by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise (economic, environmental, etc.), for Saturday, June 27.
INTERNATIONAL
- Climate sceptics cheering as they melt in record temperatures? This heatwave is where satire has come to die (Stop calling them “sceptis” – they’re deniers.)
- Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east (“Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress”)
- ‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?
- All quiet on the eastern flank? Nato leaders fear they can no longer rely on US help if Russia attacks (“Trump administration’s rhetoric has created so much uncertainty that Poland and Baltic states have fresh doubts as alliance prepares to meet next month”)
- Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
- Ukrainian Strikes Turn Crimea From Prize Asset to Liability for Putin (“Kyiv’s campaign of drone strikes has caused a fuel and electricity crisis in the occupied Black Sea peninsula, triggering a state of emergency.”)
- Inside a secretive Ukrainian team launching deep drone strikes at Russia
- Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine strikes deep
- The US and Iran have a deal on paper. At sea, the Strait of Hormuz is ‘chaotic’ (“Shipping companies warn there’s a clear gap between what was agreed upon and what is actually happening”)
- U.S. launches strikes against Iran following attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz
- An Analyst’s Missed Remark Surfaced in Deadly Iran School Strike Probe
- Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran
- Deal with Trump hands Iran economic lifeline as leaders eye postwar gains
- Israelis See Their Friendship With the U.S. Slipping Away (“Criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, anger over the Iran war and election results in New York all suggest Israel’s solid support from Washington may be on borrowed time.”)
- Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax (“US president says levy would be imposed immediately and supersede pre-existing trade deals with the country”)
- Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix
- Venice protest planned for US ambassador’s superyacht visit (“Activists aim to repeat disruption of Jeff Bezos’s wedding when billionaire Tilman Fertitta drops anchor”)
- Venezuelan president says she has faith rescuers will find survivors of deadly earthquakes
- Venezuela quake toll tops 900, search intensifies for hundreds trapped
- Venezuela Was on the Cusp of Rebirth. Then Disaster Struck, Again.
NATIONAL
- The Supreme Court errs in this immigration ruling
- The Supreme Court Enables Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda (“Two new rulings make it easier for the Administration to prevent migrants from claiming asylum and to expel lawful refugees.”)
- Call for inquiry into Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘abuse of Everglades’ despite closure (“Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates seek accounting of damage done by notorious detention center”)
- UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody (“High commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to account”)
- This MAGA Ohio Town Could Soon Face the Mother of All ICE Raids (“Stephen Miller is very, very excited about the Supreme Court’s big ruling Thursday allowing Donald Trump to summarily end protections from deportation for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the United States.” Horrific. Miller is one of the most evil people to ever hold power in American history, BTW.)
- “We Want You Here”: Springfield Rallies—and Grieves—After SCOTUS Clears Path to Deport Haitians
- Supreme Court says Alito’s verbal reaction to Sotomayor was based on a ‘misunderstanding’ (F*** Alito.)
- Dems Must Talk Seriously About Supreme Court Expansion (ABSOLUTELY!)
- The Trump Administration Is All In for Glyphosate, MAHA Be Damned (“A new Supreme Court ruling in favor of the agrochemical giant Bayer underlines just how helpful Republicans have been to pesticide producers.”)
- Bill Pulte Picks G.O.P. Election Operative for Spy Agency Job (“Christina Norton is the new chief of staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, former officials said.”)
- 5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket
- Leon Black accused of stonewalling Congress as Epstein hearing ends abruptly (“House committee subpoenas billionaire over nondisclosure agreements after he reportedly refused to answer questions”)
- House panel subpoenas Wall Street mogul over Epstein ties, escalating probe
- In Trump’s America, two very different views of Christianity in politics emerge
- How Trump’s Political Agenda Is Shaped by His Own Obsessions
- Trump attacks Democrats as ‘godless communists’ in test of midterms message (“President seizes on wins by Mamdani-backed candidates to warn darkly of threat to ‘traditional American way of life’” Insane.)
