by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, February 23.
- Opinion | A Climate Wall of Shame Would Offer a Global Warming History
- Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change? (And how many species will be decimated or even go extinct?)
- The U.S. plans to impose sanctions on more than 500 Russian targets in response to the death of Aleksei Navalny.
- Chuck Schumer is in Ukraine to meet Zelenskyy as US aid hangs in the balance
- Schumer leads Democratic delegation to Ukraine amid standoff over military aid
- Editorial: Aid still needed as Ukraine marks the anniversary of Russia’s invasion
- Biden meets Alexei Navalny’s widow and daughter in California
- Ukraine’s best hope in 2024 might be to limit its losses
- Russian authorities set more conditions to release Navalny’s body to family, his foundation says
- Unpredictable Strongman? Two Years Into War, Putin Embraces the Image.
- For Many Ukrainians, It’s Been a 10-Year War, Not a 2-Year One
- Five maps show where the war in Ukraine stands after two years
- Ukraine is at a critical moment. Does the speaker of the House see?
- Bewildered Conservatives Greet a Fallen British Prime Minister (First of all, they’re right-wing extremists, not normal “conservatives.” Secondly, Liz Truss…hahahahahahaha.)
- A decent future for Myanmar is within reach — if the U.S. acts now (“Myanmar’s junta is faltering. The time to plan for what comes next is now.”)
- Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
- The Odysseus lander gets the US back on the moon for the first time since Apollo 1972
- American company makes historic Moon landing (“Intuitive Machines completes the first ever lunar touchdown by a privately built spacecraft.”)
- We know how to save these beloved endangered whales. Yet we’re mindlessly killing them. (“Two simple solutions would save the North Atlantic right whale. Why aren’t we using them?”)
- Bidenomics Is Still Working Very Well (“The economic news in 2023 was almost miraculously good. Not only did America’s economy defy widespread predictions of recession, it also defied claims that only a significant rise in unemployment could bring inflation under control.”)
- Top Fed Officials Bolster Case for Patient Stance on Rate Cuts
- Study: Reforestation Has Protected Eastern States From Temperature Rise (“Authors encourage planting more for the ‘cooling effects’—and slashing emissions, too.”)
- Community Opposition and Grid Challenges Slow the Pace of Renewable Efforts, National Survey of Developers Shows (Ugh.)
- A Progress Report on the IRA Shows Electric Vehicle Adoption Is Going Well. Renewable Energy Deployment, Not So Much
- While eyes are on Trump, Supreme Court conservatives prepare to rewrite the rulebook (This Supreme Court is a nightmare.)
- The Biggest Supreme Court Case That Nobody Seems to Be Talking About (“On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a pair of cases out of Texas and Florida that could force major social media platforms to carry posts from Donald Trump or others who lie about elections being stolen or obliquely encourage election-related violence. A ruling in favor of these states would turn the First Amendment upside down and create the conditions for undermining American democracy.”)
- GOP shutdown fears grow: ‘We could be in a world of hurt’ (They suck SO bad.)
- Federal Judge Ominously Warns That Trump Won’t Accept Defeat In 2024
- Former House speaker Paul Ryan on what’s at stake in 2024 presidential election
- How Trump is becoming more authoritarian
- Fight or flight: Fearful Trump critics weigh the risk of retribution if he’s re-elected
- Joe Biden Suggests Trump Talks Like He Should Be “Committed” (Very much so; Trump is stark raving mad.)
- Will you join the supermajority for constitutional democracy?
- Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
- The Cash-Strapped Trump Campaign Is Trying to Get Away With a New Donor Loophole
- A Trump Judge Under Scrutiny (As usual in the NY Times when it comes to bad shit by Republicans, this headline is weak and non-descriptive, in this case of how horrible Cannon is. In stark contrast, with Hillary Clinton in 2016, it was constant blaring headlines of “HER EMAILS!!!!” Yes, the NY Times is broken.)
- Kamala Harris is an underrated asset
- Why Vice President Harris is prepared to step in as commander in chief
- Biden targets Trump on IVF ruling, as GOP scrambles
- Alabama IVF ruling a political gift for Democrats, headache for Republicans
- Alabama’s targeting of IVF is the Christian right’s attempt to control motherhood
- Hillary Clinton warns birth control is ‘next’ after Alabama IVF ruling
- Alabama justice who ruled embryos are people says American law should be rooted in the Bible (Dangerous and insane.)
