by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 14.
- Scientists Stage Worldwide Climate Change Protests After IPCC Report (“Over 1,000 scientists from 25 countries took part in the Science Rebellion’s demonstrations last week”)
- Climate change: COP26 promises will hold warming under 2C (That’s IF those promises are fulfilled.)
- Shanghai cases hit record as Xi reiterates urgency of COVID curbs
- How much energy powers a good life? Less than you’re using, says a new report
- Driven by climate change, thawing permafrost is radically changing the Arctic landscape
- UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations (“The UN report said these poorer countries were already struggling to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and a lack of access to adequate funding.”)
- Russia evacuates flagship after it suffers major damage in Black Sea blast
- Ukraine Update: Russia Says Moskva Cruiser Will Be Towed to Port
- Russian warship Moskva: What do we know? (“Whatever caused the major fire onboard – and Ukraine says it was two missiles fired by its forces – the demise of the once mighty Moskva will be seen as poetic justice in Ukraine. In more practical terms, this incident is likely to result in Russian warships having to move further offshore for their own safety.”)
- Ukraine says its missiles crippled a Russian flagship
- Russian Warship Badly Damaged in Setback to Moscow’s War Effort
- Russia’s Black Sea Flagship Abandoned After Ukraine Claims Missile Strike Sank It
- Ukraine says it damaged Russian flagship, crew evacuates
- Yellen Warns Nations Staying Neutral in Russia’s War With Ukraine
- Ukraine Live Updates: Evidence of Abuses Mount as Biden Promises More Aid
- U.S. weighs sending top-level official to meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv
- U.S. gives Ukraine $800 million more in military aid, adds heavy weapons
- U.S. Expands Flow of Intelligence to Ukraine as White House Sends More Arms
- Russia threatens new nuclear deployments if Sweden, Finland join NATO
- Finland and Sweden belong in NATO
- U.S. and Ukrainian Groups Pierce Putin’s Propaganda Bubble
- Russian Tech Industry Faces ‘Brain Drain’ as Workers Flee
- Opinion: Putin is shifting the goal posts. The West must too
- Here Are All House Members Russia Didn’t Sanction (There’s really “no rhyme or reason as to why.”)
- Ominous rhetoric gains ground in Russia as war struggles persist in Ukraine
- As leaders debate ‘genocide,’ a growing focus on atrocities in Ukraine
- Lonely Putin Is Losing Control of His Own Spiraling Minions (“It’s one major blow after another for the Kremlin’s allies, who seem to be embarrassing an increasingly isolated Putin by failing to get their lies straight on the war in Ukraine.”)
- US faces a race against time to get massive security aid to Ukraine with fresh assault looming
- Le Pen Backs NATO-Russia Reconciliation and Reduced French Role in Alliance (French voters need to overwhelmingly reject her.)
- French president declines to follow Biden and call Russian acts in Ukraine ‘genocide’ (Stupid.)
- How Jared Kushner and the Trump admin traded U.S. foreign policy for $2 billion (Isn’t this illegal? If so, why is Kushner not under arrest?)
- If the Iran nuclear deal fails, Iraq could suffer the fallout
- What the White House’s actions on medical debt could mean for consumers (“The Biden administration announced new measures to ease the financial burden of high medical bills. Here’s how the measures can help and what’s still missing to protect patients.”)
- The Biden administration is addressing medical debt. It’s about time. (“Imagine if we had a system where medical debt just wasn’t a thing. Other countries do, and we could, too.”)
- America’s Pandemic P.T.S.D.
- Now nothing will stop the Supreme Court from overturning Roe v. Wade (“Republican legislatures have ensured that there will be no half-measures from the court. What will Democrats do about it?”)
- The Supreme Court may be setting the stage for the mother of all culture clashes (“When rights vanish, young people might engage.”)
- Roberts Has Lost Control of the Supreme Court (Completely.)
- A Supreme Court Ruling Gutting Roe Wouldn’t Just Affect The Red States (“Restrictions and bans on abortion are in the books in other states, including Michigan.”)
- How Red States Plan to Reach Beyond Their Borders and Outlaw Abortion in America (“Republican-led legislatures are already developing schemes to punish patients and providers around the country.”)
- “Based on a lie”: GOP’s Zuckerberg obsession threatens to starve local election offices of funding (“Facebook founder’s donations were vital to election officials but gave GOP someone else to blame for Trump’s loss”)
- Culture War, Corporate Dominance, and the Authoritarian Movement
- Old-school homophobia is back (“Why anti-LGBTQ laws and accusations of ‘grooming’ children seem to be everywhere now.”)
