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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 20.
- Calls for UK to investigate possible war crimes in Afghanistan
- Pompeo seen as auditioning for 2024 on Israel trip while he organizes at home
- Is Climate-Related Financial Regulation Coming Under Biden? Wall Street Is Betting on It
- Job Market Growth Slows Across U.S. as Covid-19 Cases Surge
- The Final Pandemic Surge Is Crashing Over America (“For the first time, the U.S. recorded 1 million COVID-19 cases in one week.”)
- U.S. greenhouse gas emissions set to drop to lowest level in three decades, study finds (That’s because of the pandemic, so it’s just temporary…need to make it *permanent* and build on it.)
- Coronavirus taskforce briefing: Fauci urges vigilance as vaccine is in sight
- As the U.S. nears the 200,000 daily case mark, Americans are urged to avoid Thanksgiving travel.
- How Many Americans Are About to Die?
- Mnuchin Declines to Extend Several Fed Emergency Lending Programs (WTF???)
- Mnuchin-Powell Split Shows Rare Discord as Economy Struggles
- Pence projects confidence in Covid response as pandemic worsens nationwide (They used to call him Mike DENSE, after all…)
- Donald Trump whiffs on what’s left of his presidency as COVID-19 deaths pass 250,000
- Trump’s Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History
- Romney blasts ‘undemocratic’ Trump for pressuring Republicans to overturn election results
- Disarray and defeats mark post-election period as Trump struggles to govern and fails to change vote results
- Trump’s Last Hurrah: Trying to Kill American Democracy (“If he somehow gets away with this, if he persuades four state legislatures to somehow invalidate Biden electors and seat Trump electors, then American democracy is dead.”)
- Biden brushes aside Trump attempts to overturn the election, confident his victory will stand
- Trump is past exploring legal options. He’s using lies and chicanery to try to undo his defeat.
- Trump uses power of presidency to try to overturn the election (That’s sedition and a coup attempt, just say it – and if you’re a Republican elected official, do whatever you can to stop it!)
- Trump is trying to disenfranchise Black voters. The GOP isn’t stopping him.
- Analysis: Trump’s most extreme assault yet on US democracy
- What Will a Vengeful President Do to the World in His Final Weeks? (“The danger is that Trump may be itching to have the last word on Iran—and his own foreign-policy legacy. The options for him to act militarily will remain on the table until January 20th.”)
- Taking Giuliani’s Insane, Un-American Press Conference Seriously
- Fact-checking the craziest news conference of the Trump presidency
- Trump Targets Michigan in His Ploy to Subvert the Election
- New shenanigans are afoot in Michigan as Trump tries to block certification of Biden’s win (That’s a crime.)
- Take Trump election mischief seriously (“The President was clearly rejected at the polls, but his lawsuits have had a very real effect sowing doubts in the minds of his supporters”)
- Americans are dying. Trump is threatening democracy. Where is Mike Pence? (As usual, Pence is a pathetic loser.)
- Why Michigan’s Top Legislators Should Cancel that Meeting with Trump
- Trump told ally he’s trying to get back at Democrats for questioning legitimacy of his own election (Pathetic loser.)
- Judges toss Republican lawsuits in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia
- A Bogus Dispute Is Doing Real Damage (Conservative/Republican Peggy Noonan: “Conspiracy theories are damaging the country today and will hurt Republicans tomorrow.”)
- Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations
- Ivanka Trump calls legal inquiries into Trump business political ‘harassment’
- Rudy Giuliani’s post-election meltdown starts to become literal
- ‘The Dumbest Coup’
- Inside Rudy Giuliani’s attempt to sow chaos on behalf of Trump and steal the election
- Trump’s election lawsuits plagued by elementary errors
- Stephen Moore: It’s ‘Depressing’ Biden Won, Time for Trump to Focus on Final Months in Office
- Republicans Truly Don’t Care That Trump Is Undermining Democracy (This party is an extremist outlier and should never be allowed to govern, period.)
- Senate Republicans, Stop Trump’s Vote Antics Now
- Trump May Need to Be Impeached and Removed Before Inauguration Day (“The president will not stop trying to steal the election. At the very least, he will do untold damage to the country leading up to January 20.” Yep, I’d impeach him immediately.)
- Rudy Giuliani Has Journeyed Deep Into Dimension X
- Republican Senate signals it will confirm Biden Cabinet (“Of course, Biden would have far greater flexibility to appoint progressive nominees if Democrats can win the Georgia races on Jan. 5 and control the Senate 50-50 after Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president. But short of that, avoiding a scorched-earth battle over nominations to start his presidency will be consolation for Biden.”)
- Tucker Carlson bashes Trump attorney Sidney Powell for lack of evidence in fraud claims: ‘She never sent us any’
- Trump, Pelosi barrel toward final border wall showdown (Absolutely no funding for this monstrosity.)
- Top House Democrats Demand Biden Transition Briefing From GSA Chief (Does the House have any enforcement powers or not??? If it does, then use them immediately.)
