by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 3.
- Climate crisis: Siberian heatwave led to new methane emissions, study says (“Leak of potent greenhouse gas is currently small but further research is urgently needed, say scientists”)
- Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. What they found is ‘much more dangerous.’
- A Belarusian athlete exposes the breadth of Lukashenko’s dictatorship
- Poland grants visa to Belarus Olympian who fears for safety
- IOC launches investigation into Belarus sprinter case
- Head of Belarusian exile group found dead in Kiev
- New congressional report says covid-19 likely emerged in Wuhan months earlier than originally thought (“Nineteen months after the start of the pandemic, the Chinese government continues to actively thwart a real investigation into the origins of covid-19.”)
- Biden Is Sending 110 Million Vaccines To Nations In Need. That’s Just A First Step
- New restrictions sweep China as officials race to contain delta outbreak
- Afghanistan general says Taliban gains threaten global security
- Incoming Iran president says he will take steps to lift ‘tyrannical’ U.S. sanctions
- China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – U.S. sources
- ‘China Model’ Aims for Prosperity Without Democracy
- Australia’s biggest renewables owner plans huge wind and storage projects
- CDC Extends Order at the Southern and Northern Land Borders
- ACLU and Biden administration to face off over migrant family expulsions
- Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
- New SEC Boss Wants More Crypto Oversight
- Covid third wave: Americans ‘scared and angry’ as pandemic worsens
- US reaches Biden’s 70% first-shot goal as threat to unvaccinated people grows (“CDC director issues new warning as cases rise: ‘Covid-19 is clearly not done with us’”)
- How the Delta Variant Is Changing the Public-Health Playbook (“An immunization expert on the challenges of convincing vaccine skeptics.”)
- Americans Suffer Whiplash as Leaders Struggle With Changing Virus
- The vaccination campaign has hit its limit. Mandates are the only way forward. (“We have a silver bullet that can end this crisis. Why are we afraid to pull the trigger?”)
- $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Pours Money Into Long-Delayed Needs (“The sprawling, 2,702-page bill includes historic investments in traditional projects as well as broadband expansion and funds for some climate projects.”)
- Optimism grows that infrastructure deal will get to Biden’s desk
- What the Infrastructure Bill Does About Climate Change
- Big Economic Challenges Await Biden and the Fed This Fall
- The Supreme Court Caused the Looming Eviction Disaster. Why Won’t Democrats Say So? (Democrats can be very strange. Also note that there almost certainly aren’t enough votes in the Senate, thanks overwhelmingly to *Republican* Senators. Why not point that out as well?)
- There’s plenty of money to avoid evictions. States just have to spend it.
- Biden team calls for “out-organizing” voter suppression — activists say that’s insulting
- Kevin McCarthy’s ‘joke’ about Nancy Pelosi is dangerously unfunny
- The fight between progressive and centrist Democrats is heating up all over again
- Even businesses are trying to thwart the Republican death cult (“Private business may save us from reckless right-wing politicians.”)
- Secy. Mayorkas: Domestic extremism ‘the greatest terrorist related threat we have in the homeland’
- The route to stealing the 2024 election begins with a simple step (“We’re seeing dry runs at manufacturing uncertainty about election outcomes as we speak.”)
- The GOP scamming of rural Trump voters continues. A new study shows the latest.
- Two more police officers die by suicide after defending Capitol during riot by pro-Trump mob, tally now 4
- Four officers who responded to January 6 attack have died by suicide
- As many Republicans try to rewrite history of Jan. 6 attack, Sen. Ron Johnson suggests FBI knew more than it has said
- Sarah Palin, once on the cutting edge of crazy, now trails the pack
- Amazon union election results should be scrapped over improprieties, NLRB officer recommends
- The most damning evidence against Trump (“Evidence of intent to overthrow the government.”)
- Congress Is Slashing a $30 Billion Plan to Fight the Next Pandemic (That’s dumb.)
- Just Because Trump Is Ridiculous, It Doesn’t Mean He Isn’t Dangerous
- Prosecuting Trump for role in Jan. 6 riot got easier thanks to Capitol officers’ testimony
- Donald Trump to Fight Release of Tax Returns, His Lawyer Says (Of course. Delay, delay, delay.)
