owners in lawsuit challenging Virginia’s virus workplace safety regulations (LaRock, of course…)
- Va. Senate panel votes to keep public hearing rules for Confederate statue removals
- Almost a million Virginians have already asked for a ballot — far more than voted absentee in 2016
- Most new virus cases occur when people relax precautions to be near others, health officials warn
- Virginia legislator who tested positive for coronavirus warned his church, but House colleagues say they weren’t informed
- Tuesday (9/22) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +872 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 142,010), +62 Hospitalizations (to 10,675), +39 Deaths (to 3,060) From Yesterday
- VA House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn Rips VA House GOP’s Lack of Disclosure on Del. Tommy Wright (R)’s Positive Test for COVID-19
- House speaker faults ‘troubling’ lack of transparency on delegate’s reported illness, absence
- Williams: A militia in Halifax County wants official approval to assist law enforcement. That’s a terrible idea.
- Virginia NAACP: “These acts of voter intimidation are illegal, and Virginians deserve to be able to cast their vote without fear”
- Fairfax’s top prosecutor says staffing ‘crisis’ will hurt county’s ability to seek justice (“Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano told the county Board of Supervisors that his office, which has a staff of 45, would need to grow by 84 positions in the coming years.”)
- Fairfax Co. School Board Votes in Favor of Plan to Bring Some Students Back to Class in October (“Some of the students who would come back during the school system’s ‘Operational Level 2’ include young children with autism, English language learners and high school students studying select Career and Technical Education courses.”)
- Stoney to pitch Richmond City Council on dedicated revenue for affordable housing, release new housing plan
- Loudoun County students urge education officials to reopen schools soon
- UVa Pres. Ryan announces new COVID-19 restrictions at university
- Botetourt to push federal coronavirus aid toward broadband expansion in rural areas
- Roanoke County sees a budget surplus higher than expected
- Nice weather through Thursday with a few showers possible Friday and Sunday
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