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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 13.
- Climate crisis has impact on insects’ colours and sex lives, study finds (“Scientists fear adaptations to global heating may leave some species struggling to mate successfully”)
- AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft, a major contributor to climate change
- Ukraine Is Targeting Crimea, a Critical Base for Russia’s Invasion (“Newly armed with deep-strike missiles, Kyiv is trying to degrade Russian abilities on the peninsula, aiming at airfields, air defenses and logistics hubs.”)
- Biden should let Ukraine strike back at Russian air bases
- Hamas says at least 71 killed in air strike on Gaza humanitarian zone
- Israel Launches Major Attack That It Says Targeted a Top Hamas Commander (“Muhammad Deif is considered a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks. The Palestinian news media reported mass casualties in the attack in southern Gaza.”)
- Exclusive: Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border
- Taliban tries reconciling science and religion in facing climate change
- Dow rises more than 200 points, touches new record above 40,000: Live updates
- The Message of the Supreme Court’s Wild Ride of a Term (“The anxiety about distinguishing a President from a king, which framed this Court term, is inextricably intertwined with the end-of-democracy theme of the 2024 Presidential race.”)
- The Supreme Court Is Gaslighting Us All
- John Roberts once dreamed of a more unified court. Goodbye to all that.
- Sharply More Americans Want to Curb Immigration to U.S. (In fact, our country badly needs immigrants – to grow/harvest our food, care for the elderly, etc, etc, etc.)
- Moms for Liberty seeks order blocking federal LGBTQ school protections nationwide (“A Friday filing from the extremist organization seeks a ruling that would block the Biden administration’s Title IX rule in more than 850 counties across the U.S.”)
- Majority of economists say inflation would be higher under Trump than Biden: WSJ survey
- Are we really going to give Trump a pass? C’mon, man. (“The national discussion needs to shift back to where it should be: on Trump’s fitness for office.”)
- Biden attacks Trump in fiery campaign speech
- Shocker Poll Suggests Trump’s Lying May Be Huge Weakness for Him
- ‘I’m not going anywhere’: Biden holds Michigan rally as calls to quit persist (“Hakeem Jeffries reveals ‘candid’ talks with president about 2024 future as another top Democrat urges Biden to pull out”)
- Joe Biden is pulling out all the stops to prove his competency – but will it work?
- Rightwing claim of ‘0% chance’ of fair US election previews effort to undo 2024 result (“Mike Howell makes comment at Heritage Foundation event where implausible post-election scenarios were shared”)
- Conservative Group Behind Project 2025 Floats Conspiracy Idea That Biden Could Retain Power By Force (They’re psychologically projecting yet again.)
- Biden blasts Project 2025 in Michigan and ties it to Trump in effort to regain footing
- A Fiery Biden, Ignoring Critics, Attacks Trump to Chants of ‘Lock Him Up’
- Biden told to drop out in “haywire” meeting with Hispanic Democrats
- 24 former Dem lawmakers to Biden: Allow an open convention (An open convention is a TERRIBLE idea.)
- ‘I’m not going anywhere,’ Biden says as campaign struggles
- Actually, Biden’s Press Conference Was Really Good
- Why we’re still arguing about whether Biden will quit
- Biden can have his legacy and bequeath it, too
- Nancy Pelosi Is Waiting For Her Signal
- Biden Buys Campaign More Time but Pays a Steep Price
- Biden delivers newly fiery speech declaring Trump unfit to be president
- Connecticut’s Lamont appears to become first governor to turn on Biden
- Okay, So You Want Biden Off the Ticket? Then What?
- F.D.R.’s Election Lessons for Joe Biden and the Democrats (“Less than six weeks before Democrats formally choose their nominee, the President is marching down a path of constant peril.”)
- Biden Holds Firm as Worried Democrats Take Their Case Directly to Him
- Many Democrats are sticking with Biden. Here’s why
- Bitter tensions as reporters feel misled by White House over Biden health
- Exclusive: Meta removes Trump account restrictions ahead of 2024 election (F*** Meta.)
- Rupert Murdoch Lobbies Trump to Pick Doug Burgum for VP — and Not J.D. Vance
- Musk Donates to Trump, Tapping Fortune to Swing 2024 Race (Musk is evil.)
- Scoop: Biden panic becomes a Democratic fundraising pitch
- Fox’s Racist, Sexist Attacks on Kamala Aren’t Landing. Yet.
- Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency
- Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Dismissed With $150 Million Still Owed
- Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial
- New Report “proves that Jen Kiggans has always been in the pocket of big corporations and shady billionaires” (“Kiggans requested $7.4 million in taxpayer money for a natural gas pipeline that could specifically help two big corporations whose PACs recently donated to her campaign”)
- Virginia legislators look to boost Medicaid enrollment post-COVID
- VA State Sen. Aaron Rouse, a Democratic Candidate for Virginia Lt. Governor in 2025, Announces He Raised $450k in 1H24 (Rouse campaign says “This is the most money raised by a Lieutenant Governor’s campaign at this point in the cycle.”)
- Williams: Richmond City Hall needs to buy into ethics and transparency
- Hanover School Board remains with Virginia School Boards Association for now
- Karl Frisch Re-Elected Fairfax County School Board Chair; Sandy Anderson Elected Vice Chair
- Lynchburg City Council candidate charged with stalking (“Rodney Lamont Hubbard, the Republican candidate for the Ward II seat on the council, was arrested Thursday.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Heat returns this weekend, temperatures near 100 early in the week
