by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 6.
- Global dismay as supreme court ruling leaves Biden’s climate policy in tatters
- Are Gas and Nuclear Energy Green? European Lawmakers Say Yes. (Natural gas most certainly isn’t “green”)
- Oil Steadies Near $100 After Growth Worries Stoke Mammoth Drop
- Russian court orders halt to Caspian oil pipeline but exports still flow
- Russia orders Jewish Agency to stop all operations in country – exclusive
- G-20 meeting may lead to wider divisions over war in Ukraine
- Some Russians won’t halt war protests, despite arrest fears
- Russia’s Brain Drain Is Officially Underway
- Boris Johnson rocked by resignation of top ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid
- Zahawi new chancellor as Johnson shores up support
- The Game Is (Probably) Up for Boris Johnson (“His most senior ministers are getting off the carousel of chaos because they just don’t see him governing the country.”)
- Australian PM Vows to Find ‘Long-Term Solutions’ to Climate Change in Response to Sydney’s Latest Flash Flooding Disaster
- Sri Lanka’s crisis rings alarm for other troubled economies
- OPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure
- EU’s regulatory iceberg bears down on tech’s big ships
- Beijing Rolls Out China’s First Ever Covid Vaccine Mandate
- Turkey seizes Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain
- U.S. Job Market Looked Stronger at Start of Summer
- Judge throws out Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
- Next Front Line in the Abortion Wars: State Supreme Courts
- It’s the cruelty that will undo the forced-birth crusade (“This is who they are. They are not ‘pro-life.'” Nope, and any Democrat using that Orwellian phrase “pro-life” is an idiot. And, of course, no legitimate news media should ever use that phrase either.)
- Abortion worries heightened for unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.
- Abortion Is About Freedom, Not Just Privacy (“The right to abortion is an affirmation that women and girls have the right to control their own destiny”)
- Abortion Bans Are Going to Make Stalkerware Even More Dangerous
- David Rothkopf: “all of these abhorrent views, all of these unconscionable positions are held and advanced by one group, one political party” – the GOP (Republicans “should be voted out of every office they hold on the basis of the gun policies they support alone”)
- “White life” and the fascist movement: Hey, at least they’re telling us the truth (“Republicans don’t bother to speak in code anymore. Why should they? Their big plans for America are no mystery”)
- Sorry, Mitt Romney. Denial is not an equal-opportunity offense. (“The Utah senator is in denial about his own party.” Romney’s ridiculous.)
- If Republicans Retake Congress In November, Here’s What Their Agenda Will Look Like (“Kneecapping the EPA, rolling back transgender rights, slashing social welfare programs—a little-read policy document spells out the House GOP’s extreme plans.”)
- The 3 Most Important Races in the Post-Roe Midterms (“These races are fundamental to protecting democracy and abortion rights”)
- The Supreme Court’s next move might cripple our democracy
- Feel like everything is out of control? That’s what Republicans want.
- Again, Americans are killed by a weapon of war. A ban must be on the table.
- Harris Renews Call For Assault Weapon Ban After Mass Shooting During July 4 Parade
- Opinion: Guns aren’t a debate. They’re a battle over what kind of America we want
- Highland Park suspect’s online history reveals a fascination with violence (This is THE LAST person who should have been allowed to by a gun, let alone an assault weapon!)
- Report: Trump Thinks a 2024 Presidential Run Will Keep Him Out of Prison
- Who hates inclusivity? The question answers itself. (“There is no rational, acceptable reason to run an opinion column, nine days after the Supreme Court’s devastating repeal of reproductive rights, arguing that the ‘far left’ is denying women their humanity as much as the ‘far right’.” The fact that the NY Times published this crap is unforgivable, as is their obsession with “HER EMAILS” during 2016, which helped Trump win the presidency. Seriously, f*** that paper.)
- Hugh Hewitt vs. Bob Woodward and the Washington Post (Also, f*** the WaPo for giving the odious Hugh Hewitt “real estate on their op-ed page.” Inexcusable.)
- Jan. 6 Committee announces July 12 hearing to investigate how Capitol mob was organized, assembled
- Former deputy press secretary for Trump to testify at an upcoming January 6 committee hearing
- Fulton grand jury subpoenas Giuliani, Graham, Trump confidantes
- Republicans plot vengeance on Jan. 6 committee
- Wisconsin court delivers another setback to the state’s democracy
- Trump White House bid threatens GOP midterm strategy
- As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emerge
- ‘Be absolutely furious’—Dems want more from Biden after Highland Park (“The president signed the first major gun bill in thirty years. He may soon get an ATF director confirmed. Some in his party still feel he’s missing the moment.”)
