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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, May 20.
- Climate disasters ‘caused more internal displacement than war’ in 2020
- Covid Live Updates: Global Vaccination Effort Faces New Challenge (“News that the world’s biggest vaccine maker wouldn’t meet export goals set off a new wave of concern. And a study confirms powerful real-world protection from vaccinations in nursing homes.”)
- Israel-Gaza conflict: attacks ease after Biden calls for ‘significant de-escalation’
- Israel Presses On With Gaza Assault as Truce Talk Builds
- Hamas predicts Mideast ceasefire is ‘imminent’ amid growing global pressure
- The ‘Unshakable’ Bonds of Friendship With Israel Are Shaking
- How the Hamas-Israel conflict can come to an end (“The Biden administration allows Israel to defend itself, and then reins it in.”)
- A New, Infectious Coronavirus Is Detected In Malaysia – And It’s Coming From Dogs
- Nord Stream 2: Biden waives US sanctions on Russian pipeline (Seems unwise.)
- Facebook’s EU-U.S. data flows are under threat — that may spell trouble for other tech giants
- Vaccine certificates could help avoid a chaotic post-pandemic world
- Basically Everyone Is Mad At The CDC For Being So Confusing About Masks
- Please Vaccinate Your Teenager to Protect My 4-Year-Old
- What Bosses Really Think of Remote Workers (“People who work from home get fewer raises and promotions. But there might be a way to avoid the remote-work penalty.”)
- Google, Microsoft, other companies pursue new certification to back 24/7 clean energy claims
- The Northeast Could Be America’s New Energy Capital (“Wind farms rivaling the output of coal plants may finally blossom offshore.”)
- More Republican States Cut $300 Benefits, as Jobless Claims Fall
- Biden White House Reinstalls Top Climate Scientist Removed By Trump
- Capitol Police officers slam GOP leaders for opposing Capitol attack commission
- History Can Be Erased. It Often Has Been. (“I see Republicans trying to alter our perception of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. I do not take that lightly.”)
- Investigate the Capitol attack? Republicans prefer to back the big lie
- House GOP revolt against Trump sets up tough Senate battle on January 6 probe (“The revolt of 35 House Republicans against their leader, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy — who pushed strongly for the bill’s defeat — represents the strongest rebuke yet of the former President from his own party ranks, far more than the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump over the Capitol mob scene. The surprising size of the Republican vote for the commission may indicate the politics of the issue are not yet set in stone and could give some Republicans pause as they consider their position on investigating the insurrection.”)
- House Backs Commission to Probe Jan. 6 Insurrection at Capitol
- GOP Spurns Jan. 6 Riot Probe as Trump Looms Over 2022 Election
- Why Republican opposition to a Jan. 6 commission could be a blessing in disguise (“The Republican refusal to agree to the bipartisan 1/6 Commission bill could actually be a blessing in disguise. It will free Pelosi to set up a January 6 Select Committee in which Democrats will be more firmly in charge — as Republicans were on the Benghazi committee. The Benghazi investigation was a political stunt, but this investigation is deadly serious. We must get a full accounting of the events of Jan. 6 despite Republican attempts to bury the truth. If we do, Republicans may come to regret their opposition to the bipartisan 1/6 Commission.”)
- Republicans are likely to kill the Jan. 6 commission. But we have other options.
- The GOP hands Democrats the formula to keep the House majority
- Alexandra Petri: I do not wish to learn anything more about my wealthy husband’s near demise (which would have been sad)
- Dana Milbank: When the next attack comes, the blood will be on the GOP’s hands
- Kevin McCarthy proves Liz Cheney’s point (“The House Republican leader offers a pitiful preview of his obedience to Trump.”)
- Why the Republican Party can’t reckon with Trump (“Part cynical self-interest, part fear, and part fatalism.”)
- Kevin McCarthy vs. the January 6 Investigation (“Within days of the commission deal, Republicans showed how empty any such panel could ever be with them involved.”)
- McCarthy, McConnell and the illusion of bipartisanship (“Today’s Republican Party is not the party of Bob Dole or Orrin Hatch.”)
