by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 9.
‘It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election’ — Sen. Mitch McConnell pushed back on the RNC’s comments over January 6 pic.twitter.com/HJQ374Z1Z9
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 8, 2022
- To Counter Global Warming, Focus Far More on Methane, a New Study Recommends (“Scientists at Stanford have concluded that the EPA has radically undervalued the climate impact of methane, a ‘short-lived climate pollutant,’ by focusing on a 100-year metric for quantifying global warming.”)
- World Leaders Convene in France for a Summit to Save the Oceans (“Shipping, pollution, fisheries, and deep-sea mining are all on the agenda.”)
- An unexpected item is blocking cities’ climate change prep: obsolete rainfall records
- Beyond the Booster Shot (“Could a ‘broad spectrum’ booster increase our immunity to many pathogens simultaneously?”)
- U.S. Fights Information War With Russia to Deter Ukraine Invasion
- Ukraine crisis: Macron says Putin pledges no new Ukraine escalation
- Fears of Ukraine invasion rise as top Russian commanders fly to Belarus for massive military drill
- Europeans Pursue Diplomacy Amid Mixed Signals on Russian Aims in Ukraine
- Putin weaponizing gas supplies to Europe will be ‘deeply damaging’ for Russia, says Dan Yergin
- Canadian trucker protest spreads to second city, threatening U.S. auto industry lifeline
- Canada Protests: Plans for a Protest by Truckers in the U.S. Gain Momentum
- Exclusive: Canadians see danger at home from U.S. political strife – poll
- 5G and QAnon: how conspiracy theorists steered Canada’s anti-vaccine trucker protest
- The whole world should be worried by the ‘siege of Ottawa’. This is about much more than a few anti-vaxx truckers
- Canada’s Trucker Protest Blocking U.S. Border Has Few Semis as Others Join In (“The protests are short of one key element: truckers.”)
- Abductions, beatings cause Afghan women’s rights activists to go quiet (Horrible.)
- Exclusive: Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views
- ‘Full blown’ pandemic phase of Covid nearly over in US, declares Fauci
- In this next phase of the pandemic, beware of the extremes
- Americans Are Frustrated With the Pandemic. These Polls Show How Much.
- New York joins several other U.S. states in rolling back mask mandates as infections fall.
- Public health experts agree that masks should come off in schools. But they differ on when.
- Thank You, Mitch, For Clearing This Admittedly Low Bar
- McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
- ‘Legitimate political discourse’: Three words about Jan. 6 spark rift among Republicans (“The phrase ‘legitimate political discourse’ in connection with the Capitol insurrection has led to days of attempted political cleanup over a GOP resolution censuring Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.”)
- McConnell calls Jan. 6 a ‘violent insurrection,’ breaking with RNC
- McConnell dismisses Trump criticism, saying it’s no threat to his leadership role
- Fewer Americans now say Trump bears a lot of responsibility for the Jan. 6 riot (First of all, it wasn’t a “riot,” it was a violent insurrection. Second, we need public hearings ASAP!)
- The Fight for Democracy Will Be a Long, Long Haul
- America 2022: Where Everyone Has Rights and No One Has Responsibilities
- The GOP hounding of Liz Cheney recalls the McCarthy-era smearing of another woman who took a stand
- GOP candidates add a repulsive new twist to Trump’s ‘big lie’ (“…at least four of these candidates have added an even more repulsive twist: In inventing widespread fraud in 2020, they go out of their way to emphasize that it took place primarily in urban centers.”)
- Senate Democrats shift strategy after progressive agenda falters
- Jon Ossoff wants to ban stock trading in Congress. It’s long overdue.
- House passes sweeping bipartisan USPS overhaul bill
- Biden adviser resigns over reports of workplace bullying. He should have been immediately fired.
- Nearly one in five applicants to white supremacist group tied to US military (“Leaked documents show that about 18 out of 87 applicants, or 21%, to Patriot Front were currently or formerly affiliated with military”)
- Book Banning Is About the Illusion of Parental Control
- Another wrongful death from a no-knock raid. It’s time for reform.
- Democrats accuse GOP of ‘race-baiting’ with court pick attacks (Correct.)
- Supreme Court invites Republican legislators to go nuts
- Supreme Court’s Alabama travesty and its worn-out ‘shadow docket’ defense
- No Attack on Voting Rights Is Too Racist for This Supreme Court
- Chuck Schumer says he supports banning lawmakers from trading stocks: ‘I would like to see it done’
- What about Black students’ ‘discomfort’?
- Black Lawmakers Urge DOJ To Take ‘Aggressive’ Action Against Voter Restrictions (“‘The future of our democracy is at stake,’ Congressional Black Caucus members wrote in a letter to the Justice Department.”)
