by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 1.
Raskin to Boebert: Democrat is the noun. When you use it as an adjective, you say Democratic.. As if every time we mentioned the other party it just came out with a kind of political speech impediment like, oh, the Banana Republican Party. pic.twitter.com/eSVfqzeZqN
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 28, 2023
- Brazil’s Amazon must be protected to reach global climate goal, U.S. envoy says
- How much does mass tree planting affect climate change?
- To Reduce Mortality From High Heat in Cities, a New Study Recommends Trees
- Power of Trees and Soil to Absorb Carbon May Be Waning, Experts Warn
- Fossil fuels kill more people than Covid. Why are we so blind to the harms of oil and gas?
- A Long-Sought Loss and Damage Deal Was Finalized at COP27. Now, the Hard Work Begins
- Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It (“Fertilizers filled with the nutrient boosted our ability to feed the planet. Today, they’re creating vast and growing dead zones in our lakes and seas.”)
- U.K.’s tomato shortages are blamed on Brexit, war in Ukraine, climate change
- As Americans Work From Home, Europeans and Asians Head Back to the Office
- Mental health of young adults severely impacted by pandemic – study
- Putin’s War Rhetoric Rallies Russia’s Border Towns, but Nerves Fray
- Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine’s breadbasket
- Russia Was Routed in an Epic Battle of Tanks, Repeating Earlier Mistakes (“A three-week fight in southern Ukraine produced what Ukrainian officials called the war’s biggest tank battle so far, and a stinging setback for Russia.”)
- Ukrainian forces under ‘insane pressure’ from Russia, Kyiv says, but counteroffensives are coming
- The Shortest Path to Peace (“Supporting and arming Ukraine, and accelerating the collapse of the Russian military, is the most realistic way to end the conflict.”)
- Finland starts building fence on Russian border as MPs prepare to vote on Nato bid
- FBI Director Wray acknowledges bureau assessment that Covid-19 likely resulted from lab incident
- China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory
- China’s CCP warns Elon Musk against sharing Wuhan lab leak report
- Wray publicly comments on the FBI’s position on COVID’s origins, adding political fire
- China Leaders Surprised by Pace of Economy’s Rebound
- China’s Economy Shows Signs of Emerging From Covid Shadow (“Economic activity in China expanded sharply for a second straight month, in an early sign the country may be shaking off the impact of pandemic curbs sooner than expected.”)
- Iran can make fissile material for a bomb ‘in about 12 days’ – U.S. official
- Nigeria Declares Bola Tinubu Winner of Presidential Election: Live Updates (“Bola Tinubu, a perennial political kingmaker in Nigerian politics, was declared the winner of the presidential election Wednesday, extending the governing party’s rule as Africa’s largest country faces a series of economic and security crisis…His catchphrase, ‘Emi lo kan’ — Yoruba for ‘It’s my turn’ — speaks to his record as a kingmaker in Nigerian politics, but alienated many young voters.”)
- Winner declared in Nigerian election; rivals demand a revote
- Hundreds massacred in Ethiopia even as peace deal was being reached
- Deadly Collision of Passenger, Freight Trains Kills Dozens in Greece
- How the Israeli settler rampage was emboldened by the new far-right government
- One Uprooted Life At A Time, Climate Change Drives An American Migration
- How Climate Change Plagues Ordinary Americans – Mother Jones
- It’s O.K. to Be Confused About This Economy (“Even the experts don’t really know where inflation and jobs are headed.”)
- Long-Robust U.S. Labor Market Shows Signs of Cooling
- The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Tried Very Hard to Find a Good Reason to Screw Biden
- You probably won’t get any student loan relief, thanks to a GOP-controlled Supreme Court
- Biden runs into the Supreme Court buzz saw
- The Supreme Court Ponders Whether to Dub Student Loans Unforgiven
- Dark money and special deals: How Leonard Leo and his friends benefited from his judicial activism (“The Federalist Society co-chairman’s lifestyle took a lavish turn after he became Donald Trump’s adviser on judicial nominations.”)
- Biden to tap Julie Su as next Labor secretary
- Some Democrats don’t want Biden to run again. Here’s why they’re wrong. (“He’s already the president and he’s pretty good at it.” And by “pretty good” they mean SUPERB.)
- US Postal Service to Buy 9,250 Electric Vehicles From Ford
- Underrecognized: Extremist murders are usually from right-wing actors
- Hey MAGA: It’s not called “Cancel Culture,” it’s called “Consequence Culture.”
