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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 13.
- Opinion | Europe Must End Its Energy Dependence on Russia
- Electric cars coming on fast: Climate worries, sinking prices put spotlight on EV sales
- It took a war for Big Tech to take a side
- ‘Vigilance is the key’: At Estonian NATO base, troops prepare for Putin’s next move
- Putin did not show willingness to end Ukraine war during call, French official says (“German chancellor Olaf Scholz and French president Emmanuel Macron called for an immediate ceasefire on call”)
- Russia Strikes Ukrainian Military Base Near Polish Border (“Attack on site where U.S. trained local forces kills at least 35”)
- Russia’s onslaught causes widespread destruction
- How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Tearing Apart the Global Food System
- Russian Official Warns Finland, Sweden Against Joining NATO
- Ukraine Update: Russia is Pressing Ahead on ‘Puppet’ Leadership
- Putin’s Biggest Lie: Blaming NATO for His War
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of trying to set up ‘pseudo-republics’ in attempt to break up country
- What the Russian Invasion Has Done to Ukraine (“After thwarting a quick victory for Russia, Ukrainians are galvanized—and facing a punitive assault.”)
- Report: Putin Threatened to Arrest Google Exec Over Pro-Democracy App
- Russia’s War Is Hell on the Pets of Ukraine—and Rescuers (Add this to the list of horrors…)
- Russians Strike Near Kyiv And Block Aid Convoy (“Russian soldiers pillaged a humanitarian convoy that was trying to reach Mariupol and blocked another, a Ukrainian official said.” Appalling.)
- Russia widens assault to hit military base near Poland
- This Is a Uniquely Perilous Moment (“Smaller-scale tactical nuclear weapons could bring the great powers into a brutal, deadly, and unprecedented conflict.”)
- Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 9
- The War in Ukraine Is Just Beginning (“Conflicts, though typically started easily, can be brutal, intractable, and difficult to end.”)
- Ukraine at ‘turning point’, Zelenskiy says as Russians regroup near Kyiv
- Kremlin arrests FSB chiefs in fallout from Ukraine chaos (“A Russian spy chief is said to have been placed under house arrest in a sign that President Putin is seeking to blame the security services for the stalled invasion of Ukraine.” Yikes.)
- $200 Million in New Security Assistance for Ukraine
- Kidnapping of Ukrainian Mayor in Melitopol Met With a Show of Resistance
- Chaos of War in Ukraine Could Fuel New Covid Surge, Doctors Say
- U.K. vs. Oligarchs: ‘The Gloves Are Now Off’ (“The British government is going after ultrawealthy Russians in London. But curbing the flood of corrupt money will require pursuing more than the big names.”)
- Russia Shows Off New Melitopol Mayor After Kidnapping Elected Mayor
- Bodies of Russian Soldiers Filling Up Belarusian Morgues, Residents Say
- Missiles From Iran Struck in Vicinity of U.S. Consulate in Northern Iraq, Officials Say
- Missiles target US consulate in north Iraq, no casualties
- U.S. Won’t Negotiate Sanctions With Russia to Save Iran Nuclear Deal
- Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in 24 hours (“Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding ‘deviant beliefs’” We need to get off of oil for so many reasons. This is one of them.)
- Putin and Trump have convinced me: I was wrong about the 21st century
- The Trumpist Ukraine Blame Game (“After the invasion, there may or may not be room for Putin apologists in the Republican Party, but there is certainly room for Trump apologists.”)
- Trump Says He ‘May Have To’ Run in 2024 During Rambling, Lie-Filled South Carolina Rally Speech (“’In 2024 we are going to take back that beautiful, beautiful White House,’ the former president said. ‘I wonder who will do that. I wonder. I wonder.’”)
- The Trump administration got exactly what it wanted from the 2020 Census
- Clarence Thomas, Whose Wife Fought Election Results, Warns Of Political Influence In Supreme Court (“Thomas griped about politics in the Supreme Court — but his wife battled to upend the 2020 election and works with groups that have presented cases to the court.” The two of them are a menace to America, democracy, etc.)
- Justice Thomas slams cancel culture, ‘packing’ Supreme Court (Thomas is a f’ing disgrace.)
- Democrats take aim at Iowa as they seek to change their nominating system
- Biden to attend first in-person fundraiser as he ramps up political activity
- Democratic campaign chair Sean Patrick Maloney faces toughest job in politics
- Biden, Democrats infuse Ukraine crisis into a recast election-year pitch to voters
- Can Republicans Commit Voter Fraud? (“The revealing case of Mark Meadows.”)
- Far left, far right find common ground opposing US interventionism
- Police investigated ‘unlawful entry’ onto property of White House national security aide
- SNL Roasts ‘Insane’ Putin and ‘Honorary Russian’ Trump
- GOP congressman calls Trump ‘a would-be tyrant’ (Absolutely accurate.)
- US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat
- Living in a Florida we no longer recognize (“Elections police. Thought police. Censoring teachers. Banning books — then cynically calling it parental involvement. — Welcome to America’s culture war capital. — This is no longer the Florida where you chose to go to college, launch a new career or retire.”)
- O’Rourke calls Abbott a “thug” and an “authoritarian” who’s “got his own oligarch here in the state of Texas” (Correct.)
- Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Reports Back From His Trip to Ukrainian Border; Putin a “Malign Actor…Probably Sociopathic” with “a set of grievances that cannot be addressed”
- A minor in mental health crisis spent four nights in the ER because Virginia didn’t have a state bed for her. This happens all the time.
- VA House Democrats Use Session to Protect Virginia’s Progress (“By contrast, Governor Youngkin and House Republicans catered to a vocal minority in their party’s base.”)
- As Virginia General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die, Democrats Celebrate Legislative Victories And Success in Protecting Hard-Fought Progress (Meanwhile, “Governor Youngkin’s Lack Of Leadership And Far-Right Agenda Leads To Stagnation On The Budget”)
- VA Senate Democrats on Sine Die: Where We Are, and Where We Are Going (Dems “standing firm on our values during budget negotiations making sure every Virginian can thrive and be successful”)
- General Assembly leaves town without a budget, prepares for special session
- Virginia General Assembly adjourns with job unfinished
- Video: Democratic Delegates Respond to “Fact-Free” Comments by Right-Wing Delegate About VA Public Schools (In fact, Virginia schools are among the best in the nation, and actually “there’s a lot of choice baked in.”)
- Opinion: Pulling the shades on sunlight (“Transparency laws are a hallmark of good government, though that might be news to some officials in Virginia.”)
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “Although mask mandates have disappeared and we’re returning to life as normal, COVID isn’t over”
- Virginia Beach lawmaker halts bill by Portsmouth legislator he tried to recall, drawing criticism from some officials (“Virginia Beach Delegate Tim Anderson said his move had nothing to do with his history with Portsmouth Senator Louise Lucas. Prior to winning his seat, Anderson led an unsuccessful effort to recall Lucas. In turn, Lucas filed a defamation lawsuit against Anderson.”)
- Every dog has its day: the best thing Virginia’s General Assembly did this session
- Editorial: Spotsy board should return to school (“Fully two months into the Spotsylvania County School Board’s new ruling majority, we are running out of adjectives to describe just how bad the board’s public behavior has become.”)
- Virginia Tech claims ACC crown for first time in program history
- D.C.-area forecast: A winter chill today as we spring ahead; warming nicely during the coming week
