by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, December 23.
- Climate misinformation spreads on Musk’s Twitter
- Chart: Which country dominates the solar supply chain? (“China maintains an iron grip on every stage of solar manufacturing, from raw polysilicon to finished solar panels.”)
- Canadian polar bears near ‘bear capital’ dying at fast rate
- Supply Chains Upended by Covid Are Back to Normal (“Improved shipping rates, delivery capacity and retailer inventory have soothed the woes”)
- Zelenskyy visit exposes a GOP rift — between actual fascists and everyone else (“Too many Republicans still refuse to stand up for Ukraine — and for democracy — against their MAGA brethren”)
- Zelensky Returns to Ukraine After Visiting U.S. and Poland
- Deep secrecy, high risk: How Zelensky’s improbable D.C. visit came together
- The Brutal Alternate World in Which the U.S. Abandoned Ukraine (“Ukrainian resistance and American support prevented a wide range of horrors.”)
- Ukraine Claims Heavy Russian Losses in South
- U.S. officials: Russia is increasingly relying on Wagner in Ukraine
- ‘Victory’? Zelensky and Biden differ on the path forward for Ukraine.
- Christmas in Kyiv: “The Cold and Loneliness Scared Me—Not the Russian Missiles”
- North Korea Sending Arms to Russian Mercenary Group Fighting in Ukraine, U.S. Says
- ‘Get Rid of the Video!’: Putin Crony Freaks Out in Live TV Flop Over Zelensky Clip
- China Estimates Covid Surge Is Infecting 37 Million People a Day (“Nearly 18% of the population likely contracted the virus in the first 20 days of December.”)
- ‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
- China’s Future Isn’t What It Used to Be
- Venezuela opposition vote to remove Guaido’s interim government
- Iranian soccer player is among dozens facing execution while the West is distracted by Christmas, supporters fear
- Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows (Completely indefensible.)
- EXCLUSIVE: TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists
- TikTok admits tracking FT journalist in leaks investigation
- The grand strategy behind Japan’s defense buildup
- Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250 Million Bond With Restrictions (Where on earth did he get $250 million?!?)
- U.S. life expectancy continued to fall in 2021 as covid, drug deaths surged
- ‘Once in a generation’ freeze for Christmas as bomb cyclone hits US
- Monster winter storm and Arctic blast disrupt holiday travel across U.S.
- A massive winter storm is sweeping across the U.S., making holiday travel dangerous
- President Biden: Looking back at 2022, I feel more confident about America than ever
- Biden has more reason for economic optimism than critics contend
- US economy grew 3.2% in Q3, an upgrade from earlier estimate (So yes, Jen Kiggans and other Republicans flat-out LIED about the U.S. supposedly being in a recession. Not even close.)
- American Cities Are Drowning. They Need to Start Living With Nature to Stay Above Water.
- Meta Agrees to Pay $725 Million Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
- Is 2022 the year that launched the U.S. solar industrial revolution? (“The U.S. solar landscape shifted in 2022 with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. One result is that manufacturers are clamoring to set up shop to fill in the gaps in the domestic supply chain.”)
- Antisemitism isn’t new. So why did 2022 feel different?
- These are the last-minute changes the Senate made to the $1.7 trillion omnibus
- Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill that overhauls U.S. election law
- McConnell touts GOP wins: Preserving the filibuster and boosting military spending
- It’s Time For Democrats To Do Something About Far-Right Judges
- The Devastating New History of the January 6th Insurrection (“The House report describes both a catastrophe and a way forward.”)
- The January 6 Committee’s Best and Worst Cases Against Trump (“The Justice Department has been given a grab bag of options for prosecution.”)
- Jan. 6 committee report details the scope of Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn the election
- Ex-Federal Prosecutor Predicts ‘We’re Finally At Tick Tock’ For Trump In 2023
- Senate GOP rebukes Trump with Electoral Count Act
- Jan. 6 committee says Trump should be barred from holding office (“The panel’s final report also identifies a little-known attorney as the architect of the fake electors plan”)
- Extremists at the vanguard of a siege: The Jan. 6 panel’s last word (“The voluminous final report from the Capitol attack committee dug deep into the unspoken alliance between Trump allies and far-right groups that showed up to riot.”)
