by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 20.
- ‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action (“Small interventions on electric cars and plant-based meat could unlock rapid emissions cuts, say experts”)
- These 3 solutions could turn the tide on the climate crisis (Electric vehicles, Plant-based proteins, Green fertilizer. Also, add energy efficiency and clean energy!)
- Google to Cut 12,000 Jobs in 6% Slash to Global Workforce
- Allies Put Pressure on Germany Over Tanks for Ukraine
- Ukraine holds out for tanks as U.S. tells allies to ‘dig deeper’
- Poland could send Leopard tanks to Ukraine without German approval
- Scholz stalls on Ukraine tanks decision but looks poised to give go-ahead
- CIA chief warns Zelensky of new Russian offensive
- Russia’s nuclear entity aids war effort, leading to calls for sanctions
- Inside the urgent push to arm Ukraine for a spring offensive
- Germany under growing pressure to give Ukraine tanks
- Defense leaders meet amid dissent over tanks for Ukraine (Give Ukraine whatever it needs to defeat Russia’s brutal invasion.)
- CIA director holds secret meeting with Zelensky on Russia’s next steps
- ‘They have us over a barrel’: Inside the US and German standoff over sending tanks to Ukraine
- US not ‘there yet’ on Abrams tanks for Ukraine: Pentagon (Just send them a few so Germany has no excuse anymore?)
- Should China worry about its shrinking population? (“Beijing can no longer rely on its demographic dividend to fuel growth. That may not be a bad thing.” Overall, this is great news. In general, a stable human population would be a good thing.)
- Xi’s course correction reveals an agile autocrat under pressure
- Protests move into Peru’s capital, met by tear gas and smoke
- ‘Virulent Hatred’: Global Far-Right Celebrates Jacinda Ardern’s Resignation
- How New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Went from Pandemic Hero to Political Casualty
- Andrew Tate said he broke a woman’s jaw and that his business was a ‘scam’ ahead of Romanian arrest (Pure evil.)
- The US just hit the debt limit. What happens now?
- Renewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon (“The latest EIA report shows renewable generation is about to cross the 25 percent mark, while coal and natural gas lose ground.” Good, go even faster!)
- IRA to drive $114 billion in U.S. renewable energy investments by 2031, report says (“The advanced manufacturing production (AMPC) credit and domestic content requirement (DCR) are key to spurring a more rapid U.S. renewable energy economy, Wood Mackenzie notes.”)
- Solar expected to see demand boom from Inflation Reduction Act in 2023 as supply chain remains uncertain
- As hate crimes surge, most are going uncounted
- Supreme Court flounders over draft leak
- What the Supreme Court Left Out of Its Dobbs-Leak Report (“Did they talk to Alito? Who can say?”)
- Supreme Court Says It Hasn’t Identified Person Who Leaked Draft Abortion Opinion (In other words, it almost certainly was Alito or someone on Team Alito, but they don’t want to say that.)
- An Anti-Birth-Control Trump Judge Could Soon Ban the Abortion Pill Nationwide
- How the Biden administration can fight for women’s freedom
- Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech
- Early action electrifies 2024 Senate battle
- You Can Let Republicans Destroy the Economy or You Can Call Their Bluff
- McConnell Says US Will Never Default in Assurance on Debt Limit (“His statements contrast with moves by other Republicans to force through spending cuts by demanding them as a condition for a debt-limit hike.”)
- The Memo: GOP risks overplaying hand on debt ceiling
- Why the White House is refusing to negotiate on the debt ceiling
- McCarthy tries to get out of his box on debt ceiling
- The GOP’s latest headache: MAGA crazies on committees (“Democrats need not accept Kevin McCarthy’s unacceptable tactics.”)
- Biden says he has ‘no regrets’ on disclosure of documents case
- Trump is wrong; Biden did have the right to declassify records as VP
- Trump Mistook His Rape Accuser for His 2nd Ex-Wife During Deeply Creepy Deposition
- Trump and lawyer sanctioned almost $1 million for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
- Trump Is Plotting How to Kick DeSantis ‘In the Nuts.’ Here’s His Playbook, So Far
- Trump’s Return to Twitter and Facebook Will Fuel More Political Violence (Inexcusable.)
