by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 26.
- Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat
- Bitcoin is terrible for the environment – can it ever go green?
- Carbon dioxide removal: the tech that is polarising climate science
- Inside the Youth Campaign to Bring Climate Change to the World’s Highest Court (“After years of organizing, a global movement of young people helped push the UN to request a consequential opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice.”)
- Democracy isn’t ready for generative artificial intelligence
- What the data tells us about the status of the Ukraine war
- Putin approves taking over Russian assets of two foreign energy firms; Moscow may abandon grain deal
- Russia seizes more Western assets, narrowing options for company exits
- India’s Quest to Build the World’s Largest Solar Farms (“Pavagada Ultra Mega Solar Park, a clean-power plant the size of Manhattan, could be a model for the world—or a cautionary tale.”)
- What to watch for as Biden hosts South Korean leader for state visit
- U.S., South Korea Pledge Cooperation on Nuclear Arms (“Seoul has agreed not to develop its own arsenal in exchange for more of a say in planning a potential American nuclear response to a North Korean attack.” South Korea could, of course, easily develop a nuclear arsenal – it has the money, technology, nuclear material, etc.)
- Inside Biden’s Renewed Promise to Protect South Korea From Nuclear Weapons (“Analysis: President Biden’s pledge to defend South Korea is a striking admission that North Korea’s arsenal is here to stay.”)
- South Korea-U.S. partnership is an epic success. We need to keep it that way.
- Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
- Japanese Moon Landing Is Uncertain After Losing Signal Spacecraft
- War crimes suspect free amid chaos in Sudan
- Sudan’s Bashir and allies out of jail, Khartoum fighting flares
- McCarthy runs into a wall of corn
- Yes, Biden negotiated over the debt limit before. He’s learned his lesson.
- Proposed GOP cuts would slash $30 billion from veterans spending
- McCarthy Searches for Debt-Limit Bill Support
- Chances that US could default on its debt in early June grow amid weak tax collections
- House GOP chaos raises doubts about McCarthy’s political credibility
- Senators plot bipartisan spending backup plan amid McCarthy-Biden split (Ridiculous headline…it’s not a “split,” it’s the House Republicans proposing extreme, insane shit!)
- Kevin McCarthy Needs to Pass This Bill to Have Any Credibility. No Pressure.
- Utilities Seize Control of the Coming Boom in Transmission Lines
- Neil Gorsuch Has Joined the Supreme Court Ethics Scandal Party
- The real reason for the Supreme Court’s corruption crisis (“Who watches the philosopher kings with lifetime appointments?”)
- Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel (Subpoena time.)
- Tuberville blocks Warren’s attempt to begin advancing 184 military promotions (The US Senate is broken)
- A Test of the News (“Objectivity, democracy, and the American mosaic”)
- The Republican Agenda Is One Bad Idea After Another (“Republicans got Roe overturned, and it cost them electorally. So, naturally, they turned to loosening child labor laws, allowing for more guns, and banning books.”)
- How Biden hopes to overcome his age problem (“US voters are worried Biden is too old to run again. Strategists say he can prove he’s fit for office.”)
- Biden is right. We’re still fighting a battle for the soul of America.
- Biden defines the central question of the 2024 election (“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America — and we still are”)
- Top Dem super PAC starts Biden ad blitz, pledges $75 million campaign effort
- Joe Biden’s 2024 Opening Argument: It’s Me or the Abyss (“The President’s calling card—as a Trump-slayer, and an upholder of normality and sanity—remains his biggest advantage.”)
- Joe Biden Kicks Off Second Bid for Office as Donald Trump Goes on Trial for Rape
- Biden Just Announced He’s Running—But Trump Seems Very Preoccupied With Ron DeSantis (“The former president isn’t campaigning like he’s the only viable Republican candidate.”)
- Joe Biden Breaks Out ‘Dark Brandon’ As He Takes Aim At Trump (“The president and his reelection campaign are fully embracing his feisty alter-ego.”)
- The analyst who saw through 2022’s red mirage has a prediction for Biden 2024
- Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s endorsing Biden for reelection
- Joe Biden Is Old. Get Over It.
- The Map, the Issues and the Incumbency Favoring Democrats
- State legislatures are moving too fast, too furious
- Exclusive: Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won’t fund candidates in 2024 – sources
- Elon Musk’s exploding rocket offers a superb symbol of MAGA’s current fortunes (“Elon Musk’s faceplants, Tucker Carlson’s firing, and Trump’s zombie campaign: MAGA Part II is failing to take off”)
- E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyers Promise to Show Trump’s Pattern of Abuse (“On the first day of the trial, Trump’s lawyers sneered and mocked his accuser.”)
- “Don’t Use Your Real Names With Each Other” (“The jury selected for E. Jean Carroll’s suit against Trump is warned to stay anonymous.”)
