by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 22.
- Boris Johnson’s Brush With Police Puts Leadership Bid in Turmoil (“Spat with partner prompts concerned neighbors to phone police”)
- Trump’s Slouching Toward War With Iran Is a Disgrace
- Shifting Stories on Iran as Trump Says U.S. Was ‘Cocked and Loaded’ (Isn’t the expression “Locked and Loaded?”)
- Trump’s Iran reversal exposes one of his most dangerous lies (“As many observers have noted — see this from Evelyn Farkas, or this Post editorial — it is Trump’s decision to pull out of the international nuclear deal negotiated by President Barack Obama that has led to this moment. The short version: Iran was abiding by the deal, and was being constrained from developing nuclear weapons. But Trump pulled out — then reimposed sanctions to choke the Iranian economy, and has since dictated terms for sanctions relief that appear deliberately unrealistic, cornering Iran into a choice between escalating on its side or submitting entirely to those terms.”)
- President* Trump Just Stumbled Into, Then Out of, a War With Iran (“This is Dr. Strangelove starring Moe, Larry, and Curly.”)
- Obama, others warned Trump that pulling out of Iran nuke deal could lead to war (“‘The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy or some form of war,’ then-President Barack Obama said in 2015.” Obama, of course, was right. Trump, of course, is wrong.)
- Trump’s bizarre tweets and comments about his Iran decision, annotated
- ‘I stopped it’: Inside Trump’s last-minute reversal on striking Iran
- Trump Approved Iran Strikes Knowing Body Count Would Be High (“Trump said he called off an attack on Iran when a general told him minutes before that 150 people could die. But Trump was informed of the death toll earlier—and okayed the strike.”)
- What Will Follow Trump’s Cancelled Strike on Iran? (“The worst option is the one that both countries say they don’t want: a full-on war.”)
- Trump Is Trapped by His Own Incoherent Iran Policy
- Democrats wary of Trump’s ‘erratic’ approach to Iran
- Fox & Friends guest says a war against Iran would be “pretty quick and easy” (Uh huh.)
- Here’s what Trump’s Fox News cabinet wants him to do about Iran (“Most of Trump’s Fox advisers support some sort of military strike”)
- Trump Isn’t Ready for a Worsening Crisis With Iran (“The president’s chaotic approach is extremely dangerous.”)
- Donald Trump assaulted me in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room 23 years ago. But he’s not alone on the list of awful men in my life.
- Magazine columnist accuses Trump of sexual assault more than two decades ago, an allegation he denies (“In an interview with The Washington Post on Friday afternoon, Carroll reiterated the allegations, saying that during a chance encounter with the then-real estate developer at Bergdorf Goodman in late 1995 or early 1996, Trump attacked her in a dressing room. She said he knocked her head against a wall, pulled down her tights and briefly penetrated her before she pushed him off and ran out.”)
- Trump accused of sexual assault or predation by 16th woman (16 women? Yeah, I believe them.)
- Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissman inks a book deal
- ‘There Is a Stench’: No Soap and Overcrowding in Detention Centers for Migrant Children
- The Terrible Things Trump Is Doing in Our Name (“One year ago, Trump outlawed family separation. It hasn’t stopped.”)
- Trump threatens reporter with prison time during interview
- Nadler: Hope Hicks testimony is huge gift in legal battle with Trump (“In an exclusive interview, Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler also said Democrats would soon sue former White House Counsel Don McGahn.”)
- ‘I don’t know how we’re going to survive this.’ Some once-loyal farmers begin to doubt Trump. (They survived eight years of Obama, then moronically voted for Trump, now…guess what?)
- Laura Ingraham ranting about reparations sounds a lot like white supremacist Richard Spencer
- U.S. cities brace for immigration raids, say they will not participate
- ICE to launch mass raids targeting undocumented families on Sunday (Screw this.)
- Clarence Thomas Just Left Another Landmine, This Time in First Amendment Law (“The hits keep coming.”)
- Justice Thomas just handed down an opinion that would make it legal to kick black people off juries (“Jim Crow all over again.”)
- Wexton wants to reinstate gun silencer regulation after Virginia Beach shooting
- Editorial: Kaine remains right about war
- Northam tells Boys State delegates “If and when you make a mistake, don’t quit”
- Northam embraces gun debate at Boys State
- Republicans renew call for hearing on Fairfax allegations (Republicans are just playing games here, trying to distract from gun violence prevention, which is the purpose of this special session, as well as their own horrendous record on the subject.)
- Let’s finally pass campaign finance reform in 2020 (Sen. Chap Petersen: “In 2020, I will be refiling my legislation to limit campaign donations, state and local, to a maximum of $10,000 per individual or PAC. This limit is comparable to federal limits, which have been found constitutional. Such a limit will bring some sanity back to Virginia politics — and limit the possibility of corruption that occurs when a candidate is funded by one donor.”)
- Fairfax Looking at Virginia Gubernatorial Bid Despite Rape Allegations (No, thank you.)
- Which June 11 Virginia Primary Results, If Any, Might Have Changed with Instant Runoff/Ranked Choice Voting?
- Richmond judge again rules against Stoney in effort to withhold coliseum records
- GOP’s Prince William County Board Chair Nominee Campaigns with “Pizzagate”/”Alt-Right” Conspiracy Theorist
- One year later: Red Hen incident had little effect on Lexington tourism
- Arlington to hold public meeting on Amazon’s first new buildings
- Almost every nursing home in Hampton Roads had multiple violations in state inspections
- A Virginia lawmaker thinks his gun control idea has a chance (The idea in and of itself seems ok, but totally inadequate of course, from a Republican who’s been A-rated by the NRA)
- Prominent Northern Va. businessman sentenced for $20 million fraud (“Todd Hitt, 54, of Arlington, Virginia, pleaded guilty earlier this year in federal court in Alexandria to soliciting investments in building projects as part of what amounted to a Ponzi scheme. He used some of the investors’ money on personal expenses, such as vacations and sports tickets.”)
- Summer splendor through the weekend. Hot and muggier into next week.
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