by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 7. And yes, let’s all be glad the Lincoln Project folks are on OUR side this time, because I certainly wouldn’t want them as adversaries!
Don’t cry for my White House staffer. pic.twitter.com/AvF1pZleOE
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 7, 2020
- European Parliament backs 2030 emissions cuts of 60 percent (We should do the same!)
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing tool for ‘rewriting the code of life’
- Trillions of extra economic damages predicted in new study of climate change effects
- The rest of the world is taking advantage of a distracted America
- White House clears FDA coronavirus vaccine standards it tried to derail
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff Allow COVID-19 to Dominate Their Lives (“The nation’s top military brass are in quarantine and the commander-in-chief is wheezing out dangerous bromides and still comparing this to the seasonal flu.”)
- Trump’s team trusts Russian intelligence over U.S. intelligence
- Trump rewrites the Russia probe from the hospital
- Former CIA director accuses intel chief of selectively declassifying documents to help Trump
- The White House Bet on Abbott’s Rapid Tests. It Didn’t Work Out.
- For Trump, a Pattern of Denial, From the Virus to Russia to Climate Change (“The president’s preoccupation with demonstrating strength or rearranging facts to reinforce his worldview has led him, time and again, to downplay, ignore or mock serious issues.”)
- “It is a slaughter”: Infectious disease icon asks CDC director to expose White House, orchestrate his own firing
- In a few days, more people in Trump’s orbit tested positive for coronavirus than in all of Taiwan
- Fauci: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Covid deaths unless precautions taken
- Trump’s erratic behavior ignores worsening pandemic and its victims
- Trump reverses course on coronavirus relief talks, dangles new $1,200 stimulus checks
- Jobs Gloom Grips Florida, Midwest Just 27 Days to Election Day
- The Economy Was Trump’s One Remaining Advantage. Now He Might Have Blown It.
- Trump may turn a big Democratic win into a romp
- Trump’s covid-19 irresponsibility carries a big political cost
- New Trump Spin: “Invincible Hero” Beats COVID-19 (“There are many issues with this claim, number one being: He’s still being treated for the virus!” Also, recovering from an illness doesn’t say anything about how “strong” your, let alone make you some kind of “hero.”)
- Uncertainty Over Pandemic Aid Puts U.S. Economy at Risk
- Donald Trump Eases Back Into Work by Choking the Economy to Death
- Trump Allies Stumped by Unilateral Move to Scrap Stimulus Talks
- Jerome Powell Calls Congress: More Money Now
- Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election
- Trump Halts Coronavirus Relief Talks Until After The Election
- Trump Takes Off the Mask (“After months of flirting with the notion, Trump is now explicitly asking Americans to absorb the deaths from the coronavirus and pretend all is fine.”)
- Il Donald (“The president knows what Mussolini knew: Some audiences crave images that offer false reassurance and over-the-top displays of power.”)
- Most Patients’ Covid-19 Care Bears Little Resemblance to Trump’s
- The Complicit Physician (“Americans need the bare truth from Trump’s doctor, not empty reassurances.” Yep, Sean Conley has lost all credibility.)
- Trump’s Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing
- White House signals stronger coronavirus precautions, but Trump continues to resist
- ‘I’m back’: Trumpworld shows no sign of changing after Covid-19 diagnosis (“Analysis: any hope the president and his allies would change his tune on the virus quickly dissipated”)
- ‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said (These people are monsters.)
- Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19 (Speaking of monsters…)
- Will Republican senators defend Trump’s recklessness? (“Those who enabled this president must be defeated.”)
- Trump’s Not Superman. He’s Superspreader
- Republicans: Ditch Trump, Save the Senate(“‘This is the time you have to make tough decisions,’ former congressman Tom Davis, said of the party allocating its resources.”)
- Republican fears grow over rising Democratic tide
- Coronavirus dominates campaign as Trump struggles to regain ground
- Elect Joe Biden, America (NY Times editorial board: “The former vice president is the leader our nation needs now.”)
- Editor’s Note: Why The Times Editorial Board Endorsed Joe Biden for President (“He will be a leader for all Americans.”)
- Trump Surrogates Who Should Be Quarantining Hit Campaign Trail (“People who were in close proximity to the president around the time of his COVID-19 diagnosis are hosting in-person events throughout the country.”)
- Michelle Obama Says “We Simply Cannot Trust the President to Tell Us the Truth About Anything” in New Biden Endorsement Video
- Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group’s co-founder
- Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group People of Praise (Yep, Republicans literally want to put a “handmaid” on the Supreme Court.)
- Does Clarence Thomas Now Speak for the Majority of the Supreme Court on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights?
- What Thomas and Alito get wrong in their grumbling about same-sex marriage
- Trump support craters after contracting coronavirus, new FPU/Herald poll reveals
- California congressman says he got coronavirus after Sen. Mike Lee interaction (Mike Lee is a right-wing nutjob, of course.)
