by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 14. Happy Mother’s Day, mom!
- Climate crisis deniers target scientists for vicious abuse on Musk’s Twitter (“Abusive, often violent tweets denying the climate emergency have become a barrage since Elon Musk acquired the platform, say UK experts”)
- Winds of change: Which European countries are generating the most energy from wind?
- Dr. Mike Silverman of the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington Has Some Thoughts on “the end of the public health emergency, the end of the ‘pandemic,’ and fentanyl.” (“Coronavirus hasn’t disappeared, yet we’ve learned to live with it.”)
- Russia’s economy has not crashed. Here’s how to make it suffer.
- Zelensky, in private, plots bold attacks inside Russia, leak shows
- Ukraine Eurovision act’s city Ternopil attacked before performance
- FBI agents raid condo unit owned by Russians at Trump Towers in Sunny Isles (“The trio of Trump Towers on Sunny Isles Beach draws its share of gawkers, thanks to Donald Trump’s licensing deal that plastered his name on the oceanfront development.”)
- Germany Announces Its Biggest Military Aid Package Yet for Ukraine
- Ukrainian president says counteroffensive does not aim to attack Russian territory
- As Ukraine Makes Inroads in Bakhmut, Devastation Still Reigns
- It’s time to hold Russia accountable for its use of chemical weapons
- Erdogan’s leadership in the balance as Turkey votes in pivotal elections
- Erdogan’s challenger vows to end ‘authoritarian rule’
- Earthquakes and the economy leave Turkey’s Erdogan facing his toughest election in years
- Twitter succumbs to Erdoğan’s pressure, silences key voices in Turkey on election eve
- Erdogan’s fate in the balance as Turkish voters head to the polls
- Turkey Latest: High Turnout Expected in Sharply Split Vote
- Erdogan Promises to Transfer Power Peacefully if He Loses Ballot
- India’s Congress party defeats Narendra Modi’s BJP in Karnataka state elections
- ‘Pakistan’s democracy hangs by a thread,’ says Imran Khan on return home after arrest (“Former prime minister steps up attacks on country’s military leaders as ministers plan to rearrest him”)
- Pakistan’s political turmoil over Imran Khan’s arrest, explained
- Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Bangladesh and Myanmar coast
- Cease-fire between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold after days of fighting
- Record turnout projected as Thais vote in battle of old rivals
- Crossing jungle and desert, migrants navigate a sea of misinformation
- Undocumented migrant crossings dropped on Friday, the first day after Title 42 was lifted
- Biden Says Debt Talks Move Along as Parties Discuss Changes
- Unusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest tests records
- End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars
- New Study Finds a High Minimum Wages Creates Jobs (Virginia Republicans told us the opposite was the case; could it be – and I know this is a shocking thought – that Republicans were WRONG?)
- Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow And The Original Meaning Of Corruption (Thomas is WILDLY corrupt.)
- Remarks by President Biden at the Howard University Class of 2023 Commencement Address
- Video: At Howard University Commencement, President Joe Biden Calls Out White Supremacy as “the most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland” (President Biden calls the August 2017 neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville ” something I never thought I would ever see in America”)
- Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress
- The 2024 election isn’t about normal things. It’s about Trump. (It’s actually about TrumpISM, whether the Republican nominee is Trump or DeSantis.)
- Stark warning over Republicans’ ‘dehumanizing’ rhetoric on crime
- Why the DeSantis Braintrust Thinks It Can Actually Beat Trump (“Donors, governors and plenty of GOP voters are just waiting for the Florida governor to enter the race before they ditch the former president, according to DeSantis’ growing team of political pros.”)
- DeSantis holds events with Iowa conservatives, Trump cancels rally due to weather (DeSantis is DeFascist)
- The battle against fascism in Florida: Lessons on how to beat back authoritarianism from abroad
- Criticizing “Soros-Funded DAs,” Ron DeSantis Promotes Fundraiser for Subway Killer (“Is this Kyle Rittenhouse round 2?”)
- DeSantis’ political operation set to move headquarters, kickstarting window for potential 2024 campaign filing
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill legalizing anti-LGBTQ+ medical discrimination
- DeSantis gets millions in taxpayer money to fight lawsuits over hard-right policies
- Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site Bellingcat days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter investigation was a ‘psyop’ (Musk is a seriously deranged individual.)
- Defending white nationalists, Tommy Tuberville fears a military that is ‘going wrong’ (Tuberville is a white supremacist.)
- North Carolina Democratic governor vetoes abortion ban, setting up likely override vote
- Angry Ex-Staffers Speak Out on ‘Pro-Choice’ Democrat’s Stunning Abortion Betrayal (“I wish I could say that she took a giant bag of cash at an IHOP and that’s why she did this—but it’s so much dumber than that”)
- Jordan Neely Was on New York’s ‘Top 50’ List of Homeless People at Risk
- Youngkin vetoes five bills he couldn’t get legislature to amend, signs 12 others (“He doesn’t have a clue” – Sen. Scott Surovell)
- Youngkin signs law requiring stringent age verification for porn sites
- Gov. Youngkin signs 12 bills into law: Judicial privacy, parole board transparency and more
- Political expert weighs in on Virginia’s planned withdrawal from voter fraud detector ‘ERIC’
- Arlington Democrats Select Miranda Turner As School Board Endorsee
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm 70s ahead and mostly dry through tomorrow
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