by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, February 11.
- The World Bank Must Take Bolder Action on Climate
- Climate breakdown could cause British apples to die out, warn experts
- Can giving the ocean an antacid help curb climate change?
- Russia hits Ukraine power grid and gains ground in east; Biden to visit Poland
- Ukraine Says Russia Is Delaying New Mobilization (“Kyiv said Moscow had everything in place to launch a second wave of military mobilization but was waiting to gauge the success of a stepped-up offensive.”)
- Wagner Founder Has Putin’s Support, but the Kremlin’s Side-Eye
- A new Russian offensive may be a death sentence for those stuck in the firing line
- ‘He’s really dangerous’: fear as Wagner convict soldiers return from Ukraine (“Murderers and other hardened criminals among those recruited by Russian mercenary group in exchange for freedom”)
- Biden and Lula project unity on democratic values and climate change
- Democracy challenges on agenda for Biden and Lula’s White House meeting
- 5 days in, survivors still found in quake-hit Turkey, Syria
- Earthquake rescues slow in Turkey, hopes of finding people alive fade
- After Turkey’s Earthquake Comes the Reckoning. ‘Why Are We Unprepared?’
- Turkey earthquake failures leave Erdogan looking vulnerable
- In earthquake-battered Syria, a desperate wait for help that never came
- Kenyan Refugee Complex Swells as Drought Hits Somalia
- Protests across France to test government resolve over pension reform
- Border crossings drop after new Biden policies
- US Sanctions Six Chinese Firms Connected to Balloon Uproar
- US Shoots Down Object Over Alaska as China Tension Grows
- Pentagon Downed Object Over Alaska, Official Says
- Fauci: recent paper doesn’t suggest COVID vaccines ineffective
- From Stagflation to ‘Immaculate Disinflation’
- How Sports Betting Upended the Economies of Native American Tribes
- Yes, weaponization committee. We are all out to get you.
- House Republicans launched their big investigations this week. Guess how that went (Complete joke as expected.)
- Corporations Gave Election Deniers A Last-Minute Surge Of Campaign Cash
- Koch brothers’ advocacy group courts far-right Republicans it vowed to thwart (“Americans for Prosperity Action recently invited two politicians who tried vigorously to overturn the 2020 presidential election” This group is utterly heinous.)
- Scott announces new Social Security, Medicare bill amid Biden feud
- Sorry, Republicans, no one should trust your word on Social Security
- Joe Biden Won an Otherwise Very Foolish Week
- The Catch-24 of Replacing Joe Biden (“Democrats would like a new presidential candidate. The problem is that the current president is plugging along fine.” Biden’s doing SUPERBLY.)
- Biden finally makes a case for Democrats that doesn’t involve Trump (“Since the Trump era, Democrats have relied heavily on oppositional, dark warnings about Republicans. That might be about to change.”)
- Trump — Not Biden — Tried to Censor Tweets
- Trump team turns over item marked classified to DOJ, sources say
- Trump team turns over additional classified records and laptop to federal prosecutors
- F.B.I. Found One Classified Document After Searching Pence’s Home
- Trump Lawyer in Mar-a-Lago Search Appeared Before Grand Jury
- The GOP establishment is going all in to beat Trump. Will it work? (“Facing oblivion, the GOP establishment is finally standing up to Trump”)
- One month in, insurrectionist MAGA influencers say Speaker McCarthy is one of them
- White House says Biden won’t do Super Bowl interview, blames Fox (Good; Dems shouldn’t be appearing on far-right media.)
- House Democrat presses Musk on rise of antisemitism on Twitter
- Under Elon Musk, Twitter is running corporate ads alongside tweets from Holocaust deniers
- Hungary’s Viktor Orbán targeted Central European University. Is Gov. Ron DeSantis following his playbook at New College?
- Florida GOP hands DeSantis wins on Disney, migrants ahead of likely ’24 bid (Notice how “Politico” portrays these fascist moves, as political “wins?” Yes, our political media is badly broken.)
- After Martha’s Vineyard, lawmakers give DeSantis $10 million more to move migrants (Totally f’ed up.)
- Ron DeSantis Is a Man Of No Qualities (“As Ron DeSantis provides safe harbor for oppression in Florida and exports bad policy across the country, it’s clear that he represents an existential threat to American democracy—even if he fails to become president.”)
- Trump frustrated with a powerful conservative group after its outreach to Ron DeSantis
- DeSantis Preps 2024 Bid Behind Scenes While Waiting to Declare
- DeSantis wanted to ban guns at event, but not to be blamed, emails show
- Scientists fear a Great Toxic Dustbowl could soon emerge from the Great Salt Lake
- Amish country farmers say George Santos took puppies, left bad checks (Those are crimes.)
- While Claiming Jewish Heritage, Anna Paulina Luna Forgot to Mention Her Nazi Grandfather
- Sen. John Fetterman Leaves Hospital, Plans to Return to Work Monday
- Rep. Angie Craig threw hot coffee at assailant who struck her in elevator
- A Michigan politician announced her baptism in Messianic Judaism. The rabbi of her synagogue says there’s no such thing.
- New Jersey council member is fatally shot one week after slaying of another lawmaker
- The case of the Dallas Zoo animals was engrossing — and so sad (Enraging.)
- Burt Bacharach’s songwriting brilliance could stop you in your tracks (By Carole King)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Had a Big Classified Tantrum Over the Balloon (She has no business seeing classified material. WTF???)
- Matt Gaetz Honors Accused Murderer at Committee Hearing
- Inaugural “Elections Daily” VA House of Delegates Ratings Find “control of the chamber a tossup” (The bottom line is that the VA House of Delegates most definitely can and *must* be won back by the “blue team” this year!)
- The General Assembly has a long way to go on the budget (The bottom line is that Virginia already HAS a budget for two years, these are just amendments and don’t HAVE to be adopted for the government to keep on running.)
- Speaker Gilbert names budget conferees, urges lawmakers to get to work
- Youngkin administration bashes state teachers union for distributing Black Lives Matter materials (You can see the materials here)
- Ivy Main: Why Virginia’s “an important next target” For the Natural Gas Industry (“This legislation hands a cudgel to the gas industry and developers to override a legitimate local land use decision.”)
- Schapiro: Something different – a jobs prospect Youngkin apparently doesn’t want to kill
- In culture-war first for Va., bills aimed at transgender youth pass House (Ugh, stop calling them “culture wars” – that is NOT what’s going on!)
- Youngkin’s health chief was ousted. What happens now? (“With Virginia’s health commissioner out of a job and no deputy to step in, who will lead the agency overseeing public health in Virginia?”)
- Pollution-reduction projects run behind as GA considers relief for farmers
- Williams: An enslaver’s family wants UR to refund its gift. Can we talk about reparations?
- Following setbacks, Loudoun Co. schools begins search for new superintendent
- Arlington is one of the safest localities in America, new study suggests
- A lawyer tried to have Norfolk’s top prosecutor investigated by a grand jury. Instead she was fined $500.
- D.C.-area forecast: Today’s the calm before a Super Bowl Sunday storm
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