by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 13.
- Banks Say They’re Acting on Climate, But Continue to Finance Fossil Fuel Expansion (Completely unacceptable.)
- Climate change: Fossil fuel emissions from electricity set to fall – report (They need to fall RAPIDLY.)
- Jupiter moons mission to assess chance of life
- World Bank staff were told to give special treatment to son of Trump official
- New Leaked Documents Show Broad Infighting Among Russian Officials (“The additional files also suggest the breach of American intelligence agencies could contain far more material than previously believed.”)
- US, Ukraine say many war secrets safe from intel leaks
- Putin Approved Arrest of US Reporter on Spying Charges
- Zelenskiy urges world leaders to act over PoW beheading video (Russia is basically ISIS at this point.)
- Russia’s Navalny has mystery ailment which may be slow poisoning – spokeswoman (Putin is evil.)
- US-Saudi Oil Pact Breaking Down as Russia Grabs Upper Hand
- China’s exports rise unexpectedly, but economists warn of weakness ahead
- Germany foreign minister embarks on post-Macron ‘damage control’ in China trip (Macron is such a disappointment.)
- UK accused of ‘backward step’ for axing top climate diplomat role
- G7 climate ministers challenge Japan’s energy strategy (“Tokyo promotes ammonia as a low-carbon energy source but critics say technology is unproven”)
- Europe needs energy. Moroccan solar may be a clean solution.
- N. Korea fires missile that may have been new type of weapon
- India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown
- Myanmar Military’s Attack Leaves Village in Ruins, Strewn With Charred Human Remains
- Prosecutors won’t bring charges over American woman’s suspicious death at Mexican resort
- Document with security details on Biden’s Belfast trip found on street: reports
- Biden to meet Irish leaders in Dublin
- Apple Triples India iPhone Output to $7 Billion in Shift From China
- Documents leaker worked on military base, friend says (“In interviews with a member of the Discord group where intelligence documents were shared, The Washington Post learned details of the alleged leaker, ‘OG.'”)
- Pentagon leaks linked to young gun enthusiast who worked at military base – report (“Man known online as ‘OG’ is said to have access to large amounts of classified material and to regard intelligence services as repressive” LOCK HIM UP.)
- Why the U.S. didn’t notice leaked documents circulating on social media
- Leak of military secrets on Discord marks a new step for social media
- U.S. intel agencies may change how they monitor social media, chatrooms after missing leaked U.S. documents for weeks
- In Latin America, Populism Is Winning Over Democracy
- Biden to expand migrant access to health plans: US officials
- Fed Leans Toward Another Hike, Defying Staff’s Recession Outlook
- Federal Reserve Pause Is Still Coming, Just Not Yet
- Fed expects banking crisis to cause a recession this year, minutes show
- New US Car and Truck Emissions Standards Will Make or Break Biden’s Climate Legacy
- Tighter EPA vehicle emissions standards may speed up EV transition
- Solar, Wind and Battery Projects Throng US Grid Connection Queue
- Proposed federal rule would regulate coal plant wastewater for the first time
- Court order says abortion drug can remain available for now, with restrictions (“A federal appeals court froze parts of a Texas judge’s order that would have suspended the FDA’s approval of a medication abortion pill” There’s no reason for these restrictions.)
- Court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules (“The ruling late Wednesday temporarily narrowed a decision by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the nation’s most commonly used method of abortion. The Texas order unsettled abortion providers less than a year after the reversal of Roe v. Wade already dramatically curtailed abortion access. The case may now be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.”)
- The junk-science ruling restricting mifepristone approval uses language directly lifted from anti-abortion activists and spread by right-wing media
- Trump-Nominated Judge Who Issued Radical Abortion Pill Ruling Cited An Absurd ‘Study’ (This guy obviously shouldn’t be a judge. Total nutjob.)
- The Shocking Lack of Science in the Ruling Banning a Common, Safe Abortion Drug
- A 19th-century anti-sex crusader is the “pro-life” movement’s new best friend (“Anthony Comstock, the 19th-century scourge of art and sex, is suddenly relevant again thanks to Donald Trump’s worst judge.”)
- The Anti-Abortion Movement Just Made a Powerful New Enemy (“The mifepristone decision has awakened a sleeping giant.”)
- How the Mifepristone Case Could Sabotage the FDA (“A Trump-appointed judge’s ruling against the abortion pill could radically restrict reproductive rights and gut the federal government’s ability to safeguard the nation’s drug supply.”)
- The Only People Who Believe the Supreme Court Is Apolitical Are on It
- Thomas Pushed To Kill Disclosure Laws While Getting Secret Billionaire Gifts
- Ethics Watchdog Urges Justice Department Investigation Into Clarence Thomas’ Trips
- Americans take a dim view of Clarence Thomas’s ethics
- 100 days in power: House GOP honeymoon may be over (Why would they ever have had a “honeymoon?” How ridiculous.)
- Special counsel focuses on Trump fundraising off false election claims
- Witnesses Asked About Trump’s Handling of Map With Classified Information
- Manhattan DA receives new suspicious white powder envelope: Police sources
- ‘Such An Idiot’: Nicolle Wallace Bursts Out Laughing Over Trump Comment On Fox News
- Trump’s tale of crying Manhattan court employees was ‘absolute BS,’ law enforcement source says
- Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m (Pure harassment/bullying.)
- Trump Sues Former Attorney Michael Cohen for Telling People About All His Alleged Crimes (“The ex-president wants more than $500 million for his troubles.”)
