by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 14. Polls open in about 480 hours.
- ‘Uninhabitable hell’: world headed for unmitigated climate disaster if action not taken soon, UN report says
- Solar power is now “cheapest electricity in history”, says IEA
- Forget King Coal. Solar Is ‘New King’ of Global Power Markets, Says IEA (“The global energy watchdog continues to upgrade its renewables outlook but warns that grid upgrades and coal closures must follow.”)
- Exxon and Other US Oil Companies Lag in Responding to ‘Existential Threat’ of Energy Transition, Report Warns (They are the worst.)
- Nuclear arms talks spiral into confusion as Russia rejects US ‘delusion’
- Russia Rules Out Nuclear Deal With Trump Before U.S. Election
- Covid-19 Live Updates: Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare
- COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce Barely ‘Inching Up’ As Cases Surge
- Trump’s Grip on Senate Republicans Slipping With Stimulus Ploy (“Declining polls have Republicans in Congress bracing for Biden”)
- McConnell plans coronavirus aid vote as Pelosi says White House stimulus plan falls short
- DOJ says Trump’s tweets “declassifying” Russia documents are not orders
- Trump Can’t Contain Himself and Fauci’s Finally Had Enough (“There’s a reason that Trump put Fauci in that ad. People trust the doctor who’s been straight with them. They don’t trust the president who hasn’t as the death toll shoots up.”)
- Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count (Sounds f’ed up.)
- The Supreme Court just let the Trump administration shut down the census early (“Low-income people and minorities are now more likely to go uncounted.” Let’s face it, this Supreme Court is an illegitimate disaster.)
- This Year From Hell
- Trump reminds us just how dangerous he is (“Trump poses a threat to public health.”)
- ‘Unmasking’ probe commissioned by Barr quietly concludes without charges or any public report
- How can 42 percent of Americans still support the worst president in our history? (Very disturbing.)
- No One Likes Amy Coney Barrett’s Abortion Answer
- Trump’s words haunt Amy Coney Barrett as she vows not to be a ‘pawn’ on Supreme Court
- Republicans give away their game (“Lindsey Graham accidentally showed his cards at the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.”)
- Amy Coney Barrett Will Be the Most Anti-Woman Woman Ever on the Court (“ACB, who actually isn’t cool enough for a nickname, is the anti-RBG. The consequences for women will be disastrous.”)
- Barrett Won’t Say If Trump Can Postpone Election
- Barrett reveals formula for reversing landmark rulings (“Analysis: A daylong hearing revealed how President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee views the susceptibility of abortion and desegregation decisions to being reversed.”)
- Group of 88 Notre Dame faculty pens letter asking Barrett to refuse nomination
- An Open Letter to Judge Amy Coney Barrett From Your Notre Dame Colleagues
- Barrett apologizes for calling sexual orientation a ‘preference’
- On Climate, Amy Coney Barrett Demurs, “I’m Not a Scientist.”
- Postpone the election? Voter intimidation? Amy Coney Barrett is open to it.
- Five takeaways from Barrett’s Supreme Court grilling
- Amy Coney Barrett Is The Perfect Victim For the Christian Right
- Why Amy Coney Barrett’s Use of “Sexual Preference” Is So Alarming (“The archaic expression is an anti-gay dog whistle to the religious right.”)
- Why The Amy Coney Barrett Hearings Are Verging On The Absurd (“In her first day of questioning from senators, Supreme Court nominee Amy Comey Barrett wouldn’t say how she would rule on abortion cases. Or Obamacare cases. Or gun rights cases. Or really anything else.” She’s terrible.)
- How Conservative Is Amy Coney Barrett?
- Amy Coney Barrett’s day one hearing was rank hypocrisy from start to finish
- Amy Coney Barrett went to my all-girls high school. I hope she’s not confirmed
- Riled Up: Misinformation Stokes Calls for Violence on Election Day
- Republicans are doing Joe Biden’s work for him (“Trump is running one of the worst presidential campaigns in modern history.”)
