Friday News: “Must-See TV”; Overwhelming, Powerful Evidence Shows “Jan. 6 was the ‘culmination of an attempted coup’”; Ivanka, Barr, etc. Contradict Trump’s “Bulls*t” Claims About 2020 Election; “Commanders” Virginia Stadium Deal Implodes

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 10.

• Fifty Years After the UN’s Stockholm Environment Conference, Leaders Struggle to Realize its Vision of ‘a Healthy Planet’
• Climate Adaptation Isn’t Easy for Poorest People on Earth
• Disabled people being ‘systematically ignored’ on climate crisis, says study
• New research points to bad math behind corporate renewable energy claims
• As U.S. LNG Expands in Europe, a Hidden Threat Grows
• Ukrainian Leaders Say They Need More Weapons Now (“With fighting raging in Sievierodonetsk, an adviser to Ukraine’s president said that more than 100 of the nation’s soldiers are dying daily”)
• Ukraine fears a long war might cause West to lose interest
• UK warns of major cholera outbreak in Mariupol
• Putin likens himself to legendary warring Russian monarch (Putin is nuts.)
• ‘We Are Still in Shock’: A Month Trapped by Russian Forces in a Basement (“More than 300 Ukrainians, 77 of them children, were imprisoned in a dank and airless school basement for nearly a month. Ten of them died.”)
• Putin links territorial aims to Russia’s imperial past
• Russian forces pummel key cities as they advance in eastern Ukraine
• Putin’s Ukraine war draws on his vision of nationalism, exceptionalism
• Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap
• China Ties at ‘Lowest Moment’ Since 1972, US Ambassador Says
• What You Need to Know About Today’s U.S. Inflation Report
• Rapid Pace of U.S. Inflation Likely Held Steady in May
• Gas prices keep inflation at highest level in 40 years in May
• Liz Cheney got her chance to rebut her dishonorable peers. She didn’t miss.
• 6 takeaways from the committee’s powerful case against Trump
• The first January 6 hearing served up surprising revelations — that all point to Trump
• The Jan. 6 Hearing Opener Was More Riveting Than Watergate’s
• Jan. 6 Was a ‘War Scene,’ and Trump Was the Director
• Analysis: Trump Depicted as Would-Be Autocrat Seeking Power at All Costs
• ‘Trump Was at the Center’: Jan. 6 Hearing Lays Out Vivid Case (“Committee Presents Stark Testimony and Graphic Footage of Riot”)
• Dishonor, Trump’s and His Party’s, Is the Real January 6th Takeaway
• New revelations and 3 other takeaways from the first Jan. 6 committee hearing (“New facts and information were revealed”; “The videos and production were effective”; “The committee went after Trump, painting him as a rogue and dangerous president.”)
• Top Trump officials admit election wasn’t stolen; shocking new video revealed at Jan. 6 hearing
• January 6 Committee Opens With a Narrative MasterClass (“Teasers, hooks, special guests, mic drop—what we just saw is must-see TV.”)
• Jan. 6 Hearing Opens With Trump’s AG William Barr Calling Stolen Election Claim ‘Bullshit’
• Ivanka Trump: Hell Yeah I Knew My Father’s Stolen Election Claims Were Bullshit
• Interviews show Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election results on multiple fronts as the committee investigating the attempted coup replayed visceral footage
• Jan. 6 Panel Weaves Tale of Lying Trump, Raging Mob, Cop’s Valor
• Graphic testimony as Trump accused of coup attempt
• A harrowing American moment, repackaged for prime time
• The Jan. 6th Committee Starts With “Just the Facts, Ma’am”
• Police officer describes bloody ‘war scene’ outside Capitol
• Trump Is Depicted as a Would-Be Autocrat Seeking to Hang Onto Power at All Costs (“Depicted as” isn’t really the right way to put it. More like “Overwhelming evidence absolutely PROVES that…”)
• 6 takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s first prime-time hearing
• Jan. 6 committee live updates: Cheney claims Trump said Pence ‘deserves’ hanging
• Bennie Thompson says Jan. 6 was the ‘culmination of an attempted coup’
• Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’
• Hearing revives Jan. 6 horrors and reveals Trump’s inaction (What Trump did was far worse than “inaction.”)
• Kushner Dismissed White House Counsel Threats to Quit Over 2020 Election
• ‘Slipping in People’s Blood’: Capitol Police Officer Edwards Recalls Fight With Jan. 6 Mob
• David Rothkopf: Watch the 1/6 Insurrection Hearings, Then “Tap into the revulsion it triggers” and “turn that into [action]…to ensure that the January 6th mob is repelled once and for all” (The hearings “will describe the greatest crime ever committed by an American president”- Donald Trump.)
• ‘The evidence speaks for itself’: Luria says Jan. 6 hearings will lay out results of a thorough investigation (It’s powerful and overwhelming.)
• Capitol Riot committee blames Trump for Jan. 6 ‘attempted coup’ in prime-time hearing
• Jan 6. panel says Scott Perry among multiple GOP lawmakers who wanted Trump pardon (Anyone who did that should be kicked out of Congress immediately and prosecuted.)
• ‘Multiple’ GOP Lawmakers Sought Pardons for Trying to Overturn Biden Win: Jan. 6 Committee
• Video: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Says Trumpist/Insurrectionist “Conspiracy” “Still Exists,” and Exposing It Is More Important That “Worrying About Reelection” (Rep. Luria: “I think that everyone should pay attention to this.”)
