by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, August 5.
- China’s Currency Weakens in a Potential Challenge to Trump
- China Is Playing Trump on Trade (“Holding off on big agricultural purchases now is a low-cost, high-opportunity strategy.”)
- China lets yuan break key 7 level for first time in decade as trade war worsens
- Mexico vows to take legal action against U.S. after El Paso massacre (“At least seven of the 20 dead in Saturday’s attack, described by Mexico’s foreign minister as an ‘act of barbarism,’ are Mexican nationals.”)
- The US is under attack from within. Is this ever going to end? (“Mass violence is playing on a recurring loop, but the country — permanently in shock — clearly cannot change anything”)
- Back-to-Back Outbreaks of Gun Violence in El Paso and Dayton Stun Country
- 2 cities, 13 hours, 29 dead
- President Trump makes it all worse. Here’s how it could be different. (“A presidential president could do something about mass shootings.”)
- There is no excuse for supporting this president (“Trump instigates white nationalism.”)
- Trump is leading our country to destruction (“You will lead our country to destruction, Mr. President, unless you act to curb gun violence — and your own hateful rhetoric.”)
- There are no lone wolves (“The similarities between Trump’s language about Hispanics, immigrants and African Americans marks them as the ‘other’ and is mimicked by white supremacists. He fails to shame them. His rhetoric winks and nods, curries favor, embraces both sides and, while not promoting violence specifically, certainly does not condemn it”)
- On guns and white nationalism, one side is right and one is wrong (“But sane gun laws are the middle ground, and most gun owners support them. Opposing the political exploitation of racism is a moral imperative. And refusing to acknowledge that only one side in this debate seeks intentionally to paralyze us is the path of cowardice.”)
- 8chan Is a Megaphone for Gunmen. ‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says Its Creator.
- Terminating Service for 8Chan
- We Have a White Nationalist Terrorist Problem (“Mass shootings like the one in El Paso should be condemned by America’s leaders as terrorism.”)
- ‘How do you stop these people?’: Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric looms over El Paso massacre
- Where Taking the Concerns of Racists Seriously Has Gotten Us
- America’s head of state, M.I.A. (“When tragedy strikes, Americans look to leaders for guidance. Right now, the United States is leaderless.”)
- El Paso Shooting Suspect’s Manifesto Echoes Trump’s Language
- When Fear of Deportation Keeps Families From Help After a Shooting (“In the aftermath of the El Paso killings, some undocumented immigrants reportedly were too afraid to seek care or help locating their relatives.”)
- How Gun Control Groups Are Catching Up to the N.R.A. (“The gun lobby has structural advantages and a Senate aligned with its stance. But activists have increased financing and grass-roots energy as they pursue their cause.”)
- There’s No Second Amendment Right to Large-Capacity Magazines (“But conservative judges may block common-sense measures for a long time to come.”)
- John Oliver Addresses Mass Shootings: “If It Ever Feels Normal, We Are F***ed”
- Trump fans the hate that came to El Paso
- Kevin McCarthy Suggests Video Games To Blame In Wake Of El Paso, Dayton Shootings (“The top Republican in the House said video games ‘dehumanize individuals.'” The top Republican in the House is an imbecile.)
- Neil deGrasse Tyson is facing backlash after tweeting about shooting deaths
- Brett Kavanaugh wants to make it even easier for gunmen to obtain assault rifles (“And he’s probably got the votes to do it.”)
- String of gun deaths reshapes Democratic primary (“O’Rourke, the former congressman from El Paso who is polling nationally at about 3 percent, suddenly found himself in the spotlight and the focus of five national TV interviews on Sunday, telling CNN from his hometown that be believed Trump is a white nationalist.”)
- Trump rhetoric freshly condemned after mass shootings (“2020 candidates and other politicians battle over the president’s words about minorities, while the Justice Department pursues the El Paso killings as domestic terrorism.”)
- How Fox News pushed propaganda about the El Paso mass shooting
- In reacting to the El Paso mass shooting, Alex Jones and TX Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sound a lot alike (“Jones and Patrick — who have both made statements on immigration similar to what’s in the gunman’s reported manifesto — now use upcoming antifa protests to deflect from the shooting”)
- Democrats have been discussing the same ideas on guns for 25 years. It’s time to change that. (“There should be a Medicare-for-all or Green New Deal for ending gun violence.”)
- Ohio Gov. DeWine interrupted by chants of ‘do something!’ during Dayton vigil
- What no politician wants to admit about gun control (“Assault weapons bans and background checks aren’t enough to get American gun violence down to acceptable levels.”)
- White nationalism, Congress, and Donald Trump are to blame for mass shootings say 2020 Democratic candidates (“After a weekend of shootings that killed 29, Democratic presidential candidates want immediate change.”)
- Meet the Extreme Nativists Guiding Our Immigration Policy (“These two groups pushed have pushed the country much further to the right.”)
- McConnell fractures shoulder in fall at Kentucky home
- Juan Williams: Trump’s trouble with women (“The ‘continuing trend of women voting against Republicans could prove exceedingly difficult for [President Trump] to overcome in his 2020 reelection bid.'”)
- Fourth Texas GOP Congressman to Retire in 2020: Report
- Virginia politicians respond to mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton
- HD91 Republican Candidate Is VP at Eagle Forum, Which Believes “Restricting gun laws devalues our freedoms”
- Virginia Latino Caucus Founder Alfonso Lopez: “Make no mistake, this is the byproduct of the Trump era’s racist, ugly, and poisoning anti-Latino/anti-immigrant invective”
- ‘Getting in the way:’ Inside the standoff over the Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Butterworth: Pipeline protests are hurting workers
- Editorial: Eagles make a comeback in healthy Chesapeake
- Summer VA Blue Wave Boat Party Makes for Smooth Sailing to the November Elections!
- How did we get here? A timeline of plans for the $1.5 billion downtown redevelopment deal
- Editorial: Richmond region, airport taking off
- Fairfax police investigating deadly hit-and-run in Falls Church (“Police in Fairfax County, Virginia say a hit-and-run crash turned deadly Saturday afternoon in Falls Church, and the driver of the striking vehicle was eventually arrested not far from the scene.”)
- 25 miles of I-64 toll lanes from Chesapeake to Hampton? State is considering it.
- Almost 40,000 without power in Hampton Roads during Sunday storm
- August-like heat, mugginess and storm chances for several days before some weekend relief
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