by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 30.
- The bacteria that can capture carbon
- How Solar Energy Can Help Boost Biodiversity And Farming
- Governments have put $1 billion toward making better meat alternatives. A lot more is needed. (“We can grow no-kill meat at scale — it’s just a matter of funding.”)
- Putin struggles with falling ruble, rising prices as sanctions bite (“Rising prices caused by a drop in the value of the ruble are bringing Russia’s war — and the impact of sanctions — home to many Russians for the first time.”)
- Russia’s kamikaze drones raining down on Ukraine’s east
- Air attack kills 2 in Kyiv while Russia accuses Ukraine of biggest drone attack of the war
- Ukraine blasts Pope’s address to Russian youth as ‘imperialist propaganda’ (At best, what the Pope said was bizarre and irresponsible. At worst, it’s Russian propaganda. What a disappointment.)
- Kremlin says Prigozhin plane crash may have been caused deliberately (Yep, by the Kremlin!)
- Ukrainian Drones Strike Deep Inside Russia, Hitting Military Airfield
- Ukraine’s Elite Snipers Fight Russians, Bullet by Bullet (“Stealthy assassins aim to sow chaos in enemy ranks by picking off commanders and key troops.”)
- In today’s Russia, opposition leaders meet only in prison or in court
- What the E.U.’s sweeping rules for Big Tech mean for your life online
- Nigerian police raid alleged gay wedding, arrest 67 people
- Africa’s Fragile States Are Greatest Climate Change Casualties
- Canada, citing potential dangers, warns LGBTQ travelers of US risks
- What the Spanish Soccer Chief’s Forced-Kiss Saga Revealed (“The federation’s response was a catastrophic miscalculation of the sport’s new power balance.”)
- Mutinous soldiers in Gabon say they’ve ousted president whose family has ruled for 55 years
- Did Israel’s national security minister just admit to apartheid policies?
- In New Step Toward Israel Deal, Saudi Arabia Offers to Resume Palestinian Authority Funding
- After Decades Of Oil Drilling, Indigenous Waorani Group Fights New Industry Expansions In Ecuador
- In Sudan, a genocide unfolds — again — and the world does little
- Salmon Die in Droves as Climate Change Burns Canada
- Climate anxiety on the rise as heat, disasters provoke fear (“Feeling a deep sense of dread about climate change? You’re not alone.”)
- Sixty Percent of the Country’s Wetlands Are About to Become Unprotected (That’s 100 percent unacceptable!)
- Biden administration names 10 prescription drugs for price negotiations
- Statement, Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces First Ten Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation (“They are among the most common and costly prescriptions that treat everything from heart failure, blood clots, diabetes, arthritis, Crohn’s disease – and more.”)
- Medicare starts process for negotiating price cuts for drugs used by millions of Americans
- America’s Trumpiest court just put itself in charge of nuclear safety (“This decision is radioactive, even by the very low standards of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.”)
- Republicans refuse to address gun violence as nation sees 476th mass shooting of 2023
- Secretaries of state might decide to keep Trump off the ballot (“Every state must grapple with the implications of the 14th Amendment.”)
- GOP voters can’t cope with Trump charges — so Republicans double down on anti-democratic attacks
- These Conservative Shenanigans Are Bone-Deep and Beyond Antidote (“All of this poison will continue to circulate in the national political bloodstream no matter what happens in the 2024 election.”)
- Conservatives Plot To Dismantle U.S. Government, Replace With Trump’s Vision (“A 1,000-page handbook lays out how to fire up to 50,000 workers and staff the federal government with an ‘army’ of conservatives.”)
- Trump improves lead over Republican primary rivals after mugshot release (“Former president has also seen polling and fundraising boosts with each indictment this year” Cult!)
- Trump may not attend arraignment in Fulton County
- Trump Could Clinch the Nomination Before the G.O.P. Knows if He’s a Felon (They don’t care, anyway.)
- Trump cited ‘Scottsboro Boys’ case when he asked for a 2026 trial. Judge Chutkan rejected any comparison
- Opinion: Judge Chutkan chose exactly the right trial date for Donald Trump
- Trump Team Defenses of Georgia Phone Call Are Robust Arguments Against Second Trump Presidency (“We’re delusional, we’re unfathomably poorly informed, and we’d like to be put back in charge of the United States.”)
- The testimony from Trump’s White House chief of staff could change everything
- Mark Meadows paints himself into a corner
- Mark Meadows struggles to distance himself from Trump’s plot
- How Mark Meadows’ Testimony May Have Just Helped Prosecutors (“Mark Meadows made his surprise appearance in court on Monday, and while what he said may have seemed innocuous, it could be much more damning than anyone thinks.”)
- Trump Lawyers Make Comparison to Wrongfully Convicted Black Teens
- “Stunningly Stupid”: Trump Lawyers’ Comparison of Ex-President’s Plight to that of Black Teens Wrongfully Convicted of Rape Does Not Go Over Well
- Recently indicted John Eastman is among those vouching for Clarence Thomas’ integrity (Horrible people vouching for a horrible person. Got it.)
