by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 26.
Pat Robertson says critical race theory is "a monstrous evil" that is urging people of color to "rise up and overtake their oppressors" so that once they've "gotten the whip handle," they'll then "instruct their white neighbors how to behave." https://t.co/Qum8HzeS96 pic.twitter.com/fgeOEVzrfj
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) June 25, 2021
- Delta Outbreaks Prompt Limits in Australia, Israel, as India Warns of New Mutation
- WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads
- WHO Says Keep Your Mask on Even If You’re Vaccinated as Delta Variant Spreads
- US and France warn Iran time is running out to return to nuclear deal (“On a visit to Paris, US secretary of state Antony Blinken says deal is at risk if Tehran fails to make concessions”)
- France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says
- Coal Prices Hit Decade High Despite Efforts to Wean the World Off Carbon (“Rebounding electricity usage and scanty rainfall in China have added fuel to the rally” Ugh.)
- Trudeau says Canadians ‘horrified and ashamed’ of forced assimilation (This is an example of why a country’s full history – warts and all – needs to be taught.)
- In Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s clerics have groomed and promoted their ruthless enforcer (“The dilemma for the Biden administration may not be the potential for arms control but how to deal with a mass murderer facing a mass uprising.”)
- Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree
- Bitcoin Slumps Toward Another ‘Crypto Winter’
- Bolsonaro said his hands-off pandemic response was to protect Brazil’s poor. But they’ve ended up suffering the most. (Bolsonaro is evil incarnate.)
- Climate change: Large-scale CO2 removal facility set for Scotland (“The proposed plant would remove up to one million tonnes of CO2 every year – the same amount taken up by around 40 million trees.”)
- Climate Change Puts Homeowners of Color at Greater Economic Risk
- U.S. birthrates are plummeting. Increasing legal immigration can help. (No brainer.)
- US Pacific north-west braces for ‘unprecedented’ sweltering heatwave (“Oregon, Washington and Idaho could surpass their all-time heat records for June in unusual weather event” This is the climate crisis.)
- Biden executive order aims to further equity, inclusiveness in federal hiring
- The pathetic new GOP tantrum over Biden’s plans is full of empty threats
- 6 crucial climate actions the Senate left out of its infrastructure deal (“The bipartisan deal is a disappointment on climate change, but it’s only part one. Here’s what could come next.”)
- White House scrambles to manage fallout of Biden’s ‘tandem’ remarks (Republicans knew this all along, not sure why the media is yet again taking their false “outrage” as good faith.)
- GOP infrastructure negotiators fume over Biden’s handling of their deal
- Five big things to come out of a bipartisan infrastructure deal (“President Biden has another chance to beat the media’s low expectations.”)
- Biden’s multifaceted approach to fighting crime is a good start. Now Republicans must buy in.
- How Democrats can take control of the immigration debate (“Step 1: Stop worrying about Republican faux-outrage.”)
- Harris makes highly anticipated trip to border (It was mostly “highly anticipated” by right wingers who want her to fail.)
- At the border, Harris emphasizes her focus is on ‘root causes’ of migration
- U.S. Catholic bishops say there will be ‘no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians’
- GOP using new laws to drive out local Democratic election officials — and not just in Georgia (“Republican ‘election subversion’ plan kicks into high gear with ouster or replacement of many local officials” VERY dangerous!)
- Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Georgia to Stop Racially Discriminatory Provisions of New Voting Law
- Justice Dept. Sues Georgia Over Voting Restrictions Law
- California just committed itself to “ an unprecedented amount” of clean energy (“On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a plan that requires utilities to buy 11.5 gigawatts of zero-carbon electricity by 2026. That’s a lot: Between a third and a fifth of the electricity California is using at any given moment.”)
- Trump Aides Prepared Insurrection Act Order During Debate Over Protests
- The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Issued a Decision Too Extreme for Clarence Thomas (“On Friday, the Supreme Court pulled off a heist decades in the making. In TransUnion v. Ramirez, five conservative justices seized Congress’ power to create new individual rights and protect victims by authorizing lawsuits when those rights are violated. Instead, the court awarded itself the power to decide which rights may be vindicated in federal court, overturning Congress’ own decisions about which harms deserve redress. Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion for the court was so extreme it prompted Justice Clarence Thomas to write a furious dissent, joined by the liberals, that accused the majority of infidelity to the Constitution.”)
- Manhattan District Attorney Expected To File Criminal Charges Against Trump Organization (“The charges — which could be announced as soon as next week — are reportedly connected to fringe benefits awarded to one of the company’s top executives.”)
- Trump Organization Could Face Criminal Charges in D.A. Inquiry
- Trump set to return to stage with Ohio rally
- Officer Injured in Capitol Riot Asks McCarthy to Disavow Lies About It (“Officer Michael Fanone, who was injured by the mob, said he came away disappointed from his meeting with Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican.”)
