by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, May 26.
- James Hansen Warns of a Short-Term Climate Shock Bringing 2 Degrees of Warming by 2050
- Seaweed could avert food crisis caused by extreme weather (“Scientists believe Ulva can become a staple crop via undersea farming – once people acquire a taste for it”)
- Europe’s Economic Engine Is Breaking Down
- Netherlands Likely to Send F-16s to Ukraine After Pilot Training
- Scarred by war, Ukrainian children carry on after losing parents, homes and innocence
- Why the Wagner boss is saying Russia could lose the war
- If a Divided Germany Could Enter NATO, Why Not Ukraine?
- The Kremlin Has a Security Problem (“Drone attacks in Moscow, incursions over the border—Russians are starting to wonder whether Putin really does have, as he promised, ‘everything under control.'”)
- Russian blogger says he was fired over interview with mercenary boss
- Russian Wagner mercenaries handing Bakhmut to regular army
- Sunny weather in southern Ukraine suggests new fighting season has begun
- Russian rocket hits Ukraine medical clinic (Yet another war crime.)
- Was Russian warship attacked by Ukrainian drone boats in the Black Sea?
- Twitter to pull back from Europe’s disinformation crusade
- Twitter set to exit EU Code of Practice on Disinformation, sources say
- Joe Biden’s advisers say he doesn’t want to drag Pacific allies into ‘headlong clash’ between US and China
- Turkey election: What five more years of Erdogan would mean (Nothing good.)
- Mexico’s president urges Latinos not to vote for DeSantis, slams hardline immigration stance
- US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms
- Emerging Debt Deal Would Raise Limit, Cap Spending for Two Years
- Republicans Report Progress in Debt Limit Talks as Negotiations Continue
- Biden aides offer IRS cuts to GOP, hoping to spare other programs
- House conservatives blanch at leaked details of McCarthy-Biden debt talks
- Deadline looming, Biden and McCarthy narrow in on budget deal to lift debt ceiling
- Debt: The Bad, the Weak and the Ugly (“As disaster looms, it’s important to keep in mind that Republicans are the villains here: They’re the ones engaged in extortion…There’s a definite Stockholm syndrome vibe, in which the hostages seem angrier at their would-be rescuers than they are at their kidnappers.”)
- Save the world economy or his own job? McCarthy can’t decide.
- Top GOP negotiator says still many hang-ups in debt ceiling negotiations
- Is the debt ceiling stalemate just posturing — or is this time truly different? (“The case for optimism vs. the case for pessimism on the chances of default, explained.”)
- McCarthy faces GOP skepticism on debt talks, defense spending
- Who Can Rein In the Supreme Court?
- How Supreme Court’s EPA ruling will affect U.S. wetlands, clean water
- A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news if you care about clean water (“The Court took a huge bite out of the Clean Water Act.”)
- House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition – Including Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) – Decries Supreme Court’s Decision to Eliminate Clean Water Protections
- The Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act. It could be devastating.
- Supreme Court delivers blow to wetlands protections in win for Idaho landowners
- Samuel Alito’s Assault on Wetlands Is So Indefensible That He Lost Brett Kavanaugh (Alito is evil.)
- Biden Praises His Joint Chiefs Nominee as a ‘Top-Notch Strategist’
- Unorthodox immigration bill catches both parties by surprise
- Hundreds of Thousands Lose Medicaid Coverage as Pandemic Protections End (“Early data suggests that many recipients are losing their coverage for procedural reasons, even if they are still qualified for it.”)
- Republicans Around the Country Are Trying to Rob Democrats Of the Right to Govern (“It’s not just Ron DeSantis. The Red State war on blue cities is intensifying.”)
- The Real Threat to Freedom Is Coming From the States (“Red” states, specifically.)
- Trump May Soon Be Racking Up Indictments Like Nobody’s Business: Report (“His lawyers have reportedly told him to expect criminal charges from the Justice Department.”)
- Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes a day before FBI came for documents (“New details, including alleged ‘dress rehearsal’ for moving sensitive papers, show a focus on Donald Trump’s instructions and intent”)
- Mar-a-Lago Worker Provided Prosecutors New Details in Trump Documents Case
- Is Mark Meadows Singing Sweet Melodies to the Feds About His Former Employer?
