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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 9.
- What Top Climate Scientists Think of Trump’s Treaty Withdrawals (“Though the abandonment of international agreements is ‘a damn shame,’ they say science will prevail.”)
- ‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows (“Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis”)
- ‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
- Meta Signs Multi-Gigawatt Nuclear Deals for AI Data Centers
- A Shadow Fleet Smuggles Illicit Oil Across the High Seas. This Is How It Works.
- Russia Says It Used Nuclear-Capable Missile to Strike Ukraine
- Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump
- Trump Feels ‘Strongly’ That Russia Would Not Invade Ukraine Again (Hahahahahaha. Senile Putin puppet and imbecile.)
- Trump’s Foreign Policy Madness Will Haunt Us for Generations (“The Trump Doctrine is the sort of reckless misadventure that paves the road to ruin—as our own history has proven.”)
- Morality, military might and a sense of mischief: key takeaways from Trump’s New York Times interview
- French president condemns US for ‘turning away from allies’ (“Emmanuel Macron’s comments come as Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warns against turning world into ‘robber’s den’”)
- What Donald Trump has learned about imposing global power
- Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show
- Iran’s supreme leader says protesters are ‘ruining their own streets’ to please Trump
- Iranian government shuts down internet as violent crackdown continues
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Says He Won’t Bow Down to Protests or Trump
- Iran’s rulers face legitimacy crisis amid spreading unrest
- Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump expected to announce Board of Peace
- Trump Addresses Venezuela, Greenland and Presidential Power in New York Times Interview
- Senate votes to limit Trump on Venezuela
- Lots of companies are eager to spend in Venezuela — except the ones Trump most needs
- Exclusive: Trump supporter and oil magnate Harry Sargeant advising US on Venezuela, sources say
- Trump says he’ll meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Machado next week
- Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her (Insane.)
- Trump’s Oil Grab Could Lead to More Violence in Venezuela (“Experts warn that Venezuela is primed for insurgent violence, and that the U.S. has little hope of controlling the fallout of Maduro’s ouster”)
- Trump Cancels Second Attack on Venezuela, Cites Cooperation (“Venezuela is ‘working well’ with the US and releasing ‘large numbers’ of political prisoners, Trump says.”)
- Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
- Trump’s menacingly dishonest response to the Minnesota ICE shooting (“Trump is telling us he doesn’t care why Renee Good died.”)
- MAGA’s Response to Minnesota ICE Killing: Don’t Believe Your Eyes (“Close analysis of video footage shows Renee Nicole Good attempting to drive away from ICE agents before one of them shoots her. But that doesn’t fit Trump, Kristi Noem, and JD Vance’s narrative.”)
- The Cruelty of Trump’s Crackdown on Afghan Refugees
- ICE is not the victim (“MAGA lies can’t hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good”)
- We’re All “Domestic Terrorists” Now (“The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and Donald Trump and Kristi Noem’s despicable lies about it, show that we’re all living at the whim of the administration’s masked, trigger-happy goons.”)
- Minneapolis ICE shooting: A minute-by-minute timeline of how Renee Nicole Good died
- 2 shot by Border Patrol in Portland, sparking outcry from state and local leaders
- Before fatal ICE shooting, Minnesota had become Trump target
- Border Patrol agents shoot 2 people in Portland, Oregon, amid tension over immigration enforcement
- Top Democrats decline to say if they would push to rein in ICE funding after Minnesota shooting (Why would Democrats NOT push to rein in ICE?)
- I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You. (As are Vance, Noem, and the other sociopathic pathological liars in this administration.)
- ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
- DHS Officer Seen on Video Kicking Memorial Candle for Renee Nicole Good, Woman Killed by ICE: ‘Don’t Give a F—’ (He should be, but won’t be, fired IMMEDIATELY.)
- ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
- First the Shooting. Then the Lies. (“The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.”)
- Republicans See Defending the ICE Shooting As Good Politics (Disgusting.)
- More Agents Head to Minnesota as U.S. Blocks State From Investigating Shooting
- Trump administration lashes out at Minn. officials, takes over ICE shooting probe (“Gov. Walz says FBI’s decision to take over the investigation into the deadly shooting in Minneapolis will make a fair outcome “very, very difficult.””)
- Cops Are Taught Not to Shoot Into Cars. ICE Keeps Doing It Anyway. (“Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars.”)
- By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
- White House unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE (“Victim-blaming began almost as soon as Renee Nicole Good was killed – we examine the claims and the reality”)
- FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence (“Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Good”)
- The December jobs report is due out Friday. Here’s what it is expected to show (“Nonfarm payrolls likely rose by 73,000 last month while the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.5%, according to the Dow Jones consensus for a report to be released Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET.”)
