by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 13.
I urge every one of my colleagues in the media who has a chance to interview an elected Republican in the coming days to demand that they denounce both Gaetz & this fascistic & dangerous remark. Otherwise we are all complicit in normalizing these violent threats & incitement. https://t.co/98f10pDDqv
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 12, 2023
- Ukraine Steps Up Campaign to Isolate Russian-Occupied Crimea
- Kyiv’s drone strikes on Moscow mean Kremlin’s war can’t be ignored by Russians
- Ukraine fires missiles at Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea to Russia
- Would F-16s Have Made the Difference in Ukraine’s Counteroffensive? (“Most military experts are doubtful, and say that Kyiv can still prevail without the American fighter jets.”)
- A couple and their infant daughter were among six people killed by Russia shelling, Ukrainian officials said. (More Russian war crimes to add the long list.)
- China’s Economic Miracle Is Turning Into a Long Slog (“As consumer prices fall and other signs of weakness emerge, fears are growing that the world’s second-largest economy could be heading toward an extended slump.”)
- China condemns visit of ‘troublemaker’ Taiwan vice president to US
- Revealed: Petrochemical Exec and Major Conservative Donor Has Russian Business Link (“Prince of Polyester’ Amit Lohia gave £2 million to Rishi Sunak’s party earlier this year.”)
- Niger’s junta gains upper hand over regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say
- Argentina set for primary vote with ruling Peronists fighting for survival
- What could still go wrong with the US-Iran prisoner swap (“For Iran’s struggling economy, the deal is more about money.”)
- Wolves, once confined to fairy tales, are back in Germany, stirring debate (“Virtually extinct for more than a century, wolves are flourishing in Germany once again — a rare success story in a world of diminishing biodiversity.”)
- The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think (“The U.S. is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.”)
- BREAKING: Fulton grand jury to hear Trump case early next week
- First on CNN: Fulton County DA to present Trump election subversion case to grand jury early next week
- Messages show Trump’s team behind voting system breach (“Georgia prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election have evidence connecting the former president’s legal team to a breach of voting systems in Coffee County, sources say”)
- Georgia DA summons former lawmaker and journalist in Trump election inquiry (“Fani Willis’s office will have former lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan and journalist George Chidi testify before a grand jury”)
- Trump swoops into Iowa fair, defying customs and clashing with DeSantis
- Ron DeSantis dogged by protesters at Iowa State Fair
- DeSantis Gets Heckled and Trolled on His Big Day With Trump in Iowa
- ‘There’s something missing’: DeSantis can’t escape Trump’s shadow in Iowa
- Ron DeSantis and his backers paid $95,000 to an Iowa religious leader’s group
- ‘Liar,’ ‘loser,’ a ‘national security threat’: Hurd rips into Trump
- Mike Pence Expected To Go All-In on Anti-Abortion Stance in First GOP Debate
- Republicans Wanted a Special Counsel Investigation of Hunter Biden. Now Many Oppose It.
- Georgia Is Ground Zero for Trump Exhaustion as Another Indictment Looms (“The case is a reminder of the 2020 election saga that has torn the state GOP apart.”)
- Gaetz jokes he could be attorney general under Trump: ‘A boy can dream’
- Matt Gaetz Says Only ‘Force’ Can Make Change in Washington D.C.
- Maui Fire Is US’s Deadliest in 105 Years, With 93 Killed
- Maui fire: 93 killed as governor warns of ‘significant’ death toll rise
- EPA Overrules Texas Plan to Reduce Haze From Air Pollution at National Parks (“Critics called the state’s plan, which rejected a request to cut sulfur emissions at coal plants, a ‘do nothing’ strategy. The EPA now wants six power plants to slash emissions by 80,000 tons.”)
- Kansas Newspaper Says Its Co-Owner Has Died After Being Traumatized by Police Raid (“The Marion County Record said its co-owner died Saturday after a police raid left her ‘stressed beyond her limits.'”)
- Local Police Stage a Bizarre Raid in the Offices of a Kansas Paper
- Alabama riverfront brawl videos spark a cultural moment about race, solidarity and justice
- Vos says lawmakers may consider impeachment if Protasiewicz doesn’t recuse from redistricting cases
- Debunking Florida’s Argument That Slavery Could Benefit the Enslaved, in 120 Seconds
- Richard Hanania’s Chilling Normality (“The revealing case of the anti-woke crusader”)
- Why an Unremarkable Racist Enjoyed the Backing of Billionaires
- New VPAP Analysis of 2021, 2022 Elections Implies “State Senate would be 21-19 Dem and [the] House of Delegates [would be] 50-50″…Waaaayyy Too Close for Comfort! (This election will determine whether Virginia goes lurching backwards on abortion rights and everything else, so get involved!)
- Column: Youngkin’s ‘Parents Matter’ town halls are a political stunt. Don’t buy it (“Instead, there’s talk of absolute control over school curricula, library books, lessons and even classroom management. At these events, it seems you’re more likely to hear far-right extremism, conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ hate than any of the practical solutions we would hope the governor and his team would be promoting.”)
- “Six years ago, violent white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, spewing hateful rhetoric and bigotry”…and Three People Lost Their Lives (Also, let’s not forget that the leader of the GOP said, “you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides.”)
- As pipeline construction resumes, inspections are in order
- Opinion: VCU, the real estate juggernaut, needs to reconsider its mission
- Maryland man steals ambulance responding to Arlington crash, leaves 13 hit-and-runs in wake
- Fairfax Co. sees more spotted lanternflies — and they’re getting ready to lay eggs
- D.C.-area forecast: A toasty end to the weekend. Late-day storms possible tomorrow.
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