by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 20.
- 2021: when the link between the climate and biodiversity crises became clear
- Himalayan Glaciers Are Melting at Furious Rate, New Study Shows (That’s really, REALLY bad.)
- The Amazon is the Planet’s Counterweight to Global Warming, a Place of Stupefying Richness Under Relentless Assault (“Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has escalated deforestation to dire proportions. Some believe the destruction is so severe, it should be called ‘ecocide.'”)
- Humanity should not test whether Antarctica’s ice will hold out
- Europe gives US gloomy portrait of what’s to come with omicron
- Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout
- Moderna’s Third Dose Boosts Antibodies Against Omicron
- Leftwinger to become Chile’s youngest president after beating far-right rival (“Former student leader Gabriel Boric claims 55.8% of votes counted to defeat far-right opponent José Antonio Kast”)
- Boris Johnson and staff pictured with wine in Downing Street garden in May 2020 (“Exclusive: photograph raises fresh questions for No 10 after denial of a social event at time of Covid restrictions”)
- The Biden administration weighs backing Ukraine insurgents if Russia invades
- All signs point to a quick transition to renewables. But can we connect them?
- Stock Futures, Oil Prices Fall on Omicron Curbs
- Don’t Panic About Omicron. But Don’t Be Indifferent, Either.
- Manchin says Build Back Better’s climate measures are risky. That’s not true (Manchin’s statement was full of lies, bullshit, fossil fuel industry talking points – which are themselves lies and bullshit – etc.)
- Democrats plot next steps after Manchin knifes Biden’s Build Back Better Act (“Lawmakers insist they won’t give up and say they see hope of salvaging the bill with revisions to win his vote. Manchin’s remarks give some clues how.”)
- Democrats Slam Manchin For Saying He Can’t Vote For Biden’s Build Back Better Plan
- Goldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better
- From charm offensive to scorched earth: How Biden’s fragile alliance with Manchin unraveled
- How months of talks between Biden and Manchin over Build Back Better broke down
- Manchin’s Sudden Spike of Build Back Better Act Draws White House Rebuke
- Progressives lash out at Manchin for tanking spending plan
- Sen. Joe Manchin’s position on Build Back Better reflects the reality of West Virginia politics
- The Path Ahead for Biden: Overcome Manchin’s Inflation Fears
- Did Joe Manchin Kill Joe Biden’s Domestic Agenda?
- Does Joe Manchin Know That Build Back Better Would Extend Vital Aid for Sick Coal Miners?
- Biden Left Empty-Handed After Manchin’s ‘Inexplicable Reversal’
- Biden suffers twin blows from Manchin and another Covid winter
- ‘I’m kind of speechless’: Democrats scramble to salvage climate provisions after Manchin sinks Build Back Better
- Biden’s unending dilemma: Dealing with Joe Manchin
- Joe Manchin’s “No” Might Be Just What Democrats Need (“Alternatively, it’s a disaster.”)
- Progressives’ biggest fear about the Build Back Better Act has come to pass (“There’s a reason they wanted the social spending bill tied to infrastructure.”)
- Joe Manchin may have doomed American climate policy (“This is the last best shot we’re really going to have.”)
- How Biden’s fragile alliance with Manchin unraveled
- Manchin deals a devastating blow to Biden and to democracy
- Why Trump appears deeply unnerved as Capitol attack investigation closes in (“The reality is that with each passing day, the committee seems to be gathering new evidence about Trump’s culpability around the Capitol attack that might culminate with recommendations for new election laws – but also for prosecutions.”)
- Liz Cheney’s roadmap for a Trump indictment tied to Jan. 6
- Justice Breyer has Democrats even more worried about the midterm elections
- Sens. Warren and Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID
- 3 Democratic lawmakers announce positive Covid-19 tests
- GOP maps Biden probes, prelude to 2024 culture war
- Trump wants the courts to help him sabotage the January 6 investigation
- Kinzinger: It’s ‘possible’ some GOP colleagues are responsible for Jan. 6 attack
- Roger Stone Stirs Up Old Feud, Suggests Steve Bannon ‘Gave The Order’ To Breach Capitol On Jan 6
- Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Says It’s “Unacceptable” For Sen. Joe Manchin to “summarily [walk] away from productive negotiations” (“We cannot act like this moment is the end”)
- Rep. Cline returning to in-person town hall meetings
- From yearbook scandal to abolition of death penalty: Northam reflects on 4 years as governor (“He said he’s proud that Virginia has won top grades as a place to do business — a No. 1 slot in 2019 and in 2021 and a notification that the state would be No. 1 in 2020 until the pandemic put that announcement on ice. “I think we’ve shown that progress can come with economic prosperity,” he said.”)
- Editorial: Virginia’s Cabinet-level diversity office is good for business and all Virginians
- Virginia eyes January launch for test-to-stay pilot program in schools
- With a Right-Wing SCOTUS Poised to Gut Roe v Wade, the Virginia State Senate Needs to Return to Richmond in the Next Few Weeks and Pass Legislation Protecting Women’s Reproductive Freedom
- Can Youngkin really ban critical race theory in Virginia schools? (“The governor-elect has been silent on specific plans, but experts say the campaign promise faces major barriers”)
- Northam’s loaded legacy budget co-opts Youngkin, dispenses holiday sugar plums
- Proposed legislation would establish an ombudsman for Virginia prisons
- ‘History had its eyes on’ Gov. Linwood Holton, journalist Ann Compton says in memorial tribute
- Politician, philanthropist, businessman Russ Potts dies at age 82
- Editorial: MVP slogs on, covering all involved in mud
- Norfolk police tackled a bicyclist for riding without a headlight. Bodycam footage in a lawsuit shows it all. (WTF?)
- 10-mile extension of 95 Express Lanes in Virginia unlikely to open next year
- D.C.-area forecast: A cold start to the week, but a big warm-up toward Christmas
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