by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, March 5.
- Europe Embarks on Economic Revolution With Landmark Climate Law
- A Warming Climate is Implicated in Australian Wildfires (“Human-driven climate change increased the likelihood that Australia would experience extreme heat, setting the stage for the fires.”)
- Dogs, cats can’t pass coronavirus to humans, but can test positive
- Coronavirus turmoil widens as U.S. death toll mounts; Xi cancels Japan trip
- Coronavirus: Revenge of the Pangolins (“China has banned the trade of wildlife, suspecting that exotic animals infected humans. What will that really do?” Every country needs to do that, immediately, for a bunch of reasons.)
- California declares state of emergency over coronavirus
- The Trump Administration Is Enshrining Its Anti-Science Policy in the Midst of an Epidemic
- A few months? Trump’s vaccine hyperbole complicates coronavirus message
- Offshore Wind to Attract More Than $200B Between 2020 and 2025
- Is the U.S. Fracking Boom Based on Fraud?
- Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Schumer for ‘Threatening’ Statement Against Kavanaugh and Gorsuch (What a joke; it wasn’t “threatening” in any way, except *politically* to Republican Senators.)
- With Biden Ascendent, GOP Suddenly Cares About His Ukraine Connections Again
- Abortion rights had a surprisingly hopeful day in the Supreme Court (But in the longer term, they’re in big trouble with this court in charge.)
- Restoration and Reform, or Revolution? (“Put another way, Biden or Sanders?”)
- ‘Biden can finish Bernie off in Michigan’
- Warren, Sanders allies scramble to find her an exit ramp
- Why Biden’s chance of beating Sanders is even bigger than it seems (“The rest of the March calendar favors Biden, not Sanders… Democratic voters could decide not to prolong the contest.”)
- Mike Bloomberg Is About to Become More Influential Than Ever Before
- Three Reasons Why Bernie Should Worry (“Exit polls from Super Tuesday show Biden is a better fit for the Democratic electorate”)
- Biden surge calms Democratic jitters
- Republicans, rooting for Sanders, see Biden wins as setback
- Biden campaign paints Sanders as Trump-abetting spoiler
- Bernie’s Revolution Failed. But His Movement Can Still Win.
- Democrats, a scorched-earth competition will only help Trump
- These myths died on Super Tuesday (“The great middle of the party is firmly center-left…white suburbanites and African Americans desperate to get rid of Trump turned out in droves for Biden.”)
- Secret Service changing Biden protection plans after rally scare
- It’s clear that Biden and Sanders need Secret Service protection
- The Super Tuesday results have Trump spooked — for good reason
- The Biden surge was all about Trump
- Biden’s surge continues as Bloomberg ends bid
- Biden builds coalition that could boost Democrats in November (“His strong showing among African Americans, suburbanites and moderate whites shows he is stitching together a broad assembly with the collective power to potentially vote out President Trump.”)
- Sanders’s political movement faces a reckoning after Super Tuesday setbacks
- Bloomberg disproves the left’s attack
- What Sanders Supporters Are Telling Themselves (“The Vermont senator’s most ardent backers are in self-soothing mode after Super Tuesday.”)
- Biden’s Agenda Is Plenty Bold
- Why Michael Bloomberg Spent Half a Billion Dollars to Be Humiliated
- The Reason Bernie’s Campaign Stumbled—and May Never Recover (“The senator’s rough night on Tuesday was reminiscent of Howard Dean’s fall in 2004. The question he now confronts is, can he avoid the same larger fate?”)
- The Bernie Sanders Youth Revolution Was Nowhere to Be Found on Super Tuesday (“It may be time to admit that young people’s support does not automatically translate to young people’s votes.”)
- Does anyone miss Chris Matthews? (Hard to imagine.)
- Super Tuesday Had Good News for Democratic Senate
- Texas Voter Suppression Would Keep U.N. Busy
- Steve Bullock Is Poised to Run for Senate in Montana, Officials Say
- Video: Sen. Warner, Colleagues Announce Path Forward for Bipartisan Legislation To Restore National Parks
- Sens. Warner, Kaine Call on Government, Insurers to Waive Costs That May Prevent Coronavirus Patients from Seeking Diagnosis, Care
- Editorial: Super Tuesday shows why Virginia matters
- Why Did Biden Suddenly Sweep Virginia? Credit Trump, These Voters Say
- Editorial: 4 takeaways from Super Tuesday (“The idea that the ‘establishment’ orchestrated Joe Biden’s victories is, as Biden might say, malarkey…Sanders is a far weaker candidate than people realize…Sanders and Warren have misread the mood of the country and perhaps their own party….Biden is not 2020’s Hillary Clinton.”)
- Virginia Senator Tim Kaine talks Super Tuesday, coronavirus response
- What do Virginia Democrats like more than Obama? Showing up to beat Trump (Dumb headline. In fact, Dems don’t “like” showing up to beat Trump more than we like Obama, we feel it’s necessary and urgent to beat Trump.)
- In whirlwind finish to a hectic session, many remaining issues will be resolved in conference, out of the public eye
- As Historic Legislative Session Draws to a Close, Just How Progressive Were Democrats? (“Anna Scholl, with the organization Progress Virginia, says it’s been surreal to see legislation she’s backed for almost a decade finally get passed.”)
- Session’s end on Saturday in doubt as lawmakers face budget deadline; Tuition freeze a sticking point
- House and Senate Must Move Quickly to Hammer Out Differences in Monument Legislation
- Video: Powerful, Emotional VA State Senate Debate on Confederate Monuments Bill
- Virginia lawmakers approve local control of Confederate monuments; must still decide on rules
- Virginia becomes fourth state to ban discrimination based on hair texture, style
- Federal Lawsuit Against Dominion Energy Charges “Intentional” and “Systemic” Discrimination Against African American Employees
- Video: Governor Northam Outlines Plans for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Good Food Institute Calls on Virginia’s Governor to Reject Unconstitutional “Milk” Label Censorship Bill
- Video: Delegates Vivian Watts, Mark Levine Systematically Demolish Redistricting Amendment
- Video: Republican Delegate Refuses to Call Eileen Filler-Corn “Madam Speaker”; Democratic Delegate Asks If He’s Senile, Disrespectful, or “Slow on the Uptake” (All of the above in Poindexter’s case?)
- Governor Northam Signs 32 Bills into Law
- Video: In New TV Ad, Environmental Groups Say “It’s Time” for Climate Action
- Editorial: Take broad view on Virginia’s energy future (There’s so much stupid s*** in this Daily Press/Virginian-Pilot editorial, it’s hard to know where to start. For instance, assinine phrases like “If you produce electricity using fossil fuels, you are getting the job done efficiently” and “we’re getting there” in part because “the number of natural gas facilities has climbed”)
- Senate bucks the wishes of Dominion, Saslaw, Norment in surprise power plant retirement vote (That was surprising, but then – miraculously – some slick parliamentary maneuvers might have rescued Dominion yet again?)
- The Wise County coal plant should never have been built. Why fight to keep it open? (Yep, some of us – ahem – fought it hard, at the time, arguing that it was a waste of money, would have to be closed due to the climate crisis, etc. Looks like we were right, and those who argued for it – including, sadly, Tim Kaine – were dead wrong.)
- A tip for Virginia’s legislators: Get your health care priorities straight
- With claims on the rise, Culpeper County facing 26 percent increase in health insurance costs
- After mass shooting, Virginia Beach wants to restructure human resources department
- Mostly sunny today, before turning blustery and cooler Friday and Saturday
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