by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 7.
- EV Sales Are Taking Off. Why Is Oil Demand Still Climbing? (“Current models show oil demand staying steady for decades. Without new policies, consumption could remain strong.”)
- Poorer nations must be transparent over climate spending, says Cop29 leader (“Exclusive: Mukhtar Babayev says clear accounting crucial to build trust as developing world seeks trillions in support”)
- The New Propaganda War (“Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.”)
- Fire and hide: Ukraine’s artillery pinned down by Russian drones
- Russia is using toxic chemical weapons, wrecking a ban it helped create
- All-powerful Putin renews oath in firm control of Russia (“Russia’s president is sworn in for another six years, with no checks and balances on his power.”)
- Russia to Hold Drills on Tactical Nuclear Weapons in New Tensions With West
- U.S. soldier detained in Russia, officials say (“The soldier, who was stationed in Korea and traveled to Russia on his own, is accused of stealing from a woman.” Really, really not smart on his part to travel to Russia at this point.)
- Ukraine’s Strained Military Tries a New Style of Recruitment
- Israel Steps Up Attacks on Rafah as Hamas Shifts Position on Cease-fire
- EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants (Signed by Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, Tim Scott, Mitch McConnell, etc.)
- Israelis frustrated with U.S. handling of hostage talks
- Israeli forces seize Gaza side of Rafah border crossing (“Aid groups say an attack would be catastrophic for the around 1.4 million Palestinians crammed into Rafah, most of whom fled Israel’s onslaught elsewhere.” Not acceptable, especially after Israel ordered those people to flee their homes in northern Gaza.)
- Bowen: Tough choices for Netanyahu after Hamas upends expectations
- Hamas Says It Has Agreed to a Ceasefire, but What Does That Mean? (“Details of the proposal emerged in confusing dribs and drabs.”)
- Thousands rally across Israel calling for Netanyahu to accept ceasefire deal
- White House Scrambles to Keep Shifting Gaza Peace Talks Afloat
- Israeli Forces Seize Key Gaza Crossing Ahead of Planned Rafah Offensive
- After the war, what kind of future awaits Israelis and Palestinians?
- A suit alleges anti-Israel protest groups provide material support to Hamas
- In Myanmar war, crucial window looms for junta and rebels
- Can Modi finally win over the southern states and reshape India’s electoral map?
- Forget the sex. Check out those titillating invoices at the Trump hush money trial. (“Monday’s proceedings had few sordid details. Prosecutors think they have some bombshell bank records instead.”)
- Trump trial continues after judge threatens jail over gag-order breaches (“Juan Merchan says he will impose jail sanction upon former president if he continues to discuss trial witnesses or jurors”)
- Judge Merchan Says Throwing Trump in the Can for Violating His Gag Order Is ‘the Last Thing’ He Wants (“Last resort? Maybe it should be the second resort? Or the third resort? Or the more recent resort?”)
- Judge’s warning provides dilemma for Trump over whether he will risk jail for a political point (“Juan Merchan is now closer than any judge in American history to putting an ex-president behind bars after laying down a red line he says he may have no choice but to enforce if Trump does not start obeying the rules.”)
- ‘A real headache’: How Cohen makes or breaks Trump trial
- Jurors in Trump Trial Hear Witness Tie the President to the Payment
- On Yom HaShoah, Biden Campaign Reminds Everyone, “Trump has praised neo-Nazis, dined with neo-Nazis, echoed the rhetoric of neo-Nazis, and reportedly praised the accomplishments of Adolf Hitler”
- Why I’m voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too (Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, a Republican: “Donald Trump has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character”)
- Georgia Republican backs Biden, blasts those in party who ‘fall in line’ with Trump (Here in Virginia, those “fall in line” fascism enablers include Glenn Youngkin, Jason Miyares, Jen Kiggans, Todd Gilbert, Ben Cline, Bob Good, John McGuire, the VA GOP, etc, etc.)
- Trump Says Abortion ‘Not That Big Of An Issue,’ GOP Is ‘Party Of Fertilization’
- “It’s always DOOMSDAY in my world”: Trump’s desperation is both comical and dangerous (“Trump’s recent fundraising emails are ludicrous, grotesque and apocalyptic. Can he keep that up for six months?”)
- Donald Trump Is “A Colossal A**hole,” Jeffrey Katzenberg Says; Hasn’t Yet Reached Out To Taylor Swift To Endorse “Decent” Joe Biden
- Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric
- Guilty? By nearly 3-1, Americans predict a Trump conviction, though some see unfairness (In fact, Trump has been treated FAR BETTER than a normal, regular person would have been.)
- Trump Could Be Talking Himself into a Prison Sentence
- Judge Pushes Back Critical Filing Deadline in Trump Documents Case (“Judge Aileen Cannon did not immediately set a new date, but the delay increases the chance that the trial will not happen before the November election.” Cannon should not be a judge, certainly not on this case.)
