by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 10.
- 90% of humans will suffer extreme heat, drought due to climate change: report (“A new study puts a number on the shocking number of people affected by extreme heat and drought in the future”)
- Great Job Everybody, We Saved the Ozone Layer (“The ozone layer is on track to recover to its 1980 values around most of the world within a few decades.”)
- Climate change causes more severe weather, report finds
- Governments urged to confront effects of climate crisis on migrants
- Wind turbines are already skyscraper-sized – is there any limit to how big they will get?
- Big solar smashes Australian generation record, crunches coal, to close out 2022
- Russia Gains Ground in East Ukraine as Fight for Bakhmut Intensifies
- Bitter fighting as Russia presses assault on Ukraine’s Soledar
- France and Poland push Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
- Zelensky Plans to Send More Weapons to Eastern Front (“President Volodymyr Zelensky said troops fighting in the Donbas would soon be bolstered by aid and weapons from Ukraine’s allies.”)
- US and NATO ‘an indirect side of this conflict,’ says Kremlin
- ‘What madness looks like’: Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack
- Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian salt mining town and eastern front
- Russians make ‘tactical advances’ near key target of Bakhmut; Kyiv says situation is ‘extremely difficult’
- What the Insurrectionists of 2021 and 2023 Have in Common
- ‘No amnesty!’: Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters
- Brazil riots put spotlight on close ties between Bolsonaro and Trump
- Tucker Carlson Defends Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters, Baselessly Declares Brazil’s Election Was ‘Rigged’ (Fox “News” allows this, which is all you need to know about that disgusting network.)
- Voices on social media summoned the protesters to Brasília, offering free transportation and food.
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro admitted to hospital, wife says (“The ex-president is under observation with abdominal pain, his wife Michelle says.”)
- Brazilian President Lula Says Rioters Will Fail in Coup Attempt (“We are not going to allow democracy to slip out of our hands.”)
- Brazil’s Lula blames security forces for failing to halt riot
- Parallels between Brazil and U.S. politics made attack predictable to many
- Bolsonaro’s Convenient Florida Getaway Is Becoming Joe Biden’s Latest Headache (“After a crowd of the far-right leader’s supporters violently stormed Brazil’s Congress, some Democrats are questioning why Jair Bolsonaro has been able to stay in the US.”)
- Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy (“Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutions”)
- America’s Trumpist export to Brazil: Election denialism
- Brazilian democracy should stand strong against an insurrection
- What comes after Brazil’s January 8? (“Bolsonarismo isn’t going away. But Brazil’s democracy may be stronger.”)
- Brazil Detains Hundreds More Bolsonaro Backers (“Brazilian authorities detained 1,500 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro and removed Brasília’s federal district governor, a day after protesters stormed the presidential palace in an attempt to overthrow the country’s new president.”)
- Steve Bannon has spent months falsely saying the Brazilian election was stolen
- Satellite images show crowds at China’s crematoriums as covid surges
- Taiwan is finally beefing up its defenses. Will it be too little, too late?
- Israel’s Netanyahu races ahead with hard-line agenda
- Iran Ex-Leader’s Daughter Sentenced to Five Years in Prison Over Protests (“Faezeh Hashemi is a former lawmaker and the daughter of ex-President Rafsanjani.”)
- America’s ‘Taliban 20’ Republicans have the same roots as our Brexit spartans
- Inflation’s Path From Peak Is Next Big Question for US Economy
- After a Decade, Federal Officials Tighten Guidelines on Air Pollution
- US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
- After brutal five-day speaker fight, Republicans now try to govern (Zero chance.)
- Right-wing media celebrate Kevin McCarthy’s concessions to become House speaker
- House Adopts Rules Weakening Speaker Kevin McCarthy (“Rules empowering the House Freedom Caucus were the price McCarthy had to pay for the speaker’s gavel.”)
- These Republicans were selected to chair House committees after Speaker battle delay
- McCarthy’s concessions spur fears of potential default, government shutdown
- House adopts new rules Democrats decry as a ‘ransom note to America’
- “History Has Become a Battleground”: Why We’re Still Living in Trump’s Post-Truth America
- Jeffries governs in poetry, Biden in grace — and the GOP in thuggishness
- MAGA House members’ defense cuts encourage America’s enemies
- Trump Ally Jason Smith to Lead Congress’s Powerful Tax Committee
- Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority
- IRS Funding Repeal Could Cost Over $100 Billion, Encourage Tax Cheating
- Kevin McCarthy reveals how the MAGA House will protect Trump
- House Republicans voted to gut the House Ethics Committee, and George Santos said it was ‘fantastic’
- House GOP Weaponizes Government with Committee Probing “Weaponization of Government”
- Biden struggles to confirm judges in the South and thwart Trump’s impact
- Senate Democrats Might as Well Start Playing Some Partisan Hardball (“Why let the extremists in the House have all the fun?”)
