by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, September 30.
- The worst horrors of factory farming could soon be phased out in Europe (“Europe is on track to ban cages for farm animals as soon as 2027. The US could take much longer.” We need to completely change this system, ASAP – it’s a f’ing disgrace.)
- Climate change: Money on the agenda at Milan talks (“With the jeers of Greta Thunberg ringing in their ears, climate ministers are holding final talks before a key UN conference in Glasgow.”)
- Greta Thunberg: Last 30 years of climate action amount to ‘blah, blah, blah’
- Asia, Once a Vaccination Laggard, Is Revving Up Inoculations (“Several countries are now on track to surpass the United States in fully vaccinating their populations, lifting hopes of a return to normality. The turnabout is as much a testament to the region’s efforts as it is to vaccine hesitancy and political opposition in the U.S.”)
- China power crunch slams factories as coal lobby warns woes could stay until winter
- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for illegal campaign financing
- France’s Sarkozy likely to avoid jail despite new conviction
- Ecuador riot: Police storm jail where 116 died in gang war
- Maria Kolesnikova: No regrets for Belarus activist jailed for coup plot
- Talk of Iraq Recognizing Israel Prompts Threats of Arrest or Death
- Meng and the Michaels: why China’s embrace of hostage diplomacy is a warning to other nations (“Analysis: Beijing’s increasingly hardline approach sends a chilling message”)
- Afghanistan: US-Taliban deal hastened Afghan collapse, defence officials say
- We Now Know Why Biden Was in a Hurry to Exit Afghanistan (“He made several missteps, but on the big picture, he was right.”)
- ‘Covid will become manageable’: BioNTech co-founder says the virus will be with us for years
- We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic (“This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast.”)
- More in U.S. Vaccinated After Delta Surge, FDA Decision
- How the phrase ‘natural immunity’ misleads us about real risks and dangers
- Vaccine mandates are working. Let’s make them the norm.
- Congress to Avert Shutdown as Negotiations Continue on Biden Agenda
- Senate reaches deal to avoid government shutdown, Schumer announces
- Biden, Pelosi embark on late scramble to save $1 trillion infrastructure bill
- Infrastructure Bill Faces Uncertain Fate Ahead of Key Vote
- House appears poised to pull infrastructure vote amid stubborn stalemate
- Manchin says he could back reconciliation bill this year
- Sanders, Manchin, Sinema fight proxy war in the House
- The Bottomless Emptiness of Manchema
- Biden sticks to his dealmaking strategy, as some Democrats want him to do more to bring holdouts on board
- Pelosi faces her toughest moment of truth yet
- Democrats barrel toward make-or-break vote as crucial 24 hours begins
- Senator Kyrsten Sinema Emerges As Main Obstacle To Joe Biden’s Legislative Agenda (“The Arizona senator’s opaqueness is leading to frustration among progressives and others close to the president’s administration.”)
- To Get the Infrastructure Deal Done, Dems Need to Trust Each Other. There’s Just One Problem. (“Okay, maybe two.”)
- Kyrsten Sinema Faces a Growing Revolt From Her Former Supporters
- Failure isn’t an option, Democrats
- In reconciliation debate, will the Democrats’ left wing ultimately fight or fold?
- Are Democrats repeating their Obamacare mistakes?
- Former Rep. Tom Perriello: I lost my election after voting for Obamacare. Democrats need to back Biden’s agenda.
- Ignore the Parliamentarian. Include Immigration Reform If You Want To.
- Renewable generation hit an all-time high in the first half of 2021 (“Solar is growing at an unrivaled rate, and wind is now the nation’s largest single renewable energy source.”)
- Top Republicans rub shoulders with extremists in secretive rightwing group, leak reveals (Horrifying.)
- Donald Trump is on a fringe right-wing media tour pushing election fraud conspiracy theories (Also horrifying.)
- Congresswomen share personal stories of abortion in hopes of bringing change to policy conversation
- How to cope with a deceitful, anti-democratic party (“We need a new birth of freedom.”)
- Here’s why the Jan. 6 instigators must be punished (“Republicans need to be reminded of the cost of violence.”)
- January 6 committee targets organizers of Stop the Steal rally in latest batch of subpoenas
- Trump Still Faces a Reckoning in New York (“Court documents and interviews indicate that the Manhattan District Attorney is accumulating evidence of pervasive tax fraud.”)
- Democrats worry a loss in Virginia could set off a cascade of election troubles
- U.S. lost Afghanistan war through miscalculations spanning administrations, Milley tells lawmakers scrutinizing withdrawal
- Milley deserves an apology from all the Republicans who accused him of ‘treason’
- Defense secretary blames State Department for delay in Afghanistan evacuation
- The Right Has Captured the Supreme Court. Why Are They Still Lying About It?
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor: ‘There is going to be a lot of disappointment in the law, a huge amount’
- Trump Super PAC Removes Corey Lewandowski After Sexual Harassment Claim
- Matt Gaetz Beats His Own Standard for Dickitude
- Facebook’s Documents About Instagram and Teens, Published (Facebook is a disgrace.)
