by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 23.
- Save the Forests—Especially the Five Biggest Ones
- How a Global Fencing Boom Is Thwarting and Harming Wildlife
- ‘OK Doomer’ and the Climate Advocates Who Say It’s Not Too Late
- Climate Change Threatens China’s Crop Yield, Food Security
- Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates
- S.Korea’s total COVID cases top 10 million as crematoria, funeral homes overwhelmed (“South Korea’s total coronavirus infections topped 10 million, or nearly 20% of its population, authorities said on Wednesday, as surging severe cases and deaths increasingly put a strain on crematories and funeral homes nationwide.” Yikes.)
- Black box found from Boeing passenger jet that crashed in China, state media says
- Global Bond Plunge Wipes Out $2.6 Trillion, Exceeding Losses of 2008 Financial Crisis
- Today’s Dual Energy Crises Need a Common Solution
- Zelenskyy says 100,000 trapped in Mariupol; German leader says Putin destroying Russia’s future
- A Nation Worth Fighting For
- Ukraine Must Win (“Ukrainians and the world’s democratic powers must work toward the only acceptable endgame.”)
- What they want: Allies meet in Europe for Ukraine summits
- Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Worsens; Biden Heads to Europe
- Xi, Putin and Trump: The Strongmen Follies
- Ukraine Holds the Line as Biden Heads to Europe (“U.S. to Push for More Aggressive Sanctions on Russia”)
- Ukraine’s Troops Fight War of Ambush and Skirmish Against Russian Invaders
- Biden heads to Europe as West seeks to step up pressure on Russia
- Biden and U.S. allies plan to step up sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine
- Biden heads across the Atlantic to rally the West at a pivotal moment for Ukraine — and his presidency
- Why the Nightmarish Stalemate in Ukraine Won’t End Soon
- Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe
- Russia chokes major oil pipeline in further threat to global supplies
- ‘Winging It’: Russia Is Getting Its Generals Killed on the Front Lines
- Ukraine claims it has retaken key town outside Kyiv, as defenses hold against fierce Russian onslaught
- As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin’s Leadership
- Biden to Sanction Hundreds of Russian Lawmakers, U.S. Officials Say
- Belarusian military could ‘soon’ join war in Ukraine, US and NATO officials say
- Russia attacks from the sea; Ukraine makes gains near Kyiv (If it doesn’t already have them, Ukraine needs anti-ship missiles.)
- Wall Street Is Scrambling For the Exits in Moscow — and Billions Are at Stake
- Scholz Wants German Reliance on Russian Energy to End Quickly
- Ukraine forces fighting to retake ground from Russia – US
- West warns of increased Russian brutality
- Vladimir Putin Spokesperson Refuses To Rule Out Russia Nuking Ukraine (“If it is an existential threat for our country, then it can be used”)
- ‘We’re going back to a USSR’: long queues return for Russian shoppers as sanctions bite (“After an hour and a half queuing for sugar, or worse still fighting for it in a market, Russians are feeling the effect of shortages caused by an unprecedented cutoff from the world”)
- UN head says time for Russia to end ‘unwinnable’ Ukraine war
- The heads begin to roll in Russia
- ‘Putin owns Biden’: Absurd GOP attacks require a strong Democratic response
- Sanctions on Russia Pit the West Against the Rest of the World
- A month into war, Putin’s mind-set is complex — and dangerous (“Putin is obsessed with Ukraine, angry at his generals, paranoid about enemies at home and abroad, and wrapping his bloody deeds in spiritual language almost mystical in its vision of Russia’s past and future.”)
- Ukraine says Russia seized relief workers in Mariupol convoy
- Aleksei Navalny Found Guilty of Fraud by Russian Court (100% sham trial.)
- How Russia and Right-Wing Americans Converged on War in Ukraine
- Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows
- What previously democratic countries can teach us about the GOP’s tactics to regain power
- Blame Big Oil for a Lot—But Not for Price Gouging at the Pump (“When it comes to high gas prices, politicians are pointing fingers in the wrong directions.” The main issue is really Americans’ voracious demand for gasoline, due to a car-dependent lifestyle, sprawl, gas-guzzling vehicles, etc.)
- The GOP’s airing of grievances at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing
- Josh Hawley Doubles Down on Ketanji Brown Jackson Smear (Hawley is a disgusting human being.)
