by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 29.
- UN to vote whether world court should rule on climate obligations
- Corporate Interests ‘Watered Down’ the Latest IPCC Climate Report, Investigations Find (“References to fossil fuels and meat consumption were removed from the report summary, while language bolstering controversial carbon removal technologies were added.” EVIL)
- ‘History in the making’: UN poised to take unprecedented vote on the climate crisis
- Global energy transition “off-track” and needs $US35 trillion by 2030
- Three International Courts Could Soon Rule on the Obligations of Nations in Responding to Climate Change
- Ten photographs that made the world wake up to climate change
- AI changes everything. We need new guardrails to survive it. And soon.
- Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counteroffensive grows
- Russia’s Economy Is Starting to Come Undone (“Investment is down, labor is scarce, budget is squeezed. Oligarch: ‘There will be no money next year’”)
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy: Any Russian victory could be perilous
- Russia flexes its muscles with intercontinental ballistic missiles; Kyiv waits for call from China’s Xi
- How Ukraine’s Battered Steel Industry Galvanized Its War Effort
- China warns of retaliation if Taiwan’s president meets US House speaker during visit (“Beijing has urged the US not to allow Tsai Ing-wen to transit through the US, saying it would be a ‘provocation’”)
- Biden: Israel Can’t Continue Down This Road; Netanyahu Slams ‘Pressures From Abroad’ (President Biden is absolutely right. Netanyahu can seriously go f*** himself.)
- News Analysis: Israel’s protests, Netanyahu and the crisis his government unleashed
- Israeli PM, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul (Again, it’s hard to overemphasize this point: F*** YOU BIBI!)
- This Is Still an Existential Crisis for Israel (“Netanyahu may have blinked, but the schism over the country’s future isn’t going away.”)
- Netanyahu has defused a crisis. Now he should seek middle ground.
- Swiss women launch landmark lawsuit in Europe claiming weak climate action breaches their human rights
- U.S. Border Policies Have Created a Volatile Logjam in Mexico
- Paris trash strike ends, pension protest numbers shrink
- Top Fed Officials Criticize Silicon Valley Bank Executives at Senate Hearing
- Biden and McCarthy barely speak, dimming prospects for a debt ceiling deal (An example of false equivalence/”both sides” framing, in this case by NBC News…the home of Chuck Todd)
- The House GOP’s investigations are flopping (“House Republicans are still looking for their next Benghazi. But their investigations are unpopular.” And deeply stupid, without facts to back them up, etc.)
- My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out. (“Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.”)
- Senate poised to vote on repeal of Iraq war powers
- Federal Judge Shoots Down Mike Pence’s Spineless Attempt to Dodge the Grand Jury Investigating Trump
- Mike Pence Will Testify Against Donald Trump
- Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules
- Inside the backchannel communications keeping Donald Trump in the loop on Republican investigations
- How Michael Cohen’s Big Mouth Could Be Derailing the Trump Prosecution
- N.Y. grand jury not expected to vote on possible Trump indictment this week
- Donald Trump is promising the apocalypse
- Why Donald Trump is talking about parents not loving their kids
- Manhattan DA Insiders Worry the Trump Case Is Weak Sauce
- Trump’s Campaign Issues Mafia-Style Warning to Anyone Thinking of Working for Ron DeSantis
- Chris Christie Is the Worst Never Trumper (Christie is truly disgusting.)
- DeSantis has never been tested. And it shows.
- On guns, conservatives are winning. This nightmare is the result.
- Trump wants Americans to think society is an apocalyptic wasteland: Mass shootings help him (“Gun paralysis isn’t just about the NRA — Republicans are convinced they win when voters feel helpless and afraid”)
- No one needs an AR-15 — or any gun tailor-made for mass shootings
- The Right Will Blame School Shootings on Literally Anything Other Than Guns
- How Far Will the Supreme Court Go to Arm America? We’re About to Find Out.
- The Man Who Leads Senate Prayer Is Fed Up With ‘Thoughts And Prayers’
- The GOP’s New Mass Shooting Scapegoat (“Some on the right have folded the Covenant School tragedy into their existing anti-LGBTQ+ culture war.”)
- “We’re Not Gonna Fix” School Shootings Says GOP Tennessee Congressman (At least this Republican is honest that his party has ZERO intention of doing anything to stem gun violence in America. ZERO.)
