by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 19th (Juneteenth).
- The climate crisis is hitting the planet’s working classes the hardest and they know it
- Chair’s Summary of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Held by President Joe Biden (“The initiatives will bolster energy security and food security, speed the clean energy transition, and accelerate efforts to tackle the climate crisis.”)
- Climate Change Could Intensify Violence Against Women, Study Says
- Heat wave in Europe sets records as wildfires break out
- Europe Heat Wave Smashes Temperature Records in France
- Demand for rooftop solar batteries surges as eastern Australian energy prices soar
- This Styrofoam-eating ‘superworm’ could help solve the garbage crisis (“As the garbage crisis escalates, scientists across the world are trying to find bacteria and bugs that consume trash. A Styrofoam-eating worm is the latest.”)
- Bitcoin briefly dropped below $17,800 as sell-off accelerates — here’s what happened
- Ukrainians feel conflicted loyalties as Russian forces approach
- Odesa Opera House Reopens, Defying Putin’s Barbarism
- Russia Is Pulling Off a Massive Art Heist in Ukraine (“Museum curators are hiding out in basements across Ukraine trying to protect the nation’s priceless cultural heritage from Russian invaders.”)
- Where Russia’s Declinist Rage Isn’t Enough (“An ex-Soviet state’s national myths—as well as the forces of nationalism, economics, culture, and religion—all pull it away from Moscow. Can Russia really compete?”)
- Ukraine war could last for years, warns Nato chief
- NATO chief: More modern weapons could free Ukraine’s Donbas region
- Brazil indigenous defender, sidelined under Bolsonaro, gave life for ‘abandoned’ tribes (Bolsonaro is a fascist.)
- After a Year in Office, What Has Israel’s Change Government Changed? (“A vote in the Knesset and a protest on Jerusalem Day suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu’s influence endures.”)
- French voters elect parliamentarians, in test for Macron
- French National Assembly vote decides battle between Macron and left
- US Rejects China’s Claims Over Taiwan Strait as Concerns Grow
- Australia’s Dutton Says US Can Provide Two Nuclear Subs by 2030
- US opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week
- “We Have to Get Out of This Phase”: Ashish Jha on the Future of the Pandemic
- Widespread heat wave hits the U.S., bringing scorching temperatures to millions
- Yellowstone River flooding is a 1 in 500-year event, US Geological Survey says
- Biden’s optimism collides with mounting political challenges
- Nearly All of Wall Street – and the Fed – Botched Calls for 2022
- Republican Effort to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment (Pure evil.)
- Counting on the Supreme Court to uphold key rights was always a mistake (“Liberals are re-learning the lesson that only democratically enacted rights are reliable.”)
- Searing testimony increases odds of charges against Trump, experts say
- Hillary Clinton: ‘We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy’
- January 6 hearings make for gripping TV, but are voters paying attention? (“The committee’s tightly scripted production has impressed political junkies but Democrats worry many Americans are focused elsewhere”)
- Hence, Mike Pence (“The fate of a sycophant is never a happy one…That is the hard, almost fatal, lesson Pence learned on Jan. 6, when he finally stood up to Donald Trump after Trump asked for one teensy favor: Help destroy American democracy and all we stand for…Trump sparked the mob to seek vengeance against Pence the same way Henry II sparked a crew to murder Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170…Who will rid me of this meddlesome vice president?”)
- Fix the electoral count law now, before Trump tries to exploit it again
- Jan. 6 Hearings Underscore Hard Truths About Democracy
- Arizona House speaker, who resisted Trump pressure campaign, testifying at January 6 hearing Tuesday
- Simon & Schuster Will Distribute Jan. 6 Report With Forward by Conspiracy Theorist (Wildly unacceptable!)
- Buttigieg: US may act against airlines on consumers’ behalf
- Gun Sellers Stoke Fears to Boost Weapon Sales
- Supreme Court could soon make it easier to carry guns in six states (“If the justices strike down New York’s century-old restrictions on carrying concealed firearms, similar regulations in California, New Jersey, Maryland, Hawaii and Massachusetts could quickly fall, too.”)