- The GOP’s attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson are nasty even by Republican standards (“Republicans turned the hearing into a blizzard of misleading attacks, many of which seem designed to appeal to QAnon supporters.”)
- Graham, who voted nominee Jackson onto lower courts, is now grandstanding against her
- Defending her record, Jackson back for 3rd day of hearings (What a massive waste of time.)
- Judging a Judge on Race and Crime, G.O.P. Plays to Base and Fringe
- The Trailer: How campaign rhetoric about child porn made it to the Supreme Court hearing
- Jackson Parries GOP Attacks, Inches Toward Joining Supreme Court
- Republicans make Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing all about their own victimhood (“Come hear the tale of Brett Kavanaugh, modern-day Job, the most noble victim of all.” Pathetic.)
- In the Jackson hearings, Republicans prefer to whine about history
- Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Actual Views
- Republicans Would Like You to Know How Unfairly They’ve Been Treated (Pathetic.)
- Five takeaways as Jackson takes tough questions from GOP (Despite disgusting and racist Republican “questions,” “Jackson keeps nomination on track”)
- What GOP senators’ ‘war criminals’ question at the hearings was really about
- Network news broadcasts gave a platform to a bad-faith attack on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (“PBS did a better job than NBC and CBS of debunking Sen. Josh Hawley’s smear campaign”)
- Capitol riot suspect is granted refugee status in Belarus after fleeing US
- New research on Trump voters: They’re not the sharpest tools in the box
- Why did it take so long to make lynching a hate crime?
- ‘Morally bankrupt’: outrage after pro-Israel group backs insurrectionist Republicans (AIPAC has been horrible for years.)
- Behind Tucker Carlson and J.D. Vance, a revolt against the GOP unfolds (“How the New Right is challenging the GOP, and why it faces a major test.”)
- Democrats Are Making Life Too Easy for Republicans
- Fox News hosts launch dehumanizing anti-trans attacks against Adm. Rachel Levine and UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas (“Extreme anti-trans rhetoric is a central part of Fox News’ right-wing propaganda machine”)
- Facebook is letting Russian and Chinese state-controlled media push the false Ukraine-US biolabs conspiracy theory (Facebook has been and continues to be a disgrace.)
- Mark Meadows’s wife appears to have filed three false voter forms (“The former White House chief of staff is under investigation, but his wife’s actions in the 2020 election have received less scrutiny.” Lock. Her. Up.)
- Daniel Snyder’s push for a Commanders stadium bidding war tests the limits of goodwill
- VA Senate President Pro Tem Louise Lucas Rips Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) For Saying He’s OK with the Supreme Court Leaving the Question of Interracial Marriage to the States (As Sen. Lucas explains, “the case was called Loving v Virginia, it was over 50 years ago, decided unanimously,” and “there are now Republicans in 2022 who want to revisit it”)
- Braun walks back comments that interracial marriage ruling should have been left to states
- Sarah Palin Fires Back at Haters, Would Fill Vacant House Seat “In a Heartbeat”
- Texas has enough solar and wind planned to permanently shut down coal
- Oklahoma’s House passes a near-total abortion ban (Republicans want a theocracy.)
- Trump’s vendetta against Kemp escalates ahead of his Georgia rally
- BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom, sources say
- White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for Covid-19
- Former VA Elections Commissioner Chris Piper Vouches for Youngkin’s Pick to Replace Him, Says “I encourage all Virginians to support her” (Democrats have been blasting Youngkin’s pick of Susan Beals, given that she once worked for extremist State Sen. Amanda Chase)
- Citing FOIA exemptions, the Youngkin administration is withholding hundreds of pages of documents (What do they have to hide?)
- Waste industry backs bill to raise annual landfill fees
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 96% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 391 From ~4,000 in January
- No suspects ID’d in Granby Street shooting that stemmed from spilled drink, Norfolk police chief says
- Virginia church ‘leading by example’ on climate action through solar, efficiency (“The Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ is investing in its vision to become a net-zero campus. Its climate commitment recently won it recognition from a national interfaith climate group.”)
- Virginia superintendent reviewing allegations against Loudoun Co. schools superintendent
- Resources for Richmond families who need housing can’t keep up with pandemic hike in homelessness, rising housing costs
- D.C.-area forecast: Scattered showers today into tomorrow as temperatures take a bumpy ride
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