by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, May 21.
- The Arctic Heat Wave Is a Timely Reminder of What’s at Stake in the North
- New Arctic Council Reports Underline the Growing Concerns About the Health and Climate Impacts of Polar Air Pollution
- Chickpea of the Sea (“Plant-based ‘fish’ could help wean the world off carbon-intensive commercial fishing.” Commercial fishing is a disaster.)
- A new global carbon exchange will be launched in Singapore this year
- Biden Is Caught In a Semiconductor Crisis. Does South Korea Have the Answer?
- Technobabble, Libertarian Derp and Bitcoin
- Cease-fire aimed at ending 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas takes effect
- As fragile cease-fire holds, eyes turn to suffering in Gaza and Netanyahu’s political future
- The Israeli-Palestinian conflict won’t be the same again (“The two-state solution is a chimera, analysts say. The decades-old Oslo framework is collapsing. But the struggle for Palestinian rights is taking new shape.”)
- Israel and Hamas End 11-Day Conflict, Sparking Celebrations
- Israel-Gaza conflict: world leaders hail ceasefire after 11 days of attacks (“Joe Biden hails ‘genuine opportunity to make progress’ as Palestinians in Gaza celebrate in the streets”)
- Inside Biden’s ‘quiet,’ ‘relentless’ diplomatic scramble on Gaza (“The president’s approach to the conflict was driven by a singular goal: End the violence as soon as possible so he could train his focus back onto his domestic agenda.”)
- U.S. Looks to Rebuild Gaza, but Aid Could Hinge on Hamas’s Rocket Arsenal (“The effort could cost billions of dollars, and U.S. officials predicted it would be welcomed by Hamas. But would it moderate the militant group’s actions toward Israel?”)
- Both sides in Israel-Gaza conflict lay groundwork for victory narratives (“Analysis: flare-up regarded by some as example of domestic politics driving violent escalation”)
- Why Is This Geopolitical Fight Different From All Other Fights? (“The outsize place that Israel-Palestine occupies in American discourse isn’t arbitrary.”)
- Nigeria Probing Reports That Boko Haram Leader Has Been Killed
- Blinken confirms the U.S. does not want to buy Greenland after Trump proposal
- MBS’s lawsuit against a Saudi spy threatens to spill secrets. The U.S. is considering whether to intervene.
- ‘Brazil is a global pariah’: Lula on his plot to end reign of ‘psychopath’ Bolsonaro (How do countries ever elect psychopaths, whether Bolsonaro in the case of Brazil or Trump in the case of the U.S.? What is wrong with the people who vote for the psychopaths?)
- Inside the race to find a COVID-19 treatment pill
- U.S. Floats 15% Global Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits
- How Megafirms Are Eating the World
- Euro zone business growth hits three-year high on services resurgence
- Prince Harry tells Oprah that Diana’s death led him to drink and drugs, accuses royals of ‘total neglect’ (“‘I was so angry with what happened to her, and the fact that there was no justice at all,’ Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey about his mother’s death in a new interview released Friday.”)
- Millions of unemployed in US face hardship under Republican benefit cuts (“At least 22 Republican-led states have announced plans to cut extended benefits, affecting more than 3.6m people”)
- As GOP-run states slash jobless aid, the Biden administration finds it has few options
- The CDC’s mask guidelines are scientifically sound — if you actually read them (“The vaccines are really freaking good”
- The CDC Is Gambling On Relaxed Mask Rules To Get More People Vaccinated
- Republicans are wrong about the Jan. 6 commission. There are plenty of questions it could answer.
- Republicans’ Jan. 6 coverup is yet more evidence they are unfit to serve
- The GOP keeps reinforcing the real reason it opposes a Jan. 6 commission
- Several Republicans who oppose Jan. 6 commission are potential witnesses about Trump’s conduct that day
- The threat of violence now infuses GOP politics. We should all be afraid.
- Republicans’ Jan. 6 coverup is yet more evidence they are unfit to serve
- Republicans might just be clueless (“There might not be a grand strategy.”)
- Republicans have downplayed the US Capitol riot violence. The evidence paints a different picture.
- Trump Is Marching Down the Road to Political Violence (“The Republican Party must counteract lies rather than indulge them”)
- Ousting Liz Cheney Could Backfire on the GOP (“Many Republican voters agree with her. Without them, the party risks disaster.”)
- Get Ready for Financial Shocks From Climate Change, Biden Tells Officials (“A warming planet holds potential risks for home prices, investments, banking and other aspects of the global economy, the government said.”)
- Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk
- Mitch McConnell Is Trump’s Last Line of Defense (McConnell is scum.)
- The G.O.P. Seeks New Ways to Ignore January 6th (“It’s Trumpists vs. the truth.”)
- Democrats, GOP face crowded primaries as party leaders lose control
- Has Biden Changed? He Tells Us
- A slender but real ray of hope for postal reform in Congress
- House Republicans upset Capitol security bill doesn’t have funding for Israeli military (Beyond parody. WTF?)
- What banning abortion at 6 weeks really means (“So-called heartbeat bills ban nearly all abortions.”)
