by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 18.
- Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists (“Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life depends”)
- A North Sea Auction Produces Big Plans for Scottish Wind Farms (“Oil giants like BP and Shell propose to spend billions on renewable energy, bolstering Scotland’s efforts to move away from an economy based on fossil fuel.”)
- Climate crisis could wipe 1% a year off UK economy by 2045, say ministers
- Oil hits 7-year highs as tight supply bites
- Distrust in political, media and business leaders sweeps the globe
- Russia Thins Out Its Embassy in Ukraine, a Possible Clue to Putin’s Next Move
- Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why Brussels fears Europe is ‘closest to war’ in decades
- Tonga tsunami sparks ‘unprecedented disaster’, government says
- Tonga races to prevent a ‘tsunami of covid’ as rescue efforts begin
- Tonga could be cut off for weeks amid efforts to repair undersea communications cable
- Satellite Photos Show Aftermath of Abu Dhabi Oil Site Attack
- Tentative Mideast Reconciliations May Grow With Iran Deal
- It’s too soon to tell if Omicron’s spread will help end Covid-19’s pandemic phase, Fauci says, but he’s hopeful
- The Silent, Vaccinated, Impatient Majority
- The C.D.C.’s New Challenge? Grappling With Imperfect Science
- CDC Director Aims to Improve Covid-19 Messaging, Data Collection
- One year later, mainstream media still doesn’t see Jan. 6 attack as racial (“Jan. 6 was literally a white supremacist assault on democracy. Has anyone in the media come out and said that?”)
- The U.S. is divided over whether nuclear power is part of the green energy future (Keep the nuclear plants we’ve got, obviously.)
- Schumer Hits Trouble After Earlier Wins in 50-50 Senate (“Senate majority leader pushes ahead with votes on election legislation despite likely failure, as some allies question his handling of Sens. Manchin and Sinema”)
- Schumer Vows To Press Ahead With Filibuster Reform: ‘We Will Never Give Up’
- Senate Democrats Press Ahead With Debate on Voting Rights Bill
- Senate Democrats call special caucus meeting ahead of filibuster fight
- Harris: “Not going to absolve” Manchin, Sinema on voting rights
- Democrats ponder Plan B strategy to circumvent voting-rights filibuster
- Capitol attack panel grapples with moving inquiry forward: to subpoena or not?
- ‘It’s a tough time’: why is Biden one of the most unpopular US presidents? (Covid, mostly.)
- White House plots public reset as Biden’s agenda flails
- Biden’s year of hard lessons (“The era of bipartisan good feeling and shared interest that Biden once envisioned is not going to happen.”)
- U.S. Political Ideology Steady; Conservatives, Moderates Tie
- Supreme Court justices aren’t ‘scorpions,’ but not happy campers either
- In battle against far-right extremists, an old strategy re-emerges: Bankrupt them
- Trump’s Arizona project shows the dire threat to American democracy
- Op-Ed: King was a critical race theorist before there was a name for it
- Martin Luther King Jr would have understood that the line connecting Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump runs through Dixie
- Trump-DeSantis tensions ratchet up
- Looks Like Ron DeSantis Could Turn Into Trump’s Personal Nightmare
- Trump’s advisers point the finger at McConnell as reports of DeSantis feud swirl
- Roger Stone Rips into ‘Yale Harvard Fat Boy’ Ron DeSantis Amid Reports of Tensions With Trump
- Texas’s six-week abortion ban remains in effect after federal appeals court ruling
- The Dallas QAnon Cult Believes JFK Was Disguised as Trump at Arizona Rally
- Jewish worship in America should not involve routine fear
- The Hostages Escaped. But Synagogues Ask, How Can They Be More Secure?
- Rabbi threw chair at gunman before he and other hostages escaped Texas synagogue: “It was terrifying”
- Representative Matt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend granted immunity in sex trafficking probe
- Trump backers sought ways into Michigan Capitol for electors meeting
- Now with Senate allies, Spanberger’s legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stock gains traction
- Video, Reactions to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s First Address to the Virginia General Assembly
- Former VA Secretary of Education Atif Qarni: In Opening Days, Youngkin Administration Launches Assault on Public Education, Equity (“Youngkin’s administration is stoking the fires of racial discontent in his attacks on public education”)
- Meet the Virginia Senate Democratic “Firewall” Against the “Alt-Right Trifecta”
- Youngkin calls for increased investment in law enforcement, claims state economy is faltering (The headline should have the word “falsely” in front of “claims,” as that’s a demonstrable fact that the media should be able to verify.)
- Blue vest and Trump cutout greet Youngkin in Virginia gubernatorial pranks (“Ralph Northam handed a practical joke-riddled Executive Mansion over to Republican Glenn Youngkin”)
- DPVA Press Release: School Divisions Across Virginia Reject Glenn Youngkin’s Illegal Executive Order Banning Masks in Schools
- As COVID-19 cases soar, Youngkin again vows to end mask and vaccine mandates
- Virginia’s new GOP governor meets resistance from some school districts planning to keep mask requirements
- Youngkin tells lawmakers to ‘turn the page’ and better serve Virginia’s people (Who knows what that even means…)
- Full Disclosure Briefing: How Youngkin’s business background might shape his term as governor
- Youngkin, denying race affects students, pushes forward with education agenda
- Senate Democrats block GOP efforts to cap Virginia’s minimum wage increase
- New GOP House majority looks to roll back COVID protocols in Virginia
- Virginia COVID-19 Cases Up a Massive 176,119(!) the Past 10 Days; Hospitalizations (3,812) Near Highest Level Since Pandemic Began
- Petersen and Ware want to ban political contributions from Dominion (And the chances of this happening are close to zero, unfortunately.)
- Republican anger, progressive concern combine in push to ban political spending by utilities
- Delegate continues fight against seasonal clock changes
- Norfolk keeping students masked despite Youngkin’s order; Chesapeake waiting for guidance
- Few left without power in Central Va following latest winter storm
- D.C.-area forecast: Breezy and cold today with snow chances returning early Thursday and this weekend
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