by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 21.
One of the most inspiring things about this year has been seeing so many young people organizing, marching, and fighting for change. And to change the game on any of the issues we care about, we’ve got to vote for @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. pic.twitter.com/vfHnP4XPxK
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 21, 2020
- European countries with spiraling Covid-19 outbreaks are going back into lockdown
- It’s cheaper to build new solar than it is to operate coal plants (“New analysis released by Lazard compares the levelized cost of energy for various generation technologies on a $/MWh basis and shows that renewables, specifically utility-scale solar and wind, are the economic frontrunners.”)
- AEMO leads global push for $10 trillion of investment in next 10 years to slash emissions
- The world is worried about the coronavirus. It’s equally concerned about climate change. (We should be FAR more worried about the climate crisis and environmental crisis more broadly.)
- In Nicaragua, supplying beef to the U.S. comes at a high human cost (This is appalling, as if we needed MORE reasons not to eat beef.)
- Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits (“As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.”)
- Donald Trump paid nearly $200,000 in taxes to China, report claims
- ‘It Has Hit Us With a Vengeance’: Virus Surges Again Across the U.S.
- The coronavirus pandemic has caused nearly 300,000 more deaths than expected in a typical year
- Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates
- Trump’s false ‘Russian spy’ claims put me in danger, says Steele dossier source
- U.S. antitrust case against Google mirrors Microsoft battle
- Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G spectrum contract, sources say
- Lawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration (My god…beyond words.)
- McConnell says it’s just not ‘appropriate’ to help people
- McConnell warns White House against making stimulus deal as Pelosi and Mnuchin inch closer
- Pelosi, Mnuchin Make Another Run at Stimulus McConnell Opposes
- Voters want Senate to prioritize coronavirus relief over Supreme Court, new poll finds
- Trump lashes out wildly as he seeks an election comeback (“The President is struggling to find a compelling rationale for his reelection, firing off wild, scattershot attacks against an expanding list of perceived enemies”)
- Trump’s new attack: Biden “wants to listen to Fauci” (“Except Americans trust Fauci more than Trump on the Covid-19 response.” Wayyy more.)
- Republicans, it’s time to choose between autocracy and a republic (Most Republicans are choosing autocracy, which tells us everything we need to know about them.)
- Trump’s war on voting is backfiring — but that could change with Barrett on the Supreme Court
- When it comes to endorsements from national security professionals, Biden is way ahead
- A political scientist explains why the GOP is a threat to American democracy
- How the AP Will Decide When to Call States on Election Night—and When to Wait
- Trump, Biden gird for final debate of a bitter campaign
- The Supreme Court’s Ultraconservatives Are Preparing a Radical Assault on American Democracy (“They just need Amy Coney Barrett’s vote to put their plan into action.” Totally unacceptable.)
- Supreme Court split in Pa. election case raises questions about how a Justice Barrett would rule
- Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for Biden
- Obama tells young voters they can create a ‘new normal in America’ as he gears up to hit the campaign trail
- What’s the State of the Presidential Race Two Weeks Out?
- “If There Is Another Tick Down, It’s a Total Bloodbath”: How Trump’s Self-Destructive Candidacy Could Blow Up the Electoral Map
- Voters don’t need a definitive number to know that the Trump family is fleecing taxpayers
- Trump cuts a ‘60 Minutes’ interview short, and then taunts Lesley Stahl on Twitter.
- Trump abruptly ends ‘60 Minutes’ interview before taping joint appearance with Pence
- Threatening emails reportedly sent to Democratic voters in three swing states, sparking investigations
- ‘Proud Boys’ Emails Threatening Florida Voters Appear to Use Spoofed Email Address (Domestic terrorists.)
- Election officials in at least two states contact law enforcement after threatening emails sent to voters
- She’s Evangelical, ‘Pro-Life’ and Voting for Biden (“Billy Graham’s granddaughter says, ‘This president doesn’t represent our faith.'”)
