by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 29.
- Assassination in Iran Threatens Fate of Nuclear Deal
- A Scorched Earth Strategy on Iran (“The assassination of a top nuclear scientist isn’t about stopping a bomb — it’s about preventing diplomacy. Joe Biden doesn’t have to let it work.”)
- OPEC Faces Seismic Demand Split as Cartel Plots Next Move (“The Pandemic Has Broken Shale and Left Oil Markets in OPEC Hands”)
- Afghanistan car bombing kills at least 30 security force personnel
- Scott Morrison’s climate language has shifted – but actions speak louder than words (“Analysis: The PM changed tone as soon as Joe Biden was projected likely next US president. Will a policy pivot follow?”)
- Nigeria Says Boko Haram Attack on Rice Farmers Leaves 42 Dead (Evil.)
- A Rush to Expand the Border Wall That Many Fear Is Here to Stay (Get rid of it.)
- Joe Biden must be the climate change president
- 16 States Log Record-High Average COVID-19 Cases Since Thanksgiving (“A moving average of confirmed new cases offers a better picture of how each state is trending. The answer is not good.”)
- Black Friday shopping in stores craters 52% during pandemic as e-commerce sales surge
- Millions of workers poised to lose access to paid leave as virus spikes (“As many as 87 million public and private sector workers could lose access to the federally mandated benefit at the end of the year.”)
- The Cost of Trump’s Assault on the Press and the Truth (“The President is being forced to give up his attempt to overturn the election. But he will continue his efforts to build an alternative reality around himself.”)
- ‘Republicans Remain Opposed to Any Policies That Would Reduce Fossil-Fuel Use’ (That alone should be reason never to vote Republican. Period.)
- Fears of further coronavirus surge intensify in Thanksgiving’s aftermath
- Congress set for chaotic year-end sprint
- 20 days of fantasy and failure: Inside Trump’s quest to overturn the election
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit against mail ballots with prejudice in another defeat for Trump
- Federal appeals court rejects a Trump election lawsuit: “Calling an election unfair does not make it so”
- Conservatives’ complaints about media calling presidential elections are desperate nonsense
- Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights
- Republicans ready to become deficit hawks again under a President Biden (This is what Republicans always do – massively run up the deficit/debt when they have the ability to do so, then the minute they aren’t in power, become faux “deficit hawks.” The media, of course, let’s them get away with it.)
- Trump Reportedly Considering Launching 2024 Campaign During Biden’s Inauguration (“Part of Trump’s strategy appears to be to disrupt a Biden administration and try to remain in the spotlight after he leaves office in what sounds like could be a four-year campaign for the presidency. The commander in chief appears convinced that media outlets would still give him good coverage because he gives them good ratings.”)ge
- Biden looks to career officials to restore trust, morale in government agencies
- Biden transition adds new members to coronavirus task force
- For Trump advocate Sidney Powell, a playbook steeped in conspiracy theories
- Right-wing media feud erupts over Trump lawyer Sidney Powell’s bonkers election conspiracy theories
- After praising the Trump campaign’s unhinged press conference last week, Rush Limbaugh now says it was a failure
- Even as Trump Claimed Fraud, These Republicans Didn’t Bend
- Biden Gains Votes In Recount Of Milwaukee County Requested By Trump (LOL)
- McConnell suspends in-person GOP lunches
- Solar Power Booms in Texas (“The state, a leader in wind energy, will be home to the nation’s largest solar farm, part of an expected surge in development”)
- Ex-Trump campaign aide sues over Russia probe surveillance
- Eric Clapton slammed after past racially insensitive remarks surface amid release of anti-lockdown song
- Forget about “moving on” from Trump — the nation can’t heal without accountability (“Forgiveness and unity? There can be no forgiveness without apology, and no unity without genuine accountability” Agreed 100%.)
- Trump supporter who gave $2.5m to fight election fraud wants money back
- RNC Chair Struggles to Energize Georgia Republicans to Vote in Runoffs They See as Rigged (Haha.)
- As Georgia Republicans aim to unite, Trump’s ‘rigged’ claims drive a wedge
- Groups seek to get Black vote out for Democrats in Georgia runoffs
- Miller-Meeks’ lead shrinks to six votes after Clinton County recount
- What counts for Brad Raffensperger
- Incoming congresswoman who loves QAnon wants to carry her handgun in the Capitol
- David Prowse, the original Darth Vader, dies aged 85
- ‘I’m Sick Of It’: GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman Unloads On Republican Colleagues, Trump
- Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05): “Time for a GOP that represents the core of American, not the manic fringes”
- As Virginia Democrats rein themselves in with bill limits, some legislators see lost opportunities (“Legislators will be forced to be more selective about what they file amid the pandemic.”)
- Swecker: Democrats need to compete in rural areas, and Virginia is proof (“A key takeaway from the 2020 results is that Democrats have to stay competitive in rural areas. It’s clear that suburban and urban voters were a major driver of our victories, but we can’t forgo small towns and rural counties. High Republican turnout in these areas cost us congressional, Senate and state legislature seats across the country. If Democrats want to get things done in Congress and keep control of the Virginia General Assembly next year, we have to win outside of the suburbs.”)
- Saturday (11/28) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +3,173 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 233,617), +65 Hospitalizations (to 14,516), +10 Deaths (to 4,054) (Highest 10-day new cases, second-highest 1-day new cases since pandemic began)
- An eviction ‘tsunami’ in Virginia could be coming after the new year, advocates warn (That would be disastrous and really needs to be avoided.)
- Video: Virginia Democratic Women Activists Kick Off “HerExcellencyVA2021” Project to Push for 2021 Election of First Female Governor
- Editorial: Discipline must shape state budget work (In other words, t hey don’t want any new spending?)
- Sen. Barbara Favola: Next steps on police reform in Virginia
- Hampton Roads’ poorest cities could lose the most from people going uncounted in the census
- Editorial: Coal country takes a key step toward going green (Typical Roanoke Times editorial, takes shots at Democrats just because. Also, I’d like to know what % of the COAL tax credits are actually being used to “promote renewable energy,” as the editorial claims. It should be 100% of them.)
- Opinion: Adapting to live and learn in an online world (“The coronavirus has forced colleges to innovate in order to continue instruction, a challenge that Old Dominion University is tackling head on, Brian K. Payne writes in a guest column.”)
- Richmond’s poorest neighborhoods have the least community green space. These groups are trying to fix that.
- Virginia Tech upsets No. 3 Villanova in overtime, just days after scheduling game
- D.C.-area forecast: Still mild with sunshine today, gusty showers and storms tomorrow
