by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, August 25.
- Interior secretary recommends Trump alter at least three national monuments, including Bears Ears (Outrageous, even by Trump administration “standards.”)
- Harvey forecast to slam Texas coast as major hurricane with ‘devastating’ flood potential (“Destructive winds and incredible amounts of flooding rain are likely.”)
- Trump and Pruitt, Making America Polluted Again
- Former Skinheads Hear Echoes Of Their Recruitment In Trump’s ‘Heritage’ Talk
- How conservatives played the media like a fiddle to elect a racist lunatic president
- 7 Rules For Reading Trump’s Approval Rating (“If Trump does have a floor, it’s probably in the 20s and not in the 30s.”)
- Why Obamacare didn’t implode (“All of the law’s empty counties have been filled.”)
- Kelly’s Mission: Controlling Information Flow to Trump
- The Republicans Are Their Own Worst Enemies (“With unified government, they’ve gridlocked themselves.”)
- We Are Now All Dumber for Having Listened to Trump’s Definition of Clean Coal (The entire concept of “clean coal” is so stupid it is just….duhhhhhhhhdrooool.)
- The Obama-Era Deficit Scolds Want Big Tax Cuts Now (Deficits only matter to Republicans when a Democrat is in the White House. Other than that, they don’t care.)
- Oops: Rick Perry may have stumbled upon the solution to going 100 percent renewable (“Buried in his grid study is how electric cars and smart control systems will enable deep penetration of solar and wind energy”)
- Roger Stone promises a violent response if Trump is impeached (“Longtime Trump adviser warns of ‘civil war.'”)
- Trump falls behind in August push for tax reform (“Trump’s lack of focus seems to be undercutting GOP efforts to build public support for tax reform before Congress reconvenes.” Winning!)
- Ryan faces diciest stretch of his speakership (“He’s about to enter the kind of battles that led to Boehner’s ouster — made even tougher with Trump and Bannon in the mix.”)
- Ron Reagan: Trump not behaving like a president
- You Don’t Need a Gun to Peacefully Protest (“In the wake of Charlottesville, permits for rallies should contain an important caveat—no open-carry within the protest zone.”)
- We Are Finally About to Find Out if Congressional Republicans Will Break From Trump
- Virginia state law protecting Confederate monuments may be revised (“Critics want statues issue decided at local level”)
- Here’s Why the Virginia GOP Is Trying to Make the Governor’s Race About Confederate Statues (“A neo-Confederate nearly won the party’s nomination in June, and Ed Gillespie will need those votes.”)
- After Charlottesville, McAuliffe Creates Groups On Public Safety, Diversity
- Editorial: General Assembly should make court records database more accessible
- Del. Ron Villanueva headed a defense contractor that feds say another firm secretly controlled (“The former Beach councilman previously ran SEK Solutions and was a director at Karda Systems. ADS Inc. – the contractor accused of controlling those firms – and its founder also gave him $36,000 in political donations.”)
- What could have prevented tragedy in Charlottesville? (“First, in trying to strike the undeniably tricky balance between ensuring public safety and enabling protesters to exercise their constitutional rights, the authorities tilted too far away from public safety. Despite the massive law enforcement presence, most of the real police muscle — so-called tactical teams fully equipped with anti-riot gear — was kept in reserve, some blocks away from the protest’s epicenter.”)
- Virginia judge denies bail to crying neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell
- Fate of Loudoun County Confederate statue mired in code and confusion
- Charlottesville mayor got advice from governor on white nationalist rally, but says he was blocked from city’s security plans (“In a lengthy Facebook post published Thursday morning, Signer made the case that his hands were tied by the city’s council-manager form of government, in which a city manager oversees daily governmental operations and reports to a council that passes legislation and sets policy.”)
- Virginia gets $2.7M from NOAA to protect, restore coastal communities
- Teachers fired, principal out at Petersburg school where Va. report says staff helped students cheat on SOLs
- Councilors: Police chief, city manager still employed by Charlottesville
- How Hala Ayala Is Running for the Virginia House of Delegates after Charlottesville
- Editorial: A problem surfaces with Richmond’s school-modernization referendum
- McAuliffe announces nearly $9 million expansion of Manassas craft brewery
- VCU receives $25 million from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish new institute, increase access to medicine
- Comfortable upper 70s to low 80s may repeat for days! (“Wow, this weather’s a real bonus for late August. Pinch yourself.”)
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