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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 4. Happy Independence Day 2023!
- June Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points
- Climate-heating El Niño has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN
- Temperatures seen surging as El Nino weather pattern returns
- NATO agrees to extend boss Stoltenberg’s term by a year (“NATO decided on Tuesday to extend Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s contract by a further year, opting to stick with an experienced leader as war rages on the alliance’s doorstep”)
- Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting a ‘terrorist’ drone attack. What we know (Russia, of course, is the “terrorist” nation, having launched a completely unprovoked attack on Ukraine, committed thousands of war crimes, etc.)
- Ukraine War Tears Apart West’s Largest Russian Diaspora
- Prigozhin appeals for public support as Wagner continues recruiting
- After Armed Rebellion, Putin Tries to Reinforce Defenses Against a Coup
- Putin’s Options for Dealing With Wagner Aren’t Great
- Ukraine Recap: Moscow Airport Halts Flights as Drones Downed
- Putin says sanctions making Russia stronger
- U.S. Ambassador Finally Able To Meet With Jailed Wall Street Journal Reporter Again (“The State Department said Evan Gershkovich ‘is in good health and remains strong, despite his circumstances.'”)
- China Takes the Trade Fight to Europe, Targeting the Green Transition
- EU climate chief is concerned over the expansion of the coal industry in China
- U.S. Looks to Curb China’s Access to Cloud Computing
- US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans
- China’s Xi says countries share responsibility to promote growth, opposes decoupling
- India Summit Offers Putin and Xi Chance to Test Their Ties
- Yellen’s China Visit Aims to Ease Tensions Amid Deep Divisions
- Beijing jabs in US-China tech fight with chip material export curbs
- France’s last surviving D-Day commando dies aged 100
- Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change
- How Israel’s raids on Jenin led to a major West Bank military operation (“Israeli’s far-right government has made it a priority to crack down on the refugee camp inside Jenin, which it says is harboring fighters that have carried out — or are planning to launch — attacks inside Israel.”)
- Israel Launches Airstrikes on Jenin in West Bank, Killing at Least 8
- West Bank operation almost complete says Israel, as thousands flee
- Taliban administration orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close (“The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered beauty salons to close within a month, the morality ministry said, in the latest shrinking of access to public places for Afghan women.” The Taliban are pure evil.)
- Macky Sall, Senegal’s Leader, Says He Won’t Run for Third Term
- Britain is now the only major economy where inflation is still rising
- The UK just had its hottest June in 139 years of records, with climate change a factor
- The earth might hold huge stores of natural hydrogen – and prospectors are already scouring South Australia for it
- G.O.P. Threatens Spy Agencies’ Surveillance Tool
- Millions under US heat warnings as record temperatures to continue
- Remote Work Sticks for All Kinds of Jobs
- The Enemies of Slavery Gave New Meaning to the Declaration of Independence
- Self-government is worth defending (“On this Independence Day, which celebrates rebellion against a monarch lacking consent of the governed, it behooves us to dedicate ourselves to robust and authentic democracy — government of the people, by the people, for the people — not by arrogant right-wing justices.”)
- The GOP’s Anti-trans Crusade Has Come Up Against a Legal Wall—For Now (“As federal judges—including Donald Trump–appointed ones—block anti-trans health care bills, Ron DeSantis and Trump amp up their anti-LGBTQ+ agendas on the campaign trail.”)
- The Fight to Convince Joe Biden to Back Supreme Court Expansion Is Just Beginning (“Brian Fallon, the former Hillary Clinton campaign flack who now runs advocacy group Demand Justice, thinks liberals should stop pretending that they can work within the current conservative majority—and start fighting for serious reform. ‘We have a ways to go,” he tells VF.'”)
- John Roberts Is Winning. The Rest of Us Are Losing.
- ‘Groundbreaking’: Amid SCOTUS Defeats, Democrats Line Up A New Wave Of Judges (“The Senate is confirming historic numbers of civil rights attorneys and public defenders to federal court seats, teeing up potential future contenders for the high court.”)
- Legitimacy Of ‘Customer’ In Supreme Court Gay Rights Case Raises Ethical, Legal Flags
- Thomas Zimmer: “America can accept this Supreme Court as legitimate and its rulings as the final word – or it can have true democracy and a functioning state. But not both.” (“Forget the stupid legend of the ‘3-3-3’ Court. This is still the Dobbs Court.”)
- The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow-Style Bigotry
- Trump Showed Docs to People at Mar-a-Lago’s Dining Room Patio Claims Former White House Press Secretary
- When it comes to the economy, how does Tim Scott define ‘worse’? (Why doesn’t the headline just say that Tim Scott was LYING?)
- ‘We are way behind’: Top DeSantis PAC official sounds alarm
- Federal judge halts new Florida law he calls ‘latest assault’ on voting
- Migrant Workers Flee Florida as New Immigration Law Takes Effect
- Laura Ingraham’s show has often flown under the radar. But she has been central to Fox News’ controversies.
- Fox’s Jesse Watters is pushing a bizarre conspiracy theory that Joe Biden has been blackmailed by the FBI as an “intelligence op” to control the White House (Lunatic.)
- Elon Musk Really Broke Twitter This Time (“It costs $44 billion to buy yourself a digital town square. Breaking it, however, is free.”)
- Elon Musk Suggests ‘Childless’ People Should Lose the Right to Vote
- Musk’s Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say
- Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia shooting, police say
- In Highland Park, a shooting survivor and her community are still healing
- High levels of toxic chemicals in pets living near US manufacturing plant (“Researchers alarmed by results of study of dogs and horses living close to Chemours factory in North Carolina”)
- ‘You’re able to vote now’: Minnesota Democrats pass raft of progressive reforms (“The state was one of a few to secure a Democratic trifecta in 2022, and since then has passed abortion rights along with voting rights and democracy reform legislation”)
- In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths (“The state’s abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not.”)
- Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 before he is arrested, police say
- Harvard’s Admissions Is Challenged for Favoring Children of Alumni
- Federal Complaint Says Harvard Legacy Preferences in Admissions Violate Civil Rights Act
- Despite Massive, Incontrovertible Evidence to the Contrary, Trumpist VA GOP Flat-Out Denies That There Even *IS* Systemic Racism (There have been TONS of books written on the subject; here are a few…)
- Maryland governor says Glenn Youngkin doesn’t support the FBI as states vye for new building (The Virginian-Pilot spelled “vie” wrong.)
- Mental health system “transformation” on hold with budget amendments
- VA House Democratic Caucus Reports Over $2 Million for 2Q23; Leader Don Scott Contributes Over $1 Million to the Caucus (“This demonstrates our commitment to taking back the House”)
- Commentary: Our schools are in crisis. Provisionally licensed teachers won’t help
- Environmentalists oppose new gas-burning power plant near Richmond
- Arlington School Board Candidate ‘Suspending’ Campaign (“James ‘Vell’ Rives said Monday he is ‘suspending’ his campaign for the seat opening on the Arlington School Board.”)
- Roanoke city government leadership team welcomes new members
- D.C.-area forecast: Very warm for Independence Day with a stray storm possible
