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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 15.
- The Rate of Global Warming During Next 25 Years Could Be Double What it Was In The Previous 50, a Renowned Climate Scientist Warns (“Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen urged Congress decades ago to act on climate change. Now he says he expects reduced aerosol pollution to lead to a steep temperature rise.”)
- Not a single G20 country is in line with the Paris Agreement on climate, analysis shows
- More Europeans are taking climate change seriously. In the U.S., not so much (Americans are an outlier, and NOT in a good way!)
- U.S. and EU Vow Steep Methane Cuts Ahead of Climate Summit (“Asks other nations to promise major cuts of greenhouse gas”)
- Australia’s breakthrough solar tech has eye on rooftop and mega-project markets
- Bolsonaro Is Getting Desperate, and It’s Clear What He Wants
- Bolsonaro cracks down on illegal mining in Amazon amid global pressure – for now
- North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea military says (“Launch comes as Chinese foreign minister is in Seoul to discuss stalled nuclear diplomacy and two days after North tests a new long-range cruise missile”)
- North Korea, South Korea trade ballistic missile tests amid stalled U.S. nuclear talks
- E.U. Creates Agency to Guide Future Pandemic Responses
- A Fox-Style News Network Rides a Wave of Discontent in France
- Haiti prosecutor calls for prime minister to be charged over president’s killing (“Ariel Henry is alleged to have spoken to a former justice ministry official for seven minutes following the shooting of the president. Henry has vowed to find ‘the real culprits’.”)
- Kremlin critic Navalny’s allies say vote Communist to hurt ruling party
- China’s Economic Recovery Is Looking Gloomier
- In Rural Afghanistan, War Remnants Are Everywhere but Violence Has Declined (“Much of the countryside has seen a big drop in violence after 20 years of fighting. ‘It has been a long time now since a bullet hit our homes,’ one resident said.”)
- Female Athletes Flee Afghanistan as Taliban Bar Women in Sports
- Analysis: U.S. looks to COVID-19 boosters to curb virus spread
- The Right’s War on COVID Vaccine Mandates (“While polls indicate a majority of Americans support vaccine mandates, conservatives are attacking such public health efforts.”)
- GOP Embraces Vocal Anti-Vaxxers – Whose Actions Happen To Be Hurting The Economy
- Republicans might regret their opposition to vaccine mandates (“Polls show that voters are rational. That could be trouble for the GOP.”)
- Congress Is Debating Its Biggest Climate Change Bill Ever. Here’s What’s At Stake
- Budget reconciliation is the vehicle to pass climate policy. It’s time for businesses to get on board.
- Student coalition blasts Chamber of Commerce over climate change, opposition to Biden’s budget bill
- Democrats say Biden must get more involved in budget fight
- Joe Manchin can’t delay any longer. He must choose between voting rights and the filibuster.
- Memo to Democrats: Lean into ‘soaking the rich’
- Democrats Hear Conflicting Messages From Voters on $3.5 Trillion Plan (“In Virginia, centrist Rep. Abigail Spanberger balances push for new spending on safety net with worries about inflation, profligacy”)
- As Senate Democrats reach a deal on voting rights, what happens now?
- The U.S. Army tells troops to get vaccinated soon or face discipline up to possible dismissal.
- America’s ‘unworkable’ child care system is failing families, Treasury Department says
- SpaceX set to make history with first all-civilian crew launched into orbit
- Trump Told Pence They Wouldn’t Be Friends Anymore if the V.P. Didn’t Overturn the Election, Because He’s a 5-Year-Old (“He also called Pence a ‘wimp,’ because that’s the level of maturity we’re dealing with here. “)
- The peril of Trump keeps growing nearly 8 months after he left the White House
- Book: Top US officer feared Trump could order China strike
- Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says
- Woodward/Costa book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons
- Awful new revelations about Trump and Jan. 6 show Mike Pence is no hero
- Woodward/Costa book details GOP infighting over how to handle Trump after election loss
- New Woodward/Costa book: Trump secret memo ordering withdrawal from Afghanistan blindsided national security team
- Pelosi told top general Trump should have been ‘arrested on the spot’ for inciting Capitol insurrection, new book says (Agreed. And he should be arrested now for numerous crimes.)
- Milley Would Have Been Useful in 2nd Impeachment
- Trump Calls Allies to Demand Gen. Mark Milley Be ‘Arrested’ for ‘Treason’ (Trump is the one who needs to be arrested for treason, actually.)
- Milley acted to prevent Trump from creating a disaster. But don’t expect future generals to save us.
- Biden administration asks federal court to block enforcement of Texas abortion ban
- The Supreme Court is drunk on its own power (“A Court that used to prize careful deliberation now seems to care more about making big change quickly.”)
