by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 5.
- Australia Fires Keep Spreading as Military Reservists Called Up
- What Will Another Decade of Climate Crisis Bring? (“2019 has been called the year we woke up to climate change. Australia’s wildfires are yet more evidence that it’s time we started acting like it.”)
- Australia Is Burning Like Never Before. These 9 Photos Show the Horrific Devastation.
- Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’ (I mean, everyone knows Israel has nuclear weapons, but they’re not supposed to actually say it.)
- The Soleimani Strike Defied the U.S. Constitution (“If Congress fails to respond effectively, the constitutional order will be broken beyond repair, and the president will be left with the unmitigated power to take the country to war on his own—anywhere, anytime, for any reason.”)
- Body of commander slain by U.S. strike arrives in Iran to crowds of mourners
- Iran has vowed revenge against the U.S. But it seems to be in no hurry.
- The Dire Consequences of Trump’s Suleimani Decision
- As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure. Pentagon officials were stunned.
- As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure
- Fox’s Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump’s strike on Iranian general
- Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death (WTF?)
- Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing (For some reason, the media falls for it every time with Trump. Pro tip: don’t believe a word he says…on ANYTHING.)
- On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause (They gave others pause for good reason!)
- Pelosi Statement on White House’s War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran
- The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike
- Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric on Iran as Thousands Hit Streets
- Iran to Consider New Steps to Reduce Nuclear Commitment (VERY dangerous.)
- The Real Risk of Assassinating Soleimani
- Congress, Stop President Trump’s Rush to War With Iran (“Powerful Republican senators are the only people with the power to restrain the president”)
- Trump’s military tack on Iran shows limits of economic ‘maximum pressure’
- The Memo: Iran crisis reverberates for Trump, Democrats (Meanwhile, the climate crisis is like 1,000,000 times more threatening, yet it’s getting only a fraction of the attention. So, so stupid.)
- Trump’s Iran attack distracts from impeachment — but can still hurt him politically (“There’s little sign that he’ll get the ‘rally-round-the-flag’ boost other presidents have received during international crises.” Wait, you mean lying us into war shouldn’t give him a “boost?” Typical “horse race” media coverage. )
- Trump’s trial: Lawmakers return to D.C., and here’s where things stand (“An air of uncertainty hangs over the Capitol in the new year as Congress tries to find its way on impeachment.”)
- Crowded Democratic presidential field sprints toward ‘jump ball’ in crucial Iowa caucuses
- Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump among top Republican picks for 2024 (This party is completely unhinged.)
- Not fake news: Major study finds no “liberal bias” in media — but there are other problems (In fact, the media has major biases…towards false equivalency, “both sides-ism,” sensationalism, “horse race coverage,” etc, etc. Much of that, by the way, tends to cut against the truth…and against progressives.)
- Editorial: It’s not 1993 anymore (“…the Republicans of 1993 were definitely a right-of-center party, but a lot closer to that center than today’s Republicans.”)
- Democrats prepare to rule in Richmond as Republicans adapt to being in the minority (They’re not adapting well, from the looks of it.)
- Guns, gaming, budget highlight session as Democrats take charge (“The start of a new decade is propelling Virginia into a new era of political control, a reality that will be on full display Wednesday when lawmakers return to Richmond for the start of a 60-day General Assembly session.”)
- ‘We refuse to let people forget’: In Virginia, a push to remember historically black high schools before they disappear
- Tram Nguyen: Democratic majorities built by the grassroots
- John R. Broderick: Virginia schools are ‘hubs of innovation’
- Video: Del. Patrick Hope Pledges that Democrats Will Follow Through on 2019 Campaign Promises
- Video: Speakers at Fairfax County Legislative Delegation Briefing Speak on Wide Variety of Topics
- Photos: Send-Off for House Speaker-Designee Eileen Filler-Corn
- Editorial: Redistricting reform now (Sure, but it does *NOT* have to be a badly flawed amendment, it can be a law.)
- Northern Virginia’s job growth risks leaving Maryland suburbs behind
- Jared Calfee column: Investing in Virgina’s future
- Gordon C. Morse: Rural-urban split worrisome to Virginia
- New Loudoun County Board of Supervisors sworn in
- Richmond City Council to vote on Confederate monuments resolution at special meeting Monday
- Bright today with a brisk breeze; light snow or rain possible Tuesday
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