by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 27.
- Krugman: The Force of Decency Awakens (“…there’s no guarantee that the forces of decency will win. In particular, the U.S. electoral system is in effect rigged in favor of Republicans, so Democrats will need to win the popular vote by something like seven percentage points to take the House. But we’re seeing a real uprising here, and there’s every reason to hope that change is coming.”)
- A new form of totalitarianism takes root in China (“President Trump seems untroubled.”)
- U.N. Links North Korea to Syria’s Chemical Weapons
- Court decision all but nullifies March 5 deadline for ‘Dreamers’
- Major EPA reorganization will end science research program (Science research are apparently bad words to Republicans these days. If you support science, vote Democratic!)
- ‘Common-sense gun laws’ urged by Democratic attorneys general
- We All Must Live With Mitch McConnell’s Proudest Moment (“A Supreme Court case on public-sector unions is a reminder of why it matters how Justice Neil Gorsuch landed on the court.”)
- Which Direction Is Trump Heading On Guns?
- The Nunes memo continues to backfire
- The Kochs are trying to kill unions. Be careful what you wish for. (“The Kochs, and the justices, may be haunted by what they unleash. When unions’ backs are to the wall, they become more militant and look for quick wins. Beyond that, killing agency fees on free-speech grounds could give workers free-speech protection to complain publicly about employers.”)
- It’s apocalypse now on guns (“Rushing to the extremes hampers incremental change, which is what the country needs.”)
- NRA board member Ted Nugent makes NRA membership pitch on Parkland conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ show (Two of the worst people in America right there.)
- Give up the act, Ivanka (“Being both daddy’s little girl and a crusader for women’s rights is hard when daddy has been credibly accused of serial assault”)
- Trump said he would charge a gunman. Here’s what he’s actually done in the face of danger.
- ‘He lives in a fantasy world’: Seth Meyers drags ‘fake tough guy’ Trump over claim he’d confront school shooter
- Trevor Noah Mocks Trump’s Absurd Claim That He’d Run Into a School Shooting Unarmed
- Melania Trump Parts Ways With Adviser Amid Backlash Over Inaugural Contract
- Trump’s Real Scandal Is Hiding in Plain Sight (“It doesn’t require any further evidence of Trump campaign ties to Russia to grasp the scope of the scandal already in plain sight. Every administration ends up producing examples of corruption and lying, but most presidents take years, and often more than one term, to produce a ledger even half so extensive as what Trump has managed in barely a year in office.”)
- #NeverAgain Is Different Because Survivors of School Shootings Can’t Grieve in Private Anymore
- Scott Pruitt Thinks Limited Government Is Divine
- The Future of Unions May Depend on a Guy Who Thinks Corporations Are People
- Checking in on America’s First Family (“Monday’s barely even over and they’re already stepping on rakes.”)
- Ivanka Trump claims question on her father’s accusers is ‘inappropriate’ (Au contraire…)
- These are the banks financing the assault weapons industry (“More than a dozen institutions are bankrolling mass shootings.”)
- FedEx sticks with NRA, says it would be discrimination not to give gun lobby special discounts (Seriously?)
- Terry McAuliffe, Elizabeth Warren and the race to be the Democrats’ 2020 Trump antidote
- Washington: Warner should reconsider predatory lending bill (“I can understand why Senator Mark Warner was persuaded into sponsoring a Senate bill (S1642) that makes the problem worse by reducing regulations on lenders. He is oblivious to the daily struggle of someone who is likely to fall victim to predatory lending.”)
- NGA picks Virginia to take part in Kentucky learning lab on opioid epidemic
- Tim Kaine Hosts Roundtable on Gun Violence Prevention
- Editorial: Burgos Vows Defense as RPV Schedules Removal Hearing
- Beyer: ‘We Need To Be Relentless’ on Issues Facing Latino Community
- Sixth District GOP Forum Grades: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (“Cynthia Dunbar is everything wrong in the Republican Party wrapped up in a big red box with a big red bow on her head. She’s just so wrong! On every single issue she is just wrong…She’s a religious theocrat, believing that God is the only solution to all of government’s problems. It’s like she’s the political lovechild of Roy Moore (who Cynthia Dunbar campaigned for) and the Church Lady on Saturday Night Live.”)
- CASEY: Candidates who won’t touch the issue of gun control (“In just the past five months, gun massacres in Nevada, Texas and Florida have collectively claimed 101 lives and wounded more than 500. Despite that, Republican candidates for Congress at a forum Saturday in Roanoke County wouldn’t touch the issue of gun control.”)
- Senate panel interviews candidates for State Corporation Commission judgeship
- ‘A switch got flipped in me’: Liberal Women of Chesterfield County steamroll suburban politics
- Funding to relieve pressure on mental hospitals caught up in Medicaid budget battle
- Think rush-hour, peak-direction tolls on I-66 are bad? How about tolling drivers going both directions?
- Democratic lawmaker in Virginia holds hammer-and-sickle image behind colleague aligned with Democratic Socialists (I still can’t believe Mark Keam did this.)
- NRDC Report: Threats to Water Quality from Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline Water Crossings in Virginia
- Editorial: A bunch of punks attacked free speech at UVa. The school responded well.
- A senatorial physics lesson
- Virginia colleges say applicants won’t be punished for gun violence protests
- Northam to give commencement address at Virginia Tech
- Editorial: Chafin’s abandoned school bill turns liabilities into assets
- Debating school security in Fairfax County Public Schools (Just a reminder that Elizabeth Schultz needs to be defeated next year.)
- Agritourism poised to grow in Hampton Roads and the region
- Richmond City Council approves plans to pay $750,000 annually for Redskins facility, expand bulk trash pickup (Better idea: tell Dan Snyder where to shove it.)
- Sunshine to the rescue today; clouds return tomorrow and rain Thursday
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