by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, March 7.
- Editorial: Misinformation is blocking climate action, and the U.N. is finally calling it out
- Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study finds (How many of these changes have you made?)
- Cow burps are a major contributor to climate change — can scientists change that? (Also, humans should cut back on or stop eating beef.)
- China aims to build 450 GW of solar, wind power on Gobi desert (“President Xi Jinping has pledged to bring China’s total wind and solar capacity to at least 1,200 GW and to cap its carbon emission to a peak by 2030.”)
- Oil and gas prices are surging — Here’s what that means for renewable energy stocks
- Analysis: Confusion, but not panic, reigns in global finance in Russia’s wake
- Oil prices soar 10% and stocks plunge as US and Europe consider ban on Russian crude (“Brent crude jumped $20 to $139.13 at start of trading on Monday, with analysts predicting further increases”)
- Brent spikes to $139 on prospect of Russia oil ban, delay in Iran deal
- France warns Russia against blackmail over Iran nuclear talks
- UN Plastic Pledge Is Bright Spot for Diplomacy Shadowed by War
- The death toll surpasses 6 million for a pandemic now in its 3rd year
- After Turning to Russia, Xi Jinping Faces Hard Choices for China
- China Warns U.S. Against Forming Pacific NATO and Backing Taiwan (“Beijing declared that security disputes over Taiwan and Ukraine were ‘not comparable at all.'” Actually, they are quite comparable.)
- Vladimir Putin is wreaking carnage in Ukraine and no one can stop him
- Ukraine anger as Putin offers evacuation routes to Russia
- Clear picture of war in Ukraine clouded by large areas of unknowns (“Analysis: lack of reliable information has made it hard to assess the Russian military’s successes and failures”)
- Ukraine’s President Warns of New Wave of Russian Attacks (“Russian Forces Regroup After Stiff Ukrainian Resistance Stalled Them”)
- Ukraine’s Zelenskiy vows revenge on Russian forces after fleeing family killed in shelling of Irpin
- Putin’s isolation leaves few world leaders to convince him to reach a peace deal
- Experts see signs of a ‘new Cold War’ as the U.S. braces for a long-term confrontation with Putin
- Blinken says the U.S. is working to release Americans detained in Russia
- How the U.S. Raced to Arm Ukraine Against Russia
- Whatever His Motives, Putin’s War in Ukraine Is Fueled by Oil and Gas (“The U.S. oil industry is hoping to fill the immediate void with increased oil and gas exports, while the EU moves in the longer term to replace Russian gas with renewable energy.”)
- Ukraine slams evacuation routes to Russia
- Russia’s Military Chief Promised Quick Victory in Ukraine, but Now Faces a Potential Quagmire
- Russia Recruiting Syrians for Urban Combat in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say
- Russian Forces Regroup After Stiff Ukrainian Resistance Stalled Them
- Food crisis looms as Ukrainian wheat shipments grind to halt
- Police Arrest More Than 3,000 People As Protests Grow Across Russia
- US and Europe weigh plans for Ukrainian government in exile
- Mariupol evacuation halted as civilians killed near Kyiv
- Ukrainian Family’s Dash for Safety Ends in Death
- ‘They shoot at anyone who tries to leave.’ Ukrainians describe terror of living under Russian occupation
- Ukrainians Find That Relatives in Russia Don’t Believe It’s a War
- Why Putin will regret launching this war
- Ukraine Update: EU Readies Sanctions; IAEA Seeks Nuclear Talks
- Stakes Rise as Putin Says His War in Ukraine Will Continue
- There Are Many Things Worse Than American Power (“Blaming U.S. hegemony for global problems has been easy, but Putin’s invasion of Ukraine offers a preview of a much more dangerous world.”)
- Scoop: Biden advisers weigh Saudi Arabia trip for more oil
- U.S. gasoline prices soar to highest since 2008 on Russia conflict, AAA says
- Macron keeps an open line to Putin as war in Ukraine rages
- The Atlantic elevates Mohammed bin Salman’s lies and disdain (Disgraceful.)
- Turning the Focus on America’s Oligarchs (“Could the scrutiny of Putin’s favored billionaires extend to the hidden money that subverts democracy in the U.S.?”)
- Have Zelensky (and Putin) created a come-to-democracy moment? That’s up to us. (“We cannot ignore the shadows hanging over American democracy cast by the far right in the Republican Party.”)
