by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 1. Polls open at 6 am tomorrow – make sure you vote, and of course vote *Democratic* up and down the ballot! Also, remind everyone you know to drop off their mail ballots if they haven’t already. Thanks.
- We’re in uncharted territory for the world’s climate, UN says (“Report sets out heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods that have wreaked havoc this year”)
- Poor countries at Cop26 concerned by G20’s limited climate progress (“Leaders say they hoped for more from talks in Rome and chances of staying below 1.5C are fading”)
- Glasgow Climate Talks Are, in Many Ways, ‘Harder Than Paris’
- At Climate Talks, Biden Will Try to Sell American Leadership to Skeptics
- Once a Leading Polluter, the U.K. Is Now Trying to Lead on Climate Change
- China’s Xi to address COP26 climate talks in writing only (“The leader of the most polluting country won’t be at COP26 or make a video address.” Appalling.)
- World leaders under pressure to avoid climate catastrophe (“Having built the world’s largest offshore wind industry, Britain has reduced emissions by 44 percent from 1990 levels. Its target to cut them by at least 68 percent by 2030 is one of the most ambitious of any major economy, according to the Climate Action Tracker, a scientific analysis of the policies of countries.”)
- COP26: World at one minute to midnight over climate change – Boris Johnson
- UN Climate Summit Starts Under Cloud After G-20 Dodges Hard Questions
- Far more than fish: Risks of rising EU-UK tensions
- Biden says Russia, China ‘didn’t show up’ on climate change commitments
- How Much Are Countries Pledging To Reduce Emissions? (Not enough!)
- Covid Deaths Top 5 Million Even as Vaccines Slash Fatality Rate
- Macron Says Australia’s Morrison Lied to Him About Sub Deal
- Britain Leads the Way for Reining In Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (Every country needs to do so. NOW.)
- Planet Facebook (“When you consider the fact that Facebook is the de facto internet in many parts of the globe, its role becomes as absurd as it is dangerous.”)
- White House unveils strategy for 2050 net-zero goal
- Joe Biden wants America to lead the world against the climate crisis. That goal faces a big test this week.
- Take the win, Democrats, and don’t look back (“Celebrate victory. Explain what you’ve achieved. Defend it from attack. Change the public conversation in your favor. Build on success to make more progress. — And for God’s sake, don’t moan about what might have been.” Agreed.)
- Joe Biden dismisses bad polling and says domestic agenda set to pass (“Progressives Sanders and Khanna optimistic on spending plan”)
- Yellen Dismisses Treasury-Market Jitters, Sees ‘Solid’ Recovery
- Supreme Court to hear clashes over abortion, gun rights this week
- US supreme court to hear oral arguments over Texas abortion law
- The Looming Crisis for the Gun Safety Movement
- Metaverse? Are You Kidding Me?! (“So, as Facebook and others move toward the metaverse, I will choose to move toward a truer version of myself, one that lives more fully in the here and now.”)
- Trump escalates Jan. 6 cover-up as comeback steps up a gear (“The lengths to which Trump is prepared to go to prevent Americans from learning more about the insurrection came to light in late night court filings last week”)
- BEFORE THE ATTACK — Law enforcement officials did not respond with urgency to a cascade of warnings about violence on Jan. 6
- Warnings of violence before Jan. 6 precipitated the Capitol riot (“As Trump propelled his supporters to Washington, law enforcement
agencies failed to heed mounting warnings about violence on Jan. 6.”) - Former president Donald Trump’s response to the findings of The Post’s Jan. 6 investigation (“On Oct. 31, The Washington Post published a three-part investigation that found that law enforcement officials failed to heed mounting red flags that there would be violence when Congress formalized the electoral college vote on Jan. 6.”)
- What happened on Jan. 6: Trump stands back as rioters breach Capitol
- Jan. 6 ‘Influencer’ Who Said She’s ‘Definitely Not Going To Jail’ Should Go To Jail, Feds Say
- After Jan. 6, threats and disinformation take hold across the U.S.
- Right-wing media and the pandemic: A toxic feedback loop that nurtured fascism (“American ignorance and paranoia were already there. Then Trump, Fox News and the virus exploited them to the max”)
- GOP candidate: Michael Flynn trying to run extortion plot on U.S. officials to reinstall Trump
- Jan. 6 Organizers Are Raking It In With Trump and GOP Groups (“The firm that helped organize the Stop the Steal rally on Jan. 6 has become a favorite events organizer for Donald Trump and GOP groups.”)
- U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency
- Rep. Adam Kinzinger Rips GOP As Party Of Lies, Conspiracy, Dishonesty
- First look: Rubio urges GOP-Big Business divorce
- Jen Psaki Tests Positive For COVID-19: ‘Grateful I Am Vaccinated’
- Southwest Airlines investigates pilot’s use of ‘Let’s go Brandon’ anti-Biden jibe (So f’ing stupid.)
- Kyle Rittenhouse’s Homicide Trial Will Be a Debate Over Self-Defense
- Juan Williams: ‘Parents’ rights’ is code for white race politics
- Everything You Need To Know About The 2021 Elections
- Sen. Tim Kaine Weighs in on Close Gubernatorial Race in VA (“Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia joins Jonathan to discuss Virginia’s tightening gubernatorial race ahead of Tuesday’s Election Day. He also weighs in on Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin’s strong opposition to Critical Race Theory and a ban on Tony Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ and the implications of the race for the 2022 midterms.”)
- Glenn Youngkin: the private equity multi-millionaire aiming to run Virginia
- Virginia Democrats Fight To Keep Control Of The State Legislature As Polls Tighten (“Facing political headwinds, Virginia Democrats are desperate to hold on to power in a state that has provided some of the party’s biggest recent victories.”)
- EDITORIAL: Terry McAuliffe is the right choice for Virginia (“The Editorial Board encourages all in our community to vote for Terry McAuliffe for governor next week”)
- Glenn Youngkin, Terry McAuliffe in last-minute scramble to rally voters
- Candidates make closing arguments in tight VA governor race
- ‘A real lag’: Dems fret over Black votes in Virginia (“More than a dozen top Democrats involved in the Virginia gubernatorial race expressed concern about Democrats’ standing with Black voters.”)
- In the Final Days Before Virginia Votes, Both Sides Claim Momentum (The NY Times goes with the media’s favorite phrase ever – “BOTH SIDES!”)
- 2021 Election Record 93,257 Votes Cast Saturday in Virginia, Up to 1,139,503 Early Votes Cast (336k from “blue” Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Arlington and Alexandria, plus another 73k from “blue” Henrico and Richmond)
- Virginia Governor Preview: Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe faces GOP hopeful Glenn Youngkin in closely watched contest
- Cheat sheet: Youngkin and McAuliffe on the issues
- A Few Virginia House of Delegates Districts to Keep an Eye on Tuesday Night
- Audio from the trail: Democrats work to fire up voters across Virginia
- COVID booster shots in Va. are outpacing first doses, and nearly all have gone to white residents
- When to expect results in Virginia’s gubernatorial election
- Youngkin wants a police officer in every school. In Prince William, that could mean hiring dozens of new SROs or losing $600 million in state funding
- Races to watch in Central Virginia on Election Day 2021
- Former Republican speakers’ seat represents best chance for House Democrats (They left out the word “pickup” in the headline. )
- The Chesterfield seat GOP’s Kirk Cox held for more than 30 years is a key to the fight for the House
- Opinion: Virginia makes substantive strides on broadband access
- Five candidates vying for three seats on Charlottesville School Board
- D.C.-area forecast: The fall’s coolest weather by far spills into the area this week
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