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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, May 14.
- ‘Cash, coal, cars and trees’: what progress has been made since Cop26?
- Climate change doubled chance of South African floods that killed 435 people, analysis shows
- Rising Food Prices Are Roiling the Developing World
- UN official on Roe v Wade: reversal would ‘give legitimacy to growing anti-women’s rights’ (Correct.)
- G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia
- Ukraine general says war will be over by year-end; Russia warns NATO on moving nuclear forces closer
- Austin speaks with Russian counterpart for first time since start of war in Ukraine
- Ukraine wins battle for city of Kharkiv – reports (“Russia has given up trying to encircle the north-eastern city, the Institute for the Study of War says”)
- Ukraine says Russia withdraws from Kharkiv, batters east
- Ukraine makes gains in Kharkiv
- Kremlin propaganda reaches new level with talks of striking Paris, suggesting Hitler was Jewish
- The 5.20 from Kyiv: restored suburban rail offers hope as clean-up intensifies (“Commuter towns notorious for Russian atrocities, such as Irpin, Bucha and Borodianka, are slowly picking up the pieces”)
- Trial by fire: Ukraine war becomes gruelling artillery duel
- Ukraine seeks evacuation of wounded fighters as war rages on
- Ukraine Latest: Biden Encourages Sweden, Finland on NATO in Call
- How Putin Drove Finland Into NATO’s Arms
- Finland and Sweden are on the verge of joining NATO
- Finland Counts on US Support to Win Over Turkey in NATO Bid
- Erdoğan: Turkey ‘not positive’ about Sweden and Finland joining Nato (Erdoğan is a disgrace to NATO)
- Emmanuel who? Far-right fighting hard-left for French vote
- Israeli police beat pallbearers at journalist’s funeral
- Brittney Griner: US basketball star has Russian detention extended
- North Korea: Covid outbreak a great disaster, says Kim Jong-un (The biggest disaster in North Korea, by far, is Kim Jong-un and his regime.)
- North Korea sees a virus explosion. Its missiles won’t help.
- Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Elected UAE President
- India Bans Wheat Exports in Growing Wave of Food Protectionism
- How America Lost One Million People
- Mitch McConnell on Abortion: It’s the Supreme Court’s Job to Issue Rulings Americans Don’t Want (Mitch F’ing McConnell strikes again.)
- U.S. abortion rights activists start “summer of rage” with Saturday protests
- The Pro-Democracy Argument Against Roe Falters When It Meets Reality
- Demonstrators across the US protest expected reversal of Roe v Wade (“Bans Off Our Bodies marches follow the Senate’s failure to pass legislation protecting the right to an abortion”)
- Why Roe v. Wade must be defended (The Lancet: “This Court’s argument suggests possible future attacks on a raft of other civil rights, from marriage equality to contraception. Despite urgent pleas from some members of Congress, the long-overdue encoding of Roe into law by the Biden administration is highly unlikely. That a Court is about to force through a health policy supported by only 39% of Americans is dysfunctional. Indeed, if the Court denies women the right to safe abortion, it will be a judicial endorsement of state control over women—a breathtaking setback for the health and rights of women, one that will have global reverberations.”)
- Opinion Roe’s impending reversal is a 9/11 attack on America’s social fabric
- I Invented Gilead. The Supreme Court Is Making It Real. (“I thought I was writing fiction in The Handmaid’s Tale.”)
- The Abortion Policy Most Americans Want (“People want abortion to be legal, but favor a variety of restrictions”)
- Infant formula shortage suddenly Topic A in Washington
- Even for the Right Wing, ‘Illegal Babies’ Is Dark
- Rep. Elise Stefanik Attacks Mysterious ‘Pedo Grifters’ For Shortage Of Infant Formula (This horrible nutjob is the #3 Republican *leader* in the US House!!! Hello everyone? DO NOT VOTE REPUBLICAN!)
- Fox’s modest proposal for baby formula crisis: Starve migrant babies (Fox is the “news” network of these lunatics and extremists. DO NOT VOTE FOR THEM!)
- Republicans, the Party of Family Values, Suggest Migrant Babies Should Be Starved
- Fox News Is Screaming About “Pallets” of Baby Formula Going to the Border. Too Bad Its “Evidence” Is Flawed.
- GOP’s new midterm attack: Blaming Biden for formula shortage (Republicans will try to blame Biden for anything/everything. Got a hangnail? It’s Biden’s fault! LOL)
- Over Two-thirds of Republicans Think President Biden Should be Impeached if the GOP Retakes the House, According to New National UMass Amherst Poll (These people are bats***. Impeached? For what, doing a superb job?!?)
- Biden sees a new threat: ‘Ultra MAGA’ Republicans
- Biden raised $7.8M since March ahead of bigger money push
- Subpoenaed GOP lawmakers face risk of criminal contempt
- GOP eyes Pelosi as party weighs payback for January 6 subpoenas
- The McCarthy subpoena is a reminder that democracy is in grave danger (“The House Republican leader at every turn sought to protect former president Donald Trump and other Republicans from scrutiny for their roles in Jan. 6.”)
