by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, October 14.
- The climate disaster is here (“Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?”)
- One in five of Europe’s bird species slipping towards extinction (“Exclusive: ‘Red list’ report finds 30% of native species in decline due to loss of habitat, intensive farming and climate crisis”)
- Climate change: Carbon emissions from rich countries rose rapidly in 2021
- Cement Makers Commit to Large Emissions Reductions by 2030 (“This is a big thing. Concrete is the second most used material in the world after water.”)
- Global Gas Crisis Spilling Over Into Oil Markets, IEA Says
- Oil Demand to Rise as Plants Switch Amid Gas Crunch
- The Most Important Global Meeting You’ve Never Heard of Is Now (“Countries are gathering in an effort to stop a collapse of the natural world that scientists say could equal climate change as an existential crisis.”)
- Biden Heads to Climate Talks Weakened by Infighting at Home
- Price pinch: global economy caught in perfect storm
- Japan’s new PM dissolves lower house for Oct. 31 national election
- Europe gas prices: How far is Russia responsible?
- The WHO has a bold new plan to find covid-19’s origins. China could get in the way.
- Kongsberg: Bow and arrow suspect known to Norwegian police
- At least 46 people killed after fire tears through 13-story residential building in Taiwan
- People who received a J. & J. vaccine may be better off with a Moderna or Pfizer booster, a study finds.
- F.D.A. Advisory Panel Is Set to Discuss Moderna and J.&J. Boosters (“The committee is slated to vote Thursday and Friday on whether to recommend emergency authorization of a third shot of Moderna and a second dose of Johnson & Johnson.”)
- U.S. pastors, advocacy groups mobilize against COVID-19 vaccine mandates (Absurd.)
- The Crucial Decision Democrats Have to Make Now
- U.S. supply chain too snarled for Biden Christmas fix, experts say
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’ (“President eager to avert political damage from choked ports, highways and railways causing higher prices and empty shelves”)
- We should not have to guess why Americans are quitting en masse
- Biden Administration Plans Wind Farms Along Nearly the Entire U.S. Coastline (“Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that her agency will formally begin the process of identifying federal waters to lease to wind developers by 2025.”)
- The foolish GOP grandstanding against vaccine mandates
- The slippery slope of the GOP’s anti-vaccine-mandate push
- Why it matters that Jim Jordan wants to ‘ban all vaccine mandates’ (“Jim Jordan wants a ban on ‘all vaccine mandates,’ not just those related to Covid-19. It’s an inevitable endpoint to a ridiculous political position.”)
- Greg Abbott’s vaccine demagoguery: Welcome to ‘lethal partisanship’
- Two new polls should really light a fire under Democrats (“A big problem Democrats face right now is that congressional sausage making is so repellent and ugly that it risks alienating voters precisely when Democrats need them to be open to the details of their proposals.”)
- Biden’s laid-back style helped him win the White House but may be starting to wear thin
- The Memo: Troubles pile up for Biden
- This Is a Sprawling and Dangerous Assault on Public Education in America (“Masks, Critical Race Theory, school-board meetings, tenure at public universities—it’s all part of one thing.”)
- Justice Alito complains, but the evidence is clear: This Supreme Court was built by dark money (“Alito wants us to believe everything is going great at the Supreme Court. And so it is — for big Republican donors”)
- Is Trump’s power over Republicans starting to slip?
- Trump Says Republicans Won’t Vote If The GOP Doesn’t Repeat His Election Lies (“The former president’s strategy of questioning the integrity of the 2020 election didn’t work out so well for Republicans in Georgia and in the U.S. Senate.”)
- Pessimism about the Jan. 6 committee is unwarranted(“Its members mean business.”)
- America Is Not Ready for Trump’s Second Term
- Trump May Get Away With Obstruction Of Congress. Again. (“He was impeached on that count in 2019 for his actions in the Ukraine probe but not removed by the Senate. Now he is trying to block the Jan. 6 probe.”)
- How close were we to an actual stolen election — stolen by Trump?
- Top conservative lawyers steer clear of Trump’s latest legal fight
- White House formally rejects Trump’s request to protect specific documents from being given to January 6 investigators
- Jan. 6 committee subpoenas key witness in Trump’s Justice Department
- House Capitol attack panel issues subpoena to Trump official Jeffrey Clark (“In targeting Clark, House investigators followed up on a Senate report that detailed his efforts to abuse the DoJ to support Trump”)
- Bannon Must Be Handcuffed If He Defies Subpoena
- Jan. 6 committee preparing to aggressively enforce subpoenas, targets former Trump DOJ official
- Trump cronies who defy subpoenas may be prosecuted. Here’s why that matters.
- Most GOP Voters Want Trump to Run Again, but Among Those Who Don’t, Pence and DeSantis Are the Leaders
- ‘There have to be consequences:’ Judge ups sentences for Capitol rioters (“A federal judge in Washington has repeatedly sentenced people who stormed the U.S. Capitol to more prison time than prosecutors sought, saying that even people who were not violent should face consequences for joining the unprecedented assault.” Exactly!)
- 100 Capitol Rioters Have Pleaded Guilty. Here’s What They Did And What They’re Facing.