- Don’t look away: It’s a mistake to ignore Donald Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson (“The discussion normalized violence as a response to political disappointment”)
- House conservatives flirt with shutdown: ‘So be it’ (These people, like Bob Good, are nuts.)
- House Republicans want to defund the prosecution against Donald Trump
- The Fourteenth Amendment Fantasy (“The Constitution won’t disqualify Trump from running. The only real-world way of stopping him is through the ballot box.”)
- Secretaries of state get ready for possible challenges to Trump’s ballot access
- N.H. attorney general ‘carefully reviewing’ arguments that could keep Trump off state’s ballot
- When I Tell You Nikki Haley Is Pathetic, That’s an Understatement (She is a disgrace, no question.)
- A 6-figure Donald Trump donor is now a No Labels adviser (Of course.)
- Scoop: Trumpworld sees Haley surging toward DeSantis
- Jack Smith’s Team Grilled Witnesses About Rudy Giuliani’s Drinking
- Why Republicans love candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy (“Vivek Ramaswamy’s rise is something we’ve seen before.”)
- Francis Suarez ends campaign for Republican presidential nomination
- Twitter allows US political candidates and parties to advertise in policy switch
- Elon Musk’s control over satellite internet demands a reckoning
- Steve Scalise diagnosed with ‘very treatable’ blood cancer
- Hurricane Idalia intensifies into Category 4 storm ahead of Florida hit
- How Climate change helped fuel Hurricane Idalia
- Hurricane heads for state still recovering from 2022 storm
- DeSantis is refusing Biden’s IRA money (Nutjob.)
- Record-setting wildfires are burning across Louisiana, fueled by heat and drought
- Florida reviewers of AP African American Studies sought ‘opposing viewpoints’ of slavery
- As search in Maui nears end, it’s unclear how many lost their lives
- As Trump and Republicans target Georgia’s Fani Willis for retribution, the state’s governor opts out
- West Virginia’s foreign language cuts could be a “blueprint” for higher ed attacks
- Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack
- Ex-Proud Boys leader stares down decades in prison for Jan. 6 case
- Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment up for sale for $6.5m (“Trump ally and erstwhile ‘America’s mayor’ is selling his Upper East Side home amid a cash crunch due to ongoing legal problems”)
- Kyle Rittenhouse sued by estate of man he killed at Kenosha anti-racism protest
- Judge denies request to shield Virginia’s access to abortion-inducing medication
- New Virginia Poll Finds Biden Up 51%-42% Over Trump, Who Leads DeSantis by 34 Points (Youngkin’s at Just 9%! LOL) (On abortion, 86% believe it should be LEGAL in “some” (50% ) or “all” (36%) circumstances)
- New poll: former President Donald Trump widely favored by Virginia Republicans despite indictments
- VA Sen. Scott Surovell: Michael Farris’ “hyper extreme views” Have “been repackaged as ‘Parents rights’ & embraced by Youngkin & others in secret meetings to ‘take down our education system’” (Sen. Ghazala Hashmi warns, the goal is to “attack public schools and education itself…to destroy public ed”)
- The Christian home-schooler who made ‘parental rights’ a GOP rallying cry
- Glenn Youngkin calls for special budget session
- Gov. Youngkin calls Va. lawmakers to Richmond to pass budget amendments
- Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet secretary Kay Coles James steps down (“James will join the governor’s political action committee, Spirit of Virginia.”)
- Schools that don’t adopt Virginia’s transgender model policies can be sued, according to state officials
- Editorial: Youngkin pushes RGGI withdrawal despite swell of public opposition
- RGGI is Law! Youngkin’s repeal is illegal! Comment Deadline is Wed, Aug 30
- Democrats need to embrace economic populism to defeat Republicans like Youngkin
- Freedom Virginia Launches Billboards in Henrico, Hampton Roads Thanking Democrats for Prioritizing Education Spending (“Democrats Are Funding Schools Following Alarming New Report, $201 million error by Youngkin Administration”)
- Group with ties to election denial pushes voter registration in Richmond (“Look Ahead America is a client of LINK Public Affairs, which sent the release about the launch. Matt Moran, a founding partner of LINK Public Affairs, is executive director of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s PAC, Spirit of Virginia.”)
- Virginians can soon go nuts for state acorn collection program
- New military training building at Virginia Tech opens, as cadet program continues to grow
- Video: PW County Board Chair Democratic Nominee Deshundra Jefferson Condemns Supervisor Jeanine Lawson (R)’s Refusal to Listen to Constituents and Misuse of Taxpayer Funds
- Group with ties to election denial pushes voter registration in Richmond
- Williams: Huguenot High School is unwell right now. But aren’t we all?
- Marine From Arlington Killed In Training Exercise In Australia (Ugh.)
- Slain Newport News police officer’s daughter welcomed to school for kindergarten by about two dozen law enforcement officers
- D.C.-area forecast: Brighter and less humid by this afternoon, then delightful Thursday
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