by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 26.
- Britain faces possible future as Little England (Stupid, stupid, stupid.)
- I want my country back (“This was never a referendum on the EU. It was a referendum on the modern world, and yesterday the frightened, parochial lizard-brain of Britain voted out, out, out, and today we’ve all woken up still strapped onto this ghost-train as it hurtles off the tracks. Leave voters are finding they care less about immigration now that their pension pots are under threat. Maybe one of the gurning pundits promising them pride and sovereignty should have mentioned that, but they were too busy lying about the NHS. The curtain has been torn away and now we all have to look at the men behind it. They are not good men.”)
- British bracing for world economy to punish UK for ‘Brexit’
- George Will Leaves the G.O.P. Over Donald Trump (At this point, anyone who stays in the Republican Party is complicit with the rise of the corrupt neo-fascist Trump.)
- ‘Brexit’ Rattles the World’s Postwar Order (Did I mention how stupid this is? How about crazy? )
- Brexit May Well Never Happen (“The victors are already looking sheepish about leaving the EU. Maybe they won’t!”)
- How Brexit is a win for Putin (Yep, the “bad guys” won with this one.)
- Iraqi commander: Fallujah ‘fully liberated’ from IS (Good, now help the refugees!)
- How Progressives Can Win the Argument on Economic Growth (“A spate of new books shows that government investment, not laissez-faire policies, leads to economic growth.”)
- Republican ex-Treasury chief Paulson slams Trump, to vote for Clinton (Time for every other sane Republican to follow Paulson’s lead.)
- We need a true blueprint for gun control: Democrats must devise an in-depth strategy that’s massive in scope (“The Democrats need a coordinated, relentless attack that gnaws at the rigged system until it collapses”)
- The Democrats could learn from the NRA: A sit-in on the House floor is vain absent a passionate voter base
- Mark Warner: Trump’s economic plans would mean disaster (Brexit on steroids.)
- How Donald Trump’s Scottish Neighbors Trolled Him
- Bidding war breaks out for a chance at $2.5 billion FBI headquarters
- A raft of new state laws take effect Friday (“Come Friday, it will be illegal to smoke in a car with a 7-year-old, and stalkers and abusers under court protective orders will have to get rid of their guns”)
- Kate Addleson: Energy policy doesn’t belong in Dominion’s control (That this has to even be stated is mind boggling.)
- Schapiro: Despite ruling on McDonnell, questions remain (“On Monday morning, shortly after 10 o’clock, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue its decision on former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption conviction…The Supreme Court’s decision could set new standards for what qualifies as public corruption and how the federal government prosecutes it.”)
- Layne: Revolutionizing transportation (I’m highly skeptical.)
- State Central Committee Sets its Course for the Next Four Years
- McAuliffe administration prepped activists for felon voting order that surprised election officials
- Here’s what transportation projects Hampton Roads is getting out of Smart Scale
- Commuter system bends, but doesn’t break, during Metro disruptions
- Virginia looks at new opportunities to grow spaceport at Wallops
- Shipping leaders want Hampton Roads to have the deepest water on the East Coast. But is it worth it?
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: The engineer of Norfolk’s growth
- After a superb Sunday, turning steamier and potentially stormy
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