by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 9.
- How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens
- “Not aligned to Paris:” AGL concedes coal exit plans don’t meet climate goals (Completely unacceptable.)
- Putin defends Ukraine invasion during speech, doesn’t escalate conflict
- Ukraine “preparing for everything” as Putin plots next move, ambassador says
- Ukraine Fights for Besieged Mariupol as Russia Marks Key Date
- Pelosi Says ‘We Have to’ Pass $33 Billion Ukraine Aid Package
- Russia marks WWII victory overshadowed by Ukraine
- Putin blames West for war in Ukraine (Fact check: it’s overwhelmingly Putin’s fault.)
- Putin Invokes World War II Nazi Fight to Justify Invasion (Putin seems unhinged.)
- Putin’s actions in Ukraine bring shame on Russia, says G7
- Ukrainians report fierce fighting as Russia marks Soviet WW2 victory
- Western allies unveil new Russia sanctions on V-E Day
- Live Updates: Putin Defends His War in Ukraine (“Putin defends his Ukraine invasion, invoking World War II, but does not signal an escalation.” It’s utterly indefensible, in fact.)
- U.S. Treasury Takes Sweeping Action Against Russia’s War Efforts
- FACT SHEET: United States and G7 Partners Impose Severe Costs for Putin’s War Against Ukraine
- Russia’s ultimate political survivor faces a wartime reckoning
- Ukraine is rebuilding cities as fast as Russia destroyed them
- ‘Surrender is not an option’: Azov battalion commander in plea for help to escape Mariupol
- Zelensky releases video on day of remembrance: ‘We hear “never again” differently’
- Dozens feared dead and injured after Russia bombs school in eastern Ukraine
- Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
- Biden tests how much he can ratchet up the pressure on Putin
- From handshakes to hostilities: How dangerous is the situation in North Korea?
- With Marcos Jr. tipped to win, Philippines at tenuous moment
- Philippines votes for new president, with dictator’s son in the lead
- Israeli PM’s government limps into new parliament session
- The Turkish Drone That Changed the Nature of Warfare
- Taiwan Pivots Away from Zero Covid as Beijing Doubles Down
- Hong Kong ushers in a new era of restriction under John Lee (“Lee ran uncontested and won 99 percent of the vote.”)
- The philosopher who warned us about loneliness and totalitarianism (“Revisiting Hannah Arendt’s ideas about social isolation and mass resentment.”)
- Solar Power Offers Puerto Ricans a Lifeline but Remains an Elusive Goal
- Biden targets GOP on inflation as prices skyrocket
- The Biden administration is capping the cost of the internet for low-income Americans
- Capitol attack panel moves closer to issuing subpoenas to Republicans (“Refusal to assist the investigation has caused the sentiment to turn towards taking near-unprecedented action, sources say”)
- Call Pence or Trump? It’s decision time for Jan. 6 panel (The fact that Trump isn’t in prison, right now, makes a complete mockery of our entire system of justice. WTF???)
- If Roe Falls, Is Same-Sex Marriage Next?
- Senate Democrats Warn of G.O.P. Effort to Restrict Abortion Nationwide
- Mitch McConnell Said Something That Can Help Democrats Win the Midterms (“Democrats need to see to it that McConnell’s remark about Congress possibly passing a federal abortion ban is known to every single American voter.”)
- Republicans Are Wasting No Time Pushing Dystopian Post-Roe Laws (“Having all but won the SCOTUS abortion war—the GOP’s twisted, totalitarian worldview is being laid bare for the entire world to see.”)
- Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms
- What It Will Take to Fix This (“Republicans spent decades fighting relentlessly to overturn Roe v. Wade. Democrats need to learn from their example.” Agreed; you can’t just be focused on politics during a presidential election, you have to be focused ALL THE TIME.)
- Juan Williams: Biden is right to call out GOP as ‘extreme’ on abortion
- The Republicans Who Won’t Stop at Overturning Roe
- The Supreme Court’s radicalism extends far beyond Roe
- Alito’s aggressive ruling would reach way beyond Roe
- Criminalizing abortion: Cue the enforcement nightmare
- Manchin says he’d pass parts of Biden’s agenda. But Democrats may have to write the bill for him.
- Joe Manchin becomes a punching bag in the 2022 Democratic primaries
- Senate Democrats shop revamped child care reconciliation proposal (“Sen. Patty Murray and her allies hope that Sen. Tim Kaine’s new leadership on the issue will help them win the support of moderate Democrats.”)
- Esper: We had to stop Trump team ideas for military action in Venezuela, Iran
- How Anti-Critical Race Theory Bills Are Taking Aim At Teachers
- Miss. governor doesn’t rule out banning contraception if Roe falls
- Even Trump Is ‘Completely Weirded Out By’ Madison Cawthorn’s Antics
- The New York Times Ignores Its 20th Century Homophobia (“What their Ed Koch feature missed”)
- Opinion/Editorial: Good’s lousy bipartisan rank betrays district
- A GOP chairman helped elect Rep. Bob Good. Now he’s running against him. (“Dan Moy, chairman of the Charlottesville GOP Committee, has found it isn’t easy to challenge an incumbent.” Nope, he’s going nowhere.)
- Video: At Regent U, Pat Robertson Welcomes “Dear Friend” Glenn Youngkin, Who Speaks Against “Hyphens,” “Pronouns,” “Cancel Culture,” “Groupthink” (Robertson, who is viciously homophobic among other things, recently said Putin was “compelled by God” to invade Ukraine to fulfill Armageddon prophecy)
- Youngkin telework changes could make state jobs less competitive with private business, expert says
- Foster kids are getting swept up in Virginia’s mental health crisis
- Draft Supreme Court ruling makes Morrissey the wild card in deciding the future of abortion in Va.
- State Supreme Court vacancies remain unfilled during political standoff
- Va. AG office denies LGBTQ student records subpoena in Loudoun Co. grand jury investigation
- Equality Loudoun Decries AG Miyares’ “investigation into the Loudoun County school division’s handling of a sexual assault case, [which] has issued subpoenas for records of individual students” (“Shamefully, the process has caught innocent students, advocates, and their families up in this investigation.”)
- Mike Ginsberg Wins 11th District Chairman; Fredy Burgos Loses Again
- Navy investigating death of local sailor aboard Norfolk-based USS Bataan
- On a quiet corner in Alexandria, neighbors battle through yard signs (One of the stupidest signs ever is the one about “simplistic platitudes,” “trite tautologies,” etc.)
- D.C.-area forecast: Warming trend begins as we welcome back the sun
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