by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 20.
- Big Oil Bets That Green Hydrogen Is the Future of Energy (“The fuel is well suited to the majors’ strengths in project management and their deep pockets.”)
- In Jacobabad, One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet, a Heatwave Is Pushing the Limits of Human Livability
- China’s space-based solar power project could be a clean energy game-changer (Unfortunately, it’s many years away.)
- How much for gas? Around the world, pain is felt at the pump
- This May Be the COVID Variant Scientists Are Dreading (“A brand new subvariant is starting to surge, and there are signs this one can dodge our immunity.”)
- Led by young Eastern European women, a new brand of activist is pressing leaders for a total energy embargo on Russia.
- ‘The situation is serious’: Germany plans to fire up coal plants as Russia throttles gas supplies (Fire up NUCLEAR plants instead! Also, crank up energy efficiency and conservation big time.)
- Germany Steps Up Measures to Conserve Gas
- Russia’s ‘hostile activities’ could intensify this week, Zelenskyy says; West must prepare for war to last years
- Russia Tightens EU Gas Grip as It Rejects Extra Ukraine Transit
- Ukraine Is at Its ‘Most Dangerous Point’ of the War
- Russia Tightens Its Grip Around Pivotal Cities in Ukraine’s East
- Russia Has a Plan for Ukraine. It Looks Like Chechnya. (“Putin’s template is simple: flatten cities, install satraps, rule by fear.” Pure evil.)
- What Hundreds of Photos of Weapons Reveal About Russia’s Brutal War Strategy
- Ukraine president expects Russia attacks to intensify with EU summit this week
- Ukraine war: Russia becomes China’s biggest oil supplier
- US is worried about Russia using new efforts to exploit divisions in 2022 midterms
- French Election: Macron’s Coalition Expected to Prevail, but Will Be Weakened in Parliament
- Emmanuel Macron a chastened and greatly weakened leader
- French PM under pressure after Macron’s alliance loses absolute majority (“Élisabeth Borne faces calls to resign after legislative election result throws French politics into turmoil”)
- Macron seeks to salvage a functioning government after French election shortfall
- Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidency
- Gustavo Petro wins the Colombian election, becoming the country’s first leftist president.
- Millions in Bangladesh and India await relief after deadly flooding
- The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women’s events
- FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Competing at Elite Level
- Duterte’s daughter sworn in as Philippines vice president (Yuuuuck.)
- Brazil police identify five more people linked to killings of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira (And behind it all was Brazil’s fascist, anti-environment president Bolsonaro…)
- Ethiopia: more than 200 Amhara people killed in attack blamed on rebels (Horrific.)
- Leaders from Finland and Sweden will address Turkey’s objections over their bids to join NATO
- US Climate Action Could Save Millions of Lives (“The financial savings would be enormous, too, a new analysis shows.” It’s smart in every way. So, of course, Republicans oppose it.)
- Yellen says US recession not ‘inevitable’ but expects ‘economy to slow’ (“Treasury secretary says ‘inflation unacceptably high’ and it is Biden’s ‘top priority to bring it down’”)
- Coronavirus Cases Surge in U.S., but Deaths Stay Near Lows (“The coronavirus’s pattern has changed, with most Americans now carrying some immune protection, whether from vaccines, infection or both, experts said. The country is more fortified against Covid deaths than it was earlier in the pandemic, but as resources dry up and immunity wanes, that may not last.”)
- Washington Is on the Brink of Doing Something Right for America’s Wildlife (“The media hasn’t paid much attention to the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. With a war raging in Ukraine, a domestic economy in tumult, an attempted coup being explicated on national television, a virus that keeps evolving and a devastating heat wave enveloping parts of the United States and Europe, that’s not surprising. But this landmark legislation, known in conservation circles as RAWA, is poised to become the single most effective tool in combatting biodiversity loss since the Endangered Species Act.”)
- We need a plan to deny the election deniers victory (“It’s going to take everyone to defeat Republicans who pose a threat to democracy.”)
- What a Roberts compromise on abortion could look like (“It’s a longshot, but court watchers are closely eyeing the chief justice for middle ground on Roe.”)
