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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 24.
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- Can Sci-Fi Wake Us Up to Our Climate Reality? (“Kim Stanley Robinson’s novels envision the dire problems of the future—but also their solutions.” If you haven’t read Kim Stanley Robinson, definitely check out his books, which have been called – for good reason – “the gold-standard of realistic, and highly literary, science-fiction writing.”)
- How the Climate Divestment Movement Will Fight Its New Enemies (“Oil and gas are getting creative.”)
- WHO chief says world at ‘critical juncture’ in COVID pandemic
- Prices are rising across the globe, and leaders see no quick fix (Crucial point: this is a *global* phenomenon.)
- China’s extended naval reach in western Pacific fuels Taiwan tensions
- Taiwan reports new large-scale Chinese air force incursion
- Biden Weighs Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics
- U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia’s strategic industries if Moscow invades Ukraine
- US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount
- Only Putin Knows What Happens Next (“He alone can make the choice to bring Europe back from the brink of a major war.”)
- Biden cranks up pressure as Putin mulls Ukraine invasion
- U.S. threatens use of novel export control against Russia
- NATO sends ships and jets to eastern Europe in Ukraine crisis
- US vows ‘swift, severe and united response’ if Russia invades Ukraine
- Exclusive: Iran nuclear agreement unlikely without release of U.S. prisoners, negotiator says
- UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi with no casualties reported, Defense Ministry says
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange allowed to appeal extradition to the US
- Burkina Faso President Kabore detained at military camp – sources
- A popular uprising and soldier mutinies challenge Burkina Faso’s president (And the capital of Burkina Faso is…that’s right, Ouagadougou. Great trivia question!)
- Fauci “Confident” Most States Will Reach Omicron Peak by Mid-February
- Some Optimistic News: Omicron Appears to Have Peaked Nationally
- Yes, you can catch the flu and Covid. No, ‘flurona’ isn’t real.
- Giving up on voting rights now would be unconscionable
- Democrats face scaled-back agenda after setbacks
- How Trump’s flirtation with an anti-insurrection law inspired Jan. 6 attack
- Jan. 6 panel has spoken to former AG Bill Barr, chairman Bennie Thompson says
- Start the Steal: New MAGA Emails Reveal Plot to Hand Arizona to Trump
- No, Biden and Trump are not alike on election legitimacy (Anyone who would think that is a stone-cold imbecile or a right-wing propagandist)
- Sanders: ‘anti-democratic’ Republicans to blame for Biden woes, not just Manchin and Sinema
- US conservatives linked to rich donors wage campaign to ban books from schools (Fascists.)
- Did Redistricting Commissions Live Up To Their Promise? (“The same cannot be said of Connecticut, Ohio and Virginia, however. What do these states have in common? Politicians themselves are the commissioners, which arguably makes them the most partisan redistricting commissions in the country.”)
- Kristi Noem personifies the Republican Party’s problem
- Sarah Palin set to battle New York Times at defamation trial (I still can’t believe John McCain picked this nutjob as his running mate.)
- Sarah Palin v. New York Times Spotlights Push to Loosen Libel Law
- Exclusive: Florida school district cancels real history as anti-CRT censorship spreads (Remember, Glenn Youngkin said he admired Florida’s far-right, fascistic governor Ron DeSantis.)
- Anti-vaccine activists march in D.C. — a city that mandates covid vaccines — to protest mandates
- Right-Wing Republican Virginia AG Jason Miyares Removes UVA Counsel Tim Heaphy, Who *Just Coincidentally* Is on Leave to Work as Chief Investigative Counsel for the 1/6 Committee
- Virginia attorney general fires Jan. 6 investigator from university post
- Top Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Post at the University of Virginia
- Sen. Louise Lucas: 2013 Act of Assembly Youngkin, Miyares “are using to remove the mask mandate in school…is about *sperm donor rights*”
- Bipartisanship in Richmond: Is that even a realistic expectation?
- Youngkin’s mask-optional order divides Virginia schools and parents, threatening chaos (“Conflicts are expected Monday as Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s mask-optional order takes effect for Virginia schools. Several Northern Virginia districts are planning to continue requiring masks, but groups of parents have pledged to send their students to school without them.”)
- Prince William School Board to join lawsuit to block Youngkin’s school mask order
- Richmond School Board votes to take legal action in apparent attempt to block Youngkin mask order; dozens of teachers plan to call in sick Monday
- Youngkin’s choice for education secretary might be a sign of good things to come (The WaPo editorial board strikes again. WTF?)
- Eight of the Worst Youngkin Administration Nominations/Appointments So Far…
- Virginia inked offshore wind agreement with Denmark right before Northam left office, hoping to expand industry
- Should constitutional offices have a party identification?
- Homicides in Hampton Roads rose sharply over the past two years, following a national trend
- Editorial: Federal infrastructure windfall benefits Norfolk, Hampton Roads
- Wildlife officials want to be able to legally possess nutria — in order to wipe them out
- House Republicans begin retail marijuana debate with focus on lower taxes and school funding
- Richmond mayor tests positive for COVID again, says symptoms are ‘far milder” than infection last year thanks to vaccine
- D.C.-area forecast: A third straight colder-than-normal week, but the chance of snow is small
