by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 26. Just one week until election day…make sure you vote!
- Climate crisis: economists ‘grossly undervalue young lives’, warns Stern (“Economists have failed to take account of ‘immense risks and potential loss of life’, says author of landmark review”)
- UK net zero plan ‘achievable and affordable’, say climate advisers
- Australia aims for “ultra-low cost” solar to drive green energy transition
- This Movement Is Taking Money Away From Fossil Fuels, and It’s Working
- Australia’s 2050 net zero pledge draws criticism
- The COP26 summit to fight climate change is about to start. Here’s what to expect
- Yes, There Has Been Progress on Climate. No, It’s Not Nearly Enough.
- In advance of climate summit, tension among Biden aides on China policy
- Xi’s not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader’s likely absence
- Does Taiwan’s Military Stand a Chance Against China? Few Think So (“Poor preparation and low morale are pressing concerns; sweeping leaves and pulling weeds in basic training”)
- China and U.S. Have ‘Candid’ Talks on Issues of Concern
- Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen calls for urgent external regulation
- The indisputable harm caused by Facebook
- Sudan coup: US condemns military takeover as protests rage into second day
- The coup in Sudan could threaten U.S. influence in a strategically important region
- Dr. Anthony Fauci Says 5- To 11-Year-Olds Could Get Pfizer COVID-19 Shot By Early November
- FDA Panel to Review Pfizer’s Covid Shot in Young Children
- 5 sticking points holding back Democrats’ spending package
- Sanders faces difficult choice on slimmed-down budget bill
- Billionaire tax gains momentum
- Biden and Democrats Push for Budget Deal This Week as Rifts Remain
- Democrats quietly scramble to include immigration provision in social spending bill
- Manchin puts paid family leave, Medicare vouchers on spending bill chopping block
- Trump Tax Cuts Set to Win Staying Power as Democrats Drop Plans (Crazy.)
- How liberals can turn compromise into victory (“The Build Back Better bill won’t have everything they want. But it’s only one part of a longer battle.”)
- Plagued by Daily Blackouts, Puerto Ricans Are Calling for an Energy Revolution. Will the Biden Administration Listen? (“Many residents say a record amount of incoming federal aid provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transition the island to clean energy. So far, the funds are mostly going to natural gas.” Should be going 100% to clean energy, ZERO to fossil fuels.)
- A look at the groups supporting school board protesters nationwide (“Citizens Renewing America, founded by President Trump’s former budget director Russell Vought”; “The Manhattan Institute, one of the most established conservative think tanks”; “Turning Point USA, a group closely allied with Trump through its leader, Charlie Kirk, started School Board Watchlist”; “The Proud Boys, which the Southern Poverty Law Center calls an extremist hate group, has taken part in school board protests in several states.”; “PragerU is a nonprofit media company founded by the conservative radio host Dennis Prager”)
- Merrick Garland is right to be wary of political prosecutions. But he needs to investigate Trump.
- Democrats have declared a voting-rights emergency — but where’s the urgency?
- The party of thugs (“In 2020, Joe Biden repeatedly insisted that once Donald Trump departed office the Republican Party would become more reasonable. Instead, it has become even more of a party of thugs, where basic norms of polite behavior are held in contempt.”)
- White House rejects latest Trump claim of executive privilege
- Biden’s refusal of executive privilege claim ignites new firestorm with Trump
- First on CNN: Biden administration expected to name GOP official who challenged Trump’s lies to key election security role
- The GOP’s attack on voting is shameless. The Democratic response is spineless.
- Why ‘Evangelical’ Is Becoming Another Word for ‘Republican’
- Catholic Bishops in the US Largely Ignore the Pope’s Concern About Climate Change, a New Study Finds (“Researchers at Creighton University reviewed more than 12,000 pastoral communications by the bishops. Only several dozen of those writings said a warming climate was real.”)
- Trump endorsed Herschel Walker, Max Miller and Sean Parnell. They’re now facing scrutiny over their pasts
- Americans Don’t Trust Their Congressional Maps To Be Drawn Fairly. Can Anything Change That?
- Senate Confirms Longtime Voting Rights Attorney To Federal Court Seat (“Myrna Pérez, 47, will now be a lifetime judge on a U.S. appeals court.”)
- Insiders say Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg chose growth over safety
- Facebook Is Mired in a P.R. Crisis. It Could Face a Legal One as Well.
- Facebook’s Algorithms Increasingly in Sights of U.S. Lawmakers
- How Facebook Fails 90 Percent of Its Users
- ‘History Will Not Judge Us Kindly’ (“Thousands of pages of internal documents offer the clearest picture yet of how Facebook endangers American democracy—and show that the company’s own employees know it.”)
