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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 16.
- Extreme water stress faced by countries home to quarter of world population
- Europe space chief warns over political wavering on climate
- As Russia Threatens Ships in the Black Sea, a Romanian Route Provides a Lifeline
- Ukraine’s security service says it carried out a daring attack on a Russian bridge, warning more will follow
- Ukrainian prisoners of war say they were tortured at Russian prison (“Former Ukrainian captives say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while in custody at a detention facility in south-western Russia, in what would be serious violations of international humanitarian law.”)
- Former Special Agent In Charge Of The New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Pleads Guilty to Conspiring To Violate U.S. Sanctions On Russia
- Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor
- Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion
- North Korea asserts US soldier Travis King crossed border after becoming disillusioned with America
- Argentina Vote Shock Leaves Investors Dreading the Next Default
- Editorial: Five takeaways from the first year of America’s biggest climate law
- Biden takes economic message on the road amid questions about his re-election campaign
- On climate law’s anniversary, Democrats want more
- Youths sued Montana over climate change and won. Here’s why it matters
- Could the Montana youth climate case help stop global warming?
- McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month
- Why a stopgap funding bill could face a rocky road in the House
- David Rothkopf: “It is time the country recognize that the MAGA GOP is the criminal mothership, the entity that made all the crime possible.” (“The GOP has no place in American politics absent massive and at the moment unimaginable change”)
- Former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) Predicts “Almost Certain Defeat” of Trump in November 2024; Adds, “I hardly recognize the GOP today. It has been taken over by conservative ideological extremists” (Of course, Bolling can’t avoid a complete b.s. false equivalence, but still…)
- BREAKING: Trump, allies will be booked at Fulton County Jail, sheriff says “straight,” as if it’s a real report?!? At the minimum, they should put the word “report” in air quotes.)
- Donald Trump’s real conspiracy: It’s much larger than even Fani Willis imagines (“Trump’s Georgia indictment is impressive in scale. His conspiracy to end democracy is a lot bigger than that”)
- After Getting Indicted Over Election Lies, Trump Promises More Election Lies
- The best argument for the Georgia indictment doesn’t involve Trump (“Local officials should be on notice not to tamper with democracy.”)
- In Georgia and federal indictments, two vastly different approaches
- This Indictment Hits Different
- Georgia Case Against Trump Presents Problems From The Start, From Jury Selection To A Big Courtroom
- Special Counsel Obtained Trump’s Direct Messages on Twitter
- The federal and Georgia indictments of Trump are two halves of the same picture (“Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis might have the goods.”)
- The five conspiracies at the heart of the Georgia Trump indictment
- Trump’s 4 indictments, ranked by the stakes
- Special counsel obtained Trump DMs despite ‘momentous’ bid by Twitter to delay, unsealed filings show
- Trump Plans to Release 100-Page Report on Georgia Election Fraud Claims (Why would the media report this
- Georgia indictment lays out Trump election plot in all its shocking detail
- Why Trump’s Fourth Indictment May Be The Most Serious Yet
- Don’t Let Donald Trump Take His Case to Federal Court (“Doing so would intrude on Georgia’s right and obligation to defend its own laws and choose its own presidential electors.”)
- Trump’s allies have long faced legal troubles, but this time is different because he is too
- It’s Not Just Trump (“The former president’s dangerous minions in Georgia”)
- Mark Meadows is ‘playing all sides’ trying to get out of trouble: Legal expert —
- Mark Meadows seeks to move Fulton County election case to federal court
- Why the Fani Willis Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Indispensable
- Georgia Case Lays the Ground for Parallel Prosecutions of Trump
- Who is Scott McAfee, the judge assigned to oversee Trump case in Georgia?
- Kimberly Guilfoyle Cites John Gotti To Defend Trump, Makes The Opposite Point She Intended
- We Will Finally Get a Trump Mugshot With Georgia Indictment
- MAGA Talking Heads Want Georgia Republicans to Overhaul Laws to Pardon Trump
- Why Trump Can’t Rely on a Pardon in Georgia (“There’s no escape hatch—despite what those on Fox News have said.”)