- The case for mandatory gun-liability insurance (No brainer.)
- Will the G.O.P. Finally Make a Deal on Guns? (“A bipartisan proposal offers Republicans the novel experience of running on a record of having acted to ease the gun crisis—if they can overcome their moral timidity.”)
- The Hardening of America (“From schools to Starbucks bathrooms, a pernicious idea gains ground.”)
- 15% of readers who took the Juneteenth quiz got eight or more questions right. How will you fare? (I got 8 out of 10.)
- Juneteenth reminds us of an often forgotten side of the liberation struggle
- Democracy in America is a rigged game (“The Constitution was written to thwart Black freedom. But we can change the rules.”)
- Conway criticizes husband over stance on Trump (How can they possibly be married?)
- UPDATES: Dan Crenshaw & Staff Assaulted by Right Wingers Shouting ‘Eyepatch McCain’ and Saying He Should be ‘Hung for Treason’
- The GOP’s ‘Groomer’ Panic Is A Green Light For Fascists To Attack LGTBQ People
- Sheryl Sandberg and the Crackling Hellfire of Corporate America
- Western Lakes Shrink from Drought, and Boat Businesses Struggle
- Social conservative crowd cheers Herschel Walker after revelations of undiscussed kids (So they’re not actually “social conservative” then?)
- Mark Shields, TV Pundit Known for His Sharp Wit, Dies at 85 (Rest in Peace.)
- Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talks (The Republican Party has gone completely off the deep end, and the political media simply can’t handle it, as they remain committed to treating the GOP as a normal party, even though it most certainly is NOT anymore.)
- Source: Police never tried to open door to classrooms where Uvalde gunman had kids trapped
- Apple Employees at Maryland Store Vote to Unionize
- Apple store approves union, the first in the U.S.
- Boebert seeks funding for Glenwood Springs bridge after voting against bill that would fund it
- Federal judge will draw new Louisiana congressional map after Legislature fails to act
- ‘Late Show’ Production Team Arrested at U.S. Capitol While Filming Television Stunt
- Virginia voters to pick GOP nominees in races that will shape midterms (This article is awful – all “horse race,” almost no substance whatsoever. Not only is this unhelpful political journalism, it’s actually worse than that…)
- Editorial: On Tuesday, trust the process, not the lies (Sure, but how about mentioning that all the VA07 Republican candidates buy into the “Big Lie” to one degree or the other?)
- VA Dems Barely Lost the House of Delegates Majority in 2021. So Now, in 2022, Meet Your Next “Uber Right-Wing” VA Supreme Court Justice Who Participated in Ken Cuccinelli’s Witch Hunt Against Climate Scientist Michael Mann. (Another example of how elections – and your vote – really matter!)
- Editorial: Marking progress on Juneteenth (“Virginia has made progress on racial justice and equality since 2020, but those advances must be fiercely defended against those determined to roll them back.” Gotta love how the headline doesn’t mention the fact that Virginia made progress due almost exclusively to *Democrats*, and how it’s Republicans who are “determined to roll them back.” God, the media sucks so badly.)
- Judge grants injunction against beagle mill but says it can sell 500 dogs for research
- Virginia public health chief walks back views, expresses regret (He said what he said, and clearly he meant it. He needs to resign or be fired, immediately.)
- Williams: Racism is a public health crisis. So is the Virginia health commissioner’s racism denial.
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “I suspect all of us will get [COVID] at one point”; “the chances of long COVID remain real” (Also: “There is a lot of good news on the vaccine front.”)
- Police: Gun fired at Virginia mall, no injuries reported
- Juneteenth ‘a celebration for all’ in Henrico
- Gibson: One Tazewell County woman’s quest to bring reform through FOIA
- Four inmates wanted after escaping federal prison in central VA
- Virginia Beach councilman, former mayor Louis Jones dies at 86 (“Louis Jones has served on the city council for more than 35 years. His death comes in the middle of campaign season for what would have been his 9th term.”)
- CASEY: Roanoke’s 2nd gun buyback happens Saturday
- D.C.-area forecast: Pleasant today, with dry conditions into early week
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