by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 13.
- New Study Shows Planting Trees May Not Be as Good for the Climate as Previously Believed (“The climate benefits of trees storing carbon dioxide is partially offset by dark forests’ absorption of more heat from the sun, and compounds they release that slow the destruction of methane in the atmosphere, the research shows.”)
- Corals Have ‘No Reprieve’ as the Great Barrier Reef Faces Its Latest Bleaching Event (“Increasingly frequent marine heat waves are hammering away at the world’s coral reefs, scientists say.”)
- Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened (Putin is evil, reckless, a war criminal, etc. And he will do ANYTHING to stay in power.)
- Navalny ally blames Putin’s men for hammer attack (“The late Russian opposition leader’s aide says his arm was broken and his leg hit with a hammer.” Thugocracy.)
- Ukraine war briefing: Biden scrapes together $300m more for Ukraine weapons (“Poland’s PM warns Mike Johnson of blood on his hands from stalled aid; anti-Putin fighters stage raid into Russia”)
- Scholz, Macron and Tusk to meet in Berlin to hash out differences on Ukraine
- Biden and Bibi “red lines” for Rafah put them on a collision course
- Inside the US plan to get food into Gaza by sea
- Netanyahu Is Making Israel Radioactive
- Palestinians Describe Beatings, Stress Positions, Other Alleged Abuses in Israeli Detention
- A scene of revelry, then slaughter, is now an Oct. 7 memorial
- Haiti’s prime minister is out. Here’s how it got so bad.
- TikTok Plans Legal Fight If US Divestment Bill Becomes Law
- Controversial influencer Andrew Tate will be extradited to U.K., after Romania trial (“Controversial influence” is certainly one way to describe this scumbag…)
- Four Years On, Covid Has Reshaped Life for Many Americans
- Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 closes at new record high
- ‘Trickle-down economics’ is a scam that ignores decades of evidence
- An Explicitly Redistributive Budget for an Election Year
- Violent crime is down nationally. Fox News would rather talk about vibes.
- Republicans will no longer get to handpick their judges when they sue Biden
- Federal Courts Aim to Curb Judge Shopping With New Policy
- Brett Kavanaugh knows truth of alleged sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford says in book (“In memoir, professor whose accusation rocked 2018 supreme court hearings says rightwing justice not ‘consummately honest person’”)
- Aileen Cannon Continues To Make A Mess Of The MAL Case (She has no business being a judge at all, let alone on this case!)
- Robert Hur’s report exaggerated Biden’s memory issues
- News outlets that trumpeted Hur’s story now discover “context” and “nuance” in transcript
- Robert Hur Admits Telling Biden He Seemed To Have ‘Photographic Recall’
- Hur’s testimony undermines some key GOP claims on Biden
- House Hearing Spotlights Special Counsel Robert Hur’s Sleazy Assault on Biden
- Robert Hur Walked a Lonely Road Before the House Judiciary Committee Today
- White House declares ‘case closed’ on Hur report: ‘Time to move on’
- Biden has shelved the age issue – for now (Why “for now?” In fact, it’s a ridiculous non-issue, given that Biden’s mind is as sharp as it’s ever been.)
- Biden brought his A-game: But did the State of the Union turn the tide? (“Biden offered Americans a stark, clear choice between democracy and darkness. But the real fight is just starting”)
- Trump Says He’ll “Free the January 6 Hostages,” Who Waged a Deadly Insurrection on His Behalf, in One of His First Acts as President
- Democrats go on offense as Trump floats Social Security cuts
- Trump just opened the door to Social Security cuts. Take him seriously.
- Republican group planning $50M campaign to block Trump from reelection
- Trump’s Corruption-Policy Nexus Comes Into Focus
- Biden clinches Democratic nomination
- Biden-Harris Campaign Responds to Report Donald Trump Said Hitler “Did Some Good Things” (“We can’t believe we have to say this, but Hitler did not do ‘good things.'”)
- Trump Wins Republican Nomination, Setting Up Rematch With Biden
- Trump clinches GOP nomination
- Exclusive: Top NAACP Boss Warns of “Nazism Part Two” if Trump Is Elected (“It’s about whether or not we have democracy or we have fascism. Period. Full stop.”)
