by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 7.
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— UVA Center for Politics (@Center4Politics) January 7, 2022
- Heat records broken all around the world in 2021, says climatologist (“Maximiliano Herrera, watcher of extreme weather, says last year likely to be in top five or six hottest in history” Get off of fossil fuels, ASAP!)
- The EU’s green rules will do too little to tackle climate change (“Relying on investors to save the planet using a ‘taxonomy’ has limits”)
- Former president Trump embraces a kindred spirit in Hungary (Both fascistic, authoritarian, dictator wannabes.)
- Why the chaos and violence in Kazakhstan has Russia and China worried
- Kazakhstan unrest: Troops ordered to fire without warning
- Analysis: In Kazakhstan, Putin Seizes on Unrest to Try to Expand Influence (“The turmoil has presented Russia with another opportunity to reassert its influence in its former Soviet domain, one of Vladimir Putin’s cherished goals.”)
- Biden wants to turn Ukraine into a porcupine
- Putin can’t afford crises in both Kazakhstan and Ukraine
- In the nation’s hospitals, this covid wave is different
- White House, USPS finalizing plans to begin shipping coronavirus test kits to U.S. households
- Battle over Biden’s vaccine rules for workers arrives at Supreme Court
- Six former Biden health advisers call for ‘new’ covid strategy
- Jobs Report Expected to Show Record Annual Gain
- Biden rediscovers his fighting spirit as he takes on Trump (“In his most authoritative moment as president, Biden called on Americans to save their democracy”)
- Biden tells the truth in the best speech of his presidency
- Biden breaks his silence: Inside his decision to forcefully denounce Trump
- On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Goes After Trump and Trumpism
- Biden is right: Trump’s wounded ego was the main reason for Jan. 6
- Jennifer Rubin: Biden explains why we cannot move on from Jan. 6
- Biden’s Jan. 6 speech sets the stage for a battle for truth and democracy
- Biden, Back Into the Breach (“A year after the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, the President delivered the speech that he never wanted to give.”)
- Biden finally says what needs to be said about the ‘big lie’ (“The cancerous lie about 2020 is what will enable Republicans to steal the next election”)
- Dick Cheney comes to Capitol on Jan. 6, says he’s ‘deeply disappointed’ in GOP leadership
- Republicans stay away, leaving Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene to play.
- On Jan. 6 anniversary, Republicans plumb new depths
- Ted Cruz Begs Tucker Carlson’s Forgiveness for Being Mean to Violent Insurrectionists (Beyond pathetic.)
- Trump did not want to tweet ‘stay peaceful’ during January 6 riot, key former aide says
- Democrats Will Have to Do More to Save Democracy From Trump
- Our Democracy Isn’t Just Going to Fix Itself
- Is a Civil War Ahead? (“A year after the attack on the Capitol, America is suspended between democracy and autocracy.”)
- Are We Really Facing a Second Civil War?
- Biden “Unbound” Won’t Be Enough to Save Us (“To heal, ‘you can’t pretend,’ Biden told reporters. But his speech on the anniversary of the Capitol riot did just that, turning a blind eye to the ugly cracks in the American foundation that threaten to undermine our country entirely.”)
- Imagine another America: One where Black or brown people had attacked the Capitol (“If this alternate history sounds ludicrous, that’s the point: That imaginary event would look nothing like this one”)
- How to stop Trump from stealing the election next time (“There’s no foolproof solution, but there are a few things that could help.”)
- How the both-sides media would cover a successful Trump coup
- The Memo: No more ‘the former guy’ as Biden tackles Trump head-on
- Democrats hail Biden for calling out Trump
- Biden gives Democrats the anti-Trump speech they’ve been waiting for (“Analysis: With midterms looming, allies have urged the White House to get tough on threats to democracy.”)
- Analysis: Taking On Trump Is Biden’s Reluctant Calling (“Even in his own telling, Biden’s presidency has been shaped by and in response to his predecessor.”)
- Merrick Garland has shown that he’s taking Jan. 6 seriously. But the public’s patience is limited. (“The attorney general may still be thinking too small.” Also, gotta move FASTER and much more aggressively!)
