by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 10.
- ‘Real and imminent’ extinction risk to whales (“More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction.”)
- Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan ceasefire comes into force
- Climate Change May Cause More Storms to Rapidly Intensify as Delta Did (“A warming climate is not expected to have much effect on the number of storms, but those that do form may be stronger”)
- Trump’s latest rantings will please the Taliban, if no one else
- Europe’s Economic Recovery Is a Summer Memory (“As the coronavirus resumes spreading rapidly across the continent, hopes for an economic revival have given way to diminished expectations.”)
- How Joe Biden could advance US leadership on climate change
- U.S. COVID-19 cases hit two-month high, 10 states report record increases (“New cases of COVID-19 in the United States hit a two-month high on Friday with over 58,000 infections of the new coronavirus reported and hospitalizations in the Midwest at record levels for a fifth day in a row, according to a Reuters analysis.”)
- White House Blocked C.D.C. From Requiring Masks on Public Transportation (Appalling.)
- Barr restrained on right-wing domestic terrorism (“The plot to kidnap a governor is the latest in a string of serious right-wing violent threats or events the attorney general has been noticeably more circumspect about” HIGHLY revealing and totally unacceptable.)
- What Strength Really Means When You’re Sick (“The metaphors that Trump and others use when talking about COVID-19 are making the pandemic worse”)
- Donald Trump is the accelerant (“A comprehensive timeline of Trump encouraging hate groups and political violence.”)
- Trump’s Taxes Show He Engineered a Sudden Windfall in 2016 (“Tax records expose more than $21 million in highly unusual payments from the Las Vegas hotel Donald Trump owns with Phil Ruffin. The records show how the cash flowed, in a chain of transactions, to several Trump-controlled companies and then directly to Mr. Trump himself.”)
- White House floats new Covid deal to Pelosi as McConnell remains skeptical
- Trump raises coronavirus stimulus offer to $1.8 trillion, then says he wants bigger bill than Dems or GOP (Trump’s flailing around, all over the place, because he’s panicking.)
- ‘A surreal reality show’: Trump’s terrible week after his Covid diagnosis
- Fauci Calls White House Ceremony a ‘Super-Spreader Event’
- The Entire Presidency Is a Superspreading Event Down in the polls, high on steroids, and clinging to good health while endangering everyone else’s.
- Trump Plans In-Person White House Event for Saturday
- Trump will speak at a public event at the White House; it is not clear if he’s still contagious with coronavirus
- Covid-19 has unmasked the true nature of Donald Trump and Trumpism
- Trump outraged by Democrats’ plan to assess president’s fitness to serve
- Commission cancels second debate between Trump and Biden
- Second Debate Canceled as Biden Condemns Trump for ‘Reckless’ Conduct
- Russia Probe Ordered by Barr Won’t Release Findings Before Election
- Trump, lagging in polls, pressures Justice Dept. to target Democrats and criticizes Barr (Wildly authoritarian, “banana republic” type of behavior.)
- Election Less Than a Month Away, Trump Leans on Barr and Pompeo for a Lift
- Pompeo says he’s working to release Clinton’s State Department emails (This is appalling.)
- DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS, WHO HE’S RUNNING AGAINST (HINT: NOT HILLARY CLINTON) (“We’ve got the emails. We’re getting them out.” Emails? LOL)
- ‘The president is likely toast’: Trump’s woes raise GOP fears of a blue wave
- Republicans are finally ready to diss Don
- Every Republican running for office should be asked about the question Pence dodged
- Huge Absentee Vote in Key States Favors Democrats So Far (“In Wisconsin, about 146,000 people voted by mail in the 2016 general election. This fall, about 647,000 people have already voted absentee, many in Democratic strongholds.”)
- Trump chose his political brand over his presidency (“Analysis: The president is both captor and captive of a brand that has lost its luster for persuadable voters.”)
- Biden enters final weeks in commanding position as Trump wastes precious days
- How conservative Republicans could help engineer a poetic political end for Trump
- The 2020 Elections Do Not Require Armed Vigilantes Outside Polling Places (“If we had a functioning federal government, instead of a madman’s puppet show, someone would be concerned enough to do something about this”)
- Nine coronavirus cases tied to Trump Minnesota rally
- Trump’s Rush Limbaugh Interview Might Have Been His Most Deranged of the Week
- Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination is stained by the GOP’s recklessness on covid-19
- “WE’RE WATCHING THEM SHOOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT”: TRUMP’S COVID CIRCUS IS SUPERCHARGING DEMOCRATS’ SCOTUS STRATEGY (“Republicans strutted mask-less around the Capitol and continued their weekly lunches in person, despite several testing positive for COVID-19. Democrats are using their behavior to highlight their message—that Amy Coney Barrett will put Obamacare at risk—right before next week’s hearings.”)
