by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 2.
- A Surprisingly Uplifting, and Effective, Way to Sequester Carbon (“Protecting existing populations and restoring others to their natural habitats often improves the natural capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide within ecosystems, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. Robust populations of just nine species, such as sea otters or gray wolves, or genera, including whales, could lead to the capture of 6.41 gigatons of CO₂ annually, the researchers found. That’s about 95 percent of the amount needed to be removed annually to ensure global warming remains below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).”)
- OPEC+ to Hold Its Ground Amid Oil Tumult Caused by Bank Crisis
- President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine denounced the U.N. for permitting Russia to chair the Security Council. (It’s absolutely unacceptable to have these war criminals chairing the UN Security Council.)
- Journalist Detained by Russia Was Reporting Stories That ‘Needed to Be Told’
- Russian offensive falters as Ukraine eyes counterattack
- Should we be worried by Putin’s plan to station nukes in Belarus? Probably not
- Biden Demands Russians Release WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich Arrested For Espionage
- Netanyahu is leading a coup against his own country. But the threat is not only to Israel
- Taiwan’s president is in the Americas — and China’s not happy
- Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica
- Finland’s Marin faces tough re-election bid in national election (“Marin, 37, is seen by fans around the world as a millennial role model for progressive new leaders and remains very popular among many Finns, particularly young moderates, but she has antagonized some conservatives with lavish spending on pensions and education that they see as irresponsible.”)
- This element is critical to human flourishing — yet missing from the news (“If hope is critical to human flourishing, then why can’t journalists make it part of their job?” Journalism is a mess.)
- No, Cities Aren’t Doomed Because of Remote Work (“Emptier downtowns offer an opportunity to reimagine who they serve”)
- These 5 states will be the first to kick residents off Medicaid starting in April
- For the market to work, you need the government to work
- How a Weapon of War Has Worsened the Mass Shootings Epidemic
- Trump’s Legal Problems Are Putting the GOP in a Vise (“The investigations highlight all the aspects of his political identity that have alienated so many swing voters.”)
- Trump’s Republican Rivals Are Missing an Obvious Opportunity (“Now is an ideal moment for Republicans to free themselves from the former president. They’re not exactly taking advantage of it.”)
- Over 24 hours, rumblings of a reckoning for the right
- Trump Campaign Raises More Than $4 Million Since Indictment (How stupid does someone have to be to actually give this treasonous, misogynistic, racist, etc. criminal money?!?)
- Trump’s Indictment Proves the Opposite of What He Says (“In a truly failed state, he’d never face accountability.”)
- A Biden Ally on the Post-Indictment Stakes of Another Trump Presidency. (“The historian Jon Meacham discusses Trump’s prospects for 2024, whether criminal charges change the outlook, and his own reason for turning down a formal role in the Biden Administration”)
- These prominent figures have remained silent on Trump indictment (Biden, McConnell, Cheney, Christie…)
- The Trump Show Moves to a Courtroom (“The former President’s campaigns against officials investigating him have supplied Joe Biden with a favored theme: the need to fortify democratic institutions.”)
- Donald Trump’s Time-Tested Legal Strategy: Attack and Delay
- Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes
- Post-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis
- Shocked and defiant: How Trump is responding to unprecedented indictment
- The Memo: Trump’s political woes with women deepen as Stormy Daniels reclaims stage
- Inside the F.B.I.’s Jan. 6 Investigation of the Proud Boys
- One in four college applicants avoids entire states for political reasons
- Jeb Bush questions Trump indictment, says jury should be ‘the voters’ (“JEB” is a pathetic loser.)
- Judge blocks Tennessee law restricting drag performances in public
- Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours
- Starbucks fired the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign
- How Disney Dodged Ron DeSantis and Kept Control of Its Florida Land
- This Under-The-Radar Wisconsin Race Has Big Implications For The State’s Future (“Jodi Habush Sinykin, a Democratic state Senate candidate, warns that Wisconsin is at a ‘tipping point.'”)
- The Twitter I Love Doesn’t Exist Anymore (“At its best, the platform was a reminder that there are quick-witted and even wise people in the world with ideas to share.”)
- Storms Kill at Least 21 as Tornadoes Tear Through Midwest and South
- Video: Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Says “laws that [Trump’s] broken *should* be visited upon him if he’s running for the greatest office in the world” (Riggleman says he’s “stunned at the situational morality going on with some of the GOP – and I was one”)
- Editorial: Gov. Youngkin makes it harder for the formerly incarcerated to regain full citizenship
- Glenn Youngkin voting rights policy takes Virginia back to Jim Crow
- Post-Trump indictment, Youngkin waits for his opening
- Glenn Youngkin’s reaction to Trump’s indictment is sickening
- Video: On Bill Maher’s Show, VA Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears Talks Trump’s Indictment, Waco, Jamaican Marijuana, Politicians’ Pictures with Big Guns, “lap dances at school by a drag queen,” etc. (Also: “You want to live your life a certain way, do it! I live my life a certain way, I’m doing it. This is America, after all.”)
- When It Comes to Spreading Misinformation About Public Schools, the Virginia GOP Might as Well Call for “April Fools Month”
- Ex-Va. governors McDonnell, Allen at Amherst event optimistic of GOP’s outlook in state elections
- Alexandria planning commission wants to ease zoning issues for abortion clinics
- Del. Jeff Campbell retires; legislative aide Arnold announces candidacy
- Opinion: Don’t replace “inspiration” Maury High with something less
- Female Afghan veterans work toward a fresh start in Blacksburg
- D.C.-area forecast: Much cooler today with a breeze; another warming trend starts tomorrow
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