by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, August 11.
- From Hawaii to Greece, the planet is broiling from wildfires. How much is climate change to blame? (“Although many factors are behind the global series of wildfires, experts say climate change is the primary cause”)
- It’s time for a new climate populism, to show how the super rich got us – and the planet – into this mess
- Oil prices could rise further this year, but 2024 demand to slow sharply: IEA
- U.S. international image rebounds with Biden reversing Trump policies
- F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots faces delays and uncertainty
- Biden seeking $40B in emergency funds for Ukraine, disaster relief
- Ukraine backers want Biden to amp up his pitch for the war effort to the American public
- Biden Fears China Is ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ (“In comments that included several major inaccuracies about the world’s second-largest economy, Biden said at a political fundraiser Thursday that China was in ‘trouble’ because its growth has slowed and it had the “highest unemployment rate going.” He also blasted Xi’s signature Belt and Road Initiative as the ‘debt and noose,’ because of the high levels of lending to developing economies associated with the global investment program.”)
- China avoids climate change discussion despite extreme weather
- With eyes on Taiwan, new China ban shows the U.S. may be learning lessons from mistakes with Russia
- Iran moves some American prisoners to house arrest as a step in a swap for their release
- U.S. Reaches Deal With Iran to Free Americans for Jailed Iranians and Funds
- West African Leaders Activate ‘Standby Force’ to Respond to Niger Coup
- German far right’s Höcke wants to kick disabled kids out of regular schools
- Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation
- Murder, Cocaine and Tears: Ecuador Confronts a Perilous Descent (“A once tranquil, relatively safe nation has been engulfed by crime and disorder.”)
- A Growing Movement Looks to End Oil Drilling in the Amazon
- Group That Calls CO2 ‘Gas of Life’ Praises Alberta’s Renewables Moratorium (Completely unhinged shit.)
- Devastating Hawaii fires made ‘much more dangerous’ by climate change (“Global heating is causing vegetation to dry out, priming it as fuel for an outbreak of fire, says scientist at Nature Conservancy”)
- We’re in an Age of Fire (“Wildfires in Maui prove once again that the world must face the dawn of the ‘pyrocene.'”)
- Hawaii Is a Warning (“The world doesn’t need more reminders that climate change is accelerating. But we’re going to keep getting them.”)
- Maui fire deaths surge to 53 and likely to go higher, governor says. Over 1,000 structures burned
- Maui wildfires rage across the island as death toll climbs (“The wildfires ripping through Maui will likely be the largest natural disaster the state has ever seen, Gov. Green said”)
- How Climate Change Turned Lush Hawaii Into a Tinderbox
- Destroyed Lahaina was once Hawaiian Kingdom’s capital, global trade hub
- Yes, I Blame the Climate Crisis for the Horrors on Maui (“Climate change is going to be a part, one way or another, of every major weather catastrophe for the foreseeable future.”)
- At least 55 dead as fires ravage Maui; Hawaii governor warns ‘climate change is here’
- NOAA Adjusts Hurricane Season Prediction to ‘Above-Normal’
- When it comes to the economy, everything’s great and no one’s happy (Bizarre.)
- Suicide deaths reached a record high in the US in 2022, provisional data shows
- Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Friends Bought Him a Lot More Than Vacations
- ‘Unprecedented, stunning, disgusting’: Clarence Thomas condemned over billionaire gifts (“Calls for the supreme court justice to resign grow as new details of 38 more undeclared gifts and vacations from rich donors emerge”)
- US Supreme Court’s Clarence Thomas enjoyed array of luxury perks, report says
- Dems revive calls for Clarence Thomas resignation after new report (Rs don’t give a crap that a Supreme Court Justice is 100%/massively corrupt.)
- Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
- Clarence Thomas’s luxury vacations? That’s what friends are for.
- Coal country voters demand nothing from the GOP. That’s what they get. (“Biden’s plan for a green transition might not work, but at least he has one. Republicans haven’t offered anything.”)
- Report warns state voter purges are a growing threat to democracy
- Trump is a serious threat to the union of American states (“The former US president seems like a dark throwback to the 19th century, when men like John C. Calhoun, Nathan B. Forrest and Jefferson F. Davis wanted their truth to be victorious.”)
- A showdown over Trump’s trial date reflects an irreconcilable clash between campaign politics and justice
- Jack Smith Wants Trump Convicted by Super Tuesday
- Special Counsel Proposes January Date for Trump’s Election Interference Trial
- Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6
- Judge Chutkan to hear arguments in protective order fight in Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy case
- Inside One ‘Egregious’ Mistake From Trump’s Florida Judge (“Judge Aileen Cannon barely has any courtroom experience, but in her limited time on the bench she appears to have flouted hundreds of years of legal tradition—just because.”)
