Wednesday News: “Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about”; “Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation”; “John Bolton: Trump Is a Putin-Loving Moron Who Thought Finland Was Part of Russia”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 2.

• Morrison’s deathly silence on IPCC report as floods devastate east coast
• Yesterday’s UN Climate Report “is an atlas of human suffering”
• Oil Tops $110 as Russia Struggles to Maintain Energy Sales
• Freedom House chief: An inflection point for democracy
• Russia’s onslaught rages on multiple fronts
• In Putin, intelligence analysts see an isolated leader who underestimated the West but could lash out if cornered
• How Putin Wants Russians to See the War in Ukraine
• Elite fighting unit sent to assassinate Ukraine President Zelensky killed
• If the past is anything to go by, Russia will struggle to occupy Ukraine
• Russian Oil Finds Few Buyers Even at Deep Discounts
• China Holds Talks With Ukraine, Further Edging Away From Russia
• China signals willingness to mediate in Ukraine-Russia war
• Why a No-Fly Zone for Ukraine Is a Likely No-Go
• The Impossible Suddenly Became Possible (“When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West’s assumptions about the world became unsustainable.”)
• Major Western Companies Retreat From Russia
• Ukraine’s Kharkiv Front Line Holds Despite Bombardment
• Russian forces land in Kharkiv as bombardment of Ukraine cities intensifies
• Russia Says It Controls Land Around Biggest Ukraine Atomic Plant
• When does an invasion become a war crime? (“The world needs to know the extent of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.”)
• Aiming to control Ukraine, Russia risks quagmire of foreign regime change
• Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: ‘I’m not iconic. Ukraine is iconic’
• Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about
• Russia may or may not conquer Ukraine. It has definitely lost Germany.
• Zelensky and the West have called Putin’s bluff. Let’s not waver now.
• John Bolton: Trump Made It ‘That Much Easier’ for Putin to Invade Ukraine
• Let’s Recall What Exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani Were Doing in Ukraine
• U.N. set to hold vote that would demand Russia end war in Ukraine
• Russia says it has captured biggest Ukrainian city yet
• Exclusive: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy tells Russia “just stop the bombing” before more ceasefire talks
• How white supremacy fuels the Republican love affair with Vladimir Putin (“The American right’s romance with Putin is no mystery: Trumpers see him as leading a global war for whiteness”)
• Here Are the (Still Extremely Unlikely) Scenarios Where Putin Might Use a Nuke
• Putin’s Propaganda Machine Is Swiftly Crashing Down (“Meta, TikTok, and YouTube are among the social media giants restricting access to Kremlin-owned news outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe.”)
• Soaring Oil Prices Test Resiliency of U.S. Stocks
• Photos: Thousands March at White House, in Solidarity with Ukraine and Against Putin’s Illegal Invasion
• Biden Revives Unity Theme to Reset Presidency (“By touting solidarity in defense of Ukraine, Biden offered a clear contrast to Trumpism.”)
• 5 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address (“The president painted an optimistic view of life amid the pandemic in front of a much more unified-looking Congress than in past years.”)
• Biden’s State of the Union speech packs plenty of emotion into an hour (“It was a solid speech, more bipartisan than one could have imagined.”)
• Biden Rallies Congress With a Furious Rebuke of Putin in His First State of the Union
• Biden’s State of the Union sends potent messages to Zelensky and Putin
• Biden unveils a new ‘unity agenda’ at his first State of the Union address
• In first State of the Union, President Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation
• Video: In SOTU, President Biden Declares “we the United States of America stand with the Ukrainian people”; Pledges to Build “a better America”
• Biden in State of the Union urges ‘unmistakable’ support for democracy in Ukraine
• Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation
• Biden announces ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace
• Biden leads Congress in standing ovation for embattled Ukrainians
• The State of the Biden Presidency Is Strong (“Ignore his lousy approval numbers. Biden is handling the Ukraine crisis with astonishing skill.”)
• ‘Now is our moment’: Biden confronts Putin and tries to kickstart his domestic agenda in State of the Union
• Biden Seizes the Center (“In his first State of the Union address, the president sought to rescue his dismal approval ratings by avoiding stark partisanship.”)
• Biden to Putin: You have no idea what’s coming
• Five takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address
• Biden Says Energy Plan Will Fight Climate Change, Inflation In State Of The Union Speech (“The president said tackling planetary warming would save American families $500 per year in energy costs.”)
• Joe Biden To Transgender Kids: ‘I Will Always Have Your Back’
• The State of the Union Addressed All the Things Eating Democrats Alive
• Biden threatens Big Tech over its “national experiment” on children (“In his State of the Union speech, the president vowed to hold social media platforms accountable for their harms.”)
