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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 21. BTW, the news clips were delayed several hours today due to a power outage in Arlington. Power back on now.
- Trump vows to leave Paris climate agreement and ‘drill, baby, drill’ (Completely insane, psychopathic.)
- America’s second Paris withdrawal is not like the first
- Holding on to green energy course best response to Trump, Germany’s Habeck says
- European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal
- The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action
- Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization
- Russia’s Putin discusses ‘multipolar global order’ with China’s Xi hours after Trump inauguration
- Hope and scepticism in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Trump can bring about ‘just peace’
- Israel’s top general resigns, citing ‘terrible’ 7 October security failures
- Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza’s ‘ghost towns’
- Hamas Is Effectively Back in Control in Gaza
- Exclusive: Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate (That’s completely f’ed up.)
- Trump: ‘We don’t need’ Latin America (Huh?)
- Can Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America? (“President plans to sign an order to change the name within the US – but other countries would not have to follow suit”)
- Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
- Trump Plans to Impose 25% Tariffs on Mexico, Canada by Feb. 1
- Trump holds off on tariffs, cheering markets
- Millions Targeted for Immediate Expulsion as Trump Fulfills Vow
- Trump border czar says raids targeting undocumented immigrants to begin today – live
- Trump revokes Biden order that had set 50% electric vehicles target for 2030
- The “find out” phase begins (“Voters effed around. And now …”)
- No Time for Wonkery (“There’s much more I could say about Trump’s energy delusions. And I will, eventually; despite everything, economic life does go on. For now, however, it all seems insignificant beside the reality that the president of the United States has thrown himself fully behind political violence.”)
- Distorting Trump’s Language (“MAGA’s terminology is an inaccurate means of describing our state of affairs–together, we must reframe and rename our political vocabulary”)
- The Gilded Age of Trump Begins Now
- Beneath a veneer of calm, Trump’s inauguration holds warning signs for US democracy
- Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters
- Trump pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentences
- Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’ (“Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.”)
- Armed Jan. 6 Criminals Back on the Streets as Cops Feel ‘Betrayed’
- The right’s propaganda machine gets its Jan. 6 pardons
- Hell’s Encore Is Dawning in Washington D.C. (“In the background, the whole TikTok kabuki set the table for four years of grift and untruth.”)
- Fact check: Trump made more than 20 false claims in his Inauguration Day remarks
- Fact-checking President Trump’s 2025 inaugural address (“Trump relies on many claims debunked during the election campaign.”)
- Trump Prepares To Strip Job Protections For Tens Of Thousands Of Government Employees
- Trump the wrecking ball brings chaos to order, executing a parade of grievances
- The Trump executive orders that threaten democracy (“Amid the flurry of executive orders on Day 1, these could prove the most damaging to the republic’s health.”)
- Trump wields huge power to kick start his new ‘Golden Age’
- Trump tests limits of presidential power with Day 1 barrage
- Experts alarmed by Trumps’ crypto meme coins: ‘America voted for corruption’ (“President and first lady’s business ventures show ‘shameful conflicts of interest’, says ex-government ethics official”)
- Trump finds a new way for foreign governments to pay him off: Crypto (“Trump’s crypto coin is little more than a whizbang Ponzi scheme.”)
- “A brazen grift”: Trump turns his inauguration over to MAGA scams
- Actually, the 14th Amendment Still Exists (“Trump signed an executive order purporting to rewrite birthright citizenship. That’s not how the Constitution works.”)
- ACLU sues over Trump order aimed at ending birthright citizenship
- Trump’s Real Inaugural Address (“The president delivered his true message after the main event.”)
- Trump rescinds Biden’s census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps
- Trump signs order to end ‘government censorship’ of social media (There is, in fact, no “government censorship” of social media.)
- Big Tech’s power surge (“What happened on Monday at the Capitol was the inauguration of the oligarchs.”)
- Trump signs executive order to pause TikTok ban, provide immunity to tech firms
- Trump Signs Two Orders to Dismantle Equity Policies
- Trump orders end to remote work, hiring freeze for federal workers
- Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military
- DNC War Room: Trump’s Inauguration Features Neo-Nazis and Hitler Salutes from Top Ally (“Trump and Musk are showing that they’re not just unfit to lead but antithetical to our basic values as Americans.”)
