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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, Martin Luther King Day (and, unfortunately, Inauguration Day), January 20 . Martin Luther King Jr, of course, was a great man, and basically the antithesis of Donald Trump in every way.
- Climate scientist: “There’s no place that’s safe”
- The world braces for Trump, hoping for the best, unprepared for the worst
- ‘Disgrace’: Pope Francis revives feud with Trump just before inauguration (“Pope Francis blasted Donald Trump’s plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, calling the United States president-elect’s proposal a ‘disgrace.'” By the way, the media – including Politico in this case – needs to stop using the word “feud” to describe anything to do with Trump, because it completely fails to convey what’s actually going on.)
- Pope Francis says Trump’s immigration raids would be a ‘disgrace’ (Much better headline, by Reuters…)
- Trump Vowed to End the Ukraine War Before Taking Office. The War Rages On. (Of course it does.)
- As first Israeli hostages are released, Hamas sends a message: It is far from being destroyed
- As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners
- Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire ‘after so much pain, death and loss of life’ (“US president says it is now up to his successor Donald Trump to help ensure jointly brokered truce deal succeeds”)
- Gaza ceasefire latest: 90 Palestinians freed by Israel as British-Israeli hostage says she has ‘returned to life’
- Gaza ceasefire has come into effect but will the Israel-Hamas agreement hold?
- Who are the three Israeli hostages released by Hamas?
- Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
- Israel Enters Truce Stronger but With Unfulfilled Goal: Destroying Hamas (“Several adversaries have been cut down to size but Israel could face years of fighting to keep them contained.”)
- Gaza faces ‘immense’ challenges rebuilding as Palestinians return to homes in ruins
- Saudi Crown Prince MBS Moves to Exploit Vacuum Left By Iran
- America, don’t doubt Canada’s resolve (“Our relationship has always been neighborly and mutually beneficial. So why are you threatening us?”)
- What Maduro’s threat to ‘liberate’ Puerto Rico says about US-Venezuelan ties under Trump 2.0
- Trump’s Return Nudges Economists’ Inflation Outlook Higher
- Markets optimistic as Trump returns to the White House
- Buckle Up for a ‘Weird Moment’ in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market, Even as Global Sales Have Soared
- Trump’s Climate Rollback Starts Now. It Can’t Erase US Carbon Cuts
- CNN defamation case foreshadows Trump media crackdown, experts say (Very, very bad.)
- Donald Trump’s Inauguration: Reckoning With the Reality of Four More Years (“Given the chaos of Trump’s first term, and his radical plans for the second, Vanity Fair writers and editors take stock on day one of what’s sure to be a tumultuous time in America.”)
- Trump looks to remake America with sweeping second act
- Trump at D.C. rally vows border crackdown will begin on Inauguration Day
- Trump plans barrage of Day 1 executive actions on border, energy, federal workforce
- From Brownshirts to Billionaires: The Second Trump Inauguration (“Four years ago, violent extremists tried to help Trump retain power; now tycoons legitimize him.”)
- Trump’s comeback will begin with a blast of executive power
- Trump Says His Supporters Will Be ‘Very Happy’ With His Decision On Jan. 6 Rioters (Sick, sick sh**)
- Donald Trump to take oath of office as US braces for vengeful second term
- Miller tells Republican leaders Trump will strip protections from career civil servants. (WILDLY unacceptable.)
- Trump to Sign Executive Orders on Immigration, Energy, Government Hiring (Such a bland headline for some very harsh, far-right policies.)
- Day 1: Trump to revoke security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials
- Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump’s inauguration
- Old MAGA vs. New MAGA’s Cage Match Begins (“Trump’s force of personality united the GOP’s many disparate factions during the campaign. Now comes the hard work of actually governing.”)
- They’re Back (“Trump 2.0 has begun. These are the people who will be calling the shots now—and are poised to reshape our country.”)
- Donald Trump, crypto billionaire (It’s insane that it’s legal for a president – or US Senator, Congressman, etc. – to do this.)
- Trump’s Cryptocurrency Surges to Become One of the World’s Most Valuable
- The Tragedy of the Classified-Documents Case (“The failure of this particular prosecution is not the most serious or influential. But it might be the most maddening.” I’d say the Georgia election interference case is the most maddening, as it was as “slam-dunk” as you can get.)
- Team Trump Kicks Off Inauguration Day With Mean-Girl Video Trolling Biden (“Stay classy”)
- Vivek Ramaswamy expected to depart DOGE
- Biden was a remarkably consequential one-term president (Yes, but in the end, he didn’t save our democracy.)
- Donald Trump Now Has the America He Wanted. There’s No Telling What He’ll Do With It.
- The First Resistance Failed. The Next One Can’t. (“Democrats are wallowing in their failure to stop a second Trump presidency, which looks to be even more damaging than his first one. Snap out of it!” Disagree that the first resistance failed. What failed was the media, the Biden administration to aggressively prosecute Trump and his fellow insurrectionist, the courts/legal system, and ultimately the voters.)
- TikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump’s Solution May Fall Short.
- TikTok Flickers Back to Life After Trump Says He Will Stall a Ban
- What MLK knew that today’s progressives keep forgetting
- As Trump is inaugurated, activists ask: is there any point in mass protest?
- Democratic Governors Are Preparing to Fight Trump’s Anti-Abortion Agenda
- For Kamala Harris, a lifetime of firsts means she won’t be the last (“By example, she teaches us not to be discouraged.”)
- Video: Rep. Jennifer McClellan Says President Joe Biden’s Assertion that the ERA Should Be Considered Ratified Is “an important first step,” “a capstone for [his] career as a champion for women’s rights” (Also: “as we’re going into the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, I am reminded how every time in American history we have made progress on civil rights, on women’s rights, there’s been a backlash”)
- Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine says Pete Hegseth would be a “very dangerous Secretary of Defense”
- Tim Kaine explains strategy on Pete Hegseth (“His questioning was aimed at calling Hegseth’s character into question.”)
- Kaine reaffirms pressure on Hegseth, says GOP needed to hear it
- For low-cost electricity, Virginia needs renewable energy — not gas plants
- High-Level Virginia Faith Leaders Call on Elected Officials and Community Leaders to Refuse to Participate in Deportation Efforts that Violate Human Rights
- License plate reader use faces new scrutiny in Virginia
- Cybersecurity breach affects Va. school divisions through PowerSchool system
- President Joe Biden Announces Presidential Pardon for VA Speaker Don Scott “for a mistake I made in 1994—one that changed the course of my life and taught me the true power of redemption.”
- Virginia House Speaker Don Scott receives pardon from President Biden
- Biden pardons Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott
- Is Virginia about to crack down on “junk fees?”
- Popular restraint system the center of discussions at Virginia Beach jail death hearings
- CWG Live updates: A brutally cold Inauguration Day and it remains frigid through midweek
