by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 11.
- Why Saving the Whales Means Saving Ourselves
- Why would Russia use hypersonic missile to strike Ukraine? (Desperation?)
- Has Putin’s assault on Ukraine’s power grid failed? (“Ukrainians are enjoying the onset of spring. The nights are still cold, but they are emerging from a winter of Russian missile strikes that have cut their power, heating and their water too.”)
- War will end at negotiating table with Ukraine in ‘best place’, Sunak says
- Exclusive: China unofficially suggests way to mitigate any Taiwan trip by House speaker: US sources
- How Beijing Boxed America Out of the South China Sea (“China incrementally built up military outposts, with little pushback from the U.S., and has emerged as a power in the strategic waters through which trillions of dollars in trade passes”)
- China’s Leadership Takes Shape as Xi Aide Claims Premier Job
- Li Qiang becomes China’s premier, tasked with reviving economy
- BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash (That’s bonkers.)
- Saudi Arabia, Iran Restore Relations in Deal Brokered by China
- China-Brokered Deal Upends Mideast Diplomacy and Challenges U.S.
- Analysis: Israel has long sought to isolate Iran. A thaw between Riyadh and Tehran has complicated that goal.
- What does the Iran-Saudi Arabia truce mean for Washington’s standing on the global stage?
- Israel’s Long-awaited Secular Uprising Is Finally Here
- Rising violence and a growing democratic crisis in Israel strain U.S. support
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds a Joint Press Conference With Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
- Germany to Rely on Rooftops for Its Ramped Up Solar Push
- France Braces for New Protests Against Macron’s Pension Reform
- Mexico kidnapping: A twisted moral code explains cartel’s apology
- ‘It’s a Big F – – – – – – Mess’: How Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Is Creating Chaos
- Silicon Valley Bank collapse has echoes of 2008. Here’s why things are different this time (“…the risks of broader contagion are thought to be limited for now.”)
- Summers Sees No Systemic Risk From SVB If Depositors Protected
- Silicon Valley Bank is shut down by regulators in biggest bank failure since global financial crisis
- SVB Chief Sold $3.6 Million in Stock Days Before Bank’s Failure
- Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Is Now Everyone’s Problem
- U.S. government takes control of Silicon Valley Bank
- As Banks Topple, Regulators Face Reckoning for Week of Mayhem
- Why everyone keeps underestimating the strength of this economy (Not “everyone,” but…sure.)
- February’s jobs report is a crowd-pleaser
- Here’s where the jobs are for February 2023 — in one chart
- Shifts in US employment may drive gains in labor productivity -Treasury
- Biden administration to approve major Alaska oil drilling project Willow (Not good.)
- Biden proposed budget boosts funding for clean energy, permitting, efficiency programs (Now that IS good!)
- Kevin McCarthy joins the insurrection
- Kevin McCarthy’s limited foresight gets him into trouble (again)
- Republicans try to reframe January 6 as a sightseeing tour – will it work?
- Trump Gets Caught Trying to Play Judges to Manufacture Trial Delays (“Donald Trump is in so much trouble that his trials are starting to run into one another, and now his lawyers might get in trouble for fooling judges into delaying them all.”)
- Trump Gets a Taste of His Own Medicine
- Trump in growing legal and political peril ahead of 2024
- Michael Cohen to Testify at Grand Jury as Likely Trump Indictment Looms
- Trump indictment? Possibility throws wrench into campaign plans
- Michael Cohen to testify Monday in Trump hush-money probe
- The legal threat to Trump in New York, explained
- Trump Prosecutors in NY Are After the Wrong Person, His Lawyer Says
- Former prosecutor explains why Trump “indictment is coming” — and it’s “coming soon”
- Trump Is Losing His Grip on the Grassroots
- Donald Trump Might Soon Be Vying for Presidency While Facing Criminal Charges
- Can Georgia Republicans Really Fire a Prosecutor for Indicting Trump?
- Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy comes into focus at Proud Boys trial as classified ‘spill’ roils proceedings
- Let’s Just Say It: The GOP Is Obsessed With Penises
- Boebert praises high rural teen birth rates while announcing first grandchild (Boebert is an imbecile.)
- I once admired Russell Brand. But his grim trajectory shows us where politics is heading (Disturbing.)
- What key players at Fox News said about the network and its viewers
- ‘Lachlan’s in the mire’: Fox News case spells trouble for Murdoch heir
- Kyrsten Sinema Hates Being Labeled So Much She Could Actually Join No Labels (“The Arizona independent could run on the group’s ballot line — and it would make her reelection bid easier.”)
- Ron DeSantis’s book ban mania targets Jodi Picoult — and she hits back
- Three Texas women are sued for wrongful death after assisting with abortion
- ‘I’m really, really sorry.’ Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally apologizes after uproar over social media posts (What’s he sorry about, exactly? His hypocrisy for being a right-wing, anti-LGBTQ douchebag?)
- Zooming With Tennessee Thirst Trap Franklyn McClure (“He feels a little bad for the GOP Lieutenant Governor who liked his photos.”)
- Gay Instagrammer says Tennessee lawmaker shouldn’t be embarrassed for liking racy photos
- Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone
- Storm-ravaged California hit by another potent atmospheric river
- New Fact Sheet: What the Congressional Republican Agenda Means for Virginians’ Health Care (Republicans “want to rip away protections for people with pre-existing conditions, raise premiums, and take health insurance away from millions of Americans.”)
- TOWN HALL: Youngkin Favors Banning Books, Steals Credit For Northam’s Accomplishments, And More… (Youngkin also told a transgender boy “that it’s ‘non-controversial’ that he should be playing on his school’s girl’s teams”)
- Full Transcript of CNN’s “Town Hall” with Glenn Youngkin, Which Failed (as 100% Expected) to Press Him on a Wide Range of Important Issues (Thank goodness for high school student Niko, who did a FAR better job than Jake Tapper!)
- Some Takeaways From The Most Boring Republican Probably Running for President
- Schapiro: When it comes to seeing Youngkin, TV sees all
- Youngkin calls for gender-neutral bathrooms after question from transgender Virginia teen
- Virginia budget negotiators hope to meet soon on $1 billion impasse
- New Silver Line stations a tiny part of Metro trips. Leaders cite growth prospects. (“The new stations accounted for about 3,700 daily trips, or 1.4 percent of the rail system’s total, according to Metro data.”)
- Luke Priddy will seek Democratic nomination for state Senate following Edwards’ retirement (“Priddy, who has been an aide to Edwards, was elected to Roanoke City Council in November. If he wins the nomination, he’ll face state Sen. David Suetterlein, R-Roanoke County.”)
- Virginia attorney general tells former New College Foundation it can’t hold back scholarships, funding
- Fairfax judge uses slavery law to rule frozen embryos are property
- Judge Calls for Hearing Over Disqualification of Loudoun CA’s Office
- A Va. bakery gave BLM activists free coffee. Then came the backlash.
- Richmond City grant would support solar workforce training (“Bridging the Gap aims to help formerly incarcerated people find jobs, regain rights.”)
- Richmond preschool principal resigns amid investigation
- D.C.-area forecast: Cool and gusty today, with some raindrops for Sunday (“March is trying to pay us back for all the warmth we saw in recent times. Chilly winds and occasional rain chances are ahead.”)
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