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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 27.
- Climate change is a ‘global emergency’, people say in biggest ever opinion poll (Absolutely, so treat it like an emergency!)
- UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’
- Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million
- ‘Solidarity Is Failing’: E.U. and Britain Fight Over Scarce Vaccines
- In first call with Putin, Biden marks a return to skepticism from the top
- Biden’s UN Nominee to Warn of China’s ‘Authoritarian Agenda’
- India’s farmers are still protesting — and things are turning violent
- Even from prison, Navalny is the most potent political threat Putin has ever faced
- AstraZeneca ‘pulls out of EU supply meeting’; Russia relaxes restrictions
- Biden Administration Announces Restoration Of Relations With Palestinians
- Some Trump-Era Policies the New Secretary of State Will Review (“Antony Blinken plans to look at the Iran deal, relations with Russia and Taiwan, the U.S. refugee cap, and other actions of the last administration.”)
- Raging virus, few shots. How Brazil missed its chance to secure COVID-19 vaccines (Start with the fact that their president is one of the worst in the world.)
- Biden takes first step aimed at dismantling systemic racism with orders focused on equity
- Democrats turn to quick action on Biden covid relief bill after power-sharing deal in Senate (“Schumer informs Senate Democrats they should be prepared to take initial vote as soon as next week”)
- Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan
- Biden to Order Climate Measures Including Oil Leasing Moratorium
- Analysis: The Battle Lines Are Forming in Biden’s Climate Push (“President Biden is moving rapidly to address global warming. He has unlikely allies but also huge hurdles, some from his own party. Carmakers and energy companies are coming to expect curbs on emissions. But senators from fossil-fuel states will have outsize say”)
- Biden vows to vaccinate 300m people in US by end of summer or early fall
- Biden administration orders additional 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine
- Pfizer-BioNTech to Make 125 Million New Vaccine Doses in First-Ever Licensing Deal
- The Pandemic Is Finally Softening. Will That Last? (“With vaccination racing the spread of COVID-19 variants, America could be at a tipping point.”)
- Share of Americans Who Want Covid Vaccine Growing, Poll Finds
- Biden’s Pandemic Plan Might Just Work (“The coronavirus is devastating America, and getting worse—but it’s not too late for a concerted effort to save countless lives.”)
- How Democrats Plan to Get Stuff Done Without Eliminating the Filibuster (“Everything you need to know about budget reconciliation.”)
- CDC finds with precautions in place, scant spread of coronavirus in schools
- Internet Traffic Surge Triggers Massive Outage on East Coast
- Polls find Biden’s approval rating higher than Trump’s ever was
- Federal court temporarily blocks Biden’s 100-day deportation ‘pause’ (These Trump judges are going to be a disaster for many years to come.)
- The GOP’s answer to its post-Trump blues: More Trump (This party is a cult.)
- Yes, ex-presidents can be impeached
- On impeachment, Republican senators are as spineless as ever (“They will do anything to avoid a decision on the merits.”)
- The fight to revive democracy has only just begun
- McConnell: It Was Too Soon to Impeach Trump, Now It’s Too Late. (McConnell is nothing if not slimy and dishonest.)
- Republicans Rally Against Impeachment Trial, Signaling Likely Acquittal for Trump (The Republican Party is beyond salvation.)
- Nearly all GOP senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump, signaling likely acquittal
- Just five GOP senators vote Trump impeachment trial is constitutional
- Scoop: Kaine, Collins pitch Senate colleagues on censuring Trump
- All Trump Has Left Is the Cowardice of Republicans
- Senate GOP boxes itself in on impeachment
- America’s national healing depends on Donald Trump facing real punishment (“Trump is out of power, but his shadow lingers and his enablers are everywhere. To heal, we must have justice”)
- The new ‘supreme court’ of Facebook invites a reckoning for the future of social media
- Cutting off stimulus checks to Americans earning over $75,000 could be wise, new data suggests
- Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019 before running for Congress (She needs to be expelled immediately.)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene QAnon-adjacent conspiracy theory comments resurface
- ‘Give the man a break!’ Nikki Haley drags Trumpism to rock bottom (Nikki Haley can always be counted on to drag things to the rock bottom.)
- If We Don’t Pass H.R. 1, ‘We Are F*cked as a Nation’ (“It’s a comprehensive reform bill for our democracy designed to fix many of the most corrupting features of the system. Can the slim Democratic majorities in Congress get it to Joe Biden’s desk?” Agreed – this is essential.)
- Corporations dodge questions on permanent donation bans (There’s no good reason for the ban NOT to be permanent.)
- These companies dropped the GOP’s insurrection caucus — but are still running ads on Fox (Totally unacceptable; Fox should be a pariah.)
- Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard ahead of Capitol riot (We need to get to the bottom of this – who was responsible for that?!?)
- Acting Capitol Police chief apologizes to lawmakers for ‘failings’ that allowed Jan. 6 breach
- Any Justice Department attorney who tried to undermine democracy should be nervous (“Lawyers will be held accountable.”)
- Biden Will End the Justice Department’s Use of Private Prisons
- ‘Enabling It to Happen Again’: How Charlottesville Led to the Capitol Attack
- The national GOP is broken. State GOPs might be even worse.
- Let’s Examine the Ties Between the Timber Industry and Extremists (“The Oregon group Timber Unity had connections to the Capitol riots”)
- Democrats weigh “Dr. Fauci of Ohio” in Senate race
- Senator Patrick Leahy, 80, is briefly hospitalized as a precaution after he reported feeling unwell.
