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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, May 13.
- Simon Schama on the broken relationship between humans and nature: ‘The joke’s on us. Things are amiss’
- Eat more beans. Please. (“Beans are protein-rich, sustainable, and delicious. Why doesn’t the US eat more of them?”)
- G-7 finance chiefs warn of global uncertainty as US debt crisis looms
- Exclusive: G7 summit statement to target China’s ‘economic coercion’
- G-7 Finance Chiefs Boost Ukraine Aid, Propose Supply Chain Plan
- Zelensky to meet Pope Francis at Vatican for first time during Ukraine war (“Zelensky is rallying his European allies this weekend ahead of a planned counteroffensive on the battlefield.”)
- Zelenskyy arrives in Rome for meetings with Pope Francis, Italian leaders
- Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian retreat in Bakhmut ‘highlights shortage of credible combat units’
- How Ukrainian forces denied Russia victory in Bakhmut by Victory Day
- Russia tried to destroy US-made Patriot system in Ukraine, officials say (But failed, of course.)
- China unlikely to play peacemaker role in Ukraine war, Western officials and experts say
- Russia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut, Wagner boss calls it a ‘rout’
- Germany approves new package of arms for Ukraine
- Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan granted bail, leaves court
- An Erdogan Loss in Turkey Would Stir Relief in the West, Anxiety in Moscow
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has tilted the political playing field in his favor, but he could still lose Sunday’s election.
- Turkey election: Opposition dares to dream of Erdogan defeat (Go opposition!)
- Turkey’s extremely big-deal election, explained (“Could the opposition end President Erdogan’s 20-year rule?”)
- ‘We’re against LGBT’: Erdoğan targets gay and trans people ahead of critical Turkish election (Disgusting.)
- Once Europe’s Headache, Greece Finds Its Feet (“The nation’s economy nearly broke the euro last decade. Now it is one of the fastest-growing in Europe’s common-currency zone.”)
- Serbia Offers Amnesty for Illegal Firearms, and Thousands Are Collected
- Modi’s Hindu nationalist party set to lose India’s Karnataka state in polls ahead of national vote
- Chaos on Mexico border averted, for now, as US turns page in migration rules
- Republicans, Democrats Making Progress in Debt-Limit Talks, Yellen Says
- U.S. can avoid default in July if Treasury can make it through June cash crunch, Congressional Budget Office says
- Debt ceiling: Biden faces legal risks, financial peril with 14th Amendment (Again, the headline doesn’t mention that this crisis is 100% the fault of far-right-extremist House Republicans.)
- Four-Fifths of Board Members at America’s Top Six Banks are Climate Conflicted
- Is the GOP War on ‘Woke Finances’ Delaying Climate Action?
- Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in the U.S.
- Manchin aims to bring energy infrastructure permitting reform bill to Senate floor for vote by August (“However, there are ‘yawning gaps’ between Republican and Democratic permitting reform priorities, according to research firm ClearView Energy Partners.”)
- Clarence Thomas Can’t Undermine the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court Fast Enough (“the problem of the Supreme Court is that it is a powerful and unaccountable branch of government whose traditional role has been to protect the rights of property and the prerogatives of the privileged above all other concerns…The Supreme Court is imperious, a fickle friend to justice. It would be better, in the end, to remove it as much as possible from the decisions that shape our lives, rather than to leave it with a leading role in the affairs of we, the people.”)
- The day free-market Republicans became Soviet economic planners
- Trump supporters are neither underrecognized nor half the country
- Two Great Threads Argue That Dems Must Fight “fascist movement playing for keeps” and Absolutely NOT Count on “mainstream media…coming to the rescue of American democracy”
- Maybe Still Be Afraid of Donald Trump Winning the Presidency?
- The Danger of Donald Trump Has Only Grown Since 2020 (“Trump’s CNN Town Hall was a visceral reminder of just how shitty he is.”)
- Why the Republican presidential field is so weak
- Military promotions impasse drags on as Sen. Tuberville defends blockade (Tuberville is a white supremacist, imbecile, right-wing extremist and all-around scumbag.)
- Musk hires ex-NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino to be Twitter’s CEO
- Cat and dog torture videos litter Twitter, adding to concerns about moderation (Horrific. Anyone who does something like that should be locked up for a LOOOONG time.)
- Joy Reid Rips Anderson Cooper Over Going To Bat For CNN’s Trump Town Hall (Anderson Cooper is an embarrassment to the journalism profession.)
- CNN told ‘disgusted’ audience members to stay silent during Trump’s town hall: report
- CNN’s Oliver Darcy Reportedly Scolded By Boss Chris Licht Over ‘Emotional’ Trump Town Hall Coverage: ‘They Put the Fear of God Into Him’ (Nobody should ever watch CNN again.)
- Former Trump prosecutor slams GOP ‘political theater,’ takes the Fifth at deposition
- Ron DeSantis is on the verge of announcing his presidential bid
- DeSantis allies could shift $86 million to help him run for president as watchdogs cry foul
- Ron DeSantis Bans Credit Card Companies From Helping Track Gun Criminals (Batshit.)
- The Jolt: Herschel Walker mum on massive campaign cash request
- The Cost of White Discomfort
- Man charged with manslaughter over subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely in New York (“Daniel Penny, a former marine who surrendered to police in New York, could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty”)
- ‘Tool’ of the Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 police assault, rioting
- George Santos Staffer Faces Discipline for Menacing Sexual Comments to Reporter
- Commanders’ record sale agreed to by Snyder family, Harris group that includes Magic Johnson
- From a Google search to a boxing gym: Jennifer Wexton’s Parkinson’s journey
- Spanberger doesn’t want Congress to get paid until it solves debt crisis (Don’t pay anyone who opposes raising the debt ceiling. Everyone else should continue to get paid.)
- Kaiser Family Foundation: Jen Kiggans, House GOP Denials of Slashing Veterans’ Benefits “Mostly False” (PolitiFact: Kiggans-backed ‘Default on America Act’ would gut $2 billion from Veterans Affairs)
- Critics wary of new funding for license plate readers (The media loves headlines with “critics say” language…)
- Youngkin’s election chief pulls Va. from group targeted by election deniers
- Another One Gone: Virginia Leaves Voter Roll Program Plagued By Right Wing Conspiracy Theories
- Virginia leaves bipartisan effort to combat voter fraud amid conspiracies (Yep, Youngkin is a conspiracy theorist.)
- License plate reader funding draws ire from some Virginia lawmakers, who cite privacy concerns
- Youngkin removes Sen. Locke from Southern Regional Education Board (Nasty and petty by Youngkin.)
- Schapiro: Virginia’s first Black justice made good trouble
- Richmond installs speed-reduction measures on roads at VCU (“Speed tables are being installed on four streets around the Monroe Park campus to slow drivers down.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Occasional showers through the day, then a beautiful Sunday
