by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 17.
- Inspired by King’s Words, Experts Say the Fight for Climate Justice Anywhere is a Fight for Climate Justice Everywhere (“On the holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., scientists, theologians, ministers and climate justice advocates find commonality in the movement he led more than half a century ago”)
- The Climate Conversation No One Wants (“It’s time to talk about managing the world’s likely overshoot beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius.” We really, really need to do whatever it takes NOT to overshot 1.5 degrees Celsisus.)
- BP to potentially develop multiple gigawatts of clean energy projects in Oman
- Neoen begins work on first stage of Australia’s biggest wind, solar and battery project
- Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
- Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes New Covid Policies
- China Seeks to Cushion Blow of Economic Pain as Momentum Slows
- China’s economy grew 8.1% in 2021 compared to a year ago
- China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021
- Three dead, six injured in UAE fuel tanker explosions claimed by Yemen’s Houthis: State news agency
- Putin Wants NATO to Back Off but Is Achieving ‘Exactly the Opposite,’ Says Alliance Chief (“U.S. has most troops in Europe since Cold War because of Russia’s actions against Ukraine and West in recent years”)
- Arab leader’s gamble to play kingmaker in Israel is paying off
- Australia Defeats and Deports Djokovic (“The unvaccinated tennis star has left the country and will not play in the Australian Open, after his last-ditch legal effort failed.”)
- Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga assesses damage after tsunami
- Former Ukrainian president lands in Kyiv to face treason case
- US Surgeon General says cases are plateauing in some regions (“Available intensive care beds are dwindling across some states and experts encourage Americans to remain vigilant and try to avoid Covid-19”)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. did not give up. Those fighting for democracy must follow his example.
- Dr. King was bold. Don’t make him bland. (“King’s role in our history was not that of a politician but of a prodder of our national conscience and a critic of our failures. In his all-too-brief lifetime, he was often condemned as a radical by defenders of the status quo.”)
- After a Supreme Court setback, there are other ways to pursue vaccine mandates
- Failure on Voting Rights Would Be Historic
- Electoral act reform picks up growing bipartisan support
- Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family to Mark Holiday With Voting-Rights March (“Congressional Democrats vow to press ahead with legislation despite setbacks”)
- If Democrats want to win, they must change the venue (“Democrats must make their case in state and local elections — and to the voters.”)
- Attack, attack, attack: Republicans drive to make Biden the bogeyman
- Juan Williams: Biden needs to brag
- Democrats see good chance of Garland prosecuting Trump
- Trump dogs “dull” DeSantis ahead of potential 2024 matchup
- Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte
- They’re Too Extreme for QAnon — and Right at Home at Trump’s Rally
- Trump’s First 2022 Rally Pushes Allies Who Could Help Him Steal the White House
- Harris’ new communications director to meet with Latino lawmakers after old tweets surface
- Did We Save Wolves Only So We Could Slaughter Them Again? (Totally f’ed up.)
- Schwarzenegger: Don’t Let California Regulators Raise the Cost of Solar (The goal should be to make solar is CHEAP as possible, not more expensive!)
- Texas synagogue siege: teenagers arrested in UK as FBI names Briton as hostage-taker (“Joe Biden decries ‘act of terror’ as UK counter-terror police detain teenagers in Manchester and suspect named as Briton Malik Faisal Akram”)
- Texas rabbi: Captor grew “belligerent” late in standoff
- Texas synagogue rabbi credited security training for saving hostages’ lives
- Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says “WILL have a vote on the [voting rights] bills and we WILL have a vote on a rules path to get there, because it’s so important for the country” (Democracy is under an “assault…led by President Trump and his followers all over this country “)
- Tim Kaine: Build Back Better is “dead” but core provisions will pass
- Youngkin says he will ‘consider all options’ to preserve parental opt-out from local school mask mandates
- “Glenn Youngkin and his administration are already showing the absolute moral bankruptcy of the Republican Party on DAY ONE! Stop ‘giving them a chance!’” (Reactions to Youngkin’s Day 1 executive actions…)
- Glenn Youngkin cares about sound bites more than solutions
- Youngkin takes office with immediate focus on education, thrilling some and terrifying others (“A mask order has elicited vows of defiance from districts in more liberal parts of the state, suggesting heightened tension.”)
- Psaki claps back at Youngkin over school mask mandates
- Youngkin, Psaki respond to Northern Va. school systems’ announcements on mask requirements
- Video: On MSNBC, Ralph Northam Says Dems Should Have Talked More About “Our Accomplishments” in 2021 Campaign, That Youngkin Campaign “was out there provoking fear and anger in people” (Also: “A lot of people that look like me…they think that [Black] oppression ended when slavery ended, but it didn’t.”)
- ‘Carrot and stick’ regulations aim to increase shallow aquifer use (“Officials hope new and developing rules will decrease pressure on state’s deep eastern water reserves”)
- Youngkin’s new parole board includes sheriff who confronted McAuliffe on campaign trail (Appalling, but not surprising given who Youngkin/Trumpkin is.)
- Why a Republican legislator wants to make it easier for ex-offenders to vote (“Mike Cherry says it’s his religious faith, and the Republican Party’s distant history of expanding voting rights to African Americans and women, that led him to sponsor legislation many wouldn’t expect to see from the modern-day GOP.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Very windy today ahead of another cold week
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