- For Jan. 6 rioters who believed Trump, storming the Capitol made sense (The huge mistake is EVER believing Trump. On anything!)
- Nearly 6 In 10 Americans Want Trump Charged For Insurrection: Poll (“The ABC News/Ipsos poll also found that 60% of those surveyed believed the House select committee is conducting a ‘fair and impartial’ investigation.” That percentage should be 100%, not 60%.)
- Here’s what voters will get if they cast their ballots based on gas prices
- Juan Williams: Chaos beckons if the MAGA GOP wins
- Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Pence, Ginni Thomas
- Tuesday’s January 6 hearing will show evidence of Trump’s role in fake electors scheme, Schiff says
- GOP member of Jan. 6 committee warns that more violence is coming
- Kinzinger: Trump’s actions surrounding January 6 amount to ‘seditious conspiracy’
- ‘Can You Believe I Lost to This Guy?’ Trump Admitted He Lost Election, Former Aide Says
- There is no question: Merrick Garland must put Trump on trial
- The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)
- Trump corrects record, says he hasn’t endorsed McCarthy for speaker
- Liz Cheney’s condemnation of Trump’s lies wins over Democrats
- What the ‘boyfriend loophole’ is and why it’s stalling gun safety talks
- Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday, but in Most States It’s Still Not a Day Off
- Can Ron DeSantis Displace Trump as the G.O.P.’s Combatant-in-Chief? (“A fervent opponent of mask mandates and ‘woke’ ideology, the Florida governor channels the same rage as the former President, but with greater discipline.”)
- Far right groups shift focus to LBGTQ events. Their hateful aim hasn’t changed
- Texas GOP party adopts anti-LGBTQ platform, refers to being gay as ‘abnormal’ (Actually, it’s being Republican these days that’s “abnormal”)
- At Texas GOP convention, loyalists embrace far right, anti-gay rhetoric
- Texas Republicans Approve Far-Right Platform Declaring Biden’s Election Illegitimate
- Texas AG Paxton’s shameful Uvalde cop-out: ‘God always has a plan’ (Paxton is horrendously bad.)
- 8 Primaries and Runoffs To Watch In Alabama, Georgia And Virginia
- Peter Thiel helped build big tech. Now he wants to tear it all down.
- Diego Morales upsets Secretary of State Holli Sullivan at Indiana GOP convention (This is bad.)
- Shooting near Washington, DC, concert leaves 15-year-old dead, wounds officer and 2 adults, police say
- Meet the Three Leading Faaaar-Right Contenders (Yesli Vega, Bryce Reeves, Derrick Anderson) for the VA07 GOP(Q) Nomination on Tuesday (Vega, for instance, has been endorsed by extremists and insurrectionists like Ginni Thomas, Ted Cruz, Corey Stewart, Ken Cuccinelli, etc.)
- In Virginia, 2 primary races stand out (This is like a thumbnail, not a real article. Where’s the information on the candidates to inform voters?!?)
- With Trump on sidelines, Virginia GOP set to pick midterm nominees in swing districts (Even if Trump hasn’t endorsed in Virginia races, he is very much NOT “on the sidelines.” To the contrary, Trump is HEAVILY involved in putting his noxious, extremist stamp on the party, and basically all the Republican candidates in Virginia are in Trump’s mold.)
- Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Has More than Earned Your Vote on Tuesday
- Opinion/Editorial: After mass shootings, Moms Demand Action pushes for gun reforms
- As Wegmans ends use of plastic bags at Virginia Beach store, city considers 5-cent bag tax (“One environmental activist estimates that if Virginia Beach were to adopt a 5-cent bag tax, the city could see a 70-80% drop in plastic bag debris in its waterways in the first year.” Every jurisdiction should do this immediately.)
- Fredericksburg region celebrates Juneteenth, a ‘historical date of importance’
- Fairfax Co. police seek DC rapper ‘No Savage’ after Tysons mall shooting
- D.C.-area forecast: Monday is perfection, but mugginess, storm chances return midweek
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