- Trump, An Adjudicated Rapist Who Attempted A Coup On Jan. 6, Clinches GOP Nomination
- Trump’s RNC purge: His obsession with “loyalty” is as dumb as it is evil (“Trump admires Hitler’s control over underlings. But the Nazi dictator died in shame, with his country in ruins”)
- Trump’s RNC makeover signals his plans for 2025
- Trump takes control of the RNC with mass layoffs, restructuring
- ‘Make the RNC White Again’: GOP Ends Minority Outreach Plan
- Many Republicans plan to skip House GOP retreat as they grumble about location and spending time with one another
- House GOP panics as another Republican sprints for the exits
- Ken Buck announces he will leave Congress on March 22, scrambling race to replace him that includes Lauren Boebert
- GOP Rep. Ken Buck Says the Republican Party Has Become a Joke and He’s Getting the F–k Out
- Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.’s List for Running Mate
- Senate GOP’s campaign arm goes all-in on Kari Lake
- Trump Repeats Obama’s Mistake (“Political parties suffer when their focus narrows to the presidency.”)
- NAACP asks Black student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges
- NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies
- Wisconsin Republicans fire 8 more Evers appointees, including regents and judicial watchdogs (These people are nuts.)
- Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider ruling limiting absentee ballot drop boxes
- Arkansas stops offering ‘X’ as an alternative to male and female on driver’s licenses and IDs
- Ben Shapiro: “No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old” (Shapiro: “Frankly, I think retirement itself is a stupid idea unless you have some sort of health problem”)
- Yoon makes history, confirmed as Western District judge
- FOLLOW THE MONEY: “GOP Rep. Jennifer Kiggans [R-VA02] Donates Thousands to Far-Right Extremists” (“Kiggans has flirted with baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election”)
- Sen. Mark Warner Discusses the Potential Impacts of the Murthy v. Missouri Case
- Va. court says lease agreements can’t override landlord’s duty to keep property ‘habitable’
- Eight reasons the arena deal has gone south
- Family Foundation faults Youngkin on marriage equality bill
- Teen plaintiffs ask Virginia Court of Appeals to allow climate change suit
- In Virginia’s legislature, climate progress requires more than a Democratic majority
- ICYMI: Virginia Democrats Wrapped Up 2024 Legislative Session With Major Accomplishments (State legislative Dems “keep GOP extremism in check and focus on strengthening reproductive rights, gun safety, and economic security.”)
- NEW AD: Virginia Mom Calls on Governor Youngkin to Sign the Right to Contraception Act (“Landmark legislation…would codify the right to contraception in Virginia – including the right to use condoms, the pill, and IUDs.”)
- VPAP Graphics: Nearly Half of the 2,390 Bills Introduced in 2024 Passed General Assembly; 61% of GOP Delegates’ Bills Killed While 63% of Dem Senators’ Bills Passed (The vast majority of bills that were killed met their demise in committees/subcommittees)
- Here’s what legislation did — and didn’t — pass the Virginia General Assembly
- Roanoke’s mayoral race starts: Three so far vying to succeed Lea
- Bowers will make crime his key issue as a new Republican; how will that change the Roanoke mayor’s race?
- As MVP nears completion, some residents say their concerns for safety and pollution are being ignored
- Editorial: Honor the legacy of Sierra Jenkins and keep fighting against gun violence (“Remembering Sierra Jenkins, former Pilot and Daily Press reporter, on what would would have been her 27th birthday.”)
- Petersburg-based company to reactivate critical minerals mining operations in Dinwiddie, Sussex
- 3rd dead whale on Outer Banks found Friday; likely offspring of pregnant dwarf sperm whale found nearby (UGH.)
- Loudoun Co. restricts company that supplied propane to Sterling house that exploded
- What’s driving Russell County to consider a landfill that nobody wants
- Richmond employees nearing completion of union contract, one of the first in Virginia
- D.C.-area forecast: Staying in the 70s with less wind; showers possible Friday
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