by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, November 30.
- Trump, Proxy of Racism (“Donald Trump is completely unfit to be president of the United States. That is not an ideological expression. That is an expression of the shock of mounting evidence that he is intellectually deficient, temperamentally unsound and morally bankrupt.”)
- Kill the tax bill (“Future Americans will be forced to pick up the tab.”)
- A moment of truth for our country’s financial future (“We simply can’t afford another round of debt-busting tax cuts.”)
- No serious lawmaker should support this tax bill (“Building an anti-deficit trigger into the GOP plan won’t work; the bill is flawed and the fix is unrealistic.”)
- Senators vote to open debate on massive GOP tax plan, but Republicans split over key details
- Republican Tax Plan Heads to the Senate Floor for Debate
- President’s retweets elevate a tiny fringe group of anti-Muslim activists in Britain (Our “president” is a raving bigot and completely unhinged. Great job, “white working class” voters, you really showed ’em!))
- White House press secretary says it doesn’t matter if racist videos Trump tweeted are real or fake (“Whether it’s a real video, the threat is real.” Uhhhhh…)
- Trump’s belief in conspiracy theories paints a picture of a president in chaos (He’s completely unhinged.)
- Textbook co-authored by Roy Moore in 2011 says women shouldn’t run for office (Why am I not surprised? No problem for his “Christian” Alabama white voters, though,
I’m sure.) - Trump retweets hate (“The president’s tweets are often absurd and demeaning. But his retweets of anti-Muslim videos are beyond the pale.”)
- The case for normalizing impeachment (“Impeaching an unfit president has consequences. But leaving one in office could be worse.”)
- Trump clings to conspiracy theories — and strengthens the case for his removal
- Are We Headed Toward a New Korean War? (“The problem is twofold. First, the U.S. goal for North Korea — complete denuclearization — is implausible. Second, our strategy of economic sanctions is ineffective against an isolated regime that earlier accepted the death by famine of perhaps 10 percent of its population.”)
- Our political foundation is rotting away (“The longer the president is in power, the weaker our country will become.” Agreed; not sure we can survive four years of this.)
- ‘He’s a little obsessed with me’: Hillary Clinton reflects with raw honesty on Trump and 2016
- The national security emergency we’re not talking about (“The Trump administration is hollowing out our diplomatic capabilities.”)
- Republicans may add a ‘trigger’ to their tax bill. It won’t work.
- Matt Lauer Accused of Sexual Harassment by Multiple Women (EXCLUSIVE) (I’ve hated Lauer since I saw how he treated Hillary Clinton in 2016. Good riddance, a**hole!)
- Project Veritas operative’s effort to infiltrate The Post dated back months, extended to other news outlets
- Donald Trump attacks Theresa May over her criticism of his far-right retweets (“In rare clash between allies, US president tells May to focus on terrorism rather than on him – but sends tweet to wrong person” My god…just imagine if Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton did anything like what Trump does as president – the right wing would go ape!)
- CNN Exclusive: Jared Kushner met with special counsel about Flynn
- It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life. (Change for the much, much worse.)
- AARP – Senate Bill: Millions of Older Americans Could See Higher Tax Bills
- Trump veers past guardrails, feeling impervious to the uproar he causes (That’s because Republicans in Congress are not doing their job, but instead are enabling our socipathic, corrupt, racist disgrace of a “president.”)
- Special relationship? Theresa May discovers she has no friend in Donald Trump (Anyone who thinks Trump is their friend is an imbecile.)
- ‘Evil racist’: how the UK reacted to Trump’s Theresa May Twitter attack (“Politicians and the public in Britain woke up to news that the US president had verbally attacked the leader of its closest ally – and many were not happy” Trump is a disgrace to the United States of America and to humanity, for that matter.)
- Reporter Says Trump Once Bragged ‘There’s Nothing in the World Like First-rate Pussy’
- The Senate Is Rushing to Pass Its Tax Bill Because It Stinks (“This is no way to handle a complex piece of legislation.” It is if you’re desperate, if you have no respect for our institutions or lawmaking or the people you represent or…)
- Far-right trolls and white nationalists defend Trump’s anti-Muslim video retweets (Our “president” is effectively a far-right troll and white nationalist. How on earth did we come to this?)
- 17 disturbing warning signs NBC ignored from Matt Lauer (Great job, NBC – not!!!)
- The Today show pushed out talented women. It kept Matt Lauer around for years. (“Remember Ann Curry and Tamron Hall?”)
- Garrison Keillor, Settler of a Fallen Frontier (“The creator of A Prairie Home Companion purported, through the show and much of his other work, to represent a bygone American age. With the news of his firing over allegations of misconduct, he finally does.” Can someone please explain to me what the appeal is of that nails-on-chalkboard show? Gack!)
- It Was Simply Inevitable (“A coal baron who escaped real consequences for the deaths of 29 workers will run for U.S. Senate in West Virginia.”)
- The President Is Losing Whatever Was Left (“King Lear in an ill-fitting suit.”)
- McAuliffe ‘seriously’ considering 2020 run (If he doesn’t kill the pipelines, he will face fierce opposition from environmentalists like myself.)
- Sen. Kaine Criticizes Proposed Tax Bill, Asks for Bipartisan Reform
- Sen. Kaine says Medicare X could cure health exchanges (Yep;
now if Republicans were only sane enough to listen.) - Which Virginia School Went Totally Solar? (How about a Democratic legislator put in a bill to make EVERY school in Virginia a net-zero-energy and/or clean-energy-powered building?)
- Reps. Brat, Wittman, McEachin back mandatory sexual harassment training for lawmakers and staff
- McAuliffe: LaHood report on Metro to be officially released Tuesday
- Lawsuit charges Va. governor with fraud over struggling electric car venture
- With control of Virginia House at stake, Democrats seek recounts in two races
- Pro-immigrant activists pressure Democratic state lawmaker over ties to Farmville detention center (“‘Let me be clear, I am proud of my heritage and I’m proud of my record of achievement at the forefront of the fight for a more inclusive, diverse and welcoming commonwealth,’ Lopez said. ‘My work on behalf of immigrants and New Americans in the Virginia House of Delegates over the last six years reflects that truth.'”)
- Mother of slain UVA student Hannah Graham testifies as Virginia crime commission considers expanding DNA offender database
- Stoney turns to McAuliffe for help funding Richmond schools, falls short of pledging local tax increase to boost revenue
- Transurban: Waiving 495 Express Lanes tolls would not have helped traffic much on Wednesday
- Google buys Loudoun land for two data centers
- Virginia governor headlines ribbon-cutting ceremony for global manufacturer in Spotsylvania
- Kessler files for Unite the Right anniversary rally permit (Barf.)
- Opinion/Editorial: Incentives to filmmakers questioned
- Arlington public aquatics center wins approval, four years after postponement
- Albemarle students discuss mental health with Deeds
- Temperatures return to near normal and hold there through the weekend
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