by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 16.
- The right-wing influencers leading a social media crusade against ESG (“The investment metric for a corporation’s commitment to social goals is quickly becoming the next front in the right-wing media’s culture wars.” They’re not “culture wars,” but yes…)
- The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They’re coming to the U.S. soon
- Ukraine Chips Away at Russian-Held Region, but Task Is Daunting (“Ukrainian forces badly want to retake the southern region of Kherson from Russian invaders, but Moscow retains a potentially overwhelming advantage.”)
- Explosions refocus war in Ukraine on Russian-annexed Crimea
- Ukraine war: Explosions rock Russian base in Ukraine’s Crimea
- Russia Fights Efforts to Declare It an Exporter of ‘Blood Diamonds’ (Do it immediately.)
- Brazil’s presidential campaign launches amid fears of violence and upheaval
- China to discourage abortions to boost low birth rate
- Kenya calm a day after chaotic presidential declaration
- The Salman Rushdie attack should sharpen focus on Iran’s misdeeds
- $3 gas could be around the corner (The media should be covering CO2 emissions and atmospheric concentrations about 1,000,000,000 times more than “gas prices.”)
- Mexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis
- Why Republicans Turned Against the Environment (“Environmental protection is now part of the culture war, and neither policy details nor rational argument matters.” Agreed – you can’t persuade climate science deniers and anti-environment people with facts, logic, reason, or anything really.)
- Utility leaders hail clean energy tax incentives as House sends historic climate bill to Biden’s desk
- Biden to Sign Bill Aimed at Lowering Drug Costs, Boosting Renewable Energy
- Biden to sign major health, climate and tax bill Tuesday at White House ceremony
- The Big Tech antitrust bill deserves a vote
- Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud (“Trillions of dollars flowed into federal relief programs, with few strings and minimal oversight, resulting in one of the largest frauds in U.S. history. Investigators say there was so much fraud that — even after hundreds of prosecutions — they’re still just getting started.” Let’s hope they get everyone who did this.)
- Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal
- Leaving with nuclear secrets would be Trump’s dumbest, scariest stunt yet
- The GOP Is Trying to Convince Americans the IRS Is Coming to Kill Them (Dangerous, irresponsible and unhinged rhetoric from our pals at the Trumpist GOP.)
- Justice Department asks not to disclose affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search
- Fox’s Steve Doocy is right to call out Trump over political violence (“Whether he meant to or not, Doocy told Fox viewers that Trump has agency.”)
- Merrick Garland Weighed Search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for Weeks
- Trump’s head-spinning excuses for Mar-a-Lago documents are already piling up. Insiders warn that’s bad news for him
- Justice Department subpoenas Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann
- Even ‘mainstream’ Republicans are making idiotic defenses of Trump
- Trump Executive Nears Plea Deal With Manhattan Prosecutors (“Allen H. Weisselberg, who was charged with participating in a tax scheme, will not cooperate with the district attorney’s investigation into Donald J. Trump.”)
- Trump should announce run for 2024 soon to avoid indictment, source says
- Fox is paying Lara Trump to lie about the Mar-a-Lago search
- Rudy Giuliani, Like His Buddy Trump, Is Now Under Criminal Investigation for Trying to Overturn the Election
- The Georgia investigation is heating up, and it’s ominous for Trump
- Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target in Trump Election Inquiry in Georgia
- Rudy Giuliani Prepares to Enter the “And Find Out” Phase of His Fucking Around
- “Defund the FBI” complicates GOP’s midterm messaging
- Senate G.O.P. Campaign Arm Slashes TV Ad Buys in Three States
- That red wave is looking more like a ripple. Here’s why.
- Republicans rue price of fame as celebrity Senate candidates struggle (“The campaigns of Mehmet Oz, Herschel Walker and JD Vance have been tarnished by bizarre remarks and unscrupulous histories”)
- A new, powerful signal that Dems’ midterm hopes aren’t lost (The media and political “prognosticators” are the ones who keep claiming, with zero evidence, that Dems’ midterm hopes are supposedly lost. They most definitely are NOT!)
- Trump’s latest eruption underscores the danger of a GOP House (“A GOP House’s attacks on the rule of law will be a horror show.”)
- Parental Anxieties over Student Learning Dissipate as Schools Relax Anti-Covid Measures
- Schumer Backs Nadler Over Maloney in N.Y. Democratic Primary
- Alaska vote tests Trump’s influence, Palin’s bid and a new election system
- Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska
- Liz Cheney’s political life is likely ending — and just beginning
- Trump’s revenge campaign takes aim at key Wyoming, Alaska Republicans
- Cheney’s fate in Wyoming is a final test of Trump’s hold over the GOP
- Arizona’s Kari Lake celebrates BDE (um, “Big DeSantis Energy”) at right-wing lovefest (These people are just disgusting.)
- Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA04) Says He’s Normally “happy to do debates,” But Will NOT Do One With His Trumpist Opponent Who Refuses to Accept the Results of the 2020 Election (Every Democratic candidate, the media and non-partisan groups like the League of Women Voters should have the same policy.)
- Donald McEachin rejects debates with Republican challenger who questions 2020 election results
- McEachin won’t debate Benjamin until he concedes 2020 election
- DCCC: After 87 Years of Social Security, Jen Kiggans, Yesli Vega Want to Rip Earned Benefits Away
- VIDEO: New Digital Ad Highlights Far-Right-Extremist Yesli Vega’s Record of Voting Against Funding the Police (Vega also “called the FBI ‘corrupt,’ and impugned the law enforcement agency as the ‘deep state.'”)
- Opinion | Could a prime-time turn boost Elaine Luria this fall?
- WaPo Opinion | Youngkin’s toxic school ‘tip line’ is shrouded in secrecy
- Glenn Youngkin Had a Bunch of “No Public Events Scheduled” Last Week. Now We Know Where He Was – Schmoozing With Right-Wing Donors, Ideologues in Jackson, Wyoming as He Explores Possible 2024 Presidential Campaign (“Youngkin provides traditional GOP mega donors with someone like Pence but without tensions with Trump” – LOL!)
- Virginia Board of Education to hold first meeting with Youngkin appointees
- Affordable Care Act rates set to fall in Virginia next year
- Monday Virginia COVID-19 Stats: 10-Day New Cases at 24,874; Hospitalizations at 779 (Near Highest Level Since Early March)
- Prince William could steal Loudoun’s title of Data Center Alley. But land use battles are raging.
- Manatee spotted in Virginia Beach’s Rudee Inlet: ‘Seems to be happening more and more these days’
- Richmond City Council to meet in special session Wednesday
- Abortion is just the latest dividing line between the twin cities of Bristol and Bristol
- RPS still has 144 teacher vacancies, retains universal indoor masking
- Driver did not intentionally crash car into Arlington pub, police say (“Arlington police have also ruled out alcohol as a factor in the wreck that injured 15.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: A few showers possible today, but a bit warmer
