by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- Climate Change Needs an Operation Warp Speed
- The Extraordinary Courage of Aleksei Navalny (“After a near-fatal poisoning, Russia’s top dissident steps back into the bear’s den.”)
- Detained Kremlin foe Navalny rushed to court, Moscow tells West to butt out
- World on the brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ due to unfair vaccine rollouts, WHO chief says
- China’s Growth Beats Estimates as Economy Powers Out of Covid (” GDP rose 6.5% in fourth quarter, faster than expected; China could surpass U.S. as largest economy by 2028″)
- China Is Only Major Economy to Report 2020 Growth
- Poison squad stalked Alexei Navalny on 40 flights, says Bellingcat investigator
- House Republicans Look Pathetic Compared to Navalny
- Biden Needs to Hit the Ground Running on Climate—or Else (“We are running out of time.” So frustrating, when we could have taken action decades ago.)
- A Disproportionate Share of COVID-19 Vaccines Are Going to White People (“Widespread racial disparities highlighted by the pandemic continue.” UGH)
- One Year, 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths: How the U.S. Guaranteed Its Own Failure (“After the White House declined to pursue a unified national strategy, governors faced off against lobbyists, health experts and a restless public consumed by misinformation.”)
- Expert: US has ‘screaming level’ of Covid transmission
- For Joe Biden, Daunting and Unprecedented Challenges
- Biden’s term nears as Trump’s dissolves in disgrace and disarray (“The incoming President’s team will face a divided nation with nearly 400,000 citizens dead from Covid, an economy in ruins and a vaccine rollout faltering”)
- FBI investigating whether woman stole laptop from Pelosi’s office to sell it to Russia
- FBI Seeking Woman Who May Have Stolen Laptop From Pelosi’s Office
- Trump to issue around 100 pardons and commutations Tuesday, sources say
- Trump’s sordid pardons cement his corrupt legacy
- Biden’s Covid-19 Plan Is Maddeningly Obvious (“You can’t help but wonder why the Trump administration left so many of these things undone.”)
- Proud Boys, Seizing Trump’s Call to Washington, Helped Lead Capitol Attack
- Far-Right Affiliations Seen Among Those Recently Charged in Capitol Riot
- FBI moves on alleged members of extremist groups Oath Keepers, Three Percenters
- After Capitols Become Fortresses, Far-Right Protesters Are Mostly a No-Show
- FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
- Biden Inauguration Ceremony Curtailed by Security, Virus Threats
- Why Joe Biden Is Going Ahead With An Outdoor Inauguration (“Security will be much better than it was Jan. 6 — and it’s important to send a message.”)
- The Trump administration’s vaccine plan is a mess. Here’s how Biden plans to fix it.
- Martin Luther King gave his life fighting the same forces stirred by Trump
- Pence is helping Biden make the transition more normal. But their cooperation has risks for each.
- What Merrick Garland should tell us (“He can reassure us change is coming to the Justice Department.”)
- Off the rails: Trump mainlines election conspiracies as Oval Office descends into madness
- Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot (Sounds criminal.)
- What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
- ‘I Answered the Call of My President’: Rioters Say Trump Urged Them On
- Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on first day in office, sources confirm
- The final days of Trump’s presidency inspire hour-by-hour countdowns
- N.S.A. Installs Trump Loyalist as Top Lawyer Days Before Biden Takes Office
- Trump Remade the GOP Into the Doomed Party of White Identity
- Incoming Biden administration to migrant caravan: Don’t come, you won’t get in immediately
- Biden plans immediate executive actions to roll back Trump era after inauguration speech
- Why Rage Over the 2020 Election Could Last Well Past Trump (“The vast majority of Americans do not approve of the riot at the Capitol. But experts warn that the widespread belief there was election fraud, while false, could have dangerous, lasting effects.”)
- Ex-officials say Capitol riot exposed flaws of Trump’s DHS: Inexperienced staff, immigration obsession
- Has America finally heard Martin Luther King Jr.?
- In a civil war, accountability must precede healing
- Joe Biden has already shown us that governing is back
- Biden taps Warren ally Chopra to lead Consumer Bureau
- Impeachment managers: Trial is referendum on Trump ever holding office again (“Conviction of the soon-to-be former president will require the votes of at least 17 Republicans in an evenly divided Senate.”)
- Biden’s Top Cabinet Choices — Who May Not Be on the Job Day One (“Hearings Tuesday for Yellen, Blinken, Austin, Haines, Mayorkas”)
- Woman Arrested at Inauguration Checkpoint Said She Was Officer, Cabinet Member: Police
- Avowed Trump supporter arrested near Capitol for carrying gun; woman charged with impersonating police
- Biden will appeal for unity as US braces for violence by Trump supporters
- Lost Lessons From the Trump Accusers (“Before Trump’s destructive final months, there were the women who accused him of sexual assault.”)
- ‘Not going to lose my son and my republic’: Jamie Raskin on Trump impeachment (“Trump’s trial could start immediately after Biden takes power”)
- GOP senators wrestle with purging Trump from party
- Can Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff reinvigorate the Black-Jewish alliance? (“Georgia’s newly-elected senators could revive the historic partnership that battled white supremacy in the ’60s”)
- Blocked from social media, extremists discuss turning to radios to plan attacks, FCC warns
- Fox Agreed to Pay for Telling Lies. But It Insisted on One Unusual Condition.
- Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for election misinformation (Why only temporarily?)
- New: Michigan GOP Senate leader advised militias on messaging, says they’ve gotten ‘a bad rap’ (Extremist nutjob.)
- Bipartisan coalition looks to reform Virginia’s system of electric utility regulation (“We have on paper at least a monopoly utility structure in Virginia. You could either revise that structure so they are actually regulated, as opposed to self-regulated, or you could dismantle the monopoly altogether”)
- Region’s GOP elected officials persist in questioning legitimacy of Biden’s win (“LaRock’s stance is typical of most Republican elected officials in Virginia and Maryland. The perseverance of GOP politicians in questioning the election results threatens the core democratic principle that the people choose our leaders in a peaceful process, and the losers agree to try again next time.”)
- Coronavirus puts spotlight on paid leave during General Assembly session
- Slow vaccinations, pandemic fatigue could help coronavirus surge into April, researchers say
- Tom Hicks: Why I Am Endorsing Jennifer McClellan for Virginia’s Next Governor
- Virginia’s Now At ~15k COVID-19 Vaccinations per Day. At This Rate, It Will Take 3+ Years to Vaccinate Everyone.
- Sunday (1/17) Virginia Data on COVID-19: *BY FAR* Record-High 1-Day (+9,914), 2-Day (+16,671), 3-Day (+21,466), 10-Day (+56,626) New Cases
- Voters might not like Dr. Northam’s chill-pill prescription for Virginians awaiting vaccines
- Jennifer Carroll Foy: How I know racial justice isn’t possible without economic equality
- ‘It’s time to join 16 other states and make marijuana legal’: Northam pushes for legalization, Kilgore to vote against
- Dawn M. Adams column: It’s time for Virginia to enter the current century: Modernize nursing
- Pro-gun demonstration set for Virginia capital in wake of Capitol siege
- Richmond Authorities Reminding People of Gun Bans at Events
- Cox and Chase were on the same ballot in 2019 – what were the results?
- Family of Charlottesville teen fatally shot by troopers disputes police account, demands justice (“The mother of Xzavier Hill, 18, disputes much of the police version of events that left her son dead on Jan. 9, following what police said was a high-speed chase on Interstate 64.”)
- Chilly weather all week long but little precipitation
