Wednesday News: “U.S. Stimulus Set to Turbocharge World Economy as Europe Lags”; “Biden’s COVID-Relief Bill Is a Big F**king Deal”; Marc Elias Is “very worried about the future of our democracy”; “Virginia nets more than $43 million in first carbon allowance auction”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 10.

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— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) March 10, 2021

• Nearly 1 In 3 Women Experience Violence: Landmark Report From WHO (Horrifying.)
• The vaccines are working. That’s why we shouldn’t panic about variants. (“The vaccines are working. That’s why we shouldn’t panic about variants.”)
• Russia and China look to deepen ties — this time, on the moon
• Climate Change Could Make It Too Hot and Humid to Live in the Tropics, Study Says
• Century-Old Australia Coal Plant Makes Way for Giant Battery
• ‘Shoot till they are dead’: Some Myanmar police flee to India after refusing orders
• Britain denies ‘completely false’ EU claims as a new vaccine dispute boils over
• Biden Troop Deal With South Korea Calls for Modest Increases
• Covid: Brazil experts issue warning as hospitals ‘close to collapse’
• A viral tsunami: How the underestimated coronavirus took over the world
• The Biden administration confirms some but not all of Trump’s Wuhan lab claims
• U.S. Stimulus Set to Turbocharge World Economy as Europe Lags
• Exclusive: Quad nations meeting to announce financing to boost India vaccine output – U.S. official
• Russia to Slow Twitter Access After Dispute Over Protests
• Libya Lawmakers Approve First Unified Government Since 2014
• We Now Can See a Virus Mutate Like Never Before (“Tracking the coronavirus’s evolution, letter by letter, is revolutionizing pandemic science.”)
• Piers Morgan resigns from ‘Good Morning Britain’ following flood of complaints for his attacks on Meghan, Harry
• 70 Democrats and 70 Republicans sign bipartisan Iran deal letter (It looks like Reps. Elaine Luria and Donald McEachin from Virginia signed this.)
• The American Right Loves the British Monarchy
• Biden Has Few Good Options for the Unaccompanied Children at the Border
• Immigration arrests have fallen sharply under Biden, ICE data show
• Daily new coronavirus cases hit new U.S. lows, but experts warn about the looming spring break
• Biden’s Covid relief bill is huge, ambitious and about to pass (“Biden plans to use the $1.9 trillion bill expected to pass Congress Wednesday as a platform for a generational transformation of the economy and to allieviate poverty”)
• Biden’s COVID-Relief Bill Is a Big F**king Deal
• Biden’s COVID Bill Is His First Step Toward an FDR-Style Presidency (“This will appreciably improve the lives of Americans—and position the administration to do even more.”)
• Biden on precipice of first big win
• Hidden provisions in Biden’s rescue bill make this a bigger deal than you thought
• Biden’s name will not appear on stimulus checks, White House says
• For Schumer, a Dream Job Comes With Tall Orders
• Senate revs its confirmation engine to fill Biden’s Cabinet (“After slow early progress on approving President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees, the Senate is finally on track to catch up to its pace of confirmations at the beginning of the Trump and Obama administrations.”)
• Black and Hispanic Communities Grapple With Vaccine Misinformation (“The false information arrives on social media and fringe news sites, influencing people already facing other hurdles to getting vaccinated. Some activists are going door to door to counter it.”)
• A Tax Code Optimized for White Wealth Leaves Black Americans Behind
• Biden Stimulus Nears Final Approval With House Vote Wednesday (“Economists continue to boost forecasts for expansion”)
• Republican Senator Sees ‘Day of Reckoning’ on Debt After Biden Stimulus (Doubtful.)
• States Expected Covid-19 to Bring Widespread Tax Shortfalls. It Didn’t Happen. (“Tax revenues came in only slightly lower for U.S. states, contrary to projections for major declines”)
• US far-right extremists making millions via social media and cryptocurrency
• Rep. Tim Ryan Blows Up At GOP In Fiery House Floor Speech: ‘Stop Talking About Dr. Seuss’ (“The Ohio Democrat implored Republicans to stop with the culture war and ‘start working with us’ to pass legislation to help Americans.”)
• The GOP displays its antagonism toward the rule of law, yet again
• Are Biden and Democrats in the process of redefining bipartisanship? (“A new poll undercuts conventional wisdom about how voters think about process.”)
• GOP struggles to define Biden, turns to culture wars instead (Ergo. Mr./Mrs. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, etc. Pathetic excuse for a political party…devoid of any serious, conservative ideas.)
• Trump in NYC to ‘look under the hood’ of his businesses as prosecutors probing fraud turn up heat, source says
• Donald Trump is attempting a hostile takeover of the Republican Party
• Trump requests mail-in ballot ahead of local Florida election despite baseless fraud claims (Again, the weird word “baseless” instead of just “FALSE”)
• Trump, Hungry for Power, Tries to Wrestle Away G.O.P. Fund-Raising (Hungry for $$$.)
• Manhattan Prosecutors Advance Probe Into Trump’s Seven Springs Estate
• House passes ‘Protect the ‘Right to Organize Act,’ 225-206, sends bill to Senate
• The House just passed a sweeping and bipartisan bill to boost unions (The Senate needs to weaken/reform/ditch the filibuster and start passing legislation, ASAP!)
• Democrats Are Rapidly Evolving On The Filibuster
• Stacey Abrams Has a Plan to Dismantle the Filibuster and Protect Voting Rights (“And she thinks it can get support from reluctant centrist Democrats.”)
