by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 20.
- The World Is Burning Once Again (“We can only adapt so much to extreme heat”)
- Europe is burning like it’s 2052 (“The extraordinary heat wave in Europe is showing what’s possible already, and what lies ahead under climate change.”)
- War and Warming Upend Global Energy Supplies and Amplify Suffering
- Greta Thunberg and Al Gore react as climate change bakes Europe with record heat
- Day of 40C shocks scientists as UK heat record ‘absolutely obliterated’
- Overlapping heat waves unfold around the world as climate change wreaks havoc globally
- UK smashes its hottest-day record, 100 million Americans under alerts in global heat emergency
- Wildfire rages near Athens as Britain faces aftermath of hottest day
- Britain Unravels in a Heat Wave (“The U.K., like its population, is not built for heat. As temperatures surpassed a hundred and four degrees, schools closed, roads melted, and confusion reigned.”)
- UK weather turmoil disrupts train travel for 3rd day
- UN warns extreme heat to be new normal as wildfires spread across Europe
- Report: Brazil authorities turn blind eye to deforestation (Brazil needs to elect a new president this October, then completely reverse course on protecting the Amazon!)
- WHO: Europe Slammed By Surge Of Coronavirus Cases (COVID mostly definitely is not over.)
- E.U. Nations Are Asked to Immediately Start Rationing Natural Gas
- Octopus launches $10 billion renewables platform, buys Australia’s biggest solar farm
- Europe races to cut Russian gas usage amid new Putin warning
- Why Russia Believes It Cannot Lose the War in Ukraine
- Ukraine war: Russia plans to annex Ukrainian land – US
- U.S. Himars Help to Hold Off Russian Advance, Ukraine Says
- There are too many wild cards to forecast the Ukraine war
- “The mouth of a bear”: Ukrainian refugees sent to Russia
- War resumes in Ukraine and so does Russian atrocity
- Putin’s New Ukraine Strategy Proves He Is Getting Desperate (“Putin believes firing missiles into towns across Ukraine will frighten the country into submission—despite the failure of his massive ground invasion. It’s not working.”)
- Putin Wins Strong Support From Iran Over Invasion Of Ukraine (Beyond disgraceful.)
- Putin Says Russia Will Honor Europe Gas Commitments
- Draghi Says Italy’s Governing Coalition Can Be Rebuilt
- Italy’s premier sets conditions to remain in office
- Unpopular Sri Lankan PM elected president; risks new turmoil
- Scientists Are Scrambling to Keep Up With Faster Coronavirus Evolution
- Covid cases are skyrocketing again. States have no new plans.
- National TV networks mention climate change in 32% of segments on global extreme heat
- Over 100m Americans under heat warnings as wildfires rage in 12 states
- Alarm as fastest growing US cities risk becoming unlivable from climate crisis
- Biden to make announcements on extreme heat, offshore wind
- Biden to announce executive actions on climate change that still fall short
- White House holds out hope for Manchin climate deal
- Save the Biden agenda from Joe Manchin
- Democrats are done ‘Waiting for Manchin.’ Time to get on with it.
- How did the Secret Service lose its Jan. 6 texts? So far, the explanations won’t wash (“Secret Service denies it ‘maliciously’ deleted Jan. 6 texts. But they’re gone, and our republic needs them”)
- A new Jan. 6 witness shows why Trump’s 2:24 p.m. tweet is lethal (“Next up: How Trump weaponized the mob to complete the coup.”)
- Secret Service says it can’t recover Jan. 6 texts; National Archives seeks details (We have a MAJOR problem here.)
- Democrats want Biden to go scorched-earth on GOP
- One in five US adults condone ‘justified’ political violence, mega-survey finds (“As mistrust and alienation from democratic institutions peaks, researchers explore how willing Americans are to commit violence”)
- Why the January 6 hearings could be a game changer
- SCOTUS Put Politics Above Law and Surrendered Its Legitimacy
- Trump 2024 is almost here: King of the long con looks to play his final trick
- Whether or not Biden runs, he must not bank on Trump
- McConnell: Trump will face ‘crowded’ GOP field if he runs for president
- GOP’s grassroots money problem
- White House begins the search for fresh communications team
- Prosecutor: Steve Bannon thumbed his nose at the law
- Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win
- BREAKING: More sham Georgia GOP electors face potential charges in Fulton probe
- Trump Electors Targeted in Georgia Criminal Inquiry
- Sen. Lindsey Graham agrees to accept subpoena in Trump election meddling case
- Senators are advancing a computer chips bill. They don’t know what’s in it yet.