- As local media outlets disappear, bad actors are stepping into the void
- Biden’s campaign committee entered October with nearly triple the cash haul of Trump’s campaign, new filings show
- Trump Campaign’s $63 Million Dwarfed by Biden’s $177 Million
- Lawyers spurn Trump campaign in individual donations, including from Jones Day
- GOP pollster Luntz blasts Trump campaign as worst he’s ever seen
- How ‘Spygate’ Attacks Fizzled (Because it was always total crap?)
- Silicon Valley megadonors unleash a last-minute, $100 million barrage of ads against Trump
- Roughly two-thirds of Michigan’s votes will be cast early, Secretary of State Benson says
- Bloomberg knocks Trump back on his heels in Florida
- “We Shall Overcome”: Raphael Warnock’s (Not-So-Long-Shot) Bid to Be Georgia’s First Black Senator
- Documents in Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case expected to be released by Thursday
- (“Televangelist Pat Robertson says God told him Trump will win, then an asteroid will hit Earth” Campaign slogan: Vote Trump, get Armageddon?)
- New report: Wind and solar remain the country’s most affordable sources of new electricity
- Group of 50 Virginia Churches Call for Trump’s Resignation
- Sen. Kaine attends Shore roundtable on virus response
- Video: Elaine for Congress Launches Television Ad “The Facts” to Set the Record Straight on Scott Taylor’s Campaign’s Election Fraud
- Video: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Debates Scott “Petitiongate” Taylor (R) (So far, Taylor’s been doing his best Trump imitation…very rude, lying and interrupting all the time.)
- Luria, Taylor accuse each other of lying at debate in tight Va. House race (Yep, the WaPo went with the bullshit “both sides-ism”/false equivalency headline. In fact, Taylor actually WAS lying, constantly, throughout the debate, while Luria was truthful.)
- Video: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Debates Republican Nick Freitas
- Healthcare, Pandemic Feature in Spanberger-Freitas Debate
- Spanberger and Freitas split on minimum wage, health care, pandemic during televised forum
- Spanberger and Republican challenger Freitas debate on health care, income inequality in first debate
- New Ad in VA-07: Nick Freitas’ Record of Protecting Special Interests Instead of Virginia’s Kids with Autism
- Far-Right VA05 GOP Nominee Bob Good Yet Again Flouts COVID-19 Health Guidelines, This Time with Ben Carson in Fauquier County
- Qasim Rashid Campaign Rolls Out Compassion For Working Families Plan
- Howell: Voters should reject “the Apostle Bob” Good
- Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul files paperwork to run for lieutenant governor
- Virginia’s crowded race for lieutenant governor draws its 10th candidate
- Audio: VA GOP Chair Argues that “Kids in Cages” Is “Merely a Metaphor”; Falsely Claims Virginia Republicans “wear masks at events all the time”
- 10 things Gov. Northam wants to do to reduce hunger in Virginia
- Governor Northam Releases Virginia Roadmap to End Hunger
- Tuesday (10/20) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +926 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 167,754), +73 Hospitalizations (to 11,955), +28 Deaths (to 3,485)
- Could Virginia be heading for a new COVID-19 case peak?
- Masks will be strongly encouraged at Virginia polling places, but not mandatory
- VMI pledges full cooperation in independent probe, denies systemic racism
- Black Students Who Fled Virginia Military Institute Say Racism Probe Is Overdue
- Virginia Military Institute has been promising for decades to uproot its racism. Time’s up.
- Fairfax County teachers’ union asks district to remain virtual for entire school year (“The FCPS superintendent said they are moving forward with their gradual reopening plans.”)
- Why I’m Running (Republican Michael Allers, Jr. announces he’s running for House of Delegates against Del. Lee Carter.)
- Editorial: An alarming snapshot of hunger in Hampton Roads
- William & Mary president admits errors in decision-making process used to cut sports
- Portsmouth: where local dysfunction exposes racial fault lines
- Mayoral Candidates Make Pitches for Richmond Schools Reform
- Fairfax County to donate Civil War monument to preservation group
- Partly sunny and warm through Saturday, perhaps a few showers this weekend
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