by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 8.
- Q&A: As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There’s Nowhere to Run (This is the climate crisis.)
- Crossbows and eerie silences – following Antarctic whales for climate change clues
- Exclusive: Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing
- ‘Democracy begins with each of us,’ Biden says at site of D-Day invasion in Normandy
- Video: President Biden Delivers Remarks on Democracy at Pointe du Hoc in France (“The [fallen Rangers are] asking us what will we do. They’re not asking us to scale these cliffs. They’re asking us to stay true to what America stands for.”)
- Macron is hosting Biden for a state visit as the two leaders try to move past trade tensions
- Biden, Macron to discuss Israel and Ukraine in pomp-filled state visit
- The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?
- Israeli minister Benny Gantz expected to announce exit from Netanyahu’s coalition
- Four Israeli hostages freed in raid in central Gaza
- Israeli peaceniks in the US are shunned by both sides in their call for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
- The False Claims on Food and Farming That May Sway EU Elections
- Mexico’s Next President Is a Climate Scientist—and a Fossil Fuel Supporter
- India just showed the world how to fight an authoritarian on the rise
- Solar modules deployed in France in 1992 still provide 75.9% of original output power
- Women’s employment hits new record high
- Robust job growth in May once again exceeds expectations
- Biden Administration Tightens Mileage Standards to Buoy E.V.s
- Wow! I Wonder Why So Many People Have Offered Clarence Thomas Such Expensive Gifts!
- Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor
- Clarence Thomas, in Financial Disclosure, Acknowledges 2019 Trips Paid by Harlan Crow (Massively corrupt.)
- Fifth Circuit blocks religious-liberty training order in Southwest Airlines case
- How to cover an abnormal presidential race (“Could the media coverage adhere closer to reality? Hard questions must be asked.”)
- Yes, Democrats Should Still Care How Real Journalists Cover The News
- Donald Trump Won’t Let Anyone Talk Him Out of Revenge
- Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-constitutional’ vision for second term (If Trump wins, our democracy is toast.)
- Trump to Attend Event With Group That Believes Abortion Is “Child Sacrifice” and Must Be “Eradicated Entirely”
- Trump Vows to Lower Prices. Some of His Policies May Raise Them.
- Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending (Trump wants to be a dictator. Scary as f***.)
- Trump Tax Cut Renewal Is Winning Wall Street, But Could Cost $4.6 Trillion
- Trump talk turns to revenge post-conviction (Very, very disturbing.)
- RNC hires a prominent ‘Stop the Steal’ advocate to help craft its 2024 platform (Horrifying.)
- Scoop: Johnson seeks votes for bill to support Trump after guilty verdict (Johnson is a disgrace.)
- Trump is losing a key voice in the months before the election as Steve Bannon heads to prison
- Viral video edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down without a chair (Utterly disgraceful video.)
- A group of far-right media figures is using social media to recruit for its newly formed militia
- DNC targets Trump campaign rally with ‘convicted white-collar crook’ billboard
- Revealed: Trump ally Kari Lake gave speech in front of Confederate flag
- Operatives with GOP ties are helping Cornel West get on the ballot in a key state
- Federal grand jury reviewing evidence as part of probe into Mayor Adams’ campaign: sources (It’s amazing anyone voted for this slimeball; if they’d done ANY research at all, they would have run screaming in the opposite direction.)
- Ex-Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard meets with Wisconsin GOP groups
- Alex Jones Moves To Liquidate Assets To Start Paying Sandy Hook Families
- Norway wealth fund to vote against Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package
- Anger mounts at Washington Post over leadership changes and CEO’s record
- Washington Post Shake-Up Brings Fresh Eyes to an Old Scandal
- The Growing Debacle for Will Lewis and the Washington Post (“The crisis at the newspaper suggests the publisher has no idea about how the media operates.”)
- Virginia U.S. House Pre-Primary Campaign Finance Numbers (The primaries are on 6/18)
- Hypocrite Hung: Hung Cao Attacks Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion While Holding VP Position At A Company That Actively Promotes DEI
- Virginia still seen as stretch for Trump despite two tied polls with Biden (The WaPo is such a joke; they go for the horse race every time, instead of focusing on the SUBSTANCE of what Youngkin’s doing, for instance.)
- The Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th congressional district is getting expensive. Where is all the money coming from? (“Outside groups have already spent nearly $3 million in the tight contest, with the cryptocurrency industry playing a prominent role.”)
- Why Trump Has Gone to War With the Freedom Caucus’ MAGA Chairman (That’s Bob Good, by the way.)
- FACT CHECK: In CNN Appearance, Gov. Youngkin Spews Contraception Doublespeak (Youngkin also lies about electric vehicles, Biden’s record, Trump’s felony convictions, and pretty much every word that comes out of his mouth – and pathetic Jake Tapper lets him do it.)
- What is the future of the Clean Economy Act now?
- New judge to hear challenge of Virginia’s withdrawal from clean-air initiative
- Attorney: Youngkin cannot pull out of CA EV Mandate unilaterally
- Bill Dolan, former two-time candidate for attorney general, dies (R.I.P.)
- Members of Richmond’s Jewish community discuss fear in the face of rising antisemitism
- Details emerge about criminal case against Virginia Beach GOP chairwoman
- Mistrial declared for man charged with using a torch to intimidate at white nationalist rally
- Chesapeake mayor issues historic first Pride Month proclamation
- Arlington house explosion intentionally caused with up to 35 gallons of gas, investigators found
- D.C.-area forecast: Beautiful today, and mainly okay Sunday
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