- Justice Who Ruled That Embryos Are ‘Children’ Appeared On QAnon Conspiracist’s Show (This guy should be in a loony bin, not on a court!)
- Samuel Alito Opened the Door to Reproductive Hell (As always, Jamelle Bouie nails it!)
- “What’s happening in Alabama right now is a preview of America under a second Trump term” (Donald Trump and his extremist allies “[plan] to turn America into a Christian theocracy”)
- Can DC Reporters Overcome Their Trumper Shock-Training?
- Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens is re-arrested as prosecutors fight to keep him behind bars
- The Hunter Biden story has done a total 180 but the MSM is in denial
- ‘There’s No Question This Is Dead’: Biden Impeachment Inquiry Falls Apart
- Dr. John Gartner on a tale of two brains: “Biden’s brain is aging. Trump’s brain is dementing”
- Fani Willis Didn’t Stand a Chance (“We’re talking about a Black woman’s personal life instead of Trump’s wrongdoings”)
- Tommy Tuberville On Alabama Deeming Embryos Children: Great! Wait, Bad! (Tuberville is stupider than…well, a tuber!)
- Nikki Haley Desperately Tries to Walk Back Comment on Alabama Embryo Ruling (Nikki Haley is an extremist.)
- Nikki Haley: Trump Sides With Dictators Who Want To ‘Destroy America’
- A New Orleans magician says a Democratic operative paid him to make the fake Biden robocall (“Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign denounced the alleged actions of one of its consultants and said it may take legal action against him.” Dean Phillips, lol.)
- Fetterman to Democrats criticizing Biden: ‘Get your MAGA hat’
- Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak
- Journalist Tim Burke Indicted For Leaking Tucker Carlson Clips That Embarrassed Fox News
- Virginia House and Senate pass competing state budgets, both diverge from Youngkin’s vision
- House, Senate adopt competing budgets
- Va. House and Senate snub Youngkin tax plan in rival budget bills (“Virginia’s General Assembly acted on budget plans Thursday that put off tax cuts and disagree over the proposal for a sports arena in Alexandria.” They don’t “put off” Youngkin’s tax cuts for the wealthy, they kill them.)
- Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas deals another blow to arena project (“A House bill to create a sports arena in Alexandria for the Capitals and Wizards is dead, leaving just one legislative avenue for it still alive in the General Assembly.”)
- Pope & Schapiro: Budgets, the arena, and abortion
- NEW POLL: Virginians Reject Youngkin’s Regressive Tax Plan, Support Progressive Alternative to Boost Hardworking Virginians (“…a new 10% tax bracket for annual taxable income earned over $1,000,000 was supported by a more than a 30 point margin in each surveyed district”)
- Effort to rejoin RGGI survives House debate
- Bills requiring identification of ‘forever chemical’ sources advancing through legislature
- Three interesting bills: Regulating public pools, five needle acupunture and birth certificates
- Virginia House Republicans disagree on prison reform in budget
- Cannabis backers reach compromise, bill heads to House floor (“The revised measure passed committee on a party-line vote, making it doubtful that Gov. Glenn Youngkin will sign the bill.”)
- Legislation allowing for more ADUs is still alive at the General Assembly
- Virginia school divisions navigate complexity of Confederate flag displays
- Former Virginia Tech football star Aaron Rouse makes a quick rise in the General Assembly )(“In just his second session in Richmond, he now chairs a major committee and has tackled two key pieces of legislation: legalizing ‘skill’ games and retail cannabis.”)
- Dominion partners with Stonepeak to help fund Va. wind farm construction
- Dominion Energy sells 50% noncontrolling stake in 2.6-GW offshore wind farm (“Dominion said it will ‘retain full operational control of the construction and operations’ but seek expertise and input from investment firm Stonepeak.”)
- Williams: Mural seeks to shine a light on Richmond civil rights icons
- D.C.-area forecast: Shower possible today, especially east. Chillier Saturday.
********************************************************
Sign up for the Blue Virginia weekly newsletter