- The Lasting Legacy Of Redlining (“We looked at 138 formerly redlined cities and found most were still segregated — just like they were designed to be.”)
- After Crusade Against Hillary Clinton Emails, GOP Silent On Trump Ripping Up Documents (“Where are the ‘lock him up’ chants?”)
- Palin trial exposes the allure of ‘both sides’ journalism (“One of the defenses offered by the New York Times is that its editorialists were seeking to hold both sides accountable.”)
- Palin libel trial delves into New York Times editing standards
- University of California agrees to $243.6 million settlement in UCLA sex abuse scandal
- Right-wing conspiracies have a new target: a tool that fights actual voter fraud
- Doug Emhoff, husband of vice president, evacuated from D.C. school after bomb threat
- The NFL’s Black Coaches Should Stop Playing Along (“They are expected to put up with a hiring system that, in practice, is plainly biased against them.”)
- Democrats cannot afford to blow it in Wisconsin’s Senate race
- Florida’s Abortion-Ban Scheming (“A 15-week abortion ban wouldn’t just affect residents of Florida but pregnant people throughout the Southeast.”)
- Ron DeSantis Signals He’d Be Open to Making Florida an Anti-Gay Hellhole (“The Republican governor offered tacit endorsement of what’s been dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would ban talk of gender identity and sexual orientation in the state’s primary schools.”)
- GOP lawmaker apologizes to CBC chair for allegedly telling her to ‘kiss my a—’
- AP source: GOP Maryland Gov. Hogan won’t run for Senate
- Conservative media turn on Joe Rogan after he apologizes for his racist comments
- Biden and Spanberger visiting Culpeper to talk about lowering prescription drug prices (“Abigail Spanberger will visit Culpeper County on Thursday to speak about the effort to reduce health care costs and prescription drug prices.”)
- GOP plans primary in 10th; path clears for Spanberger
- THIS Is What Happens If You Put Trump Republicans in Charge: Nasty, Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry; Keeping Ex-Felons as Second-Class Citizens Forever
- Virginia Republicans Kill Bill To Enshrine the Automatic Restoration of Voting Rights in Virginia’s Constitution (“It is clear that Governor Youngkin and his nominees are continuing to mislead Virginians and hide their true agenda – but actions speak louder than words and today Republicans showed their true colors.”)
- As mid-point approaches, General Assembly navigates partisan divide
- Republicans block constitutional amendments on gay marriage, voting rights
- Virginia House panel strikes down effort to remove same-sex marriage ban from constitution
- House and Senate panels reject push to insure undocumented children in Virginia
- Senate panel advances bill to strip citizen boards’ environmental permitting power
- For the 18th straight year, House and Senate panels reject nursing home staffing mandates
- BREAKING: VA Senate Democrats Reject Cabinet Nominee Andrew Wheeler
- Virginia Senate rejects Andrew Wheeler, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s pick for secretary of natural resources
- State Senate rejects Andrew Wheeler nomination
- Full Senate strikes Natural Resources nominee
- Senate Democrats put Wheeler’s bid for Youngkin’s Cabinet in limbo
- Youngkin’s education email hotline is unwarranted step backwards
- Editorial: A level playing field (“At a time when protecting the fair administration of elections is a flashpoint in many states — with ample reason — Virginia seems to have reached a compromise that both sides can embrace.”)
- Youngkin’s campaign can attack my friend Ethan Lynne, but he’s still standing tall
- Virginia Senate Democrats join GOP on amendment to allow parents to opt out of school mask mandates (“That underlying bill is up for a final vote Wednesday.”)
- Governor Youngkin’s promise of cutting the grocery tax could be in trouble
- The great debate over Glenn Youngkin and race that might have been (“The debate question remained unresolved, and just as urgent: Will lawmakers work to end racial divisiveness — or continue to exploit it for political gain?”)
- Virginia COVID Hospitalizations, New Cases Continue Declining; Deaths Still Staying High
- Fairfax County School Board Moves to Ban Guns on All School Property, Review Gun Violence and Suicide Prevention Curriculum
- Audio: At Fundraiser in May 2019, Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R) – Who Just Voted for 20-Week Abortion Ban – Discusses Her Convoluted, Self-Contradictory, Factually Incorrect Views on This Topic
- Loudoun County School Board meeting brought to a halt by families opposing the mask mandate (“Students and parents attempted to serve the board with what they say was an affidavit.”)
- Blacksburg mayor: Recent shooting part of ‘spillover’ and greater violence
- D.C.-area forecast: Mild and mainly sunny through Saturday; colder with a snow chance Saturday night and Sunday
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