by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Labor Day, September 6.
- More than 200 health journals call for urgent action on climate crisis
- More than 230 journals warn 1.5°C of global warming could be ‘catastrophic’ for health
- Action on Climate Change Is Urged by Medical Journals in Unprecedented Plea (“Rising temperatures threaten ‘catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse,’ editors of 220 journals from around the world say”)
- Over 230 medical journals: Climate crisis is the “greatest” health threat
- ‘No point in anything else’: Gen Z members flock to climate careers
- News Corp hasn’t seen the light on climate – they’re just updating their tactics
- Sydney COVID cases seen topping 2,000 a day; Australia ramps up vaccinations
- Belarus protest leader Kolesnikova sentenced to 11 years in jail
- The Masks Were Working All Along (“Now we have definitive proof that masks really are effective.”)
- Covid vaccination rates have slumped in some parts of the world, and experts are worried
- Blinken and Austin to visit Gulf to address postwar stresses
- EU Threatens to Block $150 Million to Poland for Anti-LGBTQ Laws
- Why Putin’s Desperate Push for More Russian Babies Will Fail
- Apple and Google must not be complicit in silencing Alexei Navalny
- Brazil: warning Bolsonaro may be planning military coup amid rallies (“Former world leaders and public figures say nationwide marches are modelled on US Capitol insurrection”)
- Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha Condé
- Taliban claim control of Panjshir, promise formation of government ‘soon’
- Kabul’s airport re-opens for domestic flights — with no radar — as Taliban battle resistance fighters in last holdout
- U.S. Citizens and Afghans Wait for Evacuation Flights From Country’s North
- U.S. Embassy contractors, visa applicants among Afghans left behind after one of the largest airlifts in history
- Afghanistan showed Biden unbowed
- Fauci Cites Possible Delay for Moderna Booster: Virus Update
- As COVID Surges, We’re Not in the Endgame, We’re Mired in Uncertainty (“People are pretty burned out 18 months into this thing.”)
- Business Travel Rebound Stifled by Covid Resurgence
- Why a Covid Vaccine for Children Is Taking So Long (“The logistical dance required to make doses safe for children is among the challenges confronting researchers evaluating the vaccines in the youngsters.”)
- Labor Day is a celebration of solidarity — and freedom
- This Labor Day, let’s honor the workers who have been on the front lines of the pandemic
- GOP seeks to keep spotlight on Afghanistan as Dems advance Biden’s $3.5T spending plan
- Millions in U.S. lose jobless benefits as federal aid expires, thrusting families and economy onto uncertain path (“Federal funds meant to ease the economic shock of the pandemic are coming to an end. ‘It just feels like being discarded,’ one worker said”)
- Republicans don’t deserve House majority if they push lies -Kinzinger (It’s not an “if,” that’s what they have been doing, relentlessly, for a long time now.)
- Stop fretting, Democrats. Use your power.
- After Texas victory, anti-abortion activists could restrict other reproductive rights
- Supreme Court’s abortion ruling amplifies progressives’ call for reform
- 9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves
- Republicans in crosshairs of 6 January panel begin campaign of intimidation (Time for obstruction of justice charges?)
- What the Justice Department should do to stop the Texas abortion law
- Biden to Visit Northeast Flood Zones as Demand Grows for Climate Action
- Poorly devised regulation lets firms pollute with abandon
- Nothing sacred: From Jefferson to Jan. 6, America’s toxic mythologies are destroying us (“Thomas Jefferson hid the ugly truth of Bacon’s Rebellion — an early example of the myths emerging around Jan. 6”)
- Melania Trump Reportedly Wants Nothing To Do With Supposed 2024 Campaign (“The former first lady is telling friends she has no interest in a return to the White House, according to CNN.”)
- Trump’s Long Campaign to Steal the Presidency: A Timeline The insurrection was a complex, years long plot, not a one-day event. And it isn’t over.
- Southern Republicans Cannot Be Trusted With Public Health
- Threats & Leaks New Documents Show Just How Crazy the Georgia Recount Fiasco Got (“While the Georgia secretary of state’s office was fending off calls from then-President Donald Trump to find votes, officials were also dealing with bomb threats.”)
- Hurricane Ida: divers find broken pipeline in search for source of Gulf oil spill
- Kentucky Governor Says the State’s Covid Surge is ‘Dire’
- N.F.L. Will Allow Six Social Justice Messages on Players’ Helmets
- Human Rights Campaign president refuses board chairs’ request to consider resigning after helping advise Cuomo
- Florida shooting: ex-US marine suspected of killing four, including a baby
- After Major Blowback Over Her TX Abortion Bill Comments, VA GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate Falsely Claims It Could NEVER Happen Here Because “Virginia is very different from Texas” (Except that if Rs take back the House of Delegates and win the governorship, and if Sears is elected LG, they actually COULD pass such a law.)
- Texas Abortion Law Creates New Flash Point In Virginia Governor’s Race
- Distinguished pol of the week: Highlighting the faces of the radical, dangerous right
- Virginia races offer an early preview of Democrats’ midterm challenges
- Video: Far-Right VA Del. John McGuire (R-HD56) “doesn’t think women [should] serve in the military because he’ll get distracted.” Support His Opponent, Democrat Blakely Lockhart, Instead!
- Virginia wants to prevent gerrymandering. Can a mathematician help? (“The state’s redistricting commission is considering an offer of help from Moon Duchin, a math professor at Tufts University who specializes in geometry”)
- Toscano book emphasizes important role state governments play (“The big takeaway is, I hope, that [“Fighting Political Gridlock”] gets people more focused on state governments around the country, recognizing that they make a huge difference in what the country looks like and how their lives are affected.”)
- University of Virginia scientists wield statistics to prep for coronavirus’ next moves
- Stopped while driving in Virginia: Graphical analysis of police stops across state, Richmond region
- D.C.-area forecast: A pleasant Labor Day kicks off a nice September week
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