- What Trump tried to hide: The long-secret tax returns show that he’s not so rich or so smart
- Giuliani subpoenaed amid special counsel investigation into Trump’s fundraising
- Biden document revelations are a gift for Trump and deepen Garland’s nightmare
- DoJ seeks to question Trump team that found more classified documents
- Justice Dept. reviewing classified documents found in Biden’s post-VP office
- Differences in the Trump, Biden classified document discoveries (WILDLY different situations.)
- ‘We were duped’: How George Santos raised money from wealthy GOP donors while lying about his resume
- ‘Totally Unexpected’: Diamond of MAGA Duo ‘Diamond & Silk’ Dies (“One-half of the ardently pro-Trump commentary duo ‘Diamond and Silk’ died on Monday.”)
- Elon Musk Went From Being Like Henry Ford in a Good Way to a Bad Way
- Florida man: Madison Cawthorn, denied NC reelection, confirms move to Sunshine State (LOL, of course!)
- Florida Democratic Party chair resigns after brutal midterms
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Locked Out of Twitter for Using Dr. Dre’s Music
- Moms Demand’s Shannon Watts, who took on the NRA, to retire from group she founded
- Ross Douthat and the Match Throwing Club
- Major atmospheric river lashes California: 90% of state under flood watch
- Video: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Says House Republicans’ Willingness “to vilify [the FBI and other federal agencies] for political gain is stunning to me” (National Capital Area Delegation says House GOP “hopes to extend the same chaos and nihilism to the rest of the federal government”)
- Virginia Democrat blasts House GOP panel: Trying to ‘vilify’ agencies for ‘political gain’
- ‘Let them have at it’: Luria on GOP reps vowing to investigate Jan. 6 probe
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia’s newest member of Congress, casts first legislative vote (And it’s a very bad one.)
- Jen Kiggans Votes For Corruption, Extremism, and Economic Disaster (DCCC: “House Republicans pass rules package that spells disaster and more chaos”)
- Speaker Gilbert: With chambers split, no movement on abortion likely
- Virginia NAACP Releases Its 2023 Legislative Agenda
- What impacts could special elections have on this year’s General Assembly session?
- Democrats hope to keep momentum with Virginia special election
- Virginia GOP state Senate candidate took $250,000 from anti-abortion politicians (“The outcome of the state Senate election could have sweeping implications for abortion rights in Virginia.”)
- Here’s Why Virginia Is Holding a Special Election on Tuesday–and Why It Matters
- Virginia Beach special election could tip balance in abortion fight
- Adams, Rouse make final pitches in race for Virginia’s 7th District Senate seat
- General Assembly may expand remedial reading program to middle schools
- Full Disclosure Briefing: The high stakes competition of recruiting businesses to Virginia
- 12 education bills to watch in Virginia’s 2023 General Assembly
- Column: Dominion Energy must adjust to new political reality
- Virginia AG announces probe of public schools (“Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Monday that his investigation of withholding merit awards will expand from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology to all public schools in Fairfax County.” WTF?!?)
- Virginia attorney general extends TJ investigation to all Fairfax County schools (Utterly bizarre.)
- Youngkin’s parole board chair calls for ‘over-the-top’ transparency (Uh huh…)
- Chief: 6-Year-Old Shot Virginia Teacher During Class Lesson (“Newport News’ police chief said the shooting was intentional”)
- 6-year-old who allegedly shot Va. teacher used gun legally purchased by mom, police say (The mom should be in deep, deep trouble.)
- School shooting updates: Police say 6-year-old used mother’s gun — and injured teacher’s actions ‘saved lives’
- Six-year-old who shot his teacher used mother’s gun
- ‘We’re going to get through this.’ Hours after police update, community prays for teacher shot at Richneck Elementary
- Loudoun County Dems Point Out That “Multiple prominent Loudoun County Republicans were at the forefront of promoting the ‘Big Lie’ and advocating extreme efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power” (Dave LaRock, Geary Higgins, Mike Chapman, etc.)
- Blue Virginia Interview: Arlington/Falls Church Commonwealth’s Attorney Candidate Josh Katcher Says He’s Running to “effectively execute reform prosecution” (Katcher argues “I’m your candidate if you mostly agree with Parisa [Dehghani-Tafti] but want to see it actually executed right”)
- Editorial: Tunnel tolls are a bad deal for Portsmouth
- D.C.-area forecast: Cloudier today and tomorrow; rain chances return Thursday into Friday
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