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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 19.
- A Devastating Toxin Is Bubbling Up From the Permafrost (“Rising temperatures are releasing mercury into the Arctic.”)
- Save the “massive, living, beautiful, breathing, majestic boxes of carbon” known as whales (“Ships, noise, and climate change are killing whales. Here’s how to change that.”)
- Fossil Fuel Executives See a ‘Golden Age’ for Gas, If They Can Brand It as ‘Clean’ (Spoiler: natural gas is anything but clean!)
- Humanity Is Facing a Great Injustice. The World Bank Must Respond.
- Solar industry warns EU rules would hamper clean energy transition
- India Can Achieve Energy Independence by 2047 Through Clean Technology: Study
- Crunch time for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances
- Opinion: Why the US is beating Russia in the Black Sea without firing a shot
- Ukrainian official blasts Putin over surprise visit to Mariupol
- Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Occupied Ukraine
- Putin visits occupied Mariupol and Crimea; Xi heads to Moscow
- Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor
- Putin’s world just got a lot smaller with the ICC’s arrest warrant
- Xi’s Embrace of Putin Dents His Chances of Playing Peacemaker on Ukraine
- Analysis: China as Peacemaker in Ukraine? The West Is Skeptical.
- Macron’s leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan
- French pension reforms: Is Macron’s government doomed by crisis?
- North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Adding to Barrage
- Australia has ‘absolutely not’ committed to join US in event of war over Taiwan, Marles says
- Hundreds of elite Israeli reservists say they are joining judicial protests
- The US invaded Iraq 20 years ago. This is what life looks like there now
- In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner
- Pakistani Police Storm Home Of Former PM Khan, Arrest 61
- Long-covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic
- These Small States Punch Above Their Weight on Clean Energy
- Senior care is crushingly expensive. Boomers aren’t ready.
- How Trump’s using a possible arrest to rile his base (Very similar to the period leading up to 1/6/21 violent insurrection.)
- Donald Trump Calls For “Protest” Ahead of Expected Indictment (“The former president said he believes he will be arrested Tuesday and called on supporters to “take our country back,” raising the prospect that Manhattan charges could be met with political violence. “)
- Hey MAGA world: Trump thinks you’re stupid — and he’s exploiting you, as usual (“His latest tantrum over potential indictment is just another reminder: Trump sees his followers as easy marks”)
- Donald Trump could be charged any day – what happens next? (“Any trial of the former president would still be more than a year away.”)
- Cohen says Trump calls for protest against Manhattan DA probe signals desire for ‘violent clash’ on his behalf
- Kevin McCarthy and MAGA Republicans rally around Trump ahead of possible indictment (Kevin McCarthy is evil.)
- Trump Did It Again (“If arrested, he’s called on ‘protesters’ to come to his defense.”)
- Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests (Right wingers love to ask, “What part of ILLEGAL don’t you understand?” In the case of Trump, there’s TONS of illegality.)
- Manhattan DA Bragg privately warns of intimidation after Trump calls for protest
- EXCLUSIVE: Pence says prospect of Trump arrest is ‘a politically charged prosecution’ (Pence is a completely f’ed-up person.)
- The Jan. 6 investigation is the biggest in U.S. history. It’s only half done. (“To date, roughly 1,000 people have been charged for their alleged roles in the events of that day. The total could grow above 2,000, and a federal courthouse strains to handle what may be years more of trials.” And they need to charge and convict the RINGLEADERS, starting with Trump.)
- Could a Trump indictment actually help him politically?
- First, Biden was FDR. Now he’s Clinton. (Spoiler alert: He’s neither.)
Dominion lawsuit is just the start as Fox faces losing friends – and viewers- Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate (How could any American be “pro-Moscow?”)
- An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Defeat (As David Corn tweeted yesterday, “Nixon: Sabotaged the Vietnam War peace talks to win in 1968. Reagan: Encouraged Iran to hold on to US hostages to win in 1980. Trump: Aided and abetted Putin’s covert attack on the US election to win in 2016. It’s a GOP tradition.”)
- Lawmaker Reveals GOP Plot to Sabotage Jimmy Carter’s Reelection (“A Reagan campaign ally allegedly worked to convince Iran not to release their American hostages until after Election Day.”)
- Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself (Maddening and absurd – the “justice” system shouldn’t force these families to go through more trauma to get their damages from Alex Jones.)
- Ron DeSantis Is Completely Out of Touch With Ordinary Americans
- Idaho hospital to stop labor and delivery services citing “political climate” and doctor shortages (The future Republicans want for ALL of America.)
- Ron DeSantis Can’t Decide How to Pronounce His Own Name (“For years, the Florida governor has switched from ‘Dee-Santis’ to ‘Deh-Santis’ and back again with no apparent rhyme or reason.”)
- Opinion: Support Sen. Kaine’s effort to repeal 2002 AUMF
- Women in Virginia politics reflect on progress toward parity
- Column: Nearly 1 million Virginians live with brain injuries. Very few get treatment
- Former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a Conservative Republican, Says Trump’s Reaction to Possible Arrest Next Week “tells you all you need to know…Everything is about him and him alone” (Meanwhile, “crickets” so far from Youngkin, Sears, Miyares, etc.)
- Opinion: Bipartisan effort will end illicit THC sales in Virginia (“The General Assembly took important action this year to limit access to unregulated THC products, Sheriffs Ron Montgomery and Steven Creasey write in a guest column.”)
- Williams: Irvo Otieno’s death must lead to change
- Commentary: Guns are an American problem, not just a Roanoke problem
- CASEY: In fund-raising email, Republican lawmaker decries ‘lies and threats’ – from the GOP (The sad thing, as extreme and batshit as Marie March is, her opponent – 2020 election denier Wren Williams – isn’t much better.)
- Video, Updates: Arlington County Board Hears Public Comment From ~250 People on “Missing Middle” Housing Proposal (“The Missing Middle housing proposal will end exclusionary zoning, advance environmental justice and create housing opportunities for people of color”)
- Amazon’s Pause On HQ2 Creates More Questions Than Answers For Arlington
- CNU men capture first Division III basketball national championship with buzzer-beater (Congratulations!)
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunny today with a chilly breeze; warming up this week
