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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 7.
It’s going to take all of us to protect our democracy, especially young people. There is no silver bullet, but if we focus on ideas and solutions that will strengthen our democracy, rather than weaken it, we can live up to our ideals and show the world what is possible. pic.twitter.com/6ZU2fYQyJm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 7, 2022
- Scientists have just told us how to solve the climate crisis – will the world listen?
- Climate scientists are desperate: we’re crying, begging and getting arrested
- Advocate promotes fossil fuels for poor nations he once disparaged (“Alex Epstein, author of ‘The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels,’ while at Duke University wrote pieces for a conservative paper that criticized non-Western cultures” In fact, fossil fuels are completely immoral.)
- Is the world’s most important climate legislation about to die in US Congress? (“Passage of the bill would probably spell the difference between the US meeting its climate goals and blowing right past them.”)
- China said its covid strategy was superior. It’s failing in Shanghai.
- Shanghai Seethes in Lockdown, Posing Test to China’s Leadership (“Residents in China’s most populous city have responded to the government’s pursuit of zero Covid with a rare outpouring of criticism.”)
- Is This What Endemic Disease Looks Like? (“Experts say the rush to recast the coronavirus pandemic as endemic is misguided, and caution that endemic diseases aren’t necessarily mild or normal.”)
- An Age of Existential Uncertainty
- The 1.5-Degree Goal Is All But Dead (Disastrous.)
- Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne
- Oil major Shell to write off up to $5 billion in assets after exiting Russia
- ‘Weapons, weapons and weapons’: Ukraine makes its request to NATO clear
- Europe’s Gas Habit Is Paying for Putin’s War
- The Russian Military Has Descended Into Inhumanity (“The brutal war crimes being documented in Ukraine are a warning Americans should heed.”)
- Western Allies Move to Further Isolate Russia Over Atrocities (“E.U. Weighs New Penalties, Including a Ban on Russian Coal”)
- Seeing Bucha atrocities is turning point for media, viewers
- Ukraine seeks arms from NATO as fight looms on eastern front
- A long war of attrition in Ukraine will have huge global consequences
- Ukraine seeks ‘ruinous’ sanctions on Russia as Europe frets about energy
- Russia shifts focus east as NATO chief warns war could last years
- Russia’s lies may be catching up with it faster than it ever imagined
- Obama: Ukraine war is a reminder of US complacency, taking democracy and ‘rule of law’ for granted
- NATO Nations See Differing Paths as Ukraine War Enters Uncertain Stage
- US targets Putin’s adult daughters in new round of Russian sanctions
- U.S. And Allies Ramp Up Sanctions On Russia Over Bucha Atrocities
- Mariupol’s dead put at 5,000 as Ukraine braces in the east
- House passes bill to document Russian war crimes in Ukraine
- Collecting Bodies in Bucha
- Live Updates: Civilians Flee as Battered Russian Forces Bear Down on Eastern Ukraine
- U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks
- By denying a Ukrainian culture, Putin flattens his own
- Putin’s indiscriminate bombing isn’t just savage. It’s bad strategy.
- How Ukraine Used a Ragtag Arsenal to Thwart Russia’s Air Attacks
- In Bucha, the scope of Russian barbarity is coming into focus
- Ukraine Calls for Tougher Sanctions, More Arms to Fend Off Russia in Donbas
- The isolation of Vladimir Putin (“What Putin’s ever-shrinking world means for the war in Ukraine.”)
- Germany intercepts Russian conversations on indiscriminate killings in Ukraine
- Russia’s failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages
- ‘Continuous drumbeat that sounds like genocidal language’ on Russian state TV journalist says
- EU Sanctions Debate Hits Snags on Coal Ban Phase-In, Exemptions
- Ukraine War Raising Malnutrition Risk in Middle East, Unicef Says
- Turkish court rules that Khashoggi trial should be transferred to Saudi Arabia (Pathetic.)
- Turkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
- Turkey Transfers Jamal Khashoggi Murder Trial to Saudi Arabia (“The move will almost certainly end the last trial aimed at serving justice for the 2018 murder of the Saudi dissident journalist.”)
- In a first, wind power is second-leading U.S. source of electricity in one day
- A Sense of Frustration, Urgency as the January 6 Investigation Crawls Towards Midterms (“The Department of Justice’s lack of action on the committee’s contempt citations is taking a toll on the investigation, and Democrats know time is running out.”)
- Jackson will make a superb justice. GOP attacks won’t change that.
- The Senate is expected to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court today
- Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court
- Why the Clarence and Ginni Thomas Scandal Vanished From the News (“The other reason we’ve all moved on is that there is seemingly nothing to be done. Everyone agrees that until and unless there is a binding, enforceable code of conduct on Supreme Court Justices, they will do what they want. Besides, the justices are seemingly unbothered and unfazed by the prospect of plummeting approval ratings and a decline in public confidence.”)
- Tom Cotton Can’t Even Get Props From Fox News for His Latest Ketanji Brown Jackson Smear (Cotton is one of the most vile people in America.)
- Trump deflects blame for Jan. 6 silence, says he wanted to march to Capitol (“The former president struck a defiant posture and repeated false claims in an interview with The Post.” The WaPo still won’t call them LIES.)