- The Tricky Excuse Trump Has for Skipping the Debate (“Trump looks poised to sit out the first GOP debate. He has a pretty good excuse, too, but it’s not exactly an easy one to tell people.”)
- Spiraling Legal Bills Threaten Trump With a Cash Crunch
- John Eastman: The Dems Made Me Do It (Eastman is deranged and VERY dangerous.)
- Scoop: Democrats double down on abortion message after Ohio vote
- 2024 Preview: Bidenomics Versus the Trump Freak Show
- Biden world sees the making of a wider path to victory in 2024 (“The president’s team is focused on the states that got him the White House. But the issue of abortion has them dreaming of something bigger.”)
- Gun Safety Groups Announce Endorsement Of President Joe Biden And Vice President Kamala Harris For Re-Election (“President Biden and Vice President Harris’s unflinching commitment to ending gun violence has been evident from Day One”)
- Democrats question whether it’s the economy anymore, stupid (“I’m starting to doubt myself a little bit, because this economy is quite good. Maybe it will kick in. And sometimes it takes a while for people to feel it” – James Carville)
- ‘Completely Full Of It’: Chris Christie Gives Newsmax Host Blunt Trump Fact-Check
- Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen considers run for Congress
- Ron DeSantis is running for president but doesn’t believe in democracy
- Ron DeSantis says he’s open to drone strikes on Mexican drug cartels
- Despite reboots, DeSantis’s campaign continues to flop
- Vivek Ramaswamy’s Voting Rights Proposal Isn’t Serious, but It Is Revealing
- Time for Justice for the Fulton County Pollworkers
- California just opened the floodgates for self-driving cars
- Animated Frederick Douglass calls slavery a ‘compromise’ in conservative group’s video
- Trump adviser groped 2 women in 2021 at Scottsdale club, one tells police (Least surprising news ever…)
- Joe Manchin says he’s thinking ‘seriously’ about becoming an independent
- Sen. Joe Manchin to skip a big White House event as he considers running against Biden (Manchin can become an independent, obviously, but running for president would only help Trump.)
- Comer calls White House spokesperson a ‘clown’ after Hunter Biden memo (Comer is scum. As for Ian Sams, who previously worked for Tom Perriello’s and Tim Kaine’s campaigns, he’s superb at what he does.)
- The country has come apart. Rural America has a cure. (“The combined effects of social media and the pandemic have left us isolated — and hungering for our lost civic ties. But you can’t rebuild community in a news desert.”)
- News Corp profits dive 75% as Rupert Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future (“Poor result weighed down by lower print and digital advertising at News Corp Australia, a division that includes flagship newspaper The Australian”)
- X CEO Linda Yaccarino explains reason for getting rid of Twitter name (Embarrassing.)
- Senator Kaine visits Harrisonburg to talk transportation project, mental health
- “The Youngkin administration’s decision to pull out of [ERIC] is inexcusable, undermines election security, and underscores that the right to vote is on the ballot this November.”
- Virginia becomes the latest state to leave nonpartisan election security pact
- Column: Want to improve education in Virginia? Stop pitting parents against schools
- Recordings show Va. swing district candidate favors ‘total ban’ on abortion (A good assumption to make is that EVERY Republican candidate for House of Delegates or State Senate supports – or, in the end, would vote for – either a complete ban on abortion of severe restrictions on it.)
- VA House Dems: “Audio Tapes Reveal Republican Candidate in tossup district HD21 Calling for 100% Abortion Ban, Will Be in Lockstep with MAGA Extremists in VA GOP” (“Don Scott: “The GOP continues to show us who they are and we cannot allow them full control. Women’s lives are at stake.””)
- Pope & Schapiro: Virginia’s budget surplus and what to do with it
- Other states are having an impact on Virginia elections
- Virginians weigh in on new telehealth proposal for controlled substances
- Here is how admission to Virginia’s best colleges is being transformed
- Opioid epidemic overwhelming Virginia’s foster care system with children of addicts
- Editorial: Eliminating degree requirement for state jobs is the right move for Virginia
- Charlottesville’s jail is preparing for a pricey renovation. The cost of life behind bars isn’t cheap either.
- All Charlottesville students will be eligible for free meals this school year
- Hanover school board updates book ban policy
- Did Fairfax County’s substitute teacher incentive program help schools fill vacancies?
- FOIA Friday: Prison complaints, UFO whistleblowers and deer killings
- Major Southwest Virginia drug dealer sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Line break that left Alexandria residents without water for days is fixed (“A line rupture caused during a routine fire hydrant inspection left residents in the London Park Towers without running water or air conditioning for two days.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Ending the workweek in average August style
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