- Trump Asks for Delay in Rape Trial Because Jurors Will Be Thinking About His Alleged Hush Money Crimes (“The ex-president’s lawyers believe Trump will not be able to get a fair trial…because of all the other shady stuff he’s allegedly done.”)
- Ron DeSantis’ team tries to stop Florida Republicans from endorsing Trump
- Appeals court rejects Peter Navarro’s bid to retain hundreds of presidential records
- Jim Jordan’s Ham-Fisted Attempt to Marshal His Little Committee for Trump Isn’t Going Well (“Alvin Bragg is suing the congresscritter to stop his subcommittee’s inferference.”)
- Jim Jordan fights on doggedly for his lord and master — but there’s no winning this battle (“Jim Jordan wants to be Donald Trump’s attack dog — but his legal arguments against Alvin Bragg are toothless”)
- Jim Jordan’s new stunt reveals the folly of ‘governing by Fox News’
- If Tennessee’s Legislature Looks Broken, It’s Not Alone (“Statehouses around the country — plagued by division, uncompetitive races and gerrymandering — reflect the current pressures on democracy.”)
- Defunding public libraries: Republicans’ war on reading goes nuclear (“Republicans in Texas and Missouri open up a new front in the war on public education”)
- It Has Finally Become Clear What Elon Musk Wants Twitter to Be
- Elon Musk’s Free-Speech Charade Is Over
- PBS stops tweeting after Musk adds “government-funded” label
- Fox News Looks Headed for Corporate Suicide In the Dominion Case
- Jury selection set to begin in Dominion’s $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox
- Judge in Dominion case sanctions Fox for withholding evidence, plans to appoint special master to probe possible misconduct
- Judge Imposes Sanction on Fox for Withholding Evidence in Defamation Case
- Tucker Carlson Might Have Just Delivered His Most Racist Fox News Rant Yet
- Feinstein, Under Pressure to Resign, Asks to Step Down From Judiciary Panel (Just resign.)
- Progressives Call Out Feinstein: ‘A Dereliction Of Duty’
- Democrats raise alarms as Feinstein’s absence stalls Biden’s judicial picks
- ‘A third option’: Haley-Scott rivalry intensifies in GOP presidential race
- Tim Scott announces 2024 presidential exploratory committee
- How Tim Scott thinks he can outmaneuver Trump, DeSantis and Pence (“The South Carolina senator is going straight for the hearts of the evangelical right.”)
- Sen. Mike Moon reiterates support for 12-year-old’s right to marry in Missouri
- The Arizona House expels a Republican lawmaker for her role in baseless testimony (Why does the media use the word “baseless” instead of “completely false” or whatever?)
- Randy Fine’s wife performs in burlesque in sexually charged fundraiser for children, alongside the Rainbow Circus
- Fort Lauderdale airport and schools closed due to 20 inches of rain in some areas
- South Florida is pounded by heavy rain as more than a foot falls in some areas
- Equality Florida Issues Advisory Warning For Travel
- Juror: Texas governor’s rush to pardon shooter a ‘travesty’
- Fox News defends Texas man convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester and attacks DA who prosecuted the case
- The return of two expelled Tennessee Democrats is a powerful rebuke to Republicans
- In Tennessee, second expelled Black Democratic lawmaker is reappointed
- Jeff Bezos will not bid on Washington Commanders, leaving Magic Johnson’s group as frontrunner
- Sen. Warner says rural Virginia needs capital, affordable housing and internet access to stay competitive
- Sen. Warner upbeat on capital access, housing and broadband during Roanoke remarks
- In Wake of Texas Judge Ruling, Spanberger Urges Appeals Court to Protect Mifepristone Access
- Schapiro: Youngkin walks rather than runs from abortion issue (“If you’re Glenn Youngkin, you may want to change the subject but Democrats won’t let you…Pro-life politics is poison in the suburbs and that’s where elections are won and lost.”)
- Medication abortions will continue in Virginia, providers say
- Governor Youngkin Must Reverse Course on Restoration of Voting Rights (“Our democracy works best when everyone is able to participate”)
- Youngkin’s Anti-climate Attack on Clean Cars Hits Brick Wall
- Abigail Zwerner honored by legislators as Virginia General Assembly reconvenes
- Va. General Assembly takes light approach to actions proposed by Youngkin (“Virginia lawmakers returned to Richmond on Wednesday for a reconvened session to take up vetoes and amendments proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)”)
- The General Assembly backs controversial THC amendment
- Assembly backs Youngkin on hemp bills, asserts power on others
- Virginia lawmakers OK final edits to bill meant to get tough on unregulated THC
- General Assembly upholds veto of bill letting utility vehicles park on private property without permission
- Department of Environmental Quality withdraws proposed variance for data centers
- Voting officials’ resignation, amid outlandish accusations, an ominous sign for democracy
- Tax credits meant for coal country apply to some unexpected places. Rural Virginians should be pleased.
- How dozens of sheep keep Virginia solar farms ‘lambscaped’ with solar grazing
- Audio: Saddam Salim for VA Senate Campaign Releases Ad on Sen. Chap Petersen’s Guns Voting Record (“We deserve a senator who will fight for us – not the gun lobby.”)
- Warner, Kaine bring $2.5 million for Roanoke bridge replacement
- In reversal, Fairfax Co. schools no longer considering banning pajamas
- City Council appoints new Richmond city attorney
- D.C.-area forecast: Summer heat without the humidity today; showers this weekend
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