by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 1. Just one more month to go in this horrible year…
- Pfizer, BioNTech Seek EU Clearance for Covid-19 Vaccine
- ‘Major Hurdle’ Cleared As Youth Activists Advance Historic Climate Case (“An unprecedented climate lawsuit brought by six Portuguese youths is to be fast-tracked at Europe’s highest court, it was announced today.” Nice!)
- Does Climate Change Violate Children’s Human Rights? A European Court May Soon Decide (Is there any real question about this?)
- European Union excited to work with Biden after years of Trump’s damage
- Moderna released more Covid-19 vaccine results. They’re very encouraging.
- Exxon Faces Historic Writedown After Energy Markets Implode (“The company will write down North and South American natural gas fields by $17 billion to $20 billion.” This is just a tiny taste of what the “stranded assets” problem is going to look like, when fossil fuels collapse…as they absolutely must if we want a livable planet.)
- Saudi Arabia has dragged its imprisoned female activists back into court. How will Biden respond?
- Economic Recovery Is in Sight, but ‘Little Land Mines’ Put It at Risk (“The development of vaccines means it is now possible to envision a recovery by summer, but a lot depends on what Congress does this winter;The challenge is to keep everything going long enough to prevent irreparable damage to the ecosystem on which a huge share of the U.S. economy is built.”)
- Powell stresses importance of lending programs, calls economic outlook ‘extraordinarily uncertain’
- Officials worry about hospital capacity as US hits record number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized
- Covid-19 Likely in U.S. in Mid-December 2019, CDC Scientists Report
- Vaccines Are Coming, but Pandemic Experts Expect a ‘Horrible’ Winter
- U.S. School Policies Shift to Bring Back Younger Children (“A consensus has emerged that in-person teaching with young children is safer, and crucial for their development.”)
- Wisconsin and Arizona make it official as Trump fails to stop vote certification in all six states where he contested his defeat
- Arizona, Wisconsin Certify Narrow Biden Wins
- Trump’s attempt to overturn the election result has sputtered out (“His lawsuits have flopped, certifications are proceeding on schedule, and state legislatures aren’t seriously trying to interfere.” Yes, but he tried, and it *could have* succeeded if the election had been closer, if courts hadn’t done their job, and if at least a few local/state Republicans hadn’t shown integrity.)
- There Aren’t Serious-Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy
- Two promising vaccines head to FDA review, setting scientific speed records (“If both are cleared, as many as 40 million doses could be distributed by year’s end”)
- The quiet frontrunner: How Biden landed on Yellen for Treasury secretary
- Scott Atlas resigns as Trump’s coronavirus adviser after months of feuding with administration health officials (This asshole did a LOT of damage and should never be forgiven.)
- The Supreme Court Knows Trump’s Nativist Census Scheme Is Unconstitutional (“But the conservative justices might not intervene until it’s too late.”)
- Even Amy Coney Barrett appears skeptical of Trump’s latest attempt to rig the census
- Trump raises more than $150 million appealing to false election claims (The WaPo has the key word “false” in its headline.)
- Trump Raises $170 Million as He Denies His Loss and Eyes the Future (The NY Times does NOT have the key word “falsely” in its headline.)
- Trump sees ‘the writing on the wall’ despite what he maintains publicly about the election, advisers say
- Trump’s latest Fox News rant was one of his most dangerous. Republicans can’t ignore it. (Actually, they can and they will.)
- Trump was ‘muttering, I won, I won, like ‘Mad King George’ after election defeat, report says
- Trump Lawyer: Former DHS Senior Official Should Be Executed (First of all, Joe diGenova is a fascist. Second, what does that say about Trump? Third, diGenova at the minimum should be disbarred.)
- Scoop: FDA chief called to West Wing
- How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage? (“He needs to make the G.O.P. pay a price for obstruction.”)
- ‘Any and all possible offenses’: Trump pardon grants Flynn a sweeping reprieve (100% corrupt and disgraceful.)
- Bernieworld seethes over Tanden as OMB nominee
- Barack Obama Punctures Trump’s Biden Election Conspiracies With A Football Analogy (“But ‘it’s not a game, it’s our democracy,’ the former president warned.” Pet peeve: why switch tenses between the headline and sub-header?)
- Stephen Miller Races to F*** Over Immigrants On His Way Out the Door (“The new father and architect of Donald Trump’s family-separation policy is hard at work.”)
- Republicans to Trump: Georgia fraud claims could cost us the Senate
- GOP senators’ strategy on Trump’s election fraud claims: Keep quiet and carry on
- The far left may not like her, but Michèle Flournoy would be a great pick for defense secretary
- Ajit Pai, Trump’s FCC chair who repealed net neutrality, is leaving on January 20 (“Pai’s business-loving, regulation-undoing legacy will likely last for years to come.”)
- Biden takes steps toward creating diverse Cabinet
- Biden’s pick to lead White House budget office emerges as lightning rod for GOP
- This Nation Can’t Survive If 43% Live in Unreality
- Biden shortlist for key post shows focus on environmental justice
- The MAGA Coalition Rallying Behind Trump’s Post-Election Mischief Is Already Cracking (“The Million MAGA March was supposed to be a sign of strength for the defeated president. But leaders quickly began feuding over direction and credit.”)
