by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 2.
- Geothermal Power Is a Climate Moon Shot Beneath Our Feet (“The center of the Earth is so hot that it could satisfy the entire world’s energy needs. Can scientists safely tap into it?”)
- ‘Full on Fight Club’: How Trump Is Crushing U.S. Climate Policy
- We tried to quantify the impact of abrupt PEPFAR cuts. The results startled even us
- The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
- USAID cuts could send global health into chaos
- Most European leaders back Zelenskyy as he joins crisis talks in London
- Shocked by Trump, Zelensky and Ukraine Try to Forge a Path Forward (Not sure why they’re “shocked” – angry, upset, etc. for sure, but Trump has been glaringly pro-Putin and anti-Ukraine for years now!)
- Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy as defender of national interest after Oval Office blowout
- UK, France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia’s war in Ukraine
- The twisted appeal of Trump’s humiliation of Zelenskyy (“Why some conservatives took pride in a national disgrace.” These are sick, sick people who badly need help but won’t get it.)
- UK’s Starmer tries to restore hope for Ukraine peace at summit
- Kremlin spokesman says Russia’s and US foreign policies are in alignment
- Murkowski rebukes Trump over Ukraine: ‘Walking away from our allies’ (Great – speaking up is part of what Republican Senators need to do, but what ACTIONS are they going to take???)
- Europe’s Nightmare Is Here: They Have to Fight Putin Without the US
- Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine
- Trump officials fume at Zelenskyy for disregarding advice before meeting (F*** Trump officials.)
- The War Trump Chooses (“That wasn’t Trump against Zelens’kyi. It was Americans against reason”)
- Starmer welcomes Zelenskyy to Downing Street ahead of tomorrow’s defence summit with European leaders
- UK Says Europe Needs ‘Coalition of Willing’ for Ukraine
- Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
- Zelensky to meet King Charles and European leaders in UK after nightmare Trump meeting
- End of Nato alliance could be ‘days away’, warns former commander
- ‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
- Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal
- Pentagon to send 3,000 more troops to the US-Mexico border
- ‘They worship death’: Trump ‘border czar’ reveals extremist views in interview (“The ‘great replacement’ theory, human sacrifice and torture videos: Tom Homan’s talk with Tucker Carlson offered a grab bag of far-right talking points”)
- US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump’s trade wars
- The Stock Market Was One of Trump’s Favorite Talking Points. Not Lately.
- Judge rules Trump’s firing of federal workforce watchdog was illegal
- Judge says Trump cannot fire head of independent watchdog agency
- Trump Is Doing Real Damage to America
- Trumpism Isn’t Working (“As a checked-out president sits back and lets Elon Musk shred the civil service, the signs of economic calamity are growing—and Americans of all stripes are getting pissed off.” Disaster is most definitely coming, very soon actually…)
- Trump’s spending play raises ‘risk of a shutdown,’ top Democrats say
- Fresh Musk emails to workers lead to renewed pushback at federal agencies
- ‘They’ve radicalized me’: Federal workers fight back as Trump dismantles their work (“While protests against Trump and Musk’s cuts are happening around the country, much of the organizing has been happening online.”)
- Elon Musk Team Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead
- Elon Musk Calls Social Security ‘The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Of All Time’
- DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records
- DOGE Killed a Government-Efficiency Team (“It’s chaotic, and it feels like it’s chaotic on purpose.”)
- Federal workers get another “what did you do” email, without Musk threat
- Trump takes seized boxes back to Florida on Air Force One (This is part of what was the nightmare scenario if Trump won…)
- The Washington Post Is Dying a Death of Despair (“The demise of an independent press in the United States might not look much like what readers expect.”)
- Francis Collins Retires From N.I.H., Saying Colleagues ‘Deserve the Utmost Respect’
- $75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that’s over (WTF??? WHY???)
- GSA eliminates 18F (“The latest workforce action at the General Services Administration includes the elimination of an entire tech team of around 90 employees.” Insane.)
- Skilled technologists are being forced out of government
- Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk’s bottom line
- Thousands Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts
- Trump says he’ll posthumously pardon baseball legend Pete Rose (Trump is lawless.)
- Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
- Protestors Ambush Vance During Vermont Ski Weekend: ‘Go Ski in Russia’
- Kansas senator’s rural town hall meeting swamped by people mad at Trump administration
- Pennsylvania Republicans who narrowly won their House seats feel the heat of early votes back home
- Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches political comeback with a run for New York City mayor
- Andrew Cuomo for Mayor? His “First Accuser” Says New York City Deserves Better
- Anger, frustration aired at congressman’s town hall (“More than 400 turned out to Battlefield H.S. in Haymarket”)
- Cline event ‘hijacked,’ hundreds turn out to push back against Trump agenda (Ben Cline is PATHETIC.)
- Editorial: Gov. Youngkin must stand up to the White House on Virginia’s behalf (“Gov. Glenn Youngkin would be the ideal messenger to explain the harm being done by the White House. He must find the courage to do so.”)
- Video, Speeches, Straw Poll Results for Virginia Dems’ AG, LG Candidates From Mt. Vernon Dems’ Mardi Gras Party Saturday Night (Shannon Taylor won the AG poll 163-23; Babur Lateef won the LG poll 81-39-31-26-5-4)
- VIDEO: Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, House Majority Caucus Chair Kathy Tran, and Virginia Public Service Workers Call on Governor Youngkin to Sign Collective Bargaining Legislation (VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell: “Every government worker has a right to have a seat at the table, no matter where you live”)
- Check Out Sam Shirazi’s New Podcast, “Federal Fallout, the 2025 Virginia Elections” for “a big-picture overview of what’s on the ballot this year.”
- Schapiro: For Youngkin, big government is big business
- Thousands attend memorial service for slain Virginia Beach police officers
- Homicides, violent crime decline in Norfolk as police continue to staff up
- CWG Live updates: Back to winter, then warmer midweek with Wednesday rain and storms
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