by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, October 10.
- Half a century of dither and denial – a climate crisis timeline (“Fossil fuel companies have been aware of their impact on the planet since at least the 1950s”)
- Intel officials say ISIS could regroup after U.S. ‘betrayal’ of Kurds in Syria
- Turkey’s Syria invasion: Member of US Special Forces says, ‘I am ashamed for the first time in my career’
- Trump downplays U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds, saying ‘they didn’t help us in the Second World War’ (Yep, Trump is insane.)
- Trump has ushered in a grotesque coda to the war against ISIS
- Trump’s Republican allies condemn president after ‘sickening’ Turkish incursion
- How Trump just destroyed his own Syria strategy
- Turkish troops advance into Syria as Trump washes his hands of the Kurds (Trump is evil incarnate.)
- Turkey Launches a War Against a U.S. Ally (“Syria’s latest conflict is a deeply uneven match—and has the potential to be a slaughter of the Kurds.”)
- Trump Urged Top Aide to Help Giuliani Client Facing DOJ Charges
- Trump’s Syria decision tests GOP support amid impeachment inquiry
- U.S. Weighs Currency Pact With China as Part of Partial Deal
- A gunman showed up at a synagogue armed with guns and explosives, but he couldn’t break down the door
- Trump’s claims of executive immunity lead to criticism he is acting above the law
- Ousted Ukraine envoy expected to testify in impeachment probe despite White House vow not to cooperate, congressional aides say
- Trump warns McConnell about disloyal Republicans (Their loyalty SHOULD be to the country, the constitution and the rule of law, NOT to one man.)
- Fox News Poll: Record support for Trump impeachment
- The ‘I’m rubber, you’re glue’ presidency: Trump turns to schoolyard taunts in impeachment battle
- Matt Drudge, an influential figure in conservative media, sours on Trump as he faces impeachment
- The President* Is Having Another Episode. Get the Net. (“Trump observes that the Kurds did not, in fact, fight at Normandy.”)
- Why Trump’s Evangelical Allies Are Enraged Over His Betrayal of the Kurds (“Religious leaders say it could lead to harming Christians in the region.”)
- ‘There is no discernible legal strategy’: Trump returns to his roots for impeachment battle
- For Trump, an impeachment vote is a race against the clock. Not so for Pelosi. (“Analysis: The politics of impeachment have reached the when — not if — stage, and the president and the speaker have engaged in an unlikely role reversal.”)
- Elizabeth Warren’s campaign clarifies she’ll raise big-dollar money for the party as nominee
- ‘An existential political risk’: Trump manufactures a swing-state problem (“As China trade talks resume, key 2020 swing states are flashing trouble.”)
- Are we in a constitutional crisis yet? (“Thirteen legal experts respond to the Trump administration’s refusal to comply with the House’s impeachment inquiry.”)
- Two Weeks In, Impeachment Is Becoming More Popular
- Why Biden finally teed off on Trump (“‘Everyone has their breaking point,’ said one Biden surrogate.”)
- What new Trump lawyer Trey Gowdy has said on Fox News about the impeachment inquiry
- Nobody Should Be Friends With George W. Bush (“Instead of eating nachos with Ellen DeGeneres, he should be ostracized.”)
- Ken Burns Opens Up About Trump and the Evils of Social Media: ‘There Will Always Be Idiot Bigots’
- Biden Campaign Skewers New York Times For Helping Trump Spread Debunked Conspiracy (Agreed.)
- Right-wing media’s latest Elizabeth Warren smear shows how bogus claims will spread this election season
- Congressmen Riggleman and Cline host town hall in Bedford (Really, all you need to know: “The two Republicans back President Trump through impeachment questions”)
- Daugherty joins Democrats seeking to unseat Riggleman
- Mike Pence is wasting his time trying to rattle Abigail Spanberger (They don’t call him Mike DENSE for nothing!)
- Spanberger starts education tour in Culpeper
- Gov. Northam Announces Civil Rights Restored to More Than 20K Virginians
- Shad Plank: A slowdown in gubernatorial fundraising
- AG Mark Herring Steps In To Defend EPA Authority to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- State Sen. Amanda Chase (R-VA11) Announces for Governor of Virginia…in 2025 (huh?)
- State Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R)’s Extreme Attack Rated FALSE By Politifact
- Facing tough re-election fight, Va. House Speaker Kirk Cox takes to debate stage for first time in decades (And Democrat Sheila Bynum-Coleman kicks his right-wing, climate-science-denying butt.)
- Lawmakers are considering a tax for vape products. Shop owners and users warn it could fuel a dangerous black market.
- With Its Racist, Misogynistic, Far-Right-Extremist Chair Candidate About to Go Down in Flames, PW County GOP Goes Completely Bonkers
- VCU will halt lawsuits against patients for unpaid bills
- Karen Mallard: Virginia Beach victims must be “honored with action” (Exactly!)
- Dunnavant called for ‘bump stock’ ban in TV ad. In the legislature, however, she voted against it. (Dunnavant is completely dishonest.)
- Editorial: Is a political earthquake coming?
- Editorial: Long road to improving veterans care
- FEMA denies Ocracoke individual assistance for Hurricane Dorian damage, leaving locals “stunned”
- Newport News native among team working with chef José Andrés serving meals by the thousands in Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian
- Parents Sue Fairfax Schools Over Alleged Isolation, Discrimination Against Students
- 6-mile stretch of Blue Ridge Parkway north of Roanoke reopens after repairs
- Woman killed by Pulse bus near Siegel Center in Richmond ‘was extremely kind and very positive’
- Nationals storm back in Game 5 to finally break through to NLCS, set to play Cardinals (“Washington rallied from a 3-0 deficit, and Howie Kendrick hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to defeat Los Angeles. Game 1 of the National League Championship Series will be Friday in St. Louis.”)
- Pleasantly mild through the weekend with minimal rain chances (“Five days of deliciously mild weather awaits, and rain chances keep eluding us.”)
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