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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 21.
- Are debt-for-nature swaps the way forward for conservation?
- Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn’t controlled, study finds
- The North Atlantic is experiencing a ‘totally unprecedented’ marine heat wave
- Global average sea and air temperatures are spiking in 2023, before El Niño has fully arrived. We should be very concerned
- Ukraine war: Push to rebuild economy starts with UK’s $3bn
- Here’s how to prosecute Russia for Ukraine’s catastrophic flood
- Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator
- China says Biden comments likening leader Xi to a dictator ‘extremely absurd and irresponsible’ (Obviously Xi is a dictator.)
- Biden Says Xi Was Unaware of Wayward Balloon, Wants Relationship
- Andrew Tate appears in Romanian court to face rape and human trafficking charges (Horrible person.)
- Honduras prison violence: At least 41 killed in women’s jail riot
- Sorry, America. India will never be your ally.
- Why Is Narendra Modi So Popular? Tune In to Find Out.
- Lacking land, Israel to cover its rooftops with solar panels (“Israel will soon require all new non-residential buildings to have rooftop solar panels to help it meet renewable energy targets and the electricity demands of a fast-growing population.”)
- Iceland suspends annual whale hunt in move that likely spells end to controversial practice (“Decision comes after a government report found the hunt does not comply with Iceland’s Animal Welfare Act”)
- ‘The signs aren’t good’: Bolsonaro may face ban on running for office in 2026 (“Judges to decide whether to impose eight-year ban on Brazil’s former president, after attack on electoral system” The same thing should happen in the U.S.)
- OceanGate was warned of potential for ‘catastrophic’ problems with Titanic mission.
- Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To
- Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic
- An Aggressive Supreme Court Reshapes the US as Its Standing Erodes
- Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court (Alito is unfit to serve on the Supreme Court.)
- Questioned about a fishing trip hosted by GOP billionaire, Alito replied in a rival news outlet
- Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe
- One of America’s top abortion rights lawyers was just confirmed as a federal judge (“Julie Rikelman, the abortion rights movement’s top Supreme Court litigator, will serve on the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.”)
- Margaret Sullivan’s New Podcast Grapples With Democracy on the Brink: “We’re in a ScaryPlace” (“The veteran media writer talked to Vanity Fair about exploring the fallout of Watergate and January 6 for her new Substack show, American Crisis, and whether journalism can help get the country out of this mess.”)
- Trump isn’t the GOP’s biggest problem. Abortion is.
- Team Trump Suspects His Former Chief of Staff Is a ‘Rat’
- Few of Trump’s G.O.P. Rivals Defend Justice Dept. Independence
- Trump’s Fox News interview was a defense attorney’s nightmare (“The former president offered a confusing, and likely damaging, defense of his latest indictment.”)
- Why Did the FBI Take So Long to Investigate Trump’s Role in January 6?
- Trump’s Fox News Interview Exposed His Real Weakness (“His conversation with Bret Baier probably increased his legal peril, but the political vulnerability he demonstrated may be even deadlier.”)
- Donald Trump’s Best (a.k.a. Worst) Excuses for Hoarding Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago (“From claiming he was simply too busy to comply with a government subpoena to the whole I-can-declassify-documents just ‘by thinking about it’ defense.”)
- After Hunter Biden charges, right-wing media immediately move the goalposts
- Legal experts say the charges against Hunter Biden are rarely brought (In other words, Hunter Biden was treated MORE strictly/harshly than the average citizen would have been.)
- Inside the White House’s — and Biden’s own — relief over the Hunter plea deal
- ‘Terrible idea’: Fellow Dems try to stop Manchin’s presidential flirtation
- Joe Rogan wants a ‘debate’ on vaccines. That’s just the problem.
- Marianne Williamson loses second campaign manager in two months
- CNN Poll: Trump’s GOP support appears to soften post-indictment, but he holds lead in primary field
- Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors
- Judge Shuts Down Trump ‘Coup Memo’ Scribe John Eastman’s ‘Expert’ Witness
- Local news outlets subscribing to The Center Square’s wire service are pushing right-wing talking points on their readers (“The Center Square is filling in a void left by vanishing local newsrooms with right-wing propaganda about school choice, guns, immigration, and elections”)
- Ron DeSantis Is Playing Fast and Loose With Campaign Finance Laws (That’s Youngkin’s role-model governor.)