- AOC said she doubts Biden’s win would have been certified if GOP controlled the House
- A message to GOP congressmen: In D.C., critical race theory is simple truth-telling
- A former Trump appointee is linked to “critical race theory” legislation in over 20 states
- Derek Chauvin is headed to prison. But that is not enough.
- Chauvin’s prison sentence is still not justice
- Derek Chauvin’s sentence for murdering George Floyd won’t stop police killings (“It is pure folly to believe that we can rely on the mechanisms of the criminal legal system to eradicate police violence.”)
- Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for murder of George Floyd
- Tucker Carlson Ratchets Up the “White Rage” on Fox News (“Having already used his prime-time show to promote the racist ‘replacement’ theory, Carlson on Thursday night stoked fears of “ antiwhite mania” and mocked the chairman of the Joint Chiefs for defending the study of systemic racism.”)
- Tucker Carlson and the rest of Fox News are attacking Gen. Mark Milley for opposing racism (Utterly disgraceful.)
- Tucker Carlson ‘Is White Rage’ In Damning CNN Takedown
- UFO Report Cites ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ That Defy Worldly Explanation, U.S. Official Says
- U.S. unable to explain more than 140 unidentified flying objects, but new report finds no evidence of alien life
- U.S. Has No Explanation for Unidentified Objects and Stops Short of Ruling Out Aliens
- Pat Robertson Says Critical Race Theory ‘Is a Monstrous Evil’
- Pat Robertson Faces Backlash After Calling Critical Race Theory ‘Monstrous Evil’
- Frustration Mounts in Search for Survivors of Condo Collapse Near Miami
- Desperate search for signs of life continues for 159 people missing in Fla. condo collapse
- Inside the collapsed tower, a microcosm of a multicultural city
- Antifa Defeats Mumford & Sons (LOL)
- Engineer Warned of ‘Major Structural Damage’ at Florida Condo Complex
- The Condo Owners At The Collapsed Tower In Florida Are Suing The Building’s Association
- Before condo collapse, rising seas long pressured Miami coastal properties
- Listen: The D.C. Region Surpasses White House Goal Of Having 70% Of Adults Partially Vaccinated
- Sen. Tim Kaine addresses national teacher and principal shortage
- Sen. Kaine introduces bill to support hotels recovering from the pandemic
- Glenn Youngkin’s Week in Review: More Hiding, More Extremism, Fewer Answers for Virginians (“Why is Youngkin hiding from the debates? Is it because he’s scared to answer questions about his complete allegiance to Donald Trump?”)
- Schapiro: GOP surrenders John Warner legacy to Democrats (“By, in effect, seizing John Warner’s legacy for the Democratic Party, Mark Warner is sending a signal to disaffected Republicans and Republican-leaning independents: that Virginia Democrats, the constant tug of the left, notwithstanding, are — as John Warner was — more practical than philosophical in outlook.”)
- Swing Left Announces Plans to Help Hold the Virginia Democratic “Trifecta” in 2021 (Swing Left is targeting HD-10, HD-12, HD-27, HD-28, HD-31, HD-66, HD-75, HD-83, HD-84, and HD-85.)
- Here’s how Virginia is helping tenants with rent (“ a federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. Here’s the situation in Virginia.”)
- Thanks to the Democratic “Trifecta,” Virginia Expands Voting Rights as Other States Suppress Ballot Access
- Jessani Collier column: Every Virginia higher education institution needs to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion
- Friday (6/25) Virginia Data on COVID-19: Hospitalizations, New COVID Cases At Lowest Points Since March 2020
- Dominion Energy is embracing offshore wind. It’ll be a break for the Chesapeake Bay region.
- A look at Virginia laws that go into effect Thursday
- Gov. Northam signs set of clean water bills aimed at cleaning, protecting Chesapeake Bay
- Northam Appoints Virginia’s First Child’s Ombudsman
- In this rural Virginia district, a young Republican turns toward Trump in faceoff against BLM supporter (This article’s headline is “clickabait,” setting up the Trumpist vs. Black Lives Matter supporter in a deep-“red” district. Silly. Also, gotta love the ridiculousness about “techniques” the right wingnut supposedly “picked up at the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership to recruit and manage slates of conservative candidates.” Vomit.)
- Judge to consider dismissal request by Fairfax Co. officer in stun-gun case
- Air Force to permanently move F-22 fighter jet training to Langley Air Force Base
- Arlington school system will remove police from hallways next fall
- Arlington Kids Among Magnet School’s Newest Class, But Future Remains Uncertain
- D.C.-area forecast: Summertime temperatures are back, and they’ll be around for a while
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