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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 8.
- A staggering 1 billion animals are now estimated dead in Australia’s fires (I can’t even wrap my brain around this horror.)
- Michael Mann: Australia, Your Country Is Burning – Dangerous Climate Change Is Here With You Now
- In Australia’s Burning Forests, Signs We’ve Passed a Global Warming Tipping Point
- Trump: ‘All Is Well’ After Iran Attacks Iraqi Bases Used By U.S. Military
- Ukrainian Jetliner Crashes Near Tehran Airport, Killing All 176 Aboard
- Iran Threatens Further Retaliation After Missile Strikes Against U.S.
- What Middle East crisis? Why oil prices aren’t rising
- Iran’s assault on US bases in Iraq might satisfy both sides (“Tehran can show it has retaliated over the assassination of Qassem Suleimani, while US may shrug off limited nature of strike”)
- By killing Qassem Suleimani, Trump has achieved the impossible: uniting Iran
- ‘Wrong then, wrong now’: US clash with Iran echoes march to Iraq war
- Iranian-backed Iraqi militia calls for Iraq to follow Iran and retaliate to US killing of Soleimani
- Signs of respite with Iran despite Trump’s red line
- Iran’s Retaliation Is More Conventional Than Expected
- Trump begrudgingly says he won’t commit war crimes ‘if that’s the law’
- What History Says Will Happen Next In Iran (“Militant groups have become more violent, specifically against civilians, after the death or imprisonment of senior figures.”)
- Iraq says U.S. military letter was ‘clear’: American troops are leaving
- Iranian attack scrambles House war powers vote
- Iran launches missiles at US military facilities in Iraq, Pentagon confirms
- After days of dire threats, Trump’s tone shifts in the wake of Iran’s retaliation
- Investors pause equity selling as fears of immediate Iran-U.S. escalation fade
- Pressed for Details on Suleimani Strike, Administration Gives Few
- How this is worse than the run-up to the Iraq War (“It’s time for Congress to pump the brakes on the war that the Trump administration is brewing.”)
- The world will add 142 GW of new solar this year
- DNV projects 1,000 GW of solar power and 90% clean electricity for the USA and Canada
- How do they support a president who cheers for war crimes?
- Amid confusion and contradictions, Trump White House stumbles in initial public response to Soleimani’s killing
- Trump unfurls a new attack for 2020: Dems as Iran sympathizers (Utterly disgusting and absurd.)
- The myth of “Donald the Dove” shows the perils of a gullible press (“Journalists simplified Trump’s incoherent policy positions”)
- Sebastian Gorka celebrates Iranian missile strikes on American-occupied bases (Gorka: “We should welcome what they have decided to do … this president will unleash holy hell”)
- Sean Hannity calls for Trump to use “the full force” of American military in response to Iranian missile strikes (Hannity is horrible.)
- The Trump We Did Not Want to See (“When are we going to stop trying to rationalize the irrational?”)
- What Will Happen to The Trump Toadies? Look to Nixon’s defenders, and the Vichy collaborators, for clues
- Pelosi shows no movement on articles of impeachment
- McConnell ready to start impeachment trial with partisan power play
- Why Is Mitch McConnell So Afraid of John Bolton?
- Trump is facing the greatest test of his presidency (“This is how wars begin. Leadership is urgently needed to avoid a new one.”)
- Joe Biden speaks on Iran — and bolsters his electability argument
- Why Democrats are on better footing against Trump in 2020
- Why Democrats need to stop debating Medicare-for-all
- Stakes High For Democrats And Republicans In Bid To Rush ACA To Supreme Court
- Don’t Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns (How about tilting towards facts and against lies?)
- Mike Bloomberg Spends $10 Million on Super Bowl Ad to F**k with Trump
- Trump to drop $10 million on Super Bowl ad
- Michael Flynn’s Legal Strategy Was Based on Conspiracy Theories. It Just Backfired. (“Prosecutors now want him to serve jail time.”)