- Most Americans Don’t Want Roe v. Wade Repealed — But Many Also Support Restrictions On Abortion
- Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Taking The Witness Stand Friday. Here’s Why It’s A Big Deal
- Obama, Channeling All of Us, Called Trump a “Racist…Sexist…Fucking Lunatic”
- How Obama Really Feels About Trump
- Study shows why GOP efforts to protect anti-LGBTQ ‘therapy’ are so dangerous
- GOP Group Busts A Big Republican Talking Point Using Donald Trump’s Own Words
- How a Bannon-linked conspiracy theory about coronavirus origins landed on Murdoch-owned media, including Fox News
- Trump administration secretly obtained CNN reporter’s phone and email records
- Trump Justice Dept. secretly obtained CNN correspondent’s phone, email records
- Florida Man and Self-Identified Proud Boy Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
- Proud Boys member who allegedly shouted about taking the Capitol before breach arrested
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott Is Mighty Close to Owing Margaret Atwood Some Royalties
- Body-cam video shows Louisiana troopers stunned, hit and dragged Black man before his death
- Arizona’s Absurd Election “Audit” Could Be Just the Beginning for Trump Dead-Enders
- Arizona secretary of state says Maricopa County should replace millions of dollars worth of voting equipment because of GOP-backed recount
- Fetterman poll shows him with a large lead in Democratic Pennsylvania Senate primary
- If ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Real, Why Aren’t the Cuomos Canceled?
- Now CNN’s Chris Cuomo has a full-blown scandal on his hands
- Chris Cuomo took part in strategy calls advising his brother, the New York governor, on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations
- Obama campaign manager says right Senate candidate could put Florida ‘into play’
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Reiterates He’s a “Staunch Defender of Israel,” But Calls Out Some of Netanyahu Government’s Actions For Having “unfortunately sparked some of these flames”
- As Virginia Republicans Oppose A Bipartisan January 6 Commission, Virginians Deserve To Know Where Jen Kiggans Stands
- Senator Mark Warner reintroducing the Rural Jobs Act
- Video, Highlights: Virginia Democrats’ Third Televised Gubernatorial Debate From 7 to 8 pm
- The GOP’s candidate for Virginia governor pivots on the ‘big lie’ (“The degree of fraud in Virginia statewide elections has been negligible. (When we asked the Youngkin campaign to cite examples of significant fraudulent voting in the state, we got no response.) The truth is, Mr. Youngkin’s plan has nothing to do with election ‘integrity’ and everything to do with paying homage to Mr. Trump’s ‘big lie.'”)
- The Trailer: Make history, or bring back TMac? Virginia Democrats are leaning toward the latter.
- In Virginia Democratic debate, McAuliffe seeks contrast with GOP’s Youngkin in governor’s race (“While his Democratic opponents argued that they represent the future, McAuliffe, the gubernatorial front-runner, set his sights on trying to frame the general election.”)
- As Democratic Field Targets McAuliffe, McAuliffe Goes After Republican Youngkin
- Socialist Carter attacks McAuliffe in gubernatorial debate; former governor focuses on GOP’s Youngkin
- Why you? In third debate, Democratic candidates for governor answer the question.
- Video: “Who is Glenn Youngkin? Turns out, he’s more like Glenn TRUMP-kin” (“Youngkin said his #1 priority was pushing Trump’s conspiracy theories”)
- FWIW Virginia: Terry McAuliffe, Sam Rasoul Dominate Digital Advertising in VA Dems’ GOV, Lt. Gov. Primaries
- Video: Ahead of Democratic Gubernatorial Debate, Terry for Virginia Releases New Digital Ad Calling Out Extremist Glenn Youngkin for Running on Trumpism
- Editorial: Virginia Employment Commission review gets needed push
- Enviro Groups Argue: Mountain Valley Pipeline Drilling Proposal Requires Virginia Clean Water Act Review
- DNC Launches Ad Buy in Virginia Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month (“America would not exist without your story”)
- Governor Northam Appoints Lethia Hammond to Virginia Parole Board and Announces New Clemency Initiatives
- Thursday (5/20) Virginia Data on COVID-19: 10-Day New COVID Cases Hover Near Lowest Point Since Early April 2020; Hospitalizations at Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic
- Assistant prosecutor in Botetourt County appointed to Virginia Parole Board
- More than half of Virginia’s population has received at least one dose, state nears Biden’s 70% goal
- Specialty drugs are sparking the latest battle between Virginia hospitals and health insurers
- Editorial: Now is the time for Virginia to expand its overseas opportunities
- Lots of ‘renewable’ options for energy consumers, but why are so few of them any good?
- Richmond picks Urban One casino in South Side for November referendum
- After nearly a year in the brig, Marines release Virginia Beach corporal whose family said she has PTSD after sexual assault
- UVa to require students to be vaccinated before returning for fall semester
- Blue Line to reopen, along with Addison Road and Arlington Cemetery Metro stations
- ‘It’s a pain that won’t go away’: Rising gun violence claims multiple members of Roanoke family
- D.C.-area forecast: Summerlike heat persists then grows this weekend, despite occasional cloudiness
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