by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 9.
- We Know 2022 Was Hot. Here’s What We Don’t Know About Global Warming
- Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year – study (“Insect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in people”)
- Big Meat just can’t quit antibiotics (Yet another massive problem with this industry.)
- Net zero possible in 2040s, says outgoing UK climate business expert
- Low Salt Marsh Habitats Release More Carbon in Response to Warming, a New Study Finds (“This complicates their role as carbon sinks as temperatures, and the sea level rises.”)
- Ex-NATO chief: Russian forces in Ukraine will be ‘burned through and exhausted’ by end of winter
- Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Says Extra Troops Will Defend Bakhmut
- Bakhmut ‘holding out against all odds,’ Kyiv says; Russia rejects claim it’s looking for a peace deal
- Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed (Definitely do NOT believe Russia.)
- Ukraine sees ‘year of victory,’ but Russia has other plans
- Russia’s Wagner group ramping up operations outside of Ukraine, U.S. warns
- Ukraine bolsters defences in east as Russia sends waves of attacks
- How Trump’s allies stoked Brazil Congress attack
- Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
- Come to the ‘war cry party’: Social media helped drive mayhem in Brazil
- Brazil protests: Lula vows to punish ‘neo-fascists’ after Bolsonaro supporters storm congress
- Brazil Congress: Lula vows to punish supporters of Bolsonaro after riot
- How Bolsonaro’s rhetoric — then his silence — stoked Brazil assault (Just like Trump.)
- Pro-Bolsonaro crowd storms Brazil’s Congress, other sites (Violent fascists, just like the 1/6/21 insurrectionists.)
- Assault on presidential palace, congress challenges Brazil’s democracy
- Brazil’s president promises prosecution in aftermath of insurrection (“President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other world leaders condemned the assault on the presidential palace, congress and the supreme court by Bolsonaro supporters.”)
- Texas Democrat calls for US authorities to extradite Bolsonaro back to Brazil
- Brazil Capital Reels After Anti-Lula Rioters Storm Congress
- Security forces regain control after Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress
- Of Course Steve Bannon and January 6 Fans Are Cheering on the Brazilian Insurrection (How on earth is Bannon not in prison?!?)
- What to know about the people who stormed Brazil’s Congress (“LIVE UPDATES Supreme Court orders pro-Bolsonaro camps to be demolished after ex-president’s supporters breach government buildings”)
- Biden Condemns Jan. 6-Style Assault In Brazil, Says Democracy Has ‘Our Full Support’
- Battle looms as Germany sacrifices village for coal
- War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries
- In Power With Netanyahu, Ultra-Orthodox Parties Chart Israel’s Future (“Bolstered by growth in numbers and political influence, ultra-Orthodox parties are pushing for greater autonomy, with potentially far-reaching implications for the country.”)
- Biden flies in to López Obrador’s new airport for summit
- Biden visits El Paso in first trip to southern border as president
- Migration issues cast long shadow over Biden’s visit to ‘3 Amigos’ summit
- Biden Summit With López Obrador, Trudeau to Focus on Migration, Supply Chains
- The coronavirus is speaking. It’s saying it’s not done with us. (“The newest dominant strain of covid shows that it’s a mistake to let down our guard.”)
- The Real Problem with John Roberts’ 2022 Report on the Court (“The Chief Justice is burying his head in the sand. when it comes to the biggest problem with SCOTUS.”)
- What the January 6th Report Is Missing (“The investigative committee singles out Trump for his role in the Capitol attack. As prosecution, the report is thorough. But as historical explanation it’s a mess”)
- Call it the Conspiracy Theory Congress: Things are about to get dangerously weird on Capitol Hill (“With Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, House Republicans gear up to wage a two year war on reality itself”)
- McCarthy’s Day One Plan: Gut the Office of Congressional Ethics (“Today’s Republican party is rife with ethical transgressions.”)
- McCarthy’s next big task: Win GOP support for House rules
- POLITICO Playbook: The clock starts ticking on McCarthy’s speakership
- Jeffries says McCarthy concessions to far-right members ‘just the beginning’
- Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat (Sasse is pathetic.)
- DeSantis is GOP’s early front-runner. That could be a problem
- Five Senate Democrats who could retire ahead of 2024 (Tim Kaine is on this list. Let’s hope he stays in the Senate, where he is SUPER valuable.)
- GOP Rep. Nancy Mace blasts Matt Gaetz as a ‘fraud’ for fundraising off McCarthy Speaker votes
- “Most potent” in barrage of atmospheric rivers threatens California
- I Saw Horrific Things When I Played in the NFL (“Half of football is enduring pain. The other half is inflicting it.”)
- Damar Hamlin expects to be released from the hospital in the coming days, source says
- Video: On MSNBC, VA04 Dem Nominee Sen. Jennifer McClellan Declares, “I will make history as the first Black woman [from Virginia]” (“I have spent 17 years working to help the people of central Virginia…I’m going to bring the same passion for helping people and solving problems to Congress”)
- From start to finish, 2023 will be a big year for abortion policy in Virginia (“Special election in Virginia Beach could be preview of post-Roe politics in a divided state”)
- Abortion, taxes, politics ahead for Virginia’s General Assembly
- Electrified rail is the future. Is Virginia all aboard?
- At Today’s Fairfax Dems “Road to Richmond” Event, VA Senate Majority Leader Saslaw Says Youngkin’s Anti-Abortion Budget Amendment Will Only Pass “over my dead body” (Fairfax County Chair Jeff McKay hits Youngkin for only having time to “monitor the situation and pray” when a 6-year-old takes a gun and shoots his teacher.)
- One-third of Virginia community colleges lack close public transit connections
- Democrat Heidi Drauschak Announces Candidacy for SD35 in Fairfax; Vows Focus on “campaign finance reform, General Assembly reform, and good governance reforms like ranked-choice voting” (Incumbent Senators Dave Marsden and Dick Saslaw were also “drawn in” to this district, although it’s widely assumed that Saslaw is retiring…)
- Trial of Black soldier suing police over violent stop in Va. begins (“Video of the 2020 traffic stop got millions of views the next year after Caron Nazario filed the federal lawsuit that is now being heard, highlighting fears of mistreatment among Black drivers and intensifying the scrutiny of the boundaries of reasonable, and legal, police conduct.”)
- Excessive force lawsuit over traffic stop by 2 Windsor police officers set for trial Monday
- Hundreds Protest ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Zoning Plan In Arlington (Specific, good-faith critiques are fine, but broad opposition to the entire concept of increasing the supply and diversity of housing?)
- Boy who witnessed shooting of his teacher ‘still in shock,’ mother says (“Virginia teacher shot allegedly by 6-year-old student on Friday remains in serious but stable condition, according to authorities”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Mild week, with rain likely Thursday night into Friday