- Subpoenas for Republicans Raise New Questions for Jan. 6 Panel
- Thomas blasts disclosure of draft Supreme Court opinion as ‘tremendously bad’ (Dude, how about your wife, Ginni, and her involvement in the 1/6/21 violent coup attempt? Was that “tremendously bad?” Cat got your tongue on that one? F*** off.)
- Thomas says Supreme Court is ‘not the court’ of Ginsburg’s era (That’s Trump’s and McConnell’s fault.)
- Roe leak puts new weight on state attorney general contests
- More Republicans are working to undermine Trump endorsements
- Elon Musk Trolls Twitter
- Elon Musk can’t just walk away from his Twitter deal by paying a $1 billion breakup fee
- J.D. Vance, migrant babies and the unhinged GOP enemy hunt
- GOP looks to marginalize Cawthorn if he wins Tuesday primary
- For Many Pennsylvania Voters, Trumpism Is Bigger Than Trump
- Scoop: Trump leans toward endorsing Doug Mastriano for Pa. governor
- Absurd Texas social media law shows how GOP debases the courts
- Trump has only himself to blame for Kathy Barnette, Pennsylvania’s terrifying new MAGA darling (“The far-right GOP Senate candidate is now surging over Trump-endorsed Dr. Oz. Credit MAGA misogyny with her appeal”)
- The New “Ultra-MAGA” Contender in Pennsylvania’s Senate Primary
- John Fetterman looks to November as primary day in Pennsylvania approaches
- John Fetterman is redefining how swing-state Democrats campaign
- How ‘Just a Dude’ in a Hoodie Became a Senate Front-Runner (“John Fetterman has used his shorts-and-hoodie image to connect with Pennsylvania voters in the Democratic Senate primary.”)
- We wanted to endorse in Republican primaries this year. We can’t (“How do you find points of agreement when you can’t reach common ground on facts so basic that they could be used in a field sobriety test?”)
- Top Michigan Election Official Issues Stark Warning About 2022 Midterms
- Federal Judge Issues Injunction Against Alabama Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care For Minors (“‘Parent Plaintiffs have a fundamental right to direct the medical care of their children,’ ruled the Trump-appointed U.S. District judge.”)
- Mike Pence to Campaign for Fellow Trump Traitor Brian Kemp (“The two MAGA heretics are, in their own ways, trying to show that Trumpism without Trump has a future.”)
- ERCOT urges Texans to cut back on power usage over weekend (Republican misgovernance.)
- DeSantis picks Cord Byrd as secretary of state, husband of QAnon, Capitol riot supporter (“Florida now has a QAnon conspiracy theorist and promoter of the ‘Big Lie’ overseeing our state elections and DeSantis’ elections police”)
- Senators Warner, Kaine and Colleagues Push Infant Formula Manufacturers to Address Shortages and Get Formula on Shelves
- Video: VA06 Dem Candidate Jennifer Lewis Explains Why Right-Wing Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA06) Is Not Actually “Pro-Life” Since He Opposes Health Care Access, a Living Wage, Affordable Housing, etc, etc. (“…if these people knock on your door, ask them, ‘what makes you pro-life?’ ‘I don’t believe in abortion?’ OK, then you’re pro-birth! Well what after that, what after birth makes you pro-life?”)
- Gov. Youngkin: Baby formula shortage ‘shouldn’t be a challenge’ in US
- Virginia NAACP Expresses Opposition to Lt. Governor Sears’ Support of Ending Race Based Admissions Requirement (“Any American who values racial equity, or opportunity, should not allow themselves to be used as pawns in the larger game of White supremacy”)
- Virginia poised to review eligibility of 2 million in Medicaid ‘safe haven’
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 87% Compared to 1/19, But Creeping Up Steadily; Hospitalizations Down to 325 From ~4,000 in January, But Also Increasing (10-day new cases highest since February 23)
- Officials rebuff Youngkin’s request for more police at Supreme Court justices’ homes (“Virginia’s Republican governor is looking to stifle protests over the the court’s expected decision to overturn federal abortion rights.”)
- Youngkin to Virginia Tech grads: ‘Where does your compass point?’ (Youngkin needs to look in the friggin’ mirror and ask HIMSELF that question!)
- Youngkin praises VT graduates, criticizes higher education “group thought” (What specifically is he blabbering about?)
- Editorial: Outer Banks home collapses are a major wake-up call for Va.
- VCU will raise tuition 3% next fall, despite pleas from students and governor
- More than 1 in 6 mothers in Richmond get postpartum depression. VCU researchers are studying how to help.
- In reversal, Fairfax to offer teachers raises for Idaho grad classes
- Arlington adds roughly 10 minutes to school day, rearranges start and end times
- Superintendent: Loudoun Co. students engaged in ‘hateful and derogatory’ comments online
- Henrico Islamic center grapples with discrimination
- After Portsmouth school moves to virtual learning, uncertainty remains around future COVID surge
- D.C.-area forecast: Scattered showers and storms this weekend, plus it’s muggy
