Sunday News: “There Is Finally a Visible Way Out of the COVID Pandemic”; “Finally, infrastructure week!”; “After victory, Biden seeks political rebound”; “Democrats again lament their weakness in rural areas, but they don’t have an answer to the problem”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 7.

• Running Out of Time at the U.N. Climate Conference (“To really appreciate America’s fecklessness, you have to go back to the meeting that preceded all the bad COPs—the so-called Earth Summit, in 1992.”)
• Thousands protest in Glasgow and around the world for action against climate change
• These Hidden Carbon Sinks May Prove Crucial for Our Survival (“Marine ecosystems of seagrass, mangrove, and salt marsh are powerful CO2 scrubbers.”)
• Generation Climate: How the crisis made young people the adults in the room
• Russia Faces $2T in Stranded Hydrocarbon Assets in Net Zero World (If we want to have a habitable planet, those “assets” are going to NEED to remain “stranded.”)
• Protestors Expose the Stark Reality of Progress at COP26
• Carbon Trading and COP: Can This Time Be Different?
• Farmers Who Protect the Amazon Rainforest Would Like to Be Paid (“Some in Brazil say they would protect forests on their land if compensated through a carbon-credit program on the agenda at the climate-change summit now under way in Glasgow.”)
• Can the Iran nuclear deal be saved? (“Talks are set to resume at the end of the month, but the challenges to reaching an agreement are still immense.”)
• OPEC+, Saudi Will Stay Cautious on Oil, Says Vitol
• China’s Coal Imports Double After Power Shortage Boosted Demand (Ugh.)
• A crisis in Ethiopia has been looming for months. Now, it’s here.
• Rebel advance to within 200 miles of Ethiopia’s capital puts the city and wider region on edge
• Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says
• Iraqi Prime Minister’s residence targeted by drone strike, military says
• China triggers growing fears for US military
• There Is Finally a Visible Way Out of the COVID Pandemic (“Two new developments could mean a real endgame is near.”)
• Americans Are Flush With Cash and Jobs. They Also Think the Economy Is Awful. (Bizarre disconnect. Maybe the media has something to do with it?)
• GOP-appointed judges freeze Biden vaccine requirement after federal lawsuit (These judges are right-wing activists.)
• Remarks by President Biden on Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
• The Congressional Black Caucus Was Key to the Infrastructure Vote
• Infrastructure victory in hand, Democrats brace for next battle over $2 trillion spending bill
• After months of setbacks, Biden gets long-sought victory on infrastructure
• Infrastructure Bill Makes First Major U.S. Investment in Climate Resilience
• Biden hails ‘monumental step forward’ as Democrats pass infrastructure bill (“The president will sign $1tn package into law after House ended months-long standoff by approving bipartisan deal”)
• How a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Survived an Intraparty Brawl
• After victory, Biden seeks political rebound
• One Year Ago, Biden Won. Republicans Still Won’t Accept It. (“More than 70 percent of Republicans say fraud affected 2020 results.”)
• House 6 January panel to issue new round of subpoenas for Trump allies
• What proposed SALT changes could mean for your next tax bill (“The Build Back Better Act could include an increased cap for the state and local tax deduction.”)
• 13 Republicans who voted for the infrastructure bill are now facing a backlash
• Democrats are worried about U.S. democracy. They’ve got limited tools to protect it (Why is this framed as *Democrats* are worried about U.S. democracy? The fact is, EVERY American should care about preserving and protecting our democracy.)
• Democrats again lament their weakness in rural areas, but they don’t have an answer to the problem
• Prospects Sink for Democrats in Rural, White America
• Georgia Grand Jury Looms in Trump Inquiry
• Will the Metaverse Be Filled With Nazis? (“Will Mark Zuckerberg’s newest obsession be a haven or another hothouse for the culture wars?” The latter.)
• Astroworld: Criminal investigation into Texas festival crowd surge
• Virginia Democratic Members of Congress React to Passage of Massive, “Once-in-a-Generation” Infrastructure Bill (Virginia Dems All Vote YES, Virginia Rs All Vote AGAINST Fixing Roads and Bridges, Expanding Broadband, Millions of Good-Paying Jobs, etc.)
• Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Elaine Luria Deliver Huge Win for Virginia with Historic Infrastructure Package
• Former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA05) Explains How “every part of the Dem coalition…’won’ big last night…and played their parts brilliantly”
• Election Results in Virginia Prove Things Can Get Worse for Democrats (The NY Times and other “mainstream” media LOOOOVE headlines like this.)
• Virginia Republicans rise from the ashes while Democrats ponder what went wrong (“Tuesday’s elections scrambled the political landscape, and Democrats face a leadership void while Republicans gear up for action.”)
• Gov.-elect Youngkin made $127 million over five years, campaign says (“He gave $52.6 million to charity, $23 million of it to a religious nonprofit he founded with his wife.”)
• Schapiro: Novice in Richmond’s ways readies for on-the-job training
• Joe Walsh on Virginia’s Governor Race: “McAuliffe was a lousy candidate”
• Virginia suspends preschoolers at a high rate. What is the state doing about it?
• Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA; “I’m changing my sign off again since I’m feeling more optimistic that we are making progress with COVID”
• Far-right figures in Charlottesville court over deadly violence of 2017
• D.C.-area forecast: Sun battles some clouds from an offshore storm today, but serene weather continues.