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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 15.
- Weather tracker: Saharan heat to send temperatures soaring across Europe (“Heatwave conditions build over much of continent, while mild start to winter continues in parts of Australia”)
- Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready (“The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued”)
- Russia Is Rich in Ballistic Missiles. Ukraine Is Short of Ways to Stop Them.
- Ukraine Is About to Take a Big Step Toward the European Union
- Russian drone and missile barrage on Ukraine’s biggest cities kill at least 10 people
- Russian strikes kill nine and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablaze (Putin’s Russia is a terrorist nation; unprovoked aggression, attacks on civilians…just pure evil. So of course psychopath Trump is Putin’s puppet and admirer.)
- Russia Hits Kyiv’s UNESCO Site Hours After Putin-Trump Call (“Ukraine is finding it increasingly hard to buy interceptor missiles for its Patriot units as global demand for advanced air defense soared amid US-Iran war.”)
- At G-7 summit, allies plan for a world less reliant on Washington
- Trump’s Iran Deal Raises Questions Set to Dominate G-7
- Scouring the Strait of Hormuz for mines could take weeks
- Hormuz Trade Will Take Months to Return Normal, Analysts Say
- The US and Iran have agreed a deal. How soon could things go back to normal?
- Trump sought to break Iran’s regime. He settled for reopening Hormuz.
- Trump veers toward exit in Iran war but risks loom (“…he has settled for a deal that appears short of many of the goals he outlined in the early days of the conflict, potentially opening himself up to attacks from hawks in his own party and leaving the U.S. looking strategically worse off than it did before he went to war.”)
- Trump Leaves the Hard Part for Later in Long-Awaited Iran Deal
- Trump Celebrates While America Capitulates (“The peace deal with Tehran is an Iranian victory.”)
- Trump news at a glance: Fate of the strait of Hormuz unclear as president claims ‘toll-free opening’ (“Trump says the oil will flow but state media reports out of Tehran suggest it could be under ‘Iranian arrangements’”)
- This Is the Truth About Trump’s Shameful 80th Birthday Gift to Himself (“The president claimed he had achieved peace with Iran. But the reality is far grimmer—for all of us.”)
- Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release
- Even if the Iran war is over, it made its mark: the fear, killing and upheaval were all normalised
- U.S.-Iran Deal Will Hinge on These Things (“Here are the main issues to watch to see if this agreement is for real.”)
- Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized land
- Trump to Axios: Netanyahu has “no fucking judgment” but Iran deal still on
- Israelis denounce deal with Tehran
- Elon Musk egged on a race riot, then became a trillionaire. What are we even doing?
- Switzerland votes ‘no’ in referendum on population limit (“Some 54 percent of participants in the ballot rejected a proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million by 2050.”)
- He Quit Parliament. Now He’s Set to Become Britain’s Prime Minister. (“Andy Burnham is a mild-mannered populist who is using an American playbook to take power. It could be the center-left’s last chance.”)
- Starmer says Britain will ban under-16s from using social media apps including TikTok and YouTube
- Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right (“Secret memos show that the White House debated, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants”)
- Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Kilmar Ábrego García (“The White House’s monomaniacal focus on deporting the Maryland sheet metal apprentice is all about control.”)
- Warsh faces bind between Trump, inflation after scorching new report
- Trump allies raise alarm as energy inflation overpowers his economic policies
- Trump ties FISA renewal to his stalled voting bill
- Todd Blanche Is Unfit for Office (In every way/shape/form.)
- How the Pentagon Plans to Fix Its Pricey Missile Problem (“Military asks contractors to cut years off production time and slice hundreds of millions of dollars in costs” Right, no problem!)
- The New Right Has a Blueprint for Building a Christian America (“Inside the conservative plan to chart a new political future, one town at a time.” And, as always, how are liberals/progressives/democrats/Democrats fighting back, if at all?)
- The Next Black President (“Kamala Harris’s quest for the White House was rooted in a political tradition of nonviolence pioneered by black women. In the wake of Gaza, the broad promise of that tradition proved too much for her to bear. As the question of another run looms, Ta-Nehisi Coates reckons with the implicit violence of the American presidency—and the conditions under which a black woman might ever hold that office.”)