- House votes to hold ex-Trump aides Navarro, Scavino in contempt of Congress
- Republicans thought defining a ‘woman’ is easy. Then they tried.
- History Shows the Democrats’ Midterm Doom Isn’t Preordained
- Dissatisfied With Their Party, Wealthy Republican Donors Form Secret Coalitions
- Judge rejects Trump’s demand he step back from suit against Hillary Clinton
- What’s a White House to do about clueless voters? (“The Biden administration needs to simplify its message.”)
- Democrats try a crazy new approach: Touting their accomplishments
- After Gridiron Dinner, a covid outbreak among Washington A-list guests (Having big, in-person dinners at this point still doesn’t seem wise at all.)
- Amazon Union’s Success Opens the Eyes of Labor Leaders (“After the stunning victory at Amazon, organized labor is asking itself a pressing question: Does the labor movement need to get more disorganized?”)
- Kristi Noem wants Republicans to look to Reagan. They see only Trump. (“Sunny optimism, big dreams? No thanks, we’ll stick with resentment and anger.”)
- As vile as it gets: J.D. Vance goes full ‘great replacement theory’
- US: 2 posed as agents, gave gifts to Secret Service officers
- Congresswoman Who Downplayed the Capitol Riot Is Very Concerned About a Slap Joke
- The Pedophilia Talk Is a Pre-Justification
- People in homes with handguns more likely to be killed, major study finds (“Researchers find ‘zero evidence’ that living in a home with a handgun offers protection against homicide, with women at particular risk”)
- Leader of West Virginia’s Proud Boys chapter pleads guilty in Jan. 6 case
- Judge issues first outright acquittal of Jan. 6 riot defendant (Trump-appointed judge…who clearly shouldn’t be on the bench.)
- Right-wing media ask Elon Musk to end Twitter’s nonexistent censorship and bring Trump back to platform
- Elon Musk delayed filing a form and made $156 million
- Eric Boehlert Dies: Media Critic For Media Matters & Salon, Founder Of Press Run Newsletter Killed In Bike Accident At 57
- Framing: In Honor of Eric Boehlert.
- Liberal media critic Eric Boehlert dies in bicycle collision
- Eric Boehlert’s Spirit Was Decades Younger and His Wisdom Decades Older
- Paul Gosar to attend white nationalist social gathering on Hitler’s birthday
- At least 50 US gig workers murdered or killed since 2017 – study (“Activists say companies like Lyft and Uber ‘try to protect their bottom line by offloading risk’ on to workers”)
- On Facebook, right-leaning pages are dominating discussion of Florida’s new anti-LGBTQ legislation
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Delivers Floor Speech on His Support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (“I support Judge Jackson’s nomination because of her stellar academic credentials, her prestigious judicial clerkships…”)
- Sen. Kaine weighing in on issues in Washington, D.C.
- Video: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Says It was “Really Valuable” to Be Able to Question Ivanka Trump; Says Trump Inaction on 1/6 Was Like a Navy Captain Watching His Ship Burn and Doing Nothing (“That’s dereliction of duty, that’s the kind of thing a military officer could be court martialed for.”)
- Luria: DoD budget needs course correction for Navy to be ready for global threats
- Hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental funds on state budget negotiating table
- Incompetent Gov. Youngkin Falls Behind, With 1,669 Bills To Sign By Monday (“In order to finish acting on the 1,669 bills on his desk before Monday’s legal deadline, he will have to sign them at a rate of 278 bills per day.”)
- Ten Ways Governor Youngkin Should Have Spent the $46,000 He Wasted on Monday (Youngkin could have paid a teacher’s annual salary or for 11,500 gallons of gas)
- FiveThirtyEight Analysis: “The Virginia House of Delegates could…swing back to Democrats’ control under its new map”
- After fight with Democrats, Youngkin announces new Parole Board picks (More like “After Youngkin fires entire Parole Board, then botches his first picks, Youngkin announces a new set of appointees”…)
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 96% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 241 From ~4,000 in January
- Virginia part of national uptick in attempts to ban or censor books
- More Virginia communities add speed cameras at school crossing zones — and that’s a good thing
- More Than 50 Virginia Elected Officials and Community Leaders Endorse Hala Ayala for State Senate
- Youngkin donates part of salary to nonprofit for emergency responders
- Civil rights groups launch campaign to teach history of race-based discrimination in Virginia
- ‘Black history is American history’ — Va. campaign seeks to counteract ‘whitewashing’
- Chesterfield County Supervisors approve $905.5 million general fund budget Wednesday night
- Ex-Del. Yost pleads guilty to embezzlement, gets community service, suspended jail sentence
- Dialogue on Race/NAACP: Equity work in Montgomery County schools must continue
- Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone announces retirement as city grapples with gun violence, staffing
- Rappahannock Tribe’s return to the river
- Schapiro: Wahoo-ping and hollering at UVA over Pence visit
- Loudoun Supervisors Send New Election Districts to Public Hearing
- Galax, Va., ranked first among 300 high-poverty counties in COVID-19 death rate
- Editorial: Virginia Beach readies for influx to resort area
- D.C.-area forecast: Showery today ahead of a cool weekend
