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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 25.
- ‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield
- Most People Support Taxing Carbon Even If It Costs Them, Global Survey Shows (Thing is, you can make it revenue-neutral: tax carbon, then give the money back in other ways.)
- European Leaders Seek to Finalize 5% Defense Commitment
- With defence spending set to rise, Trump reassures NATO allies
- Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from Iran (Iran’s government is truly heinous.)
- Israel-Iran Conflict Spurs China to Reconsider Russian Gas Pipeline
- The Problem With Trump’s Cease-Fire (“Abandoning diplomacy could make Iranian nuclear progress harder to stop.”)
- Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter! (“The president Truth Socials his way through the Israel-Iran cease-fire.”)
- Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say
- U.S. initial damage report: Iran nuclear program set back by months, not obliterated (“Core components of Iran’s nuclear effort were damaged but not destroyed by U.S. airstrikes on three key facilities, a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment says.”)
- Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says (“Preliminary classified findings indicate that the attack sealed off the entrances to two facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings.”)
- “We’ve been here before”: Rage and mistrust course through Congress on Iran
- Iran Trolls Trump by Claiming Its Nuclear Program Is Back Up
- Trump Is Desperately Trying to Bomb and Shitpost His Way to Peace (“The president wants a Nobel Peace Prize. And to bomb Iran. And a cease-fire between Israel and Iran. And a nuclear deal. And regime change, too?”)
- Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
- Late-Night Hosts Joke About Trump’s F-Bomb: ‘Talk About Dropping a Big Load’ (“‘As of now, the ceasefire has held, and it’s about as stable as an Ikea cabinet with eight screws missing,’ Jimmy Fallon quipped”)
- Trump says Iran’s nuclear plans put back ‘decades’ by US strikes after report suggests impact limited
- Trump Rages Through Night Over Leak of Humiliating Iran Flop (“The president fumed on Truth Social overnight.”)
- Israel-Iran live news: Donald Trump likens US strikes on Iran to atomic bombing of Hiroshima (“I don’t want to use an example of Hiroshima… but that was essentially the same thing that ended that war”)
- Iran’s strategic blunders paved the way for humiliating defeats, experts say
- What Have the U.S. and Israel Accomplished in Iran? (“It remains to be seen how long the ceasefire will hold, but the Iranian regime is unlikely to end its nuclear program anytime soon.”)
- The Bombing of Iran May Teach an Unwelcome Lesson on Nuclear Weapons (“Will America’s pre-emptive strike discourage other countries from pursuing a weapon — or just the opposite?”)
- How Trump Cajoled Iran and Israel Into a Cease-Fire and Forced Them to Comply
- The Pillars of Iran’s Regime Are Damaged, Not Destroyed
- Court orders Trump admin to facilitate another deported man’s return from El Salvador
- This Is the Worst Supreme Court Decision of Trump’s Second Term (“On Monday, the Supreme Court lifted an injunction that had protected immigrants from removal to dangerous countries where they could face torture and death.” The right-wing SCOTUS majority is lawless and pure evil.)
- Stephen Miller Has Financial Stake in Company Helping ICE With Deportations: Report (“The president’s chief immigration hawk has a substantial amount of stock in Palantir, one of ICE’s most prominent contractors”)
- Masked Terror (“At this point, we have all seen the videos. Men dressed in plaid shirts, jeans and boots descending on constructions sites, chasing migrants in fields, lurking in courthouse hallways at courthouses, knocking on doors of homes, and surrounding cars. We see them wrestling men and women to the ground.”)
- Whistleblower says top DOJ official suggested ignoring court orders on deportations (“The whistleblower alleged that Emil Bove, formerly Trump’s personal lawyer, stressed that deportation flights carried out under the Alien Enemies Act had to take off no matter what.”)
- Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger infrastructure funds
- The US’s June heatwave is a dangerous start to summer and about to get hotter
- Mike Johnson says War Powers Act is unconstitutional (Mike Johnson is a nutjob.)
- Key GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could spell political disaster for Republicans
- Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill—For Now—But Assault on Federal Land Protections Continues
- Exclusive: Thune vs. the polls on the “big, beautiful bill” (Stop calling it that!)
- House GOP moderates tell leadership they won’t back Senate tax bill over Medicaid cuts (It’s a flat-out, wild lie by “The Hill” to call these people “moderates” – THEY ARE NOT!)
- Josh Hawley Goes From ‘Don’t Cut Medicaid’ to Most Cuts Would ‘Be Fine’ (Scum.)
- The megabill’s math isn’t adding up for Senate Republicans (“GOP leaders appear ready to dare fiscal hawks to stand in the way of Donald Trump’s top legislative priority.”)
- ‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government
- Edward Coristine, Key Player on Elon Musk’s DOGE Team, Resigns
- Scoop: Trump denies 9 former Biden aides executive privilege (WTF?)
- Democrats fume at “unserious” Trump impeachment vote (“Most people think it’s unhelpful”)
- A decade after Obergefell, LGBTQ+ rights remain under threat
- Zohran Mamdani Just Remade American Politics
- Zohran Mamdani declares historic victory in New York City mayoral primary after Cuomo concedes
- Andrew Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral primary
- Zohran Mamdani topples Andrew Cuomo in NYC mayoral race (“The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist lawmaker outpaced the ex-governor, who has conceded, in a stunning primary, signaling generational change in the Democratic Party.”)
- A New Political Star Emerges Out of a Fractured Democratic Party
- Sen. Warner questions administration’s delay of Iran strike briefing
- Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Says Fifth Straight Increase In Virginia’s Unemployment Rate Due to Disastrous Trump/Musk Policies, Plus Youngkin’s Failure to Defend Virginia (In Fact, Rep. Beyer Points Out, Youngkin’s Actually Cheered Them On!)
- Live Video, Highlights of VA11 Democratic Forum Tuesday (6/24) Evening
- Deceased lawmaker’s social media urges support for former aide in Virginia special election (The Hill being The Hill)
- Dead congressman promotes candidate for his seat on social media (Axios being Axios)
- Abigail Spanberger on Three Years Since Dobbs Decision: “As the next Governor…I will always protect the right to choose, the right to privacy, and the right to decide when to start or grow a family.” (In stark contrast, Winsome Earle-Sears is virulently anti-reproductive freedom)
- Virginia senators sue to oust Youngkin’s university board appointees
- Virginia Senate Leaders File Lawsuit Challenging Governor Youngkin and Attorney General Miyares’ Unconstitutional Overreach on University Board Appointments (Plaintiffs charge Youngkin, Miyares with creating “Executive Branch Nullification,” “constitutional crisis”)
- State Senate Democrats sue Youngkin officials in latest institutional push
- The Republican statewide ticket announces plans to appear together for the first time (LOL)
- Chesterfield becomes focal point in Virginia Immigration enforcement debate
- Del. Michael Jones (D-Richmond) Expresses “profound dismay and unequivocal condemnation” of Recent ICE Raids at Chesterfield Courthouse (Urges “immediate cessation of courthouse enforcement operations and implementation of the following measures”)
- Why Google’s data center project in Botetourt gets applause while others don’t and how the planning for it began long before the web even existed
- The fate of Job Corps, a lifeline for disadvantaged youth in Marion, is uncertain as feds seek to close the program (People there heavily voted for Trump. Brilliant.)
- CWG Live updates: Another scorcher today, still hot tomorrow (“The heat finally subsides Friday, though a bit hotter again this weekend with storm chances.”)
