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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 12.
- What is direct air capture and is it a global warming solution or a dangerous distraction? (The latter, pretty much.)
- ‘You say you are a musician, they beat you more’: the Ukrainian sax player who survived Putin’s torture prisons
- The mothers of Ukraine need you (“Every Ukrainian mom today is a part of a great wall holding off Russian aggression against the world.”)
- An Israeli Newspaper Presents Truths Readers May Prefer to Avoid (“Haaretz consistently attempts to wrestle with the realities of what is going on in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.” Courageous – unlike most newspapers.)
- As Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, Hamas regroups elsewhere in ungoverned Gaza (Whack-a-Mole)
- Israel orders more evacuations as Rafah fighting intensifies
- Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault
- The Hamas Leader Who Helped Start the Gaza War Is Now Key to Its Endgame (“Yahya Sinwar is seen an architect of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. As mediators seek a cease-fire, a deal depends on Mr. Sinwar as well as his Israeli foes.” Sinwar is pure evil, as is Hamas.)
- Could new US sanctions threaten the future of West Bank settlements?
- The Other Side of the River (“Millions of Palestinians live in Jordan, where rage about the suffering in Gaza has reached a boiling point. Can the country’s leaders, who have a long-standing peace agreement with Israel, keep things under control?”)
- Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages
- Malaysia’s appetite for oil and gas puts it on collision course with China (Interesting story, but in no way/shape/form should it be the lead story in this morning’s WaPo. What a bizarre newspaper.)
- Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit. (Evil.)
- Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance
- Michael Cohen Was Paid to Fix Trump’s Problems. Now He’s One of Them.
- Michael Cohen stands to make-or-break Trump hush money case
- Trump spends most of his trial-free time out of voters’ view (“A review of his activities shows the former president has spent most of his 12 court-free days out of voters’ view”)
- Trump Pledges ‘Upper Class’ Tax Cut If He Returns to White House (That’s completely bonkers.)
- Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’ in hush money case (AP should put the word FALSELY in its headline; don’t just amplify Trump’s lies and insanity!!!)
- Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows
- A guilty verdict? Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst
- Trump, escalating attacks at rally, says Biden is ‘surrounded by fascists’ (Trump psychologically “projecting” yet again – in fact, HE is surrounded by fascists like Steve Bannon and many others.)
- ‘Who’s going to tell him?’ Trump mocked online after appearing to say O.J. is at his rally
- Trump insults prosecutor at Jersey Shore rally filled with vulgar jabs
- Nikki Haley keeps racking up votes in final stretch of the GOP primary, and Donald Trump keeps ignoring them
- Donald Trump says Nikki Haley not under consideration for vice president
- Amid Scrutiny, Paul Manafort Leaves Republican Convention Role
- ‘It’s A Cult’: The Race To Be Trump’s Running Mate Hits New Lows (Really, really, really sick shit.)
- DOJ asks 40-year sentence for man who assaulted Nancy Pelosi’s husband
- Georgia GOP vice chair booted for illegally voting 9 times as a convicted felon (Republicans actually do what they falsely accuse others of doing.)
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to revisit ruling banning most ballot drop boxes
- WaPo Boss Was at Center of Murdoch Cover-Up, New Docs Claim (“The Daily Beast has reviewed new claims submitted to a British court for review. The documents allege that Lewis oversaw the deletion of emails related to the hacking scandal.”)
- Budget details revealed: No new tax increases, no additional tax relief, more than $2.5 billion in K-12 funding (The phrase “tax relief” is right-wing framing, implying that taxes are burdensome relative to the services those revenues provide.)
- On “The Politics Hour,” Del. Mark Sickles Talks About the Virginia Budget, RGGI, ERIC, Youngkin’s “entertaining” Veto Explanations, the Need for Comprehensive Tax Reform,”Youngkin Being a “True Right Winger” and Mostly Playing National Politics, etc. (“We Democrats are gonna work on getting RGGI reestablished one way or the other, through the court system or reenacting it when we have the votes and have a governor…”)
- Schapiro: Where were friends when Jews needed them?
- Fears grow as Mountain Valley Pipeline nears completion
- Students, parents react as VCU graduates walk out to protest Youngkin’s speech
- Dozens of students walk out as Gov. Youngkin speaks at VCU
- Graduating VCU students walk out during Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s remarks
- VCU shoots down racial literacy requirement
- Editorial: New ballpark? Unless poverty becomes our top priority, RVA will keep losing
- Aurora borealis paints rare artwork on canvas of Virginia skies
- D.C.-area forecast: Partly sunny for Mother’s Day with an isolated shower or storm
