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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, August 4.
- Scientists say the world needs to think about a worst-case “climate endgame”
- Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover in 36 years (It’s great that coral is resilient, but we still urgently need to solve the climate crisis.)
- Australia Knocks Back Major Coal Project Near Great Barrier Reef (Good!)
- Climate target will soon be law, the task now is to go hard to catch up with science
- Europe’s energy crisis: Controversy as Spain bans air conditioning from dropping below 27°C (That’s 81 degrees Fahrenheit)
- US says Russia aims to fabricate evidence in prison deaths
- Exclusive: Zelensky seeks talks with China’s Xi to help end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- Russia’s Shortfalls Create an Opportunity for Ukraine, Western Officials Say
- Brittney Griner Is Expected to Appear in Russian Court for End of Her Trial
- U.S. Senate Ratifies Adding Finland and Sweden to NATO
- Hawley is only senator to vote against Finland, Sweden NATO membership (We already knew Hawley was an insurrectionist and traitor. This adds more evidence.)
- Analysis: Iran now speaking openly on nuclear bomb prospects
- In S. Korea, Pelosi avoids public comments on Taiwan, China
- Taiwan ‘preparing for war without seeking war’ as China begins military exercises
- China-Taiwan tensions: how worried should we be about military conflict?
- China Test-Fires 11 Missiles in Military Drills Near Taiwan
- China Cancels Japan Meeting Over G-7 Criticism of Taiwan Drills
- Liz Truss Leads Race to Become Next U.K. Prime Minister
- Anti-Green Politicians Tipped for Top Roles in Truss Government (Yuck.)
- Viktor Orban alone in Europe but among friends in Texas (This tells you a GREAT deal about where today’s Republican Party’s collective head is at…)
- After a deadly 2009 attack, the CIA’s hunt for Zawahiri became personal
- US added 15 GW generating capacity, 4.2 GW solar in first half 2022 (“EIA expects 17.8 GW of solar capacity to be added to the grid by the end of the year.”)
- Why US community solar is forecast to more than double by 2027
- ‘Never seen it this bad’: America faces catastrophic teacher shortage
- Homeland Security watchdog previously accused of misleading investigators, report says
- The Kansas abortion vote sends a powerful message to the Supreme Court
- Scope of result in Kansas’ abortion vote shocked Democrats
- ‘Your Bedroom Is on the Ballot’: How Democrats See Abortion Politics After Kansas
- Why Abortion May Be A Winning Issue For Democrats
- Right-wing media struggle to spin Kansas abortion referendum
- Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout (“White-collar suburban voters will play an outsize role in upcoming elections.”)
- The Kansas bombshell shows how Democrats might fix a big 2022 problem (“Until now we’ve assumed disappointed young voters won’t turn out in November. That might be changing.”)
- Kansas just gave forced-birth zealots a reason to be very afraid (“The Dobbs backlash is real.”)
- What the Kansas abortion surprise does (and does not) mean for November
- The ECA reform bill has serious problems. Here’s how to fix them. (“Congress needs to get this right.”)
- Biden shouldn’t feel bad. Voters don’t like anyone these days.
- Republicans are in a panic over Democratic tax proposals. Guess why. (“When you hear Republicans cry ‘Middle class tax hikes!’ it means there’s a snow job in progress.”)
- The Republican Party Is the Anti-Democracy Party
- In the GOP, the paranoid fringe is becoming the establishment
- The GOP is blowing its chance to make the midterms a referendum on Democrats (This is written by a right winger.)
- Republican ‘doomsday ticket’ ready for November
- Dems Gain Slightly in Congress Support (“The combined 50% who choose the Democrats is up from 47% in June and 44% in May. Republicans’ 43% support level is down from 47% in June and 48% in May.”)
- Sinema inquires about Democrats’ proposed tax hike on companies as lobbying intensifies for her vote
- Deep in the Democrats’ Climate Bill, Analysts See More Wins for Clean Energy Than Gifts for Fossil Fuel Business
- Warren says she’s a ‘no’ on bipartisan bill that would protect abortion access
- “Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures (“Facebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his policy team leader.”)
