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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 26.
- Netanyahu Hopes to ‘Make History’ With White House Visit (Spoiler: he won’t make history.)
- Over 1,200 injured, 29 dead after Turkey earthquake
- California Reports Infection as China Warns of Virus Spreading Fast
- China bans wild animal trade until coronavirus epidemic eliminated (Needs to be a permanent ban)
- Louise Linton sides with Greta Thunberg after her husband, Steve Mnuchin, takes a jab at the activist
- In recording, Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians
- Listen: Trump tells associates to ‘get rid of’ U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
- WATCH: Full video of Trump appearing to say Ukraine ambassador should be removed
- Tape Made Public of Trump Discussing Ukraine With Donors
- ‘Take Her Out.’ In New Recording, Trump Heard Discussing Firing Ambassador To Ukraine
- Welcome to the Trump show: defense argues president is a victim and Democrats are villains (Completely assinine and not even close to a serious defense.)
- Trump’s defense counsel attempt to cast doubt on facts of impeachment case (“The counsel’s opening arguments inadvertently helped Democrats make the case for calling new witnesses.”)
- Republican Senators Are Afraid of Trump, No Matter How Mad They Get When Someone Says So
- Parnas recording shows Trump talking with indicted businessmen the President has said he doesn’t know
- Defense at Senate trial says removing Trump would be ‘very dangerous’ (By far and away, keeping this criminal in office would be more dangerous.)
- After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying To Him (Pompeo is a thug.)
- Mike Pompeo Dares Veteran Foreign Correspondent to Find Ukraine on Map (She Does)
- NPR CEO Defends Journalist After Pompeo Lashes Out Over Ukraine Interview
- Mike Pompeo’s blatant gaslighting attempt
- Even Before Mike Pompeo’s Blowup, State Department Insiders Were Feeling Undermined
- Romney says he’s ‘likely’ to vote for witnesses (Never trust “Willard”)
- Trump wants a Senate Democrat to vote for acquittal. White House eyes Joe Manchin.
- Sen. Hawley readies subpoena votes for Bidens, Schiff (This is banana republic crap.)
- Republicans Feign Indignation at Schiff ‘Head on Pike’ Speech to Justify Cowardice (These people are such a joke.)
- Obama called Trump a ‘fascist’ during phone call, Sen. Kaine says in new Clinton film (Correct.)
- Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘Authoritarian’ Views on Misinformation (Yep.)
- Pentagon’s vow to protect Vindman against retaliation tested after attacks by senator
- Peak Permian Is Approaching Faster Than You Think (“The region that’s driving U.S. oil growth is already showing signs of peaking, making the goal of U.S. energy independence as elusive as ever.”)
- Biden and Sanders are breaking away from the pack of candidates among Democrats nationwide, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds
- Biden holds steady, Warren slips in national poll as Iowa caucuses approach
- Campaigning heats up in Iowa as caucus voting approaches
- Warren wins prized Des Moines Register endorsement
- Des Moines Register Endorsement: Elizabeth Warren will push an unequal America in the right direction
- Union-Leader: Amy Klobuchar can win
- OUR OPINION: Biden represents best choice in Iowa caucuses (Endorsement by the Sioux City Journal)
- House Republicans trapped by Trump on climate change (The Republicans’ disgraceful stance on the climate crisis and on climate science more broadly should be automatically disqualifying for anyone belong to this party.)
- SNL: Alan Dershowitz Meets Jeffrey Epstein in Hell
- Does a sport that gambles with the lives of horses really belong in our world? (Absolutely not. Ditch it.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine: Senate GOP “afraid of what is in those documents…afraid of what the witnesses will say”
- Video: Virginia Republicans Vote to Deny Climate Science *AND* Against Resolution Affirming “the civil rights and dignity of all Virginians” (Rs also vote against “Transgender Day of Remembrance”, “Gun Violence Awareness Day,” “Maternal Health Awareness Month”)
- Virginia’s $3.7 billion rail plan fits Amtrak’s long-term vision (“The number of Amtrak trains operating in Virginia is expected to double by 2030. In fact, Virginia is turning into a model for intercity train service, observers and railroad officials say.”)
- Virginia allows discrimination against LGBTQ people. Democratic lawmakers are about to change that.
- Editorial: Some philosophical questions about Virginia’s gun debate (“…what happens when there’s a vocal conservative minority that finds itself at odds with the liberal majority in power?” Or, how about when a vocal *majority* opposes the far-right minority in power, as is the case right now in America?)
- Gordon C. Morse: Northern Virginia’s growth changed the commonwealth (Ya think? By the way, the lobbyist Morse is extolling, William G. Thomas, served on the Board of Directors of VEPCO, aka Dominion Energy, for 13 years.)
- New law derails Metro’s plans to acquire transit cars made in China
- Virginia Methodists wrestle with proposal to split their denomination
- Virginia’s socialist delegate passes his first bill out of the House, two years after taking his seat (There’s nothing particularly “socialist” about a bill that “addresses the pay of people such as wheelchair attendants at Dulles International and Reagan National airports who are paid below minimum wage but barred from receiving tips.”)
- Opinion/Commentary: Virginia needs the education boost of G3
- Opinion/Commentary: Conservation donation helps fulfill UVa’s partnership goals
- Video: Sen. Adam Ebbin Muses (Seriously or Not?) About Running for Governor in 2021; Del. Alfonso Lopez Rips Virginia Citizens Defense League
- Opinion/Editorial: New reforms for foster care make progress
- Editorial: Those who fought to end Jim Crow are dying. How will we preserve those memories?
- EDITORIAL: Battle of the statues will not end well (Another day, another stupid editorial by the right-wing Free Lance-Star editorial board.)
- Democrats debate approach to marijuana decriminalization. Civil rights advocates push for legal possession.
- COMMENTARY: Republicans in Richmond will hold Democrat majority to account (And, for good measure, the Free Lance-Star published a ridiculous op-ed by right-wing Republican Sen. Bryce Reeves, even employing the phrase “Democrat [sic] majority” in the headline. Apparently, the Free Lance-Star is vying to be the worst editorial page in Virginia.)
- Critics hot over work on massive Spotsylvania solar farm (“The solar project in rural western Spotsylvania County is underway, and some neighbors are finding problems with how construction is being handled.”)
- A mentally ill man is wrongfully incarcerated in Virginia
- Editorial: The Navy Hill project is a viable idea — but we have concerns
- Michael Lipford & Mitchell Byrd: Act now to save waterfowl displaced by HRBT work (“Use material from channel dredging to build an island for migratory waterfowl to replace that destroyed as part of Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion.”)
- ‘Nothing short of a miracle’: How firefighters saved woman trapped under a train (“A woman suffered a medical emergency on the Court House Metro platform, causing her to fall onto the track as a Silver Line train approached.”)
- Arlington Co. board approves Arlington National Cemetery expansion
- Dry and seasonable through midweek; pattern could turn active again next weekend
