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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 11.
- May was world’s second-hottest on record, EU scientists say (We are so f’ed.)
- Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired (Read this headline after reading the first headline and…yeah, we are so f’ed.)
- Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever (“Copernicus data shows month was 1.4C above estimated 1850-1900 average used to define pre-industrial level” Ugh.)
- Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales (“At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several rights of nature initiatives happening at the conference.”)
- US, China Officials Agree on Plan That Awaits Xi, Trump Sign-Off
- Trump’s China ‘truce’ is nothing of the sort (“But in reality, the trade truce – if that’s really what was accomplished this time around – is mostly just a return to the already-tense state of affairs from before April 2. Tariff rates from both countries remain historically high, and significant export restrictions remain in place. The United States has not opened its doors to China’s autos, nor is it going to sell its high-end AI chips anytime soon. And, in President Donald Trump’s parlance, China isn’t treating America much more “fairly” after this agreement than it did before.”)
- Huckabee suggests Muslim countries should give up land for Palestinian state
- Hamas has killed 50 Palestinian fighters armed by Israel in Gaza, faction’s associates say
- Thomas L. Friedman: This Israeli Government Is a Danger to Jews Everywhere
- Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now
- US Inflation Seen Picking Up With Some Tariff Pass-Through
- Trump’s border czar says protests are making immigration raids more ‘difficult’ and ‘dangerous’ (Including this headline to demonstrate what a compliant, collaborator media does – just uncritically echoes the talking points of an authoritarian goon.)
- The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles (“But Trump aides know there are real risks for the president if troops are involved in violence.”)
- Troops deployed to LA will cost $134M, Pentagon predicts
- Marines that deployed to Los Angeles have not yet responded to immigration protests
- Trump’s Gross Misuse of the National Guard (“The 1992 deployment in Los Angeles proved that troops operate best on the streets when the state is in charge.”)
- Fox’s LA fantasy is setting the stage for an authoritarian federal response
- All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids (In fact, basically none of it is a “war zone.”)
- Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies (Insanity.)
- Republicans warn Trump that some deportations go too far (“Republicans are convinced they have a clear mandate to kick out hardened criminals and gang members.” Absolutely – if they’re “hardened criminals and gang members,” get them outta here. If they’re just working to change grandma’s diapers or whatever, then leave them alone!)
- Newsom Launches Scorched-Earth Attack on ‘Dictator’ Trump
- ‘The language of authoritarianism’: how Trump and allies cast LA as a lawless city needing military intervention
- Editorial: Deploying troops to Los Angeles throws gas on a flammable situation
- Under Pressure From the White House, ICE Seeks New Ways to Ramp Up Arrests (“Former officials said the Trump administration’s push for the agency to detain record numbers of undocumented immigrants increases the chances of mistakes.”)
- Federal immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant sparks protests
- Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges over clash with law enforcement at ICE facility in New Jersey (McIver: “The facts of this case will prove I was simply doing my job and will expose these proceedings for what they are: a brazen attempt at political intimidation”)
- A pregnant U.S. citizen went to the hospital after immigration agents detained her (“Cary López Alvarado, who’s nine months pregnant, said that after being released from immigration custody she experienced sharp stomach pains and was hospitalized.” Horrible.)
- Protests grow across the U.S. as people push against Trump’s mass deportation policies (Good.)
- Mike Johnson Won’t Say If Gavin Newsom Should Be Arrested, Will Say California Governor Should Be “Tarred and Feathered” (“In which the Speaker of the House calls for vigilante justice.” Johnson is pure evil.)
- Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.’s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’
- Former, current CDC employees call on RFK Jr. to resign (He absolutely SHOULD resign, but he won’t.)
- There’s one vice RFK Jr. isn’t talking about (“The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking.” Gee, wonder why not!)
- NIH Director Struggles To Defend His Own Plan To Slash $18 Billion In Medical Research
- RFK Jr.‘s new attack on vaccines, briefly explained
- US Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes (Nope, totally unconstitutional.)
- Republicans back off Medicare changes in GOP megabill
- Senior House Republican sends warning to White House on funding clawbacks (“The top appropriator isn’t interested in weakening Congress’ power of the purse.”)
- New PRRI Poll: Three-Quarters of Americans Oppose Trump’s Military Parade
- Is Trump’s Birthday Parade a Celebration of the Army or a Funeral Cortege for Democracy? (Definitely the latter.)
- The Silence of the Generals (“As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense.”)
- American carnage revisited as Trump plays president of permanent emergency
- Will Trump Force America to Break Up? (“He seems determined to try.”)
- Military members boo Newsom, Biden and the press during Trump speech (Violating their oaths.)
- Fact check: Trump makes multiple false claims to the troops at Fort Bragg
- Most GOP lawmakers plan to skip Trump’s big parade (Insurrectionist/extremist Rep. John McGuire – R, VA05 will of course be there.)
