by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 11.
- Hottest ocean temperatures in history recorded last year (Disastrous.)
- Wildfires are Feeding Huge Carbon-Spewing Sinkholes in the Arctic (“With thermokarst, you expose deeper and deeper layers of permafrost to the thawing.” Also disastrous.)
- Veg diet plus re-wilding gives ‘double climate dividend’
- How climate change could hinder reforestation efforts, according to experts (“Warming temperatures could contribute to the maladaptation of species.”)
- In 2022, nuclear power’s future looks grimmer than ever
- South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
- Over Half of Europe Could Be Infected in Next 2 Months, W.H.O. Says (“Despite high infection levels, an agency director said that vaccines remained effective at preventing severe illness and death. Here’s the latest on Covid.”)
- China’s Zero-Covid Strategy Tested Ahead of Winter Olympics
- ‘Sanctions don’t work on Russia’: Why there’s skepticism over the U.S.’ warnings on Ukraine (Well, what are the other options?)
- As a civil war smolders, Myanmar’s military fans the flames
- Australia should send Novak Djokovic home
- What would be Russia’s military options in Ukraine? (“Analysis: Military advantage is overwhelming but full invasion and occupation are different matter”)
- ‘It’s our house’: mood in Kyiv calm despite threat of Russian attack (“Residents in Ukraine’s capital defiant, with many ready to fight – but they also have other concerns”)
- US-Russia talks over Ukraine ‘useful’ but no progress made
- Two coups and no election later, West Africa cuts off Mali
- Kazakhstan: Russian-led military bloc to start withdrawing troops, says president (“Withdrawal to start in two days, says Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, as new PM appointed and detentions rise to nearly 10,000”)
- Wary Global Bond Markets Brace for the Supply Floodgates to Open
- Omicron Is Forcing Us to Rethink Mild COVID
- U.S. poised to break record 142,000 covid-19 hospitalizations
- Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday
- Covid News: U.S. Hospitalizations Break Record as Omicron Surges
- Ivermectin Fans Are Back With Even Weirder Drugs for Your COVID (“Like a potent cocktail of Prozac and hormone therapy.”)
- US hit by 20 separate billion-dollar climate disasters in 2021, NOAA report says (“Year was third-costliest extreme weather year on record with affected communities spread from coast to coast”)
- Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant
- The Clashing Forces That Will Drive U.S. Inflation in 2022
- Biden will make a critical speech on voting rights. He must keep in mind two audiences. (“Biden needs to incentivize Manchin to insist on an up-or-down vote.”)
- Biden Will Endorse Changing Senate Rules to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
- Georgia voting activists want to turn Biden away. They’ve got the wrong guy. (Agreed, the right guy to protest is Joe Manchin, 100%. Also Kyrsten Sinema.)
- The Memo: Biden rolls the dice on voting rights
- It’s Now or Never for Democrats to Protect Voting Rights
- ‘We need to see outcomes’: Voting rights activists demand more action from Biden (“Before Biden’s big speech in Atlanta on Tuesday, some see a president playing catch-up on a cause they view as make-or-break for American democracy.”)
- Biden will ‘forcefully advocate’ for protecting voting rights in Atlanta speech
- A Federal Judge Suggests Trump Might Have to Pay Up for January 6 (“By not calling off the rioters, Trump may be held liable for the attack and the lawsuits demanding damages.”)
- Civil Suits Against Trump Seek Damages for Jan. 6 Attack
- Mike Pence Seen as Key Witness in Jan. 6 Investigation
- GOP Senator Triggers Trump By Telling The Truth About The Election (“Trump shot back at Sen. Mike Rounds by calling the 67-year-old Republican from South Dakota ‘woke.'”)
- No Republican should be able to evade these simple questions (“The media keeps letting them off the hook. It must stop.”)
- Joe Biden Starts to Make His Economic Case (“Inflation is a big challenge, but job growth reached record levels in 2021 and wages rose for many low-paid workers.”)
- Bipartisanship is out for Biden. It’s about time. (“Biden is beginning to slam Republicans on the economy. Thank goodness.”)
- The Data Are Pointing to One Major Driver of America’s Murder Spike (“A massive increase in gun sales in early 2020 seems to have contributed to the recent rise in homicides.”)
- West Virginia’s coal miners just made Joe Manchin’s life a lot harder
- Manchin’s Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew
- Fed vice chair to resign over stock trading controversy
- Why taking down Ron Johnson would be a tremendous victory for Democrats (“Few Republicans better embody the Trumpification of the GOP.”)
- Republicans are waging a war on schools. When will Democrats fight back? (“Once again, Democrats have no strategy as they let Republicans set the terms of debate.”)
- This Is the Inside Game That Trump’s People Played While Trying to Subvert the Election
- How do we know Trump’s election fraud claims are bogus? Take a look at Pennsylvania.
- Doug Jones calls for building “pro-democracy coalition”
- Mike Lindell Started a New Election ‘Hub,’ and It’s Run by Two Jan. 6 Riot Attendees (This guy is one of the worst people in America, no doubt.)
- Lisa Murkowski Mocks Trump’s ‘Very Bizarre’ Endorsement Of Alaska Governor
- Fox News names misinformation machine Jesse Watters as permanent host of 7 p.m. hour
- Fox, MSNBC and CNN show differing directions with new hosts and shows
- Chicago Teachers Union clears way for in-person classes to resume Wednesday in Chicago Public Schools after four days of cancellations over COVID-19 clashes
- California’s Newsom wants health coverage for all immigrants
- Speaker: Nashville US House seat to split in redistricting
- North Carolina voters dispute Cawthorn candidacy over Jan. 6
- Rep. Ben Cline reports positive COVID-19 test
- Northam moves to expand hospital capacity amid omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge in Virginia
- Video: With Less Than a Week Left in His Four-Year Term, Gov. Ralph Northam Holds (Final?) Press Conference at 1 pm Today
- Governor Northam Takes Action to Expand Hospital Capacity
- Virginia COVID-19 Cases Up a Massive 160,221(!) the Past 10 Days; Hospitalizations at Highest Level (3,691) Since Pandemic Began
- Youngkin names picks for health, public safety secretaries
- As Republicans take over Virginia House of Delegates, outgoing Democratic speaker promises to defend record
- Williams: Return of unregulated gambling machines hurts Virginia
- Guest Op-Ed on ending prison profiteering in Virginia (“By state Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D), Del. Patrick Hope (D), The Humanization Project, and Social Action Linking Together”)
- Youngkin names John Littel as Virginia’s next secretary of Health and Human Resources
- Editorial: As Virginia nears universal broadband, the state has to measure its return on investment
- A 34-year-old father tried to walk home in last week’s record snowstorm. His body was found three days later.
- CASEY: Tea Party echoes from the Roanoke County School Board
- UPDATE: Trammell, Morrissey at odds over prospective casino bid for region after failed Richmond referendum
- Virginia Legislative Black Caucus Executive Director Adele McClure Announces Historic Candidacy for House of Delegates 2nd District (“McClure’s victory would be the first time a Black person and an Asian person represented Arlington in the Virginia House of Delegates”; McClure endorsed by 23 elected officials and local leaders)
- Richmond City Council approves extension for census redistricting process
- Fairfax County schools update COVID-19 guidance
- D.C.-area forecast: Frigid Tuesday before a more seasonable midweek; watching weekend snow chance