- Ocasio-Cortez, other House Democrats arrested in abortion rights protest at the Supreme Court
- Facebook Shifts Resources From News to Focus on Creator Economy
- Judge Says No to Elon Musk’s Attempt at Stalling (“An October trial will determine whether he can back out of his $44 billion purchase of Twitter”)
- Same-Sex Marriage Now a Wedge Issue Dividing Republicans (“The House is voting to codify same-sex-marriage rights. Will Senate Republicans defy public opinion with a filibuster?”)
- Democrats need a strategy that hits voters in the gut (“Holding show votes on contraception and marriage equality to ‘get Republicans on the record’ won’t work if no one hears about it.”)
- We’ll Find Out This Week Which Republicans Want to Take Away Contraception, Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage Rights
- Right-wing U.S. sheriffs vow to probe 2020 voter-fraud claims (Big problem)
- The Cause of the Crime Wave Is Hiding in Plain Sight (“When the speed of repercussions drops, society loses a key deterrent against unlawful behavior.”)
- Trump wins proxy war with Hogan in Maryland primary — boosted by Democrats
- Trump-backed election denier Dan Cox wins Maryland’s GOP primary for governor
- Md. gov results: Trump-backed Cox wins GOP race for governor, AP projects; Wes Moore leads Dems (“Cox, who has frequently trumpeted his Trump endorsement, attended the Jan. 6 rally on the White House Ellipse immediately preceding the riot at the U.S. Capitol and tweeted, ‘Mike Pence is a traitor’ around the time the mob was breaking in to disrupt the counting of electoral votes”)
- Facing Tepid Support, Bill de Blasio Drops N.Y. House Bid
- Wisconsin voters will tell us if a woman is the best abortion advocate
- Minnesota Republican Matt Birk Warns Abortion Leads to Women Having Careers, Claims Pro-choice Advocates Are Always Playing “the Rape Card” (This party is completely unhinged.)
- Top spokeswoman for Nevada Republican Senate nominee marched on Jan. 6 with Oath Keepers, including one charged with sedition
- In VA07, “Anti-abortion zeal […] may be toxic” to GOP Nominee Yesli Vega, Who Was Recorded “dismissing the likelihood of women becoming pregnant from rape” (“Frothing-at-the-mouth anti-abortion fervor may work for rural legislators. But their rhetoric doesn’t stop at their district boundaries.”)
- US House Votes 267-157 to Protect Marriage Equality for Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage; All Dems Vote YES; 157 Republicans (Including All Four From Virginia) Vote NO
- The Colorado Candidate Youngkin Campaigned For Yesterday Is a “Big Lie”-Promoting Trump Extremist in Every Way (Supports Overturning Roe, Is 100% Pro-Gun, Thinks States Should Be Able to Ban Same-Sex Marriage and Contraception, etc.
- Youngkin and GOP board majorities could reshape education, environment, elections (“The governor’s picks for state boards might give him lasting influence over a range of issues — even if the GOP never wins complete control of the legislature during his term.”)
- New data shows teacher shortages are hitting Virginia, especially in southside (“The Great Resignation is hitting classrooms across Virginia as teachers leave the profession.”)
- Youngkin’s underhanded attempt to exit a regional climate compact
- Interim chancellor for community colleges pledges strong partnership with Youngkin following failed hiring process
- Williams: Youngkin’s appointee is a lost cause. Virginia can’t return to revisionist history.
- Opinion/Editorial: Flores is gone, online rage, lies continue (“Social media seem designed for false equivalence, places where conspiracy theories command the same gravitas as intelligence reports or uninformed personal opinions pass for facts. The debate with Squire that helped do in Flores concerned mask mandates to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Squire, who works in an emergency room, believed mask mandates made sense in terms of public health. Flores, following Republican dogma of personal freedom endorsed by Youngkin in defiance of public health guidelines, did not.”)
- Testing and treatment still limited as monkeypox spreads in Virginia
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 84% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 701 From ~4,000 in January; But at Highest Level Since Early March
- COVID-19 hospitalizations rising again in Virginia, Roanoke regio
- For the first time since 2020, large-scale health clinics planned in southwest Virginia
- Video: Arlington County Board Issues Statement Ripping Supreme Court “Dobbs” Decision as “Public Health Threat,” Commit to Protecting Right to Safe and Legal Abortion (“It’s not going to stand. Slavery didn’t stand, women got voting rights, Prohibition didn’t stand…”)
- Editorial: Cheer transportation progress (“The bipartisan 2013 state transportation bill continues to serve as the crucial framework that makes transportation progress possible.”)
- Judge dismisses FOIA case against Spotsylvania School Board members
- D.C.-area forecast: Lots of heat, humidity and sunshine ahead (“On Sunday, we could hit 100 for the first time since 2016.” Ugh.)
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