- Trump thinks he can MAGA his way out of jail (“On January 6, Trump thought MAGA passion would overcome a lost election — now he thinks it will save him from jail”)
- Anatomy of a smear campaign: How right-wing media neutralized a Pentagon effort to address white supremacy in the military (“Right-wing media smeared the Pentagon official mitigating white supremacy in the military. Now his unit has been abandoned.” That’s f’ing stupid.)
- It’s Increasingly Clear That It’s Not Safe to Be Pregnant in States with Abortion Bans (“Find me a single Republican legislator who would ever say aloud that THEY should wait to have their cancer treated until it was ‘imminently life threatening'” – Kellen Squire)
- How major brands were forced into the conservative plan to target LGBTQ people
- Over 100 Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Passed In The Last Five Years — Half Of Them This Year
- Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
- The Path From The Tea Party Through Jan. 6 To Today (“The sentencing today of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for the Jan. 6 attack prompted me to dig into the TPM archives.”)
- DeSantis says, if elected president, he’d consider pardons for Jan. 6 offenders (That should be an automatic disqualifier for holding ANY public office, let alone president!)
- What was inauspicious about DeSantis’s start? Suggesting pardons for Jan. 6 rioters.
- Ron DeSantis vs. the ‘Woke Mind Virus’ (DeSantis is DeRanged.)
- DeSantis Campaign Says It Raised $8.2 Million in First 24 Hours
- Ron DeSantis administration officials solicit campaign cash from lobbyists
- It Was More Than a #DeSaster (“Ron DeSantis’s botched campaign launch suggests that he’s no Trump-killer.”)
- DeSantis and Musk bet on each other. They both lost.
- Are The Anti-Trump GOP Forces Starting to Implode?
- Republican 2024 contenders are doing it all wrong (“They lack a message and a strategy.”)
- Twitter engineering boss Foad Dabiri quits day after DeSantis launch glitches
- Fox News isn’t ceding its throne to Elon Musk’s Twitter without a fight
- CPAC Is Rocked by a Resignation (“The treasurer of the conference’s organizer quits, citing financial mysteries around chairman Matt Schlapp, who is being sued for alleged assault.”)
- A Republican vs. Republican battle is dragging down the Texas GOP (“The investigation of Texas’s top prosecutor reveals Republican divisions.”)
- Texas Panel Recommends Impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton
- Aide to Ken Paxton calls investigation into attorney general “illegal,” says Paxton can’t be impeached for current allegations
- Doug Mastriano won’t run for Senate in Pennsylvania ‘at this time’
- Investigation launched after 11-year-old who called 911 for help is shot by officer in Mississippi
- Lauren Boebert’s son called 911 in tears to report his father was ‘throwing’ him around the house. Then she took the phone.
- Jen Kiggans-Manufactured Default Would Strip Away Social Security Benefits First (“A new report shows as many as 27 million seniors will be the first victims of MAGA Republican hostage-taking”)
- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin talking to prospective donors about possible 2024 run: sources
- Pope & Schapiro: Ambitions, endorsements and cabinet posts
- Virginia Is The Final State In The South Without A GOP Abortion Ban (“You’ve come for our rights – and we’re coming for your seats in November.” – VA Dems)
- FOIA Friday: What Virginia officials withheld or disclosed, May 19-26, 2023
- In Northern Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Candidates Wrangle Over Criminal Justice Reform
- How long is too long for the VEC? (“As the VEC continues to struggle, who is thinking about the most vulnerable Virginians who are due unemployment benefits and still have not received them?”)
- The fans and critics of Virginia data centers
- VA Legislative Black Caucus and VA Latino Caucus Endorse Lashrecse Aird in Senate District 13 Democratic Primary (“For too long Joe Morrissey has portrayed himself as a savior to Black communities, while legislatively betraying them”)
- Del. Dan Helmer on Camping, Campaigning, Culture Wars, and Community
- Hanover County appoints new school board members
- Push for inland port in Southwest Va. has momentum, speakers tell economic forum
- VB School Board to vote on LGBTQ+ non-discrimination policy
- Democrat Misty Dawn challenging Republican Del. Joe McNamara
- 82nd District House of Delegates candidate profile: Victor McKenzie
- Design competition gets gears turning for Virginia student’s offshore wind career
- Loudoun Co. middle school students host ‘fight clubs’ with help from parents
- Fairfax Co. police release bodycam footage showing struggle for officer’s gun before shooting
- Biden’s Infrastructure Law to Help Norfolk Reconnect Communities
- No bail for man found with AK-47 in car at McLean, Va., preschool
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunny today, cloudier tomorrow. Rain chances Sunday and Monday.
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