by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, Valentine’s Day, February 14.
- WoodMac: Global Offshore Wind Capacity to Rise Sevenfold by 2028 (“Wood Mackenzie expects LCOE for offshore wind to decrease by half between 2019 and 2028, with Europe leading the way.” Hello Dominion???)
- Earth just had its hottest January on record as climate change accelerates (We are in deep, deep shit, and it’s in large part because Republicans remain in deep, deep denial.)
- Economic fallout from China’s coronavirus mounts around the world
- China’s Huawei Charged With Racketeering, Stealing Trade Secrets
- Trump contradicts past denials, admits sending Giuliani to Ukraine
- China Expands Chaotic Dragnet in Coronavirus Crackdown
- How Months of Miscalculation Led the U.S. and Iran to the Brink of War
- Deepwater Horizon disaster had much worse impact than believed, study finds (We need to get off of fossil fuels, ASAP, for a bunch of reasons.)
- Republicans must stop Trump’s Fed nomination
- A President So Unhinged That Even Bill Barr Says He’s Out of Control
- Barr pushes back against Trump’s criticism of Justice Dept., says tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’
- After Trump’s Attacks on Justice Dept., Barr Says He Will Not ‘Be Bullied’ (Sure he will be, he’s bullied every single day by Trump.)
- Here’s the really important thing William Barr just said (“it’s also important to recognize how much Barr gains by being seen as rebuking Trump — and how much his answers don’t really address the true controversy here…Trump’s appointed attorney general, who has repeatedly taken controversial pro-Trump actions, doing so yet again.”)
- Barr’s stunning Trump rebuke sparks debate over his true motives
- The New York City bar goes after William Barr (He should be dis-Barr’ed immediately.)
- Roger Stone Knows Trump’s Secrets. That’s Why He’ll Avoid Prison (“Attorney General Bill Barr is doing his best Deputy Dog routine for the president, but the fate of Trump’s underlings is inescapable”)
- Roger Stone case: chief justice urged to step in as Trump’s ‘abuse of power’ condemned
- The Right’s Big Lie About Roger Stone (“Trump allies are saying Stone didn’t really threaten a witness. They’re wrong.”)
- Why Is John Kelly Speaking Out Now? (“The former chief of staff is making the case that he spoke truth to power inside the White House. The trouble for him is how many Americans won’t be convinced.”)
- America, the banana republic (“Thanks to President Trump, South America’s past has become the United States’ present.”)
- Trump’s NY Shakedown Shows He’ll Never Get Out of the Gutter
- With the rule of law failing under Trump, just diagnosing the problem isn’t enough.
- Political journalists are sounding the alarm. They mustn’t stop.
- America’s democracy is failing. Here’s why. (“Four ways America’s system of government is rigged against democracy (and Democrats).”)
- At the Justice Department, the rule of law is hanging in the balance (“The president and the attorney general are turning our judicial system into a laughingstock.”)
- Trump faces revolt of the generals
- Warren on the ropes (“The hyperdisciplined candidate is moving gingerly toward drawing more contrasts with her opponents after sticking to a hands-off strategy.”)
- How Bloomberg’s Money Bomb Could Blow Up Bernie (“Biden is certainly toast. Buttigieg, probably. But Sanders is the real target, and he’s already being weakened.”)
- Mike Bloomberg is paying social media influencers to post fake messages to make him look “cool” (“You too can create ironic memes for Mike Bloomberg at $150 a pop: ‘Be honest, passionate and be yourself!'”)
- The Memo: Super Tuesday looms large for Democrats
- A union strikes back — at Bernie Sanders
- Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Socialist (“But he plays one on TV. That’s a problem.”)
- Nevada’s powerful Culinary Union declines to endorse a 2020 candidate
- 2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg’s rise
- Limbaugh draws bipartisan condemnation for Buttigieg remarks (Republicans need to condemn Trump for giving the odious Limbaugh a medal.)
- Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come
- CNN political commentator defends Rush Limbaugh’s anti-LGBTQ bigotry toward Pete Buttigieg (“Jim Sciutto to Ben Ferguson: ‘It seems to me you’re justifying bigotry'”)
- We’re witnessing the reemergence of the moderate Democrat
- The Price of a Bloomberg Nomination Is Too Damn High
- Sanders Cements Front-Runner Status After New Hampshire Win
- ‘Barking clown’: Bloomberg fires back on Twitter after Trump taunts
- Mike Bloomberg Storms Super Tuesday States, Pledging To ‘Get It Done’
- After split results, Democrats brace for a long primary. Just what Bloomberg wants. (“Where does it end? Some think it could be at a contested party convention in Milwaukee.”)
- Right-wing media go to bat for Donald Trump’s politicization of the Justice Department
- This latest trick from the Trump administration is one of the most despicable yet (And, unsurprisingly, the heinous/evil Ken Cuccinelli is involved.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine Rips Trump’s Influence Over AG Barr, Believes ‘This is How Democracies Die’
- New Jersey calls for 14 GW more solar through 2035 (“New Jersey can reach its clean energy goals at almost the same cost as “business as usual,” according to a state energy plan. Counting health gains, the cost of clean energy is lower. The plan includes electrification of most transportation and heating”)
- U.S. Senate approved a War Powers resolution authored by Tim Kaine
- On a bipartisan vote, U.S. Senate approves Kaine’s measure to curb Trump’s military power
- ‘His word is good’: Inside one senator’s push to restore the congressional role in going to war
- Wexton Presides Over Historic Debate, Votes to Eliminate Deadline on Equal Rights Amendment
- Joint Statement from Virginia Congresswomen Ahead of House Vote to Remove ERA Ratification Deadline
- Sen. Mark Warner Endorsed for Reelection by “End Citizens United,” Planned Parenthood, the National Organization for Women (Let’s make sure we not only reelect Sen. Warner, but do so by a huge margin this November!)
- 2020 Dem Presidential Candidates Ramping Up Virginia Presence, Campaign Appearances, with Primary Just 19 Days Away
- New Report Finds Significant “Disproportionality Among Black Student Suspensions Compared to Non-Black Students” in Virginia (VA Sec. Education Atif Qarni shares his thoughts on the importance of increasing teacher diversity, in part to address this problem.)
- Senate, House Advance Plastic Bag Tax, But Questions Remain
- Video: VA Senate Republican Leader Whines About SOOOO Much Legislation; Far-Right Sen. Amanda Chase (R) Desperately Tries to Excuse Her Deplorable Behavior (“Sen. Mamie Locke (D) says Chase’s actions made her ‘fearful for my life'”)
- Editorial: Virginia on the right side of history with LGBT protections (This same editorial board just yesterday claimed, falsely, that Virginia Dems were in a “lurch” to the “left.” I wonder if these geniuses think LGBT protections is part of that.)
- With Democrats in charge, power drips down to Va. counties, cities and towns (It’s about time!)
- Craig Fugate column: The Virginia Shoreline Resiliency Fund will improve our ability to withstand big storms
- Virginia Democrats at odds over terms of Confederate statue removals
- George C. Freeman III column: Historic investment in Virginia’s natural resources is within reach
- Abortion opponents rally at Virginia state Capitol to protest legislation
- As Virginia removes abortion restrictions, annual March for Life draws crowd in Richmond
- Rural coalition makes another push in Richmond for money to repair schools, raise teacher salaries (Are they for tax increases to pay for it? Nope, didn’t think so.)
- New policies won’t fix the lapse in common sense in Bijan Ghaisar’s killing
- Alexandria, Fairfax County led Northern Virginia home price gains in January
- A wind-chilled day with an afternoon snow shower possible. Turning milder by Sunday.
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