by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 29.
- G20: Theresa May urges countries to raise climate ambitions (“Prime minister calls on others to embrace UK’s net zero emissions target to tackle crisis” Remember, Theresa May is a Conservative, which shows how anti-science and far-right the Republican Party is.)
- US-China trade talks back on track, says Trump (“President says US will not impose further tariffs after meeting with Xi Jinping at G20′)
- 113 degrees in France: why Europe is so vulnerable to extreme heat (“All-time temperature records have been broken in the heat wave sweeping the continent.”)
- Trump wraps G-20 summit, says he may cross into North Korean territory
- Rather than defend democracy, Trump jokes with Putin
- Senate rejects Iran war powers amendment (“The Senate chose not to attach an Iran amendment from Democratic Sens. Tom Udall of New Mexico and Tim Kaine of Virginia to a must-pass defense bill. The measure needed 60 votes to pass; supporters produced only 50 votes, with 40 senators voting against the amendment.” Let’s be clear, since the corporate media won’t be: Senate REPUBLICANS rejected this.)
- Trump to allow U.S. firms to sell technology to Huawei and promises farmers they would win from new talks, in wide-ranging news conference
- Trump says he is ‘very angry’ over murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi but again defends Saudi crown prince in the case (Disgraceful)
- In Japan, Trump calls Jimmy Carter a ‘terrible president’ and says Kamala Harris got ‘too much credit’ in debate (Trump continues to violate another long-standing American norm, of politics stopping at the water’s edge.)
- A Breakfast Invitation Helps Rebuild a Crown Prince’s Standing (Inexcusable.)
- Putin Says Russia and Saudi Arabia Agreed to Maintain Oil Cuts for as Long as 9 Months
- S&P 500 Posts Best First Half in 22 Years
- Jimmy Carter: ‘illegitimate’ Trump only president because of Russian meddling
- ‘A betrayal’: Inside the bitter rift between Pelosi and Schumer over border bill
- John Roberts pulls out the thesaurus for one of Trump’s nearly 11,000 lies
- Clarence Thomas, the Court’s Trumpiest Justice, Is Having the Time of His Life
- The Supreme Court will finally take up DACA’s fate next term (“The immigrant protection program, which has been in limbo for years, could finally come to an end.”)
- Senate Democrats Just Cut the Legs Out From Underneath Their House Colleagues (“It’s time for Chuck Schumer to go.”)
- Here’s Why Right-Wingers Can Be “Pro-Life” Yet Still Be Fine With Child Detention at the Border (“Americans still don’t agree about a seemingly basic right of childhood.”)
- Trump defends Biden after Democratic debate, says Harris got ‘too much credit’ (WTF?)
- Kamala Harris Is Surging and Birtherism Is Back (“The 2020 candidate is facing a play straight out of the racist birther playbook used against Barack Obama when he ran for president.”)
- Donald Trump Jr. Shares, Then Deletes, a Tweet Questioning Kamala Harris’s Race (Like racist/scumbag father, like racist/scumbag son.)
- A New Racist Campaign Against Kamala Harris Is Taking Shape
- Kamala Harris’s Debate Performance Should Scare Trump
- A Day After Bruising Debate, Biden Pushes Back Against Criticism on Civil Rights
- Kamala Harris’s takedown of Joe Biden was more brutal than it seems
- LISTEN: Biden Supported A Constitutional Amendment To End Mandated Busing In 1975 (BTW, I checked the polling, and the vast majority of white people – upwards of 90% – in America opposed forced busing back in the 1970s.)
- 18 million watched Harris, Biden face-off in highest-rated Democratic primary debate ever
- And Now, the Dream of a Harris-Buttigieg Ticket (Works for me.)
- 14 political experts on why the first Democratic debates were history-making
- The case for a woman running against Trump(“When it comes to debating Trump, women have an advantage.”)
- The First Democratic Debate In Five Charts
- What Trump’s Team Must Be Thinking After the Dem Debates
- Joe Biden’s 2020 Rivals Sense Blood in the Water
- Biden addresses one problem, but bigger ones remain
- DeSantis signs election overhaul; civil rights groups prepare lawsuit (“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday quietly signed into law a sweeping elections overhaul that restricts the voting rights of former felons, a measure civil rights groups have already prepared to challenge in court.”)
- This Is Why We Need A Climate Debate
- Trolls descend on online poll to declare Yang, Williamson second night debate winners (“Yet another example of the swirling specter of disinformation ahead of 2020.”)
- U.S. Soccer Team Beats France In Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals (“The U.S. women are now headed to the semifinals to face England.”)
- The Infectious Idealism of the U.S. Women’s National Team (“A feud with the president didn’t stop the Americans from beating France. It might even have helped.”)
- GOP lieutenant governor uses white nationalist language to denounce diversity in hate-filled sermon (“Lt. Gov. Dan Forest warned that America’s diversity and multiculturalism are imperiling its future.”)
- Blunt talk from Tim Kaine on war powers (“…when the president says he was 10 minutes away from launching a strike on Iran, and we’re not even going to debate Iran on the NDAA, the American people are going to wonder what the hell is going on”)
- Senator Warner introduces rural development legislation
- Spanberger is among group of 7 freshman lawmakers tackling election security
- Sens. Warner, Kaine Introduce Khalid Jabara-Heather Heyer ‘No Hate’ Act
- Video: Asked About Heartbreaking, Horrific Photo of Drowned Migrant Father and Daughter, Cooch Blames the Father! (Evil)
- Rep. McEachin and Chair Grijalva Launch Historic Effort to Draft Environmental Justice Bill Based on Public Feedback at Environmental Justice Convening
- Fredericksburg council backs Northam proposal to give localities more say on guns
- Prosecution: Fields sentencing sends message
- Fields sentenced to 29 life sentences, speaks at hearing
- Local Virginians debate how to address gun violence as special state session approaches
- State election officials certify Scott Wyatt as nominee in Virginia’s 97th House District race
- Paperwork snafu leaves Nick Freitas scrambling to get on November ballot (Hahahaha.)
- Board of Elections allows Kilgore on ballot
- “Flip-a-District Friday” Is Back: Josh Cole, Brent Finnegan, Laura Galante, Shelly Simonds
- Why facial recognition experts couldn’t say who was in Northam yearbook photo (“An analysis was not possible, according to the document, because of the poor quality of the original picture and the yearbook’s reproduction of it.”)
- Altria CEO: Investments in new products are a ‘huge leap forward;’ federal legalization for cannabis ‘probably inevitable’
- Volvo to bring 777 jobs to Virginia
- Hampton toddler presumed dead, mother arrested in connection to his disappearance, police say
- 15 more charges added against former Rockbridge Regional Jail superintendent
- Man pleads guilty after cutting down tree near Virginia solar farm that was home to eagle’s nest
- Scorching today with a late storm risk, and it’s not as hot for Sunday (“We’ll cool down even further into Monday, before it heats back up again.”)
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