by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 29.
- Crypto: The Currency of the (Uninhabitable) Future (“The crypto booster’s agenda for government is going to cook the planet.”)
- Rebel comrades: How Russian imperial nostalgia found its Confederate soul (“Russia’s Kremlin loyalists and America’s MAGA faithful have a lot in common — and they’re both enslaved by the past”)s
- What Does MAGA Have Against Europe? (“You’ve heard about anti-Americanism. Welcome to anti-Europeanism.”)
- Putin’s endorsement of Trump’s Greenland takeover reflects their vision of a new world order
- Vance scolds Denmark during Greenland trip
- Vance, citing threats from Russia and China, urges Greenland to ‘cut a deal’ with the U.S. (Vance seems unhinged.)
- A Visual Diary of the Vances’ No Good, Very Bad Greenland Visit (“Turns out that the people of Greenland are not pleased that Trump still keeps going on about acquiring their homeland.”)
- After Vance visit, Denmark tells US: Stop treating us like dirt
- Scoop: Israeli Mossad asks African countries to take Palestinians from Gaza (These people are crazy.)
- Israeli officials furious that Signal group chat exposed intelligence, sources say
- Trump threatens Iran with “bad things” unless it accepts nuclear deal
- US warns French companies they must comply with Trump’s diversity ban (F*** that.)
- Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
- Trump ‘respected Canada’s sovereignty’ in call, says Carney (That should be the bare minimum and a given!)
- Trump blocked from deporting migrants to countries where they’re not citizens
- US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts
- Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE (Absolutely ludicrous and unacceptable!)
- US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’
- Judge releases detained Venezuelan couple with temporary protected status
- USAID terminates nearly all its remaining employees (Truly evil – a LOT of people are going to die because of this.)
- Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate USAID With Final Cuts
- Appeals Court clears the way for Musk, DOGE to resume cuts to USAID (A Trump-nominated judge and a Bush-nominated judge…)
- Americans Feel Bad About the Economy. Whether They Act on It Is What Really Matters.
- Wall Street sell-off deepens on inflation worries, Dow closes 700 points lower
- Consumer sentiment worsens as inflation fears grow, University of Michigan survey shows
- FDA’s top vaccine scientist forced out, sharply rebukes Kennedy (“In his resignation letter, Peter Marks criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for seeking “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies” about vaccines.”)
- Top FDA vaccine official forced out, cites RFK Jr.’s “misinformation and lies.”
- Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
- RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
- The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations (Insanity.)
- RFK Jr. to gut vaccine promotion and HIV prevention office, sources say (Evil.)
- Trump chooses Fox News contributor Sara Carter as next drug czar (Really bad joke.)
- The disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so far (“The retribution presidency, explained.”)
- Trump’s election order tees up DOGE for familiar voter file fight (“During his first term, Trump assigned a similar mission to a commission that didn’t achieve its goals. Now, he’s arming his team with more aggressive tools.”)
- Trump’s election power grab (“Noncitizen voting is a nonproblem that Trump has no authority to address.”)
- Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms (“President Trump has attacked law firms for ‘frivolous’ litigation. But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.”)
- Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms (“The rulings barred President Trump’s administration from carrying out punishments, like banning their lawyers from government buildings, meetings, or jobs.”)
- Two major law firms fight back against Trump orders seen as retribution (EVERY law firm should do this!)
- Judges block Trump executive orders targeting law firms tied to Mueller probe
- Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
- Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Federal funding cuts ripple through the heart of Trump country
- So, Is Trump Actually Firing Any of These Signal Jokers?
- Majority of voters, plurality of GOP say Hegseth should resign: Poll
- Signal chat flouted rules on classified intel, say former defense officials
- Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials (That’s WILDLY unacceptable!)
- Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon (What is this, the US military is now the Hegseth’s family business???)
- Vance and top Trump advisers suggested firing Waltz
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s ‘kafir’ tattoo draws criticism. What does it mean?
- Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions (Disgusting.)
- We Underestimate the Manosphere at Our Peril
- Noem’s vow to ‘eliminate’ FEMA raises alarms
- Republicans Brace for Early Test of Voter Enthusiasm (“Ahead of special elections Tuesday, Trump said he didn’t want to take any chances that could damage GOP efforts to pass his agenda.”)
- UAW’s Shawn Fain slams Trump executive order targeting federal unions
- Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history (Whitewashing!)
- The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account (“Welcome to the 4chan administration.”)
- Trump Commutes Ozy Media Founder’s Sentence Just Before His Surrender (“Carlos Watson, who started the now-defunct digital media company, had been sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for trying to defraud investors and lenders.” Sounds super shady.)
- Megyn Kelly Is Embracing Her Bias and Rejecting the ‘Old Rules’
- Musk’s xAI buys Musk’s X social media platform for $33 billion
- Elon Musk Says Shrinking Birth Rates Keep Him Up at Night (What Musk’s actually concerned about is a shrinking WHITE birth rate. Pure racism on his part.)
- Hundreds of anti-Musk protests are planned at Tesla locations worldwide this weekend
- Musk changes reason for visiting Wisconsin to hand out $2 million ahead of Supreme Court election (Still sounds wildly illegal.)
- Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Columbia University’s President, Katrina Armstrong, Resigns (“Katrina Armstrong is leaving the post a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the White House.” What a debacle.)
- Collision warning sounds in cockpit of Delta plane due to close call with Air Force jet near Reagan National Airport
- ‘It’s insulting’: Sen. Tim Kaine visits Richmond distillery, pushes to reverse Trump-era tariffs on alcohol
- Federal cuts are hitting Richmond nonprofits hard, Warner hears
- Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA11): Trump’s Union-Busting Executive Order Yet “another example of the Trump-Musk Administration’s war on working people” (This is the “biggest presidential attack on unions in history”)
- Schapiro: Corporate Virginia, long outspoken on diversity in education, goes silent (Pathetic.)
- Youngkin’s budget recommendations could cut funding for environmental programs (Disgraceful.)
- A dot-com destination for DOGE victims? Youngkin touts new jobs site at appearance in Stafford (Youngkin is a f’ing joke.)
- Just a Few of the Reactions to Winsome Earle-Sears’ Appalling Comments: “Not exactly ‘I feel your pain’ approach”; “Stop making a big deal about [losing your jobs]! Get over it!”; “Sears has her 47% moment”; “An awful thing to say”; etc.
- WINSOME, LOSE SOME: With a Flailing Campaign, Earle-Sears Should Be the One Who’s Fretting [UPDATED with New Audio] (In related news, Rs seem to be freaking out over polling for upcoming special elections…)
- Youngkin adds controversial amendment to parental notification law
- Chase feels good about her signature collection efforts
(Good!) - Stores that sell invasive plants will soon have to post new signage (Just ban this crap.)
- Lawmaker says Richmond owes $5.8M to man wrongfully imprisoned 44 years (“Marvin Leon Grimm, a former South Side laborer, was accused of murdering a 3-year-old boy in 1976. After Richmond police threatened Grimm with the death penalty, the innocent man confessed.”)
- CWG Live updates: 80s today as very warm air arrives; strong storm risk Monday
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