- These shadowy groups are spending millions to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court
- Cyber Command has sought to disrupt the world’s largest botnet, hoping to reduce its potential impact on the election
- Trump personnel office weighs asking appointees to offer their resignations
- Justice Department cancels diversity training, including for immigration judges
- Cruz: GOP could face ‘bloodbath of Watergate proportions’ on Election Day
- How Gretchen Whitmer became a target of right-wing hate
- Michigan Domestic Terror Plot Sends Shockwaves Through Militia World
- US judge blocks Abbott order limiting ballot drop-off locations (Good news; Abbott is an utter disgrace.)
- South Carolina Senate debate scrapped after Harrison calls for Graham to get COVID-19 test (Why won’t Graham get tested???)
- Twitter Adds ‘Friction’ to Limit Election Chaos, But Is It Enough?
- What a Democratic Senate wants (“Democrats could take back the Senate in 2020. They have a massive to-do list.”)
- Video: Warner Gets Personal in New Campaign Ad, “Virginia is Everything” (“It’s been the honor of my life to serve as your senator. And I hope to earn your vote and go back to work.”)
- In Display of Statewide Strength, Warner Announces Public Employee Labor Endorsements
- Video: New DCCC TV Ad Hits Freitas on Health Care(“How many more would suffer if Nick Freitas was in Washington?”)
- Spanberger, Freitas race outspends presidential campaign in Virginia
- A Va. congressional candidate reported no assets. His amended disclosure shows he holds dozens of stocks.
- Outside spending swells in 7th District race, as campaigns prepare for Oct. 20 public forum
- A Luria-Taylor rematch in the 2nd District. And 2 veteran Democrats in Congress face challengers
- Friday (10/9) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,114 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 156,649), +54 Hospitalizations (to 11,447), +16 Deaths (to 3,344) From Yesterday
- The RTD’s “Power Play” Piece Demonstrates Need for Virginia Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform, Professionalizing the Legislature, a “Deep(er) State,” etc.
- Four types of scandals utility companies get into with money from your electric bills (“When power companies across the country fight for favorable legislation, sometimes their efforts cross the line and customers pay the price.”)
- Trump’s FERC Grants 2-Year Extension for Mountain Valley Pipeline, Lifts Stop-Work Order (Wild Virginia: “The MVP is still not a done deal and FERC’s collusion with the frackers won’t make it so”)
- Work on Mountain Valley Pipeline can resume, FERC rules
- Governor Northam Reminds Virginians to Register to Vote Ahead of Tuesday Deadline
- Video: Governor Northam Proclaims Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Virginia (“For the first time in the Commonwealth, Monday, October 12 will honor the history and culture of Virginia’s native people”)
- AG Mark Herring: Owner of Myrtle Beach Safari and Owner of Virginia “Roadside Zoo” Indicted on Wildlife Trafficking Charges
- Man featured on ‘Tiger King’ charged with animal cruelty (Scum.)
- In Virginia, typical COVID-19 hospital patient is ‘older and sicker’ (Obviously.)
- Early voting in Virginia continues to surge despite worries over coronavirus, mail-in ballots
- Yes, they’re still in session: Virginia lawmakers meet, but no deal yet on a state budget
- Invoking George Floyd, Va. prosecutor rebukes police over violent stop of Black driver
- In Virginia, Democrats Urge Voters To Reject Redistricting Reform They Once Backed
- Virginia is preparing for an unprecedented vaccination campaign. Here’s the state’s plan.
- Virginia House Speaker facing fines for response to requests for Confederate statue removal documents
- Wind turbines taller than the state’s tallest building make energy off Virginia Beach coast (Good, it’s about time! Now, we just have to deal with Dominion artificially inflating the cost.)
- Hairy caterpillar, which packs a sting, spotted in Virginia, officials say (It looks like Trump’s hair.)
- Undelivered mail – 70 pounds of it – discovered in Virginia Beach dumpster: “They just wanted to dump it and go.” (WTF?)
- CNU Wason Center Poll of Richmond Mayoral Race: Stoney 36%-Gray 16%-Rodgers 15%-Griffin 3%-McLean 1% (“Stoney seems to be in a commanding position,” although 30% still undecided…)
- Private information spotted on dark web in fallout from Fairfax Co. schools cyberattack
- Cloudy but decent today before rain arrives Sunday and lasts into early next week
