by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 31.
- Can Germany Show Us How to Leave Coal Behind? (“The country embarked on an ambitious plan to transition to clean energy, aiming to lead the fight against climate change. It has not been easy.” They massively f’ed up by phasing out carbon-free nuclear power.)
- ‘Everyone’s Looking for Plastic.’ As Waste Rises, So Does Recycling. (“Plagued by pollution, Senegal wants to replace pickers at garbage dumps with a recycling system that takes advantage of the new market for plastics.”)
- Billions of animals are slaughtered every year — just to be wasted (Appalling.)
- The past decade has seen stunning change. The next 10 years will be breathtaking (“…as stunning as the last decade has been, the next decade could be breathtaking because the market is now looking at green exports, in the form of electricity and hydrogen and ammonia, and green manufacturing, which can all focus their demand on when the sun shines and the wind blows.”)
- Omicron Pushes World Toward Accepting Covid as Fact of Life
- Putin is rewriting history to justify his threats to Ukraine (“Putin pretends Russia and Ukraine are historically ‘one people.'”)
- Russia is willing to go to war and incur sanctions over Ukraine, analysts warn
- U.S. officials say Russia will face pressure at the U.N. over Ukraine
- Russia Calls U.K. Sanction Threats ‘Alarming’: Ukraine Update
- The Hard-Line Russian Advisers Who Have Putin’s Ear
- Senate Nears Completion of Measures Targeting Russian Economy in Event of Ukraine Invasion
- Reports of Widespread Abuses by Security Forces Emerge in Kazakh Uprising
- Hungarian PM Orbán to visit ally Putin in Moscow (This authoritarian is Tucker Carlson’s hero, for whatever reasons…)
- Ukraine leader’s message is don’t panic. That’s making the West antsy.
- Britain warns Russia of possible sanctions over Ukraine
- Johnson Plans Brexit Bill, Putin Talks in Pivot From Scandal
- The Man Trying to Take Down Boris Johnson (“It’s ‘an unpleasant but necessary job,’ says Dominic Cummings. ‘It’s like sort of fixing the drains.'”)
- UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits
- U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others
- Freedom Convoy: Truckers cause chaos in Ottawa after second day of protests
- Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority
- Survivors Say Russians Slaughtered 70 in Gold Mine Massacre (“Witnesses tell The Daily Beast that gunmen from the Wagner Group—which is run by ‘Putin’s chef’—attacked unarmed civilians, including women and children.”)
- Myanmar’s junta threatens protesters planning coup anniversary action (“Junta warns public not to take part in planned ‘silent strike’ and arrests business owners who vowed to close on 1 February”)
- Rents are up 40 percent in some cities, forcing millions to find another place to live
- Three Economic Scenarios for an Election Year (“Growth is strong but inflation is hurting the chances of Joe Biden and the Democrats for the midterms.”)
- Rents are up 40 percent in some cities, forcing millions to move
- Democracy remains under threat. Here is one thing that Congress still might do.
- Just how imperiled is America’s democracy? A Q&A with the Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman.
- When All-White Was All Right
- The skirmish is over a new justice. The battle is against the right wing’s imperial judiciary.
- The Supreme Court is leading a Christian conservative revolution (“It hasn’t slowed down on ‘religious liberty’ since Amy Coney Barrett joined the Court.”)
- Majority of Americans want Biden to consider ‘all possible nominees’ for Supreme Court vacancy: POLL
- Lindsey Graham: A Black woman on the Supreme Court wouldn’t be affirmative action (“Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) rejected the suggestion by some in his party that nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court would be “affirmative action,” while heaping praise on one of the likely frontrunners for the high court seat.”)
- The Jan. 6 panel’s on a hot streak against Trump World. Now what? (“Investigators have won a string of victories in court and in obtaining testimony and records. Now, they have to make those findings tangible to the public.”)
- Of Course Trump Is Already Talking About Pardoning Insurrectionists Come 2024 (“In a Texas speech, the former president also assailed the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack a day after the panel subpoenaed fake Trump electors.”)
- Trump offers chilling glimpse into possible second term (“The former President conjured a vision of a term that would function as a tool of personal vengeance”)
- Trump Ridiculed For Stunning Admission About What He Wanted From Pence On Jan. 6 (“‘Talk about saying the quiet part loud,’ tweeted conservative commentator Bill Kristol.”)
- What Trump Is Pushing the GOP to Do About Jan. 6 if They Win the Midterms
- Trump Declares Support for January 6 Insurrectionists (Trump should have been arrested a long time ago.)
- Trump Calls On Massive Protests If Prosecutors Go After Him And Offers Pardons To Jan. 6ers
- Trump toys with the mob — again
- At Texas rally, Trump all but promised a racially charged civil war if he’s indicted
- Trump’s rally in Texas shows exactly why he’s so dangerous
- Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. (Gotta love how the NY Times headline leaves out WHO is pushing those “book ban efforts” – 100% REPUBLICANS!)
- Election Deniers Are Running for Secretary of State Across the Country (And again, the NY Times headline leaves out that this is 100% REPUBLICANS!)
- The Bill That Congress Might Be Embarrassed Enough to Pass (“Will Congress take the bold step of barring its members from trading stocks?”)
- Juan Williams: Biden is right — GOP is on wrong side of history
- Sales of Maus Soar After a Tennessee School Board Banned the Book
- Exclusive: Kamala Harris drove within several yards of pipe bomb at DNC headquarters during Capitol riot (It was an insurrection, not a riot, but ok CNN…)
- Rock Stars Continue to Unplug From Spotify Over Covid Misinformation (“Podcaster Joe Rogan’s anti-vax commentary prompts Neil Young and others to leave the streaming service.”)
- ‘Neil Young Fan’ Joe Rogan Apologizes, Vows Changes As Pressure On Spotify Grows (That’s a classic non-apology “apology” – “If I pissed you off, I’m sorry.” Why does the media always fall for this shit?)
- New York lawmakers draw redistricting map that boosts Democrats (Meanwhile, here in Virginia, Democrats unilaterally disarmed for no good reason.)
‘Free to do as you are told’: Florida Republicans advance wave of draconian bills (“Proposals banning abortion, discussions of sexuality, and white racial ‘discomfort’ aim to establish Florida as capital of Trumpistan”)- Arizona bills embrace Trump conspiracy theories, could allow GOP to reject election results (Absolutely insane.)
- A Virginian’s Guide to Glenn Youngkin’s Exploitation of the Culture Wars in the Commonwealth (“We are seeing first hand the damage that can be done to civility and civil society by the likes of a Greg Abbott, a Ron DeSantis or a Glenn Youngkin”)
- Youngkin hustles to push swing state Virginia to the right
- TOLLIVER: How Youngkin used race to win an election
- Democrats Cannot Capitulate to Youngkin’s Regressive Public Education Platform (“All eyes are on the Senate as privatization threatens Virginia public schools.”)
- Should every school have a police officer? (“Senate, House committees to hear bills requiring school resource officers”)
- House panel scraps proposals to impose packaging fee on manufacturers (“GOP delegate says he will ask a state task force to examine idea”)
- With marijuana now legal in Virginia, lawmakers debate how to set up the industry
- Far bluer than ever, Northern Virginia confronts its shrunken influence in a split General Assembly
- Richmond casino campaign spent more per vote than Stoney, McAuliffe, Youngkin. Will it get a second shot?
- We need innovative solutions for relocating Confederate statues
- Oyster projects expanding in Lynnhaven River, including first concrete reef and cages for homeowners
- D.C.-area forecast: Trending milder until the weekend, when cold air returns
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