by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 23.
- Total accused of campaign to play down climate risk from fossil fuels (“A study found that the French energy group tried to cast doubt about climate science, beginning in the 1970s, while at the same time pushing back against climate-related policies and taxes.”)
- The fate of the planet will be negotiated in Glasgow, Scotland (“Here’s what you need to know about COP26, the high-stakes climate conference that starts on October 31.”)
- Cop26 climate deal will be harder than Paris accord, admits Sharma (“Summit president says 2015 global emissions agreement a ‘framework’ but rules were left for future talks”)
- Kissinger Urges Greater Global Ties to Resolve Pandemic, Climate
- UN’s Climate Gathering in Glasgow Features ‘Plant-Forward’ Menu
- Supersized Methane Leaks Detected in U.K. Ahead of Climate Summit
- The Countries That Could Spoil Global Climate Negotiations
- Coal Stocks Rise, Even as the Planet Warms
- Saudi Arabia Commits to Net-Zero Emissions by 2060 (That’s way too late.)
- Delta ‘Plus’ Covid variant may be more transmissible (“There is no evidence yet that it causes worse illness. And scientists are confident that existing vaccines should still work well to protect people.”)
- US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan
- New variant? No masks? Here’s what’s driving the U.K.’s latest Covid surge
- Record high migrant detentions at US-Mexico border
- Covid Live Updates: Federal Regulators Say Benefits Outweigh Key Risks in Vaccine for 5- to 11-Year-Olds
- Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action
- U.S. Democrats narrow differences on Biden’s agenda, mull billionaire tax
- Pelosi: Democrats within striking distance of deal
- Democrats move to finalize new ‘billionaire’ tax plan, targeting 700 wealthiest Americans as key source of revenue for spending plan
- Democrats near deal on pared-back spending bill. Here is what’s likely in — and out.
- Liberals express concerns over concessions to Manchin and Sinema as Democrats struggle to close deal
- Biden injects new momentum into filibuster fight
- No issue is more important than voting rights (Democracy as a whole is the most important issue, along with the climate/enviro crisis. Both are existential.)
- The Supreme Court’s very unusual new abortion orders, explained (“The Court still won’t stop Texas from banning abortions, but it wants to bring this saga to a final resolution quickly.”)
- What the Supreme Court’s Sudden Intervention in the Texas Abortion Case Tells Us (“It appears either Kavanaugh, Barrett, or both aren’t yet sure which way they’ll vote in the Texas litigation. Now they’ve preserved every option.”)
- Supreme Court won’t block Texas abortion law but grants expedited review for Nov. 1
- Right-wing parents hope to turn schools into conservative ‘citadels’ (“Their latest mission is to pull books with LGBTQ themes from school libraries.”)
- Bannon’s contempt of Congress is lawless and ludicrous
- January 6 Wasn’t a Riot. It Was War.
- Kevin McCarthy’s vile attack on Liz Cheney shows the dangers of a GOP House
- Tyranny Expert Sounds The Alarm On 2024 Election: It’s Happening (“Yale history professor Timothy Snyder pointed out the worrying ways the next election could differ from 2020.” VERY dangerous.)
- House investigators target the money trail behind January 6 rally
- Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed baseless election fraud claims, expected to testify before January 6 committee (“Baseless,” as in FALSE.)
- ‘We’re getting all kinds of threats’: Judge says defiant US Capitol rioters are fueling threats from Trump supporters
- Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges (“Rudy Giuliani’s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to ‘influence buying’ campaign finance schemes. “)
- Internal Alarm, Public Shrugs: Facebook’s Employees Dissect Its Election Role
- How the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection
- Facebook Faulted by Staff Over Jan. 6 Insurrection: ‘Abdication’
- Not stopping ‘Stop the Steal:’ Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company’s role in insurrection
- Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger, regret over missed warning signs
- New whistleblower claims Facebook allowed hate, illegal activity to go unchecked
- What Happened When Facebook Employees Warned About Election Misinformation
- ‘Carol’s Journey’: What Facebook knew about how it radicalized users
- Twitter admits bias in algorithm for rightwing politicians and news outlets (“Home feed promotes rightwing tweets over those from the left, internal research finds”)
- Trump Lashes Out At Meghan McCain, Calling Her An Ungrateful ‘Lowlife’ Bully
- What Is Jim Banks Still Doing Here?