- Cuomo Grilled for 11 Hours in Sexual Harassment Inquiry
- Report: Rudy Giuliani’s “Close to Broke,” Prepared to Go to Prison (“Trump has apparently refused to contribute to Giuliani’s legal fund, which could come back to haunt him when his ex-lawyer is faced with the prospect of cutting a plea deal.”)
- Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated (Actually, the fact that it’s not more severe is *thanks to* being vaccinated!)
- Graham’s COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ case jolts Senate
- Top RNC official in Florida spreads Covid-19 conspiracies, calling vaccines the ‘mark of the beast’ (The GOP is a party of crackpots.)
- Tucker Carlson Summers With Viktor Orban, Touted As Speaker At Budapest Far-right Gathering (Very disturbing.)
- Larry Kudlow accused of racist, sexist remarks in Fox Business producer’s suit; Andrew Napolitano accused of harassment
- Fox News drops analyst Andrew Napolitano after Larry Kudlow producer accused him of stroking his arm and making sexually suggestive comments in an elevator
- ‘What are you waiting for?’: Nikki Fried says Gov. DeSantis needs to issue an emergency order for COVID-19
- As Florida’s COVID crisis intensifies, DeSantis’ response falters
- ‘Freedom,’ Florida and the Delta Variant Disaster
- Louisiana Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate As State’s Largest Hospital Runs Out Of Beds
- Everything You Need To Know About Ohio’s Two Special Primary Elections
- Next test of Trump’s influence on the Republican Party: A crowded GOP primary fight for an Ohio House seat
- The Memo: Left pins hopes on Nina Turner in Ohio after recent defeats
- Maricopa County and Dominion won’t comply with new subpoenas issued by Arizona Senate
- Biles bounces back to take bronze (“The US gymnast overcame mental health issues to win her seventh Olympic medal. China’s Guan Chenchen took the gold and Tang Xijing the silver.”)
- Opinion: Virginians should support Kaine’s work on voting rights
- China could start conflict in Pacific, Democrat warns (“Congresswoman and former navy commander Elaine Luria, the first female American sailor to spend her entire career on combat ships, has openly criticised the Biden administration and Congress on issues such as the level of defence funding and the lack of communication with key officials.”)
- ‘Welcome Back!’ Va. Lawmakers Return to Richmond to Spend Stimulus Money
- Virginia moves to restart eviction protections after federal moratorium lapses (“It protects the tenants”)
- Masks, evictions, athletics: What’s in Northam’s budget bill that isn’t spending
- Video: Virginia General Assembly Convenes for Special Session to Allocate American Rescue Plan Funds, Elect Judges to Court of Appeals
- Budget on fast track as General Assembly returns to Capitol
- Virginia’s legislature sends the wrong message on covid-19 at the wrong time
- Lots of plexiglass, some masks: Virginia’s General Assembly returns to the Capitol
- Audio: “At a recent campaign event, Youngkin suggested that the courts could reinstate Trump into office”
- After Trump Republican Glenn Youngkin Blows Them Off, AARP Cancels 2021 Virginia “People’s Debate,” Says “Virginia voters are the real losers here” (In stark contrast, Terry McAuliffe of course accepted the AARP’s invitation)
- Inside Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin’s long career at Carlyle
- AARP cancels gubernatorial debate after Youngkin doesn’t accept invite
- Glenn Youngkin Breathes New Life Into the Big Lie (This is on conservative Virginia political blog Bearing Drift.)
- When Herring was in midst of primary, Dominion Energy gave $200K to association helping his campaign
- Expanded Unemployment Benefit Targeted By Republican Senator (Steve Newman is a right wingnut and wrong on pretty much everything.)
- DLCC Calls for Virginia GOP to Condemn Insurrectionist Legislators (“Virginia Republicans have highest number of Jan. 6th attendees in the nation”)
- 15 Commonwealth Sheriffs Endorse Attorney General Mark Herring For Reelection
- Monday (8/2) Virginia Data on COVID-19: With Delta Now Dominant, Hospitalizations At Highest Level Since Late May, 1-Day New COVID Cases (+1,178) Highest Since 4/30; 10-Day New Cases (+9,639) Highest Since 5/2
- COVID-19 positivity rate hits 6% in Virginia
- Editorial: Bay health still cause for concern
- Sen. Morrissey, small-business owners gather in Richmond to highlight negative impact of skill games ban on their businesses
- D.C.-area forecast: Cloudier conditions, but cooler-than-normal weather continues
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