by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 2.
Lincoln asked at the battlefield at Gettysburg “whether a nation of, by and for the people can long endure,” says @chrislhayes. “I feel profoundly gratified by reading this document because it calls the question in a way that it has not quite been called yet.” pic.twitter.com/KI9D9y6tPT
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 2, 2023
- July was the world’s hottest month, in an era of climate records
- Climate collapse debate reinvigorated by study of Atlantic ocean currents
- Study: Climate change boosted July’s heat for 81% of world’s population
- World battles to loosen China’s grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition
- U.S. says Kyiv’s counteroffensive moving ahead
- No breakthrough yet in Ukraine’s counteroffensive
- Kyiv faces overnight drone attack; imprisoned activist Navalny calls war ‘stupid’ and ‘senseless’
- Under Fire and Understaffed: The Fight to Save Ukraine’s Wounded
- Russia Strikes Ukrainian Port That Has Been Lifeline for Shipping (“Moscow hit Izmail, one of the ports on the Danube River that are the only outlets for exporting grain by sea since Russia pulled out of the Black Sea deal.”)
- Ukraine war: Drones target Odesa grain stores near Romania border
- Ukraine and Poland call in envoys after war support comments
- A grisly rape case has shaken India. Modi needs to act.
- Polluters Rely on Old Rhetoric to Block Clean Energy Future (“For 60 years, corporate polluters and their political allies have sought to slow and derail anti-pollution laws, often using the exact same arguments and wording. Today’s pushback against EPA proposals to cut CO2 emissions from power plants is no exception.”)
- Fitch’s US Credit Downgrade Sparks Criticism and Unease (This 100% the fault of Republicans, btw.)
- What Analysts Are Saying About the Fitch Downgrade
- More teachers are quitting their jobs. Educators of color often are more likely to leave
- Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Trump Indictment Is a Prosecutorial Masterstroke
- What Makes Jack Smith’s New Trump Indictment So Smart
- Jack Smith Exposes Trump’s Lies and Shows He Understands Politics
- The New Trump Indictment and the Reckoning Ahead (“With the former President still far ahead of the rest of the Republican field, the American electorate is headed for a crucial test.”)
- The New Trump Indictment Will Supercharge His War on American Democracy (“Trump was aided and abetted by millions of co-conspirators: the MAGA Republicans who bought his lies and still do.”)
- Trump’s latest indictment finally holds him to account for 2020 election plot (“Past efforts to hold Trump accountable for the violence and his broader election subversion campaign have fallen short”)
- Criminal indictments are not enough: Donald Trump must be defeated at the ballot box (“But even defeating Trump at the polls will be insufficient to secure the future of American democracy”)
- Donald Trump Indicted for an Astonishing Third Time in DOJ Election Case (“This comes on the heels of a separate indictment by the Justice Department and one in New York.”)
- U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation’s History
- Key revelations, groundbreaking strategies and notable omissions in the new Trump indictment
- Prosecuting Trump is perilous. Ignoring his conduct would be worse.
- Why Trump’s latest indictment will reverberate for years to come (“The indictment against Trump thickens an extraordinary web of legal peril surrounding the former president”)
- Trump Attempted a Brazen, Dead-Serious Attack on American Democracy (“And now he’s been indicted for it.”)
- This Is the Case (“Special Counsel Jack Smith has sounded the call, but voters must answer it if they wish to preserve American democracy.”)
- Trump indicted for Jan. 6. At last.
- Trump Indictment: Jan. 6 Riot Was ‘Fueled by Lies’ From Trump, Special Counsel Says
- Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election
- Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the DOJ indictment
- Who Are the Six People Who Remain Unnamed in Trump’s Indictment?
- How strong are the newest criminal charges against Donald Trump? (“Trump will finally stand trial for his attempt to destroy US democracy.”)
- Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election interference indictment?
- Indictment describes a cast of six Trump helpers
- Trump indictment alleges 5-part plot to overturn election
- Haberman: Trump ‘rattled’ following indictment news
- How Trump’s Jan. 6 trial judge Tanya S. Chutkan was randomly selected
- Trump is charged under civil rights law used to prosecute KKK violence
- 5 things to know about the special counsel’s indictment of Donald Trump
- Trump’s 3rd indictment divides 2024 GOP candidates: Pence, DeSantis and more weigh in
- Trump’s Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers
- From victim to ‘distraction’: reactions to Trump’s indictment fall along political divide (“Ron DeSantis decried the alleged ‘swamp mentality’ while Nancy Pelosi said charges outlined ‘sinister plot’” Pelosi is right, while DeSantis is completely full of shit.)
- Judge Assigned To Trump Case Is Known For Tough Jan. 6 Sentences (“U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has handed out the two longest prison sentences to Capitol rioters thus far.” Good!)