- Agree or Disagree? “Liberals should recognize the stone-cold truth – that *liberal* democracy is dead. Really. We had a chance to save it. We lost. It’s gone.” (What, if anything, is the serious counterargument to this thread by John Stoehr?)
- Find the Cracks in Their Armor and Target Them (“Bottom line: don’t feel defeated. We’re still standing and they have many more vulnerabilities than their tough guy chimeras let on.”)
- The Biden Legacy (“When history looks back, it will find that continuity to be what sealed Biden’s fate.”)
- These 12 Democrats voted for the GOP immigration bill dubbed the Laken Riley Act (Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Gallego, Hassan, Kelly, Ossoff, Peters, Rosen, Shaheen, Slotkin, Warner, Warnock)
- Senate Passes Border Crackdown Bill, Teeing Up Final House Vote
- Trump doesn’t place hand on Bible during swearing-in
- Trump moves to suspend clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop
- Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump’s Inauguration
- Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk’s Straight-Arm Salute
- Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally
- Did He Actually Do That? (“Elon Musk either had a slipped-mask moment or is supremely awkward.”)
- Fetterman shoots down party switch rumors: ‘Not going to happen’ (“And even if I wanted to do that, that is a rocket sled to Palookaville to try to switch. I would make a pretty bad Republican.”)
- ‘Everyone wants him out’: How Musk helped boot Ramaswamy from DOGE (“Ramaswamy is leaving the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and plans to run for Ohio governor.” Sherrod Brown should run if Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee.)
- Portrait of General Milley Is Removed From Pentagon
- Infighting. Panic. Blame. A Special Report From Inside the Democratic Party’s Epic Hangover (“With 2024 in the rearview, high-ranking Democrats are finally arriving at the hard truth, and “disarray” doesn’t quite cover it. What the %*!# can they do now? It depends who you ask.”)
- Trump’s pledge to rename Denali rankles Alaskan lawmakers
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says Pete Hegseth “would be a very dangerous Secretary of Defense”; Trump Tariffs/Deportations “would be an absolute gut punch to the Virginia and American economy”
- Video: Glenn Youngkin Claims Trump’s Inauguration Marks “the dawn of the golden age of America”; Declares “the sun set on weakness…[and] wokeness” (Youngkin also claims, falsely, that Trump is already bringing down inflation.)
- Youngkin, Virginia Republicans celebrate as Trump takes oath (This headline, by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, is exactly what people mean by “sanewashing,” whitewashing, stenography, etc, etc. In fact, Youngkin’s speech was bonkers, full of lies, yet the RTD headline doesn’t mention any of that. Simply horrendous “journalism”…)
- Virginia immigrant advocates rebuke Trump’s inaugural speech
- Lawmakers aim to protect Medicaid expansion for thousands of Virginians
- A handful of constitutional amendments continue to move forward in Richmond
- Gun rights activists bemoan lack of turnout at lobby day in Richmond (“Gun laws are unlikely to shift this year given the GOP governor and a narrowly blue legislature, but the landscape could change after November’s election.”)
- Housing proposals spark clash over state and local roles in Virginia
- Virginia legislators primed for new, consolidated gambling watchdog
- Virginia internet gaming bill delayed for further study, eyes 2026 launch
- One state lawmaker is pushing to add additional penalties for crimes involving “deep fakes”
- Virginia now imports more electricity than any other state
- Ex-spies say suburban D.C. casino would put nation’s secrets at risk (“Valerie Plame and nearly 200 other former CIA, defense and intelligence figures say a Tysons casino would be a too-convenient temptation.”)
- Capitol rioters from Western Virginia and beyond await pardons from Trump
- Danny Avula: Richmond, we have our work cut out
- Commentary: How RVA can rebuild trust in drinking from the tap
- Fairfax County casino bill advanced by Senate subcommittee
- Bristol casino reports highest monthly gaming revenue since 2022 opening
- CWG Live updates: Shivering cold continues through tomorrow, then slowly warmer
