Sunday News: “Kyiv’s forces moving towards occupied Kherson”; “Climate Change Is Not Negotiable”; “Murdoch’s New York Post dumps Trump, calling him ‘unworthy to be chief executive again'”; “Al Gore: America must address ‘democracy crisis’ to solve climate crisis”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 24.

• Heat waves are hitting around the globe. Scientists say climate change is making them more frequent
• Four Things Nations Can Do to Conserve Energy (“European Union officials have called on countries in the bloc to sharply reduce their natural gas consumption. These are some of the strategies they could use.”)
• Is Russia Letting Up on Energy? Don’t Trust Putin
• Monkeypox is being driven overwhelmingly by sex between men, major study finds
• W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
• Ukraine works to resume grain exports despite Russian strike on Odesa
• Ukraine war: Kyiv’s forces moving towards occupied Kherson – Zelensky
• The Torment of Odesa (“The Ukrainian city has been hit with rocket attacks, rumors of rocket attacks, and much else.”)
• Ukraine Latest: Russia Says Odesa Strike Was at Military Target (Don’t believe a word Russia says about anything.)
• Russia FM visits Egypt, part of Africa trip amid Ukraine war
• Russia’s justice ministry seeks to shut Jewish immigration agency (More like the INjustice Ministry)
• Ukraine war: Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘barbarism’ over Odesa attack
• Milley: China more aggressive, dangerous to US, allies
• Pope heads to Canada as Indigenous groups seek full apology
• What’s the Matter With Italy?
• Sri Lanka’s new president is already cracking down on protests (“President Wickremesinghe is an ally of the president who protesters just forced out.”)
• Second coronavirus booster shots for people under 50 on hold amid drive to speed up new vaccine
• Rich Americans Keep Borrowing, Defying Economic Gloom
• Heat Records Expected to Be Broken in the U.S. on Sunday
• Climate Change Is Not Negotiable
• Secret Service identified potential missing text messages on phones of 10 individuals
• ‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy (“Trump’s efforts to subvert the elections laid bare the system’s weaknesses, exposing it to greater exploitation”)
• New York Post, Wall Street Journal Editorial Boards Condemn Trump
• Murdoch’s New York Post dumps Trump, calling him ‘unworthy to be chief executive again’
• Trump’s silence on Jan. 6 is damning (This is an editorial by the NY Post, which is owned by…yep, Robert Murdoch’s “News Corp,” which is right-wing propaganda.)
• How Much Damage Are the January 6th Hearings Doing to Trump?
• In Jan. 6 Hearings, Gender Divide Has Been Strong Undercurrent
• Biden keeps his distance from Jan. 6 panel
• What Will Come of the January 6th Committee’s Case Against Trump? (“At its final hearing of the summer, the committee continued to establish the ex-President’s personal culpability in a number of events related to January 6th. The bigger issue may be how to hold him accountable.”)
• Rep. Jamie Raskin ‘Impatient’ With Slow Pace Of DOJ Jan. 6 Investigation (“We don’t have a lot of time in Congress to do our work because at the end of this Congress, we’re over”)
• These Jan. 6 witnesses are doing the right thing now. They’re not heroes.
• Now we know the truth on what Trump sought to obscure about Jan. 6
• Trump to tout Schedule F at Turning Point USA rally (F’ed up on every level.)
• President Joe Biden likely has BA.5 variant but Covid-19 symptoms ‘continue to improve,’ doctor says
• Al Gore: U.S. must pay attention to “democracy crisis” to solve climate crisis
• Al Gore compares climate deniers to Uvalde law enforcement officers: ‘Nobody stepped forward’
• On the campaign trail, many Republicans see a civil war
• Senators, pass the Respect for Marriage Act
• At Least 25 States Are One Supreme Court Decision Away From Banning Same-Sex Marriage (That includes Virginia, despite what lying liar Glenn Youngkin said.)
• There Are 100 People in America With Way Too Much Power
• Trump and Pence host rival rallies in Arizona
• Inside the GOP Freakout Over J.D. Vance’s Senate Campaign
• The Barstool Bros’ Split Over Abortion Could Determine the Future of the GOP
• Rep. Matt Gaetz: Women Who Support Abortion Rights Are Too Ugly to Need Them (Have any of Gaetz’s fellow Republicans condemned him? No? Shocker.)
• Suspected attacker of GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin arrested on federal assault charge
• Investigators: Attacker ‘did not know who’ Zeldin was
• Fist pumper to fleeing coward: Jan. 6 video shows Missouri who Josh Hawley really is
• Wes Moore Wins Democratic Primary, Will Face Trump-Backed Dan Cox For Maryland Governor
• Tom Perez concedes Democratic primary race for Maryland governor
• Md. gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore calls GOP rival ‘dangerous’
• Video: Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10) Says Bannon Conviction “Very Significant”; “I certainly hope that Congress is going to go medieval in terms of getting these records on this guy” (“The American people have have seen what a sore loser…profile in cowardice that Donald Trump is”)
• Vice President Harris, in Henrico, urges Democrats to protect abortion rights
• Video: Virginia Legislators Join Vice President Harris for Discussion on Protecting Abortion Rights (“Legislators Praise VP for Focusing on Critical Issue of Ensuring Virginia Remains a Leader on Reproductive Health”)
• UPDATED with Video] Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn and Delores McQuinn Welcome Vice President Kamala Harris to Virginia (“Virginia is currently a sanctuary for women in the South who need safe, legal access to abortion, thanks to the hard work of Democrats”)
• Kamala Harris makes pitch for abortion rights during stop in Richmond (“More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers attended the event, which was held at IBEW Local 666’s headquarters.”)
• Editorial: To stay a top state for business, Virginia must go all in on infrastructure
• Editorial: Shielding students from contrasting ideas not a valid case for school vouchers
• Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “Vaccine boosters significantly reduce your chances of needing hospitalization or dying”; “Last week had 50% more positives than that 8 week average”
• Commentary: Lower-Income Students Deserve an Honest Chance at a College Education
• New Virginia cold case database already lighting sparks in old investigations
• Two years after protests, some of Richmond’s Confederate statues remain
• War complicates Virginia family’s effort to adopt Ukrainian girl
• D.C.-area forecast: A Sunday scorcher with dangerous afternoon heat