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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 15.
- Kerry challenges oil industry to prove its promised tech rescue for climate-wrecking emissions
- As the Harms of Hydropower Dams Become Clearer, Some Activists Ask, ‘Is It Time to Remove Them?’
- Earth League International Hunts the Hunters (“A conservation N.G.O. infiltrates wildlife-trafficking rings to bring them down.”)
- Ukraine Green Rebuilding Focuses on Clean Energy, Climate Action
- ‘Bakhmut Trap’: Ukrainian Advances Vindicate Defense of Besieged City
- Ukraine hails its first offensive success in defence of Bakhmut
- The end of Ukraine aid is rapidly approaching. Reupping it won’t be easy (“The Pentagon could run out money for weapons by midsummer.”)
- Wagner chief offered to give Russian troop locations to Ukraine, leak says
- Zelensky arrives in UK for surprise meeting with Sunak
- UK gives Ukraine long-range attack drones as Zelenskyy makes surprise trip to Britain
- Belarus president Lukashenko misses another event prompting speculation of illness (“Leader has not been seen publicly in nearly a week, as opposition news outlet says he was taken to an elite clinic on weekend”)
- China’s war chest: Beijing’s ‘great wall of steel’ faces obstacles to military supremacy
- Turkey Poised for Election Runoff As Erdogan Votes Fall Short
- Nail-Biter Turkish Election Heads for Round 2 as Majority Eludes Erdogan
- Turkey elections 2023: latest presidential and parliamentary results
- Twitter’s Elon Musk Defends Decision To Limit Tweets in Turkey During Tight Presidential Election (Musk most definitely is NOT a “free speech absolutist,” as he absurdly claims. Also, the U.S. should not do ANY business with Musk or any of his companies, as he’s a nutjob and a national security risk.)
- In Blow to Junta, Thai Voters Overwhelmingly Back Opposition Parties
- Thai opposition leads vote count, spelling possible end to military rule
- Thai opposition parties agree to coalition after election success
- India just passed China in population. That’s good news for America. (“India’s demographic rise creates a potential counterweight to China”)
- In Vienna, the U.S.-China relationship shows signs of hope
- Kenya Doomsday Death Toll Hits 200, With More Than 600 Reported Missing (“The victims were allegedly told to starve themselves to meet Jesus. Their bodies are being exhumed from mass graves in the coastal county of Kilifi.”)
- Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise
- US senator denounced as ‘profoundly ignorant man’ over remarks on Mexico (It’s hard to say who the stupidest U.S. Senator is, but certainly John Kennedy’s in the running…along with Tommy Tuberville.)
- Border crossings reportedly decrease after Title 42 rules scrapped
- As debt default looms, America yawns (“Whether it’s crisis fatigue or a belief that things will work out at the last minute, Americans have not been pressuring their leaders to solve the debt ceiling.” Very weird.)
- Biden and McCarthy to Resume Debt Ceiling Talks on Tuesday
- 7 doomsday scenarios if the U.S. crashes through the debt ceiling
- How the Supreme Court might view the debt limit fight (“A debt-ceiling deadlock could push Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment — setting up a showdown at the high court.”)
- How Wall Street is preparing for possible US debt default
- The Religious Landscape is Undergoing Massive Change. It Could Decide the 2024 Election.
- Trump’s dogwhistle to the Christian right is a permission slip to openly hate women (“As Trump doubles down on “grab ’em by the p*ssy,” the Christian right gets comfy admitting they love male dominance”)
- Immigration Is Still Fueling Trump’s Political Future
- Trump says he’ll bring back Michael Flynn if he wins in 2024: ‘He’s some man’ (Michael Flynn, in fact, is dangerously unhinged, as extremist as you can get, etc.)
- GOP fears Trump’s problems with suburban women will only get worse
- Biden team aims to compete in North Carolina, test ground in Florida
- ‘We can’t track down the informant’: James Comer says he lost top witness in Biden investigation (Total farce.)
- GOP Leader: My Biden Corruption Informant Has Vanished
- Rick Perry teases possible presidential bid, declines to support Trump campaign
- How Kyrsten Sinema Uses Campaign Cash for Her Marathon Habit (Sinema needs to go in 2024…go Gallego!)
- Trump puts DeSantis in a bind on 2020: Can he bring himself to say Trump lost?
- A Problem for DeSantis: Reports Say He Has No Rizz (“One article repeatedly mentions DeSantis’ difficulty making eye contact.”)
- Kentucky 2023: Daniel Cameron Extends Lead in GOP Gubernatorial Primary over Kelly Craft
- EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Hill Staffer Is A Prominent Follower Of Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes
- “The Stakes Are High”: Zooey Zephyr on the Fight for LGBTQ Rights in Montana
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s White Nationalism Comments Skewered By Predecessor Who Prosecuted KKK Members (“‘This is a man who … did not even know what the Voting Rights Act was,’ said former Alabama Senator Doug Jones.”)
- North Carolina Became an “Abortion Destination.” That’s In Danger.
- Florida teacher investigated by state agency for showing Disney movie in class (Fascism.)
- Virginia has a lot at stake if the debt ceiling isn’t resolved
- The GOP Takeover of an ‘Equity’ Office (I’m linking to this trash ONLY to note that the Wall Street Journal editorial board is far right and incredibly dishonest, in this case about what Democrats’ complains are regarding Martin “DEI is dead” Brown.)
- Virginia to study Maryland program after backlash over disability caregiving change
- Youngkin speaks at VMI amid enrollment, fiscal and DEI crises
- Virginia crime board awards local law enforcement $1.6 million for new license plate readers
- Cardinal Conversation: What’s driving out-migration from Northern Virginia
- Researchers unearth century-old documents in Virginia Beach lynching
- How much security do schools need? Hampton Roads ramps up spending.
- D.C.-area forecast: Early-week warmth gives way to cooler air after Tuesday shower possibility
