by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 23.
- Environmental fund chief calls on countries to defund activities ‘destroying’ nature (Do so IMMEDIATELY!)
- Volcanoes and wildfires offset 20% of global heating over eight years (“Events that inject smoke and gas into high atmosphere help to cool planet but are no solution to climate crisis, says study”)
- War in Ukraine has raged for 18 months. Prepare for more. (It’s actually raged a lot longer than that, since Russia invaded Crimea in 2014.)
- Ukraine’s Reset: A Slow and Bloody Advance on Foot (“After the failures of the initial armored assaults, which were blunted by Russian defenses, Kyiv resorted to small units attacking one position at a time.”)
- Manliness, Prestige and Cash: How Military Service Is Sold on Russian TV (There’s nothing “manly” about killing women and children.)
- Ukraine’s Forces and Firepower Are Misallocated, U.S. Officials Say
- Putin blames West for Ukraine war after drone attacks on Russia (In fact, this is all 100% Putin’s and Russia’s fault.)
- Russia bombs kindergarten in Kherson, Ukrainian officials say (Pure evil.)
- Top Russian general who vanished after Wagner rebellion fired as head of aerospace forces
- Economic data in Europe just went from bad to worse
- In Wuhan, doctors knew the truth. They were told to keep quiet.
- Rumours swirl after Xi Jinping fails to give key Brics speech (“Xi was due to address high profile forum in South Africa, but instead his speech was read out by his commerce minister”)
- Wall Street’s China Dreams Slip Away
- Philippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea
- Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle
- North Korea’s Kim lambasts premier over flooding, in a possible bid to shift blame for economic woes
- Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra moved to hospital during first night in jail (“The former prime minister was moved after suffering a health problem, hours after he returned to the country following a years-long exile”)
- India’s Chandrayaan-3 attempts first ever south pole Moon landing
- After plunging into the political mainstream, Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is now shocking markets and upsetting big business (Gotta love how the U.S. political media calls Italy’s PM “far right,” but won’t call the Republican Party “far-right,” even though arguably the Republican Party is significantly MORE “far-right” than Italy’s PM.)
- A near 100pct renewable grid for Australia is feasible and affordable, with just a few hours of storage
- What It Was Like to Live Through ‘Canada’s Summer of Fire and Smoke’
- Canadian Wildfires Twice as Likely Because of Climate Change, Study Finds
- The Atlas Network and the Building of Argentina’s Donald Trump (“Javier Milei, a climate change denier widely supported by Atlas Network, a web of free market think tanks, won the necessary votes to run in Argentina’s presidential election in October.”)
- Germany set to miss net zero by 2045 target as climate efforts falter
- Andrew Tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of trial
- Surprisingly durable US economy poses key question: Are we facing higher-for-longer interest rates?
- In a Hot U.S. Job Market, the Minimum Wage Becomes an Afterthought
- None Dare Call it Victory (“…it’s possible that the Fed will feel obliged to prove its toughness by getting back to 2 percent, even though that’s probably bad economics.”)
- Biden-Harris Administration Approves Fourth Major Offshore Wind Project (“The Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Revolution Wind project. Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts of clean energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes. The project is expected to create an estimated 1,200 local jobs during the construction phase…With today’s milestone, BOEM remains on track to complete reviews of at least 16 offshore wind project plans by 2025, representing more than 27 gigawatts of clean energy.”)
- Montana youth climate ruling could set precedent for future climate litigation
- Who’s leading the fight against MAGA? Women.
- Persecution in the Name of the Lord (“Publicly funded Christian colleges and universities across the U. S. have long exploited a legal loophole to control and discriminate against LGBTQ+ students with impunity— inflicting financial pain and emotional trauma in the process. Now there’s a new battle brewing over this warped version of religious freedom.”)
- Why do Republicans disproportionately believe health misinformation? (In general, they’re not reality-based.)
- McCarthy: House could launch impeachment inquiry ‘when we come back into session’ (Impeach for doing a superb job, including running an extremely ethical and competent administration? Also, recall that these same Republicans did NOT vote to impeach Trump, who was utterly corrupt, treasonous, etc.)
- Republican says threat to McCarthy’s Speakership ‘inevitable’ if he doesn’t meet conservative demands
- “Lunacy,” “Disaster,“ “Very, Very Bad”: Trump Has a Big Economic Plan for a Second Term and, Spoiler Alert, It’s Not Good
- Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Blasts “Idiotic, Illegal” Trump Trade Proposal (“No one would be spared from Trump’s insane new taxes, the chaos and damage to American businesses and jobs would be catastrophic.”)
- Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war
- A remarkable day at Fulton County jail as Trump’s surrender looms
- Donald Trump to surrender at Fulton county jail on Thursday night
- Trump attorneys guided false electors in Georgia, GOP chair says
- ‘Abject Panic’: Lawrence O’Donnell Says Trump Allies Already Turning On Each Other (“The MSNBC host said Trump’s co-defendants are losing sleep as they worry about who will flip next.”)
- Trump infighting risks rise as allies face legal bills, cash crunch
- Republican debate could be audition for Trump’s running mate
- A primary debate scouting report: What every candidate needs to do
- This Debate Is the Last Shot for a First Impression (“Ron DeSantis and the other primary contenders have to sell a post-Trump GOP to a pro-Trump constituency.”)
- Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Seem to Know What Know What He’s Up Against
- Trump leads in polls, money — and understanding the delegate race
- Donald Trump Rakes In $72.6 Million, Leaving Rivals in the Dust
- Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump reunite to try to upstage Fox News
- Rudy Giuliani Set to Meet With Fani Willis in Georgia: Report
- ‘Donald’s an idiot’: Michael Cohen says Trump’s rebuffing of Giuliani could backfire
- How Mark Meadows Pursued a High-Wire Legal Strategy in Trump Inquiries
- Trump ex-chief Mark Meadows asks judge to protect him from arrest as he seeks to move Georgia case to federal court
- Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump’s Georgia 2020 election subversion case
- Vivek Ramaswamy insists only 2 candidates matter in GOP primary race: Him and Trump
- Audio: Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Wants ‘the Truth About 9/11’ (Nutjob.)
- ‘Cherry-picking’: Candidates lash out at RNC after not making debate stage
- DeSantis Faces Make-or-Break Moment at First GOP Debate
- The one big thing about Trump’s Georgia arraignment that could be different (“Unlike the other cases, this one might actually be televised.”)
- Trump won’t be at the GOP’s first presidential debate. But his presence will be felt
- Trumpworld’s Plan to Win The GOP Debate—Without Showing Up
- There’s an Easy Solution to The Justice System’s Donald Trump Problem (“Toss him in a cell. And if his corporal’s guard of a legal team wants to litigate these measures, let them have at it. If his mouthbreathing devotees want to make trouble, point them towards the people now doing time for what they did on January 6.”)
- Scoop: Fox News restricts Trump team’s access to debate “spin room”
- A key witness in the Trump classified docs case changed his testimony after switching lawyers, special counsel says
- Trump Campaign Trolls DeSantis in Milwaukee on Eve of GOP Debate
- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy endorses Donald Trump (Disgusting.)
- Roger Stone’s hubris exposes Trump’s plan: New video shows lawyers faked distance from Capitol riots
- D.C. Attorney General is probing Leonard Leo’s network
- Donald Trump Jr. and Trump allies to appear with antisemite who praised Hitler for having “a vision” and trying “to straighten everything out” (“ReAwaken America regular speaker Jason Dean is at least the third Hitler-promoting antisemite who has spoken on the Trump-backed tour. He also claims the world is controlled by alien reptiles.”)
- Bret Baier wants to move “past” the Dominion revelations. They should follow him the rest of his career.
- Elon Musk to strip headlines off news links on Twitter in latest overhaul (Just bizarre.)
- Radicals Took Over the Michigan GOP. Now They Can’t Stop Losing.
- Fury at Michigan officials charged in 2020 false electors scheme: ‘This isn’t who we are’ (“State Republican lawmakers who allegedly signed on as Trump’s false electors in 2020 face anger, prosecution and recall” They’re all insurrectionists and should be automatically barred from holding public office under the 14th amendment of the U.S. constitution.)
- DeSantis Board Nixes Free Disney Passes and Discounts for Employees, in Move Sure to Win the Governor Major Popularity Points
- Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Challenges Rick Scott for Senate in Florida (Rick Scott is Voldemort.)
- UPS workers approve massive new labor deal with big raises
- Maui’s number of people not accounted for after fires rises back above 1,000
- Appalachian Economy Sees Few Gains From Natural Gas Development, Report Says
- After Ohio, “Abortion’s Next Big Battleground Is Virginia” – Early Voting Starts in Just 31 Days! (VA House Dems Leader Don Scott: “Access to reproductive health care will be the number one motivating factor for the [Virginia] election”)
- Virginia lawmakers say budget deal is on the horizon after months of stalled talks (“Possible agreement comes as a joint meeting between the House and Senate appropriations committees is slated for Wednesday in Richmond.”)
- What the Virginia budget deal being considered would include
- Why Democrats are struggling in rural Virginia (This article manages, somehow, to not mention the decline/demise of local media and the fact that most people now get their news from Fox, Sinclair, right-wing talk radio and social media. Instead, it blames Democrats.)
- Supreme Court asked to hear Thomas Jefferson High School admissions case
- ‘Slow yet competitive’: In Virginia, housing prices remain high and supply tight
- Many pornography websites aren’t complying with new Va. age verification law
- Youngkin released a new video encouraging Republicans to sign up for his early-voting initiative
- Dominion, Dulles break ground on nation’s largest renewable energy project at an airport
- A Virginia airport is taking on a first-of-its-kind renewable energy project
- GOP-leaning House District May Be in Play for Democrats (“An internal poll by Clarity Campaign Labs fielded earlier this month reveals that, despite her incumbency and substantial financial advantage, Coyner leads Miller-Pitts in favorability just 46-44% – within the poll’s margin of error – indicating that this race is closer than either party anticipated.”)
- Karbelk Bows Out of Race for Loudoun County Chair (Bye bye!)
- Editorial: Judge honors Virginia law by unsealing records in officer’s murder case (“A ruling by a Newport News judge set an important precedent about public access to records involving police misconduct cases.”)
- Richmonders ‘reclaim’ their time and African ancestry
- Person shot at moving car on I-66 in Virginia, police say
- Fairfax County police arrest teen for spreading antisemitic flyers near Jewish community
- Contract dispute between Anthem and Bon Secours escalates, insurance company files cease and desist
- $750,000 going toward James River and Virginia Capital Trail improvements
- Why are so many pet owners surrendering them? Loudoun Co. shelter sees ‘huge increase’ (Ugh.)
- D.C.-area forecast: Comfortably warm today, then more humid as storm chances return
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