- Madison Cawthorn wants American women to raise more “monsters.” They already are (“GOP wonder boy tells on himself: Cawthorn calls on (white) women to do their duty by raising little fascists”)
- Donald Trump Jr., Sentient Pond Scum, Is Selling T-Shirts Mocking the Fatal Alec Baldwin Shooting
- Republican Operative Matt Schlapp Is Setting the Stage for an “Election Integrity” Freak-Out in 2024
- Dave Chappelle Willing to Discuss ‘The Closer’ With Trans Community, but Says He’s ‘Not Bending to Anybody’s Demands’
- What will the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races mean for Biden? (“These elections often — but not always — go against the president’s party. Democrats hope to defy the trend.”)
- Video: Youngkin Airs Ad Featuring Woman Who Wanted to Ban Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Novel “Beloved” From Virginia Schools (“In closing days of 2021 campaign, Youngkin goes full right-wing culture warrior…”)
- Pence to deliver address on ‘educational freedom’ in Virginia
- Want to Know More About Critical Race Theory? Look at Virginia’s Schools—For More Than 75 Years (“Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin was raised on official, state-taught racism. I should know. So was I.”)
- Fight over teaching ‘Beloved’ book in schools becomes hot topic in Virginia governor’s race
- Embattled DeJoy’s extra Post Office slowdowns could tie up mail ballots in Virginia race
- This Forecast Seems a Bit Optimistic, But…Plausible? What Do You All Think
- Video – Spilling Tea: Glenn Youngkin, Nick Freitas, and John McGuire at a Truly Mad “Tea Party” with a Chinese Communist Conspiracy Theorist (This conference was co-sponsored, literally, by the *John Birch Society*!)
- Here’s a little-noticed reason the Virginia race is such a big deal (“But there’s a less obvious way the Virginia outcome could help shape future campaigns. A Democratic victory might show that another issue has unexpected political potential: Paid leave.”)
- CASEY: Youngkin campaign seeks to hold rally outside early voting location
- ICYMI: Donald Trump Responds to MeidasTouch Ad Exposing Virginia Absence
- How Virginia’s Gubernatorial Candidates Are Handling Big Names on the Campaign Trail
- Leading, Trailing, or Tied: Turnout and Enthusiasm the “Name of the Game” in 2021 Elections
- Latino Victory Fund Invests in GOTV to Elect Hala Ayala Lt. Governor, Reelect Del. Elizabeth Guzman
- Hala Ayala, Winsome Sears face off in race to be lieutenant governor, make history (Sears is a far-right extremist.)
- Virginia’s lieutenant governor nominees couldn’t be more opposite on key issues
- Nadarius Clark could be first Black delegate in his Virginia House district
- Video: Governor Northam Announces Siemens Gamesa Chooses Virginia to Establish First U.S. Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Facility, Propelling Largest New Renewable Energy Project in United States
- Siemens Gamesa chooses Virginia for offshore wind turbine blade factory (“Virginia’s effort to become an East Coast hub for industry bears fruit”)
- $200 million wind turbine facility planned for Virginia
- Monday (10/25) Virginia Data on COVID-19: 10-Day New Cases +15,762 (Lowest Since Mid August); Hospitalizations at 1,230 (Lowest Since Late August)
- Ex-Liberty spokesman says he was fired for raising concerns
- Virginia’s DEQ Should Reject the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s 401 Permit Under the Clean Water Act
- Water Board should reject Mountain Valley Pipeline permit this time around
- Franklin County landowners settle lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline
- After years of bipartisan giving, Dominion Energy leans into Democratic control
- Virginia’s redistricting commission’s failure to transcend partisanship has lessons for other states, critics say (Except it wasn’t a generic “failure to transcend partisanship,” it was REPUBLICANS acting in bad faith the entire time. God, the media sucks.)
- Editorial: School funding needs improvement (“Raising per-pupil expenditures in Virginia’s public schools will improve opportunity and better prepare students to compete in the global marketplace.” That will require raising taxes, of course.)
- Anti-“CRT” Petition in Stafford County Reminds Us: “Because fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy, and needs feeding…” (“The petition would be laughable if it was not so dangerous”)
- Chesterfield County Public Schools employee training opportunities cannot have elements of CRT
- Nine Victims of Unite the Right Seek Justice in Federal Court
- Loudoun Co. judge rules teen sexually assaulted girl in school bathroom
- Fairfax Co. school board hires firm to help find next superintendent
- Public housing residents say Richmond Police harass and threaten them
- Woman who took down Virginia Beach’s voting system launches petition to recall mayor — and she plans to run
- Richmond City Council approves first half of Mayor Stoney’s $155 million federal aid budget plan
- D.C.-area forecast: A windy, unsettled Tuesday, nicer midweek, then stormy Friday
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