• The filibuster has changed before. It’s time to reform it again.
• Republicans Would Prefer Exxon at Interior Dept.
• Senate GOP faces retirement brain drain
• A wave of Republican Senate retirements is bad news for all of us (“Non-crazy incumbent senators will almost inevitably be replaced by Trumpists.”)
• Democrats should avoid past errors in the 2022 Senate races (“Put resources where it matters.”)
• Another Oath Keeper with links to Roger Stone charged in Capitol riot
• Was it really a lack of resources that led to the failures of Jan. 6?
• Oath Keepers founder directed Capitol rioters on January 6, Justice Department says
• FBI releases new video of suspect planting bombs before Capitol riot
• A Judge Ordered A Former Trump Official Charged In The Capitol Insurrection To Stay In Jail
• Gosar Rallies With Racists While the GOP Whines About Seuss
• Arkansas Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban As Lawmakers Push For Supreme Court Case
• Noem & Co. Will Kill Their Own Before Seeing Biden Succeed
• What’s behind right-wing media’s curious lack of interest in $1.9 trillion
• Supreme Court dismisses case related to Trump era ‘public charge’ rule
• A Supreme Court showdown over Trump’s immigration policies ends with a whimper
• Arrested journalist pleaded with officer: ‘This is my job’
• How the Pentagon is campaigning against white extremism in its ranks
• President Carter Statement on Efforts to Restrict Voting Access
• Who Ordered a Smear Campaign Against Andrew Cuomo’s First Accuser?
• Cuomo faces new sexual harassment allegation, this time at Executive Mansion
• If Fox News wants to be a political tool, it should be treated as such and not given access meant for journalists (Exactly – it shouldn’t have it both ways)
• Probing TV journalist and news anchor dies at 93 (R.I.P. Roger Mudd)
• BuzzFeed Announces Deep Cuts To HuffPost Staff After Acquisition
• Fox Cancel Culture Segment Completely Deflates When Guest Agrees Pepe LePew is Pretty Messed Up
• Virginians have a lot to gain from D.C. statehood
• Kaine, colleagues introduce legislation to strengthen mental health response to COVID-19 pandemic
• Virginia nets more than $43 million in first carbon allowance auction (“If the three other auctions scheduled to occur this year — at three-month intervals — pull in comparable proceeds, Virginia’s revenues could be more than $174 million — far above the state’s estimate of $106 to $109 million.”)
• Good News for Democrats: It’s Looking Like Joe Biden Won 61 Out of 100 Virginia House of Delegates Districts (Democrats currently hold 55 out of 100 House of delegates seats, with Republicans holding 6 districts Biden won.)
• Virginia Republicans Still Have No Clue What They’re Doing (“Yesterday, Virginia GOP Chairman Rich Anderson gave an embarrassingly defeated interview”)
• As the GOP chair tries to navigate the messy nomination process, local party leaders express disappointment in leadership
• What to know about the 2021 Virginia governor’s race
• Virginia’s changed, but Terry McAuliffe remains (“Three months out, McAuliffe’s position at the front of the pack hasn’t faced a real threat.”)
• Video: Gov. Northam Addresses COVID-19 Situation; Chief of Staff Clark Mercer Has Very Strong Words on the Parole Board Controversy…
• Northam’s chief of staff defends shorter OSIG report as factual, says longer draft report was biased
• Governor’s deputy says state IG report was biased, suggests funding for outside probe of parole board
• Tuesday (3/9) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,537 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 588,129), +136 Hospitalizations (to 24,841), +107 Deaths (to 9,790)
• Virginia officials update COVID-19 guidance to schools, as more districts move toward reopening classrooms
• Sookyung Oh column: Virginia needs to ensure language accessibility
• Virginia could abandon vaccine scheduling software amid persistent problems
• Virginia Candidates Find Creative Uses for Campaign Cash
• Video: Del. Danica Roem Discusses “Republicans’ Ugly Focus On Anti-Trans Legislation” and How to Fight Back
• In Letter to Virginia DEQ, Nearly 100 Organizations Call For Rejection Of New Permits For Mountain Valley Pipeline (“MVP is years behind schedule, billions over budget, is proven immitigable, and has caused immense harm to Virginians’ water and lives.”)
• Biden can protect communities, halt Mountain Valley Pipeline
• What’s Next for the Problematic Mountain Valley Pipeline? (“Continuing to fund a project that will inevitably be cancelled, like the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Keystone XL, is a waste of resources and time. The damage already done cannot truly be made whole, but we must do something now to stop future injustices. Divest from MVP, and instead invest to build a liveable, thriving, clean energy future.”)
• Seriff: MVP is a massive climate bomb
• Shingles: How to stop the MVP climate bomb
• Stiles: MVP and Mother Nature (Basically, new fracked-gas pipelines are about the last thing we should be doing right now.)
• Jack White Joins Republican Field for Attorney General
• Williams: On its legacy of racism, UR must pick a side: white supremacy or its Black students
• Editorial: Norfolk school officials flout transparency law yet again
• Virginia Beach police admit officers tried a controversial facial recognition program the force had denied using
• Some Chesapeake students who need extra help could get more than 2 days a week in class
• Fairfax board caps tax rate at current level as county grapples with economic uncertainty
• Drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses in Newport News will receive fines in the mail
• Virginia Capitol Police veteran and Capitol Square mainstay dies during COVID treatment
• D.C.-area forecast: Spring fever in full swing; cooler by this weekend