- Marine officer who posted videos criticizing Gen. Milley, other military leaders faces court-martial
- Greg Abbott shows how Republicans must constantly chase the fringe (“With a primary challenge from the right, the Texas governor has to get more and more extreme.”)
- GOP rallies around Manchin, Sinema
- As Budget Bill Hangs in Limbo, Kyrsten Sinema Heads to Europe
- GOP-Led States Call U.S. Attack on Texas Abortion Law a Threat
- Facebook rule protects journalists and activists as ‘involuntary’ public figures (“The company, under wide-ranging scrutiny for harms linked to its platforms, increased protections against harassment and bullying”)
- Facebook clamps down on its internal message boards.
- EXCLUSIVE Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms
- Former Trump officials call for war, harsh punishment to curb border crossings (“Ken Cuccinelli and Chad Wolf warned of an ‘invasion’ by undocumented migrants and called for more ‘immigration consequences’ Wednesday.” It’s astounding that Cuccinelli was ever elected to anything in Virginia, let alone Attorney General. UGH.)
- Trump-Endorsed Candidate Reluctantly Cancels Event With Supporter Whose Twitter Bio Features a Swastika Made of Syringes
- Georgia ballot inspection case dismissed after no fraud found (“A judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday by Donald Trump supporters who sought to inspect absentee ballots from last year’s presidential election”)
- Fox is still passing off GOP activists as concerned parents (“One ‘Fairfax County Parent’ Fox highlighted is a surrogate for Virginia’s Republican gubernatorial candidate”)
- Netflix Staff Raised Concerns About Chappelle Special Before Its Release
- With Jon Gruden gone, cheerleaders and players want the NFL to release more data
- DPVA Statement on Donald Trump’s Enthusiastic Support for Glenn Youngkin (“Beyond disturbing, this is sick. And Glenn is honored to have Trump’s endorsement.”)
- NEW: Top Youngkin Surrogate Amanda Chase Peddles Trumpian Election Conspiracies On Glenn Youngkin’s Behalf
- Trump calls in to rally hosted by Bannon for Virginia GOP candidates
- Democrats send heavy hitters to boost McAuliffe, amid anxiety over his race
- Republicans rally with Steve Bannon in Henrico Wednesday night
- Trump calls Virginia ‘very winnable;’ Youngkin skips event, which features claims of election fraud (The word “FALSE” should be before “election fraud.” Also, Youngkin wasn’t at the event, but he also didn’t condemn it or anything. Terrible headline by the RTD…an example of how the media is badly failing us.)
- Five Questions About Virginia’s Tight Gubernatorial Race (“While early voting is down a good deal compared to last year’s presidential race, as expected, it is hard to draw firm conclusions from these totals because the lion’s share of Virginians have traditionally voted on Election Day, aside from last year during the pandemic.”)
- Glenn Youngkin Appears on Neo-Nazi-Linked Sebastian Gorka’s Show
- Youngkin, McAuliffe target each other with false attack ads (Both sides! Media fails again.)
- What If They Held a Virginia AG Debate But Nobody Knew It Was Taking Place, There Was No Live Stream, etc? (No doubt, if we could have actually seen it, there would have been glaring difference between highly effective and progressive AG Mark Herring and extremist/Trumpist Jason Miyares…)
- Embattled Democrat Terry McAuliffe Is Begging Biden to Get His S–t Together (“The Democratic candidate for governor in Virginia is now neck and neck with his Trump-endorsed opponent. Their race could hinge on whether Democrats pass their two major bills—and may set the tone for 2022.” McAuliffe’s actually calling on Congress to pass Biden’s agenda…)
- Candidates for Va. attorney general sharpen attacks in what could be final debate (“[Miyares’s] record shows he is a right-wing Cuccinelli-style conservative who would abuse the office and undermine both our safety and our rights)
- Virginia attorney general candidates Miyares, Herring face off in debate (“Miyares, a delegate from Virginia Beach, spent much of his time attacking the Virginia parole board…Herring said his office has nothing to do with parole board decisions, and he cited a fact-check article from Politifact that rated Miyares’ attacks as false.”)
- Fresh Water Mussels to Aid River Clean-Up
- Resilience planning — and a few innovative ideas — top state’s first Flood Fund grants (“RGGI money earmarked for flood preparedness begins to flow to local governments”)
- Virginia has the ability to fix our crumbling schools. Do we have the will?
- Wednesday (10/13) Virginia Data on COVID-19: With Delta Now Dominant, Hospitalizations (1,576) Near Highest Level Since Mid February, 10-Day New Cases (+28,650) Near Highest Since Early February
- Lockhart says McGuire cut through yards to avoid her debate invitation
- Something in the Water fans planning ‘peaceful sit-down’ on the beach
- In dramatic 1 a.m. reversal, Alexandria City Council votes to put police back in schools temporarily (“City lawmakers had narrowly voted in the spring to defund the program. But several incidents involving students and guns ramped up backlash to that vote.”)
- Judge orders mental health evaluation for teen charged in Heritage High School shooting
- Loudoun County student accused in sexual assaults at two county schools, sparking outrage from parents
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm sunshine today, while showers Saturday signal return of cooler weather
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