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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 9.
- ‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study (“Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding” UGH!)
- The scientists warning the world about the ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis affecting our oceans (“There’s frustration among researchers that falling pH levels in seas around the globe are not being taken seriously enough, and that until the buildup of CO2 is addressed, the consequences for marine life will be devastating” Total disaster.)
- Prince William says ocean conservation is a challenge like no other ahead of U.N. summit (“The summit comes with just 2.7% of the ocean protected from destructive extractive activities, far below the target of conserving 30% of land and sea by 2030.” Pathetic.)
- Clean energy spending roars worldwide, despite Trump’s fossil focus (“Global investment in zero-carbon electricity generation, power grids and energy efficiency is expected to hit $2.2 trillion in 2025, about twice as much as what’s forecast for oil, gas and coal, according to the International Energy Agency.” Good, but we need ZERO investment in fossil fuels at this point.)
- Russia bombards Ukraine with 479 drones overnight, Ukrainian air force says (Horrifying.)
- Ukraine claims to have damaged Russian fighter jets in night-time raid (“Special forces reportedly launched assault on Russian airfield about 400 miles from Ukrainian border”)
- Putin unleashes a summer offensive to break Ukraine (“His killing machine has been told to deliver a glorious victory at any cost”)
- China’s Exports to U.S. Suffer Biggest Decline Since 2020
- US and China set to kick off fresh round of trade talks in London over intractable issues
- Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists
- Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital, says body of Sinwar’s brother found there
- Iran to present counter-proposal to US in nuclear talks
- Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it? (“A month after the ‘historic’ trade deal between the two sides was announced, duties remain in place with no clear timeline for when they’ll lift.”)
- The Deportation Wars Begin (“Trump has a mandate, but protests in California show the trouble that might lie ahead.” The first part of this is b.s. by the Wall St. Journal editorial board – in fact, what Trump really has a mandate for is deporting illegal aliens who have committed violent crimes, while there’s support for deporting law-abiding people who’ve lived here for years, let alone their kids who were born here is a lot softer.)
- Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Standoff in California Over Immigration
- The Legal Issues Surrounding Trump’s Plan to Use Troops to Suppress Protests (Bland, neutral headline by the NY Times. See what they do???)
- ‘Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.’: Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar’s threat (“In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump ‘has created the conditions” surrounding the Los Angeles protests.'” Correct.)
- Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
- Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait (” Don’t give him the pretext he wants…Trump “is about to launch yet another assault on democracy, the Constitution, and American traditions of civil-military relations, this time in Los Angeles.”)
- What Trump and Hegseth Really Fear
(“Shows of Public Solidarity with the Vulnerable Must Be Extinguished by the State”) - Border czar says top California officials could get arrested if they impede raids (Thugs.)
- Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
- Sending the National Guard to LA is not about stopping rioting (“The city is being punished for resisting the Trump administration’s deportation efforts”)
- For Trump, This Is a Dress Rehearsal (“Ordering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened.”)
- Trump Advisers Once Opposed Using Active-Duty Troops at Protests. Not Anymore.
- Trump charts new territory in bypassing Newsom to deploy National Guard (Neutral, normalizing headline by the WaPo – again, see what the “mainstream media” does?)
- Republicans Line Up to Back Trump’s L.A. National Guard Deployment (“It’s the first time since 1965 that a president has activated National Guard troops over the wishes of local officials.” And in 1965 it was to protect a civil right march in Alabama!)
- Trump Pours Gasoline on L.A. ICE Protests in Late-Night Rant: ‘BRING IN THE TROOPS!’ (“The president also demanded that authorities ‘ARREST THE PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS.'”) If you voted for, endorsed, contributed to, or in any way supported Trump for president, this is all on YOU!)
- Los Angeles responds with roaring backlash to Trump’s dramatic escalation (“The president vowed to crush opposition to his immigration raids – but his attempted show of force may have awoken something else”)
- We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state (“The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results”)
- Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
- America Is No Longer a Stable Country
- De-escalate. Redirect. Overwhelm. (“Take to the streets by the millions in peaceful protest to exercise our First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly, and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. No Kings Day takes place on June 14. Every American who values our democracy must show up in the streets, town squares, freeway overpasses, government buildings, parks, malls, parking lots—anywhere our voices can be heard. We need tens of millions of Americans protesting in thousands of locations. Trump and his enablers can’t possibly keep up with overwhelming, decentralized protests.”)