- After string of Supreme Court setbacks, Democrats wonder whether Biden White House is capable of urgency moment demands
- Judge upholds jury’s conviction of ex-Rocky Mount police officer in Capitol riots
- Republicans have a choice: They can dump the kooks.
- Democrats see post-Roe campaign cash surge
- Worried about abortion and demonic possession? You’d make a great Republican politician (“Yesli Vega, who just won a Republican primary in Virginia, told an interviewer that she had heard it was ‘harder for a woman to get pregnant if she’s been raped … maybe because there’s so much going on in the body’. Clearly, there’s not much going on in the brain, or she might have realised what she had just said.”)
- ‘Nothing feels safe:’ Americans are divided, anxious and quick to panic
- Highland Park shooting suspect charged with murder as police reveal past threat against family
- Both parents of toddler found by strangers were killed in Highland Park mass shooting
- Williams: Mass shootings should have us asking whether: Is the cost of ‘freedom’ too steep?
- YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting
- Highland Park shooting suspect’s past littered with ‘red flags’
- Security director: Suspect in July 4 Highland Park shooting was ‘sizing up’ synagogue
- Highland Park parade shooting was planned for weeks; gunman dressed like a woman during the rampage, police say
- Christian Fascist Propaganda Is All Over TikTok
- On Conservative Radio, Misleading Message Is Clear: ‘Democrats Cheat’
- DeSantis is smarter than Trump. That makes him more of a threat.
- Justice Department sues Arizona for requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections
- Gavin Newsom’s TV ad slamming DeSantis fills a void among Democrats
- Newsmax host downplays Highland Park mass shooting, suggesting that any action to take on gun violence would be worse (Newsmax=Evil)
- Kamala Harris laughed at a meme, Fox disingenuously suggested she was laughing off the “gas price crisis” (The right wingers just flat-out lied about Kamala Harris, who was laughing at a woman who was presumably joking about making gasoline at home, with Harris telling her not to do that!)
- Kinzinger, on Jan. 6 panel, shares profane threats sent to his office (“Profane” is a bizarre word to use to describe the violent, homophobic, unhinged threats sent to Kinzinger. The WaPo is so weird.)
- Utah’s Great Salt Lake hits new historic low amid drought in western US (“Vast body of water sets second record low water level in less than a year putting birds and $1.3bn lake-based economy at risk”)
- U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner Calls For Investigation Into TikTok in Light of New Revelations About Chinese Communist Party’s Potential Access to U.S. Data
- Video: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Campaign Releases “Oath,” Highlights the Navy Veteran’s Continued Service to Support and Defend Constitution (Meanwhile, Luria’s Republican opponent won’t even say whether she thinks Biden won in 2020)
- Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin explores 2024 presidential election run
- If (when?) Virginia imposes new abortion restrictions, those with the least will suffer the most
- State education savings plans mostly miss targeted returns, JLARC report finds
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 86% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 609 From ~4,000 in January; Both Up From a Couple Months Ago
- Virginia abortion rights advocates mull mobile clinics
- Judge Approves Plan to Transfer All 4,000 Surviving Beagles at Envigo to Shelters for Adoption
- Judge signs off on plan to put about 4,000 Envigo beagles up for adoption
- Polystyrene takeout container ban delayed five years (“Now, restaurants with 20 or more locations in the state have until 2028 to phase out the containers, while smaller businesses have until 2030.” F’ing stupid.)
- New Portsmouth city manager fires police chief just days after starting job
- Gun violence on the rise while other crimes dip, Roanoke police chief reports
- Recreational anglers ask Youngkin to close Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishery
- Off the beaten path (“How the proposed Coalfields Expressway could transform the far Southwest’s economy.”)
- Area gas prices continue to fall (“The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Fredericksburg area on Monday fell to $4.53, a 21-cent drop in the past week and 44 cents cheaper than the local record price of $4.97 on June 14.”)
- Richmond City Council passes resolution in support of abortion rights following Supreme Court ruling
- D.C.-area forecast: Heat index near 100 this afternoon as daily storm chances continue
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