by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, February 24.
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- Russia invades Ukraine in Europe’s ‘darkest hours’ since WWII
- Russia Invades Ukraine in Worst European Crisis of Postwar Era (And for absolutely no good reason.)
- World expresses outrage, plans stronger Russia sanctions
- NATO: Russia wages war on Ukraine; Europe peace shattered
- Statement by President Biden on Russia’s Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine
- Why Ukraine — and Russian aggression against it — matters (“Many Americans, weary of war and preoccupied, understandably, with domestic concerns, want the United States to steer clear of the Ukraine crisis. The costs of engaging now, however real, are likely to be less than letting the problem fester.”)
- How Putin’s mistakes rallied his enemies
- What Putin’s Military Strike on Ukraine Is Really About
- The West Must Show Putin How Wrong He Is to Choose War
- Biden vows ‘severe’ new sanctions after Putin launches ‘premeditated war’
- The price of oil jumped above $100 a barrel, and stocks fell on news of the invasion.
- Ignore phony GOP complaints that Biden’s Russia sanctions aren’t enough. He’s just getting started.
- Why Putin’s long-feared attack on Ukraine will rock America and the world
- Putin’s Invasion Has Begun (“The Russian president announced a mission to ‘demilitarize’ and ‘denazify’ Ukraine, signaling that he plans to overthrow its government.”)
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- Russia’s Putin announces military operation in Ukraine
- Michael Kofman, an expert on Russia’s armed forces, explains why the Kremlin will seek regime change in Ukraine
- Now that Russia has invaded Ukraine, the West has to try to stop Putin — but how?
- Moment that Putin thundered to war, drowning out last entreaties for peace
- Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Is a Sin All Russians Will Bear
- Russia Needs European Cash More Than Europe Needs Russian Gas
- Ukraine’s Zelensky to Russians: ‘What are you fighting for and with whom?’
- Putin Issues Threat Against ‘Anyone Who Tries to Interfere’
- Vladimir Putin Is Playing With Fire in Ukraine (“The Russian leader has fallen into the aging autocrat’s trap, making a gamble he cannot win.”)
- China Refuses to Condemn Russian Attack, Deflects Blame to U.S. (Utterly disgraceful.)
- How China Under Xi Jinping Is Turning Away From the World (“Global engagement has helped the nation prosper. But now, its leader seems intent on recasting the meeting of minds and cultures as a zero-sum clash.”)
- Calamity Again (“No nation is forced to repeat its past. But something familiar is taking place in Ukraine.”)
- Ukraine Crisis Kicks Off New Superpower Struggle Among U.S., Russia and China (“Beijing and Moscow now hold a stronger hand in confronting the West than during the Cold War”)
- Ukraine official questions why Russia is even part of UN security council
- “Pain, Blood, Mud, and Death”: Putin Attacks Ukraine
- Is It Amnesia or Hypocrisy That Fuels the GOP’s Crazy Response to Putin?
- Putin Spins a Conspiracy Theory That Ukraine Is on a Path to Nuclear Weapons (Putin seems unhinged. Which is disturbing, to put it mildly, when you consider that he controls 1000s of nuclear weapons.)
- Arm the Ukrainians Now
- ‘Can Russia Actually Control the Entire Landmass of Ukraine?’
- The strategy behind Russia’s sarcastic tone towards the West
- Ukraine President Warns Putin In Emotionally Powerful Speech
- Menendez: Need to expel Kremlin from international community is in ‘focus’
- As Ukraine Shudders, Donald Trump Calls Vladimir Putin’s Incursion ‘Pretty Smart’ (Completely unhinged and treasonous.)
- Trump spoke. Will Republicans follow him on Russia?
- With his praise for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Trump makes his apologists look foolish. Again.
- Republicans say Biden is ‘weak’ on Ukraine. What would they do differently?
- Ukraine poses test for fractured GOP
- Negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal are close to the end, and a deal appears possible
- Trudeau ends use of Emergencies Act, says ‘situation is no longer an emergency’
- Postal Service finalizes plans to buy mostly gas-powered delivery vehicles (Completely unacceptable.)
- Alexander Vindman Reached Deep Into the Law to Sue Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani
- 2 Prosecutors Leading N.Y. Trump Inquiry Resign, Clouding Case’s Future (WTF is going on here?!?)
- New York investigation into Trump’s business looks imperiled after prosecutors quit (“Two prosecutors had been investigating whether Trump’s real estate valuation practices were fraudulent. Now they’re out.”)
- Ivanka Trump in Talks With Jan. 6 Panel About Being Interviewed
- The DOJ may be investigating Trump for removing classified materials. Prosecution is a different matter.