- Republicans Say They’re Cool With Trump Deploying Troops Against Protesters
- The ICE Policy That Set Off Chaos in LA (“Workplace immigration raids are back—even if they could cripple the US workforce.”)
- Trump manufactures a crisis in LA
- Trump might be the most accessible president ever — for spies or scammers
- With U.S. vaccine policy in flux, four members of CDC advisory panel receive termination notices (Well that’s f’ed up.)
- Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition (“But it’s here, and will destroy American science”)
- Federal Judges Are Begging Us to Pay Attention (“A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril”)
- Musk and Trump Still Agree on One Thing (“Whatever they may be fighting about, they are both committed to showering tax cuts on Americans who already have more than they need.”)
- Trump’s Feud With Musk Highlights His View of Government Power: It’s Personal
- Loss of insurance from GOP bill could mean more than 100,000 deaths (“It is hard to articulate a justification for ballooning the federal debt in service of saving fewer lives.”)
- How Trump broke the politics of Medicaid (“Until this cycle, the word ‘Medicaid’ was barely used in campaign ads.”)
- The stealth Senate dealmaker who could deliver Trump’s tax cuts (“Finance Chair Mike Crapo is facing the highest-stakes political test of his nearly three-decade Senate career.” Gack.)
- Trump aims to slash Pell Grants, which could limit low-income students’ college access
- Latinas for Trump co-founder blasts ‘inhumane’ immigrant arrests (The fact that she co-founded a group called “Latinas for Trump,” despite knowing exactly what Trump thought about Latinos, is VERY telling.)
- ABC News suspends journalist after calling Trump and adviser ‘world-class’ haters (In fact, what Terry Moran said was 100% accurate and ALL of ABC “News”‘ journalists should be saying that. The fact that ABC “News” suspended Terry Moran basically means they’re not a real news network anymore.)
- Where Is Barack Obama? (“The ‘audacity of hope’ presidency has given way to the fierce lethargy of semi-retirement.” Bush and Obama have both disappeared, essentially.)
- ‘You essentially destroyed any chance I have,’ DNC chair told David Hogg in private meeting (“Ken Martin expressed frustration and self-doubt in a meeting with other party leaders, according to a two-minute recording obtained by POLITICO.”)
- After Winsome Earle-Sears Proposes Ending Car Tax, Fmr. VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a Trump-Supporting Republican, Says This Is “nothing more than a cheap political ploy” (Bolling: It would be “devastating” to localities if the car tax “were simply eliminated, and no equiv[a]lent ongoing revenue stream were provided” to localities)
- Revisiting David Rothkopf’s Prescient Warning One Year Later: With 9 Days Until the June 17th VA Dem LG and AG Primaries, Turnout Is Super-Low and People STILL Seem Mostly Tuned Out – Lots of “Blank Stares” if You Mention the Election… (Can we really have a functional democracy like this?)
- Levar Stoney says he’s ‘ready to go on day one’ as lieutenant governor
- With DEI under attack, here’s how Virginia’s diverse slate of candidates talk about identity
- Fifteen years after shuttering its tax-prep app, Va. may be ready to compete with TurboTax again (“‘We should not have to pay a for-profit company in order to file our taxes easily,’ said Del. Kathy Tran, D-Fairfax, who sponsored a bill this year that would have the state develop a free individual state income tax filing program.”)
- Report: Millennials are still leaving SWVA, but at slower rate
- Transportation projects in region not funded under new Smart Scale metrics
- Run for Their Lives holds walk in Richmond for Israeli hostage release
- Virginia Beach man awaits governor’s decision on absolute pardon: ‘It would make me whole’ (“Darnell Phillips was sentenced to 100 years in prison in 1991 after being found guilty of raping and beating a 10-year-old girl. He was freed in 2018 after the victim said she believed she identified the wrong man, but he wasn’t exonerated.”)
- The Navy is expanding well testing for so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in Hampton Roads
- CWG Live updates: A slow warming trend through Friday and mostly dry (“It turns more humid and potentially stormy by the weekend.”)
