by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 27.
- Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says
- ‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains
- ‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists (“Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows”)
- Here’s How Nuclear War Could “Destroy Civilization” in Just a Few Hours (“And why Putin and Trump present major danger to the United States’ nuclear paradigm.”)
- Exclusive: Russia struggles to collect oil payments as China, UAE, Turkey raise bank scrutiny
- Worries Over Ethnic Tensions Have Kremlin Treading Carefully on Massacre
- Ukraine war briefing: ‘Third of Russia’s Black Sea fleet sunk or crippled’ (“Poland warns Russian missiles coming too close may be shot down; how Ukraine has ramped up making its own weapons.”)
- Why Netanyahu Is Deliberately Alienating His Strongest Allies
- Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza
- They fled kibbutzim after Hamas attacked. Now, many Israelis must decide whether to go back.
- Gaza aid drop in sea leads to drownings
- Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas speaks out on her abduction and sexual assault in Gaza
- China’s Xi meets U.S. executives as businesses navigate bilateral tensions
- “No excuses:” Australia urged to exit coal, double rooftop solar by 2030 in accelerated push to net zero
- Thousands protest against Hungary’s Orban after former insider leaks graft case tape
- US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations (Great job, anti-vaxxers – ugh.)
- Of course the lawyer trying to ban abortion pills is married to Josh “Run For Your Life” Hawley (“Erin Hawley continues the proud GOP tradition of women building their careers by ruining other women’s lives” Evil.)
- Justices were skeptical of abortion pills arguments. Anti-abortion groups have backup plans. (“Supreme Court case is one of many tools elected officials and activists are using to try to cut off access to the drugs.”)
- Anti-Abortion Zealots Flex Their Biblical Muscles at SCOTUS
- Even the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills case
- Breyer says Supreme Court risks creating ‘Constitution that no one wants’
- A Supreme Court Justice Sounds a Warning
- The Supreme Court Is Shaming Itself
- Supreme Court skeptical of limiting access to abortion pill
- ‘Biden bump is real’: president gains on Trump in six battleground states
- Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign
- Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial
- Donald Trump Is Still Touting His Mythical Alternative For Obamacare (“In a new Truth Social post, Trump made the same promises he did in his first campaign.”)
- Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant About ‘CROOKED JOE BUDEN’ Who ‘DISINFORMATES AND ‘MISINFORMATES’ About Obamacare (Trump is completely unhinged.)
- The Biden Campaign Is Quietly Preparing a Trump Ambush
- How Trump’s trial delay strategy may backfire (“With this strategy, his chances of a conviction before the election might have dropped to some degree overall, but his chances of a conviction within two months prior to the election, when most of the country starts paying close attention, has risen sharply.”)
- Will RFK, Jr. and Other Third Party Candidates Help Doom Democracy?
- Should we care about RFK Jr. and his new running mate? (“The Kennedy conspiracy theorist, his VP pick Nicole Shanahan, and their potential to upend the 2024 presidential election, explained.”)
- Biden opens the door to revisiting the early days of the pandemic
- Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About Whether Trump Is a Fascist
- Trump’s Truth Social is now a public company. Experts warn its multibillion-dollar valuation defies logic (“The skyrocketing share price comes despite the fact that Trump Media is burning through cash; piling up losses; and its main product, Truth Social, is losing users.” This is really, REALLY sketchy.)
- ‘Assured failure’: Ex-White House lawyer provides new details of final days of Trump’s 2020 election gambit
- Trump ally Clark attempted ‘coup’ at US Justice Dept, ethics counsel says (That guy should be in prison along with all the other coup plotters. Why isn’t he?)
- The Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’
- Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills
- An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump
- Scoop: House Democrats find new opening to hit GOP on IVF
- Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn. (“Prospective hires say agreeing with Trump’s false election claim appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party” Completely deranged.)
- AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans
- A victory for reproductive rights? Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands wins Alabama special election
- Democrat wins Alabama special election after focusing on IVF, abortion
- NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash (Good; now fire everyone involved in this horrendous decision.)
- Broadcast networks’ prime-time news shows fell for Donald Trump’s border trap (“By failing to contextualize an ‘alarming’ immigration video with Trump’s efforts to kill a bipartisan border security bill, the Big Three networks are unwittingly bolstering his campaign” Appalling.)
- The GOP shouldn’t count on retaking the Senate. Remember 2010 and 2022?
