by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 6.
- Decision Makers and Activists at Climate Summit Perceive ‘Urgent’ Differently (“At the summit, leaders are setting goals for 2030 at the earliest. In some cases, they’re setting targets for 2060 and 2070, when many of today’s activists will be hitting retirement age. The activists say change must come immediately. They want countries to abruptly stop using fossil fuels and to repair the climate damage that is now being felt in all corners of the globe but is especially punishing the most vulnerable people in the Global South. For them, mid-century is an eternity.”)
- Global day of protests for action on climate
- China spurs Taiwan anger with criminal liability threat for independence supporters
- The Road to Climate Recovery Goes Through the Wild Woods
- Charting the Global Economy: Clogged Ports Keep Prices Elevated
- New Zealand PM Ardern welcomes signs of U.S. greater presence in Indo-Pacific
- CIA director dispatched to Moscow to warn Russia over troop buildup near Ukraine
- At least 91 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion
- Myanmar’s nightmare now includes systematic torture
- Toronto has the world’s largest lake-powered cooling system. It wants to make it even bigger.
- Backers of Iran-linked militias try to storm Green Zone in Baghdad after election losses
- Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!: Joe Biden Finally Gets Some Good News (“The United States added 531,000 jobs in October as the delta wave waned, underscoring the extent to which the economy remains tied to COVID.”)
- Are things about to get better? Incredibly, new signs suggest the answer is yes. (“On both the economic and pandemic fronts, this could be an inflection point.”)
- Analysis: With infrastructure vote, Congress gives Biden long-needed jolt of good news
- Liberals, moderates strike deal on Biden agenda, clearing way for votes
- Statement by President Joe Biden on the House Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- House Passes Historic Infrastructure Bill in Win for Biden
- House passes $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending it to Biden’s desk
- What’s in the $550 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
- Biden social and climate bill clears procedural vote in House, where it still awaits final approval
- Biden gets his infrastructure win and an education on a new Washington
- Democrats Choosing Less Risky Path on Drug Prices (“Experts say recent compromises could create less harm in balancing innovation with profits.”)
- Democrats unite to send infrastructure bill to Biden’s desk
- House Progressives and moderates united to pass a massive infrastructure deal (“Democrats passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, but their larger climate and social spending bill is still in doubt.”)
- Democrats Hand Joe Biden His Long-Awaited Infrastructure Win
- White House says Biden will sign infrastructure bill as soon as he gets it
- Reversing Trump, Biden administration restores reproductive rights assessment to State Dept. report
- Jan. 6 committee warns Trump DOJ official he must cooperate with investigation or it will move aggressively against him
- A dangerous myth about those big Democratic losses is threatening Biden’s agenda (“The critics are incoherent on this point: The ideological scope of the package alienated moderate voters, and so did the failure to pass it.” Completely incoherent.)
- The EPA’s New Climate Rule Avoids an Old Mistake (“In correcting this long-running error, the new rule will have a big effect.”)
- Retiring GOP lawmaker warns Trump will try to steal the next election
- Report: The Trump Organization Should Be Soiling Itself Right Now (“New criminal charges against the former president’s company may be on the way.”)
- Trump left a $7 million mess after delaying census workers’ payroll taxes
- The GOP Pulled Out the Stops to Flip School Boards. It Didn’t Work.
- Republicans: Schools Are Violating Parents Rights By Teaching Kids Racism Is Bad (Anyone arguing that is a racist.)
- People Tied to Project Veritas Scrutinized in Theft of Diary From Biden’s Daughter
- CNN’s milk report: Why right-wing misinformation will always get amplified by the mainstream media (“CNN’s widely mocked milk report gets to the heart of a much larger problem with the media” The media is mostly f’ed.)
- Prosecutors Say Ahmaud Arbery Was Killed On White Defendants’ False ‘Assumptions’ (“Three white men chased and gunned down the Black 25-year-old while he was out for a run in Brunswick, Georgia, last year.”)
- ‘Two sets of laws’: racial tensions simmer in the town where police shot Jacob Blake (“Civil rights activists report a ‘cozy’ relationship between Kenosha law enforcement and rightwing vigilantes”)
- At funeral, Colin Powell remembered for leadership, integrity, love of ABBA and Marley
- University of Florida Reverses Course to Allow Professors to Testify Against State
- Professors sue University of Florida, claiming free speech restraints
- Aaron Rodgers Cites MLK to Explain Why He Tried to Vaccinate Himself With Berries and Sticks or Whatever (Imbecile.)
- Aaron Rodgers lambastes NFL, ‘woke mob’ regarding vaccination status (In addition to being an imbecile, Rodgers is a right wingnut.)
- The New York Times’ has a short memory of “political reality” (“The paper claims Biden didn’t run on a bold, progressive agenda — a year after it praised him for running on a bold, progressive agenda.”)
- 8 dead after ‘panic’ at Houston Astroworld music festival
- VA Dems Chair Susan Swecker: “We are proud of the progress we have built. Now, the fight for Virginia’s future begins”
- Setting the Record Straight: Latinos Voted Democratic at 2-1 Margin
- Was Losing the AG Race the Biggest Disaster for Dems?
- Glenn Youngkin’s underage son was turned away from a voting precinct on Election Day, top county election official says
- Virginia Gov.-elect Youngkin’s underaged son tried to vote in Tuesday’s election…officials said
- Va. Gov.-elect Youngkin’s teenage son tried to vote twice on Election Day despite being underage
- Glenn Youngkin’s Underage Son Attempted to Vote on Election Day, Was Turned Away (“Thomas Youngkin was turned away because he was ineligible due to his age, according to a statement from a local election official”)
- McAuliffe’s quote on schools was a clunker, but polls suggest parental backlash didn’t swing the election
- What the Polls Really Tell Us About How Critical Race Theory Affected the Virginia Election
- Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn Pledges to Work with Incoming GOP Majority, But Vows, “we will hold them accountable if and when they attempt to reverse the progress we have made”
- House Speaker Filler-Corn concedes majority to Republicans
- With minimal transportation platform, Youngkin will take over a Virginia with many road, rail priorities
- Friday (11/5) Virginia Data on COVID-19: 1-Day New Cases +1,369; 10-Day New Cases +13,543; Hospitalizations at 923 (Lowest Since Mid August)
- Dominion Energy’s wind farm costs to customers jumps from $8 billion to $10 billion, CEO says (Meanwhile, the cost of offshore wind globally has been falling.)
- Dominion offshore wind price tag jumps by nearly $2 billion
- Richmond casino defeat is good news for Hampton Roads, but overall economic impact still unclear, economist says
- After four years, still seeking justice for Bijan
- Chesterfield alters proposed districts to avoid splitting Woodlake. The change would add hundreds more Republican votes to a swing district.
- Loudoun County school system hires firm to review handling of sexual assault allegations
- D.C.-area forecast: Some weekend clouds from an ocean storm, but tranquil into a warming workweek
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