by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 10.
- Plant Based Meats Do More to Address Climate Change Than Green Buildings or Zero-Emission Cars (They’re all important pieces of the puzzle.)
- Palau study reveals microplastics are infecting the most pristine corners of the world (“Palau, a remote Pacific country with a population smaller than most US towns, is rife with microplastic pollution”)
- As nations fear another surge in gas prices, President Biden is seeking a global price cap on Russian oil.
- Ukraine: 10 dead in rocket attack on apartment building
- Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’ (“Leery of a politically risky draft, Russia has tried to stamp out any criticism of military service in Ukraine, and utilized cash incentives to lure in new soldiers. To make up for the manpower shortfall, the Kremlin has relied on impoverished ethnic minorities, Ukrainian separatists and other groups.”)
- Russia threatens broad Ukraine offensive as U.S. presses China over war stance
- Anxiety grows for Ukraine’s grain farmers as harvest begins
- Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation
- Biden Defends Upcoming Saudi Trip as National Security Necessity
- President Joe Biden: Why I’m going to Saudi Arabia (“This trip comes at a vital time for the region, and it will advance important American interests.”)
- Biden’s Quest for Saudi Oil Faces Reality-Check of Slim Capacity
- Blinken to stop in Tokyo to pay respects to slain leader Abe
- Shinzo Abe’s Death Highlights Fringe Japan Political Party That Criticized Him
- Abe’s legacy is a world better prepared to confront China
- Abe killer wielded homemade gun and held grudge over mother’s financial ruin, police say
- Balkan activists keep fighting for Europe’s last wild rivers
- Iran enriches to 20% with new centrifuges at fortified site
- Sri Lanka president, PM to resign after tumultuous protests
- Sight-seers throng Sri Lanka’s ransacked presidential palace amid political chaos
- Boris Johnson’s Downfall Should Make Americans Jealous (“A parliamentary system would solve many of our most intractable problems”)
- America Can’t Allow China to Keep Crushing Our Solar Energy Industry
- Nine candidates, one big issue – race for PM takes off
- Biden-Xi Call Likely to Take Place in Coming Weeks, Blinken Says
- Gunmen kill 15 people ‘randomly’ at Soweto bar in South Africa
- In Belarus, a social media post brings 6.5 years in prison
- ‘Disturbing’: weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples (Ban this sh*t immediately. Also, it’s time to ditch the sterile/toxic monocultures known as “lawns” in favor of native species, pollinator-friendly plants, etc.)
- The post-legal Supreme Court (“What happens if the Court rejects the rule of law?”)
- The January 6 insurrection: Minute-by-minute
(“One and a half years later, the minute-by-minute horrors of the January 6 insurrection, and then-President Donald Trump’s role in fomenting the violence, are still coming into focus, thanks in large part to recent public hearings from the House committee investigating the attack.”) - Jan. 6 Panel Questions Cipollone on Pardons and Trump’s Election Claims
- Jan. 6 panel: Ex-White House lawyer spoke of ‘Trump’s supreme dereliction of duty’
- Roe v Wade: Thousands march to White House for abortion rights
- Biden is doing what he can to protect abortion access
- The Self-Fulfilling Prophecies of Clarence Thomas (“For decades, Thomas has had a deeply pessimistic view of the country, rooted in his reading of the Fourteenth Amendment. After the Supreme Court’s recent opinions, his dystopia is becoming our reality.”)
- Why outrage politics has such a grip on American life
- Choose your reality: Trust wanes, conspiracy theories rise
- Is a senator exempt from giving testimony in an election fraud probe? (Hell no!)
- Trump Lawyer Says He Will Be Reinstated as President if GOP Win Midterms
- Why Is Donald Trump Trying to Clear the Way for Steve Bannon to Testify Before Congress? (“It might be nice to have a true believer in the spotlight.”)
- Opinion/Editorial: Assault weapons supporters enable mass murderers
- Florida and Pennsylvania among 10 likeliest Senate seats to flip
- Report: WWE Boss McMahon Paid Over $12 Million In Hush Money (“Vince McMahon paid several women over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity.
- Trump Lashes Out at Elon Musk and ‘Rotten’ Twitter Deal
- Twitter, Musk Set for Unprecedented Legal Battle
- Elon’s Out (“Musk lost interest in pretending to buy Twitter.”)
- US army general suspended for mocking Jill Biden’s support of abortion rights
- How ‘woke’ went from a social justice term to a pejorative favored by some conservatives
- Pete Buttigieg now calls Michigan home, plans to vote in midterms
- Liz Cheney Draws Democratic Donors Because of Jan. 6 Committee Role
- Editorial: Virginia’s climate progress (“The Supreme Court limited the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases, making Virginia’s efforts to curb emissions all the more critical.”)
- Video: In Cringe-Inducing, Falsehood-Filled Nebraska Speech, Glenn Youngkin Says We All Should Take “a moment to thank our Lord for our Supreme Court” (Youngkin also absurdly claims that our country’s decades-old issues with immigration have “all been created by Joe Biden”; etc.)
- Virginians React to News of 300+ State Employees Resigning: “Despite our best efforts, Youngkin refused to reconsider his disastrous executive action and pressed forward” (This comes after a survey last month found VA government employees were “upset and disappointed” with Youngkin, saying that “trust Is eroding,” and urging him to back off/reverse his sudden policy change limiting telework.)
- Over 300 Virginia state employees quit after Gov. Youngkin changes telework policy
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “COVID hasn’t disappeared and certainly BA.5 seems more contagious than previous variants”
- In a city weary of turmoil, Portsmouth’s fifth police chief in 4 years encourages cooperation to fight crime
- D.C.-area forecast: A break from the rain, before heat and storm chances return midweek
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