by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, July 8.
- Price of offshore wind power falls to cheapest ever level in UK (“A string of new contracts should add about 7 gigawatts of clean power capacity to Britain’s turbine fleet by 2026. The government hopes to have 50GW by 2030 and has embarked on a push to expand Britain’s renewables industry in the face of rocketing fossil fuel prices.”)
- Chart: China’s offshore wind frenzy drove recent record global growth (“Eighty percent of the world’s new offshore wind capacity was installed in China last year, and the country is expected to dominate the sector for years to come.”)
- Climate change makes weather worse
- ECB says banks aren’t considering risks from climate change
- The worst virus variant just arrived. The pandemic is not over.
- This New ‘Ninja’ COVID Variant Is the Most Dangerous One Yet (“The BA.5 subvariant can slip past the body’s defenses easier than any of its predecessors.” We need a vaccine, ASAP, tailored towards this variant. Ultimately, we need a vaccine that can protect against any/all variants of COVID.)
- Putin “Rubbing Hands With Glee” After EU Classifies Gas as Green Energy (Gas, in fact, is anything but “green.” What a f’ing joke.)
- Zelensky says Ukraine will not give up territory for peace with Russia
- Ukraine says retaking of Snake Island shows Kyiv ‘cannot be broken’; Russia hits out at West at G-20
- G-20 diplomats struggle for unity on Ukraine, war’s impact
- Ukraine Latest: All Eyes on G-20 as US, Russia, China Face Off
- Yellen Heads to Asia With Russia Oil-Price-Cap Top of Mission
- Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, dies after being shot at campaign event (“The 67-year-old was attacked by a gunman from behind while making a speech in Nara, ahead of upper house elections this weekend. Police arrested a suspect and seized a gun, which appeared to be homemade, police sources told local media.”)
- Shinzo Abe, Former Japanese Prime Minister, Dies After Being Shot
- Fatal shooting of Japan’s Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders
- Shooting of Japan’s Ex-Leader Shocks Nation Where Guns Are Rare
- Shinzo Abe: Killing of Japan’s ex-PM described as ‘barbaric’
- Boris Johnson leaves world’s fifth biggest economy in crisis (Johnson and his Conservative minions did tremendous damage to the UK.)
- What Brexit Did to Boris Johnson—And Britain
- Boris Johnson’s Comic Downfall and the U.S.-U.K. ‘Special Relationship’
- UK leader hopefuls jostle as Johnson digs in for final weeks
- Boris Johnson: Tories vie for leadership as race to replace PM begins
- Johnson’s Plan to Drag Out His UK Departure Is Threatened
- Putin World’s Lovefest With ‘Beaut’ Trump Gets Cringier Than Ever
- How to Hold a Charismatic Charlatan to Account (“Boris Johnson’s party ditches its dysfunctional leader, yet the GOP remains in thrall to the much more dangerous Donald Trump”)
- Boris Johnson’s fall shows the limits of shamelessness as a superpower
- Why Johnson ultimately resigned — and Trump never did
- Johnson’s downfall gives Britain a chance for a fresh start
- Let’s Travel to a Magical Land Where a Party Stands Up to Its Buffoonish Leader (“Boris Johnson’s rise and fall was strikingly traditional in the end. And envy-inducing.”)
- The Boris Johnson era is over. But he’s not stepping down yet — and it’s causing headaches for his party.
- Biden says US-UK ties ‘remain strong’ amid some relief over Johnson exit (“White House appeared frustrated by Johnson’s chaotic leadership on Brexit but US president did find supportive ally on Ukraine”)
- His toxic spell is broken: Boris Johnson trips over his own lies (And yet in this country, most Republicans are still in thrall to Trump’s horrific “Big Lie”)
- Analysis: ‘Nobody’s perfect’: German economy, engine of Europe, splutters
- A year after its president’s assassination, Haiti is in turmoil
- ‘Headed in a bad direction’: Omicron variant may bring second-largest US Covid wave (“The BA.5 sub-variant has immuno-evasive properties that cause reinfection even after vaccination and previous illness”)
- June jobs report is not expected to show an economic slowdown or a recession looming
- Hiring Slowed in June From Robust Pace, Economists Estimate
- Facing pressure, Biden to sign order on abortion access
- Biden’s court commission appointees: We told you so on expanding the court
- 3 ways to build a pro-democracy coalition (“When politics gets creative, there’s hope.”)
- Trump has every reason to panic about Cipollone testifying
- Five questions Pat Cipollone could answer for the Jan. 6 committee
- Jan. 6 committee gets its most important witness yet as Trump White House counsel testifies
- Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone expected to testify before Jan. 6 panel
- Trust in news collapses to historic low (Maybe the news media should stop the constant false equivalence, “both sidesism,” etc.)
- Texans are seeing what a post-Roe world looks like. The GOP may regret it. (“This is what happens when women are not allowed to make decisions for themselves.”)