- E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: Trials are unpredictable, but here’s the roadmap for this one
- ‘Fear and shame’: jury hears opening arguments in Trump civil assault trial
- Proud Boys blame Trump as defendants prepare to find out fate in sedition trial
- Tucker Carlson’s Final Moments on Fox Were as Dangerous as They Were Absurd (“The host spent some of his last minutes on the network mocking a cult. He did not seem to appreciate the irony.”)
- No, seriously, why did Fox News fire Tucker Carlson? (“Something doesn’t add up.”)
- Tucker Carlson’s Long Con
- What happens now that Carlson is out is arguably important not just for Fox, but for the country
- Opinion: Fox News finds itself in a corner
- Ex-Fox News Pundit Predicts What’s Next For Tucker Carlson (“I think there’s a very real possibility goes full Joe Rogan, creates his own thing then he gets to do things on his terms”)
- ‘Good riddance’: Pentagon officials cheer Tucker Carlson’s ouster
- Tucker Carlson’s Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News
- Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say
- Tucker Carlson’s Prayer Talk May Have Led to Fox News Ouster: “That Stuff Freaks Rupert Out”
- Where can Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon go now?
- Everything Tucker Carlson Said That Should Have Gotten Him Fired Already (“All the white nationalism, misogyny, and racism that Fox News ignored for years.”)
- Tucker Carlson’s ex-booker alleges she experienced bullying and sexism at Fox (“Abby Grossberg alleges she was subject to bullying, sexism and antisemitism while working on the former host’s prime-time show”)
- Tucker Carlson’s Long Con (“Was his long, strange trip a put-up job?”)
- Nate Silver Out at ABC News as Disney Layoffs Once Again Hit News Division
- Elon’s blue check disaster is getting worse (“Celebrities are refusing to pay, and the trolls keep trolling.”)
- Musk Bets the House of Tesla on Low Prices and Razor-Thin Margins
- Harry Belafonte Was a Winter Soldier Of the Highest Order When His Country Needed Him Most
- Nikki Haley promised to address abortion ‘directly and openly.’ Then she didn’t.
- Another Billionaire GOP Megadonor Reportedly Holds Back On Ron DeSantis (“Ken Griffin has reportedly expressed concern over the Florida governor’s Russia-Ukraine comments and his signing of the state’s new abortion law.”)
- Audio of Cruz’s talk with Fox host sheds light on plan to challenge 2020 results
- ‘Damning’ new J6 recording: Ted Cruz discusses how to force a reassessment of Biden’s win (If Cruz broke the law, lock him up.)
- Woman with Cancerous Pregnancy Was Told to Wait in Parking Lot Until She Was ‘Crashing’ (Put Republicans in charge, this lunacy and cruelty is what you get.)
- WA becomes 10th state in the U.S. to ban assault weapons after Inslee signs bill into law (Virginia would have done the same, except for a few conservative Democrats, including Chap Petersen, in the State Senate)
- Texas Senate advances bill to create ‘election marshals.’ Here’s what’s proposed. (Very dangerous shit.)
- New Plan Means Northern Virginia Could Soon Get a Break From Helicopter Noise (“Congressman Don Beyer, local officials, and feds announced plans Tuesday to mitigate the nuisance.”)
- FAA promises less helicopter noise in Northern Virginia and DC region
- Nikki Haley To Echo Youngkin’s MAGA Anti-Abortion Stance In Arlington Today (“Youngkin, Haley, and the rest of the 2024 Republican field are tripping over themselves to prove their anti-abortion obsession”)
- DPVA Chairwoman Swecker to VA Elections Commissioner Beals: “Virginia has a reputation…of running fair elections…Recent actions in Buckingham and Lynchburg threaten to undermine that”
- Youngkin PAC hires Georgia political operative to get out vote
- As Virginia moves to pull out of carbon market, housing groups worry about funding loss (“Millions in RGGI money has gone toward low-income energy efficiency projects since 2021”)
- For Youngkin, the first presidential primary is Virginia’s legislative elections
- Virginia considers private prison contract renewal despite $4.3 million in breaches
- Sen. Louise Lucas lashes out at fellow Democrats, claims support of opponent is bid at Northern Virginia power grab
- Jay Jones Announces First Slate of Endorsements of the 2023 Cycle
- Abortion and election law central to GOP nomination for open House seat in Bedford, Amherst, Nelson
- Responses to 2023 “Nonpartisan Fairfax County Voter Guide” for School Board Candidates; Endorsing Ryan McElveen, Kyle McDaniel, Lawrence Webb for the Three At-Large Seats
- Coalition taps DOJ in fight over possible historic cemetery in Prince William Co.
- Richmond fire chief touts inspection improvement
- Roanoke County supervisors finalize deal to fund school replacement, renovations
- Arlington public schools suspend overnight field trips to Outdoor Lab
- D.C.-area forecast: A few thundershowers possible later today; soaking rain likely Friday
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