- What Trump Showed Us About America (“Americans are more populist, conspiratorial and anti-establishment than we thought.”)
- BREAKING: Georgia manual recount confirms Biden victory
- State election audit found ‘not a thimble full of difference’ in vote count, Secretary of State says
- Georgia confirms Biden victory and finds no widespread fraud after statewide audit
- Georgia’s Recount Confirms Biden’s Lead; AP Declares Him State’s Winner (The AP should have called this a week or more ago…)
- Senate GOP breaks 123-year tradition to pack courts with Trump’s judicial nominees in spite of loss (“The latest judge approved by Mitch McConnell & Co. is a 33-year-old lawyer who the Bar Assoc. rated ‘not qualified'” Appalling. This party is utterly unfit to govern – anywhere.)
- Lindsey Graham’s Alleged Attempt to Toss Georgia Ballots Is Felony Election Fraud (“If he weren’t a senator, Graham might be facing years in prison, according to legal experts in Georgia.” And he still should be, even though he’s a Senator.)
- US to shut down famed huge Arecibo space telescope in Puerto Rico jungle (“The observatory has played a key part in space exploration – and a few movies – but two accidents have rendered the 305m-wide instrument unsafe”)
- He’s Advised Pro-Democracy Activists in 50 Countries. Here’s His Advice for Americans. (Massive, non-violent resistance.)
- David Perdue Hit With More Allegations of Shady Stock Transactions (What a sleazeball.)
- Tucker Carlson is becoming Fox’s “news side” assignment editor (Fox, apparently, is becoming even more extreme if that’s possible.)
- Sean Hannity defends Michigan canvassing board from accusations of racism and misconduct after they refused to certify votes from Detroit (Just look at their Facebook and Twitter feeds, and you’ll see what these two Republicans are all about…)
- U.S. Senator Tim Kaine calls President Trump’s actions dangerous
- Virginia’s coronavirus numbers are rising. Here’s what you need to know. (Obviously, what you need to know is: 1) wear a damn mask!; 2) socially distance)
- VA House Democrats Celebrate Special Session Priorities Signed Into Law (“Democratic Majority advances COVID-19 relief, criminal justice & police reform”)
- Audio: Two-Term Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling (R) Says Amanda Chase’s Chances of Winning Governor’s Election Are “zero, zilch, nada, none, not gonna happen”
- As the pandemic worsens, extended unemployment benefits are ending in Virginia
- State Board of Education waives some SOL requirements
- Judge finds pipeline protesters in contempt for refusing to leave tree-sits (“Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert Turk imposed a fine of $500 a day against each tree-sitter for as long as they remain…”)
- Del. Chris Hurst continues push to open up police files to the public
- As new General Assembly Building rises, so do questions about labor practices at site
- Speaking of the “S.W.A.M.P,” VA Senate Minority Leader Norment Selects the Judges Who Then Appoint Him to Lucrative Commissioner of Accounts Gigs and Decide His Reimbursement
- Editorial: For state lawmakers, a question of how to proceed
- 8 big decision facing Virginia lawmakers as they debate marijuana legalization
- Thursday (11/19) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,954 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 210,787), +108 Hospitalizations (to 13,815), +36 Deaths (to 3,896)
- BREAKING: AG Mark Herring Has “successfully BLOCKED a massive gun show from operating at full capacity this weekend in NOVA” [UPDATED]
- Cameron Webb reflects on his attempt to represent 5th District
- Virginia gun show canceled after judge orders organizers to adhere to state coronavirus crowd limits
- Delegate Sam Rasoul Calls for Decisive Action to Cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Democratic Party of Virginia Calls On Richmond Registrar To Either Resign Or Be “Removed For Cause” By the Electoral Board
- Mayor Stoney joins Virginia, Richmond Democrats in calling for resignation of city’s voter registrar
- Virginia Democratic Party officials ask for resignation or removal of Richmond’s voter registrar
- Fairfax County Public Schools’ return to classroom plan may have to switch gears
- After Virginia faulted a Christian day care for lack of masks, pastor told parents covid was a ‘hoax’
- Amazon update: Second headquarters development and the area’s housing market
- Hampton mayor ‘State of the City’ address highlights spirit of ‘One for all, all for one’ amid a challenging pandemic
- Stoney Continues Call For COVID Caution
- Tyler Whitley, veteran politics reporter for News Leader and Times-Dispatch, dies at 83 (R.I.P.)
- Virginia chemistry teacher asked students to insert ‘neon . . . neck’ to describe how George Floyd died
- ‘Sugar daddy’ Virginia lawyer, 45, faces sex-trafficking charge for ‘coercing six teens to have sex with him in exchange for money, drugs and gifts like Tiffany bags and cameras’ (“Virginia lawyer Matthew Erausquin, 45, faces a sex-trafficking charge for coercing and paying at least six teenage girls to have sex with him”)
- Virginia Wesleyan women’s basketball player says she was dismissed from school over Thanksgiving gathering; others disciplined
- D.C.-area forecast: Mainly clear skies plus warmer temperatures today and tomorrow
