by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 7.
- Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases (The fossil fuel industry has trashed the one planet we have.)
- ‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe (“An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem”)
- Big oil is racing to scale up carbon capture to slash emissions but the challenges are immense
- NATO chief’s final battle: Protecting Ukraine from Trump, US
- West faces ‘authoritarian’ alliance, says Nato head
- Russia accused of using chemical gas attacks against Ukrainian soldiers
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy warns of dwindling weapons stockpile as attack on Kharkiv kills eight
- Russia’s Lavrov to visit China to discuss Ukraine war
- Mike Johnson Prepares to Unwrap Mystery Ukraine Aid Package
- Video: Speaking with Jen Psaki, Sen. Tim Kaine Says “the last thing we need is an escalation between Iran and Israel right now” (Sen. Kaine says Israel needs to be able to defend itself, but sending more U.S. offensive weapons right now is “pouring gasoline on a fire”)
- ‘The Israelis usually fire and then ask questions’ in my experience: Former Defense Secretary
- Bowen: Obstacles to peace seem larger than ever (“The risk of an all-out Middle East war is increasing as the crisis in Gaza grows ever more desperate.”)
- Netanyahu responded quickly after Biden’s threat (“The president listed immediate changes he wanted Israel to make, or the US would reconsider how it backed Israel in the war”)
- Tens of thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu as Gaza war reaches six month mark
- House Armed Services ranking member: Israel’s strategy is ‘not working to their advantage’
- Israeli military reduces troops in southern Gaza, spokesperson says
- In Six Months, Everything Has Changed for Israel (“A nation that was building new alliances before Oct. 7 now appears as isolated as ever.” The far right has led Israel to disaster. And it was highly avoidable, too, as Israel had a perfectly fine government before their last elections.)
- What Is Hamas Thinking Now? (“HuffPost obtained rare interviews with Hamas leaders Mousa Abu Marzouk and Basem Naim, pressing them six months since Oct. 7 on the group’s attacks on civilians and its vision for the future of Israel-Palestine.”)
- Six months into the war in Gaza, everyone seems to be losing
- US, China Stabilized Relations Over Past Year, Yellen Says
- Latin American governments condemn Ecuador after police raid Mexican embassy
- Russia-friendly populist elected Slovak president (“Peter Pellegrini accused his rival of being a warmonger who would send Slovak soldiers to fight in Ukraine.” UGH.)
- Brexit has made the UK a lower-status nation, says David Miliband (“Former foreign secretary says Britain needs to forge closer political and foreign policy links with Europe if it is to thrive” Correct.)
- ‘Extreme’ US anti-abortion group ramps up lobbying in Westminster (“The UK branch of the Alliance Defending Freedom has increased its spending and is forging ties with key MP”)
- Musk Lifts Restrictions on X Accounts in Brazil in Challenge to Courts
- Argentina’s President Who Promised Radical Change Confronts Reality
- Bill Clinton and other leaders join Rwandans in marking 30 years since their genocide
- Zambians Feel the Personal Consequences of Climate Change—and Dream of a Sustainable Future
Killing owls to save owls: the US wildlife plan that sparked an ‘ethical dilemma’- The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid (“For the most part, power grid operators aren’t too worried about outages or major problems during the eclipse”)
- Major mail delivery delays raise concerns about voting in the 2024 elections
- Trump Is Accidentally Exposing Aileen Cannon’s Shady Pro-MAGA Game
- Trump says going to jail for gag order violation would be a ‘great honor,’ compares himself to Mandela
- Trump’s Second-Term Blueprint Would Take A Wrecking Ball To Public Lands
- Some of Trump’s Biggest Political Backers Also Threw Trump Media a Lifeline
- Trump campaign says event at billionaire’s home set a fundraising record
- Donald Trump’s Insatiable Bloodlust
- The right-wing scammers who paved the way for Trump (“A new book shows how conservative grift started long before branded bibles and $400 sneakers.”)
- Team Biden-Harris Raises More than $187 Million in Q1, Announces More Than $192 Million Cash on Hand (“Team Biden-Harris Raised More than $90 Million in March Alone, $422 Million Since April Launch is Most Ever for a Democratic Presidential Candidate”)
- Biden hauls in $90 million in March as campaign embarks on general election blitz
- Trump in ‘full sprint’ to close Biden’s money lead as legal bills mount
- Trump’s donors are ‘billionaires, scammers, extremists, and racists,’ says Biden ’24 comms director
- No Labels wanted a centrist ticket. Polarization, Trump stood in the way. (The only reason I’m posting this pathetic, “both-sides,” false-equivalence crap is to point out that you should NOT read Dan Balz, and that he epitomizes everything wrong with U.S. political “journalism.” In fact, “No Labels” isn’t “centrist” – whatever that means – and the problem isn’t “polarization,” it’s RADICALIZTION of the Republican Party.)
- Joe Biden must go left and right at the same time (“The president’s path to reelection will be a perilous tightrope.”)
- Biden may have trouble getting on Ohio’s general election ballot, state’s top elections official warns (WTF???)
- The High-I.Q. Nonsense of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Calls grow for RFK Jr. to drop out after remarks sympathetic to Jan. 6 rioters
- Montana GOP Senate candidate says he lied to ranger about gunshot wound in 2015
- Colorado Sun politics reporter kicked out of GOP state assembly
- Solar Beats Coal In Fossil-Friendly Texas, Despite Fossil Friends
- Youngkin doesn’t rule out rare budget veto as Va. deadline looms Monday (It’s fascinating that the same “journalists” who whitewashed Youngkin in 2021 as some sort of “moderate” are now reporting on Youngkin’s hard-right behavior, without of course stating that clearly.)
- Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington): “Governor Youngkin refuses to protect Virginia doctors and patients who come to Virginia seeking abortion care” (“Much as the Governor might wish otherwise, abortion is legal in Virginia and the majority of Virginians want to keep it that way.”)
- Commentary: Youngkin should stop policing classrooms and fund our schools
- Fairfax GOP Goes Even Further Off the Rails, Picks Sebastian Gorka’s Wife as Its New Chair (“These are the people calling the shots in today’s Republican Party” – the faaaar right.)
- Bomb threats reported at Planet Fitness locations in Northern Va. amid transgender controversy (WTOP is reporting this as a “controversy.” Meanwhile, “Others, including the nonprofit Media Matters, have highlighted the protest as a cause of increasing bomb threats for the gym chain amid a rise in violence against trans-identifying people across the United States.”)
- A campaign is calling on UVa’s rector to resign. But who is funding it? (“Robert Hardie has faced pushback for not addressing concerns over antisemitism on Grounds during a public meeting of the school’s Board of Visitors”)
- Planned $1.4 billion solar farm close to Wakefield and Virginia Diner draws opposition
- The 4 steps to building the Diamond District baseball stadium
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunnier, milder today and fair conditions for Monday eclipse
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