- Anonymous statement on Capitol Police letterhead roils Jan. 6 riot commission debate
- GOP defections over Jan. 6 commission deliver rebuke to McCarthy
- Democrats owe America the facts and nothing but the facts about the Capitol attack
- Republicans fear January 6 probe could undercut 2022 midterm message
- Garland Calls Capitol Attack Top Threat to U.S. Democracy
- Fox News’ spin against a January 6 commission is further proof of why we need one (“The network’s prime-time hosts argue against a commission by rehashing all their propaganda attempts to cover up the attack on the Capitol”)
- Out Of The Spotlight, Trump Continues To Command The Republican Message
- The GOP’s ‘Pro-Life’ Ghouls Are About to Roll Back 50 Years of Women’s Rights (BTW, Dems and the media should all stop using the right-wing propaganda phrase “pro-life”)
- The Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost on the Trump Farm
- Column: Trump couldn’t steal the election in 2020. His allies are laying the groundwork to try again
- Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorists Are Taking Over State Republican Parties
- Why Prosecutors Need to Prepare the Country for Donald Trump’s Trial
- Only 11 House Members Have Said They’re Not Running Again. Here’s Why That’s Important For 2022. (“It’s early yet, but so far there aren’t signs of a mass Democratic exit. As the table below shows, six Republicans have announced their retirements or intentions to run for another office, compared with five Democrats.”)
- America’s right-wing political monsters are real — and they are coming for you (“All those fairytales about the ‘arc of justice’ and America’s ‘exceptional’ nature? Time to drop that right now” Yep, all bullsh**)
- Axios is the latest media company to try to make money from local news. History is not on its side.
- ‘I am seeking justice’: Tulsa massacre survivor, 107, testifies to US Congress (“Viola Fletcher is the oldest survivor of the racist attack on the city’s ‘Black Wall Street’ in 1921 that left up to 300 dead”)
- 107-Year-Old Viola Fletcher Told Congress, and the Rest of Us, Not to Forget
- Inspired by Arizona recount, Trump loyalists push to revisit election results in communities around the country (Totally f’ed up.)
- How Parking Destroys Cities (“Parking requirements attack the nature of the city itself, subordinating density to the needs of the car.”)
- Top Trump Executive Under Criminal Investigation Over Taxes
- NY attorney general has been looking into the taxes of Trump Organization CFO for months, sources say
- Facebook’s chaotic policy announcements are self-serving and confusing (“Facebook’s habit of announcing major policy changes on a variety of platforms makes it hard to hold the company accountable”)
- He bragged at the dentist’s office about attending the Capitol riot, feds say. Another patient turned him in.
- What banning abortion at 6 weeks really means (“So-called heartbeat bills ban nearly all abortions.”)
- Supreme Court Case Throws Abortion Into 2022 Election Picture (“Supporters and opponents of abortion rights say a major ruling just before the midterm elections could upend political calculations for the two parties.”)
- To change the culture of policing in America, have officers study the viral videos
- Florida GOP eases path for Trump to pursue casino license
- Rep. Jennifer Wexton Announces Support for a Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, Says “I don’t see how we can participate while the host nation is committing genocide”
- Spanberger backs bipartisan panel to probe U.S. Capitol attack
- Rep. Jennifer Wexton Announces Support for a Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, Says “I don’t see how we can participate while the host nation is committing genocide”
- Voter Turnout Low in Virginia Democrats’ Primary
- Video: McAuliffe Campaign Announces New Digital Ad Highlighting Terry’s Work to Provide Funding to Preserve Historic African American Cemeteries
- Glenn Youngkin’s Extreme Views Threaten Reproductive Rights in Virginia (“Youngkin must immediately answer whether he would put in place state-level protections for Roe v. Wade”)
- One of Virginia’s largest foster agencies is seeing a steep decline in interest from prospective parents
- Wednesday (5/19) Virginia Data on COVID-19: Lowest 10-Day New COVID Cases Since 4/3/20; Hospitalizations at Lowest Levels Since Start of Pandemic
- Kellen Squire: Del. Sam Rasoul Is the Answer Virginia Needs for Lieutenant Governor
- Amanda Chase gives Glenn Youngkin the gift of unity (Except that Dems can now link Youngkin to Chase, to it’s not much of a “gift” really.)
- “Vote Mama Foundation” Launches Nationwide Effort For Campaign Funds For Childcare, With Focus On Virginia
- Records: Judge Adrianne Bennett, the former parole board chairwoman, on ‘extended leave’
- Muslim Advocates, 2020 Democratic VA01 Nominee Qasim Rashid Sue Over Twitter Lynching Threats
- Virginia prosecutors ask Justice Department to reconsider decision to not prosecute Park Police killing of Bijan Ghaisar
- May 19 Endangered Species Day: Mountain Valley Pipeline Continues To Harm Their Habitats
- Richmonders March for Palestine Amid Israeli Air Strikes
- Arlington County Board to consider measures designed to use best practices for policing
- County manager in Arlington pushes weaker police review board
- Listen: What’s Going On With Amazon’s HQ2 In Northern Virginia?
- Hampton School Board approves new names for 5 schools
- D.C.-area forecast: Heat settles in with plenty of sun and minimal shower chances
