Thursday News: “Coronavirus deaths hit 1,000 in U.S. as global death toll passes 20,000”; “How the Pandemic Will End”; “What’s in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus Senate stimulus package”; “The Virus, Not Humans, ‘Makes The Timeline,’ Fauci Warns”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise (including about the COVID-19 situation), for Thursday, March 26.

• Much of the world is under coronavirus lockdown
• Iran institutes travel ban and commercial lock down
• European stocks fall amid fears of global recession despite stimulus deal
• Global Stocks Slide Ahead of U.S. Jobless Claims Data
• Europe’s Leaders Ditch Austerity and Fight Pandemic With Cash (“As Britain and the E.U. respond to a public health emergency and economic crisis, they are abandoning dogmatic frugality.”)
• Coronavirus deaths hit 1,000 in U.S. as global death toll passes 20,000
• G-7 failed to agree on statement after U.S. insisted on calling coronavirus outbreak ‘Wuhan virus’ (Just disgraceful on the Trump administration’s part.)
• What the Coronavirus Curve Teaches Us About Climate Change (“Humans don’t easily grasp the concept of exponential growth, but it’s exactly why coronavirus has gotten so hard to manage—and why climate change could too.”)
• Record jump in US jobless claims expected as Covid-19 hits economy – business live
• California coronavirus cases doubling every three to four days as US death toll nears 1,000
• How the Pandemic Will End (“The U.S. may end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out.”)
• Senate approves $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill aimed at slowing economic free fall (“The sprawling bill would send checks to more than 150 million households, set up enormous loan programs for businesses large and small, pump money into unemployment insurance programs and greatly boost spending on hospitals.”)
• Senate unanimously passes $2T coronavirus stimulus package
• What’s in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus Senate stimulus package
• The $2 trillion relief bill is massive but it won’t prevent a recession
• Poll: Americans want a national lockdown(“Trump’s call to end coronavirus restrictions by Easter is wildly out of step with what the public wants.”)
• The Senate Coronavirus Bill Is Not Going to Be Enough
• Senate Strikes Deal on Coronavirus Stimulus Package That Excludes Help for Renewables (“Senate’s $2 trillion rescue package won’t extend tax credits or offer direct pay provisions for solar and wind projects.” Ugh, massive missed opportunity here.)
• The Trump administration’s botched coronavirus response, explained (“From insufficient testing to a lack of coordination, Trump’s Covid-19 response has been a disaster years in the making.”)
• The Coronavirus Is the Worst Intelligence Failure in U.S. History
• Trump team failed to follow NSC’s pandemic playbook
• Trump is spreading false hope for a virus cure — and that’s not the only damage
• The nation comes together — without Trump
• The government that works vs. the man in the White House
• Trump is risking a terrible tragedy to avoid responsibility for the recession
• The President Is Trapped (“Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally”)
• How Nancy Pelosi became the most powerful woman in U.S. history
• This Is Just the Beginning (“People who now advocate that we ‘choose the economy’ are not being honest about the consequences of that decision.”)
• Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do.
• Trump has yet to deliver on his biggest promises for coronavirus relief
• For All the Posturing and Bloviating, This Stimulus Bill Is a Whole Lot Better (“The slush fund is considerably less slushy, and there’s a massive amount of money directed towards frontline medical professionals.”)
• The Virus, Not Humans, ‘Makes The Timeline,’ Fauci Warns As Trump Mulls End Of Lockdown (“President Trump may already be talking about easing coronavirus-related restrictions, but Fauci says ‘arbitrary decisions’ should not be made without data.”)
• Trump’s Briefings Are a Ratings Hit. Should Networks Cover Them Live? (Absolutely not.)
• CNN and MSNBC Staff Push Back on Airing Trump’s Coronavirus ‘Lies’
• We must plan now for how to get back to business later
• Trump Is An Authoritarian Weakman (“Coronavirus would be the perfect opportunity for an autocrat. Trump isn’t taking it.”)
• Even Before Coronavirus, America’s Population Was Growing at Slowest Rate Since 1919
• A Federal Court Delivers a Victory for Sioux Tribe, Another Blow for the Dakota Access Pipeline (“Prior environmental assessments of the pipeline were inadequate, the judge ruled, sending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers back to do a more exhaustive review.”)
