by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 13.
- Coal is not clean, it’s not beautiful, and we don’t need it for AI (Nope, it’s filthy, expensive and obsolete.)
- Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance, study shows
- Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young (The internet has its upsides, of course, but overall it’s been a disaster.)
- US ‘demands control’ from Ukraine of key pipeline carrying Russian gas (WTF???)
- How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
- More than 20 people killed in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy
- Kremlin says instant results not possible after Trump demands Ukraine progress
- Europe Scrambles to Break Its Dependence on Musk’s Cheap Satellites
- Trump envoy, Iranian foreign minister meet in first round of nuclear talks
- Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City (“The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a “command and control center used by Hamas’.” Of course, the Israel Defense Forces can *always* claim there’s some sort of Hamas “command and control center” or whatever present. How does anyone verify that?)
- Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. (Every city should do this.)
- Ecuador to deliver verdict on ‘war on drugs’ in knife-edge presidential runoff (“Leftwing challenger Luisa González in statistical tie with President Daniel Noboa who champions ‘iron fist’ policy”)
- Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe and the UK can seize an advantage
- There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster (“America was the world’s economic anchor. Thanks to the president, it may never have that role again.”)
- What does China really think about Trump? They know about humiliation and won’t take it from him (“Economically, the trade war may be bad news for Xi Jinping, but ideologically and politically it is a gift”)
- U.S., China barrel toward the bottom in escalating trade war
- How China went from courting Trump to ‘never yield’ tariff defiance
- A Devastating Trade Spat With China Shows Few Signs of Abating (Another completely f’ed-up headline by the NY Times. In this case, the word “spat” means “a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst.” That is NOT what’s going on here AT ALL!!! Seriously, what is wrong with these people???)
- ‘A new golden age’: how rightwing media stuck by Trump as global markets collapsed
- Will the Last Investor to Leave America Please Turn Out the Lights
- As tariffs put trade between China and the US in peril, Chinese businesses ponder the future
- Trump tariffs on China will soon bring ‘irreversible’ damage to many American businesses
- Smartphones and computers are now spared from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs (So…the Trump administration does NOT want to encourage “reshoring” of these industries after all?)
- The Trump Tariffs Just Got Even Worse
- Trump Brings Britain’s ‘Moron Premium’ to the U.S. Economy
- How Trump’s trade war with China will hurt the American farmers who voted him in
- Trump officials push immigrant gang message, but sometimes don’t back it up in court (“Prosecutors normally avoid making public allegations of serious criminal conduct without presenting evidence in court to back up those charges, legal experts say.”)
- Trump DOJ Flips Off SCOTUS in Brazen Update on Deported Dad (“After declining to provide any information on how it would facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. on Friday, senior State Department official Michael G. Kozak signed a declaration on Saturday swearing that while Abrego Garcia was ‘alive and secure’ in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, he is also ‘detained pursuant to the sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador.'”)
- Trump administration says wrongly deported man is alive in El Salvador prison
- Trump Mistakenly Deported a Man to El Salvador. There’s Still No Plan to Bring Him Back. (Here’s a plan: release him – and anyone else who was deported illegally/without due process – give him a ticket for an airplane ride back to the US…)
- Team Trump Is Gaming Out How to Ship U.S. Citizens to El Salvador (“Legal experts agree that sending American citizens to prison in El Salvador would be flagrantly illegal under both U.S. and international law — and that the idea itself is shockingly authoritarian, with few parallels in our nation’s history.”)
- Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners
- ‘One million.’ The private goal driving Trump’s push for mass deportations. (What on earth is the point of this? The VAST majority of these people are simply working hard, mostly at jobs that Americans don’t want to do or simply will NOT do – growing/harvesting food, changing the elderly’s bedpans, building stuff in blazing summer heat or freezing winter cold, etc.)
- Fear Shadows Many Children in Immigrant Families (This is really inexcusable.)
- Economic Outlook Dives Just Three Months Into Trump’s Term (“Probability of a recession leapt while growth outlook slumped, survey of economists finds”)
- A Perfect Case for Congressional Action (“No one man should control the economy.”)
- Republicans fear Trump’s trade war could lead to political wipeout
- Measles cases rise to 700, adding pressure to RFK Jr. (RFK Jr. is a crank.)
- Far-right Republicans tease rebellion but fall in line when Trump asks (Gotta love how the press labels these people as “far-right Republicans,” but Trump and his administration are NOT “far-right Republicans?”
- DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress
- Musk goes where no other Trump adviser can: Publicly disagreeing with the president (“The Trump adviser appears uninhibited in sharing his opinions — and that seems to be just fine with the president.”)
- Dozens of DHS staffers, including top FEMA officials, given lie detector tests over alleged leaks (None of this is in any way normal.)
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s Most Lunkheaded Moments (“He’s a font of darkly hilarious sycophancy”)
- Trump Can’t Recall the Details of His Favorite Cognitive Test
- Whitmer Shows How Democrats Are Playing With Fire in Cozying Up to Trump (“The Michigan governor’s awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky relationships with the president.”)
- Bill Maher Praises ‘Gracious,’ ‘Measured’ Trump After Wild White House Meeting: ‘You Can Hate Me For It, But I’m Not a Liar’ (I haven’t been a Bill Maher fan for many, many years. This confirms that once again.)
- A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says
- Vindman introduces bill to require cellphone-free classrooms
- Rep. Vindman wants to take Virginia. school cellphone ban national
- Sam Shirazi Interviews Chaz Nuttycombe, Who Flat-Out Predicts, “the Virginia governor race is not going to be competitive this year” – and That Dems Could Get to 71/100 House of Delegates Seats (“Winsome Sears has a laughable campaign”)
- Editorial: With candidates confirmed, Virginia voters should ready for 2025 elections (“Virginia is one of two states with gubernatorial elections this year and it’s critical that residents ignore the noise and make thoughtful, informed choices.” Also important to ignore: the “mainstream media”‘s ridiculous, false equivalence, lack-of-substance coverage of these races.)
- Youngkin, Earle-Sears join ‘Fox & Friends’ at Henrico diner (“Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the woman hoping to succeed him, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, joined “Fox & Friends” from Short’s Diner in Henrico County this week.” Yuuuuck.)
- Del. Rip Sullivan and Lori Haas: Closing the gaps in Virginia’s red flag law
- Williams: Mayor Avula needs to prioritize prudence, not a pay raise
- Commentary: City Hall lost its way. It’s time for a new compass
- CWG Live updates: Sunnier today and trending warmer into Monday
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