- Biden White House waives executive privilege for more Trump records
- Mitch McConnell Knew the Depths of Trump’s Plot to Steal the Election Weeks Before January 6 (McConnell is pure evil, really.)
- Book details tension with McConnell over Trump’s bid to reverse Biden’s electoral win (Why wasn’t this reported AT THE TIME???)
- After appealing to con men, the GOP now complains about the hucksters (“Republicans don’t send their best people to run for office.”)
- Trump pours money into a midterm race for the first time
- McCarthy faces grumbles from right over Biden impeachment remarks (“House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) drew right-wing ire after he stated that House Republicans, if they win the House majority in this year’s midterm elections, will not impeach President Joe Biden for ‘political purposes.'”)
- DNC panel strips Iowa of guaranteed first vote for president; state party can still apply for coveted spot
- Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion in cash (If Musk buys Twitter, that will probably destroy it.)
- Elon Musk Launches $43 Billion Hostile Takeover of Twitter
- Mark Meadows removed from N.C. voter rolls amid fraud investigation (Charge him with a crime.)
- Ex-Trump aide Meadows under investigation, taken off N.C. voter rolls after officials said he voted in Va.
- Greg Abbott eagerly fills the border-politics void left by Trump (Scumbag.)
- Gov. Greg Abbott eases truck inspections at key border crossing in Laredo
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses migrants as human props in ‘publicity stunt’
- Kentucky Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto, Passes Abortion Restrictions
- Kentucky is the first state to end virtually all in-state abortions
- Police in Michigan release videos of fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya
- Police arrest suspect in New York subway shooting
- Fox’s flagship “straight news” show promotes bogus COVID study to boost Republican policies (“Right-wing apparatchiks want you to believe red states outperformed blue states during the pandemic — after they literally rewrote the death statistics”)
- Fox Corp LGBTQ Staff Group Condemns Fox News’ ‘Hateful’ Rhetoric
- Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Calls It a “a badge of honor to have been sanctioned by” Russia; Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Says “Russian warship, go F&@k yourself!”
- Republican Yesli Vega in VA-07 Embraces Endorsement from Ginni Thomas (“Vega unconcerned with Thomas’s efforts to throw out votes and undermine democracy”)
- Father of slain journalist won’t be on ballot in Va.’s 5th, party says (“Andy Parker, a prominent Virginia gun control advocate, did not obtain enough valid signatures, leaving Democrat Josh Throneburg to claim the nomination.” For a major campaign with resources, failing to get enough signatures to get on the ballot is really…uh, incredible, among many other things.)
- CASEY: Why did Rep. Morgan Griffith vote to support NATO?
- Disqualified GOP candidate doesn’t mince words in Fighting 9th
- Video: Virginia Senate Dems Rip Youngkin’s Vetoes, Amendments – “total lack of understanding”; “gotcha moments”; “almost comically incompetent”; “you just can’t make this stuff up” (Sen. Favola: Youngkin’s Loudoun School Board amendment “part of this larger strategy of undermining the ability of school boards to governor our public schools”)
- Youngkin Sprints Further To the Right With Unprecedented Vetoes and Amendments
- What comes next for state lawmakers following Youngkin’s vetoes and amendments?
- Senate finance leader says Youngkin vetoes ‘set us back’ in reaching budget agreement
- BREAKING: Governor Youngkin Sued By Over A Dozen Media Organizations For Hiding Records and Refusing to Release “Tip Line” Emails in Violation of FOIA Law (Even the right-wingnut “Sinclair Broadcast Group” joined in this one…)
- Media outlets file suit over Va. Gov. Youngkin’s teacher tip line
- Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press sue, accusing Youngkin of violating FOIA law
- Schapiro: Youngkin’s costly frontal attack for veterans tax break
- Deeds taken aback by Youngkin veto
- Youngkin administration says it aims to speed up environmental permitting
- No plans for new COVID precautions in Virginia, despite uptick in cases
- Despite denouncing racist Hampton official, GOP’s actions have long alienated Black voters
- After GOP official’s racist post, Va. elections board asks parties to take local picks seriously
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 95% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 152 From ~4,000 in January
- Editorial: Dogs bring officials together (“A divided General Assembly and Gov. Glenn Youngkin found agreement on one issue: puppies.”)
- One gubernatorial veto would’ve helped localities address issues with slumlords
- Fairfax Co. School Board defends admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson HS
- Fairfax Co. schools developing policy restricting information sharing with ICE
- Two Richmond homeless shelters are closing, leaving hundreds without emergency housing
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm before late storms; idyllic weather Friday
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