by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 21.
- 4 people dead and almost 300 infected as China confirms new coronavirus can be spread by humans
- Greta Thunberg’s Message at Davos Forum: ‘Our House Is Still on Fire’
- IEA: Energy Transition Possible, But More Expensive, Without Oil and Gas Buy-In (“The energy transition will be cheaper and faster with the experience and deep pockets of the global oil sector, the International Energy Agency says.”)
- Climate change and economic inequality loom large as the powerful descend on Davos (“Greta Thunberg will be attending, along with President Donald Trump.”)
- Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas (“Scientists had expected fall in levels of HFC-23 after India and China said they had halted emissions” Ugh.)
- Prince Harry rejoins Meghan and Archie in Canada, leaving royal life behind
- Trump Acclaims His Own Economic Achievements: Davos Update (Utterly absurd. In fact, Trump INHERITED a strong economy from President Obama, and so far has not totally screwed it up…but give it time!)
- Trump impeachment: Schumer ready to ‘force votes for witnesses’ (“Senate minority leader said he aims to compel the chamber as early as Tuesday to hold vote on witnesses and extra evidence”)
- ‘Constitutional Nonsense’: Trump’s Impeachment Defense Defies Legal Consensus (“The president’s legal case would negate any need for witnesses. But constitutional scholars say that it’s wrong.”)
- CNN poll: 51% say Senate should remove Trump from office
- The White House doubles down on its dumbest impeachment defense
- Trump impeachment: Senate prepares to hear opening arguments in trial (“Mitch McConnell unveils resolution to move trial forward with unanticipated speed, consigning key proceedings to late-night hours”)
- Trump calls impeachment trial a long-running ‘hoax’ at Davos Summit (Trump continues to embarrass America around the world.)
- Trump’s lawyers, Senate GOP allies work privately to ensure Bolton does not testify publicly (Because they know Trump’s guilty as sin and Bolton has incriminating evidence.)
- Senate Republicans plan speedy Trump trial (Sham trial.)
- Trump’s Impeachment Brief Is a Howl of Rage
- GOP Senators May Save Trump, but Trump’s Already F*cked Them (“They may let Trump skate, but they’ll take the hit for covering up his guilt. He won’t give half a damn about any of them.”)
- What Will We Learn From Trump’s Impeachment Trial?
- How Each Senator Is Likely To Weigh Removing Trump
- With Trump’s Impeachment, American Democracy Is on Trial (“This is a momentous test for the US political system.” Yep, and it’s going to fail.)
- The media must expose bad-faith arguments on impeachment (“This is false equivalence on steroids.”)
- Now We Know What Would Have Happened If Joe McCarthy Became President
- Trump pushes his party to normalize corruption
- NPR Poll: Majority Of Americans Believe Trump Encourages Election Interference (“56% of those surveyed think Trump has not done very much or has done nothing at all to make sure there will be no future election interference — although 75% of Republicans think he has done enough.”)
- Carl Bernstein Hits Mitch McConnell With Scathing New Nickname That Explodes On Twitter (If you liked “Moscow Mitch,” you’re also probably going to enjoy “Midnight Mitch”)
- Kellyanne Conway says impeaching Trump not part of MLK’s ‘vision’ (Bonkers.)
- The New York Times Splits Their Endorsement, Pleasing No One and Inspiring Twitter Bonanza (“The delegates from the State of Very Online voiced their approval in the form of quips, japes and GIFs.”)
- ‘He totally said it’ or ‘complete BS’? Sanders and Warren voters dig in (“The collision between two progressive icons leaves their supporters feeling indignant.”)
- Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter’s op-ed alleging corruption
- Biden, Sanders, Social Security and Smears (Paul Krugman: “In 2018 Biden gave a speech attacking Paul Ryan, the then-speaker of the House, for wanting to cut taxes on the rich and pay for those tax cuts by cutting Social Security and Medicare. There was nothing in his remarks that should bother progressives.”)
- The New York Times Endorsement Shows a Major Institution Wrong-Footed by Events (“The most obvious conclusion to draw is that there was irresolvable conflict within the board.”)
- One of These People Could Beat Trump, Right? (“Two weeks out from the Iowa caucus, it’s an unprecedented four-way deadlock. Ready, set, go!”)
- What the media does not get about Biden (“Disdain for voters is the key to the media’s blind spots.”)
- Video: Qasim Rashid (D) Announces Candidacy in VA-01, Currently Misrepresented by the Godawful Rep. Rob Wittman (R)
- “We’re Here to Represent the 2nd Amendment”; Gun Rally in Richmond Ends Without Violence
- PHOTOS: Gun rally brings heavily armed demonstrators to Richmond
- UPDATE: Richmond woman charged with wearing mask in public following gun-rights rally
- Police arrest 21-year-old Richmond woman for wearing bandanna near pro-gun rally (“Despite the presence of numerous armed men who were covering their faces, the only person arrested near Monday’s pro-gun rally was a 21-year-old Richmond woman who police said refused repeated instructions to take a bandanna off her face…In response to several questions, a Richmond Police spokesman, Gene Lepley. said the department would not add to ‘the narrative regarding the arrest.'”)
- Stand up without fear for gun safety (Lori Haas: “The agitators have left. They got their headlines. They made their points. But we are still here. And our message is far simpler than theirs: We will stand up without fear.”)
- Virginia’s Massive Pro-Gun Rally Draws Big Crowds, Big Weapons, and Alex Jones in a Big Armed Vehicle (“If they try to take our firearms, 1776 will commence again!”)
- Richmonders Respond To Gun Rally
- Tweets, Photos, Video From Richmond This Morning
- Gun-rights advocates turn out in huge numbers to protest proposed Virginia restrictions
- Gun-rights rally draws 22,000 to Virginia Capitol; no violence, one arrest reported
- Amid gun-rights rally, some speak out for gun control
- Editorial: Peaceable protest (“We believe the ban should stay in effect permanently, beyond its expiration Tuesday. We reiterate our position that Virginia’s seat of government is a place of business and should join courts, schools and most state office buildings in prohibiting firearms.”)
- Legislators talk face-to-face with advocates, as gun-related bills move forward
- Bill by Roanoke’s Del. Sam Rasoul would boost gun-related sales taxes to fund gun violence prevention programs
- Which bills could improve transportation in Virgina? Here are a few we’re following. (“…more WMATA funding, scrapping state vehicle inspections, a much-needed gas tax hike, a huge VRE expansion, further seat belt requirements, and the creation of a brand new Virginia Passenger Rail Authority” I continue to scratch my head at getting rid of state vehicle inspections. Why?)
- Video: Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows, Virginia Energy Policy Edition
- And Finally, Energy Efficiency and Storage Bills
- Wind: Botetourt wind farm should be approved
- Editorial: SEALs’ reputation important to the nation (“Navy leadership committed to removing the tarnish from the SEALs’ reputation, which is welcome news, especially here in Hampton Roads.”)
- Sunny and cold with less wind today as temperatures slowly moderate
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