by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 15.
- China’s Slow Recovery Points to Hard Road Back for Global Economy (“There are few signs of a broad based rebound needed to spur a V-shaped recovery.”)
- BP Writes Off Billions as Covid Redraws Rules of Oil Demand
- Europe’s big climate comeback: Facing the COVID crisis, EU looks stronger than ever (“With the U.S. looking backward and Britain finally out, EU leaders are proposing a bold economic rebuild” Good, but huge mistake in this article: “a $2 billion stimulus plan” should, presumably, say “a $2 *trillion* stimulus plan?” Why is it so difficult to tell the difference between a billion and a trillion?)
- The First Covid Vaccines May Not Prevent You From Getting Covid
- Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S.
- A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington’s Rank and File (“Efforts to block research on climate change don’t just come from the Trump political appointees on top. Lower managers in government are taking their cues, and running with them” Every one of them deserves to be fired.)
- An Insatiable Rage (“It is an everyday struggle to neither fall into despair nor explode in anger.”)
- Trump’s Halting Walk Down Ramp Raises New Health Questions
- Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point
- Why Trump Is Right To Worry About That Glass of Water
- What Federal Police Reform Could Include — And What The Sticking Points May Be
- Trump claims ‘radical left’ has ‘taken over’ Seattle as he spends birthday at golf club
- Tapper: Trump Stands Firm With One Group of Generals—’Dead, Racist Losers’
- Trump’s showmanship is backfiring on him (“A key ingredient in his approach to the presidency is failing him as he struggles to manage multiple crises besieging the White House”)
- Robert Gates Calls to Replace Base Names From ‘Dark Side of Our History’
- Revealed: The Family Member Who Turned on Trump (“The president’s niece Mary Trump is set to publish a tell-all this summer—and to reveal that she was a primary source for The New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes. — Donald Trump’s niece, his deceased brother’s daughter”)
- Juan Williams: Trump paved road to racial unrest
- No, Melania Trump doesn’t want to be free
- Trump’s loyalty enforcer steamrolls Cabinet officials in campaign to reshape top agencies
- The Rising Trump Lawyer Battling to Reshape the Electorate (And by “Reshape,” the NY Times actually means “suppress the votes of people of color.” But they don’t say that in the headline.)
- Newsrooms Are in Revolt. The Bosses Are in Their Country Houses.
- John Bolton made a tragic mistake. It’s not the one you might think. (Yep, he thought Senate Republicans had an ounce of integrity.)
- State polls show clear shift toward Democrats since protests began
- Biden should pick one of these three women for his VP (“It is time for a woman of color”)
- History says Trump’s low approval rating is unlikely to move
- Ben Carson Tells U.S. To ‘Grow Up’ Over Racist Gripes; Stacey Abrams Calls Him ‘Infantile’
- Trump says he won’t watch NFL, U.S. soccer if players kneel during anthem (Just a delicate little snowflake, huh? Can’t he just go for a snack or whatever during the national anthem?)
- Iowa Legislature adjourns after passing budget that includes new voter ID requirements (Republicans’ relentless efforts at voter suppressoin are a f’ing disgrace.)
- Iowa Poll: Democrats preferred in three congressional districts, two by double digits
- Rayshard Brooks: Democrats call for police reform after latest killing
- Police killing of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta ruled a homicide
- BREAKING: After Performing Same-Sex Marriage, Trump-Endorsed Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Defeated (!!!) by Far-Right-Wing Challenger Bob Good
- Democratic candidates label Good, who defeated Riggleman, ‘extremist’ (OK, so how about the news media tell readers whether Good actually *is* an extremist, instead of just writing “Democratic candidates label” or “Democrats say” or whatever? Because, in fact – pretty much any way you look at it – Good is an extremist.)
- Wexton co-sponsors legislation to combat excessive policing practices
- What Might Denver Riggleman’s Loss in the VA05 GOP Convention Mean for the 2021 Virginia Governor’s Election? (If Rs hold a convention in 2021, “you may as well give the Governor’s Mansion to D’s for another 4 years as Amanda Chase will win the GOP nod”)
- Almost all major police shootings in Virginia since 2016 were ruled justified. But state’s data has big gaps.
- Sunday (6/14) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +637 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 54,506), +25 Hospitalizations (to 5,536), +5 Deaths (to 1,546) From Yesterday
- Virginia PPE purchases larger, costlier than first estimated
- A monumental question: Which memorials stand, which disappear and where is the line drawn?
- State Officials Weighing Emergency Medicaid Services for Undocumented Immigrants
- Photos, Video: Richmond Police Pepper Spray Protesters (“Protesters gathered at Monroe Park on Sunday night after a Richmond Police officer drove their vehicle into protesters the previous night.”)
- In Richmond, police fire pepper spray at protesters in standoff near city police headquarters (“The incident comes one day after a Richmond police vehicle drove through a crowd near the Robert E. Lee statue.”)
- Protesters target police brutality the night after a Richmond police SUV struck protesters: ‘It’s not enough to fire them. We need to know their names’
- RPS to discuss relationship with RPD for school resource officers at Monday board meeting
- Richmond March Calls for Peace, Unity, Action
- Photos: South Arlington Vigil and Call to Action
- Mayor calls on prosecutor to investigate after Richmond officer drives through crowd at Lee statue
- As Virginia Beach prepares for sea level rise, officials avoid climate change and punt on carbon emissions (That’s pathetic.)
- I Was One of the First Black Women to Attend the Virginia Military Institute. This Is What I Know About Patriotism (“I can’t help but think back to that first year at VMI, when every morning, the school conducted a salute to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. But right beside Stonewall Jackson’s memorial was an American flag that, to me, represented democracy, equality, and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country they loved. So every morning, I would raise my hand, put my fingers to my forehead, and turn my eyes to the flag instead. I would salute the principles of this nation and commit myself, again, to service. To a country founded in the spirit of freedom and justice for all.”)
- Editorial: Who we should thank (yes, thank) for rural broadband
- Marchers in North Stafford declare ‘time’s up’ on racism, police brutality
- Edith White, World War II ‘code girl’ and Norfolk Academy librarian who fought Massive Resistance, dies at 96
- Gun owners protest proposed ban on firearms in Alexandria parks, city buildings (“About 200 attended the Virginia Citizens Defense League rally in front of city hall.”)
- Splendid 70s early this week yield to showers and, by the weekend, heat
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