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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 9.
- Scientists arrested for peaceful climate protests around the world say “climate revolution now” (“Scientists protested worldwide in reaction to a U.N. report concluding humanity has three years to cut emissions”)
- Shanghai’s Omicron Outbreak Corners Chinese Leader (“Xi Jinping looked to ease China’s zero-Covid strategy until the highly contagious variant forced a return to strict lockdowns. He faces a dilemma other world leaders hope their countries never see again.”)
- Nine ways Russia botched its invasion of Ukraine
- Spurred by Vladimir Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War (“Citizens are denouncing one another, illustrating how the war against Ukraine is feeding paranoia and polarization in Russian society.”)
- Eastern Ukraine Reels From Train Station Attack (“World Leaders Condemn Missile Strike That Killed at Least 50”)
- The Hunt for the Butchers of Bucha
- Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, prompted by Russian war in Ukraine (Good.)
- Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted.’
- Biden blames Russia for ‘atrocity’ at station that killed 50
- Russia accused of ‘monstrous’ war crime in Kramatorsk station attack
- Train Station Atrocity Shows Ukraine Needs More Military Support Against Russia: Activists
- Attack on train station was a ‘war crime,’ Zelensky says
- The Re-Taking of Nova Basan (“A Ukrainian batallion’s liberation of the town, sixty miles east of Kyiv, wasn’t their first success. It was their fourth.”)
- After Russians’ retreat, scarred Ukrainian village recounts month of terror (“On a two-day visit, tales emerge of killings and looting by a demoralised invasion force”)
- Nations Eye Modern Arms for Ukraine as Soviet-Era Stocks Dwindle
- Half of Harvests in Crop Giant Ukraine Could Be Wiped Out by War
- Russia shakes up its military leadership in Ukraine
- Russia’s War in Ukraine: Key Events and How It’s Unfolding
- Russia’s First Default in a Century Looks All But Inevitable Now
- Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian Fascist Buffoon Whose Shtick Stuck, Dead at 75
- Ukraine: Inside the spies’ attempts to stop the war
- Why Ukraine Is Winning
- Nobel Prize-Winning Russian Newspaper Editor Attacked With Paint In Moscow
- Britain talks tough on Putin, while its politicians also get millions in Kremlin-linked cash
- After 77 years in timeout, Germany is crucial to the fascist resistance
- Ukraine seeks tough reply after missile kills 52 at station
- Biden won’t remove Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from terror list. He’s right.
- Macron Sprints to End Line in Hotly Contested Race With Le Pen
- In France, a nail-biting election as Macron’s rival surges
- Pakistan’s embattled PM faces tough no-confidence vote
- Study finds U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations averted 2.2 million deaths
- There’s an uptick in U.S. vaccinations, and older Americans are the reason
- What Fauci sees coming with the BA.2 coronavirus subvariant in the U.S.
- Trump Officials Failed to Provide Accounting of Foreign Gifts
- State Department: WH gift records for Trump, Pence missing
- Donations Steered to Trump Super PAC by Canadian Are Found to Be Illegal (How many crimes has Trump committed? 100s? 1000s? Why is he not in prison for the rest of his life?)
- We Can’t Ignore Republican Attempts to Undermine Free and Fair Elections
- You May Not Find Many Friends on This Power-Hungry Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court is broken. So is the system that confirms its justices.
- Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes a Supreme Court justice, for life.
- Mood as light as spring air as Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers words to remember
- ‘We’ve made it’: Jackson, first Black woman to join Supreme Court, touts her historic confirmation
- Jackson, after a tough confirmation, celebrates at White House
- Republican Lawmakers to Oil CEOs: Stop Apologizing and Keep the Fossil Fuels Coming (Sociopathic.)
- Liberals forgot the personal is political. But conservatives didn’t.
- A Democrat erupts at Josh Hawley, and a ‘loudness’ gap is revealed (It’s long past time for Democrats to start speaking up – loudly and often.)
- Proud Boys leader admits plan to storm Capitol, will testify against others
- Pro-Trump Rally Planner Is Cooperating in Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Inquiry (“Ali Alexander, who was a key figure in the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, said he had received a grand jury subpoena and would assist the expanding investigation”)
- CNN Exclusive: ‘We control them all’: Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows ideas for overturning 2020 election before it was called
- Donald Trump Jr. Detailed In Text How To Seize White House After 2020 Vote: Report (“‘We have multiple paths. We control them all,’ he ominously texted Mark Meadows as he urged him to help upend the presidential election, CNN reported.”)
- Don Junior Was Claiming the ‘Moral High Ground’ in His Overturn-the-Election Texts
- Judge appears likely to allow January 6-related candidacy challenge against Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Amazon seeks to overturn union win, says vote was tainted
- Kentucky Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Schools to Teach Kids Slavery Was a Blip in America’s Perfect Past (The governor is a Democrat, of course.)
- Whitmer’s Office Warns Of ‘Normalization Of Political Violence’ After Kidnapping Plot Verdict
- 2 Whitmer kidnap plot suspects found not guilty; mistrial declared for other two
- Ohio GOP Senate hopeful: Middle class doesn’t pay fair share
- Starr County woman arrested for “self-induced abortion” (This is what’s going on in Texas these days…)
- ‘We were caught by surprise’: Alabama governor signs two anti-trans bills after lawmakers’ 11th-hour push (And this is what’s going on in Alabama, another state governed by theocratic Republicans.)
- Academy Bans Will Smith From Oscars for 10 Years
- Fox Corp. markets itself as “committed to LGBTQ+ equality” while Fox News leads anti-LGBTQ hate campaign
- Rep. Don Beyer Lauds Interior Department Actions Promoting Conservation and Restoration of Wildlife Corridors
- “Kiss of Death:” Kiggans Backed by Two-Time Loser Scott Taylor in VA-02 (“Cozying up to a scandal-plagued politician and prospective employee of Kremlin-allied Belarus isn’t exactly the ringing endorsement Kiggans needs”)
- Herb Jones announces run against Rep. Rob Wittman in 1st District
- Youngkin signs bill requiring parental notification of sexually explicit content in schools
- Youngkin Signs Over 100 Bills Into Law; Fortunately, the VA Senate Dem Firewall Kept Most Really Bad Bills From Reaching Youngkin’s Desk
- Governor Youngkin Continues to Roll Back Crucial Environmental Protections (“The Democratic Party is the only party in Virginia dedicated to tackling the worsening effects of climate change and we will continue to fight against any Republican attempts to roll back our progress.”)
- Virginia House Democrats offer alternative to Youngkin plan to cut gas tax
- VA House Democrats Announce Alternative to Gov. Youngkin’s Ill-Conceived Gas Tax Suspension
- Va. House Democrats propose $50 payments to car owners instead of gas tax holiday
- House Democrats introduced a new proposal to ease gas price burden
- Group fighting school admissions policy goes to SCOTUS
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 96% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 219 From ~4,000 in January
- Marshall: Chickahominy Power plant is dead. Is the Mountain Valley Pipeline next?
- Exclusive: Chair of Hampton Electoral Board accused of racist post, called upon to resign
- Update: Developer cancels plan to put homes on part of Civil War battlefield (“Sixteen Black soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for their service in the Civil War, and almost every single one of those medals was given to men who fought in the Battle of New Market Heights in Virginia.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Cool and showery today as warm air looms early week