- U.S. Begins Investigating Polymarket, a Test of a Key Regulator
- A Trump commission urges ‘bridges’ between church and state in sweeping draft report
- Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission takes aim at church-state separation
- House Democrats brace for headaches with growing left wing
- Democrats Are in a Civil War—and the Far Left Is Gaining Ground (“Centrists who have been ‘wringing our hands’ are scrambling to beat back insurgents”)
- Hakeem Jeffries Faces Steep Test as Far Left Builds Strength in Congress
- Centrist Democrats Rebuke Party’s Left Wing: ‘We Are Capitalist, Not Socialist’ (They need to strongly support FIXING the disastrously broken capitalist system, then!)
- Commerce Department greenlights limited return of Anthropic’s Mythos
- Trump Is Turning Journalists Into Criminals
- America’s 250th Celebration Is Donald Trump’s Lost Cause (“Trump’s desperation to leave his mark on the country is consuming our nation’s semiquincentennial.”)
- Pro-Israel influencers criticize Vance, but evangelicals remain open to him
- How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job (“Bulky ‘nanobubbler’ machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.”)
- The 13 Steps of a Trump Fiasco (“The Reflecting Pool drama says everything about how the administration operates.”)
- What to Know About Trump’s Claims of Vandalism at the Reflecting Pool (Another pathetical headline by the NY Times.)
- Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 faces fresh humiliation as Vanilla Ice concert canceled
- I Went to Trump’s Great American State Fair. It Was Bleaker Than I Expected. (“Opening day of the Freedom 250 event in DC was sparsely attended and shockingly boring.”)
- Texas Approves Required Reading List Including Bible Stories
- Meta asks California lawmakers for shield from child harm penalties (“The company proposed language outlining safe harbor terms to avoid increased fines in child harm lawsuits.” Hell no.)
- Trump’s endorsement faces another test in Louisiana Senate primary runoff (“Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow is facing state Treasurer John Fleming in Saturday’s race for the Republican nomination.”)
- The Republican trying to out-MAGA Trump’s pick to a Senate victory (“Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming is facing off against Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow in the state’s Senate runoff.”)
- A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family (Pete Buttigieg: “Even in today’s climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.”)
- Pete Buttigieg targeted by ‘false report’ to authorities involving his 4-year-old twins (“The former transportation secretary said he was forced to spend 24 hours away from his 4-year-old twins during the probe. Police determined it was a false report.”)
VIRGINIA
- After Trump Threatens To “Take Over The Voting,” Leader Schumer, Senator Warner & Senate Democrats Warn Agency Heads: No Cover-Ups, Preserve All Election Records
- Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) Says “I’m happy with Hakeem Jeffries” as Leader; “those [democratic socialist] candidates would not have won in Virginia where I live” (“…they will have their chance to air their grievances at him if that’s what they desire and they get elected”)
- Latest Ben Cline money plea: Beth Macy is a ‘Hollywood attack dog’ (Laughably false, stupid and obnoxious – basically sums up Ben Cline in a nutshell.)
- With 6/30 Deadline Looming, Gov. Abigail Spanberger Recommends 14 Budget Amendments, Including on Data Centers’ Water Usage, Possession of Firearms in Public Areas, etc. (Also on RGGI, Atlantic Menhaden, facial coverings for SWAT teams…)
- Spanberger seeks 14 budget changes, including for RGGI, Oak Hill
- Virginia risks backsliding on resilience unless lawmakers act on RGGI
- Virginia’s pollinators are on everyone’s balance sheet. It’s time we counted them.
- Local sales tax option for Virginia school construction resurrected in the budget
- Hashmi calls for longer review of Dominion’s proposed $67 billion merger
- Gov. Spanberger adds budget amendment supporting Oak Hill State Park
- Waynesboro: DEQ say it’s OK for Northrop Grumman to pollute our environment
- Paul Ebert prosecuted thousands of cases. He was best known for two. (“The longtime elected commonwealth’s attorney from Prince William County, Virginia, has died at the age of 88.”)
- The man who set a Virginia city council member on fire gets 40 years in prison
- Woman opens up about dog’s fatal shooting by Norfolk police: ‘A piece of me died that day’
- DC-area forecast: Wet at times today, scorching later this week