- Mike Pence Says Trump Indictment Shows ‘Our Country Is More Important Than One Man’
- Donald Trump Has a Big Money Problem (the Millions in Legal Fees He Owes for All of His Alleged Criminal Activity)
- Why Trump’s PAC is almost broke (“The former president’s legal woes are costing his team — literally.”)
- Trump’s media mouthpieces have faced legal peril over his election lies. Now it’s his turn
- The Hidden Messages in the New Trump Indictment (“The special counsel’s team has swiftly put together a very strong indictment for arguably the most dangerous threat to the peaceful transfer of power in the history of our nation.”)
- Fox News hyped Trump’s fake electors scheme. He just got indicted for it.
- Trump’s indictments are having diminishing returns for his political fundraising
- Is there any way to shift the bizarre Republican conviction that only Trump will save them?
- All Of Trump’s Indictments Could Seriously Bog Down His Campaign
- New York attorney general’s Trump lawsuit “ready for trial,” her office says
- “Donald Trump has been federally indicted on four counts for actions in connection with the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.” (“…his behavior mustn’t be normalized. This is unprecedented and must be prosecuted.”)
- Michigan Republicans charged in connection with 2020 voting machine tampering
- Trump allies in Michigan charged with felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
- Fox News immediately runs frantic defense for Trump after latest indictment
- “These are political war crimes” — Fox News’ Jesse Watters launches unhinged rant in reaction to indictment of Donald Trump
- Republicans would love to impeach Biden. It would backfire on them.
- The simple reason why Ron DeSantis keeps finding his campaign embroiled in scandal (“Why would Florida’s governor team up with Nazis and other authoritarian scum? Because he is one of them”)
- Harris Rejects DeSantis Invitation to Discuss Black History
- Ron DeSantis Invites Nation’s First Black VP to Florida for Roundtable Discussion on the Upsides of Being Enslaved (“In a shock move, she declined.” LOL)
- DeSantis Has Discovered No One Likes a Copycat
- Ron DeSantis Spokesman Used to Love Vaccines & Anthony Fauci
- Meet the “scholars” who created Florida’s new Black history curriculum (Nightmare.)
- Former Georgia state senator subpoenaed to testify before grand jury in 2020 election probe
- Another GOP ‘bombshell’ fails to detonate (“House Republicans are having a hard time selling the idea that Devon Archer’s testimony was important”)
- New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue
- Robert F Kennedy Jr’s campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor (“Super Pac affiliated with anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist received $5m from Trump backer Timothy Mellon”)
- Judge blocks Arkansas obscenity law targeting libraries and bookstores
- In Wisconsin, a court that almost overturned Biden’s win flips to liberal control
- Indiana’s extremely restrictive abortion ban is on hold — for now
- Lizzo accused of sexual harassment and fat-shaming
- Virginia Republican Senate candidate Hung Cao touts ties to anti-LGBTQ+ pastor
- Calling It “Cruel,” Wild-West”-Like and an “Ineffective Political Stunt,” Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11), Don Beyer (D-VA08) Urge Gov. Glenn Youngkin to End Participation in “Operation Lone Star” (“Almost 90% of all fentanyl enters the United States through legal ports of entry rather than through unauthorized crossings”)
- McClellan, experts and advocates discuss climate solutions
- New NY Times Poll Finds 15-Week Abortion Ban, Which Youngkin Is Pushing, Not at All Popular (38% Support vs. 53% Oppose) (And VA Republicans almost certainly wouldn’t stop there in rolling back women’s reproductive freedom, bodily autonomy, etc.)
- Expanding abortion access would benefit all Virginians
- Environmental Groups File Notice of Appeal as Fight to Keep Virginia in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Continues (Youngkin’s administration “has brushed aside serious questions concerning their lack of authority to take this action, and ignored the thousands of Virginians who have steadfastly opposed this misguided process”)
- Virginia makes exit from regional emissions program official, drawing appeal
- How Youngkin’s plan to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative affects us
- State lawmakers are running out of time for budget amendments
- Tax cuts remain key to Virginia budget stalemate
- Bipartisan backers pledge to reintroduce Virginia Prescription Drug Affordability Board in 2024
- Editorial: Virginia needs more transparency for government credit card purchases
- Hemp retailers start seeing big fines as Virginia’s tougher THC law takes effect
- Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle will retire by end of year, Councilman Rocky Holcomb will succeed him
- Best Wishes to Former Del. Mark Keam for a Full and Speedy Recovery
- Carried on trucks and trains, spotted lanternflies are continuing their voracious spread into Southwest and Southside
- Richmond-area health data shows wide disparities
- UVa changes admissions practices in wake of affirmative action ruling
- Citing success, Fairfax Co. expands program to respond to mental health emergencies
- Falwell accuses Liberty of trademark infringement
- Crews remove hundreds of trees along GW Parkway, reopen lane
- D.C.-area forecast: Comfortably warm again today, then shower chances attempt a comeback
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