by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 10.
- Pope says Ukraine should have ‘courage of the white flag’ of negotiations (Hell no.)
- Pope Francis Says Ukraine Should Negotiate End of War With Russia (WTF???)
- The Biden Plan to Ditch Netanyahu (“The ‘come to Jesus moment’ is already here, according to Israeli and U.S. sources.”)
- Israel-Hamas war live updates: Biden says Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel more than helping Israel’ (Correct: Netanyahu has been a DISASTER for Israel.)
- The long, lonely fight of an Israeli hostage’s sister, who fears time is running out
- Biden Warns Netanyahu a Rafah Assault Would Cross ‘Red Line’
- Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in the shadow of Gaza war
- At Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque, Ramadan brings uncertainty and fear
- Israel-Hamas Deal Elusive Ahead of Ramadan as US Pressure Grows
- IDF completes road across Gaza, satellite images show
- Hostage talks intensify as fears rise of violence during Ramadan
- Biden’s “red line” on Gaza: “Can’t have another 30,000 Palestinians dead”
- A US ship with equipment for building a pier is on its way to Gaza as part of a plan to ramp up aid
- His legal strategy is both buying him time and erasing the accusations against him.
- Inside America’s Shadow War With Iran
- The Houthis have the world’s attention — and they won’t give it up (Unfortunate.)
- Two Canals, Two Big Problems—One Global Shipping Mess (“Drought in Panama and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are delaying deliveries and pushing up costs”)
- Xi Sticks to His Vision for China’s Rise Even as Growth Slows
- Three Is Best: How China’s Family Planning Propaganda Has Changed
- Authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Meets With US Christian Right Leaders
- Biden criticises Trump’s Mar-a-Lago meeting with Orbán (“US president told supporters Hungary’s premier was looking for dictatorship” Correct.)
- Trump escalates anti-migrant rhetoric ahead of Biden match-up
- Slow US Inflation Retreat Is Set to Bolster Fed Patience on Rate Cuts
- After Trump ballot ruling, critics say Supreme Court is selectively invoking conservative originalist approach (The lame “critics say” formulation should be banned from the news media. Just say what the FACTS are!)
- Forget ‘polarization.’ It’s the GOP’s radicalization.
- The Normalization of Trump’s Alleged Crimes (“His legal strategy is both buying him time and erasing the accusations against him.”)
- $91M Bond Didn’t Stop Trump From Trashing E. Jean Carroll Again
- Inside A Secret Society Of Prominent Right-Wing Christian Men Prepping For A ‘National Divorce’ (Horrifying.)
- Kellyanne Conway Is Pushing Back Against Threats To TikTok In Congress: Reports
- Biden hoped to be a peacemaker. Now, he knows he must be a warrior.
- Trump backtracks on statement that Georgia polls are rigged because now he is ‘winning by so much’ (Insane.)
- How Trump Fumbled his Attack on Biden’s Age
- Inside Trump’s TikTok flip-flop
- Video: Biden-Harris 2024 Launches First Ad of Spring Paid Media Buy (“In ‘For You’, President Biden Touts His Historic Record, Points Out Trump’s Lack Thereof”)
- ‘Young and handsome’: Biden kicks off $30m ad blitz with spot addressing age (“Coinciding with multistate tour, 60-second ad shows president joking about age and stressing ‘strongest economy in the world’”)
- Nervous about November? Stop listening to pundits and start defending the president
- Biden says he regrets referring to ‘an illegal’ during his State of the Union address
- UAW president doubles down on support for Biden after State of the Union shoutout
- Katie Britt’s false linkage of a sex-trafficking case to Joe Biden
- Katie Britt’s State Of The Union Border Trafficking Story Was Incredibly Misleading
- Scarlett Johansson plays Sen. Katie Britt in a satire of her SOTU rebuttal on ‘SNL’
- Scarlett Johansson Nails Senator’s SOTU Response on ‘SNL’
- How Katie Britt, Alabama’s so-called ‘reasonable’ senator, lost herself and much more (She’s definitely not reasonable – or in any way truthful.)
- Biden rebutter Sen. Britt blasted for recycling 20-year-old sex traffic story to attack border policy
- Was Trump supporter Katie Britt caught in whopping lie about graphic sex trafficking story?
- Florida Democrat: Marginalized communities won’t ‘survive’ a second Trump term
- A Pro-Biden dark money force (“A non-profit run by a wealthy couple is quietly emerging as a key donor to Democrats, including a dark-money group supporting President Biden”)
- Trump Wants Elon Musk To Speak at the Republican National Convention: Report (Musk is a white nationalist and fascist.)
- Why the Virginia General Assembly mattered
- New look General Assembly heads home after 60 long days
- Virginia assembly has its way on budget, but Youngkin’s turn comes next
- After 2024 legislative session’s end, legislature releases two-year state budget (“Lawmakers’ biennial spending plan devotes funds to teacher raises and expanding behavioral health care, calls for state to rejoin regional carbon market and speed up restaurant polystyrene ban timeline”)
- Virginia General Assembly adjourns with proposed budget, looming question over stadium deal
- VA House Dems on Vetoes of “Legislation Supported by an Overwhelming Majority of Virginians”: Youngkin “showed his allegiance to power hungry MAGA extremists” (Youngkin’s vetoes “will do nothing more than ensure that guns are left in the hands of domestic abusers, restrict access to reproductive healthcare and threaten our democracy and our voting rights.”)
- Virginia House Democratic Caucus Closes Session on Time with Legislation Designed to Move Virginia Forward and a Fiscally Responsible Budget (VA Senate Dems “Celebrate Adjournment with Monumental Budget Victory”)
- VA Sen. Barbara Favola: Youngkin “once again stood with extremists and against women” (“Guns and domestic violence are a lethal combination and these deaths are preventable” – Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker)
- Youngkin signs marriage equality measure, takes tougher line against gun control (“Ban on legacy admissions among 64 bills signed by governor”)
- Del. Rozia Henson: “Virginia will now join 16 other states that also have affirmative marriage equality language in their respective Codes” (Law “will ease concerns from the LGBTQ+ community in Virginia following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization”)
- Glenn Youngkin mercilessly mocked by Louise Lucas after arena plan falters in Virginia
- Leonsis finally met arena’s nemesis Lucas, but maybe too late to save it
- Virginia State Sen. L. Louise Lucas is the social media hero of Wizards fans who don’t want the Alexandria arena
- Audio: VA House Appropriations Vice Chair Mark Sickles Says Gov. Youngkin Screwed Up by Not Reaching Out to Sen. Louise Lucas on Proposed Arena, but “in the legislative process…there’s always a deal to be made – potentially”
- Richmond general registrar accused of nepotism after brother hired, wife contracted
- Editorial: As City Hall teeters, a whistleblower gives Richmond hope
- Levar Stoney: With Biden’s help, Richmond is investing in the middle class
- D.C.-area forecast: Whipping winds today and tomorrow, much warmer by midweek
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