by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 10.
- The Great Siberian Thaw (“Permafrost contains microbes, mammoths, and twice as much carbon as Earth’s atmosphere. What happens when it starts to melt?”)
- Only a culture change can end this state of climate inaction
- Here’s how to solve the UK energy crisis for the long term – store more power
- Generation record caps stunning year of Australian solar milestones
- Threat of omicron keeps China walled off, as the country’s scientists search for better vaccines
- Anti-Vaccine Protesters Rally in Europe as Restrictions Tighten
- Omicron Inches Closer to Beijing Ahead of Winter Olympics
- ‘Zero trust’ and mutual dislike: Why hopes to resolve U.S.-Russia tensions are low as talks kick off
- Russia Invites Calamity if It Invades Ukraine
- American and Russian Diplomats Meet in a Bid to Avert War in Ukraine
- Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels
- Is A Battle For Power Raging Within Kazakhstan’s Government?
- Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt
- Kazakhstan unrest was coup attempt, says president
- Saudi Princess Is Released, but Other Royals Are Still Locked Up
- Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted Myanmar leader jailed for another four years (Disgraceful.)
- Tennis star Djokovic wins court battle to stay in Australia
- Early Data Hints at Omicron’s Potential Toll Across America
- Hospitals Cut Beds as Nurses Call In Sick With Covid-19
- Pelosi: Republicans carrying out ‘legislative continuation’ of Jan. 6 with election laws
- Goldman Now Expects Four Fed Hikes, Sees Faster Runoff in 2022
- US emissions roared back last year after pandemic drop, figures show (Yet another reason why we need “Build Back Better”)
- Biden confronts challenges to democracy at home and abroad this week
- Juan Williams: American democracy will die unless voting rights are protected
- Why Democrats Keep Bringing Up Voting Rights
- Dems on Manchin: “Like negotiating via Etch A Sketch”
- Senate Democrats grow less confident in Manchin
- Rise of rightwing extremism in US military sparks fears over democracy
- A year later, we’re still trapped in a bad fascist-coup movie: It doesn’t end well
- Garland’s caution is an asset when it comes to holding Trump accountable (“If the former president is to be indicted, we are better off with an attorney general who is widely seen as cautious, not reckless.”)
- The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Begging for Pardons Sound an Awful Lot Like Confederate Soldiers (“The historical resonances are astounding.”)
- Jan. 6 panel ramps up investigation into Trump’s state-level pressure
- Steve Bannon Is Onto Something(“In order to protect democracy, Democrats have to win more elections. And to do that, they need to make sure the country’s local electoral machinery isn’t corrupted by the Trumpist right.”)
- The Cheneys can’t do it alone. We need Republican all-stars for democracy.
- Raskin: Ex-Trump press secretary gave “a lot of names” in Jan. 6 conversation
- Beer Hall Project aims to counter Jan. 6 disinformation, protect American democracy
- U.S. Republican Rep. Jordan not to cooperate with Capitol attack probe (Lock. Him. Up.)
- Ted Cruz’s humiliation made headlines. But his colleagues’ cowardice is more worrying.
- Biden faces delays in undoing Trump’s war on efficient dishwashers, dryers and lightbulbs that made him ‘look orange’
- Sen. Ron Johnson, Super-Spreader of Election and Vaccine Misinformation, Will Seek Reelection (“The Republican has entered a race that could potentially decide control of the Senate.”)
- A rural Washington school board race shows how far-right extremists are shifting to local power (Disturbing.)
- Space heater sparks deadliest NYC fire in decades, killing at least 19 Bronx building residents, 9 of them children
- N.Y. blaze that killed 19 probably began with space heater, fire chief says
- Bob Saget, Comic Who Portrayed Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ Dies at 65
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says “Sens. Manchin and Sinema were willing to make adjustments to Senate rules to enable us to cover the nation’s debt. My argument would be voting is just as important”
- Video: At Fairfax Dems’ “Road to Richmond” Event, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA10) Says “We’re Actually Winning,” But “We Cannot Prevail If We Get Discouraged” (“Sometimes we feel we’re at the ramparts, but we know you have our backs, and I hope you all know, we have yours.”)
- Opinion | Glenn Youngkin is no moderate on the environment (In fact, Youngkin’s no moderate on *anything*, and anyone who thought he was a “moderate” is pretty much clueless.)
- Video: At Fairfax Dems’ “Road to Richmond” 2022 Event, Speaker Filler-Corn Says Republicans Ran on “Fear,” “Misinformation” and “Division” and Do NOT Have a Mandate; Vows to Fight Back Against Their “Reckless” Policies (“We have come way too far to turn back now”)
- Video: At Fairfax Dems’ “Road to Richmond” 2022 Event, Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw Says Glenn Youngkin “May Be Morphing Into Donald Trump”; Vows to Block Rightward Policy Shift “Wherever Possible”
- A thank you to Virginia (“Gov. Ralph Northam’s chief of staff reflects on the past four years.”)
- Opinion: As his term ends, Northam proud of a lengthy list of accomplishments
- The strange, roller-coaster term of Virginia’s improbable governor, Ralph Northam
- Faith Leaders Condemn Sen. Amanda Chase’s Inciting Islamophobic Remarks
- What split General Assembly means for Glenn Youngkin
- Virginia officials weigh precision vs. speed in reporting election results
- Video: Fairfax County School Board Chair Stella Pekarsky Rips Attacks on School Board Members and on Public Education, Urges Support for “fundamental bedrock of our society”
- Dominion finally gets approval for large-scale smart meter rollout
- General Assembly faces decisions on marijuana licenses
- D.C.-area forecast: A bitter blast early this week before cold weather eases some
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