- How Amy Coney Barrett might know she’s a political hack
- FBI director faces new scrutiny over investigation of Brett Kavanaugh (Why is Wray still there?)
- I’d Like to Hear Christopher Wray Explain Why the FBI Avoided Investigating Brett Kavanaugh
- FBI fires agent who failed to pursue tips about sex abuse by USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar
- Facebook aware of Instagram’s harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals (“Social media firm reportedly kept own research secret that suggests app worsens body image issues”)
- This is how a Republican lie is born
- This Is an Actual United States Senator
- Pa. Republicans are set to subpoena documents and hire a contractor for their 2020 election review (This is absolutely reckless, dangerous and bonkers.)
- California now the only state to exit CDC’s ‘high’ COVID transmission category
- Exit polls in California Gov. Newsom recall election show support for Covid restrictions
- California Democrats voted along broader political lines to save Newsom, CNN exit poll shows
- Newsom touts victory over recall as rejection of ‘Trumpism’
- California’s Gavin Newsom Beats Recall Effort in Win for Democrats
- Newsom’s strict Covid policy gets a big win (“The Democratic governor’s stringent Covid measures got a boost on Tuesday, proving that strict pandemic policy can also be good politics”)
- New Hampshire state representative leaves GOP over opposition to vaccine mandate
- Outdoing Biden, Fox News will now require daily COVID-19 testing for its unvaccinated employees
- New York Will Soon Lose 1 House Seat. The G.O.P. Might Lose 5.
- Ron DeSantis reaches a new low of cynicism and recklessness (Glenn Youngkin thinks DeSantis is great!)
- Why A Republican Might Win In Virginia’s Governor Race, And How New Jersey’s Race Could Get Tighter
- D.C. prepares for far-right protesters during day of festivals, gatherings
- DHS expects about 700 people to show for pro-Trump D.C. rally Saturday, official says
- Sen. Tim Kaine Joins Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Freedom to Vote, Strengthen Our Democracy
- Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Gerry Connolly Urge Senate to Pass “Freedom to Vote Act”: “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy—we must protect it.”
- Virginia senators push DHS to do more to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed by Afghan patients
- Virginia’s senators ask White House to be more forthcoming with info about Afghan refugees
- McAuliffe: Keep Virginia moving forward to get through this pandemic (“The COVID-19 pandemic has upended every aspect of our lives, and Virginia’s next governor will be faced with building a stronger post-COVID economy.”)
- Youngkin’s plan to end state income tax would ‘decimate’ Virginia, study shows
- New Study Finds Glenn Youngkin’s Economic Plan Would Cost 2.5 Million Jobs, Cut Personal Income By More Than $225 Billion Over Next 10 Years
- Terry McAuliffe Releases “Virginia Is For Vaccine Lovers” Campaign to Get Virginians Vaccinated, Rebuild Stronger Economy (Meanwhile, “Glenn Youngkin Peddles Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric, Opposes Vaccine Mandates And CDC Recommendations to Keep Kids Safe in Schools”)
- Legal challenge slows rural broadband plans in Virginia
- Ayala talks about campaigning for lieutenant governor
- Virginia Professional Fire Fighters Endorse AG Mark Herring For Reelection
- Editorial: In Virginia, we ignore aging dams at our peril
- Tuesday (9/14) Virginia Data on COVID-19: With Delta Now Dominant, Hospitalizations (2,117) Near Highest Level Since Mid February, 10-Day New Cases (+36,571) Near Highest Since Early February
- Vast majority of school districts haven’t committed to weekly testing as Virginia program nears launch
- Loudoun Co. School Board approves policy assuring teachers’ free speech rights
- Six Afghan children who arrived in Virginia have measles
- Richmond Civilian Review Board Task Force Meets Some, But Not All Of Protesters’ Demands
- Virginia Tech breaks ground on new Innovation Campus in Alexandria
- Virginia Beach School Board approves transgender policy that would put protections in place (“The policy was approved on a 7-3 vote, with one member encouraging people to challenge it in court.”)
- Williams: We’ve taken down Richmond’s monuments. Now let’s take policing off a pedestal in our city.
- Roanoke prosecutor Donald Caldwell announces run for 11th term, criticizes opponent’s history of unpaid taxes
- John Shelby Spong, liberal Episcopal bishop and LGBTQ advocate, dies at 90
- In fourth week of the school year, 2,231 students are quarantined in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Weather Journal: It may not have seemed like it, but it was Roanoke’s third hottest summer on record
- D.C.-area forecast: Stubborn summer warmth sticks around with moderate humidity
