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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 30.
- Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds
- The World’s Climate Catastrophes Are All Interrelated
- Why climate change may be driving more infectious diseases
- Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’ (We should have gotten off of fossil fuels decades ago. We should get off them NOW – ASAP!)
- How German Companies Are Staring Down Russia’s Threat to Cut Off Gas
- Pakistan warns “monster monsoon” season worsened by “climate catastrophe” could leave a third of the country underwater
- Pakistan floods are monsoon on steroids – UN
- UN to seek $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods
- Ukraine says it has broken Russian lines in Kherson
- Kyiv says some Russian forces are retreating; ‘we will chase them to the border,’ Zelenskyy says
- Ukraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system
- France accuses Russia of using gas as ‘weapon of war’
- Exxon Escalates Dispute With Russia Over Barred Exit From Giant Oil Project
- Eyes on Kherson as Ukraine claims bold move on Russians
- E.U. Considers Travel Visa Restrictions for Russians
- Iran sends first shipment of drones to Russia for use in Ukraine
- Ukraine has hobbled Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Could it turn the tide of the war?
- Iran’s first shipment of combat drones to Russia has already experienced failures
- Famine In Afghanistan Threatens Millions, UN Warns
- Iraqi cleric calls on loyalists to withdraw after clashes
- Iraq Clashes Leave 12 Dead After Powerful Cleric Says He Is Leaving Politics
- Biden administration to ask Congress to approve $1.1B arms sale to Taiwan
- Solomon Islands Suspends US Naval Visits as Tensions Rise
- Artemis 1: Nasa cancels moon mission launch over engine problem (“US space agency technicians working against the clock to correct ‘engine bleed’ in time for possible rescheduled lift-off on Friday”)
- Fewer Americans say they are living paycheck to paycheck as inflation begins to ease
- US to see renewable energy boom in wake of historic climate bill
- First Solar announces new U.S. panel factory following the Inflation Reduction Act (“Solar and wind projects to expand in size and provide bulk of total American electricity supply by decade’s end, study shows”)
- California’s new emissions rule speeds up the future of cars (Not that imbeciles and fossil fuel industry tools like Glenn Youngkin understand this.)
- The world is taking America’s decline seriously. We should too.
- Op-Ed: Look to authoritarian parties abroad to see where the GOP is headed
- Biden to give prime-time speech on ‘soul of the nation’ as voters prepare to cast midterm ballots (“President Joe Biden plans to deliver a prime-time speech this week on how America’s “rights and freedoms are still under attack,” returning to the core message of his 2020 campaign”)
- Trump: Make Me Prez Now or Hold New Election ‘Immediately’ (Trump is completely deranged.)
- Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Executive Privilege Claims Will Fail
- Trump Demands an Unconstitutional Do-over of 2020 Election (“After a dubious poll about Hunter Biden’s laptop, Trump is now blaming his loss on an FBI conspiracy — and his supporters probably believe him.”)
- Lindsey Graham’s prediction of riots reads more like a threat
- Lindsey Graham’s vile ‘riots’ threat gives away Trump’s game (“Underlying the threat of political violence is a bigger and more pernicious Trump scam.”)
- A U.S. Senator’s Veiled Threat Is Scrubbing the “Semi-” Off the Semi-Fascism
- Lindsey Graham’s prediction of riots reads more like a threat
- DOJ indicates Trump’s demand for special master may be too late
- Trump’s Second Term Would Look Like This (“The former president and his allies have explained their plans quite clearly.” It would be the end of democracy and America as we know it.)
- Trump Request for Special Master Could Open Door for Inquiry Delays
- Trump again summons the mob
- The Rising Cost of Republicans’ Investment in Trump
- Trump Bragged He Had ‘Intelligence’ on Macron’s Sex Life
- Trump’s home search unearths material possibly covered by attorney-client privilege, prosecutors say
- Republican Paranoia Could Cost the Party in November
- ‘There’s enormous frustration’: Trump forces Republicans off-script… again
- Talk of street violence and ‘semi-fascism’ turns up midterm election heat
- Why the forecast for November is changing for Republicans
- More than 40% of Americans think civil war likely within a decade
- Here are the signs Republicans’ hopes for a ‘red wave’ are receding ahead of the 2022 elections
- Biden To Continue Push Against Trump-Supporting ‘MAGA Republicans’ During Pennsylvania visit
- Republicans bob and weave on abortion — as Democrats hammer away
- The great Republican abortion backtrack has begun (“Across the country, GOP candidates are saying ‘Vote for me, because I don’t believe what I said before about abortion.'”)
