Friday News: “100 days to stop Donald Trump”; Michael Flynn “loves Russia as much as his boss does”; Kaine to Focus on 2018, Not 2020

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 18.

• We have 100 days to stop Donald Trump from systemically corrupting our institutions (“The transition period is our last best chance to save the republic”)
• Michael Flynn’s son and chief of staff pushed conspiracy theories, obscene memes online
• Michael Flynn, Trump’s new national security adviser, loves Russia as much as his boss does
• Donald Trump’s Son-in-Law, Jared Kushner, Tests Legal Path to White House Job
• History repeats itself: How’d things go so wrong in 2016? Look back at 2000 (“Donald Trump owes his election to the same fluke factors as George W. Bush: Liberal complacency and media nonsense” Yep, just a reminder that the “real” news has sucked for a loooong time.)
• Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency (“There is no denying the depths of Obama’s humbling. He fully grasps the nature of the bigotry and the nihilism that Trump has espoused in the name of working-class empowerment. Obama’s way is to keep cool while insisting on, and embodying, a faith in institutions.”)
• Donald Trump is betting against all odds on climate change (“It would be the riskiest wager any president has ever made about anything.”)
• Trump taps fiery Flynn for security adviser (“Fiery?” Try “bigot.” God, the media sucks.)
• Retired three-star general brings deep experience and controversy (“A decorated military intelligence officer, Flynn would be responsible for helping a president with no national security experience navigate complicated global issues. But Flynn’s erratic streak since leaving government is likely to make his elevation disconcerting to some senior intelligence officials.”)
• Trump’s embrace of Bannon sparks divisions, angst among Jewish groups (“After Stephen Bannon, whom critics assail as supporting white nationalists, was named a chief strategist, a rift has grown between groups over whether to speak out against views seen as anti-Semitic.”)
• If Trump and Republicans dismantle Dodd-Frank, they’ll have many more problems to solve
• Donald Trump’s Plan to Purge the Nation (“There aren’t three million unauthorized immigrant criminals to deport, and that is only the first flaw in his strategy.”)
• Sen. Warner: Trump Advisers Lack Deep Experience In Intelligence Communty
• CBS Evening News Provides Platform For White Nationalist To Spin, Without Pressing Him On Racist Views (The media continues to fail, and fail badly.)
• Don Lemon hammers Trump surrogate over fake Ford story: ‘You’re saying the truth doesn’t matter?’ (Yes, that’s exactly what these Trumpsters have been saying – and doing – for a long time now.)
• Ethics rules bar Bannon from helping Breitbart
• Obama to Trump: Time to get serious (“In Berlin, the president warned his successor that his divisive campaign style won’t wear well in the Oval Office.”)
• What Trump Voters Want Now (“The blue-collar workers who put Donald Trump in the White House are ready for him to deliver. How much time will they give him?”)
• What Happens if Trump Blows Up the Iran Deal?
• Giving in to Donald Trump: Democrats aren’t going on the attack to fight for their political futures (“Chuck Schumer and Democrats signal conciliation with Donald Trump ― when they should be attacking him as a fraud”)
• Democrats can’t just wait for the next Barack Obama (“The party should put its money and energy into connecting with grass-roots voters.”)
• Krugman: The Medicare Killers (“What’s crucial now is to make sure that voters do, in fact, realize what’s going on. And this isn’t just a job for politicians. It’s also a chance for the news media, which failed so badly during the campaign, to start doing its job.”)
• Senior House Democrat Calls for Congressional Probe of Russian Meddling in 2016 Election (“Russia’s actions sow doubts about our entire elections system.”)
• After a crushing defeat, Sen. Tim Kaine looks ahead (“The Virginia Democrat said he will not run for the White House in 2020 but will seek reelection to the Senate in 2018.”)
• Kaine won’t run for White House in 2020
• The Right Way to Resist (“The Berlusconi years in Italy provide a blueprint to thwart a Trump dynasty.”)
• Romney and Trump to discuss secretary of state position, NBC source says
• Trump surrogate cites Japanese internment camps as precedent for Muslim registry (Charming, eh?)
• Trump spokesman says Trump never called for a Muslim registry. That is a lie. (“There is video evidence.”)
• Jails, mental health linked, state Senate committee hears
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: A growing crisis at the state police
• 23 companies that got state grants in Virginia failed to meet performance requirements
• Trump top adviser Bannon got his political start in Blacksburg
• Report says sea-level rise has major economic consequences for Hampton Roads (“A study released this week by the College of William & Mary Law School’s Virginia Coastal Policy Center warns that sea-level rise could eventually cost the Hampton Roads region more than $100 million extra in damage and costs annually”)
• Stoney, others bid farewell to Mosby at her final 9th District meeting
• Norfolk police chief is stepping down for a different role in city government
• Loudoun’s minority communities circumspect in wake of election
• Beautiful today and still mild Saturday before legitimately cold air takes over