• Bipartisanship on Ukraine, a shouted GOP attack and other takeaways from Biden’s speech
• Biden declares pandemic reset, saying covid ‘need no longer control our lives’
• Biden’s address ushers in a new phase of his presidency
• John Bolton: Trump Is a Putin-Loving Moron Who Thought Finland Was Part of Russia (“The former national security adviser also said Tuesday that Trump complained about all the sanctions his administration put on Russia, and did nothing to deter Putin from invading Ukraine.”)
• GOP leader won’t condemn Greene, Gosar with cameras rolling
• Republicans know exactly how to handle the fanatics in their party (“Don’t be fooled into thinking they’re flummoxed by the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene. They have a time-tested formula.”)
• The Supreme Court is getting more ‘activist’ all the time (“Don’t believe Republicans for a second when they say they abhor ‘judicial activism.'”)
• Feds say Jan. 6 rioter seen giving Nazi salute praised Hitler, sent racist messages
• Trump Judges Are Now a Threat to America’s National Security
• McConnell, Scott face off over GOP’s agenda
• Marco Rubio Has Turned to the Magic Gibberish (Rubio is completely f’ed in the head.)
• Fox has pushed COVID propaganda for two years. The cost has been staggering.
• Fox News mentioned the Keystone Pipeline 141 times in one week during the network’s coverage of the War in Ukraine (Utterly moronic.)
• Fox News still hasn’t mentioned GOP members of Congress who spoke at white nationalist convention
• Lauren Boebert Makes ‘You Lie’ Heckle Seem Quaint (“In a new State of the Union low, the far-right representative shouted at President Biden as he was discussing his son Beau’s death.”)
• Lauren Boebert Embarrasses Herself With State of the Union Outburst (“As the president mentioned his son’s death from brain cancer, the MAGA-boosting lawmaker shouted that Biden had placed 13 soldiers in coffins—drawing rebuke from Democrats.” She’s pure evil.)
• Rashida Tlaib’s State of the Union Response to Biden Is a Gift to the GOP (“With friends like these…”)
• Herschel Walker won’t appear with Marjorie Taylor Greene following white nationalist event
• Five Takeaways from the Texas Primary Elections
• Meet Jessica Cisneros, the 28-year-old immigration lawyer who forced a veteran Democrat into a Texas runoff
• Texas Gov. Abbott and Beto O’Rourke are set for an election clash after primary wins
• Much-Hyped D.C. Trucker Rally Turns Out to Be a Complete Joke
• Senate votes to censure Wendy Rogers for threatening her colleagues
• Dennis Miller Abandons His Show on Kremlin-Funded TV Network
• DirecTV dropping RT America in light of war in Ukraine (How about dropping *Fox* in light of the January 6th insurrection???)
• The Hypocrisy of Bob Good – Updated: Is Bob With Ukraine or Not?
• Warner backs Youngkin’s call for state to divest Russian investments
• Will The Democratic Senators’ Brick Wall Stand Firm Against Fossil Foolish ALEC Legislation?
• VA Senate Democrats Defeat Flurry of Bad Bills From Reversing Environmental Protections to Repealing Gun Safety Measures
• Video: “Shocked” Del. Ken Plum Rips “Inherently Divisive Concepts” Interim Report, Says Youngkin Administration’s “Convoluted Logic” Is Using the Civil Rights Act to Justify Discrimination (“Getting rid of these websites…is…the electronic version of book burning”)
• Virginia House Republicans “Unceremoniously” Kill Constitutional Amendments Restoring Voting Rights to Ex-Felons, Getting Rid of the “Stain” of the Anti-LGBTQ “Marriage Amendment”
• Felon voting rights, same-sex marriage measures die in Virginia House panel (Actually, they are EX-felons.)
• Facial recognition measure will soon be on Youngkin’s desk
• 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 91% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations at Lowest Level Since Mid-November; Deaths Remain Relatively High
• Chap Petersen column: It’s time for ‘second look’ sentencing
• This isn’t the first time Virginia ABC has pulled liquor from its shelves for a political statement
• A Senate committee advanced legislation that would drastically increase unclaimed attack ad penalties
• From the ERA to abortion: five cases in which Va.’s new AG changed the state’s legal position
• Virginia needs to get serious about ‘megasites,’ outgoing official says
• With first veto, Youngkin overrules bill on Arlington policing oversight (Youngkin is the WORST…dumber than dogsh**, among his many other fine qualities.)
• Youngkin vetoes Arlington Co. police oversight bill
• Roanoke-area COVID-19 cases at lowest level since last summer
• Richmond School Board compromises on budget, virtual academy
• Arlington suspends substitute teacher who backed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
• D.C.-area forecast: Warming to near or past 60 today, then colder again to close out the workweek