by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 9.
- Human-Caused Global Warming Spiked the Death Toll of Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave (“Researchers found that nearly two thirds of the estimated 2,300 heat deaths resulted from global heating intensified by fossil fuel emissions, but worry that officials undercount heat mortalities.”)
- 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment (“In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.”)
- Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change (Horrendous.)
- Pope Leo interrupts vacation to appeal for action on climate change
- European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate
Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds- China is building 74% of all current solar and wind projects, report says
- Trump should recommit to Ukraine’s cause (“The defense secretary’s abortive Ukraine weapons freeze projected weakness to Russia.”)
- Ukraine suffers heaviest attack after Trump criticises Putin
- Trump now backs tough Russia sanctions bill, Graham says
- Putin sacked his transport minister. Hours later, his body was found in a park with a gunshot wound to the head.”)
- Trump news at a glance: president complains about Putin’s ‘bullshit’
- Unhinged Trump Audio Released: ‘Bomb the S**t Out of Moscow’
- Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say (Fire him IMMEDIATELY!)
- Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say
- Trump seems to really be losing patience with Putin. But why now?
- Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, 2024 fundraiser tapes show
- Europe’s human rights court finds Russia committed violations in Ukraine and was behind Flight MH17
- Russian minister’s death serves as warning to political elite (“President
- Pentagon policy chief’s rogue decisions have irked US allies and the Trump administration
- Exclusive: How US buyers of critical minerals bypass China’s export ban
- French police raid far-right National Rally’s headquarters
- Gaza aid workers overwhelmed by ‘mass casualty incidents’ at food distribution sites (This is insane and unacceptable.)
- A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets (“Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world’”)
- GOP lawmakers dismayed by lack of progress on trade deals
- As tariff deadline passes, White House is 88 trade deals short
- In expanding trade war, Trump digs U.S. into a geopolitical hole
- Trump Unleashes Turmoil in Copper Markets With 50% Tariff Plan
- Trump threatens ‘no extensions’ on new Aug. 1 tariff deadline, warns of higher import taxes
- Big Surprise: The Trump Regime Lied to Judges About CECOT
- Dueling U.S. Efforts Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans Held in El Salvador for Americans
- ‘Essential isn’t a strong enough word’: Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy
- Ag secretary says able-bodied Medicaid recipients should replace immigrant farm workforce (Imbecile.)
- Alligator Alcatraz detainees allege inhumane conditions at immigration detention center (The media yet AGAIN parrots Trump’s faux-cutesy nickname for a really, really bad thing, just as they did with his Big UGLY Bill. Seriously, the “mainstream media” is trash.)
- Los Angeles Moves to Join Suit Against Immigration Raids
- The Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explained (“Trump wants to lay off thousands of federal employees. Now, he can.”)
- US supreme court clears way for Trump officials to resume mass government firings
- Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies (This Court f’ing sucks.)
- Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait.
- Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass layoffs; Jackson dissents from ‘senseless’ decision
- Major medical groups sue Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccines
- Judge says Trump cuts to anti-violence groups ‘shameful’ – but can’t stop them
- Two Kevins Battle to Be Next Fed Chair in Trump’s Apprentice-Style Contest (“Kevin Hassett has emerged as a contender to succeed Jerome Powell, posing a possible threat to Kevin Warsh, an early favorite”)
- Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify
- Biden’s Chief Economist: The Chart That Convinced Me Our Debt Is a Serious Problem
- Wall Street’s debt warnings went unheeded as GOP pushed megabill forward
- US court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule designed to make unsubscribing easier
- JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others (Vance has gone full fascist.)
- Exclusive: GOP urged to “get to work” selling Trump’s controversial megabill
- The wrong lesson to take from Trump’s gutting of Medicaid
- GOP faces ‘big, beautiful’ blowback risk on ObamaCare subsidy cuts
- IRS says churches should be allowed to make political endorsements
- Fact check: Debunking 11 of Trump’s false claims at Cabinet meeting —
- DOE defies Congress by shifting funds from wind, solar, EVs (Illegal/unconstitutional.)
- How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right (“The Mamdani affair exposes the paper’s weaknesses. Again.”)
- Our bipartisan plan could rescue Social Security (Bill Cassidy and Tim Kaine: “A separate trust fund could invest in private business rather than government bonds.”)
- Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself ‘MechaHitler’ (“The billionaire has long complained about the xAI model undermining right-wing narratives and recently said it would be ‘updated'”)
- Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust (“The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.”)
- Musk chatbot Grok removes posts after complaints of antisemitism
- MAGA influencers are raging at Trump officials over the ‘Epstein Files’ dud
- Why MAGA can’t let go of the “Epstein files”
- With Broken Promise on Epstein, Pam Bondi Draws the Ire of Trump’s Supporters
- Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods
- Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats
- Ted Cruz Toured the Parthenon Before Heading Home to Texas Disaster: Report
- New Mexico governor declares emergency over deadly flooding
- 3 dead as flash flooding hits mountain village of Ruidoso in New Mexico, officials say
- Trump Says He’s ‘Looking At’ Federal Takeover Of Washington, DC
- Video: Democrat Andrew Lucchetti Launches Campaign to Represent VA-01 (Currently Misrepresented by the deplorable Rep. Rob Wittman) (Lucchetti joins Lisa Verdernikova Khanna and Amanda Pohl in the race…with other Dems likely as well)
- Two Virginia districts would be good targets for Musk’s new party, but what he really needs is ranked choice voting
- Editorial: No fooling the public about federal spending bill’s ugly effects
- Winsome Earle-Sears Takes $40K from Anti-Public School Betsy DeVos and DeVos Family (“DeVos […] has dedicated her career to defunding and dismantling public schools”)
- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his family escaped Texas floods (“Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) owns property on the Guadalupe River in Texas that was affected by the deadly July 4 floods. His family members are safe.”)
- Abigail Spanberger has to give us something to vote for, not just against
- Virginia politicians look outside the state for political punching bags (“Republicans running statewide in Virginia this year have started using New York City Democrat Zohran Mamdani as a bogeyman, while Democrats point to Washington.” Both sides!)
- Video: VA GOP 2025 Lt. Gov. Nominee John Reid Says 300,000 Virginians Losing Health Care Is “Not My Immediate Problem” (In general, Reid believes that healthcare coverage is a “personal and patriotic responsibility” and that people “should buy it themselves”)
- Youngkin marks early success on regulatory reform, sets new goal for 35% reduction (This is stenography.)
- Virginia DEI reports avoid race, gender discussions
- Report outlines challenges of Va.’s special education compliance system, recommends improvements
- Trump’s megabill slashes wind energy incentives, but Dominion’s Virginia Beach project spared
- Arlington Democrats shoot for 3-to-1 victory margin to help Spanberger
- Richmond civilian police review board delayed again
- Richmond seeks proposals for Intermediate Terminal Building redevelopment
- CWG Live updates: Staying soupy with daily storm chances into the weekend
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