Tuesday News: UN Chief Says New Fossil Fuel Funding “Delusional”; “Barr Calls ‘Bullshit’ on Trump’s Election Lies”; “The Jan. 6 committee exposed Trump’s lies — and indicted the GOP in the process”; “Youngkin still wants Commanders in Virginia”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 14.

• ‘Delusional’: UN chief slams new fossil fuel funding and warns of climate chaos (“U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres described renewables as ‘the peace plan of the 21st century.'”)
• In South Asia, Climate Change Worries Take On Fresh Urgency
• The 1977 White House climate memo that should have changed the world
• Africa must forgo gas exploration to avert climate disaster, warn experts
• India takes tough stand at climate talks as Delhi endures brutal heatwave
• World faces famine, global food crisis as Ukraine war, climate disasters intensify
• World shares steady after Wall Street sinks into bear market
• Crypto Is Crashing. It Deserves to.
• We can’t let Ukraine lose. It needs a lot more aid, starting with artillery.
• The Most Dangerous Phase for Ukraine? (“Ukraine’s casualties and shortages in munitions are beginning to show as Russia is gaining some operational advantages in the Donbass.”)
• Russia’s Oil Revenue Soars Despite Sanctions, Study Finds
• Zelensky Vows to Recapture Fallen Cities
• Germany’s Chancellor Promised to Deter Putin. Then He Did Nothing.
• Ukraine says troops hold out in Sievierdonetsk after last bridge destroyed
• Bucolic Ukraine forest is site of mass grave exhumation
• Taiwan: Are the US and China heading to war over the island?
• Taiwan Strait is an international waterway, Taipei says, in rebuff to China
• For Its Next Zero Covid Chapter, China Turns to Mass Testing
• Bolsonaro says ‘something wicked’ done to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
• EU set to take legal action against UK over post-Brexit deal changes
• European Union Working to Forge Gas and Power Ties With Israel
• High-Ranking Afghan Officials Escaped to Luxury Homes Abroad
• Scoop: Biden leans toward easing some of Trump’s China tariffs
• U.S. inflation rate is in the middle of the pack globally
• Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week
• S&P 500 Drops Into Bear-Market Territory as Dow, Nasdaq Fall
• Wall Street Poised for Modest Rebound as Economic Pressures Persist
• Why Gas Prices Are So High (“A sprawling international market determines what people pay at the pump. Like other facets of the global economy, it comes down to supply and demand.”)
• F.D.A. Advisers to Discuss Moderna Vaccine for Children Ages 6 to 17
• Biden Department of Energy proposes rule to cut emissions by 373 million metric tons
• Trump’s aides told him the truth. Now they are finally telling us.
• Trump Declared the Election ‘Rigged’ Cuz He Lost
• The Jan. 6 committee exposed Trump’s lies — and indicted the GOP in the process
• Why today’s Jan. 6 revelations will be dangerous for Trump (“It’s critical to expose the throbbing core of premeditated corruption that drove Trump’s coup attempt.”)
• No, Bill Stepien, You Weren’t On ‘Team Normal.’ You Were On ‘Team Coup.'”
• Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies
• Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing
• Trump disbanded ‘Team Normal’ — and brought in woozy Rudy
• Jan. 6 panel makes case election fraud claims were Trump vs. ‘Team Normal’
• Barr calls Trump’s fraud claims ‘detached from reality’ in Jan. 6 panel testimony
• What’s Funny About Trump’s Plan to Overturn the Election? Ask Bill Barr. (“It’s so strange because what Barr was describing is neither ‘silly’ nor ‘bullshit’ nor ‘nonsense.’ He is instead describing a claim about election fraud that was being weaponized to thwart the orderly transfer of power. Barr waited to let us all know in part because this was all a bit of a joke, until after he was subpoenaed to testify before the committee.”)
• Trump Always Said He Would Declare Victory Prematurely. Only Giuliani Listened.
• Trump’s inner circle warned him election fraud claims were false
• 4 takeaways from the second hearing
• The GOP is wrong. It’s not that hard to break with Trump.
• January 6 hearing: Trump slams inquiry as ‘Kangaroo Court’ (Trump lying as always.)
• The Fractious Night That Began Trump’s Bid to Overturn the Election
• Garland says he is watching January 6 hearings amid pressure to investigate Trump
• Despite January 6 panel’s efforts to stamp out Trump’s big lie, the myth rages on
• ‘Big Lie…Big Rip-Off’
• Virginia man helped plan Jan. 6 insurrection, Philadelphia DA says (“Joshua Macias, who was charged with carrying an illegal firearm and interfering with an election, has been out on bail since late 2020. Days after his release, on the evening of Jan. 5, 2021, he met with insurrection planners in an underground parking garage, prosecutors said. A documentary video purports to show Macias speaking with leaders of the right-wing organizations Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.”)
• A Jan. 6 panel member says Trump raising money off bogus election claims was ‘the big rip-off.’
