by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, June 6.
- Investment in clean energy likely to be double figure for fossil fuels in 2024, IEA says (“Low-carbon electricity investment driven by solar projects but oil and gas spending still too high to meet climate goals”)
- ‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban
- Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work (“Groundbreaking new research also reports that 11% of surveyed have faced physical violence in their reporting”)
- UN chief says world is on ‘highway to climate hell’ as planet endures 12 straight months of unprecedented heat
- In Normandy, Biden Will Link Fight for Ukraine With Allied Effort on D-Day
- Leaders and veterans commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day
- Opinion: There’s one world leader who won’t be at D-Day commemorations (That would be war criminal Putin.)
- Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets
- Putin’s Existential Problem: Not Enough Russians (“Russia’s population has been in decline for years, and the war in Ukraine has made matters worse.”)
- Tommy Tuberville Tries to Argue Putin Has No Interest in Ukraine (Tuberville appears to be a Russian asset. Also dumber than a…well, tuber.)
- In Global Elections, Strongmen Are Taken Down a Notch (“In Turkey, India and elsewhere, where some feared authoritarian leaders would consolidate power, democracy has proved surprisingly resilient.”)
- In India, the voters have spoken. They do not want autocracy.
- “Ali Baba and the 40 thieves”: Emirati-Palestinian shouting match blew up Blinken meeting
- Dozens reported dead in Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza
- Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza (“Hamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run insurgent tactics to frustrate Israel’s attempts to take control of Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials told Reuters.”)
- Biden is right: It’s time to end the awful Gaza war
- Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas
- Biden squeezes Netanyahu on cease-fire talks (“The multi-pronged effort targets Hamas leaders, too, but the Israeli prime minister could prove the more complicated get.”)
- Scoop: Egyptian official faced “tense” grilling from U.S. lawmakers
- Myanmar soldiers burned off tattoos and gave detainees urine to drink, witnesses tell BBC
- European Parliament elections 2024: How far right will the E.U. shift?
- Giorgia Meloni, the belle of Europe’s electoral ball
- Biden’s climate chief warns against ‘U-turn agenda’
- Trump wants the Supreme Court to toss out his conviction. Will they? (“It’s hard to see how they’d do it legally, but this Court has a history of reading the law creatively.”)
- Alito’s account of the upside-down flag doesn’t fully add up. Here’s why.
- Alito’s former neighbor says justice is ‘at best mistaken’ in flap over upside-down US flag
- Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil refinery burns again in drone attack (“Ukraine rations power as generation falls far short of needs; US to reportedly release $225m more in weapons, France to sign €650m deal. What we know on day 834”)
- Republicans hide their war on contraception in plain sight
- Senate Republicans block bill to protect Americans’ access to contraception
- Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to contraception
- Republicans Proudly Declare They’re Against Making Contraception a Federal Right
- Speaker Johnson appoints two Trump allies to a committee that handles classified intelligence (Appalling.)
- Georgia appeals court pauses lower-court proceedings in Trump election case (Ugh.)
- Judge Cannon expands hearing on Trump’s request to declare special counsel’s appointment invalid (Totally bonkers.)
- Trump again suggests political opponents may face prosecution, too
- It was the Best of TIME (Biden), It was the Worst of TIME (Trump) Interviews (“On the cover of the magazine, Trump, sitting alone surrounded by his own dark, demented retribution.”)
- Trump wants retribution. That’s dangerous, unlawful and un-American.
- Small Shift Toward Biden After Trump Verdict
- Trump vs. Biden Polls: Conviction Not Having Big Impact Yet
- The Wall Street Journal’s story about Biden “slipping” is comically weak
- This Piece from ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Has a Familiar Stench (100% a hit piece, based on nothing pretty much. This is what Murdoch-owned papers do.)
- Leading Democrats say WSJ ignored their on-the-record comments praising Biden’s mental acuity (“The article heavily cited anonymous Republicans instead”)
- The Two-Time Trump Voters Who Have Had Enough
- Exclusive: ABC’s David Muir to interview Biden Thursday in Normandy
- D-Day Anniversary Is an Opportunity for Biden to Rebuke Trump
- VP contenders Burgum, Vance, Rubio asked for documents from Trump team (Yuuuuck.)
- NYPD preparing to revoke Donald Trump’s license to carry a gun after felony conviction in New York
- Byron Donalds expresses nostalgia for the Jim Crow era, when ‘the Black family was together’ (Sick.)
- Clash Over Phone Hacking Article Preceded Exit of Washington Post Editor (“Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, objected to coverage of a legal development involving him in a phone hacking case.”)
- For The Post, a Supreme black eye (“Deference to Justice Alito hands a scoop to the New York Times.”)
- The Cars Always Win (“New York’s stalled congestion-pricing plan was a rare chance to try something different in American transportation.”)
- Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift
- Hunter Biden’s ex-wife says she first became aware of his drug use in 2015
- Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Bob Good a ‘liar’ and John McGuire a ‘loyalist’ at rally
- Poll shows McGuire with 10-point lead over Good in 5th District primary
- Protesters clash with Marjorie Taylor Greene, McGuire at campaign rally in Albemarle
- CASEY: Reps. Griffith, Cline question Dr. Anthony Fauci & Attorney General Merrick Garland (Cline and Griffith are both disgraces to their districts, to Virginia, to Congress and to America.)
- VA07 GOP Frontrunner’s Ad Features Right-Wing Sheriff with Questionable Judgement and Views, Including Holding a Conspiracy-Theory/Islamophobic Seminar Entitled, “Understanding The Muslim Threat”
- All Of The VA GOP Extremist US Senate Candidates Would Not Lift a Finger To Protect Birth Control Access (“Cao, Parkinson, Smith, Emord, And Garcia All Stand With Trump, Not Virginians, As He Attacks Birth Control”)
- Youngkin’s (and Miyares’) Relentless Assault on Cleantech (Including EVs), the Environment and the Rule of Law Continue. (Youngkin, “who’s running hard for Trump’s VP nod despite NO signature accomplishments, doesn’t mind ignoring separation of powers & playing dictator.”)
- Youngkin to ditch California electric vehicle standards
- Virginia will exit California electric vehicle mandate
- Youngkin Seeks to Override Legislature on Clean Cars Law; Doubles Down on Undemocratic Pro-Polluter Agenda (“Virginia’s Governor doubles down on undemocratic pro-polluter agenda”)
- Youngkin Pledges to Decouple Virginia from California Vehicle Emissions Standards by End of 2024
- Video: Former Republican “Morning Joe” Scarborough Mocks Idea That Youngkin’s a “More Moderate Republican” After Youngkin Vetoed Bill Guaranteeing Women the Right to Contraception
- Charlottesville, Virginia, shows how small cities can take a lead on zero-emissions public transit (“The city council is set to vote on a strategic plan this month that would expand service and phase out fossil-fuel buses over the next decade and a half.”)
- VCU officials reviewing $56M payment to Richmond for failed development project, JLARC suggestions
- VCU, Rao should further separate from health system, state watchdog says
- 80 years after D-Day, a national memorial in Bedford keeps memories alive
- D.C.-area forecast: More storms possible today, then turning less humid and quite nice
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