- James Comer’s Impeachment Push Is Ending With a Whimper
- The House GOP thought it was moving past internal drama. Then more showed up.
- Seen but not heard: The New York Times failed to quote trans people in two-thirds of stories on anti-trans legislation in a one-year period (“From February 15, 2023, through February 15, 2024, another 18% of such articles included anti-trans misinformation with no fact-checking”)
- Missouri AG sues Media Matters over its X research, demands donor names
- Rep. Jamie Raskin Calls For Hearing On ‘Influence Peddling’ By Jared Kushner
- Ken Paxton agrees to community service, paying restitution to avoid trial in securities fraud case
- West Virginia governor vetoes bill expanding renewable energy to protect coal
- Big turnout expected in New England offshore wind power auction (“Several offshore wind developers are on track to bid in the combined Connecticut-Massachusetts-Rhode Island offshore wind solicitation on Wednesday”)
- Misinformation runs rampant after Baltimore bridge collapse (Mostly seems to be spread by the far right.)
- Right-wing media spread conspiracy theories about Baltimore bridge collapse (“Right-wing pundits are baselessly linking the collapse of the bridge to DEI, immigration, and terrorism”)
- Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse
- ‘Mayday’ call from ship stopped bridge traffic, saved lives
- ‘Heroes’ scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed; construction crew feared dead
- Construction workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse
- Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore Bridge Has a Troubled History (“The Dali hit a stone wall berth at the Port of Antwerp in 2016 during unmooring maneuvers.”)
- Baltimore bridge was ‘up to code’ – but rules predate age of supersized ships
- Loss of ship’s power and stiff current may have led to bridge collision, experts say
- A bridge collapses, and a vital port expires
- Md. Gov. Moore on bridge collapse aftermath: ‘We are going to get through this together’
- President Joe Biden, Virginia Elected Officials React to the Francis Scott Key Bridge Tragedy/Disaster (President Biden: “I’ve directed my team to move heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible.”)
- Tim Kaine solicits feedback on workforce training bill from students at PVCC
- Video: In Portsmouth, VA Dem Leaders Blast Youngkin as “not very smart when it comes to politics,” Thinking He’s “king,” Campaigning Instead of Governing, etc. (On the proposed Potomac Yard arena, Sen. Lucas stated, point blank: “There is no deal…the arena bill is dead. Nothing more said.”)
- Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas says Monumental Sports owner Ted Leonsis can fund the $2 billion Potomac Yard arena project
- ‘This is what spoiled brats do’: Democrats blast Youngkin on budget
- Youngkin vetoes ban on assault-style weapons, other gun control bills
- Youngkin Does the Gun Industry’s Bidding, Vetoes a Bunch of Bills That Would Have Made Virginians Safer
- The governor’s proposed digital sales tax may apply to businesses too
- Skill game backers ask Youngkin to deliver on vow to support their industry
- Youngkin vetoes 30 gun bills, signs 4, amends 6 (“Since assuming office in early 2022, Youngkin has vetoed 121, the same number that former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat and the most recent governor facing a legislature controlled by the opposing party, rejected during his four years in office.” The big difference is that Youngkin is vetoing really good bills, while McAuliffe vetoed HORRIBLE, far-right crap.)
- Editorial: Teaching non-English speaking students requires more from Richmond
- Bipartisan bill to address ‘abuse-to-prison-pipeline’ awaits Youngkin’s signature
- ‘Historic’ investment possible for Virginia’s disabled community
- Coming soon: Signs warning consumers about invasive plants
- Commentary: How grassroots activism, not sour politics, derailed Youngkin’s arena
- Youngkin signs ‘Lucia’s Law,’ prompted by Henrico girl’s murder
- Port of Virginia expects to receive some Baltimore ship traffic after bridge collapse, official says
- How central Virginia’s mail delivery imploded (“Last summer, United States Postmaster Louis DeJoy laid out what he called a ‘splendid vision’ for the future of the Postal Service. But in central Virginia, the opposite happened.”)
- Williams: In Washington, Richmond’s Sesha Moon rose to the challenge
- Bond hearing delayed again for Fariss (“Matt Fariss, a former state delegate from Campbell County, remains jailed on gun and drug charges after his arrest Saturday night.”)
- Daniel P. Jordan, transformative leader of Monticello, dies at 85
- D.C.-area forecast: Rainy at times today into tomorrow; trending warmer this weekend
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