by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 16.
- Climate change: UN to unmask fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks
- Scientists issue increasingly dire warnings as ocean surface temperatures spike
- Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’ (And quickly!)
- UN chief to fossil fuel firms: stop trying to ‘knee-cap’ climate progress
- Without climate change, these extreme weather events would not have happened
- June temperatures briefly passed key climate threshold. Scientists expect more such spikes
- EU to vote on extension for coal subsidies beyond 2025 Monday, draft shows (All fossil fuel subsidies, direct and indirect, should be phased out as rapidly as possible.)
- Scientists Condemn ‘Misinformation’ Used to Attack EU Reforms to Protect Nature
- Fears of hottest year on record as global temperatures spike
- Global Economy Looks Out of Sync (“As the Federal Reserve and other central banks go in different directions, most capital markets remain linked to a common global force: the dollar”)
- Mapping Out Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Strategy
- Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive, and What Comes After
- Zelensky: Ukrainian loss could force US to choose between ‘collapse of NATO’ or war
- Don’t underestimate Ukraine’s counteroffensive
- Russia will lose the war if Ukraine’s counteroffensive succeeds, Zelenskyy tells NBC News
- Ukraine’s counteroffensive so far: steady gains, heavy losses
- Biden ‘open’ to plan that eases Ukraine’s path to NATO membership
- Amid NATO divisions, U.S. backs incremental step for Ukraine’s entry
- US senators launch bill to seize and transfer Russian assets to Ukraine
- Russian forces ‘highly likely’ behind attack on Ukrainian dam, international law investigation says
- African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war (It should start with Russia immediately and unconditionally withdrawing from every inch of Ukraine.)
- Kyiv under attack as African leaders visit on peace mission
- PGA Tour’s Deal With LIV’s Saudi Backers to Be Investigated by the Justice Department
- China to Embark on Major Stimulus to Revive Economy
- As Blinken Heads to China, a Wall of Suspicion Awaits Him
- Vietnam jails its fifth environmentalist in two years. Why?
- Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy: Power disrupted, heavy rains lash India and Pakistan
- Trump and Johnson Were Accused of Breaking Rules. One Lost Party Support.
- Inside the unexpectedly wild landmark Montana youth climate trial (“Young people are attempting to hold their state accountable for fossil fuel expansion.”)
- Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can’t actually connect to the grid
- Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack
- Senate GOP fears House actions could lead to shutdown: ‘It’s going to be a problem’
- GOP unrest: Conservatives threaten to tank party’s 2024 spending bills
- Debt Deal Behind Them, Lawmakers Plunge Into Bitter Spending Fight
- What the Freedom Caucus Won by Annoying McCarthy for a Week
- Senate Confirms First Muslim American Woman To Be A Federal Judge
- The Supreme Court is doing something out of character: Obeying precedents (“A landmark statute protecting Indian tribes from cultural genocide is upheld.”)
- The Dobbs Divide (“Percentage change in the number of abortions per month, compared to the average monthly abortions before Dobbs (April and May 2022), through March 2023 by state”)
- Conservative Justice Gorsuch echoes ‘woke’ historians in railing against historical injustices (“Gorsuch, appointed by former President Donald Trump, differs from his conservative colleagues on some key issues, including Native American rights.”)
- Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is in danger of being struck down. What’s Plan B?
- It’s an Unqualified Joy to See Justice Gorsuch Uphold Indigenous Rights
- Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority (This party is utterly repulsive.)
- See How the G.O.P. Has Reacted to the Trump Indictment
- Trump’s addiction to “yes men” may be his ultimate downfall (“Trump is too narcissistic to see he’s just being used by lawyers who tell him what he wants to hear”)
- Trump Calls Prosecution ‘Evil’ as He Tests Defense Plans (Yet again, Trump is psychologically “projecting”)
- Fact check: Multiple non-spies have received prison sentences under Espionage Act provision Trump is charged with violating
- The GOP’s remarkable views of Trump’s classified documents
- ‘Horrifying’: Intel Experts Fear The Human Costs Of Trump’s Document Handling
- Trump’s chances of a Jan. 6 indictment soar
- Trump Demands GOP Rivals Pledge to Pardon Him … or Else
- Trump’s obsession with cable news pundits could be his downfall
- No Labels vows to end presidential effort if polls show Biden ‘way’ ahead of Trump in spring (This group is completely f’ed up.)
- “I Am the Only One”: Trump’s Messianic 2024 Message (“Under threat of prison, the master of fear and anger takes another dark political turn”)
- While Trump capitalizes, his rivals calculate
- Biden allies start to chafe at Democrats’ silent treatment of Trump indictment (“One Democratic aide called it ‘malpractice’ to maintain widespread silence in the face of Trump’s attacks.”)
- After fearmongering about crime, cable news networks are now largely ignoring decreasing homicide rates across the US
- Don’t let your guard down: MAGA is still plotting (“Right-wing foot soldiers fall back as the generals in the GOP ramp up eliminationist rhetoric”)
- ‘More extreme, more violent’: experts’ warning over khaki-clad Patriot Front (“Their button-up shirts and chinos have prompted mockery but experts say the far-right group is becoming increasingly violent”)
- Senators have become hostage-takers. It should stop. (It’s mostly Republicans.)
