by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, February 6.
- GOP mocked Al Gore as “Ozone Man”: But he was right the whole time — and they knew it (“There’s amazing good news about the ozone layer — and a crucial object lesson for addressing the climate crisis”)
- Destroying ‘Forever Chemicals’ is a Technological Race that Could Become a Multibillion-dollar Industry
- Study Documents a Halt to Deforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest After Indigenous Communities Gain Title to Their Territories (“Land rights granted by the government make a difference, allowing forests to slowly begin healing, researchers find.”)
- By the numbers: The delayed impact of the EU’s wartime sanctions on Russia
- Ukraine Warns Russia Is Planning Major Offensive as Kyiv Shakes Up Military Leadership
- Ukraine’s Defense Minister Could Be Reassigned as Fighting Rages in East (“Speculation surrounds the fate of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who has led the ministry since just before Russia’s invasion nearly a year ago.”)
- Year Two of the Ukraine War Is Going to Get Scary (It’s already been scary, but…sure.)
- Russia Sends More Oil by Sea, But Kremlin’s War Chest Pressured
- Moscow, Tehran Advance Plans for Iranian-Designed Drone Facility in Russia
- Bakhmut, Kyiv, and the other key Ukrainian cities and towns in Russia’s sights
- Powerful earthquake kills more than 1,300 in southern Turkey, Syria
- More than 1,500 dead in Turkey and Syria after powerful earthquake
- China accuses US of indiscriminate use of force over balloon (They don’t like having their balloon popped/their bubble burst, lol.)
- China’s military keeps rivals on edge with balloon strategy
- The hysteria over China’s spy balloon is dangerous and unwarranted
- Chinese spy balloons under Trump not discovered until after Biden took office
- US Moves to Recover Chinese Balloon While Weighing Retaliation
- Six Lessons From the US-China Balloon Spat
- Downed spy balloon raises diplomatic tensions between U.S. and China
- Adani rout deepens despite soothing words from India’s government and billionaires
- Adani crisis sparks protests and arrests in India as sell-off losses top $110 billion
- Far-right Settler Leader Becomes MK Under Law to Expand Size of Government
- Peru could spin out of control, unless its leaders act
- British workers stage largest strike in history of health service
- UK’s net-zero czar warns of climate leadership ‘vacuum’
- Why the 1980s recession haunts the Fed
- Five ways a federal debt default could hurt Americans
- When Republicans rant about ‘socialism,’ remember the Affordable Care Act
- Don’t Let Republican ‘Judge Shoppers’ Thwart the Will of Voters
- If Trump and Biden Are the Nominees in 2024, Look Out for a Third-Party Candidate
- Flexing his wins and eyeing a 2nd term, Biden will lay out contrasts with GOP in State of the Union
- Biden or bust: Democratic insiders are all in for Biden 2024
- “He’s Running, There’s Almost No Doubt in My Mind”
- A New Poll Finds That Democrats Really Don’t Want Biden to Run Again (Biden’s doing a great job and most definitely should run again.)
- Republicans struggle to get their act together for a debt limit deal (“Embattled Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest challenge: getting his party’s priorities in line.”)
- House Republican says he’s working with Democrats on ‘fail-safe’ option for debt ceiling
- As G.O.P. Rails Against Federal Spending, Its Appetite for Earmarks Grows
- Gut spending? Slash the IRS budget? 7 GOP ideas for debt limit talks. (Slashing the IRS budget would INCREASE the deficit and debt, big time!)
- AR-15 lapel pin is a perfect symbol for a GOP that’s become a death cult
- The Institutional Arsonist Turns on His Own Party (“Donald Trump threatens to use his core skills—peddling conspiracy theories, spreading lies, sowing distrust—against the GOP.”0
- Trump documents: Congress offered briefing on records kept at Mar-a-Lago
- GOP critic dials up pressure on McConnell: ‘Tired of caving’
- How Should an Older President Think About a Second Term? (“From Eisenhower to Biden, questions of age have persisted.” Eisenhower was absolutely capable of doing the job, as is Biden.)
- Inside the Trump Campaign’s Plan to Take Down Nikki Haley (“The difference between her and DeSantis is she’s an also-ran. Donald Trump doesn’t need to fear her. He’s gonna toy with her.”)
- Trump’s ‘24 game plan: Be the dove among the hawks
- Chris Christie ‘Stings’ Trump With A Brutal Reminder Of His Biggest Loss (“The former New Jersey governor hits back at the former president… but critics say he’s much too late.”)
- Inside Harvard’s misinformation meltdown (Debacle.)
- This Democrat is fired up and ready to defeat Kyrsten Sinema
- North Carolina poised to take huge step forward in building efficiency (Virginia should crank up energy efficiency…huge bang for the buck.)
- Beyoncé breaks record for artist with most Grammys in historic ceremony (“The singer took home four awards in a night that also saw major wins for Kendrick Lamar, Adele and Harry Styles”)
- Democratic-Controlled VA Senate Finance/Appropriations Committee Rejects Youngkin’s Proposed Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Corporations; Focuses on Fully Funding Education and Other Programs (The GOP-controlled House of Delegates has its own proposal, which will have to be worked out with the State Senate.)
- Dead bills litter state House and Senate floors
- Assembly proposes pay raises for teachers, state employees
- Legislation to limit solitary confinement hits a snag
- General Assembly money committees ready to fund new inland port in Southwest Virginia
- LANFORD: Historical preservation should not hold back green energy (“The denial of First United Methodist’s request for solar panels is a mistake that must be rectified”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Unseasonably mild, with 50s and 60s until weekend
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