- 2025 was the toughest year for labor market since 2020 recession
- Reversing Years of Dietary Advice, the Trump Administration Tells Consumers to Eat More Red Meat (“The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans, like previous editions, ignores the climate impacts of livestock and could make them worse, environmental groups worry.”)
- House passes bill extending health care subsidies, bucking GOP leaders
- 17 Republicans vote to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies
- The GOP’s Obamacare defectors were more numerous than expected
- Wait—Did Republican Senators Just Defy the President’s Whims? (“Sure, he’ll probably end up getting what he wants anyway. But, baby steps!”)
- Donald Trump can’t count on Congress to have his back any more (Seems premature and overstated by Politico.)
- House fails to override Trump’s vetoes of two Republican bills (Pathetic.)
- House approves minibus spending bills in bipartisan 397-28 vote
- Grok Deepfaked Renee Nicole Good’s Body Into a Bikini
- Elon Musk’s xAI under fire for failing to rein in ‘digital undressing’
- Why isn’t there a bigger Grok boycott?
- Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery (“Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action”)
- Senate unanimously approves installing Jan. 6, 2021 plaque
- Steny Hoyer, announcing his retirement, says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about the House (“The 45-year congressional veteran said he fears a country marked by ‘smallness, pettiness, divisiveness, loneliness and disdainfulness.'” Hoyer kinda “both sides”‘ed it. Why?)
- Video: Prior to US Senate Voting 52-47 to Pass His War Powers Resolution on Venezuela, Sen. Tim Kaine Says “this is obviously bigger than the initiation of an arrest warrant” (Sen. Kaine: “here is something I can guarantee you: no one has ever regretted a vote that just says, ‘Mr. President, before you send our sons and daughters to war, come to Congress.’ That is a vote that no one has ever regretted and no one will ever regret.”)
- Video: On Minneapolis Shooting, Sen. Mark Warner Says “if this had not been an officer & it was the other way around & a bystander had shot an individual & with the same type of vehicle, you know, they’d be charged.” (Sen. Warner also comments on Venezuela, Greenland, NATO, offshore wind, etc.)
- Former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA05) Campaign Raises Over $700,000 In First Three Weeks (For comparison, far-right-extremist incumbent Rep. John McGuire (R-VA05) had only $227k cash on hand as of his last reporting period (ending 9/30/25)…)
- VA Speaker of the House of Delegates, Don Scott and VA Senate President Pro Tempore, L. Louise Lucas Call Joint Session for Governor Abigail Spanberger to Address the General Assembly (on 1/19 at 4 pm)
- Pope & Schapiro: Youngkin’s last days, Spanberger’s administration, and more special elections
- Emboldened Virginia Democrats focus on clean energy, affordability (“Their proposals include bills intended to increase renewables and energy storage, expand utility efficiency programs and improve load forecasting.”)
- VA Delegate Dan Helmer Introduces Assault Weapons Ban; Would “prohibit future sales, purchases, and transfers of assault weapons and bans high capacity magazines” (“Nine of the 10 deadliest U.S. mass shootings have been carried out with assault weapons”)
- Affordability advocate: Virginia government faces ‘highly solvable problems’ in 2026 (We’re going to find out how “highly solvable” these problems are.)
- FOIA Friday: Records show how Va. is trying to reduce SNAP error rates
- Virginia is gearing up for a legal retail cannabis market. Is it ready to handle drugged driving?
- In statewide survey, employers say Virginia child care crisis negatively impacts businesses
- Meet Southwest and Southside’s 3 new members of the House of Delegates (“Lily Franklin, a Democrat, will represent the 41st House of Delegates District, Mitchell Cornett, a Republican, will represent the 46th District and Madison Whittle, a Republican, will represent the 49th District.”)
- Major Democratic players rush to back Del. Bennett-Parker for Ebbin’s Senate seat
- Gay Va. State Sen. Ebbin resigns for role in Spanberger administration (“Veteran lawmaker will step down in February”)
- Here are 5 (and maybe 7) ways to measure Youngkin’s legacy as governor (“The most enduring accomplishments of Youngkin’s term likely are in the realm of economic development.”)
- Roanoke County School Board reelects Clemons, Hudson as chair, vice chair
- In wake of pedestrian deaths, Richmond officials vow more traffic calming, police enforcement
- Richmond mayor promises increased pedestrian safety following spike in deaths
- Renee Good, ODU grad, killed by ICE in Minneapolis remembered as emblematic of her generation
- Roanoke County schools to offer free counseling through telehealth service
- CWG Live: Waves of showers late today into the evening; rainy Saturday (“Temperatures are cooling tomorrow as steadier rain arrives. Monday is chilliest of the days ahead.”)
