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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, May 25.
- The Maldives faces existential threat from a climate crisis it did little to create. We need the world’s help now
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy says Kyiv’s forces have taken control of Kharkiv border area (“President’s comments at odds with Russian claims over Vovchansk border town; US announces new $275m aid package for Ukraine”)
- Egypt Agrees to Reopen Crossing for Gaza Aid
- Condemnation Slows, but Does Not Stall, Israel’s Assault on Rafah
- Nearly 1 million Palestinians are fleeing Rafah and northern Gaza
- World Court order deepens Israel’s isolation as it fights on in Rafah
- Easing civilian suffering should be the easy part of this war
- Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears
- A Federal Judge Wonders: How Could Alito Have Been So Foolish?
- Senate Democrats Ask John Roberts To Meet ‘As Soon As Possible’ Over Samuel Alito Mess
- The odds, the stakes and the scariest media news I saw all week (“The difference is stark: When people get their information in traditional ways — from newspapers and from the national news networks — they vastly prefer Joe Biden. When they get their news from “digital sources,” it’s a tossup. And when they don’t follow political news in any organized way, they vastly prefer Donald Trump.”)
- Unsealed filings revealed additional instances of Trump mishandling documents. MAGA media concocted an FBI plot to assassinate Trump.
- Trump’s Taste for Tyranny Finds a Target
- Vote like Jan. 6 could happen again — because it can
- Trump had a hair-raising week
- The Scramble to Suck Up to Trump (“Republicans are showing up in droves at the Trump trial — and defending the president is only part of their calculus.”)
- In the Bronx, Donald Trump Goes to His Hateful, Happy Place
- Video: New Robert De Niro-Narrated Ad, “Snapped,” Details Trump’s Unhinged Pursuit of Revenge and Retribution
- Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement
- Trump rants about ‘bookkeeping error’ in latest attack on hush money judge
- Trump’s ‘unified Reich’ video appears to trace origins to a Turkish graphic designer
- Trumpworld Claims 25,000 People Attended His Rally. Aerial Shots Show Otherwise.
- What If Trump Is Right About America? (“It’s time to ask some hard questions about ourselves.”)
- Biden campaign plans to get more aggressive once Trump trial ends
- 20-Year Navy Veteran Charley Conrad: Memorial Day Is a Reminder to Fight for Democracy and the Right to Vote
- What Exactly Does Nikki Haley Expect Her Voters to Do Now?
- Donald Trump’s Potential VP List Now Includes Tom Cotton, the Guy Who’s Called for Vigilante Justice on Protesters and Ripping People’s Skin Off: Report
- Four years after George Floyd killing, police reform slow to follow
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo surgery
- Elon Musk Ramps Up Anti-Biden Posts on X (Pure evil – should have no federal contracts, nobody should buy his cars, etc.)
- Blackstone’s Chief, a G.O.P. Megadonor, Says He Will Again Back Trump (Also pure evil.)
- Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops lashes out at Trump-appointed judge after 12-year sentence
- Inside the fringe worldview of RFK Jr.’s VP pick
- Media Matters Lays Off a Dozen Staffers Amid Elon Musk Lawsuit
- Video: “Friday Power Lunch” Features Democratic Candidates for Congress Across Virginia
- Four seek GOP nomination to run for Wexton’s congressional seat
- Parkinson’s: Biden prepares to sign into law legislation named after Virginia congresswoman
- Hung Cao proved his true colors as an elitist against rural Virginians
- Gov. Youngkin demands answers from White House following near breach at Quantico (Youngkin is so full of crap. In fact, HIS PARTY has blocked comprehensive immigration reform for decades, is now blocking border security measures. And yes, the media should point that out!)
- Descano talks Republican attacks and not running for attorney general
- Richmond Coliseum demolition on pause, could start in 2025
- 100 years after Charlottesville’s Lee statue went up, the work begins on finding his replacement
- Hanover appoints two new school board members (“Karen Lynne and Robert Seifert will begin in July.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Summerlike start to holiday weekend; storms likely Memorial Day