- Tennessee Congressman Wins Award for Most F–ked-Up Response to Covenant School Shooting
- Tennessee Gov. Mourns 2 Friends Killed In Nashville Shooting, But Says Not Time To Act
- Fear pervades Tennessee’s trans community amid focus on Nashville shooter’s gender identity
- Covenant school shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say
- Friend says she contacted authorities after messaging with Nashville shooter Audrey Hale on morning of attack
- Republican senator draws blowback for blocking military promotions over abortion policy (Tuberville is a disgrace to the US Senate.)
- Tommy Tuberville Just Called the Department of Defense An “Abortion Travel Agency”
- Dominion wants Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and other Fox hosts and executives to take the stand at trial
- Rupert Murdoch has fuelled polarisation of society, Barack Obama says (No, actually, Murdoch has fueled radicalization of one part of society – the right wing/Republicans.)
- Tucker Carlson Spews Truly Evil Trash About Trans People In ‘Christianity’ Rant (Carlson is fomenting violence. Why is this allowed, even under the 1st amendment?!?)
- Fox tries to stop Rupert Murdoch from testifying in person at the Dominion trial
- Juror in Oath Keepers trial reveals secrets from the deliberation room
- A High-Stakes Election in the Midwest’s “Democracy Desert” (“The race for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court could change the course of the entire country.”)
- Protasiewicz outraises Kelly more than 5-1 in pre-election reporting period
- Twitter restricts Greene’s congressional account over ‘vengeance’ post
- Twitter is dying
- Half of Twitter Blue subscribers have less than 1,000 followers
- Idaho Is About To Become The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion
- Court Reinstates Adnan Syed’s Murder Conviction in ‘Serial’ Case and Orders New Hearing
- Video: Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04) Joins Democratic Leadership & Members to Oppose Republicans’ “Polluters Over People Act” (This bill “blatantly disregards the financial interests, health, and well-being of American families while rewarding polluters with shameless giveaways.”)
- Why a Glenn Youngkin Presidential Candidacy Makes Sense for the Republican Party (This is political “journalism” at its absolute worst. Utter dreck by Politico.)
- ‘He’s done a great job’: Youngkin praises would-be rivals
- Yes, RGGI works (“…in the long run, the benefits of RGGI for both Virginia and the climate are clear.”)
- Clean Virginia Endorses 52 Candidates for General Assembly, Record Number for Electoral Program (“Our aim is to elect legislators who will prioritize clean governance, environmental justice and transparency in all decision making.”)
- When Youngkin Uses the Seemingly Innocuous Phrase “Parents Rights,” His Actual Goal Is To “empower a conservative and reactionary minority of parents to dictate education and curriculums to the rest of the community” (“‘Parents’ rights,’ in other words, is when some parents have the right to dominate all the others.”)
- Virginia Explained: The debate over student expectations (“The battle over cut scores, school accreditation standards and test results”)
- Governor Youngkin amends THC legislation
- “‘Back to 1902’: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting”
- Youngkin signs bill banning non-disclosure agreements to silence sexual misconduct claims
- Lamont Bagby Elected to Succeed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan in Virginia Senate (Bagby wins over his right-wing-Republican opponent by an 8:1 margin.)
- Voters pick Bagby, a Democrat, for Va. Senate seat vacated by McClellan
- A ‘battery belt’ is rising in the Southeast. How can Virginia become part of it?
- State delays flood resiliency grant manual to pursue federal funds
- Video, Photos: GMU Students Protest Youngkin as Commencement Speaker – “Respect My Existence or Expect My Resistance”; “Keep Your Hate Off Our Campus” (Youngkin’s invitation is all about $$$, by the way, NOT about free speech or whatever.)
- Henrico NAACP questions Marcus Alert data after Irvo Otieno’s death
- ‘Significant concerns’: Fairfax Co. school leaders blast proposed history standards as excessive and inaccurate
- Norfolk’s nearly $2 billion budget proposal prioritizes public safety and employee retention with no tax increase
- Mayor declares housing crisis: ‘We need all hands on deck’
- State trooper charged with assaulting an officer in Virginia Beach
- Another one that got away: Dan River Region megasite was finalist for major project, but company chose South Carolina
- 2 bidders meet Commanders’ $6 billion asking price; ball now in Dan Snyder’s court
- UVa police chief says gun violence has reached levels he’s never seen before
- D.C.-area forecast: Calm through tomorrow; stormy late Friday and Saturday with rain and wind
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