- Read the Full Report on the Jan. 6 Attack on the US Capitol
- Jan. 6 Report Faults Failure to Heed Intelligence Warnings
- Jan. 6 Panel Releases Report Blasting Trump for Capitol Assault
- Six key findings from 6 Jan Capitol attack report (“Trump made false claims which aides told him were untrue…Trump’s rhetoric brought rioters to Washington…Trump failed to act during the riot…Far-right groups planned – then acted…Trump tried to pressure his vice-president to overturn the results…Trump should be barred from holding public office”)
- Jan. 6 report: Trump ‘lit that fire’ of Capitol insurrection
- Jan. 6 final report alleges Trump engaged in “multi-part conspiracy”
- January 6 panel accuses Trump of ‘multi-part conspiracy’ in final report
- Live updates: Jan. 6 report recommends Congress ban Trump from running again
- Opinion: Indicting Trump would be incredibly controversial, but it may be the only remedy
- What Donald Trump’s Trial Might Look Like (“Presidents have been impeached, but none has ever been asked, after leaving office, to turn himself in for arraignment. The January 6th committee’s final actions could help change that.”)
- Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 committee she felt pressure from Trump allies not to talk and instead risk ‘contempt’
- Trump Admitted It Was ‘Embarrassing’ He Lost, According To Cassidy Hutchinson Transcript
- Adam Schiff: My Fellow Members of the Jan. 6 Committee and I Don’t Want You to Forget About ‘the Republican Congressmen’
- Republicans Play Chicken With Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership
- For Republicans, it’s going to be a fabulist year
- Jan. 6 participant arrested after hours-long standoff with the FBI
- Past cases with classified papers show legal risk for Trump, experts say
- Raskin wins top Democratic seat on powerful Oversight Committee (He defeated Gerry Connolly.)
- George Santos and How Opposition Research Really Works (Major media failure on this, btw.)
- George Santos Breaks Silence: ‘I Have My Story to Tell.’ (Next Week.) (And by “story,” he means more lies?)
- Fox News Once Embraced George Santos. Now They’re Ignoring Him.
- The impenetrable armor of Elise Stefanik (Horrible, horrible person.)
- Arizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss lawsuit lacks merit (Reminder: Glenn Youngkin campaigned for this lunatic, even called her “AWESOME!”)
- DeSantis appoints judge who denied abortion to girl over school grades
- Kathy Hochul’s Nominee for New York’s Top Judge Is an Absolute Disaster for Democrats
- Imagine Wanting to Work for Elon Musk Right Now
- Sean Hannity’s damning deposition in the Fox News defamation lawsuit, explained (“Will Fox News have to answer for its misleading coverage of the 2020 election?” Of course not.)
- Tucker Carlson’s rage at Zelensky caps a year of getting things wrong
- Open up — and help clean up — the Chesapeake Bay
- Sen. Kaine unpacks less-than-ideal NDAA process
- Winners/Losers: VA04 Democratic “Firehouse Primary” Edition
- Opinion: For Jennifer McClellan, and Virginia, history awaits
- Pope & Schapiro: A gift for Jennifer McClellan in Virginia’s 4th District (Jeff Schapiro mentions Del. Lamont Bagby running for Jennifer McClellan’s seat, but does NOT mention the other two rumored candidates – Del. Jeff Bourne and VA04 Dems Chair Alexsis Rodgers.)
- State commission objects to proposed transgender student policies
- Video: Aaron Rouse Releases New TV Ad, “Last Line” (“Women’s rights are on the line, but I’ll never back down,” says Councilman Aaron Rouse)
- Former NFL player Aaron Rouse, retired Navy veteran Kevin Adams face off in special election for state senate seat (Wow, the Virginian-Pilot actually/finally wrote an article on this crucial election? Here at Blue Virginia, we’ve already written numerous articles on it, and we’re not even the hometown newspaper! Oh, and of course the Virginian-Pilot completely whitewashes Adams’ extremism, doesn’t even mention his positions on abortion and other issues. Pathetic.)
- How one Virginia special election became the next abortion battleground (This article doesn’t get into all of Adams’ extremism, but it’s much better than the worse-than-worthless Virginian-Pilot article on this election.)
- Will recent mass shootings turn Virginia’s public safety debate? (No, of course not.)
- SCC reduces Appalachian Power’s base rate increase request, orders rebates
- Disabled woman files Fair Housing complaint against Del. March for removing her caregiving grandson from the property. March said his presence violates zoning laws. (“Floyd County Delegate Marie March says her tenant’s grandson violated the lease because the property’s zoning doesn’t allow for more than one tenant. Her tenant says March removed her grandson as retribution for the tenant filing stalking charges against another tenant.”)
- Arlington sheriff ends voluntary cooperation with immigration enforcement
- Bundle up, Hampton Roads: Where to find shelter and tips to keep safe amid arctic blast
- D.C.-area forecast: Crashing temperatures, biting winds and maybe slick spots