- “Teflon Don” is a collective fiction — it’s time to tell the story of Trump in jail (“Trump still believes he’s untouchable, and so do his dangerous followers. It’s time for consequences that count”)
- In Georgia, Trump Appears Beyond Screwed (“The ex-president operated like a Mafia boss and, thanks to a new racketeering charge, may go down like one too. “)
- Rudy Giuliani, RICO Champion, Gets Indicted on Law He Made Famous
- Giuliani struggling under massive legal bills
- The Law Comes for Rudy Giuliani
- Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Trump’s Other Partners in Alleged Crime
- Republicans Are Having a Really Hard Time Processing the Indictment
- Trump enjoys strong support among Republicans. The general election could be a different story
- 2024 Rivals Mainly Still Unwilling To Criticize Trump Over His Many Criminal Charges
- Here’s what DeSantis, Christie and other Trump 2024 rivals are saying about the Georgia indictment
- Poll puts Christie second to Trump in New Hampshire as DeSantis fades
- Fox melts down while awaiting Trump’s fourth indictment: “Stalin would be proud” (Yeah, because the rule of law is totally the same as a brutal, lawless dictator.)
- Newsmax guest says Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is charging Donald Trump to appease the Black community
- Trump refusal to sign loyalty pledge puts RNC in bind
- Fox News’ Debate Could Put Trump’s GOP Opponents in a “Minefield,” Moderator Martha MacCallum Says (“With or without the ex-president on the debate stage, the other Republicans in the race will have to comment on Trump’s mounting indictments, MacCallum tells Vanity Fair. “This is a very high-stakes moment for them,” she says.”)
- GOP strategists warn Trump’s post-indictment political resilience could falter after Georgia (Youngkin must be salivating.)
- With passionate case against MAGA, Harris comes into her own (“Letting the vice president prosecute the case against MAGA radicals might be key to victory.”)
- Governor Brian Kemp tells Trump Georgia’s 2020 election ‘was not stolen’
- Following Trump indictment, agency moves on investigation of Lt. Gov. Jones
- Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover made the platform an even more noxious misinformation machine (“Musk’s policy and personnel changes, as well as his open endorsement of right-wing conspiracy theories, has left Twitter, now X, overrun with trolls and bigots.”)
- Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes
- Alarm at exodus of climate voices on Twitter after Musk takeover
- Special counsel says Hunter Biden’s gun deal is ‘withdrawn’ and invalid
- George Santos Missed the Deadline to Reveal His Finances. Now What?
- Biden to visit Maui wildfire aftermath, pledges support ‘as long as it takes’
- First, a Ferocious Fire in Hawaii. Now, a Slow, Grim Search for the Dead.
- When we damage ecosystems like Maui’s, we give climate change more power to destroy
- Maui tourism sparks anger amid fire ruin
- The Pacific Northwest heat wave could break temperature records through Thursday
- Feds ease up on Colorado River restrictions — for now (“This year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse. But a reckoning is on the horizon.”)
- Texas judge temporarily blocks state from dissolving Harris County elections chief position
- Utility regulator recommends suspension of Dominion’s rules for connecting new solar to grid
- Why are ratepayers footing the bill for Virginia’s data center buildout?
- Video: VA Dems Call on GOP-Controlled Chesapeake City Council NOT to Slash Early Voting Locations, Eliminate Sunday Voting (“This action will unambiguously make it harder for Black Virginians to cast their ballot, and is unmistakably voter suppression.”)
- Virginia elections board declines to help Democrat bounced from ballot over party’s typo
- Fairfax County Public Schools Announce That They “will stay safe despite Youngkin’s efforts to drive Transgender people out.” (As former VA Sec. Ed. Atif Qarni explained recently, “There is no constitutional requirement for local divisions to adopt anything from the 2023 model policy”)
- Fairfax schools reject Youngkin transgender student model policies
- Spotsylvania County is the first in Virginia to adopt new transgender student guidance
- Mother of six-year-old student in Newport News shooting pleads guilty to felony charge
- Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty to child neglect
- State senator seeks to lease land to Dominion for wind turbine project; ethics council OKs move
- Richmond school board signs off on outside review of June graduation shooting
- Bingo hall takes Richmond casino referendum to court
- D.C.-area forecast: Less stormy the next several days