- US residential solar set for a record-breaking year — despite and because of 2020
- Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms (We’ll see; I don’t trust Zuckerberg as far as I can throw the guy.)
- Facebook bans QAnon (again) (“Details of how well the company will enforce the new ban remain unclear.”)
- Biden says there shouldn’t be a second debate if Trump still has Covid-19
- Trump’s determination to attend next week’s debate seen as part of pattern of recklessness (If he’s still infectious, he needs to be quarantined. Period.)
- Fox News’ celebration of Trump leaving the hospital is going to get people killed (“On Monday night, Fox News figures gave President Donald Trump the North Korea-style propaganda he’s always wanted, fawning over him following his return to the White House after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Their pathological obsequiousness and desperate need to bolster the president’s reelection bid is going to get a lot more people killed if network executives don’t put a stop to it.”)
- 5 things to look for in tonight’s vice presidential debate
- Pence team agrees to plexiglass barrier on his side of debate stage
- Mike Pence’s Debate Strategy Is Simple: He Lies a Lot
- Tim Kaine on What It’s Like to Debate Mike Pence
- St. Louis couple who aimed guns at protesters accused of evidence tampering, court official says (Only the “best people,” “very fine people,” etc., eh?)
- Kamala Harris’s Expected Vice-Presidency Keeps Getting Bigger
- Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer aged 65 (“Son announces death of guitarist and founding member of band named after Van Halen and his brother”)
- National Capital Region US Representatives: “Alarmed and dismayed by the casual disregard for the health of our community” by Trump White House
- Democrat’s personal scandal roils N. Carolina Senate race (Ugh, definitely didn’t need this…)
- Sen. Mark Warner urges social media platforms to reinforce efforts against political abuse ahead of election
- Herring: Trump asked ‘what do you have to lose?’ 2020 showed us just how much
- Sen. Tim Kaine Rips Trump’s “colossal disservice to the American people who urgently need relief”
- Gade faults Warner for appointing Cavedo, calling judge ‘racist’; Cavedo calls it ‘disgusting lie’ (Gade lies all the time.)
- Pandemic Precautions Are Still A Partisan Issue In This Northern Virginia Congressional Race
- Metro To Close A Dozen Rail Stations For Reconstruction In Next Two Years
- While recovering from COVID-19, Gov. Northam criticizes President Trump for downplaying the virus
- IBEW Local 666 Endorses Abigail Spanberger for Reelection
- Video: Qasim Rashid Makes TV Ad Buy in VA01
- AG Mark Herring Advisory Opinion: “current Virginia law does not permit a political party or a candidate’s campaign committee to conduct a raffle”
- Northam cautions budget leaders not to overreach in face of COVID-19 uncertainty
- Is a new pumped hydro project needed for energy transition, or one more Dominion boondoggle? (“If it doesn’t matter — if the SCC decides ‘in the public interest’ always means a blank check to Dominion, written by the General Assembly but charged to the account of customers — then legislators need to change the law. We can’t afford another boondoggle.”)
- Editorial: Pressure needed to reach Bay clean-up goals
- Tuesday (10/6) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +625 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 153,182), +57 Hospitalizations (to 11,316), +15 Deaths (to 3,291) From Yesterday
- Christopher K. Peace and Rosalyn R. Dance column: Virginians deserve better from the big health insurance companies
- Virginia Republicans Held Events Without Masks or Social Distancing Days After Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19
- Video: Sen. Lionell Spruill Says “I Love the House of Delegates” and Urges Senate, House to Respect Each Other
- Opponents seek further delay of work on Mountain Valley Pipeline
- State Lawmakers Are Working to Give Prosecutors More Options
- Va. watchdog substantiates 6 of 7 allegations against the Va. Parole Board in new unidentified case
- Years of understaffing have taken a toll on how Virginia oversees struggling local school divisions (“Staffing at the Virginia Department of Education is significantly lower than surrounding states in several key offices — and it’s taking a toll on the agency’s ability to help local school districts, including making sure that struggling systems meet state standards.”)
- Richmond police officers indicted for alleged misdemeanor assault during civil unrest to be arraigned Wednesday
- Richmond Mayoral Candidates Face Off
- Richmond Mayor Candidates Lay Out Competing Visions in Contentious Debate (“Stoney said Gray has tried to delay or stop monument removal, and brought up Gray’s donors, who include Evan Morgan Massey, a Monument Ave homeowner who sued to prevent statue removal, and former Republican Delegate Manoli Loupassi. ‘Ms Gray has always been an impediment to change, an impediment to progress in the city of Richmond, and you see that now in the championing of her campaign backed by Republicans,’ Stoney said.”)
- Youngest Newport News students to return in October under tentative plan
- William & Mary athletic director resigning after controversial decision to cut 7 sports
- Incredibly nice weather through Friday; weekend forecast a bit fuzzy
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