- Senate Democrats reach an agreement to raise taxes on some high earners
- McConnell’s bizarre threats show the danger of a GOP-controlled Congress
- Dems weigh jamming McConnell on China bill
- Secret Service Director Leaving to Join Snapchat
- IRS chief faces questions after audits of Trump foes emerge
- IRS chief refers Comey, McCabe audit decision to inspector general for review
- How Unlikely Is It That the Audits of Comey and McCabe Were a Coincidence? A Statistical Exploration.
- Right’s new social studies plan vows to fight CRT, wokeness and the “overthrow of America” (“‘American Birthright’ elevates Western civilization, pushes Christianity and rejects all talk of ‘social justice'”)
- The Most Pathetic Men in America (“Why Lindsey Graham, Kevin McCarthy, and so many other cowards in Congress are still doing Trump’s bidding”)
- ‘It’s been plenty of time.’ Kentucky governor urges Biden to rescind anti-abortion GOP judge pick
- Exclusive: Trump left Sarasota media company weeks before federal subpoenas were issued
- GOP Senate hopefuls adopt a high-risk strategy for November (“In one battleground state after another, they’re ditching general election entreaties to independent voters in favor of hard-line appeals to the base.”)
- Eight-year-old Highland Park victim hospitalized with a severed spine
- Herschel Walker Lied About His Secret Kids to His Own Campaign
- There’s no point to interviewing Tucker Carlson
- It’s Time for Bette Midler to Delete Her Twitter (Very, very cringe-inducing.)
- Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter is in peril (Good!)
- It Couldn’t Be More Obvious What Elon Musk Is Doing (“The Tesla CEO is really trying to kill his Twitter deal. His reason is peak BS.”)
- Manipulated video of Biden awarding Medal of Honor gets millions of views on social media
- Republicans keep having propagandists moderate their debates
- David Shipley named editor of Washington Post editorial page (He needs to fire liars and propagandists like Hugh Hewitt *immediately*.)
- Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Gabby Giffords, Simone Biles and John McCain
- Derek Chauvin gets separate 21-year sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights (“Sentence will run concurrently with 22 and a half years Minneapolis police officer is already serving for murder of Floyd”)
- Fox News calls all gun laws pointless in wake of Highland Park mass shooting
- Highland Park suspect’s father could have some ‘responsibility’ in attack, police say
- Highland Park alleged shooter’s father says he is not culpable for son’s attack (Yep, he definitely is culpable…at least to a point.)
- Kellen Squire: “The first thought I had when I saw the picture of a two year old who was orphaned by the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, Illinois” (“How many more babies have to be orphaned, how many more children have to die, how many more families have to grieve, before things change?”)
- David Rothkopf: “Here are a bunch of reasons I have concluded along the way I could never be a politician”
- Recordings within 8 feet of police will be illegal in Arizona under new law (Seems unconstitutional.)
- GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates’ baggage
- James Caan, ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Misery’ Star, Dies at 82
- Video: On “Morning Joe,” Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Calls Out Extremist Opponent for Rape Comments, Casting Doubts on 1/6, Defending the Insurrectionists
- Wait, What?!? VA02 GOP Nominee Thinks Corn Chips Are Made From Potatoes…and That Picking One Random Item From One Random Store on Two Random Dates Proves Something About Inflation! LOL (It can’t be possible to be this stupid and ignorant, can it?!? Oh yeah, it’s the Trump GOP!)
- Youngkin breaks Virginia record, raising more than $1.5 million in quarter
- A ‘Heavy-Handed’ Approach (“Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s involvement in the search process for a new leader of the state’s community colleges system troubles state policymakers and higher ed advocates.”)
- Pope & Schapiro: Board appointments & workplace orders
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 86% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 648 From ~4,000 in January; Both Up From a Couple Months Ago
- Virginia lawmakers boosted Medicaid payments for primary care. Providers say it’s not enough.
- 19 monkeypox cases reported in Virginia; none in Richmond region
- Virginia Employment Commission’s overpayments shouldn’t cause people stress – or heartburn
- How prosecutor discretion could play into the upcoming abortion debate in Virginia
- Thousands of dead fish wash ashore at Silver Beach on Eastern Shore after ship spill
- Tipster who told police about planned mass shooting in Richmond said suspect showed him 3 guns in late June, affidavit says
- Editorial: An act of heroism (“Richmond officials say a July 4 attack was thwarted when a citizen spoke up. We need more of that.”)
- Hopes, and some fears, as Virginia’s first casino opens in Bristol
- Dulles Airport awarded nearly $50M funding by FAA for improvements (“The project is expected to reduce boarding times for passengers.”)
- Donations overwhelm displaced residents, investigation continues after Vinton fire
- D.C.-area forecast: Showers and storms may cause flooding tonight and Saturday
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