- SCOOP: Josh Hawley says he is not running for president in 2024
- Proud Boys Under Growing Scrutiny in Capitol Riot Investigation
- Man Charged With Threatening Congressman’s Family as Riot Raged (“Relatives of Hakeem Jeffries and George Stephanopoulos received threatening text messages as rioters stormed the Capitol, federal prosecutors said”)
- Right-wing media helped usher in the age of “cancel culture,” but now pretend it’s an invention of the left (“From Roger Ailes to Andrew Breitbart to James O’Keefe to Donald Trump, right-wing media has been built on cancel culture for decades”)
- Goya board silences its CEO after he tells Fox News the election was rigged (Goya makes good foods, but its CEO is an extremist nutjob.)
- Arizona lawmakers who were in D.C. during Capitol riot won’t release records from phones (Won’t? Jail them until they do so?)
- Pennsylvania GOP pledges full allegiance to Trump (Unhinged.)
- Trump Appointee Says Tuberville, RAGA Director Met With Trump Family, Top Advisers On Eve Of Capitol Attack
- Nearly 4,600 Colorado Republicans changed their party affiliation after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
- What Jeffrey Epstein Did to Earn $158 Million From Leon Black
- Tucker Carlson stands up for QAnon supporters (Carlson is heinous.)
- Fox hosts accuse media of ‘gushing’ over Biden – after four years of fawning over Trump (F*** them.)
- Opinion/Editorial: Webb takes on federal assignment
- Charlottesville Dems Call For Rep. Bob Good (R-VA05) to Resign, Saying He “Emboldened” “White Supremacists” Who Attacked the US Capitol
- Trump’s Lies About the Election Haunt Virginia Republicans
- Gov. Northam to hold briefing Wednesday with update on Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
- Gov. Northam’s Chief of Staff: Latest CDC Data Rank Virginia “Better Than 24 Other States” in Doses/100k People, Close to National Average in % Administered of Doses Received
- Tuesday (1/26) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +4,707 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 483,326), +96 Hospitalizations (to 20,860), +93 Deaths (to 6,174)
- Virginia shifts vaccine distribution strategy, triggering thousands of canceled appointments
- “[Mountain Valley Pipeline]’s [new stream-by-stream] applications should be rejected and this ill-conceived scheme should finally be abandoned.”
- New stream-crossing permits sought in an attempt to finish Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Glenn Youngkin, former Carlyle Group co-CEO, announces GOP run for governor (Glenn Youngkin is a lot more serious person than Pete Snyder, that’s for sure.)
- Former Carlyle executive Glenn Youngkin joins race for Virginia governor (“The political newcomer is the fifth Republican seeking the Executive Mansion in this year’s contest.”)
- “Absolute” Donald Trump Supporter Pete Snyder (R) Announces Campaign for Virginia Governor
- Editorial: 4 reasons why Republicans might win the governorship in 2021 (The Roanoke Times editorial board goes back to “concern trolling.”)
- Pete Snyder Launches Campaign for Virginia Governor With ‘Open Our Schools’ Message
- Video: As Censure Resolution Moves Forward, Sen. Amanda Chase (R) Challenges “Germaneness,” Breaks Into Tears, Says Mother-In-Law Having Open-Heart Surgery
- Senate revises resolution to censure Chase for ‘unbecoming conduct,’ gives her another day to fight
- Former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R): VA GOP Has “once again managed to create a nightmare scenario that will inevitably benefit no one, other than the Democrats.”
- Jennifer Carroll Foy Releases New Policy Plan to Build a Post COVID-19 Economy in Virginia
- COVID vaccines bill that would mandate race and ethnicity reporting, widen pool of vaccinators unanimously passes House
- Audio: VA House GOP Leader Todd Gilbert Absurdly Claims Virginians Are Brainwashed Into Opposing the Death Penalty (Speaking of brainwashed, clearly Todd Gilbert watches waaaayyyy too much Fox, etc.)
- Kim Bobo column: Let’s give Virginia’s essential workers paid sick days — for their benefit and ours
- Northern Virginia seeks mass vaccination venue, calls for more vaccine supply
- Editorial: Standards of Quality discussion has to be rooted in achieving better results
- It’s time for second chances in Virginia (By Buta Biberaj,, Steve Descano and Bryan Porter)
- House of Delegates passes emergency vaccination legislation
- Gun Bills Shelved in House Subcommittee’s Tuesday Hearing
- Va. Democrats’ new gun proposals include background checks at shooting ranges, ban on ‘ghost’ guns
- Virginia General Assembly considering bills aimed at student driver safety after 2019 Yorktown car crash that killed 3 teens
- Editorial: Eliminate library late fees? It’s an idea worth exploring (“Systems across the country and in Virginia have eliminated late fees to bolster access and encourage use. It’s something to consider in Hampton Roads.”)
- Rocky Mount formally fires officers charged in U.S. Capitol riot
- Fairfax Goes Back on the Waiting List. Vaccine Appointments Delayed.
- Chesterfield schools’ proposed $759.4 million budget looks to tackle teacher pay, again
- Rural Chesapeake Bay-area health districts struggle to deal with COVID-19
- Health district reports new high in Fredericksburg-area COVID-19 cases
- Health department says those waiting for second shots will get appointments
- Fairfax County adopts policy barring cooperation with federal immigration agents
- A little nicer today, cold and blustery tomorrow; Sunday winter storm?