• Bill Barr Calls “Bullshit” on Trump’s Election Lies
• William Barr’s stunning evolution from Trump loyalist to nemesis
• We Now Know Trump’s Most Terrifying Election Plot Came Before Jan. 6
• Trump Knew Exactly What He Was Doing on Jan. 6
• Kimberly Guilfoyle Paid A Whopping $60K For Her Two-Minute Speech at Trump’s Jan. 6 Rally
• Rudy Giuliani denies he was drunk on election night when he told Trump to declare victory
• Thompson’s claim that Jan. 6 committee won’t criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee
• The attorney general and federal prosecutors are watching all of the Jan. 6 hearings
• The Forest and the Trees (“The January 6th Committee hearings are full of interesting tidbits. Don’t lose sight of the big picture”)
• After another day of groundbreaking January 6 committee testimony, Fox just wants to moan about the process
• January 6 committee is testing whether Americans can still agree on a shared reality
• The Memo: How the Jan. 6 panel is using Republicans to go after Trump
• Chris Stirewalt’s testimony implicitly condemned his former Fox colleagues
• Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump’s ire at election night call led to ‘panic’
• The 1/6 Committee’s Biggest Challenge: Assessing Whether Trump Is Bonkers (“Does he really believe his Big Lie? Or is it just a big grift?”)
• Trump and Fox News told the ‘big lie’ for profit
• White House press secretary dismisses reports detailing concerns over Biden’s reelection as ‘hearsay’
• Bipartisan Gun Bill Is a Good (Very Small) Start
• How Bipartisan Gun-Control Talks Actually Succeeded (“Even skeptics were surprised by the scope of the compromise.”)
• 10 Republicans backing Senate gun safety proposal face stiff test
• Senate gun deal likely to face pushback from House GOP
• The gun deal would represent real reform. If the GOP doesn’t kill it.
• There are 2 ways the media covers mass shootings. Here’s why the difference matters
• House Dems fret Senate GOP will pull about-face on gun deal
• ‘This is not hopeless’: the progressive prosecutors who vow not to enforce abortion bans
• McConnell says House’s Supreme Court security bill can’t pass Senate
• Democratic meddling in GOP primaries prompts concern over elevating election deniers
• Ron DeSantis’s drag show comments foretell a vile trend
• Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unionization nationwide
• Sarah Palin is back, and smaller than ever (“She was Trump before Trump, and now she’ll fit right in with the other right-wing trolls in Congress.”)
• Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis joins legal team for Penn. GOP hopeful (Mastriano is as extreme as you can get.)
• Elon Musk to attend all hands meeting at Twitter this week, speaking to staff for first time since launching his $44 billion acquisition (A Musk-led Twitter would be a disaster.)
• James Patterson says white men face ‘racism’, he ‘hated’ seeing publisher drop Woody Allen memoir (What an idiot.)
• Ohio Governor Signs Bill Allowing Armed School Employees (Bonkers.)
• Targeting of Pride events follow months of escalating anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from right-wing media
• Idaho Police Receive Death Threats After Arresting Patriot Front Members (“Police arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group on Saturday after learning that they were planning a riot at a Pride event in Coeur d’Alene.”)
• Video: Prior to Monday’s 1/6 Hearings, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Says Trump Was Told He Lost the Election, Yet Continued to Falsely Claim He Won(Rep. Luria: “all of these actions…were truly in my mind…I think that they were truly criminal in nature.”)
• Hale: Vote in June 21 Republican primary for new leadership in Congress (As godawful as Ben Cline is, this guy seems no better. Vote Democratic this November instead!)
• Youngkin likely to propose allowing private universities to run lab schools
• Russell Kavalhuna, hired to lead Virginia’s community colleges, isn’t taking the job after all (“Russell Kavalhuna, who was named the new chancellor of Virginia’s 23 community colleges, is no longer expected to take the job, a surprising turn of events following a tumultuous hiring process and interference from Gov. Glenn Youngkin.”)
• Governor Youngkin mulls capping scholarship tax credit
• Youngkin not giving up on gas tax holiday, Commanders stadium
• Youngkin still wants Commanders in Virginia
• Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 86% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 579 From ~4,000 in January; Both Up From a Couple Months Ago
• Morton: Regressive nostalgia real source of damage to VMI
• Following Arlington HQ move, Boeing announces new veterans initiative with Virginia Tech
• Hub for military vets coming to Virginia Tech’s new Alexandria campus
• Editorial: Preserving Jamestown’s history
• Envigo Tells Judge It Intends to Close Dog-Breeding Facility but Wants to Profit Off Animals First (“It’s time that Envigo’s 3,000 surviving victims finally enjoyed a loving home”)
• Waitlists and lengthy stays: Local animal shelters dealing with high number of pets needing homes (“Capacity issues in Hampton Roads follow a nationwide trend of crowded animal shelters.”)
• D.C.-area forecast: Stormy start today, mostly muggy through Friday