- Courting G.O.P.’s Mainstream and Extreme, McCarthy Plots Rise to Speaker
- Rick Scott’s Plan Is a Look at the Republican Mind
- A surprising poll about GOP book bans should light a fire under Democrats (“Instead of cowering defensively, Democrats should try to engage these arguments and win them.”)
- GOP hysterics about ‘wokeness’ aren’t attracting voters
- Republicans Aren’t Even Pretending They’ll Make Your Life Better Anymore (“Instead of economic populism, Scott is betting on a politics of pure grievance.”)
- Household Tyrants (“The Republican push for “parental rights” comes at the cost of children.”)
- Vulnerable Democrats, Seeking Distance From the Left, Offer a Midterm Agenda (“The draft agenda was written by Representatives Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, Steven Horsford of Nevada, Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Dean Phillips of Minnesota and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan”)
- Don’t like anti-discrimination laws? The Supreme Court wants to hear your case.
- Liberals circle the wagons around Ketanji Brown Jackson as Biden’s Supreme Court decision nears
- One of the most disgraceful hours in Fox News history (“And that’s saying something”)
- Tucker Carlson compares Russia invading Ukraine to migrants crossing the American southern border
- Tucker Carlson calls Ukraine “a pure client state of the United States State Department” (Completely unhinged.)
- The Mysterious Right-Wing Group Funding the Trucker Convoy
- Belief in QAnon has strengthened in US since Trump was voted out, study finds (“Surveys by the Public Religion Research Institute reveal QAnon believers increased to 17% in September from 14% in March” Disturbing.)
- North Carolina Court Imposes New District Map, Eliminating G.O.P. Edge
- The Pa. Supreme Court has picked a new congressional map
- Texas governor calls on citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse (That’s pure evil.)
- White House to Texas GOP: Don’t Block Life-Saving Care for Trans Youth (“Progressive advocates are pushing back against an effort by Texas Republicans to treat gender-affirming care for transgender youth as child abuse.”)
- Video: On MSNBC, Sen. Tim Kaine Says Trump “couldn’t get a Nobel Prize, so he’s maybe trying out for the Order of Lenin” (Also: “We’ll put our Republican colleagues on the board and see whether they’re Vladimir Putin appeasers or whether they are standing up for the Western democracies”)
- Attorney General Jason Miyares Hired Big Lie and Insurrectionist Sympathizer, Fired A January 6th Investigator–Now He’s Meeting With Virginia’s Top Election Integrity Conspiracy Theorist (“Miyares Proving His Allegiance to Most Extreme Factions of His Party”)
- VA Senate Dems Respond to Sen. Chase’s Delivery of Election Fraud Evidence to Attorney General Miyares (“Chase refuses to accept that truth, and wastes our time and taxpayer dollars on unfounded, politically-motivated attempts to subvert the will of the electorate”)
- Censured Virginia senator says AG’s office took her election fraud claims ‘very seriously’ (That’s absolutely appalling if true.)
- Youngkin’s attempt to ban CRT through the budget fails (Youngkin is seriously f’ed up.)
- The great divide: How the House and Senate budgets differ (“The two chambers will vote today on their respective budgets.”)
- House and Senate lay out dueling visions for education funding in Virginia
- “Hot off the press! An easy-to-read comparison of the key budget proposals by @TCIFiscal”
- Virginia General Assembly headed for showdown over taxing and spending
- “Republicans rode a ‘silver surge’ to victory in VA last year”; “differential turnout > persuasion”; “CRT etc. more about juicing turnout than winning over voters” (In the end, Dem turnout was UP compared to 2017, but R turnout was up even more.)
- 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 85% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Continue Declining; Deaths Remain Relatively High
- Schapiro: Getting Youngkin’s attention with a jab to his ego (“In their division of labor, Scott talks the talk about Youngkin while Lucas toys with him on Twitter, surpassing the governor in followers, 57,400 to 54,300.”)
- Efforts to roll back, adjust new climate legislation stall
- Bill stripping citizen boards of permitting authority headed to House floor (Uh, why?)
- One in seven eligible adults have already accessed newly expanded Medicaid dental care
- Thomas: A new book holds a mirror to Virginia
- Editorial: An unseemly partnership (“Luring the Washington Commanders to Virginia would mean revenue for the commonwealth but requires partnering with a distasteful character.”)
- Changes in decertification of police should bolster trust among Virginians
- Fairfax County School Board Member Laura Jane Cohen Statement on Dismissal of Recall Petition: “This dismissal is long overdue. In fact, it was a case that never should have been filed in the first place.”
- Editorial: Amtrak extensions hold huge promise for Southwest Virginia
- D.C.-area forecast: Cold rain and a wintry mix at times into early Friday
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