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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 4.
- Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History
- Earth’s carbon dioxide levels hit record high
- Greenland’s melt events traced to atmospheric rivers, climate change
- Planting Wetlands Could Help Stave Off Climate Catastrophe
- Climate Change Is Fueling a 5000-Square-Mile ‘Dead Zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico
- Climate-friendly diets can make a huge difference – even if you don’t go all-out vegan (“Changing habits can be hard but even partial shifts from meat-based menus could significantly decrease planet-heating emissions.”)
- Monkeypox is a reminder of lurking global health threats. Prepare, or else.
- After 100 days of war, Putin is counting on the world’s indifference
- Africans are victims of Ukraine war, Putin told
- Ukraine claims fight back in key eastern city
- As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?
- As war drags on, Ukrainians start to ask: could we have prepared better?
- In Ukraine, a War That Has Felt ‘Like One Long, Difficult Day’ (“Now stretching past its 100th day, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has rocked the global order and wrought destruction. New Western arms could help Ukraine reclaim some towns, but analysts foresee a growing confrontation between President Vladimir Putin and NATO allies.”)
- Ukraine says its troops have pushed back Russian advance in eastern city
- 100 days in, Russia’s war is now a brutal offensive in eastern Ukraine
- White House postpones Biden trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel (“The White House never publicly confirmed a June visit to either country. Sources told NBC News a broader trip to the Middle East is now planned for July”)
- ‘Enemies’ are triggering unrest in Iran to overthrow Islamic Republic, Khamenei says
- We’re in the midst of a ‘great return to work.’ It’s worth celebrating.
- Fed’s Ideal Jobs Scenario Is Looking More Plausible
- The New Jobs Report Is Encouraging on Jobs and Inflation (“The President deserves more credit for a growing economy, but public attitudes likely won’t change until there is progress on inflation.”)
- Covid Is Way More Lethal to Kids Than The Flu
- Climate change is forcing schools to close early for ‘heat days’
- Majority Of Americans Identify As ‘Pro-Choice’ In Highest Level In Decades, Gallup Poll Finds
- The Supreme Court is about to rule on another scary voting rights case (“A silly case about a minor paperwork error could snowball into a serious threat to the right to vote.”)
- The Expansion of Democracy Is What Republican Elites Fear Most
- Can a Society Really Claim To Be “Free” If You’re Not Safe at Schools or Hospitals? (“As we’re told time and time again by the Republican Party, by the NRA, this is all the price we pay for “freedom”. Freedom?!? And yes, I’m a gun owner.”)
- Rep. Jamie Raskin Talks Donald Trump and Previews the Jan. 6 Hearings
- Trump’s latest Jan. 6 grift poses a hidden challenge to Democrats
- Pence Staff Feared for His Safety Amid Trump’s Pressure Campaign Before Jan. 6
- It’s Bad to Elect Authoritarian Lunatics as President
- Bill Barr’s reign of innuendo — unmasked
- US Justice Department could be zeroing in on Trump lawyers, experts say (“Subpoenas for information on Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman’s roles in the fake electors scheme were issued in April”)
- Jan. 6 panel fumes over ‘unauthorized’ interview by former adviser (“Jan. 6 select committee leaders are furious that a onetime adviser to the panel, former Rep. Denver Riggleman, divulged private details about their work in what they say was an ‘unauthorized’ CNN interview.”)
- Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress
- Peter Navarro, “Trump’s Looniest Economic Adviser,” Has Been Indicted
- Navarro Has Talked Into Every Microphone But One
- The Memo: Navarro drama ramps up stakes for Jan. 6 hearings
- Draft Order Would Have Given Armed Trump Supporters Power to Seize Voting Data (“An associate of Mike Lindell circulated the proposal, which would have granted extraordinary powers to allies of Michael Flynn.” Why are these insurrectionists not in prison?)
- DOJ declines to charge Meadows, Scavino with contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee
- Pressure builds for Durham to ditch Russia probe (Massive waste of time, energy, money, etc.)
- USCP Arrests Man with Fake Badge, Body Armor & High Capacity Magazines
- Law enforcement’s Uvalde narrative keeps changing
- No Radio, Old Tactics: How the Police Response in Uvalde Broke Down
- In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability
- McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
- ‘I almost died’: Fetterman releases cardiologist letter addressing stroke
- Fetterman’s cardiologist said the Pa. Senate candidate ignored medical advice, but his prognosis is good
- New York announces 22 solar, storage projects, pushing projected 2030 energy mix to 66% green
- BREAKING: Militia member believed to have shot and killed a former judge in Juneau County; sources say suspect hit list included Governor Evers
- N.Y. Republican Drops Re-Election Bid After Bucking His Party on Guns
- South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham wants veterans to work as school security
- Ben Sasse wants an optimistic GOP. He’s going to be disappointed. (“Republicans are not going to cast off the politics of grievance. It’s who they are now.”)
- Republican Sen. Ben Sasse says the GOP ‘wants a strongman daddy figure’ and ‘exists increasingly as a vehicle for the grievances of the angriest, oldest folks’
- Sen. Ben Sasse calls out ‘weirdos’ dividing country in fiery Reagan Foundation speech
- DeSantis blocks state money for Tampa Bay Rays training facility after team tweets against gun violence
- The Mainstream Media Lost the Depp-Heard Trial
- ‘Lots of Luck on His Trip to the Moon’: Biden Dismisses Musk’s Concerns on the Economy
- Analysis: Elon Musk opens door to a Tesla talent exodus
- It’s time to face facts: Elon Musk is a terrible boss (And a terrible person. Don’t do business with his companies.)
- Ohio House Bans Transgender Students In Sports, Requires Genital Exams In Disputes
- New Poll: VA Dems Hold Narrow (46%-45%) Congressional Ballot Lead; Youngkin at 43% Approval; Voters Strongly Support Raising Minimum Wage, Strengthening Gun Laws; Strongly OPPOSE Restricting How US History Is Taught in School, Supreme Court Overturning Roe v Wade
- Youngkin misses goal for remote-work requests from state employees (“Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a private equity executive who vowed during last year’s campaign to make government work at ‘the speed of business,’ missed a deadline Friday for evaluating state employee’s requests to work remotely.”)
- Youngkin administration behind deadline in reviewing telework requests
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 85% Compared to 1/19, But Near 3-Month High; Hospitalizations Down to 580 From ~4,000 in January, But Also Increasing
- “Operation Ceasefire” may soon be implemented in Virginia (“Operation Ceasefire started in Boston, where law enforcement agencies formed partnerships with community groups in an effort to address the issue of youth gun violence. Since that time, it’s a model that’s been replicated in several cities and a handful of states.”)
- Loudoun Chair Phyllis Randall Rips County GOP(Q) Chair For “defending a man who replied ‘no comment’ when asked ‘are you pro or anti slavery?’” (This is the same guy who falsely claimed that historically African American sorority Delta Sigma Theta is “taking control of our country at all levels of govt”)
- Hanover County High School Senior Ethan Lynne Urges: “Please pay attention to the far-right takeover happening in my own county” (Hanover Board of Supervisors appoints extremist to School Board, who “pledges to use a ‘biblical worldview’ to ‘analyze policies and curriculum'”)
- Schapiro: Started in Va. with a whimper, ended with a bang
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm but beautiful today, with more good weather on the way
