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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, March 30.
- The UN Wants the World Court to Address Nations’ Climate Obligations. Here’s What Could Happen Next
- What the High Seas treaty is all about
- AI Experts Call for Pause in Technology’s Development
- Russia detains WSJ reporter, alleging espionage; Bakhmut becoming a ‘slaughter-fest’
- Dmitry Muratov: Nuclear warning from Russia’s Nobel-winning journalist (“Will Putin press the nuclear button, or won’t he? Who knows? No one knows this. There isn’t a single person who can say for sure.”)
- Belarus should not be the Kremlin’s nuclear sandbox
- Ukraine acknowledges Russian gains in Bakhmut; Moscow arrests U.S. reporter
- How Russia turned America’s helping hand to Ukraine into a vast lie
- Opinion: Russia’s nuclear blackmail is a spectacular success for Putin
- Ukrainians Directing Soldiers From a Hidden Hub See Bakhmut Going Their Way
- The Only Realistic Answer to Putin (“Russia’s unprovoked invasion is impossible to justify. Now is not the time to relent in helping Ukraine.” Nope, crank it up!)
- Russia Detains a Wall Street Journal Reporter, Accusing Him of Espionage
- Russian Security Service Detains Wall Street Journal Reporter
- On a 48-hour train trip with Zelenskyy as he shuttled across Ukraine to rally his nation
- Four bankers who helped ‘Putin’s wallet’ set up Swiss accounts convicted
- Turkey’s Parliament is expected to ratify Finland’s bid to join NATO on Thursday.
- Bankers convicted of helping Putin’s friend
- Modi Tightens Grip on India’s Democracy, Wielding the Judiciary (Modi is an autocrat.)
- China Wants to Be at Center of New World Order, Top EU Official Says
- Taiwan’s President Lands in U.S. Amid Threats From China
- Pope Francis Hospitalized for Respiratory Infection
- Israel’s Transformative Protest Movement
- Biden-Netanyahu spat bursts into full view (Really dumb/vapid for the WaPo to frame it as a “spat.”)
- Unprecedented events in Israel hold lessons for U.S. (“How to beat a tyrant before he gains unparalleled power.”)
- ‘Half-baked, half-hearted’: critics deride UK’s long-awaited climate strategy
- Climate change is accelerating – and the UK government is ‘strikingly unprepared’
- Fire on Philippine ferry kills 29, including children; 225 rescued
- Bolsonaro heading home to Brazil — and an uncertain future
- Mexico Investigates Migrant Deaths in Border City Fire as Homicide Case
- Ecuador Constitutional Court Allows Lasso Impeachment to Proceed (That’s Guillermo Lasso, not Ted Lasso, lol.)
- A $3 Trillion Threat to Global Financial Markets Looms in Japan
- A Quick Reminder That the Avoidable Financial Apocalypse Is Coming and Congress Has No Plan (100% thanks to House Republicans.)
- GOP downplays importance of budget with debt ceiling looming
- Debt Talks Are Frozen as House Republicans Splinter Over a Fiscal Plan (Republicans in disarray.)
- Blackstone’s Schwarzman Says US Banking Crisis Is ‘Solvable’
- The world’s largest crypto exchange is in trouble with the US government
- Lower fertility rates are the new cultural norm (Good overall.)
- How Solar Roofs Are Being Used to Power Electric Cars
- Exodus From America’s Big Cities Slowed Last Year as Pandemic Receded
- How Christian Is Christian Nationalism? (“Many Americans who advocate it have little interest in religion and an aversion to American culture as it currently exists. What really defines the movement?” It’s a fascist movement.)
- Conservatives are using the tragedy in Nashville to push their anti-trans agenda (Disgusting and dangerous.)
- Why do Americans own AR-15s? We asked gun owners for their top reasons.
- Democratic Lawmaker Explodes At GOP Colleague Over Gun Violence: ‘Cowards!’
- GOP rift exposed as senators warn McCarthy against Iraq vote
- Trump Asks Advisers for ‘Battle Plans’ to ‘Attack Mexico’ if Reelected
- Trump Says the Justice System Has Been Weaponized. He Would Know.
- Manhattan Trump grand jury set to break for a month
- Trump Is One Day Away From Sending the Grand Jury Deciding His Fate Expensive Wine and Chocolates
- Chris Christie Thinks He’s Trump’s Worst Nightmare (Highly doubtful.)
- Mixed Signals On Trump: Majority Says Criminal Charges Should Disqualify ’24 Run, Popularity Is Unchanged, Leads DeSantis By Double Digits, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds
- Fox News Poll: Trump’s lead grows in GOP primary race, now over 50% support
- Is Campus Free Speech in Crisis? A Congressional Hearing Grapples With a Familiar Question.
- Are Republicans Winning the War on Public Schools? (“GOP figures like Glenn Youngkin and Ron DeSantis believe ‘parents’ rights’ rhetoric has made education a winning issue—but its potency may not last forever.”)