- Trump Is Running Hundreds Of Facebook Ads Praising Himself For The Killing Of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
- Trump Lackey Lou Dobbs Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Americans Have ‘Obligations to The Leader’ (Dobbs is a fascist.)
- Susan Collins Remembers She’s a Republican, Crazy
- CNN settles lawsuit with Nick Sandmann
- Cory Booker hitting the 2020 wall: Why a once-promising candidate never clicked
- Florida Republicans’ Voter Suppression Scheme May Backfire (“Blue counties are restoring ex-felons’ voting rights. Red counties are leaving them disenfranchised…Miami-Dade hopes to grant about 150,000 former felons the right to vote. The reenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of voters in primarily Democratic counties may very well swing the 2020 election.”)
- Wisconsin GOP becomes 10th state party to rig its primary for Trump
- Progressives play whack-a-Joe with Biden
- Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg meets with Levar Stoney, Terry McAuliffe in Richmond
- Bloomberg, Northam Push Back on Gun Law ‘Misinformation’ (“Northam and other top Democrats in Virginia have said they don’t want to confiscate guns. And Bloomberg said Tuesday such a plan isn’t feasible.”)
- Scott Taylor Seeks to Take Back Virginia Eastern Shore Congressional Seat (That would be the “Petitiongate” scandal dude who refers to woman as “girls.”)
- Thoughts on Virginia’s “Cinderella Moment” for a 100% Clean Power Future
- Virginia’s roadway lighting upgrades buck federal backtracking on efficiency
- Siemens Gamesa Wins 2.6GW Offshore Turbine Deal for Dominion’s Virginia Project (“Dominion Energy’s massive turbine order will further bolster the case for investment into the virtually nonexistent U.S. offshore wind supply chain.”)
- DLCC: “Virginia Democrats Convene Historic Legislative Session”
- Video: Gov. Northam, House and Senate Leaders Announce Joint Legislative Priorities for Upcoming General Assembly Session
- BREAKING: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compressor Station in Union Hill
- Highlighting Gun Control, Passing ERA, Northam and Democrats Reaffirm 2020 Agenda
- Debate Over Gun Control Will Likely Dominate This Year’s General Assembly Session (There are *many* important issues that need attention.)
- No, Virginia. The governor’s budget doesn’t fund an 18-officer gun confiscation squad. (But the internet is really, really good at spreading false rumors.)
- Federal court revokes gas project permit in win for historic African American community in Va.
- Federal court overturns Union Hill compressor station permit
- “Unite the Right” Revisited?
- Video: Raise the Wage Virginia Launches Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
- New Poll: “Majority of Virginians’ think gun laws should be more strict and are willing to pay more for education”
- Editorial: More transparency needed in Richmond
- “Right-to-Work” Laws Are An Undemocratic, Illiberal, and Unnecessary Government Intrusion
- Graphics: Trends in Virginia Campaign Spending; “TV Is King” for Campaigns with $$$$
- Legislators, Social Justice, Environmental and Labor Groups to Rally for a Green New Deal for Virginia
- Virginia Education Secretary Atif Qarni: “This is the most thoughtful and comprehensive education budget in our history”
- “Historic bipartisan bill would open Virginia’s electricity market to competition”
- Documents Show How Farmville, and Va Company, Profit From Detention Center
- Carrico: Virginia should keep auto inspections
- Top issues in the 2020 Virginia legislative session (And as usual, the corporate media ignores energy and the environment. WTF is wrong with these people?)
- Heated Debate Over Gun Control at Prince William Board Meeting
- Virginia Beach councilwoman withdraws proposal to allow gun-free zones for government buildings
- Confederate Statues On Monument Avenue Vandalized Overnight
- School closings and delays in the D.C. region for Wednesday, Jan. 8
- Seasonably cold with a gusty wind today, spring-like this weekend