- The One Thing Trump Knows He Wants in a Running Mate (“You cannot say that you’ll accept the results of the 2024 election.”)
- Even Donald Trump Doesn’t Know What He Created in the MAGA Swamps of Michigan
- GOP Pays The Price for Booting Kevin McCarthy (“Kevin McCarthy couldn’t keep his job, but he could raise gobs of cash. With the House majority on the line, his successor is struggling to keep up.”)
- Scoop: Democrats call Mike Johnson’s bluff on campus antisemitism
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats “effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority” (That’s definitely not true; if Dems were in the majority, they’d be churning out progressive legislation.)
- Inside the Cold Calculation of the Biden Brain Trust (“In Wilmington, the president’s reelection team is tackling stubborn polls, Gaza protests, and third-party threats as it assembles a sophisticated machine to defeat Trump.”)
- House Republicans plan to move forward with contempt against Attorney General Merrick Garland (F&*% House Republicans)
- Johnson set to face Greene-led speakership ouster attempt this week
- Trump mocks Sen. Tester’s weight, hints at a Montana campaign appearance (Just imagine if Joe Biden mocked someone’s weight, appearance, etc. You can’t even imagine it, right?)
- Kevin Spacey Endorses ‘Loyal Friend’ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Spacey, of course, is a horrible person, accused by “a number of people” of having “‘groped and behaved in an inappropriate way with young men’ as artistic director of The Old Vic theatre”)
- Trump looks to cut off oxygen to RFK Jr.
- Kellyanne Conway, David Plouffe launching ‘The Campaign Managers’ podcast (Completely unacceptable and disgraceful by David Plouffe.)
- Meat, Freedom and Ron DeSantis
- Kristi Noem doubles down on Puppygate — can MAGA’s endless trolling go any lower? (“When your sole purpose and only political tactic is to trigger the ‘libs,’ there’s no limit to the depravity”)
- Scoop: Kristi Noem angled for top NRA job
- Kristi Noem’s Team Told Her to Nix the Dog Story 2 Years Ago
- Fox’s Mark Levin instructs Trump to disqualify VP candidates if they won’t appear on his radio show
- Steve Bannon promotes January 6 organizer Amy Kremer’s run for Georgia Republican National Committeewoman (Why is Bannon not in prison? How about Kremer???)
- Doug Burgum auditions for an audience of one
- Jack Dorsey praises Twitter as ‘freedom technology’ as he leaves Bluesky board (Dorsey is completely f’ed up.)
- Ole Miss Student Kicked Out of Fraternity After Video Caught Racist Gestures Toward Protester
- GOP Rep. Collins responds to criticism of Ole Miss post (Collins is a disgrace.)
- Chesapeake Bay watershed not likely to meet some pollution reduction goals by 2025
- Interview: Sen. Tim Kaine shares his approach to the health care workforce crisis
- Race to replace Va. Rep. Wexton accelerates with start of early voting
- Congresswoman battling brain disorder delivers House speech using a text-to-voice app
- Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says He’s a “Child of the 1960s” and Supports “god-given American right” to Protest Peacefully – “as long as other people’s rights are also respected and the law is not broken” (“If you protest and you choose to break the, law you’ve decided that you are willing to be arrested and pay the consequence for that to make a point.”)
- A look at fundraising totals in VA-07 and VA-10
- State lawmakers are running out of time to reach a budget agreement
- Virginians have 1 year to upgrade their driver’s license to REAL ID
- Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, Considered by Many as One of the Major Potential Competitiors to Former Del. Jay Jones for the 2025 VA Dem AG Nomination, Instead Endorses Jones (With that, the only remaining possible competitor to Jones appears to be Henrico C.A. Shannon Taylor; we’ll see what she decides to do)
- More of Youngkin’s lab schools approved, but future state funding still in limbo
- Study: Opioid use disorders are undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians on Medicaid
- Energy Developers Want Reforms to Virginia’s Process for Connecting Renewables to the Grid, Hoping to Control Costs (“A working group has proposed a special electric rate for ‘distributed energy resources’ to help break a current interconne
- Can’t install your own solar panels? Some areas let you join a community project.
- No one will take credit for calling state police on UVa campus protesters
- Dinwiddie prosecutor drops charges for 5 in Irvo Otieno’s death
- Pro-Palestine protesters march to Kaine’s office, block Richmond intersection (What do they want Kaine to do exactly?)
- Editorial: Student safety is an obligation, and ignoring that invites consequences (“A $14 million fine levied against Liberty University for Clery Act violations underscores the necessity of that federal student safety law.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm and humid next few days with pesky clouds and rain chances
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