by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 2.
- ‘Precipitous’ fall in Antarctic sea ice since 2014 revealed (“Plunge is far faster than in Arctic and may lead to more global heating, say scientists”)
- As a major Indian city runs out of water, 9 million people pray for rain (“… a harbinger of things to come for India as its population grows, urbanization intensifies and global temperatures rise.”)
- Trump Left the Nuclear Deal. Now Iran’s Fighting Back. (“The Islamic Republic has followed through on its threat to breach the nuclear accord. What happens next could determine whether the deal can survive.”)
- The U.S.-Saudi Alliance Is on the Brink (“The relationship has survived for seven decades. A Democratic president could change that.”)
- U.S. Proposes More Tariffs on EU Goods in Airbus-Boeing Dispute
- Hong Kong protest: China says violent demonstrations ‘totally intolerable’ (“Beijing’s liaison office says storming of parliament is ‘an extreme challenge’ to the rule of law”)
- A terrible Trump deal with North Korea could be in the offing
- A Former Ambassador on Why Ivanka Doesn’t Belong in Meetings With World Leaders
- Ivanka’s North Korea Photobombs Perplex White House Officials
- Bolton of Mongolia (“The national security adviser’s banishment during Trump’s big diplomatic weekend suggests his days may be numbered.” Good riddance if he is axed.)
- Trump Says Tanks Will Be on Display in Washington for July 4
- Trump’s Fourth of July plans just keep getting worse
- RNC Giving Out Tickets To Trump’s Hijacked Fourth Of July Celebration
- Karl Rove defended Trump entering North Korea. In 2008, Rove warned against Obama participating in “meaningless meetings that serve only as propaganda victories for our adversaries.” (That’s a classic example of how, if Barack Obama had done the exact same things as Trump, the right wing would have ripped him.)
- Under pressure from activists, DNC reportedly planning vote on climate debate (Anyone who opposes this and/or votes “no” needs to be ousted.)
- Trump looking ‘very strongly’ at delaying census (“Legal experts have said delaying the census would violate the Constitution, which says it must take place every 10 years and must count all people living in the U.S. Under federal law, the census must begin by April 1, 2020.”)
- Tucker Carlson is advising Trump on foreign policy. Here’s what that means. (“Tucker Carlson and Trump both want to project American bigotry inward”)
- Rich get richer, everyone else not so much in record U.S. expansion
- Homeland Security admits it’s using abhorrent conditions at detention centers to deter migration (“It isn’t working and no one wins.”)
- Ocasio-Cortez describes ‘horrifying’ conditions at Texas migrant facility
- Women Held In Border Patrol Custody Say They Were Told To Drink Water From Toilets
- Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes
- Lawmakers condemn ‘vulgar’ posts in border agents’ secret Facebook group (“The postings sparked special outrage among a delegation of more than a dozen House members who toured two detention centers in Texas.”)
- Border aid fallout tests Pelosi-Schumer relationship
- Record advertising wave heading for swing states in 2020
- Center for American Progress Puts ThinkProgress Up for Sale (“News site launched during the Bush years is running millions of dollars short. Its parent think tank says it will consider the editorial leanings of prospective owners.”)
- ThinkProgress Put Up For Sale By Liberal Nonprofit Center For American Progress: We Have ‘Divergent Missions’ (“Despite its troubles, ThinkProgress continues to be a strong draw for progressive readers, with more than 12 million pageviews and 7.5 million unique visitors in June 2019 alone, a CAP official said. “)
- 6 Takeaways From A Consequential Supreme Court Term (“Chief Justice John Roberts is now the swing vote…Watch out next term.”)
- The Supreme Court Might Have Three Swing Justices Now
- CNN Poll: Harris and Warren rise and Biden slides after first Democratic debates
- Women grab momentum as Democratic race catches fire
- Harris allies see sexism and desperation in Biden camp backlash (“‘He doesn’t get a pass because he was Barack Obama’s vice president,’ one lawmaker backing Harris says of Biden.”)
- New study shows Russian propaganda may really have helped Trump (“The study does not prove Russian interference swung the election to Trump. But it did find Trump’s poll numbers improved when Russian trolls were active.”)
- No one makes Trump as unsteady as Kamala Harris does (“For Democrats, Kamala Harris is the only candidate who makes sense.”)
- Never Trumpers have a decision to make
- Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes
- Sound On: Congresswoman Spanberger on North Korea (Podcast)
- 5 Questions About IoT Security Act With U.S. Senator Mark Warner
- Decriminalizing the border is not in anyone’s interest
- To fight climate change, transportation must be a top priority (Yes, and land use policy.)
- Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax departs law firm; was on leave amid sexual assault allegations (“Fairfax and the firm Morrison & Foerster say no misconduct found during his firm tenure. Allegations are from early 2000s.”)
- Justin Fairfax leaves law firm Morrison & Foerster
- Six Months Since Medicaid Expansion, Virginia’s Medicaid Agency Shifts Focus to Eligible Pregnant Women
- Virginia moves to lower black women’s maternal death rate
- Northam, as doc and governor, on tackling opioid abuse
- A year after Medicaid expansion, hundreds still flock to rural medical clinic in Southwest Virginia
- VA AG Mark Herring Urges Federal Government to Ensure Equal Access to Homeless Shelters, Regardless of Gender Identity
- Editorial: General Assembly should mandate review of 2007 Virginia Tech shooting report
- Before Scott Taylor Launches Another Losing Campaign, He Needs to Explain His Long Association With Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter
- Virginia GOP in Decline — Republicans Fail to Recruit (As Democrats run a record number of candidates, the GOP is playing defense)
- What On Earth Is Happening in Virginia’s House District 76?!? (Democrat apparently doesn’t qualify for ballot in racially “unpacked” 62% Kaine/60% Northam district)
- Peace drops effort to keep seat in 97th, says Wyatt will help protect GOP majority
- NRA town hall with lawmakers in Ashland is closed to Democratic candidate and the media
- Commonwealth Breaks Ground on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Demonstration Project (OK, but we need to move a LOT faster than this.)
- Dominion has started building two 600-foot-tall wind turbines off the coast of Virginia
- CASEY: Survey says stress a top concern in Virginia — but it could be worse
- Video: HD28 GOP Nominee Paul “Install Your Very Own Concentration Camp” Milde Gets Congratulatory Call from Neo-Confederate Corey Stewart
- Virginian GOP pol takes down ‘concentration camp’ joke after Jewish Democrat complains
- Environmental Injustice in Union Hill
- State regulators question Roanoke Gas Co.’s need for new pipeline (“Potential new business for Roanoke Gas Co. is not strong enough to support an investment by its sister company in the Mountain Valley Pipeline, an analysis by state regulators has found.”)
- Ron Villanueva wished people knew what he was doing. The truth could now send him to prison.
- In symbolic vote, Richmond council approves gun ban for city-owned buildings and parks
- Chesterfield, Henrico lead local population growth; pace slows statewide
- D.C.-area forecast: Summer strikes back with higher heat and humidity
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