- Blue states can show us a way out of red state culture-war madness (They’re not “culture wars,” they’re the right wing’s assault on LGBTQ people, on reproductive rights, on the teaching of African-American history, on democracy, etc, etc.)
- Republican States Continue to Persecute Trans People to Score Cheap Points
- 3 Active-Duty Marines Who Work in Intelligence Arrested for Alleged Participation in Jan. 6 Riot (The military should have literally ZERO insurrectionists or extremists in it. Get them the hell outta there.)
- Joe Biden’s first two years: He could be a president on par with FDR and LBJ (“Don’t laugh: As a presidential historian, I can tell you that FDR and LBJ were also underestimated at first”)
- New Mexico shooting suspect shows Republicans seek a violent solution to rejection (“From the Big Lie to Twitter to their families, Republicans refuse to peacefully admit that they’re unpopular”)
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s rationale for targeting Ilhan Omar isn’t believable
- Judge refuses to dismiss Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress case and clears the way for trial
- Stakeouts, a Missing Scarf, and a Dying Dog: Inside the George Santos Media Circus
- Behold the Full, Completely Real Resumé of George Santos
- Santos, McCarthy and the Shameless Republican Party
- Video shows drag-denier George Santos dressed in drag, boasting about drag shows
- The Not Particularly Talented Mr. Santos
- Fox hid the Schlapps from its airwaves after a GOP staffer told The Daily Beast that Matt Schlapp groped him
- Ruben Gallego Set to Launch Senate Campaign Against Kyrsten Sinema
- “She Is Absolutely Separated From Reality”: Kyrsten Sinema’s Davos Appearance Emboldens Detractors Eyeing Her Senate Seat
- Florida Rejects AP African American Studies Class (DeSantis is a fascist and racist.)
- Nikki Haley accuses Pompeo of ‘lies and gossip to sell book’ after vice-president plot claim
- A San Francisco business owner is arrested after spraying homeless woman with a hose (Sounds like assault, at the bare minimum.)
- David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at 81 (Riff in Peace)
- Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing
- Sen. Tim Kaine to address media amid reelection speculation
- Sen. Tim Kaine to address media amid reelection speculation
- Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) expected to address plans in Richmond on Friday
- Tim Kaine leaves Democrats in suspense (“The Virginia senator is expected to announce on Friday whether we’ll run for a third term in 2024.”)
- Rep. Jen Kiggans lays out her priorities for time in Congress (The big question is whether or not she’ll vote to raise the debt ceiling cleanly, or with massive cuts to defense and other priorities.)
- Virginia Senate panel to hear 15-week abortion ban bill
- GOP Group Targets Virginia to Gut Abortion Access This Year
- Va. lawmakers gingerly take up issue of 6-year-old with a gun
- Senate education committee defeats GOP K-12 bills
- Push to limit prison and jail fees hits early obstacle in Virginia House
- Utility shut-offs harm vulnerable Virginians
- Video: VA House Dems Leader Don Scott to Governor Youngkin: Reverse Course, Bring Ford to Virginia and Create Jobs (“China made Youngkin a very very wealthy man…he owes hard-working Virginians an answer about what really went on and what his plan is to fix it right now.”)
- Virginia governor kills Ford-CATL battery plant, calling it a “front for the Chinese Communist Party”
- Ford says it had not made Virginia site selection decision on battery plant
- Youngkin outlines more concerns about nixed Ford plant talks
- Pope & Schapiro: Youngkin, Ford and the CCP
- Three interesting bills of the week: journalism tax credits, negligent fires and cyclist exemptions
- Bill calls for parental notification of trans students in Virginia
- Virginia’s Governor Calls for Legislation to Eradicate Merit Award Delays
- Fossil Fuel Divestment in Virginia: Local Banking and Treasurers (“There’s potential divestment work to be done in convincing local Virginia treasurers to move the city/county/town monies out of banks with fossil fuel entanglements.”)
- Youngkin Looking to Move the Commanders to Virginia
- Klan again targets Loudoun with racist flyers
- Alexsis Rodgers on bid for McClellan’s seat, legislative priorities
- Fairfax Co. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting deaths of classmates
- Enviro groups, Justice company reach settlement over cleanup of Wise County mines
- D.C.-area forecast: Windy with some sun today, and calmer tomorrow