- Democratic group launches ‘This f***ing guy’ campaign centered on Trump chaos
- Report: Donald Trump Passed on a Plan to Avoid Criminal Charges, and Now He’s Facing Up To 400 Years in Prison (“Oops!”)
- RNC shuts down Hutchinson’s push to amend loyalty pledge amid Trump indictment drama
- Dems eye redistricting redos to regain House majority (“With new liberal court majorities in New York and Wisconsin, some Democrats think they have a decent shot at redrawing congressional maps in their favor.”)
- The American Muslims Swept Up in the New Republican Fervor (“Reliable Democrats since 9/11, some Muslims find themselves drawn to right-wing talk of “grooming” children. This is the story of one.”)
- Surprise: Trump Reportedly Stiffed a Restaurant Full of His Supporters He’d Promised to Buy Lunch (“This is…not really that surprising at all.”)
- Trump Reportedly Left Restaurant Without Paying Any Bills After Telling His Supporters ‘Food For Everyone!’
- Harlan Crow’s deep dark money connections
- Publix heiress gave millions more than previously known to organize Jan. 6 Trump rallies: report
- Fox News finalizing settlement with former producer who accused network of coercion and rampant sexism
- Fox News Parts Ways With Producer Responsible for ‘Wannabe Dictator’ Chyron
- Fox News tweets and deletes article conflating Progress Pride Flag with pedophilia
- Bernie Kerik Pitched Mark Meadows on ‘$5 to $8’ Million Plan To Reverse Trump 2020 Loss
- Rudy Giuliani Used A Female Alias In Emails About Plan To Overturn The Election
- Jack Teixeira, alleged classified documents leaker, indicted by federal grand jury
- Leak suspect indicted on new counts he mishandled classified documents
- DeSantis War Room Posts Bizarre Video Suggesting Biden Is a Groomer: ‘Keep Your Hands Off Our Kids’ (Evil.)
- Obama says people ‘rightly skeptical’ of Tim Scott’s rhetoric on racism
- Suarez touts record as Miami mayor in first speech after launching long-shot presidential bid
- E. Jean Carroll defamation suit against Trump scheduled for January
- First Thing: Trump faces second defamation suit from E Jean Carroll
- Twitter is ‘the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ people,’ GLAAD says
- Twitter Halts Promotion Of Campaign Video Due To ‘Abortion Advocacy’
- The Republican attempt to censure Adam Schiff was a flop (“It adds to other GOP failures at political payback this term.”)
- “We Don’t Know How Long We Have”: Minnesota Democrats Are Passing as Many Progressive Laws as They Can (“Democrats have full control of Minnesota’s state government for the first time since 2014. In the face of conservative extremism in red states, they have a motto for passing progressive laws around issues like gun control and voting rights for formerly incarcerated felons: ‘Let’s f–king go.'”)
- Perryton, Texas tornado leaves 3 dead, about 100 injured amid severe weather outbreak in South
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says There’s “a swath of the Republican Party who seems to be on almost a jihad against our justice system and against the FBI” (Sen. Warner: “even long-term Trump allies like his former Attorney General Bill Barr said he thought that the indictment raised very serious issues.”)
- An abuse of Virginia’s National Guard (Sen. Scott Surovell: “The guard’s deployment to the Mexican border for drug control and immigration enforcement is outside the force’s mission.”)
- Party primaries on Tuesday will settle remaining legislative nominations
- Virginia’s Primary Elections Just Days Away
- Virginia approves online teacher training company as alternate route
- FOIA Friday: What Virginia officials withheld or disclosed, June 9–16, 2023
- Planned Parenthood of Virginia Statement on Joe Morrissey Peddling Anti-Abortion Misinformation (Planned Parenthood provides a “Reminder of Joe Morrissey’s Anti-Abortion Legislative Record”)
- Local Republicans make pitch for Morrissey in Tuesday’s Democratic primary
- Audio: Closing Off His Campaign, VA Sen. Joe Morrissey Goes on Trumpist/MAGA/Right-Wing Radio to Rail Against “Infanticide,” Planned Parenthood, George Soros, Michael Bills, etc. (On 6/20 or before, make sure you tell everyone you know to vote for Lashrecse Aird for VA Senate!)
- Three Republicans face off to replace Sen. John Cosgrove in District 19 primary (Cosgrove has been awful, and whichever far-right Republican is nominated on Tuesday to succeed him will also be awful.)
- A guide to Northern Virginia’s Democratic primaries for Commonwealth’s Attorney
- The Real Injustice of Josh Katcher’s “Real Reform”
- Richmond City Council still tinkering with wild animal rules
- Amazon HQ2 opens with ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Virginia offices
- Norfolk signs $2.6B floodwall agreement with Army Corps
- Right-wing media circulating video of Charlottesville students at Pride event
- New hotel tax revenues to promote regional tourism
- D.C.-area forecast: A few strong thunderstorms possible today as smoke lingers above
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