• Liz Cheney: Vice Chair Has Become a G.O.P. Outcast For Condemning Trump (In fact, she’s a hero.)
• To indict Donald Trump, prosecutors will need to prove intent. Well, here it comes (He clearly had TONS of intent! Arrest him.)
• In trying to prebut Jan. 6 committee, McCarthy reinforces its utility
• Betsy DeVos: Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 were ‘line in the sand’ that led to resignation
• Opinion Has the Jan. 6 committee finally found its John Dean?
• The One Witness at the January 6 Hearing Who Matters Most (“It’s you”)
• The Third Impeachment of Donald J. Trump
• The Jan. 6 committee’s plan to prove Trump’s culpability
• Capitol officer recounts Jan. 6 ‘war scene’ in her testimony
• ‘Mike Pence Deserves It’—Jan. 6 Panel Reveals Trump’s Dark Desire
• Here’s how Fox and Newsmax tried to spin the January 6 committee’s first prime-time hearing (Fox was part of the 1/6 conspiracy and should be treated accordingly, including by law enforcement.)
• Ivanka Trump says she does not believe father’s claim 2020 election was stolen
• Ivanka tells Jan. 6 committee she trusted Bill Barr over her dad on “bullsh*t” fraud claims (“I respect Attorney General Barr. So, I accepted what he said and what he was saying”)
• The five most dramatic moments from the Jan. 6 hearing
• The January 6 select committee hearing revelations Fox News didn’t want its viewers seeing live
• Tucker Carlson counters January 6 hearing by spreading big election lie and endorsing the motive of rioters (Disgraceful as always.)
• The January 6 Committee’s Battle for Reality (“Its opening hearing establishes a powerful narrative.”)
• Reporters don’t need to pretend to believe Kevin McCarthy’s faux outrage about politicized investigations (So many journalists refuse to just call out Republican bullshit. It’s maddening.)
• Senate Nears Much-Needed Deal to Stop Election Coups (“A bipartisan “gang” is close to agreeing on a fix to the 1887 law at the center of the January 6 tragedy. The time is exactly right.”)
• Could Congress really act (gasp!) to protect democracy? (“Signs of progress suddenly appear in a very unlikely place.”)
• Congress Has Never Considered Fetuses Persons Within the Meaning of the 14th Amendment
• Democrats optimistic Manchin will cooperate on climate bill (“Negotiations are resuming on a reconciliation package that would contain long-term industrial policy measures to boost solar and other renewable energy sources.”)
• Conservatives, your radical legal revolution will not go unchallenged
• Pressure mounts on Senate to act on gun safety amid Republican resistance
• Republicans should see what an AR-15 does to a child’s body (They apparently don’t care.)
• Some in GOP question red-flag laws as Senate tries to clinch gun deal
• Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman
• Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising (Any company advertising on far-right media, whether TV or radio or whatever, should be shunned.)
• The Washington Post Fires Felicia Sonmez Amid Week of Infighting (That paper has a lot of problems.)
• Amy Coney Barrett received $425,000 book payment, records show
• Everything You Need To Know About the Special Election In Alaska
• DeSantis attacks the Rays — and free speech (Remember, Youngkin said that DeSantis “has done a lot of really impressive things to lead and this is where I look to lead as governor.” Shudder.)
• Paladino Draws Backlash for Calling Hitler ‘the Kind of Leader We Need’ (“Carl Paladino, a Republican House candidate from New York, has been endorsed by Representative Elise Stefanik, a member of party leadership” Paladino and Stefanik are both evil.)
• Carl Paladino: Hitler is “the kind of leader we need today. We need somebody inspirational.”
• FBI arrests Michigan GOP governor candidate Kelley during raid
• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says Following Uvalde Massacre, His Office Is “being overwhelmed by Virginians begging for us to take action”; Calls Out Republican “Lies” About Gun Violence (Warner says it’s absurd that Facebook, other social media companies “bear no responsibility for the kind of garbage that’s put out,” including “crazy ‘replacement theory'”)
• Election officials: Redistricting has some voters confused about their congressional district
• VA GOP Lies Three Times in 15-Word Tweet; In Fact, the U.S. Had the Highest Net Energy Exports in Its History in 2021 Under President Biden. Also, If Anyone’s Responsible for “High Gas Prices,” It’s Republicans!
• Budget reaches Youngkin, as 7-day clock starts ticking for changes
• Virginia NAACP “Outraged” with AG Jason Miyares “for establishing an externship program using the name of Virginia’s Civil Rights icon Oliver W. Hill, Esq.”
• There are signs of friction between Youngkin and his LGBTQ+ Advisory Board
• Pope & Schapiro: Et tu Delegate?
• Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 86% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 569 From ~4,000 in January; Both Up From a Couple Months Ago
• Virginia General Assembly tables Washington Commanders stadium bill
• State Senate leader gives up on bill to bring Commanders to Virginia
• NAACP President calls for the firing of Commanders coach over Jan 6 remarks (Yep, this should have already happened.)
• Neighbors win Supreme Court appeal against Roanoke County, Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center
• Editorial: Managing the flood fund (“Administration of the Community Flood Preparedness Fund may not seem important but it has serious implications for Hampton Roads.”)
• Silver Line extension toward Dulles may soon be turned over to Metro (It’s unbelievable how long this project has taken.)
• Richmond’s $1 billion poop problem
• D.C.-area forecast: Ending the work week with great weather, but raindrops loom