| Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... |
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, June 23.
- Climate change is increasing the spread of illnesses like monkeypox
- New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest
- Russia’s chokehold over gas could send Europe back to coal
- Germany Looks at Potential Rationing of Natural Gas After Russia Cuts Supply
- Why Ukraine’s Snake Island Is Key to Russia’s Strategy in the War (“Snake Island in the Black Sea is a key battleground in the Ukraine war. Satellite images show how Russian forces are using the island to strengthen their military capabilities and block ships carrying grain, as Moscow continues its push in eastern Ukraine.”)
- Russian momentum in Ukraine could slow for lack of resources – British PM
- Russian troops ‘executed’ photographer in Ukraine, press group says
- Ukraine expects EU-wide support for candidacy to join bloc
- Ukraine takes tentative step toward EU membership as Donbas battles reach ‘fearsome climax’
- The AP Interview: Estonian PM says don’t play down Russia
- Frustration grows in Ukraine as casualties spike and Russia takes more territory
- Ukraine to begin first trial of Russian soldier accused of rape
- Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors after quake kills 1,000
- Bulgaria’s pro-western government collapses after just six months
- Powell Says Soft Landing ‘Very Challenging;’ Recession Possible
- PJM capacity prices fall 32% with more nuclear, solar capacity clearing in the latest auction
- No wonder Christian nationalists wanted these justices on the Supreme Court (“It’s not just partisanship, it’s theocracy that has infected the high court.”)
- Lake Mead nears dead pool status as water levels hit another historic low
- Hit with a “deluge of new evidence,” House Jan. 6 committee will delay hearings to July (“After Thursday’s hearing, committee will adjourn for several weeks to go through a ‘mountain of new information'”)
- Is American democracy already lost? Half of us think so — but the future remains unwritten (“New poll finds that more than half of all Americans think democracy is toast. But that’s only true if we surrender”)
- Trump’s Long Campaign to Steal the Presidency: A Timeline (“The insurrection wasn’t a one-day event. It was the culmination of a multifaceted, yearslong plot — and it isn’t over.”)
- 4 lessons from Trump’s pressure campaign on election officials
- Everyone should sue Trump (“And Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Lindell, and Fox, and anyone else who knowingly spread election lies.”)
- We need laws to protect election workers like ‘Lady Ruby’ Freeman
- A question for Garland: Do you know how it feels for POTUS to target you?
- These Republicans defended democracy. How many will be left after 2024?
- Trump and his stooges must be punished: It’s the only way to save America (“If one man is above the law, then America is done. The Jan. 6 committee is literally fighting for our future”)
- How many Rusty Bowers Republicans are out there? (“It’s hard to say: Republican politicians have been stunningly quiet about the Jan. 6 hearings.”)
- Trump’s election lies become a big problem for MAGA Media
- What to watch for in today’s Jan. 6 panel hearing
- The Comment That Reveals the Depths of the Republican Party’s Moral Collapse (“If even Rusty Bowers is willing to back Trump again, the outlook for popular democracy is very bleak.” Agreed.)
- What Trump Has Taken From Us (“He has made civic involvement a life-threatening proposition”)
- Trump blows up Fox’s January 6 select committee talking point
- Lawmakers on Jan. 6 committee ramp up their security as threats increase
- January 6 panel to focus on Trump’s relentless pressure on justice department
- After Thursday, Jan. 6 hearings pushed for ‘several weeks’ as committee considers new evidence
- Did Trump believe his big lie? It’s irrelevant to proving his guilt.
- Jan. 6 probe expands with fresh subpoenas in multiple states
- DOJ subpoenas Georgia Republican Party chairman as it expands Trump fake elector probe
- I-Team sources: FBI seizes Nevada GOP chairman’s phone as part of fake elector investigation
- A Year Later, Some Republicans Second-Guess Boycotting the Jan. 6 Panel
- Judge delays Proud Boys trial amid Jan. 6 committee uncertainty
- Analysis: G.O.P. Is Torn Between Truth and Trump
- Sen. Ron Johnson under fire over fake-electors disclosure at hearing
- Ron Johnson’s spin about Trump’s fake electors scheme is a bad joke
- Ron Johnson embroiled in controversy over staff handing Pence fake electors list
- Rep. Mo Brooks says he’s willing to testify in public as Jan. 6 committee prepares to reissue him a subpoena
- What It Means to Be Targeted by the President (“Witnesses at the latest January 6th hearings share how they’ve been terrorized by the full modern machinery of American hate-mongering.”)
