by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia new headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 3.
- Wind turbine troubles have sent one stock tumbling. There are fears it could be a much wider issue (“The wind industry has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, lowering costs to rival — and sometimes undercut — those of fossil fuels, while boosting efficiency with ever-bigger turbines and reducing reliance on state subsidies…20 years ago, a typical wind turbine would have 1 million watts of capacity; today, European original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, are testing 15 MW turbines.”)
- How ‘climate lockdowns’ became the new battleground for conspiracy-driven protest movement
- Kyiv’s forces have made small gains, but the battlefield situation is “complicated,” a senior Ukrainian official said.
- Zelensky says Putin’s power is ‘crumbling’ (“The Ukrainian leader said the Russian President was ‘weak’ and losing control of his people, in an interview with CNN”)
- Saudis and Russia Extend Oil Supply Cuts, Sending Prices Up
- Cracking Down on Dissent, Russia Seeds a Surveillance Supply Chain
- Putin expected to meet Xi Jinping and other world leaders for first time since Wagner insurrection
- Putin’s Corporate Takeover of Wagner Has Begun
- Wagner’s real money never came from diamonds and gold (“Wagner’s businesses in Africa isolate and create dependent economies, not funding for private armies.”)
- What Makes Putin and the World’s Autocrats So Resilient? (“A regime survival playbook of sorts has emerged, with states combining lethal force, widespread arrests and cooperation to halt opposition”)
- In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow
- Ukraine says Putin is planning a nuclear disaster. These people live nearby.
- EU considers Russian bank concession to safeguard Black Sea grain deal
- Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian writer, and our dearest colleague, passed away (“Her death was caused by injuries incompatible with life, which she suffered from during the Russian missile shelling of a restaurant in Kramatorsk on June 27th, 2023.”)
- Yellen Heads to China This Week Advancing US Bid to Fix Ties
- Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for eight overseas activists
- The state of the U.S. Navy as China builds up its naval force and threatens Taiwan (“Rep. Elaine Luria: China’s increased rhetoric and potential aggression against Taiwan, you know, we’re gonna have to be ready to respond today with the forces we have today.”)
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to meet with senior officials in China this week
- Israel greenlights purchase of new F-35 squadron from US
- Gun battles in West Bank as Israel launches massive operation
- Spectre of violence still hangs over France
- Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here’s why farmers would go bust without bees
- Departing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Warns of Politicized Science
- Joe Biden’s $400 Billion Man (“Jigar Shah, who runs the Energy Department’s loan program, is trying to hand out a lot of money for green-technology projects, while navigating an unforgiving political environment.”)
- ‘Green amendments’: advocates push for constitutional guarantees in face of climate crisis (“As Montana awaits a judgment in a historic climate lawsuit, there’s a drive to place environmental provisions in state constitutions”)
- Procedure exists to force the Supreme Court to rehear ‘made up’ wedding website case: Neal Katyal
- US supreme court ‘creeping dangerously towards authoritarianism’, AOC says (Correct.)
- A Federal Gun Law Has Protected Domestic Violence Survivors for 30 Years. Now SCOTUS Will Decide Its Fate. (“The court said on Friday it would hear a case about loosening gun restrictions for people with domestic-violence restraining orders.”)
- The Tragedy of John Roberts (“It is well past time to commit himself and his colleagues to clearer, stricter, enforceable standards of conduct. The gravest danger the court faces today is not congressional oversight, but its own sense of impunity.”)
- Fraud “justice”: Anti-LGBTQ decision based on a fake case showcases the Supreme Court’s illegitimacy (“Far-right lawyers created a phony ‘victim’ in made-up case — and the justice with the stolen seat wrote the opinion”)
- Why the right’s affirmative action victory is empty (“Just because Roberts’s decision is inaccurate and contradictory does not necessarily mean it has to be devastating in practice.” Maybe…but probably too optimistic.)
- Why Republicans Keep Calling for the End of Birthright Citizenship (Racism, obviously.)
- Pro-choice Catholics fight to seize the narrative from the religious right
- The first GOP debate is at risk of losing its draw
- Christie: Trump will attend debates because ‘his ego won’t permit him not to’
- Will Hurd says he ‘can’t lie to get access to a microphone’ at RNC debate
- Christie calls back-and-forth between Trump and DeSantis a teenage ‘food fight’
- DeSantis’s stalling campaign: how to lose friends and alienate people
- Democrats’ new primary calendar remains unresolved. The party insists that’s OK
- How Twitter’s new drastic changes will affect what users can view on the site
- Is North Carolina Going to Become Like Ron DeSantis’s Florida? (“Mark Robinson, the leading Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, has a history of sharing sexist, homophobic, and transphobic views, as well as trivializing assault. Already with a veto-proof GOP majority in the state legislature, North Carolina may be poised to lose its purple state cred.”)
- ‘Ferocious, but friendly’: Moore calls out Youngkin for criticism of FBI amid HQ battle
- Sen. Creigh Deeds: “Governor Brownback in Kansas a number of years ago tried to cut taxes in a manner similar to what Governor Youngkin is trying to do” (and it was a DISASTER) (Meanwhile, VA Senate Dems just offered “a one-time tax cut of $890 million”…and House Rs rejected it!)
- Shortsighted RGGI repeal effort leaves Virginians in harm’s way (“RGGI’s track record clearly demonstrates we need not choose between clean air, affordable electricity and a strong economy.”)
- Video: “Friday Power Lunch” Talks with a Slew of Democratic Senate, House of Delegates and Commonwealth’s Attorney Nominees (The nominees talk about their “superpowers,” how they won their campaigns, how important it is for Democrats to win in November!)
- Asian longhorned ticks continue to spread in Virginia, causing cattle worries
- Video: Jen Psaki Talks to Del. Danica Roem About “Heavy-Metal Chic,” Libraries Being “one of the ultimate equalizers in the world,” “the importance of capturing your narrative on your terms,” etc.
- Report: Race, ethnicity and address biggest predictors of premature death in NoVa
- Cardinal Conversation: A rural library’s LGBTQ+ book display (“After complaints about LGBTQ+ books in the children’s section of the county library, Appomattox County supervisors changed the makeup of the board that oversees the library.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: It’s the hottest, muggiest week of the summer so far
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