- Poll: Democrats maintain an edge in the fight for Congress as Trump gets poor marks</a (“Democrats have a 5-point advantage in a new NBC News poll as Trump’s approval rating sinks to a second-term low among registered voters.”)>
- 2028 Democrats Litmus Test: Billionaires, I’m Coming After Your Money (“In short order, a fresh crop of candidate will be vying for our votes for the right to face the GOP presidential nominee. Here’s what we’ll be asking in return.”)
- Trump Tries to Outrun Courts by Building Ballroom Fast
- Trump’s Shock Reaction to Vile Michelle Obama Slur Revealed
- Trump’s White House UFC fights marred by ugly Michelle Obama smear
- How Trump Transformed the White House Lawn Into a Fighting Arena
- Trump Owns Shares in Company Hosting U.F.C. Bout as Part of His Vast Holdings (“The Trump Organization says the president has no control over his stock positions, including that of TKO Group, which runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship.”)
- Trump Celebrates ‘America 250,’ Birthday With Bizarre UFC Spectacle
- The Freedom Caucus is losing its stalwarts. Here’s who to watch next.
- Brian Kemp endorses Burt Jones in Georgia’s gubernatorial runoff (“Kemp’s last-minute public blessing is a boon for the lieutenant governor ahead of Tuesday’s runoff against billionaire Rick Jackson.”)
- America’s authoritarians operate with impunity. It’s time to take action (“If Democrats won’t ensure accountability, Americans should look to the example of Argentina’s escraches”)
- The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton (“The 1946 babies — Trump, Bush and Clinton — are leaving a rancid political legacy.” BIZARRE false equivalence and “both sidesism” here; in fact, Bill Clinton was a popular, two-term president who presided over eight years of peace and prosperity.)
- JD Vance’s sad book tour shows why his 2028 hopes are fading (Vance is pathetic.)
- Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell is in the hospital, but little information is known
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says “I actually think Donald Trump wants this tool [FISA] to expire because he would then try to blame Democrats if, god forbid, anything happens” (Also: “We will get [Jay] Clayton, I hope, confirmed as quickly as possible. We will then move very quickly to get FISA reauthorized.”)
- Warner says Clayton has ‘right temperament’ for national intelligence director role (This seems…questionable.)
- ‘It’s outrageous’: Spanberger navigates budget fight, Democratic unrest six months into governorship
- It’s time for Virginia to stop being the “wild west” for the data center industry and implement some common sense protections
- Virginians Face Mounting Energy Costs — a NextEra Merger Could Drive Rates Even Higher (“Dominion’s proposed merger with NextEra, a major Trump donor with a history of record-level rate hikes, would be a disaster for our Commonwealth.”)
- Microsoft’s Clean Energy Reversal Collides with Virginia’s Climate Goals (“Amid a data center boom in the state, the tech giant backpedals on a key climate promise.”)
- Feds file suit against Virginia over laws barring Trump henchmen from masking up
- How public education has transformed in Virginia since the nation’s founding
- Dept. of Juvenile Justice works to implement new directives from legislators
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- Tangier Island: rising waters, eroding shores, dwindling time (“Residents say saving the island means preserving a unique aspect of Virginia history and culture while also protecting critical wildlife habitats that surround it.”)
- 7 things to know about the Lynchburg Republican council nominations getting nullified (and how this matters statewide)
- Waynesboro Police still mum on vehicle break-ins: Protecting the shield?
- State Senator Louise Lucas visits Hampton City Hall as part of Data Center Listening Tour
- Alexandria City Council OKs first planning phase for housing, parks at former Old Town power plant (“The project will divide the nearly 19-acre site into several sections. It would include an arts and cultural center, offices and retail space, condos and apartment buildings and a waterfront park, which would have about three acres of new park space and upgrades to nearby land that the National Park Service oversees.”)
- DC-area forecast: Delightfully cooler and pleasant through Tuesday