- Biden’s personnel picks engender no legitimate GOP gripes
- It’s time to understand the Biden voter
- Forget half-baked punditry. Watch a historic shift. (“Election analysis shouldn’t rely on exit polls.”)
- The Trump Train Has Reached Its Terminus in Crazytown
- The Mastermind Behind Biden’s No-Drama Approach to Trump (“Only one top Biden adviser isn’t joining him in the White House—but she’ll still stay close.”)
- Democrats Play Hardball (Against Other Democrats)
- At the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court, Trump goes on a spree of sabotage
- President-elect Biden Announces Key Members of Economic Team
- Fired Official Says Correcting Trump’s Fraud Claims The ‘Right Thing To Do’
- We Win “Populism” Or We Lose Everything – Those Are the Stakes.
- For Manchin, a Divided Senate Is a ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Action (Uh oh, if it’s Joe Manchin, this can’t be good…)
- How Democrats Lost a Once-in-a-Decade Chance to Remake the Political Map (“The party won the White House but failed to flip state houses. The upcoming redistricting process will be brutal.”)
- Conservatives target abortion after picking up seats in state legislatures
- Fake Claims About Dominion Voting Systems Do Real Damage
- Democrats Didn’t Have As Bad an Election As You Might Think (“For the most part, this was a straight-ticket election in which the results tracked as what you would expect from a competitive presidential contest. Biden’s lead over Trump in the national popular vote currently stands at 4 percent. Collins was the only Senate candidate to win a state lost by her party’s presidential nominee…”)
- Everything we needed to know about Melania Trump is in those bewildering Christmas decorations
- Trump Lost. But Racism Will Probably Win Again. (“It’s up to you, white voters.” Actually, it’s up to white TRUMP voters and white Republican voters in general.)
- Georgia official announces investigations, defends election
- Josh Hawley’s Populist Shtick Is Undermined By One Glaring Weakness (This guy is horrendous.)
- Arizona certifies Biden as winner while Giuliani is there spewing lies about ‘fraud’
- Joe Biden just officially won Arizona. That’s a big deal for Democrats.
- Fox News paid up to complete its reprehensible Seth Rich cover-up (Fox is pure evil.)
- Fox “straight news” ramps up coverage of sham Arizona meeting after Trump complains on Twitter (Did I mention that Fox is evil?)
- Maria Bartiromo’s phenomenal flop (What a disaster.)
- Sean Hannity: Donald Trump “needs to pardon his whole family and himself” (Sidney Powell: “It should not be necessary and aside from that the president is going to get another four years in office”)
- The D.C. Metro may never be the same — unless Congress intervenes
- Metro’s proposed budget eliminates weekend rail, closes 19 stations
- Maps Show How the Damaging 2020 Election “Red Mirage” Played Out in Big, “Blue” Loudoun County (Trump and his allies have weaponized the “red mirage” to sow doubt about a very well-run election, and to perpetuate a dangerous/false “stab-in-the-back myth”)
- AG Herring Defends Census at Supreme Court Against Trump Administration’s Latest Attacks
- Governor Northam Releases Report on Marijuana Legalization
- With offshore wind, Virginia hopes a 21st-century manufacturing boom will offset a hefty price tag
- As solar farms multiply across Virginia, officials reckon with land use challenges
- Northam offers details on path to marijuana legalization in Virginia
- Monday (11/30) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,893 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 237,835), +47 Hospitalizations (to 14,619), +4 Deaths (to 4,062)
- Video: Virginia Epidemiologist Discusses Plans for Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccine, Starting As Early as Mid-December
- Officials Prepare for Vaccine Distribution as Soon as Mid-December
- Only Some Virginians Will Receive the First Vaccine Batch. Here’s Why.
- Video: With VA GOP Central Committee Meeting This Saturday, Amanda Chase Vows to Only Run for Nomination If There’s a Primary (An independent candidacy by Chase would all but guarantee Democrats holding the governorship next November.)
- After losing Senate race, Virginia Republican launches PAC focused on electing veterans (“Daniel Gade says he won’t run for governor in 2021 but won’t rule out seeking statewide office in the future.”)
- House Democrats name McQuinn and Simon to new redistricting commission
- Editorial: Our lack of vision is failing students (“Hampton Roads communities need to find a way to protect in-person classroom instruction as much as possible, despite the surge in virus cases.”)
- Lawsuit Alleges Wage Theft at Virginia University Construction Sites
- As virus cases surge, Prince William Co. plans larger-scale testing events
- Fairfax County Surpasses Spring COVID-19 Peak over Thanksgiving Weekend
- New COVID cases found at two Chesapeake schools. Students, staff quarantining.
- Editorial: Bedford’s ‘no shutdown’ crowd gives aid and comfort to the enemy
- D.C.-area forecast: Windy, cold weather with spotty rain and snow showers
