Sunday News: “We Can Limit Global Warming If We Don’t Waste Time”; “Russia Resets Military Command,” Boris Johnson Visits Kyiv; France Votes; “Why Trump Jr. started pushing for a coup before Biden won the 2020 election”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 10.

• Opinion | We Can Limit Global Warming If We Don’t Waste Time
• There’s a Silver Lining to the U.N.’s Final Warning on Climate Change (“The latest IPCC report makes clear that we have everything we need to combat rising temperatures. The only question is whether we care enough about the future of humanity to do it” Depends how “we” is defined.)
• Here’s the thing about that dire climate report: We have the tools we need to fix things
• The Climate Debates That Are Stalling Progress (“Rather than getting distracted by distant and likely irreducible uncertainties, let’s focus on what matters: deploying clean technologies we know we need, implementing a coherent climate policy, laying the groundwork for future progress and creating a just transition that shares the benefits of a sustainable energy system.”)
• Britain was promised a bold and visionary energy plan. But we’ve been sold a dud
• Shanghai residents question human cost of China’s COVID quarantines
• Shanghai Has Recorded More Than 130,000 Covid Cases—and No Deaths (“With 25 million people in lockdown, Shanghai has reported no deaths and says currently only one case is severe.”)
• US officials warn Putin may cite Ukraine war to interfere in American politics
• Ukraine Update: EU Military Panel Meets on Next Phase of War
• Full embargo on oil could stop war – ex-Putin aide
• Boris Johnson pledges financial, military aid after meeting Zelensky in Kyiv
• The AP Interview: Zelenskyy seeks peace despite atrocities
• Poland-Ukraine ties seen as target of Russian disinformation
• Analysis: War, economy could weaken Putin’s place as leader
• Fears of New Attacks as Russia Resets Military Command (“Boris Johnson Visits Kyiv, and Slovakia Sends an Air Defense System”)
• Why the battle for Donbas will be very different from the assault on Kyiv (“Now that Russia has its sights on the east, with a major offensive imminent, the next month will be potentially decisive for Ukraine”)
• Are the Sanctions Against Russia Working or Not? (“It’s economy is far from crippled, but longer term damage still looms”)
• Zelenskyy: Russian aggression not limited to Ukraine alone
• Battles may be tougher for Ukrainians as war shifts to wide-open terrain in east
• What weapons to send to Ukraine? How debate shifted from helmets to tanks
• Ukraine, Russia Send Reinforcements for Pitched Battles in Conflict’s Next Phase
• Here’s what the ICC can actually do about Putin’s war crimes (“The ICC may offer a path to hold Russia accountable, but it has plenty of limitations.”)
• Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Names a General to Unify Its Faltering Campaign
• How Kyiv was saved by Ukrainian ingenuity as well as Russian blunders (“Gym mats and mobile phone apps helped Ukraine’s forces win the battle for the capital”)
• Russia’s Ukraine Propaganda Has Turned Fully Genocidal
• War Crimes Watch: A devastating walk through Bucha’s horror
• The War in Ukraine Has Made This D.C. Writer’s Newsletter a Must Read (“Since the start of the war in Ukraine, journalist Julia Ioffe has emerged as one of the most prominent, incisive and in-demand experts on the horrific conflict.”)
• In France, a nail-biting election as Macron’s rival surges
• Putin’s long shadow hangs over an unpredictable French election
• Polls open in 1st round of France’s presidential election
• Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan’s PM after key vote
• Mexicans vote on whether president stays or goes
• Iran wants U.S. to show goodwill by lifting some sanctions prior to nuclear deal
• China Accelerates Nuclear Buildup (“China has accelerated an expansion of its nuclear arsenal because of a change in its assessment of the threat posed by the U.S., people with knowledge of the Chinese leadership’s thinking say.”)
• The Gridiron Club Superspreader Event Shows We Can’t Just Go Back to Normal
• Why Trump Jr. started pushing for a coup before Biden won the 2020 election
• Biden finally moves to fix one of Obamacare’s most glaring problems
• Explaining Mitch McConnell’s Warped Moral Framework
• The elite D.C. social scene sees a rash of covid cases, but parties on
• Texas Woman, 26, Charged With Murder After Alleged ‘Self-Induced Abortion’ (“The extreme move comes after Texas passed a draconian anti-abortion law last year that has forced thousands of women to seek care out of state.”)
• NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins dies after being struck by a truck
• Lachlan Murdoch, once the ambivalent Fox heir, makes his views clear (Horrible family.)
• Disney vs. DeSantis: How the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ war is threatening the House of Mouse’s empire in Florida
• SNL celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation
• Trump endorses Dr. Oz in key Senate race (Scumbag endorses scumbag.)
• Florida Republicans accepted donations from ex-congressman who sent lewd messages to underage boys even as party’s right wing crusades against ‘grooming’
• Bob Good: The real radicals (The News & Advance actually published this trash by extremist/insurrectionist Bob Good. Wow.)
• [UPDATED] “GOP Chair of the Hampton…Electoral Board has called two well decorated American Military men ‘the N-word’ & suggested their lynchings” (“And this man is charged with overseeing fair elections?”)
• Hampton electoral official accused of ‘abhorrent and unacceptable racist language’ resigns
• Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “I think it speaks to COVID being part of daily existence, and that we still need to track the numbers” (“Although I do plan on getting a second booster, I haven’t scheduled it yet.”)
• Opinion: Virginia gun safety laws are saving lives. Don’t weaken them.
• Opinion: Keep veterans in Virginia by reducing retirement taxes
• Something in the Water is moving to D.C., says Norfolk rapper Pusha T (“Pharrell Williams’ groundbreaking music festival is headed north to Washington, says Pusha T.”)
• Photos, Straw Poll Results From Fairfax Dems’ “Road from Richmond” Event Saturday Morning (Straw poll won by Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Makya Little in HD19, Jennifer Carroll Foy in SD33)
• Editorial: Shockoe Bottom and Slip districts are evolving. Are more patrols needed?
• Ben Hazekamp Wins 7th District – Convention Recap
• D.C.-area forecast: Cool and breezy today before a welcome warm-up