- Video: This Afternoon in VA Beach, President Biden “will discuss his plan to protect Americans’ access to affordable health care, and…how Congressional Republicans would raise health care costs”
- Biden speaks on health care in Virginia Beach, slams GOP
- The Poll That Did in Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Is Even Dumber Than You Can Imagine
- The ‘Dilbert’ Cartoonist and the Durability of White-Flight Thinking
- Republicans turn up the racism to drive up GOP opposition to Ukraines
- McCarthy calls Jan. 6 riot video a Tucker Carlson ‘exclusive’ and says public will have it ‘soon’ (Appalling.)
- US House Speaker McCarthy says he will provide Jan. 6 defendants with security footage (Wildly unacceptable.)
- McCarthy, GOP pump brakes on release of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson (“McCarthy and other Republicans, following days of silence on the topic, made clear Tuesday that no information would be released to Carlson’s team — let alone broadcast publicly — before the footage is screened to ensure it doesn’t compromise the security of the Capitol complex. “)
- After news of Tucker Carlson’s exclusive access to January 6 footage, right-wing media push debunked conspiracy theories about the insurrection
- Dominion lawsuit shows Fox News has learned nothing from January 6 (“Despite a violent insurrection and massive lawsuits, the network has only intensified its fascistic propaganda”)
- Fox News is Republican propaganda, according to Rupert Murdoch
- Murdoch and Kushner: The 2020 Election’s Colluding Buddies (“According to a new court filing, the Fox News owner passed ‘confidential information’ about Joe Biden’s campaign to the then first son-in-law and presidential adviser.”)
- Rupert Murdoch isn’t sinking the Fox News legal case. Here’s why.
- Analysis: Fox learns the hard way about being beholden to the GOP base
- The other way Rupert Murdoch tried to tip the scales for Trump
- Exposed: Fox’s Pander-for-Profit Business Model
- Fox Leaders Wanted to Break From Trump but Struggled to Make It Happen
- Former FBI general counsel says more lawsuits are probably coming for Fox News over election lies
- 2024 poll: DeSantis slides as Trump surges to 1st head-to-head lead in months
- Ignore the Noise. It’s Still Trump’s Nomination to Lose
- Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump
- Democrats would be smart to follow Elissa Slotkin’s example
- House Oversight Chair Laments That Joe Biden’s Dead Son Was Never Prosecuted (Deranged.)
- The story behind Gaetz citing Chinese propaganda at a hearing
- Matt Gaetz Called Out for Citing Chinese Propaganda in Hearing
- Georgia Republicans want to make it easier to challenge voters’ eligibility
- Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defeated in bid for second term (“Paul Vallas, a long-time public schools chief, and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will advance to an April runoff election”)
- How Paul Vallas Went From Electoral Also-Ran to Chicago Front-Runner
- Adams, Discussing Faith, Dismisses Idea of Separating Church and State (This guy’s a disaster, as predicted by many.)
- Blaise Ingoglia bill would ‘cancel’ Democratic Party
- Ron DeSantis shows how not to run an education system
- West Virginia Adds to Election Deniers’ Ongoing Takeover of State Politics
- ‘Sometimes Things Break’: Twitter Outages Are on the Rise
- Iowa lawmakers propose a ban on same-sex marriage
- Mississippi governor signs bill banning transgender health care for minors
- GOP Congressman Claimed He’s an Economist. He Took One Class—and Got a C. (This Andy Ogles character is another George Santos.)
- First federal LGBTQ+ judge to take the bench in Virginia
- Senators Warner, Kaine, Others Reintroduce “SAFE TECH” Legislation to “allow social media companies to be held accountable for enabling cyber-stalking, online harassment, and discrimination on social media platforms” (“The hate that festers online…leads to real violence, real lives targeted, real people put at risk.”)
- Youngkin Latest GOP Governor Skeptical of AP African American Studies Course
- Tax rebates ‘definitely on the table’ in ongoing budget talks
- Regulators get more power to adjust electric rates, set performance standards
- Virginia lawmakers send Parole Board transparency bill to Youngkin
- New study finds Central Appalachian miners at highest risk of dying from lung diseases
- Virginia railroad union says safety concerns have been rising amid cost-saving moves
- Virginia bill aimed at alerting schools of employee arrests awaits Youngkin’s signature
- Bills would let Norfolk and Virginia State Universities lower some out-of-state tuition
- Chesterfield middle school cancels former neo-Nazi speaker after backlash
- Violent crime in Norfolk is up. The jury is still out on why — and what to do about it.
- D.C.-area forecast: Nice today, a few showers early Thursday; Friday could be rather wet (“Mild weather continues with a shot at 70 on Thursday.”)
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