- Dr. Justin Frank: Trump sees Putin as a superhero, loves “the power of his paranoid thinking” (“Psychoanalyst and bestselling author on the dangerous bromance: Trump is a coward who worships Putin’s ruthlessness”)
- Trump Now Spitballing Ways to Launch More Russian War, Then “Sit Back and Watch” (“In a speech to Republican donors, the former president quipped about how much fun it would be to start a war between Russia and China and expressed admiration for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.” Trump is completely bats***. He also continues to be the leader of the Republican Party. What does that say?)
- Do Republicans Know What Communism Is? (“Some Republicans have taken to calling Democrats ‘communists.’ It betrays a willful historical ignorance.”)
- Make a deal with Manchin on Build Back Better
- James Downie: Manchin has no time for consequences
- Demanding That Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Show Her Papers’ (It’s so blatantly racist by Republicans.)
- Can Merrick Garland find his inner Zelensky and stop America’s slide into Putinism?
- Juan Williams: Biden may be Comeback Kid of midterms
- Republican ‘unforced errors’ threaten path to Senate control
- Undue Burden (“How abortion restrictions have become obstacles for women across the U.S.”)
- Scoop: High-powered group targets Trump lawyers’ livelihoods
- Have you heard about how Bill Barr saved democracy? Let Bill Barr tell you.
- Scoop: Trump trashes Barr in rant to Lester Holt
- Bill Barr won’t back a 2024 Trump run, but doesn’t quite condemn his former boss
- Former AG Barr says he wouldn’t have prosecuted Trump for Jan. 6 or taking classified documents (Barr is a disgrace)
- Wasting $90 Million in One US Senate Race…or Investing $90 Thousand in 1,000 Local Races? How Democrats Can Win in Every Corner of the Country.
- Most Women Denied Abortions by Texas Law Got Them Another Way
- ‘People’s Convoy’ plans to circle Capital Beltway on Monday morning, organizer says
- Rep. Paul Gosar’s lengthy ties to White nationalists, pro-Nazi blogger and far-right fringe received little pushback for years
- Report Suggests Mark Meadows May Have Committed Voter Fraud (Republicans do the things they falsely accuse Democrats of…)
- Congress’ Police Force Declares Emergency Over Trucker Convoys
- Cuomo Re-emerges and Blames ‘Cancel Culture’ for His Fall (So he’s learned absolutely nothing and taken absolutely zero responsibility for his own actions. Got it.)
- By allowing political cash for personal use, Virginia remains a campaign finance backwater (Virginia is a disgrace when it comes to campaign finance and ethics laws.)
- Which VA Legislators Introduced the Most, Fewest Bills? Also, With a Week Left in the 2022 VA General Assembly Session, Over 600 Out of 2,800 Introduced Bills Still Need to Be Dealt With
- Virginia legislators expand ‘safe haven’ laws allowing parents to give up infants
- House Republicans torpedo bills giving Virginia tribes state consultation rights
- What do Virginians think about Youngkin’s tax cuts? Depends how you ask the question.
- ‘Medical Sandbox’ legislation headed to the Senate floor
- Crackdown on catalytic converter theft is on state lawmakers’ agenda, but they disagree on how
- Youngkin bans the word ‘equity’ in most educational resources
- Far more Black women die during childbirth than white women. A Portsmouth lawmaker is trying to tackle the racial disparity. (“Del. Nadarius Clark, D-Portsmouth, said addressing the role biases play in maternal health care is among his top priorities as a freshman lawmaker — especially as maternal death rates continue to rise.”)
- N.Va. officials fear grocery tax repeal will derail region’s transportation funding (Need to replace the lost revenue of any tax cuts. Also, of course, tax cuts should not be regressive.)
- Despite court decision, Fairfax’s school board should not abandon the fight for equity (“As for the argument that Asian American students have been denied a level playing field, data compiled by the TJ Alumni Action Group, advocates for equity in the school’s admissions, showed that the percentage of Asian students admitted in the Class of 2025, measured against the number of Asian students who applied, is in line with historical trends going back at least 17 years.”)
- For 30 years, Roanoke has had a Sister City in Russia (“Now Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants that relationship to end. Some on Roanoke City Council aren’t keen on that.” There’s no reason to end it, as what dictator Putin’s doing is NOT the “sister city”‘s fault.)
- D.C.-area forecast: Record 80-degree warmth today, strong storms possible late