- Ozy’s Digital Media Meltdown Is Just Getting Started (“Since the Times’ bombshell report on Ozy’s questionable metrics, which entangled CEO Carlos Watson, the company’s board has opened an investigation, a new hire has publicly quit, and A&E has canceled a partnered broadcast.”)
- Wisconsin Assembly passes ban on teaching critical race theory (So stupid.)
- Sen. Warner Introduces “Stop STUPIDITY Act” to Prevent Future Government Shutdowns
- New chance for old idea: Senators push historic tax credits to renovate schools
- U.S. House passes bill aimed at protecting the Great Dismal Swamp
- Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin gubernatorial debate
- Youngkin hedges when asked if measles vaccines should be mandatory
- Fact check: Youngkin’s grocery tax math doesn’t add up
- Video: Governor Ralph Northam Led Virtual Press Conference on Glenn Youngkin’s Dangerous Anti-Vaccine Agenda (Gov. Northam: “During last night’s debate, Mr. Youngkin was unclear on whether he would support requiring vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella –– a vaccine that has been mandatory for Virginia students for over four decades. […] I find this simply unbelievable.”)
- Schapiro: Armed with budget and investments, Northam takes aim at Youngkin
- Youngkin Doubles Down on Vaccine Hesitancy and Trump
- Roanoke College Poll Has McAuliffe +7, Ayala +5, Herring +10, But…Take This One with a Large Grain/Pillar of Salt
- Terry McAuliffe scored a much-needed debate win, but it’s still anyone’s race (From conservative blogger Norm Leahy: “McAuliffe looked comfortable, sounded sharp and, most important, got some priceless gifts from Youngkin, the Republican nominee.”)
- Opinion | Glenn Youngkin’s embrace of Trumpism should prompt a stronger reaction from Democratic voters
- Wake up, Virginia Democrats. There’s serious Trumpist danger ahead.
- Your vote matters: Virginia Democratic leaders urge election involvement
- Governor Northam is stepping up his campaign efforts for the Democratic ticket
- DLCC Releases Memo Outlining VA Republicans’ Opposition to Masks and Vaccination Efforts (One VA GOP candidate even appallingly “compared carrying a vaccination card to ‘what Germans did during the Nazi regime'”)
- McAuliffe and Youngkin both want to keep political influence out of schools. They have competing strategies for doing so. (Youngkin actually VERY MUCH wants right-wing influence in the schools.)
- Jason Miyares Endorsed by Trump Ally and “Big Lie” Supporter Mike Pompeo (“Miyares is linking himself arm-in-arm with Donald Trump’s far-right allies and Big Lie supporters”)
- Two senior Democratic senators might be retiring. Their districts are being redrawn accordingly. (“Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw and Sen. Janet Howell, who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, haven’t said for sure they won’t run again in 2023. But the Virginia Redistricting Commission is drawing lines like they aren’t.”)
- VA Redistricting Commission Meets at 8am to Discuss Proposed House of Delegates Maps
- Incumbency Returns to Redistricting Debate, Again
- Wednesday (9/29) Virginia Data on COVID-19: With Delta Now Dominant, Hospitalizations (2,033) Near Highest Level Since Mid February, 10-Day New Cases (+36,447) Near Highest Since Mid February
- Overwhelmed nurses beg Virginians to get vaccinated against COVID-19
- Virginia’s decades-old barrier crime laws are facing a federal court challenge (“State statutes currently ban many former offenders from working in fields like substance abuse recovery”)
- Rehearing sought from Virginia Supreme Court in Lee monument removal case; Gov.’s office: ‘This is truly a lost cause’ (“Patrick M. McSweeney, one of the lawyers filing the petition, said restoring the monument would be the ideal outcome for his clients. ‘But as an alternative, they certainly don’t think the state owns and controls the monument,’ he said Wednesday.”)
- Antisemitic mailer in Virginia legislative race follows a recent GOP pattern (“Antisemitic stereotypes, tropes and imagery, centuries old, recur episodically in American politics, and not only on the ideological fringes. Days ago, in a tightly contested Northern Virginia state legislative race, a Republican challenger sent a mailer to thousands of households with a digitally altered photo of the Democratic incumbent, who is Jewish — his face in profile, features accentuated in shadowy tones — gazing upon stacks of gold coins. The mailer, authorized by Harold Pyon, a GOP candidate for the House of Delegates, was paid for by Virginia’s Republican Party…The antisemitism conveyed by Mr. Pyon’s campaign mailer is classic and blatant. To claim that it was unintentional is to assert blind ignorance of history.”)
- Vaccine reqs, transgender policy highlight vitriolic Loudoun County school board meeting
- Chesterfield County Public Schools surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases among students
- A 10-year-old Suffolk girl who died of COVID had been assigned at school to walk with sick students to nurse’s office
- Video: Climate Activists Thrown Out of Gubernatorial Debate. Episode Highlights Growing Political Need to Discuss Mountain Valley Pipeline and Fossil Fuels in Virginia
- Editorial: Flooding a common bond for many Virginia Beach residents
- ‘Visionary’ leader altered the trajectory of Christopher Newport University (“CNU President Paul Trible announced his retirement last week”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Three more brilliant, sunny and comfortable days
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