- Trump says governors should be able to handle disasters without FEMA (“In remarks to reporters, the president said the administration plans to ‘wean’ states off FEMA assistance after hurricane season ends.” INSANE.)
- Donald Trump’s Dirty Self-Dealing: The Audacity of His Rapacity (“The first term was historically corrupt. But this time Trump has grabbed billions already—and by the time he’s done, he may make off with tens of billions.”)
- Trump orders names restored to Army bases honoring Confederate leaders (Trump loves traitors.)
- Trump Wants to Be a Strongman, but He’s Actually a Weak Man (VERY weak, pathetic, broken, etc.)
- Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage
- White House proposes axing 988 suicide hotline services for LGBTQ youth (Pure cruelty, evil.)
- Trump Bulldozes the White House Rose Garden
- Elon Musk Crawls Back to Trump in Truly Humiliating Reversal
- Musk backs off from Trump feud, saying he regrets some posts that ‘went too far’
- X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue (“Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform” Thuggish.)
- ABC News drops Terry Moran over late-night post attacking Trump and Stephen Miller (And by “attacking,” CNN really means to say “telling the truth about.” My god, the “mainstream media” is pathetic.)
- Bob Costas Condemns Mainstream Press for Doing ‘MAGA Media’: ‘There Really Isn’t Two Sides’ (Agreed 100%: the “mainstream media” might as well be “MAGA media”)
- The Political Gap in Americans’ News Sources (Any Democrat who trust ABC “News” or CBS “News” at this point is seriously misguided.)
- Mikie Sherrill Wins the Democratic Primary for Governor of New Jersey (Close friend of Abigail Spanberger’s)
- Chesapeake Bay health grade dips after hottest year on record and extreme rainfall patterns
- Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine discuss Republicans’ tax plan
- Virginia Vulnerable to Trump’s Proposed Cuts in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief (“Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s Republican governor, thinks the state can shoulder the burden, but Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner warns of “bankrupting” states that suffer heavy hurricane damage.”)
- David Hogg defies DNC leadership by wading into another primary for open seat (“Hogg’s group, Leaders We Deserve, endorsed Virginia state Del. Irene Shin in the contest to succeed the late Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), a race that reflects broader generational and ideological tensions Hogg has stoked in the party.”)
- MAGA Ben Cline fully on board with Trump/National Guard move in LA
- Spanberger has almost 5 times as much campaign cash as Earle-Sears (“The latest campaign finance reports show Democrats have a sizeable fundraising edge in most key races, except for attorney general.”)
- Virginia House Democrats surge in fundraising ahead of bellwether 2025 elections (“From April 1 through June 5, Democratic House candidates raised a combined $4.6 million, compared to $2.1 million for Republicans, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. The fundraising advantage is particularly pronounced in some of the state’s most competitive districts — many of which were decided by razor-thin margins in 2023 and are once again shaping up to be major battlegrounds.”)
- Kenny Boddye Responds to Winsome Earle-Sears’ “Slaves did not die in the fields so that we could call ourselves victims” Email: “We Owe Them More Than This” (“Teaching children the truth isn’t indoctrination—it’s education. And reckoning with our past isn’t victimhood—it’s vision.”)
- BREAKING: Winsome Earle-Sears Took Money From Known Nazi Sympathizer and Cosplayer (“Sears donor said Nazi Germany ‘accomplished incredible things’ and participated in SS reenactments”)
- With 1 Week Until the Virginia Dem AG Primary, Jay Jones’ Allies Send Letter to Shannon Taylor Expressing “Serious Concerns” Over Dominion Energy Contributions; Taylor’s Campaign Says “Jones repeatedly accepted contributions from Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy lobbyists”
- Hashmi leads fundraising in Virginia Lt. Gov. race
- Legislators call on Taylor to recuse herself from Dominion-related matters if she wins
- Babur Lateef wants to take his Prince William school successes statewide
- Stoney points to predecessor as Richmond water crisis seeps into LG race (“Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he wishes the prior city administration, led by Mayor Dwight Jones, had fixed the city’s water plant issues that led to the Jan. 6 breakdown.”)
- Virginia Senate Democrats reject Youngkin’s university board picks (Blue Virginia covered this Monday)
- 2 Republicans seek the nod from their party in the race to fill Del. Jed Arnold’s seat
- VMI will soon have a new superintendent. What lies ahead for the military college?
- ‘No Kings’ Protest To Be Held In Loudoun County: What To Know
- Former Hampton councilman Randy Gilliland and his mother dead in murder-suicide (“Randy Gilliland posted an ominous note on Facebook less than an hour before he called the Hampton police.”)
- State probes death of an inmate at Wallens Ridge
- CWG Live updates: Sunshine and smoke today; highs near 90 on the way (“Highs make a run at 90 degrees Thursday and Friday. Storm chances return late Friday and this weekend.”)