• Job Vacancies and Inexperience Mar Federal Response to Coronavirus (“Unfilled jobs and high turnover mean the government is ill equipped for a public health crisis, said many former and current federal officials and disaster experts.”)
• Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do. (“Many could die if we ease up too soon.”)
• Trump’s magical thinking: Snake oil, an Easter resurrection and killing Nana for capitalism (“Trump’s in way over his head and his own businesses are failing — and his desperate flailing will kill people”)
• The Coronavirus Could Change How We Vote, In 2020 And Beyond
• Biden Rejects April Debate as Sanders Says He Wants a Face-Off (“Biden signaled Wednesday that he views the Democratic nominating contest as essentially over.” Which it is.)
• What Joe Biden got right in his virtual press conference (“Coronavirus is a huge challenge for the Biden campaign. But it’s also an opportunity.”)
• Joe Biden reminds us: Help is on the way (“He should be on TV every day.”)
• We’re not killing the economy over the coronavirus. We’re putting it into a coma.
• In the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis, We Must Start Envisioning the Future Now
• Will our democracy still work with coronavirus?
• Fox News’ coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic: medically inaccurate, malevolently racist, motivated by politics
• Pro-Trump media have ramped up attacks against Dr. Anthony Fauci (Appalling as always.)
• Catholic churches cancel Easter Mass despite Trump’s push for them to be ‘packed’
• Legal immigrants at risk of losing status during coronavirus pandemic
• Sen. Tim Kaine discusses bipartisan stimulus bill (“Senator Kaine said this stimulus bill will focus on five areas”)
• Statements by Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine on Senate Passage of Coronavirus Economic Relief Legislation
• VA-01 Democratic Candidate Qasim Rashid Demolishes Rep. Rob Wittman (R)’s Attempt to Use “Fancy Legal Jargon” to Dodge Responsibility for Shady Stock Purchase
• New Data (3/25) on COVID-19 Finds +101 Cases, +14 Hospitalizations, +3 Deaths in Virginia From Yesterday
• AG Mark Herring Urges President Trump to Immediately Prioritize Production of Protective Gear and Testing Supplies
• Lynchburg Mayor Treney Tweedy: “I was very surprised and disappointed to later learn of President Falwell’s most recent decision to allow students back on campus”
• Video: Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Says “Most of the Press Reports Have Been False, Liberty Did *Not* Reopen”
• Video: Gov. Ralph Northam’s Wednesday Update on the COVID-19 Situation in Virginia
• Virginia Could Take Away Teachers’ Pay Raise Due to Coronavirus
• People at Liberty University Aren’t Happy About Falwell Jr.’s Decision to Reopen Campus (“They’re creating a space where students can come and be stupid.”)
• Liberty University’s choice to stay open during coronavirus, explained (“Liberty University’s classes are remote, but its students are coming back to dorms. It could be a public health disaster in the making.”)
• AG Mark Herring Calls on Amazon, Whole Foods to Immediately Provide Paid Leave to Employees During COVID-19 Emergency
• Coronavirus cases in D.C. metro region top 1,000
• Governor Northam Directs Postponement of Elective Surgeries
• Why on Earth Is Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Considered “Essential Infrastructure” During COVID-19 Crisis?
• At care facility linked to three coronavirus deaths, official says staff need more protective equipment to halt spread (“Eighteen patients and staff at the Richmond-area rehab center have been infected.”)
• COVID-19 killed a third Henrico rehabilitation center resident. Dozens more are showing symptoms.
• Expanded testing — and faster turnaround times — offer glimmer of hope in Virginia’s fight against COVID-19
• Some Virginia cities are pushing to clear jails of nonviolent offenders. Others? Not so much.
• VA House Democratic Caucus Executive Director Trevor Southerland Moving On; House Dems Took the Majority Under His Leadership
• VCU Health Develops In-House Test for COVID-19
• Northam asks for volunteers for state’s Medical Reserve Corps to prepare for coronavirus surge
• Charlottesville, state officials spar over containment measures
• Roanoke County photographer’s toilet paper post on Facebook goes viral … in a good way
• Sunshine returns today ahead of an unsettled weekend