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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 19.
Trump starts playing QAnon music during his bizarre slur-filled NRA speech pic.twitter.com/tprP3rRxMR
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) May 18, 2024
- Slowing Inflation Primes G-7 Central Banks for June
- Russia’s glide bombs devastating Ukraine’s cities on the cheap (Ugh, how do you stop those???)
- Zelensky’s chief aide flexes power, irks critics — and makes no apologies
- Putin’s War Was Never Just About Ukraine (“Both democracies and autocracies know that the outcome will shape the balance of advantage in their global struggle.” And the MAGA GOP is very much on the side of the autocracies, incredible as that is to believe!)
- Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of targeting civilians in Kharkiv region (“Ukrainian prosecutors investigating possible war crimes in Kharkiv and Vovchansk as Zelenskiy says his troops are fighting back”)
- ‘The City Needs to Live.’ Inside Ukraine’s Second City as Russia Closes In.
- Behind Putin Visit, Unease in Beijing Over His Potential Next Stop: North Korea
- U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships
- Gantz to Netanyahu: If you don’t change course by June 8 we will withdraw from the government
- Bibi blocks Israeli intel chiefs’ meetings with U.S. officials
- IDF recovers bodies of four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza
- An airstrike kills 20 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel’s leaders air wartime divisions
- Frustration with Netanyahu boils over on plans for Gaza after Hamas
- Top U.S. Official Will Visit Israel as Allies Urge Limits on Rafah Incursion
- Supplies arrive in Gaza via new pier but land routes essential, says US aid chief (“Samantha Power says barely 100 trucks of aid a day enter Gaza, far less than 600 needed to address threat of famine” Crank it up – immediately!)
- US national security adviser and Saudi Arabia crown prince hold security deal talks
- Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon
- Georgia’s future path at stake as protests divide nation
- Taiwan’s steely leader rewrote the book on how to deal with China (“Taiwan’s outgoing president says boosting her country’s military was the only way to defy China’s threat.”)
- Assad officials face landmark Paris trial over killing of student and father
- ADHD drug shortage shows signs of letting up, but some patients still struggle
- We’re letting Trump distract us from his corrupt, anti-climate agenda
- Sam Alito’s flag flew upside down. Are his ethics? (Why put this in the form of a question as opposed to a declarative statement?)
- Hakeem Jeffries Calls Out Samuel Alito For ‘Sympathizing’ With Jan. 6 Rioters
- ‘We’ll See You at Your House:’ How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics (“Public officials are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs.”)
- Biden has installed the most non-White judges of any president
- Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on US college campuses
- Biden Likens MAGA Movement to Segregationists in Speech to NAACP
- Trump pledges to ‘roll back’ Biden gun rules, fire ATF chief at NRA rally
- Trump at NRA convention floats a three-term presidency
- Trump Ends NRA Speech With ‘Horror’ Warning Set to Dramatic QAnon Music
- ‘Confused’ Donald Trump freezes for 30 seconds while loud music cuts off NRA speech (“Donald Trump shut his eyes during a bizarre moment at the National Rifle Association Convention – with some blaming teleprompter issues.”)
- Biden and Trump Seek Breakthrough Moment in a Stagnant Election
- Trump turns trial into circus as Biden tries to focus minds on economy
- As Trump Trial Nears Its End, the Law May Give Prosecutors an Edge
- Rich, Loyal and Good Looking: Why Little-Known Doug Burgum Is in Trump’s VP Mix (Vomit.)
- Republican Calls for Mob Violence Grow Ever More Flagrant (Editor’s note: Greg Abbott is one of Glenn Youngkin’s favorite governors – VERY telling!)
- Trump Plans to Reward Peter Navarro for Going to Jail Instead of Being a ‘Rat’ (Exactly like the Mob)
- Two hours after mocking Arizona’s Attorney General, Rudy Giuliani is served at his own birthday party
- AOC Reveals Darker Intentions Behind MTG Hearing Chaos
- Trump is eager to prove Florida is his kingdom — by anointing DeSantis’ successor
- ‘Kansas City kid’ might have been running for president. Instead, he’s written a book
- Sen. Tim Kaine visits site of upcoming Warhawk Park during campaign through Shake Rag (“Sen. Tim Kaine and congressional candidate Karen Baker stopped in Tazewell to talk and listen to potential voters.”)
- DNC War Room: “MAGA Extremist” Glenn Youngkin Continues to Undermine Women’s Freedoms, Doubling Down on a Losing Strategy (“MAGA minion Youngkin is following Trump’s toxic, anti-reproductive rights playbook.”)
- Youngkin Vetoes Last Remaining Gun Safety Bills on His Desk; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond
- Column: Protect Virginia’s vulnerable coast from offshore drilling
- ‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates
- Editorial: Segregationist history? In RVA, the past is our present
- Handful of UVa graduates walk out on President Jim Ryan’s opening address
- D.C.-area forecast: Drier today with just a spotty shower. Warming into the 80s by midweek.