- Right-wing media is propping up Kennedy’s primary challenge against Biden
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his group have promoted and partnered with numerous QAnon conspiracy theorists
- What the Powerful Men Boosting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Really Want (“The vaccine conspiracy theorist with a famous name flatters his admirers’ grievances. But that’s not all he offers.” RFK Jr. is deeply disturbed…and disturbing.)
- Scientists on Twitter head for the exit
- George Santos bail backers will be revealed Thursday, judge orders
- Georgia poll workers accused in Trump-backed conspiracy theories cleared of election fraud allegations (Why on earth did it take this long?!?)
- No elections takeover: Georgia board clears Fulton County
- New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans
- Vanderbilt turns over transgender patient records to state in attorney general probe (WTF???)
- Virginia Primary Night 2023 Results: Live Blog – and the Top 25 Races to Follow Tonight
- Virginia Primary Day 2023: Open Thread
- Editorial: Youngkin, lawmakers deserve credit for mental health reform efforts
- Analysts: Voters reject extremism, experience in some Senate primaries (How did they reject extremism in the Republican primaries? That’s just flat-out FALSE.)
- Aird projected to oust Morrissey in Virginia Senate primary (Democrats really took out the trash in this one!)
- Aird tops Morrissey, Sturtevant beats Chase in wild Virginia primaries
- ‘Trump in heels’ Amanda Chase loses GOP state Senate primary in Virginia
- Glen Sturtevant defeats Sen. Amanda Chase in Republican Virginia Senate primary
- Salim Defeats Petersen In 37th District VA Senate Race: AP (HUGE!)
- Senate District 18: Sen. Louise Lucas defeats Sen. Lionell Spruill in hotly contested primary
- Controversial Virginia state senators, including ‘pro-life’ Democrat, ousted in primary election
- Top prosecutors survive challenges as Virginia primaries come to a close
- Liberal prosecutors claim victory in Northern Virginia primaries (“Democratic prosecutors seeking second terms in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties ended cash bail and are focused on reducing incarcerations.”)
- Senate District 21 results: Angelia Williams Graves defeats Andria McClellan in Democratic primary
- Senate District 17: Emily Brewer wins Republican nomination, defeats former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler
- Live Hampton Roads primary election results
- Deeds holds small lead over Hudson; Brewer and White-Boyd win other Senate primaries
- Abortion still dominates Democratic politics: 3 takeaways from Virginia’s primary night (“Youngkin’s endorsees win big, and big money will drop on Virginia this fall.”)
- French wins GOP primary for state Senate seat (“Timmy F. French, a Shenandoah County farmer, won the Republican primary Tuesday to represent the new state Senate District 1.”)
- Davis wins GOP nomination in 39th House District race
- White-Boyd wins 4th District state Senate Democratic primary
- Williams defeats March for GOP nod in new 47th House District
- Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary (This would be a MASSIVE upset.)
- In local primaries, incumbents lose in Roanoke County, Botetourt County and Buchanan County
- In Arlington, Reform Prosecutor Wins Second Term While County Board Race Remains Undecided
- DEVELOPING: Katcher concedes to Dehghani-Tafti as eyes shift to Sheriff and County Board races
- Cunningham, Roy, Coffey Lead In 1st Choice Votes In Arlington Primary (“After Tuesday’s count of the first choice votes, the ranked choice voting tabulation process will begin Friday afternoon at the earliest, according to the Arlington Office of Voter Registration & Elections.”)
- House of Delegates District 92 results: No winner declared Tuesday night, but Bonita Anthony leads
- House District 96 results: Too close to call, but Kelly Convirs-Fowler leads
- Charlottesville sends familiar faces to Richmond, City Hall
- Arlington students can now carry overdose reversal drug Narcan
- D.C.-area forecast: Rain should make at least a small dent in the drought today into tonight
