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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 10.
- There are more signs of a coming El Niño that could trigger record global warmth
- Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
- Nature’s ‘engine is grinding to a halt’ as climate change gains pace, says study
- Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults
- Trump news at a glance: Europe must stand up to Trump and his ‘demolition men’, new report says (“Report prepared by Munich Security Conference warns of ‘suicide of a superpower’ under Trump – key US politics stories from Monday 9 February at a glance”)
- Macron urges Europe to start acting like world power
- Leaders gather this week for the Munich Security Conference, with European security at a crossroads. (“Leaders gather this week for the Munich Security Conference, with European security at a crossroads.”)
- UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
- When Accountability Is a Foreign Concept (“Resignations, firings, and investigations connected to Epstein abound abroad”)
- New roadblocks slow US reckoning over Epstein as Europe races ahead
- The Epstein Files Are Coming for Britain’s Prime Minister
- Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit over fallout from Epstein scandal
- US military boards sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after pursuit from the Caribbean
- US says two people killed in military strike on boat in Pacific
- Trump’s immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics
- Chloe Kim, Eileen Gu speak out after President Trump calls an Olympian ‘a loser’
- As US Olympians call for tolerance and LGBTQ rights, some face Trump attacks and online hate
- Trump White House voices opposition after Israel unveils plan to increase control over West Bank
- Trump’s Threats to Cuba’s Oil Suppliers Put Mexico in a Bind
- Trump once endorsed the US-Canada bridge he’s now railing against
- Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit (Trump is insane.)
- House vote on Canada tariffs coming as soon as Wednesday
- He Fled Torture in Uganda. ICE Is Trying to Send Him Back. (“People like Pastor Steven Tendo ‘are exactly who our asylum system is meant to protect.'”)
- How ICE defies judges’ orders to release detainees, step by step (“A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.” Lock ’em all up for contempt of court.)
- ICE Moved Detainees to Previously Undisclosed Floor of 26 Federal Plaza
- Democrats want ICE to comply with the Fourth Amendment. Right-wing media are trying to muddy the waters. (“MAGA pundits are feigning outrage over a requirement for judicial warrants for private property searches that border czar Tom Homan acknowledged just months ago”)
- Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
- ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
- ‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer (Absolutely UNFORGIVEABLE.)
- “I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility (“Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.” Pure EVIL.)
- In the New Jersey Primary, ‘Abolish ICE’ Looks Like a Winning Message
- Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire
- ‘Complete nonstarter’: Administration allies say judicial warrants a red line for White House in DHS funding talks as shutdown looms
- Backlash to Trump emboldens Democrats on DHS and ICE as partial shutdown looms
- Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation (“A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.” These fanatics/extremists are RELENTLESS. Democrats, liberals, etc. need to be just as relentless in fighting back and in pushing our priorities.)
- Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback (“The move would reverse a legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.” That’s completely insane and evil.)
- Trump’s EPA Just Used the Clean Air Act to Prop up Coal Power (War is peace, up is down, hot is cold, etc.)
- Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States (“The states, all led by Democrats, used the grants to support a wide variety of functions, including H.I.V. prevention and surveillance.” Illegal/unconstitutional by Trump.)
- March for Life Attendees Are Getting Measles (“It turns out the anti-abortion March for Life demonstration was a measles superspreader event.” The dumbest people in America?)
- Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push the other way. (“Kevin Warsh’s goal of shrinking the central bank’s $6.6 trillion balance sheet could raise long-term rates, creating tension with the administration over its housing agenda.”)
- Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail. (“The nightmare scenario for American democracy is no longer unthinkable.”)
- Why the Tulsi Gabbard Election Raid Is Scarier Than Initially Thought
- Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer probing 2020 election fraud has access to sensitive US intel (“Top U.S. intelligence agencies are cooperating with Kurt Olsen, who worked with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election.”)
- Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files
- Even inside DOJ’s secure room, some Epstein files still redacted (“Members of Congress were both angry about what they called excessive omissions and disgusted at the details they did see.”)
- Epstein file review yields 6 new “likely incriminated” men, lawmakers say
- Lawmakers don’t rule out exposing redacted names of powerful men in Epstein files (“Rep. Thomas Massie said he would give DOJ the chance to course correct.”)
- Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing (“A video released by members of Congress shows Maxwell, the jailed associate of Jeffrey Epstein, refusing to answer questions about the late sex offender.”)
- Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
- Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations (“Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.”)
- Trump’s Vile Obama Video Follows the White House’s Official White Nationalist Line (“DHS and other agencies have been spewing racist goals as government policy”)
- Justice Dept. seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena (Wildly unacceptable.)
- Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
- Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard (“The anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting.”)
- Nancy Guthrie search enters 10th day as FBI says it has no suspects
- Buddhist monks head to DC to finish a ‘Walk for Peace’ that captivated millions
- Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), Who Was in the Room for Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition, Says She Was “robotic,” “unrepentant,” a “monster [who] should be behind bars forever” (Also: “I don’t think she had the legal right to plead the Fifth Amendment.”)
- Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says Trump’s Unhinged Response to Bad Bunny “demonstrated his loser energy, it got under his skin because it was so quintessentially American” (Also, Walkinshaw lays out his “red lines” on ICE: “no masks, no secret police. They got to operate just like our local law enforcement do with professional standards.”)
- ‘It was not about me’: Halifax centenarian rejects House honor she never approved (“Edith Younger Edmunds says she found out from Facebook that Rep. John McGuire recognized her during Black History Month without contacting her or her family.” Disgraceful by McGuire, who fortunately will soon be EX-congressman!)
- Virginia House of Delegates debates redistricting map bill (“We are here today, on this amendment, because President Trump called on red states to find him more seats,” the delegate from Newport News said. “The same president who called on election officials in Georgia to find him more votes.”)
- NEW: More Than Half of Governor Spanberger’s “Affordable Virginia Agenda” Passes Virginia House of Delegates or Senate (“Bills Backed by the Governor Aim to Lower Healthcare, Housing, & Energy Costs for Virginians “)
- Virginia Senate ok’s joining National Popular Vote Compact
- Virginia legislators cast a wide net on energy, hoping to land more capacity (“Everybody seems to have ideas for how Virginia can generate more energy, use it better, or make the grid (and our utilities) operate more efficiently — and a remarkable number of these ideas are gaining traction, columnist Ivy Main writes.”)
- Time to Pass the Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund “to move Virginia from planning to actually building wildlife crossings” (“Virginia’s wildlife needs space in order to thrive, but their habitat is increasingly fragmented by roads and buildings, leading to dangerous collisions with drivers.”)
- Lucas proposes data centers pay more to lower Dominion customers’ bills (“Monthly bills for Dominion Energy’s residential and non-data center customers would decrease as data centers pick up the cost of their associated infrastructure and ensuring electricity is available during the highest-demand times.”)
- Bill would cut most Virginian’s power bills, while raising costs for data centers
- Senate approves assault firearms legislation (“The sale of assault-style firearms may soon be banned in Virginia. The House and Senate have both approved versions of the idea.”)
- Virginia lawmakers consider bill to revise petitioner provision of red flag law (“The bill would allow family members and medical providers to request emergency orders to temporarily confiscate firearms.” Excellent.)
- Legislators debate bills to reshape how Va. university governing boards operate
- Democratic delegate targets Trump’s new private school tax credit
- Griffin booted from committees; Democrats say he disrespected subcommittee chair (See, this is a great example of media failure and cowardice; in fact, you can WATCH THE VIDEO – which I posted four days ago, btw! – so no need to hide behidn the “Democrats say he disrespected formulation, as anyone can see and hear it for themselves. F’ing media.)
- UVa faculty accuse Beardsley of ‘bribing’ students for their support
- Prof shades new UVA president: Not qualified for elite university presidency
- Deeds proposal would allow Virginia Tech and UVa to raise more athletics money from student fees (“His measure would allow Virginia Tech and Virginia to depend more on student fees than they do now. James Madison would have to reduce its reliance on such fees, but to an easier target than the one it’s been aiming for.”)
- CWG Live: Behold, the mildest day in more than two weeks (“Highs rise well into the 40s today.” Finally!)