- Democrat Joe Manchin signals he won’t support Biden’s call for a gas tax holiday
- How Anti-Abortion Politics Swallowed Up the GOP
- The G.O.P. Tries to Build a Gay Ghetto
- Coalition behind gun bill reveals a sharp Senate Republican split
- Buried in the gun deal is a significant advance (“It’s not ‘universal background checks,’ but it’s closer than we’ve ever been.”)
- Republican senator faces backlash for work on gun bill after school shooting
- Senate poised for critical vote on bipartisan gun bill
- Uvalde school district puts embattled Police Chief Pete Arredondo on leave
- Arkansas’ Israel Boycott Pledge Law Upheld By Appeals Court (“A federal appeals court ruled that a state law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is not an unconstitutional violation of free speech.”)
- Andrew Gillum, DeSantis’s 2018 Rival, Is Charged With Conspiracy and Fraud
- Herschel Walker Says There Are 52 States
- Subpoena for Daniel Snyder, scrutiny for Roger Goodell at House hearing
- GOP senator considering blocking school meal funding deal over transgender policy fight
- More troubling signs for Trump 2024
- DeSantis Tied With Trump for 2024 GOP Presidential Nomination in NH; Runs Better Against Biden Than Trump
- Fox News helped destroy Shaye Moss’ life. The network couldn’t care less about that.
- Arizona congressional candidate confirms QAnon influencer is running his campaign
- Mark Warner and Tim Kaine release a statement on proposed bipartisan gun legislation
- Tim Kaine says it’s a ‘horrible idea’ for Biden to meet with MBS
- Republicans’ Nominee in VA-07 Calls End of Roe v Wade an “Amazing Victory” (“Yesli Vega wants to see abortion banned in Virginia”)
- Kiggans, Vega to define GOP direction in Virginia swing districts
- “Reality check to some of the ‘red wave’ hype. Turnout in Virginia’s 2 key GOP primaries wasn’t all that strong.” (VA08 Dem turnout was “way more than any of the Republican primaries in Virginia”)
- Planned Parenthood: Virginia Republicans Nominate Anti-Reproductive Health Extremist Yesli Vega to Face Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (“With the likely overturn of Roe v. Wade this summer, Virginians cannot afford leaders who support banning abortion”)
- A closer look at Republican Yesli Vega’s successful primary campaign
- Youngkin says Virginia Senate Democrats out of step with Biden on gas tax
- Editorial: A budget deal, barely
- “There’s no place for white supremacy in Virginia,” Yet Youngkin Says Racist VDH Head Who “Trumpets These Disgusting Views” Is “Very Capable” (Youngkin stands by his appointee who thinks, “If you say racism, you’re blaming White people” and “Gun violence is, frankly, a Democratic talking point.”)
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 85% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 542 From ~4,000 in January; Both Up From a Couple Months Ago
- If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em? Dominion Energy Now Selling Residential Solar
- As feds eye more wind leases off Virginia, fishing industries fear losses
- Youngkin Appointee to Kellen Squire: “If you didn’t want your kids to be attacked, you should have made better life choices.” (“This is a measure of where we are as a nation. The Republicans are okay with bullying children & dehumanizing people.”)
- Women’ Summit 2022 – ALL IN to Win Virginia (“The Women’s Summit is an example of the lasting power of grassroots activism.”)
- Virginia AG threatens crackdown on ‘copycat’ THC edibles
- Virginia abortion providers prep for influx of out-of-state patients
- Arlington Achieves Highest Walking Status Among American Communities
- Sample ballot omission clouds Roanoke primary (“The campaign of a Roanoke Democratic primary winner, Peter Volosin, printed and distributed a sample ballot during part of Tuesday’s election that lacked a legally required disclosure that the item had been paid for by him.”)
- Virginia Beach City Council is seeking applicants to fill the late Councilman Louis Jones’ seat
- Spotsylvania School Board hires acting superintendent; condemns member’s social media post
- Fast-moving storm knocks out power in region, Fredericksburg heavily damaged
- Loudoun Co. schools tighten social media access for middle school students
- D.C.-area forecast: Showers end but clouds linger today; summer sizzle returns for weekend
