Saturday News: “Climate, Energy Crunch in Focus as [G20] Summit Underway”; “Inside Biden’s surprising confidence that he’s on the cusp of a big victory”; “Is Glenn Youngkin Going to Successfully Own the Libs?” (Hint: Don’t Let Him!)

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 30.

• Is this our last chance to act on the climate crisis? (“The Cop26 summit in Glasgow begins on Monday: our environment correspondent traces the long buildup – and the implications of failure”)
• Climate experts warn world leaders 1.5C is ‘real science’, not just talking point (“Scientists say keeping temperature rises to 1.5C is vital physical threshold for planet that cannot be negotiated”)
• G-20 leaders endorse global minimum corporate tax deal for 2023 start
• These Are the G-20 Leaders Trying to Avoid Another Global Catastrophe
• G20: Climate and Covid top agenda as world leaders meet
• Climate, Energy Crunch in Focus as Summit Underway: G-20 Update
• Brazil’s Bolsonaro Gets G-20 Cold Shoulder as Amazon Fires Rage
• Biden: We were clumsy over France submarine row
• U.S. senators file bill to exempt India from sanctions over Russia deal, citing China
• Not ruling out trade action, UK’s Johnson tries to calm waters with French
• Covid-19 origins may never be known, US intelligence agencies say
• Europe Embraces Booster Vaccines to Fight Covid’s Fourth Wave
• China Minister Says Taiwan’s Only Prospect Is Unification
• The coup in Sudan, explained
• When can kids under 12 get their shots? Here’s the timeline
• FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age
• COVID-19 Vaccine Now Required for 36% of U.S. Workers
• At least 89% of vaccinated American adults will qualify for Covid-19 booster shots
• It’s Getting Hard for Oil Companies to Keep Lying
• Big Oil faces growing pressure to change
• After touch-and-go negotiations, climate emerges as big winner in Biden’s economic framework
• Inside Biden’s surprising confidence that he’s on the cusp of a big victory (“A lot can still go wrong. But there is a pathway to success.”)
• Democratic Senator Predicts Biden Economic Plan Will Take Weeks to Finish (“Virginia Senator Tim Kaine said Friday that he expects President Joe Biden’s economic agenda won’t get finished and passed until late November”)
• Democrats seek tweaks to $1.75T framework
• Biden’s $27 billion bet on forests (“The president’s Build Back Better proposal could be a game changer for US forests.”)
• Democrats race to finalize $1.75 trillion spending bill for House vote next week
• The Supreme Court looks to the past to create a right-wing future (“With an extra vote, the conservatives on the court are revisiting even their partial wins from the past, starting with guns.” Shudddderrrr…)
• Supreme Court To Consider Limiting EPA’s Power To Regulate Climate-Changing Gases (“The ruling could challenge the Biden administration’s plan to curb carbon emissions right after a key White House proposal died in Congress.” This would be disastrous and require a response, including expansion of the Supreme Court.)
• Supreme Court won’t block vaccine mandate for Maine health-care workers with religious objections
• The Supreme Court finally decides that the religious right asked it for too much (“Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers survives a challenge from religious conservatives.”)
• The Lawyer Defending Texas’s Abortion Ban Is Exactly as Evil As You’d Expect
• Revenge of the Donald (“Nostalgia and resentment could be enough to catapult Trump back into the presidency.”)
• Former Congress members file brief opposing Trump’s attempt to shield Jan. 6 records
• Trump’s $300 Million SPAC Deal May Have Skirted Securities Laws
• During Jan. 6 riot, Trump attorney told Pence team the vice president’s actions caused attack on Capitol (It wasn’t a “riot” – the media should stop using that word and start using “coup attempt,” “insurrection,” etc.)
• Kinzinger retirement underscores Trump dominance over GOP
• Republicans on the insurrection? Don’t confuse them with the facts.
• (The Wall St. Journal editorial page is completely, utterly unhinged, and has been for years.)
• Tucker Carlson condemned over ‘false flag’ claim about deadly Capitol attack (He shouldn’t be on the air at all.)
• Leading up to January 6, Steve Bannon publicly bragged about his behind-the-scene role fomenting the insurrection
• Amid public debate about Facebook and its harms, the company has spent millions on misleading ads promoting its products
• A name change can’t fix what’s broken at Facebook
• Conservatives Are Giving Ron DeSantis the Trump Treatment Defend the imaginary version, ignore the real thing.
• Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case (WTF? Authoritarian bullshit.)
• Loudoun County Sexual Assault Story Shows Danger of Media Bias (“A right-wing outlet let ideology motivate their reporting, while the mainstream media couldn’t be bothered to report on it in the first place…The Wire produced shoddy journalism, that’s not in dispute; but why was it left to a right-wing outlet to cover this part of the story at all? “)
• What Happened to Matt Taibbi? The former darling of the liberal media is now one of its loudest critics. He says he hasn’t changed. (Just like Greenwald, he’s gone completely off the deep end.)
• Case Against Cuomo ‘Very Solid,’ Sheriff Says of Move to File Complaint
• “Another record day of in person early voting with people 64,136 voting on Thursday”; Mostly in “Blue” or “Purple” Areas (Sam Shirazi – “We will have an early vote universe of 1M+ voters by Sunday which should be about 1/3 [of total] voters.”)
• Is Glenn Youngkin Going to Successfully Own the Libs?
• The Virginia Governor’s Race Will Be the Latest Verdict in the Culture Wars (“In the contest between Glenn Youngkin and Terry McAuliffe, the candidates are less important than the grassroots battles that have defined state politics.”)
• Video: Vice President Kamala Harris, Pharrell Williams, and Terry McAuliffe Rally Voters in Norfolk (VP Harris urges “Don’t Texas Virginia!”)
• With help from Vice President Harris, Pharrell, McAuliffe rallies supporters in Norfolk
• Terry for Virginia Releases Closing Argument Ad: “Ideas,” Highlighting McAuliffe’s Record of Moving Virginia Forward (McAuliffe: “Working together, we will build a better future for Virginia.”)
• Latest Washington Post-Schar School Poll: Governor’s Race Tightening But McAuliffe Holding On to 3% Lead
• Anti-Trump group takes credit for Charlottesville tiki torch stunt
• Lincoln Project organized a group to carry torches at Youngkin event in Charlottesville
• Democrats deny any involvement in a tiki torch stunt with Youngkin’s bus
• Video: Hard-Hitting “Lincoln Project” Ad Explains How Glenn Youngkin’s Campaign Is Using Lee Atwater’s Race-Baiting Playbook (Why do you think you always hear Youngkin et al talk about “critical race theory — critical race theory– critical race theory?”)
• When to expect results in Virginia’s gubernatorial election
• Glenn Youngkin Was a Traditional Republican. Then He Became a Culture Warrior. (Really disturbing.)
• Former Republican speakers’ seat represents best chance for House Democrats
• As early voting nears its end, McAuliffe and Youngkin campaign in decidedly different ways
• Hala Ayala wants to fight for Virginia’s working families
• Terry McAuliffe for Virginia governor
• Gov. Linwood Holton: An appreciation
• Friday (10/29) Virginia Data on COVID-19: 1-Day New Cases +1,646; 10-Day New Cases +15,272; Hospitalizations at 1,058 (Lowest Since Mid August)
• Harrowing stories mark first day of United the Right rally trial testimony
• Court hears arguments in latest legal attack on Mountain Valley Pipeline
• Chesterfield residents say proposed boundary lines seek to protect incumbents, ensure Republican majority
• Williams: In voting yea or nay for a Richmond casino, should we decide how the impoverished spend their money?
• Henrico schools removes novel ‘Out of Darkness’ as gubernatorial candidates spar on book censorship
• After protest over Twitter posts, Christopher Newport University professor says she won’t attend forum to meet with students
• She feared she would die in Charlottesville. In court, she faced the white supremacists who were there.
• A religious debate in Newport News: City Council members at odds over invocations
• Virginia Beach voters will decide whether to raise taxes and face the costs of rising seas (“If the bond referendum fails, economists say the city could lose billions of dollars in the next half-century as recurrent flooding inundates roads, businesses and homes.”)
• Northern Virginia police departments increases presence amid purported ISIS threat against shopping malls
• JMU Board of Visitors Votes to Join FBS, General Assembly Approval Still Required
• D.C.-area forecast: Clouds and a couple showers linger today, with a sunny but breezy Halloween on tap