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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 16. Polls open at 6 am tomorrow – make sure you vote for Virginia’s next Lt. Governor and next Attorney General!
- Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance (“IADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries”)
- Two Suns, One City: Karachi’s Dueling Realities in a Warming World
- How Trump’s assault on science is blinding America to climate change (“Through budget cuts and layoffs, the administration has begun to cripple the government’s ability to research global warming.”)
- Oil Erases Gain With Iran-Israel Attacks Sparing Flows So Far
- As G7 leaders meet, allies ask: Is Trump with us or against us?
- As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper (“In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.”)
- European leaders clamor to be the G7’s Trump whisperer (Good luck with that…)
- Exclusive: US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say (LOL, ok.)
- Israel Takes Control of Iran’s Skies—a Feat That Still Eludes Russia in Ukraine (“Power mismatch in Israel-Iran war shows importance of air superiority”)
- Strikes Hit Revolutionary Guard Command Centers in Tehran, Israeli Military Says
- Trump says ‘it’s possible’ US gets involved in Israel-Iran conflict
- Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, US official tells AP
- Iran’s Leaders Face a Reckoning as Israeli Strikes Intensify (“Israel is trying to exploit the Islamic Republic’s weaknesses to foment economic unrest.”)
- Why it will be hard for Trump to stay out of the conflict with Iran
- Ali Khamenei: ruthless defender of Iran’s revolution with few good options left (“The Iranian supreme leader is backed into a corner, a situation he has spent his life doing his best to avoid” Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, huh? Khamenei is, of course, heinous.)
- Trump news at a glance: President says of Israel-Iran conflict ‘sometimes they have to fight it out’ as G7 leaders gather
- Trump Says Israel, Iran May Need to ‘Fight It Out’ Before Deal
- With No Clear Off-Ramp, Israel’s War With Iran May Last Weeks, Not Days
- Israel says it has full control over Tehran’s skies as both sides continue strikes
- Iran missile attacks on Israel kills 5, while Israel claims it now has air superiority over Tehran
- Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel warns of tough response
- How Trump went from opposing Israel’s strikes on Iran to reluctant support (“The president had opposed Israeli action against Iran but came to believe that Israel had reason to act and that the U.S. would have to lend some support.”)
- Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei – three angry old men who could get us all killed (Sure, although this really isn’t about the fact that they’re “old” or “angry”; it’s about Iran and Israel being bitter enemies, Israel believing that Iran getting a nuclear weapon pose an existential threat, etc.)
- Syrian General Questioned in Case of Missing American (“The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012.”)
- Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests
- Trump directs ICE to expand deportation efforts in Democratic-run cities (F*ck Tr*mp)
- U.S. could lose more immigrants than it gains for first time in 50 years (The fact is, we NEED immigrants for many reasons.)
- How Trump’s Imposition of Massive Tariffs is Repeating the “Ship Money” Abuses of King Charles I (“Like King Charles, he is abusing emergency powers to impose taxes without legislative authorization.”)
- Trump Wants You to Get Used to This
- ‘Golden Share’ in U.S. Steel Gives Trump Extraordinary Control
- How John Roberts Created the Anti-constitutional Monster Devouring Washington (“From ushering in Citizens United to granting presidents broad immunity, no one in the capital is more responsible for Donald Trump’s destructive second term than the chief justice of the Supreme Court.”)
- At ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tank
- Trump’s Parade Vs the People’s Protest: Two Very Different Versions of America
- Trump’s parade flopped. No Kings Day was a hit. (“Right now, images largely determine the outcome”)
- The Energy Is With The People (“While the defiant “No Kings” protests attracted millions across the country, Trump’s self-serving parade was a sparsely attended bore”)
- I Went to Trump’s Military Parade. Everything About It Was Wrong. (“I have never experienced such a joyless, lifeless, and sterile mass event in my entire life.”)
- Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’
- America Is at a Terrifying Turning Point—and There’s No Going Back (“Why the events of this past weekend should worry everyone who wants a peaceful democracy”)
- What Did Elon Musk Accomplish at DOGE? (“Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.”)
- Trump accelerates push to reward loyalty in federal workforce (For the subheader, the WaPo opts for the wimpy, pathetic “critics say” formulation.)
- ‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans (Insanity.)
- Republicans face critical week on Trump megabill (BTW, if you’re uncritically parroting Trump’s Orwellian nickname for this horrible bill, you are a stenographer not a journalist.)
- MAGA political violence claims more victims (“Trump’s movement relies on terror.”)
- Dem Assassin Is ‘Strong Trump Supporter’ Best Friend Reveals
- Trump has not called Walz following shooting of Minnesota lawmakers
- Minnesota shootings spotlight growing safety risks facing lawmakers
- Vance Boelter taken into custody in lawmaker shootings in Minnesota
- Dem Assassin Suspect ‘Crawled’ to Cops After Being Lured Out of Hiding
- ‘Truly Disgusting’: GOP Senator Slammed For ‘Depraved’ Tweets After Shootings (Mike Lee is completely unhinged, deranged, insane, whatever word you want to use. Also pure evil.)
- MAGA Sen. Mocked for Absurdly Calling Dem Assassin ‘Marxist’ (“Senator Mike Lee joined Elon Musk in portraying the suspect in attacks on Minnesota lawmakers as a leftist.” WILD lies.)
- Conspiracy theories about Minnesota shooter aren’t just deflection. They’re dangerous (“False counter-narratives signal to other terrorists that MAGA has their back”)
- Two Top Union Leaders Quit D.N.C. Posts in Dispute With Chairman
- Teachers union president Randi Weingarten resigns from DNC (“Weingarten also supported another candidate to lead the DNC, Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler, during the party’s election earlier this year. When Martin took over, he removed Weingarten from her position on the influential DNC’s rules and bylaws committee, which she had sat on since 2009.”)
- Warner speaks out on Trump policies during SU visit (“I am horribly afraid of the politicization of our military…I am horribly afraid that President Trump is trying to use our military as a prop in a hugely disrespectful way.”; “Virginia will be the first place [in the country] where there’ll be kind of a political report card with our governor’s race and the state delegate races.”)
- Sen. Tim Kaine moves to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran (The chances of this passing are…zero.)
- A blue wave looks like it’s coming, but how big will it be? (“It’s a favorable environment for Democrats. The Democratic majority should be bigger than it’s been in 30 years come next January”)
- The Virginia Mercury’s 2025 elections questionnaire: lieutenant governor (“Ahead of primary day on June 17, Virginia’s lieutenant governor contenders share their experience, legislative priorities and goals, in their own words”)
- The Virginia Mercury’s 2025 elections questionnaire: attorney general
- 10 questions that Tuesday’s primaries will answer (“Democrats hold a statewide primary Tuesday to pick nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general. Virginia also has 17 House of Delegates primaries (nine Democratic, eight Republicans) plus some local primaries. Here’s what to look for.”)
- Virginia Primary Preview: 10 House of Delegates contests to watch Tuesday (Many of these, actually, are non-competitive or marginally competitive.
- Virginia’s ‘red flag’ gun law is barely used by most localities (Brilliant, huh?)
- Fairfax police increasing security for elected officials after Minnesota assassination
- 3 more Southwest and Southside localities come under state fire ant quarantine
- Commentary: Blame the mayor, but City Council is failing us, too
- Williams: Heavy on country, light on Black artists: RVA’s new venue needs DEI
- New documents show Averett’s finances in dire straits in 2024, but optimism in 2025
- CWG Live updates: Cool today, then steadily warmer — with numerous rain chances (“We should finally dry out Friday into the weekend.”)