- Fox News CEO said correspondent’s fact-check of Trump’s election lies was ‘bad for business,’ new emails show
- Fox News aired Dominion voting myths despite its ‘Brain Room’ saying they were wrong
- Dominion Voting Is Playing Judicial Fantasy Football In Their Lawsuit Against Fox News
- ‘That C*nt. I Hope She’s Punished’: New Texts Show Tucker Carlson Fumed About Trump Team’s Stolen Election Claims
- Fetterman set to return to Senate
- If Twitter finally dies, where do we find the smart people? (Spoutible.)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene, Unrepentant Bigot, Can’t Understand Why Her Twitter Account Was Restricted
- Wee the people: Republican Boebert presses DC witness on public urination
- The Only Good Friends Howard Schultz Could Find In Washington Were Republicans
- Senate Republicans Said Some Wild Things at the Starbucks Union Hearing
- Five things to know ahead of final Wisconsin Supreme Court election
- Battle over Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ signals potential for more violent clashes between protesters, police
- A Florida School Banned a Disney Movie About Ruby Bridges. Here’s What That Really Means.
- “Closed by Order of the Governor”: Teachers in the Crossfire of Florida’s War on Public Education (“The many casualties in Ron DeSantis’ crusade against ‘woke indoctrination.'”)
- A new book-ban fiasco in Florida reveals the monster DeSantis created
- Disney sidesteps DeSantis board with royal clause (“The Florida governor’s oversight board says Disney circumvented it with an agreement citing King Charles.”)
- Ron DeSantis Signs Massive School Voucher Expansion (Remember, DeSantis is a role model for Youngkin.)
- Disney quietly took power from DeSantis’ new board before state takeover
- Michigan Democrats Rise, and Try to Turn a Battleground Blue
- Rupert Murdoch settles a lot of lawsuits. Why not Dominion v. Fox News?
- Here’s what Fox News was trying to hide in its Dominion lawsuit redactions
- New details in Dominion suit reveal damning evidence of deception in Fox News’ 2020 election coverage
- Texas Observer will continue publishing after staff crowdfunds nearly $300,000 (“The crusading liberal magazine had planned to lay off its staff after its nonprofit board voted to shut down. But it reversed course on Wednesday.”)
- Two Army helicopters crash in Kentucky; “several casualties” reported
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Speaks in Support of the Senate Voting to Repeal the AUMFs for the Gulf and Iraq Wars
- “Youngkin’s extremism has singlehandedly made Virginia the ONLY state where citizens lose all voting rights if convicted of any felony.”
- Stop Calling Glenn Youngkin ‘Centrist,’ ‘Moderate,’ Anything Other Than ‘Radical Right-Wing Asshat’
- Northern Virginia’s clout is fading amid General Assembly retirements (“The pending departures of Senate Majority Leader Richard A. Saslaw and other veteran lawmakers has local officials in the region worried about state funding.”)
- As Virginia budget negotiations drag on, here’s what hangs in the balance
- Governor recommends change to parole board bill — wants prosecutors to be allowed to weigh in on release decisions
- Federal court upholds Virginia stream-crossing permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline (Unfortunate.)
- Newly-signed bill puts restrictions on tow companies
- Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno’s funeral
- Irvo Otieno remembered as gifted, loving at funeral (The headline should read, “At funeral, Irvo Otieno remembered as gifted, loving.”)
- Youngkin criticized at funeral for man who died at state mental hospital (“At Irvo Otieno’s funeral, Rev. Al Sharpton said the Virginia governor ‘can’t be president if he can’t explain his policies on the mentally challenged.'”)
- Judge orders primary in Brewer-Sadler contest for Republican state Senate nomination in Southside (“A Republican official sued the Virginia Department of Elections, claiming that Gov. Glenn Youngkin strong-armed the agency into changing the nomination process from a primary to a convention to benefit his preferred candidate.”)
- VA Senate Democratic Women Reject “the divisive and destructive actions of [Joe] Morrissey,” Endorses Former Del. Lashrecse Aird in the 6/20 Dem Primary (“Morrissey has a long history of being on the wrong side of the values that matter”)
- Senate women Democrats endorse Morrissey’s primary opponent (Also Senators Dave Marsden, George Barker and Jeremy McPike, plus Delegate Dan Helmer.)
- After Huge Win by Del. Lamont Bagby Last Night, Union Leader Destiny LeVere Bolling Announces Campaign for Virginia 80th House of Delegates District
- Community grants help Virginia small businesses trim energy costs – without the red tape (“Charlottesville-based Community Climate Collaborative’s latest grant program is helping minority-owned small businesses pay for energy efficient appliances and lighting.”)
- 5/31 Memorial Committee selects design to honor Virginia Beach mass shooting victims
- Derek Kitts seeks Montgomery County supervisor seat (Tough, “red” district.)
- Approaching 3rd day of standoff, Fairfax Co. police take armed woman into custody
- State approves plan for new Inova hospital in Franconia-Springfield
- D.C.-area forecast: Cool sunshine today before it turns warmer, windy and wet