- Alex Jones’s Lies Blow Up in His Face in Explosive Sandy Hook Trial
- Alex Jones Can’t Pretend His Way Out of This Reality
- Damaging Alex Jones texts mistakenly sent to Sandy Hook family’s lawyers
- Judge Laments the Absurdity of Having to Remind Alex Jones to Tell the Truth
- Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones’ Texts, Emails
- After Alex Jones’ lawyers accidentally leak years of emails, Infowars financial documents are revealed in cour
- Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’ (The only people worse than Alex Jones are those who watch and/or listen to him.)
- Justice Department sues former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for emails from his private account
- DOJ Sues Trump Ally Peter Navarro For Alleged Unofficial Email Account (“The Justice Department is asking a federal judge for an order ‘authorizing the recovery of any Presidential records in the possession, custody, and/or control of Mr. Navarro.'”)
- Latest subpoenas suggest DOJ probe could be aiming squarely at Trump
- Trump faces new danger in DOJ’s surprise subpoena of Pat Cipollone (“Trump’s usual propaganda tricks are likely to fail him this time.”)
- Trump Lawyer Proposed Challenging Georgia Senate Elections in Search of Fraud
- Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. sit for depositions as part of NY probe into Trump Organization’s finances
- Trump is losing ground in the 2024 primary. Here’s why.
- Arizona’s dangerous Republican ticket threatens democracy
- Primary results reinforce Trump’s power over GOP
- McConnell manages midterm expectations after Trump-backed candidates win
- Rudy Giuliani’s Ex-Wife Tells Him to Cough Up $262K or Face Jail Time
- DeSantis claims concern over monkeypox is overblown
- Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in a car accident
- DCCC: Kansas Abortion Results Demonstrate that “Jen Kiggans, Yesli Vega, and Hung Cao’s agenda to ban abortion isn’t just dangerous – it’s politically toxic”
- Kansans Decide Roe v Wade Was Right After All; Now, We’ll See if the VA GOP Wants to Keep Pushing Their Extreme Views on Abortion Despite Those Resounding Results!
- Schapiro: Kansas abortion-rights tornado could blow through Virginia
- 600+ Students Raise Alarm Over Potential Virginia Dept. of Education “Don’t Say Gay” Policies (“We are asking the Department of Education to explicitly state that instruction about LGBTQIA+ people is not inherently sexual, as it develops guidelines around a law passed in the 2022 General Assembly, SB 656.”)
- Virginia education department crafting policies for sexually explicit content
- Virginia Finalizing Policy Allowing Parents To Opt Out of Sexually Explicit Content In Schools
- ‘Sexually explicit material’ guidelines coming for Virginia schools
- Should Virginia teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
- Wednesday Virginia COVID-19 Stats: 10-Day New Cases at 34,963; Hospitalizations at 812 (Near Highest Level Since Early March)
- Southern Poverty Law Center Applauds Resignation of “Lost Cause” Sympathizer from the Virginia Board of Historic Resources
- [UPDATED: Superintendent Apologizes] Swastika-Style Logo on (Deep-“Red”) Hanover County, VA Schools T-Shirt; Youngkin Sign in Classroom. WTF Is Going On? (Sen. Louise Lucas: “Waiting for @GovernorVA to jump in here since he has promised to deal with “divisive” issues in our schools.”)
- Thousands in Richmond request monkeypox vaccine
- Richmond prosecutor: No evidence Dogwood Dell targeted in alleged shooting plot (This whole thing is bizarre.)
- Prosecutors present no evidence of planned Dogwood Dell shooting, toss gun charges (So what was that press conference a few weeks ago all about?)
- Virginia Beach City Council member criticizes colleagues for excluding several from discussions about referendum (“Councilman Aaron Rouse criticized the council members for excluding him and two other council members from the discussion, which did not occur during a City Council meeting.”)
- Opinion/Editorial: City worker who attacked Capitol committed crime
- In Norfolk’s version of a hostile takeover, City Council seizes more oversight over troubled housing authority
- D.C.-area forecast: Heat peaks today, with late-day storms possible through the weekend