- Ex-Homeland Security Chief Rings Alarm On Where Next Insurrection May Play Out
- Assault on American democracy has gained pace since US Capitol attack (“Analysis: Republican strategy has focused on sowing doubt about 2020’s result, passing new laws and taking over key election offices”)
- The Right Has Its Own American Crisis (“Trump-friendly voters are expressing concern about a crisis that simply doesn’t exist.” Alternate reality.)
- Why Republicans Take Jan. 6 Less Seriously Than Other Americans (Again, alternate reality, which of course is based on lies.)
- Why it matters that Pence and his aides may cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee
- Capitol Police officer who suffered concussion on January 6 is latest to sue Trump seeking accountability
- Democrats are missing a chance to make democracy a major issue (“Republicans should pay a political price for their anti-democratic tactics.”)
- Don’t Worry, Former Trump Aides Still Trying to ‘Stop’ Him
- Conspiracy, deflection, and mockery: How right-wing media is marking the January 6 anniversary (Disgraceful.)
- Trump uses January 6 to double down on his coup while Fox News pretends it never happened
- Harris was evacuated from DNC a year ago after explosive was found nearby
- Let’s Compare What Lindsey Graham Said on January 6 to What He Said One Year Later
- Woman tied to Capitol riots was wrong-way driver in fatal crash in Franklin County
- Former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof ineligible to run for governor, Oregon secretary of state says
- Video: On One-Year Anniversary of 1/6/21 Insurrection, Sen. Mark Warner Says “we must act to protect the right to vote and safeguard our democracy once more” (“One year ago today, the world watched as a violent mob stormed and desecrated the U.S. Capitol”)
- Sen. Tim Kaine talks justice after January 6th with UVA Center for Politics
- Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Commits to Uphold Democracy and the Rule of Law; Will Seek Re-Election in Virginia’s Second District
- Youngkin’s Labor Secretary Pick Worked In Trump Administration; For Koch Brothers Network; For Group That Opposes Embryonic Stem Cell Research, etc.
- Youngkin nominates George ‘Bryan’ Slater as Virginia secretary of labor (This WaPo article is super lame…almost no information about Slater’s views or his Koch brother ties, etc.)
- Virginia commission urges policy changes to address inequity in the state’s economy, rural life, environment
- Gov. Ralph Northam: “members of [Trump’s] party are sacrificing democratic principles in an effort to appease voters and retain power” (A year ago, Speaker Pelosi called, “asking for help as an armed mob of insurrectionists swarmed the Capitol”)
- Virginia COVID-19 Cases Up 134,878 (!) Over Past 10 Days; VHHA Has Hospitalizations Over 3,000 For First Time Since January 2021
- Virginia’s vaccination coordinator, Dr. Danny Avula, steps down from his post (Very unfortunate.)
- Audio: Gov. Ralph Northam Says People Should Be Thanking First Responders, That He’s “Sick and Tired of People Talking About What Went Wrong” in Snow/Ice Storm
- After chaos on Interstate 95, Northam says he is ‘sick and tired’ of criticism on government response
- Editorial: Avoiding another I-95 crisis (“From better preparation from government to greater responsibility from motorists, there are ways to prevent another crisis like the one on Interstate 95 this week.”)
- With a perfect storm bearing down, Virginia officials led a horrifically imperfect response
- Northam’s comments on Virginia’s snow response draw social media backlash
- MVP Still Targeting Summer 2022 Start-Up Despite Latest Lawsuit
- Delegate looks to remove state caps on some school board salaries
- Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti: Arlington County Had Zero Homicides in 2021, Jail Population at Historic Lows, Not a Single Child Charged as an Adult, etc.
- Fairfax Co. schools unveil plan to work through COVID-related teacher shortages
- Loudoun County Redistricting Proposals Go Online
- Editorial: Will redistricting end Roanoke’s blue senate streak? (Most likely, yes, unfortunately.)
- New COVID testing centers opening in Newport News, Norfolk amid skyrocketing demand
- D.C.-area forecast: Blowing snow with wind chills today, and cold through the weekend
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