- Wife of Trump’s labor secretary, who was at Barrett Rose Garden event, tests positive for Covid
- Biden Takes Double-Digit Polling Lead As Clock Ticks for Trump
- Trump, Trailing in Pennsylvania, Launches Familiar Attacks on Biden
- For the Trump campaign, time is running short
- QAnon Fans Try to Explain Why Trump Took a Drug Developed With Fetal Tissue
- U.S. Justice Department accuses Melania Trump book author of breaking nondisclosure pact
- Twitter suspends fake accounts posing as Black Trump supporters (Gotta move faster on this stuff.)
- Early voting has brought more ominous signs for Election Day. States can still fix things.
- Sheriff spoke in defense of accused domestic terrorists
- ‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist
- Biden Aims to Erode Trump’s Support Among Older Voters in Florida
- Poll: Trump losing ground in NC
- Giuliani Threw a Potential Superspreader Event for Trump in Philly
- Right-wing media now pretend that Republicans aren’t trying to throw out the Affordable Care Act (“Their message: Pay no attention to that Trump-backed Supreme Court challenge behind the curtain”)
- Trump and Biden will hold dueling town halls instead of a debate this Thursday
- Video: President Obama on “How To Vote In Virginia”
- At Charlottesville stop, Emhoff encourages voter registration
- Daniel Gade: Wearing A Mask is a Sign of Respect. Stop Putting Your Neighbors At Risk.
- Warner and Gade spar on health care in final debate (An accurate, useful headline wouldn’t just use neutral words like “spar,” but would point out that Gade lied repeatedly.)
- Video: Qasim Rashid Campaign Highlights Broadband in New TV Ad
- Watch VA-04 Congressional Forum, District Spanning Richmond to Southeastern Virginia
- McEachin, Benjamin Debate in 4th District Race
- Republicans Hope 7th District Voters Ready for More Conservative Option (Should read “More Far-Right Option,” but the media won’t do that.)
- Member of Violent Michigan Extremist Group “also talked about ‘taking out’ a second politician, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam”
- Virginia Governor Was Also a Possible Target of Anti-Government Plot, F.B.I. Says
- Northam administration criticizes Trump’s rhetoric following report of kidnapping threat
- Virginia politicians, observers split on reaction to alleged Northam kidnapping plot (Republicans are, at best, deeply in denial if they don’t acknowledge how Trump’s violent, irresponsible rhetoric leads to crap like this.)
- Major Problems with Virginia Government Websites – DMV, Online Voter Registration, Dept. of Health, etc. – This Morning
- A broken internet cable took down Virginia’s voter registration website hours before the deadline (“The voter registration site appeared to have recovered, but Virginia is not the only state this year to have technical difficulties at a crucial time.”)
- Voting Rights Organizations File Lawsuit to Extend Virginia’s Voter Registration After Statewide Voting System Failure
- Groups file lawsuit after Virginia state websites shut down for hours on last day of voter registration
- After statewide voter registration outage, attorney general files motion and civil rights groups file lawsuit to extend deadline
- Video, Live Blog: Gov. Northam’s Presser to Address COVID-19, and Presumably Online Voter Registration Site Crashing, Threats Against Him, etc.
- As turnout surges, Virginia has largely been spared the electoral shenanigans … so far
- Report shows 4,500 ‘excess deaths’ in Virginia during pandemic
- Tuesday (10/13) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,235 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 160,805), +45 Hospitalizations (to 11,598), +11 Deaths (to 3,372)
- ‘Who do you think controls this?’ In redistricting reform battle, a sharp split on the role of legislators
- New Virginia Poll: 94% Say They Practice Social Distancing, 82% Say They Always Wear Masks in Public; Only 35% “Very Likely” To Get COVID Vaccine When It’s Available
- Edwards: Solar energy can save taxpayer dollars at the local level
- Editorial: Coal dust in Norfolk, Newport News requires action (Coal is a filthy, dirty mess.)
- Newport News schools reverse course; will delay return to classrooms
- Arlington County working to keep mountain bikes off natural trails (Good; it’s unacceptable.)
- Richmond council members to keep pushing for ban on ‘nonlethal’ police weapons after resolution founders
- Beautiful today and tomorrow, then showers possible Friday with a mostly clear and cool weekend
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