by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 27.
- Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
- Solar’s Future is Insanely Cheap (2020) (“Solar has plunged in price faster than anyone – including me – predicted. And modeling of that price decline leads me to forecast that solar will continue to drop in price faster than I’ve previously expected, and will ultimately reach prices lower than virtually anyone expects. Prices that are, by any stretch of the measure, insanely, world-changingly cheap.”)
- Global report: Colombia and Argentina pass major milestones as Covid grips Americas
- Early Covid Treatments Could Be a ‘Bridge’ to Vaccine
- The Senate should ignore Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination
- After Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett, Senate now must ask these questions
- Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia’s heir (If anything, she’s more far-right and extreme than Scalia.)
- There Should Be No Doubt Why Trump Would Nominate Amy Coney Barrett
- Amy Coney Barrett and the Triumph of Phyllis Schlafly
- Koch network launches campaign to confirm Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Senate (What more do you need to know, really?)
- Barrett Could Be Most Conservative Justice Since Clarence Thomas
- Senate GOP set to vote on Trump’s Supreme Court pick before election
- How Democrats Could Try To Delay And Derail Trump’s New Supreme Court Pick
- Biden Responds To Trump Court Pick: ‘Health Care Is On The Ballot’ (As is the environment, democracy and many other important things.)
- Supreme Court to face major cases on Obamacare and religion in coming term
- Trump has the votes in Supreme Court fight, but Democrats have the political edge
- Amy Coney Barrett Is Even More Extreme Than Antonin Scalia
- Dems Should Turn Barrett Hearings Into an Anti-GOP Infomercial
- The Supreme Court hasn’t been this conservative since the 1930s
- Trump names Amy Coney Barrett for supreme court, stoking liberal backlash
- What Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court would mean for abortion rights (“Her confirmation could be a step toward the end of Roe v. Wade.”)
- Trump Kept the Quiet Part Quiet About Amy Coney Barrett (“The president introduced his Supreme Court pick—but stayed mum about the real reason he needs her.”)
- Trump and McConnell Are Building the Most Visible Symbol of a Failed State (“The terrifying threat of the Supreme Court losing its legitimacy.”)
- Senate Dems ready tactics to muck up Supreme Court confirmation
- Biden maintains lead over Trump as support from women fuels ex-vice president’s advantage, Post-ABC poll finds
- How Biden continues to eat into Trump’s base
- Between the economy and coronavirus pandemic, Biden keeps his advantage nationally: POLL (“He retains a 10-point national lead in a head-to-head match up with Trump.”)
- Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy, Poll Shows (“A Times/Siena College poll showed that 56 percent said the next president should nominate a Supreme Court justice. And Joe Biden retained a clear lead over President Trump, 49 to 41 percent.”)
- Will Amy Coney Barrett Cost Republicans the Senate?
- Notorious ACB? No and no. Trump’s nominee is no RBG.
- Tumultuous path to sixth conservative justice puts Supreme Court in the middle of political fray
- It’s dangerous when the minority party rules everyone else (“Republicans get fewer votes, but they’re about to lock down the Supreme Court.”)
- Amy Coney Barrett: spotlight falls on secretive Catholic group People of Praise (“Trump’s pick is a member of a ‘covenant community’ that faces claims of a ‘highly authoritarian’ structure”)
- Trump targets Biden’s mental health in debate lead-up, despite aides’ efforts to raise expectations (Trump, of course, is a sociopathic malignant narcissist.)
- Will the Center Hold? SCOTUS, Debate Night, and Our Impending Constitutional Crisis
- “You’re In a Different Universe with Donald Trump”: Can Joe Biden Steer Debate Night Back to Reality? (“Tuesday night won’t be like sparring with wonky Paul Ryan—or, really, any coherent politician. Trump is a “bulldozer to norms,” says Philippe Reines, and Biden needs to be prepared to call out his bullshit.”)
- To Beat Trump, Mock Him (“The lesson from pro-democracy fighters abroad: Humor deflates authoritarian rulers.”)
- By Lowering the Debate Bar for Biden, Has Trump Set a Trap for Himself?
- Federal Prosecutor: William Barr Has “Brought Shame” on the Justice Department (Barr “has done the president’s bidding at every turn.”)
- Trump has spent a year building a legal network to fight the election (“Dozens of lawyers from three major firms have been hired. Thousands of volunteer attorneys and poll watchers across the country have been recruited.”)
- Get ready for a tsunami of disinformation when Trump declares victory (“Google just took new steps to limit the damage. Facebook is still lagging.”)
- Proud Boys rally in Portland draws only about 200 after city braced for thousands
- Newport News Rally a Reminder to Virginians that Trump Can’t Be Trusted as Campaign Heads into Debate Week
- Sen. Tim Kaine on Trump Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett: “I…will not support anyone’s confirmation until we know the election results” [UPDATED]
- Photos: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Acts Responsibly, While Her Far-Right Opponent Fails to Wear Mask or Socially Distance During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Video: On CNN, Virginia AG Mark Herring Says He’s Looking at “what are our options if the president does certain things after the election” (“I never would have thought in this country we would be having to have these conversations, but sadly we are”)
- Editorial: Virginia leading the way to make voting accessible
- Saturday (9/26) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +975 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 145,408), +57 Hospitalizations (to 10,863), +8 Deaths (to 3,144) From Yesterday
- Del. Don Scott (D): “This is simple. Folks need to come clean and admit this amendment is terrible and they f***ked up by voting for it.”
- Opinion: Commentary: Vote No on Constitutional Amendment (“When talking about the Constitution: when in doubt, leave it out!”)
- Goldman: Consumer fraud: The 2020 Redistricting Referendum (No doubt, the wording on the ballot to describe Amendment 1 is a mess. Ignore that, and just vote no.)
- Editorial: A better idea for Virginia’s controversial coal tax credits (This editorial is riddled with gratuitous shots at Democrats, complete failure to mention why we might want to “hate” coal – uh, how about BOTH economics AND the climate crisis? – and also factual errors, such as claiming that in 2018, “53% [of Virginia’s energy production] came from natural gas and just 10% from coal.” Here are the actual statistics for Virginia energy production, according to the EIA. Perhaps the Roanoke Times meant “electricity,” not “energy,” which of course are VERY different things? If so, then we’re talking about the Roanoke Times being approximately right.)
- “This one coal plant [in Wise County, VA] carries a 10-year net present value of negative $472 million.” (“In fact, [according to Dominion Energy] all the Virginia coal plants have negative values.”)
- Opinion/Editorial: Legal issues still delay statue removals
- Catholics journey across Hampton Roads landmarks to highlight racial inequality
- Loudoun County School Board Sends Letter to Fairfax County School Board Expressing Concerns Over Changes to “TJ” Admissions Process
- Jury gets case of Cantwell, white supremacist accused of rape threat
- Charlottesville activists say mayor, police chief need to go
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm and humid later today and tomorrow, before midweek rain ushers in cooler conditions
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