- GOP Candidates Really Don’t Like Getting Called Out for Their Antiabortion Views
- Secret Service official at center of Jan. 6 committee probe retires
- US Secret Service Assistant Director Tony Ornato leaves agency
- Bill Barr Made the Decision to Clear Trump, and That Should Still Frighten Us
- Ted Cruz Would Like to Put Some Words in Your Mouth
- A Catholic Podcasting Star Says Theocracy Is Not the Way
- The Texas Tribune and other newsrooms sue to force Uvalde officials to release shooting records
- NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy
- Judge denies Kemp’s motion to quash grand jury testimony
- Blake Masters, a G.O.P. Senate Candidate, Links Fed Diversity to Economic Woes
- Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters scrubbed language on campaign website saying the 2020 election was stolen from Trump
- Dan Cox’s now-deleted Gab-fest shows why he’s unfit to lead Maryland (He’s unfit to be elected to anything. Same thing with any Republican who denies the climate crisis, pushes the “Big Lie” or still supports Trump. Period.)
- What Tim Ryan does better than any Democrat (“Ryan won’t be labeled a far-left politician. Republicans are the ones out of touch.”)
- What Is With These GOP Candidates Fawning Over the Confederacy and Saying Other Horrible Things? (They’re fascists.)
- In Facebook video, Doug Mastriano thanked pro-Confederate armed men for supposedly defending Gen. Lee statue (“Mastriano also told someone wearing a half-American, half-Confederate flag: ‘I can’t think of a better cape.'”)
- DeSantis election investigation chief told local officials they face ‘no fault’ for felons voting
- Ron DeSantis’ First Voter Fraud Bust Is Quickly Imploding
- Ron Johnson’s Path to Reelection Is Getting Bumpy (“Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is leading in recent polls against the pro-Trump senator, whose positions on abortion and same-sex marriage, as well as his “couple seconds” spent attempting to overturn the 2020 election, have made for a highly contentious match-up.”)
- Governor declares water emergency for Mississippi capital
- Senator Tim Kaine meets with military officials to discuss army recruitment
- In Wake of I-95 Crisis Audit, Spanberger Presses Youngkin to Take New Precautions “Once and For All” to Prevent Future Backups, Keep Virginia Drivers Safe
- Glenn Youngkin to Campaign for Unhinged, Extremist, Racist Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, Who Among Other Horrendous Things Said “the enemy right now…are people of color or people of Hispanic origin” (LePage also said no “sane people would want to allow transgender in our primary schools”; called a state legislator a “little son of a bitch, c*cks*cker”; etc.)
- Opinion/Editorial: What Youngkin doesn’t say means as much as what he says (“So, in fact, Youngkin’ s actual first act drove a wedge between whites and Blacks and parents and teachers by suggesting that white students should not be made to feel bad about the oppression created by their ancestors. Youngkin also set up a tip line that let people email the governor’s office with examples of divisive instruction. This created a vehicle that threatened teachers who challenged the beneficence of Caucasian control.”)
- Glenn Youngkin Vows to Fight Virginia Law Tying State to California’s Gas-Vehicle Ban (Youngkin is so, so stupid.)
- EDITORIAL: Get your facts straight Mr. Youngkin (“Governor Glenn Youngkin, start doing your job”)
- University Democrats and the Democratic Party of Virginia call for Ellis’ resignation or removal (“The groups characterized Ellis as regressive and dangerous”)
- Youngkin adds Maine and Connecticut to his nationwide midterm campaign swing
- UVA’s Cavalier Daily Rips Youngkin: “utterly incompetent leader”; “spreading outright falsehoods”; “poor decision-making”; “fearmongering”; failure to “properly vet his nominees”; etc. (Meanwhile, the UVA Democrats are calling for Bert Ellis to resign from the UVA Board of Visitors or be removed by Youngkin.)
- Jones: To maintain Virginia’s standing, leave abortion rights intact
- Virginia won’t tax forgiven student loans, despite news reports
- Youngkin’s overture in Petersburg is a masterstroke (I’m including this moronic op-ed just to give an example of how godawful the WaPo’s Virginia opinions section is. For starters, the people who write for it are generally Republicans, libertarians, conservatives, right wingers, etc.)
- Virginia waters troubled by multiple harmful algal blooms
- Monday Virginia COVID-19 Stats: 10-Day New Cases at 23,590; Hospitalizations at 774 (Near Highest Level Since Early March)
- Stop MVP’s Lies and FERC’s Negligence From Destroying Our Country’s Environment
- ‘FARTCAR’: The license plates Virginia DMV won’t let you have
- Hanover School Board to vote on proposed transgender policy
- Editorial: Too good to be true? (“As more details are known, it appears that Richmond officials were loose with the facts about an alleged Independence Day shooting.” Really bad.)
- D.C.-area forecast: Sweaty then potentially stormy today before nicer weather returns