- Alec Baldwin told gun was safe before fatal shooting – court records
- Baldwin: Killing of cinematographer was ‘tragic accident’
- Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ camera crew walked off the set in protest before the fatal shooting
- Right-Wingers Are Exploiting a Woman’s Tragic Death to Troll Alec Baldwin (“In a truly ugly display, conservatives are mocking Alec Baldwin following the death of DP Halyna Hutchins, who was killed in a terrible on-set shooting accident by the lefty actor.”)
- The manhunt for Brian Laundrie is over. But several big questions remain
- Officials disclose what killed a family hiking in Mariposa County
- Md., Va. senators call on Metro to restore public confidence in transportation system
- State Sen. Bryce Reeves enters race for GOP nod to challenge Rep. Spanberger
- State Sen. Bryce Reeves announces congressional run
- Governor Northam Announces Virginia’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.8 Percent in September (Under Democratic leadership, the “unemployment rate has dropped every single month for 16 straight months”)
- Data for Progress Poll of Virginia: McAuliffe 50%-Youngkin 45%; Ayala 47%-Sears 42%
- Billionaire donor who funded Jan. 6 group now pouring dark money into Glenn Youngkin campaign (“Packaging billionaire Richard Uihlein dives into Virginia race after sponsoring group that marched on the Capitol”)
- Youngkin says he’s ‘called to love everyone’ but sidesteps marriage equality question
- Brutal Profile of Glenn Youngkin Exposes His Extreme, Right-Wing Politics and Repulsive Personal Attacks (Interview cut off when Youngkin asked about policy; Youngkin hits a “new low” in attacking Gov. Northam’s religious expression…)
- Youngkin calls for police in all Virginia schools, tapping into heated school issues to close his campaign (“As many Virginia localities examine the role of police in schools, Republican Glenn Youngkin is calling on every school in the state to have a law enforcement officer on its campus, or face losing state education funding.”)
- Pro-Youngkin Right-Wing Group Pushes Anti-Science Conspiracy Theories in Dangerous New Ads
- Youngkin accused of antisemitism after claiming allies of Jewish donor George Soros ‘inserted’ operatives into Virginia school boards
- Youngkin under fire for invoking George Soros in school board debate
- In Virginia, Latinos tend to vote for Democrats. But Youngkin’s trying to win them over anyway.
- Obama stumps for Virginia candidate in race seen as referendum on Biden
- War of the suburbs: Virginia Democrats, GOP fight over key turf to win control of House of Delegates
- Longtime Arlington Elections Guru Predicts Virginia Turnout of 2.65m-2.9m (vs 2.6m in 2017), with Terry McAuliffe Winning By a Narrow 50.5%-48.4% Margin (O’Leary correctly predicted the 2017 Virginia “blue wave,” so let’s hope he’s right this time about McAuliffe winning!)
- Video: VoteVets Launches Closing Ad for Terry McAuliffe (“Six figure buy will focus on Norfolk market, for the rest of the campaign”)
- Lawmakers praise rate agreement with Dominion but say more must be done to help customers
- Extremist, Insurrectionist VA Del. Dave LaRock (R-HD33) Said That “Short of Being Raped or Killed,” There Was Nothing Worse Than Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine (In this election, make sure you vote for “pragmatic centrist” Paul Siker instead!)
- Final 2021 “Flip-[and-Hold]-A District Friday”: Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn; VA House Majority Leader Charniele Herring (“Over the course of the last several months we have introduced you to the over 90 Democratic candidates…”)
- Virginia’s criminal justice reform leads to campaign fictions (“Yet as much as reform advocates would like to move forward, five decades of ‘tough-on-crime’ policies and institutions that support them have bred some very potent enemies who have made it clear they are willing to fight dirty to preserve their power.”)
- The Potential Environmental and Racial Justice Implications of the Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Friday (10/22) Virginia Data on COVID-19: 1-Day New Cases +1,665; 10-Day New Cases +19,136; Hospitalizations at 1,266
- Sen. Mark Warner Statement On Dismissal of All Criminal Charges Against Two US Park Police Officers Involved in 2017 Shooting Death of Bijan Ghaisar
- Manslaughter charges dismissed against Park Police officers in Bijan Ghaisar case
- Meet the candidates running for Alexandria mayor and city council
- D.C.-area forecast: Classic October weather this weekend before some early-week storminess
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