by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 12.
- Furor in Iran and Abroad After Tehran Admits Downing Ukrainian Jetliner
- Dominic Raab warns Iran of ‘pariah’ status after ambassador arrest
- Iran must take full responsibility for ‘horrific’ act, says Trudeau
- Donald Trump’s Iran Problem (“The killing of General Qassem Suleimani has undermined the Trump Administration’s top goals in the Islamic Republic.”)
- How bad can the climate crisis get if Trump wins again? (Very, very bad. In fact, for this reason alone, NOBODY should vote for Trump.)
- UK warns Iran over arrest of British ambassador (“Rob Macaire was briefly detained after attending a vigil in Tehran.”)
- Protests erupt in Iran over plane’s downing that killed 176
- Iran Girds for More Protests as Anger Builds
- Trump has never been anti-war: In all the important ways, he’s just another Republican (“If you understand the history of Republican foreign policy, Trump’s Iran misadventure makes perfect sense”)
- U.S. and China Move on From Year of the Spat
- Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico
- Australia’s indigenous people have a solution for the country’s bushfires. And it’s been around for 50,000 years (“The Aboriginal people would set small-scale fires that weren’t too intense and clear the land of the extra debris. The smaller intensity fires would lessen the impact on the insects and animals occupying the land, too, as well as protect the trees and the canopy.”)
- Why Trump’s changing Iran story is costing him support in Congress
- Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike: POLL
- Could ‘Megxit’ Be a Royal Fairy Tale for Canada?
- US troops knew Al-Asad air base would be attacked and sheltered in bunkers, exclusive tour reveals
- U.S. plans expulsions of at least a dozen Saudi military students whose colleague killed three at Pensacola military base
- The Courts Can Move Quickly. They’re Slow-Walking Trump Cases on Purpose. (“Don’t be fooled into thinking this isn’t a decision.”)
- Trump’s new danger: Witnesses
- Exclusive: Iran Strike Won’t Slow Trump’s Cuts To National Security Council
- If the President of the United States Says It, It’s Garbage Now (“Iran blinked, but Trump got no credit for it and for good reason: He’s devalued the authority of his position speaking for America with his endless stream of lies.”)
- The House’s resolution should be just the start of Congress reasserting its war powers
- The administration’s deceptions about the Soleimani strike are a big deal (“Lies about wars lead to more wars.”)
- Trump’s Latest Environmental Rollback Is a Middle Finger to Common Sense (“The oil and gas industry wins. The American people lose.” Utterly corrupt.)
- Biden leads among black voters for a reason
- Biden holds wide lead among black voters in Democratic presidential race, Post-Ipsos poll finds
- Sanders and Biden Look for Dominance in Early States
- Kerry defends Biden on Iraq War, says Bush administration ‘broke their word’
- Obama campaign guru: Trump would love to run against Bernie
- Michael Bloomberg Is Open to Spending $1 Billion to Defeat Trump
- Biden Hints He Opposed Obama’s Controversial Deportation Policy
- Bernie campaign slams Warren as candidate of the elite
- ‘I’m spending all my money to get rid of Trump’: Michael Bloomberg
- Want to Do Something About Climate Change? Follow the Money (“Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Bank of America are the worst offenders.”)
- Tucker Carlson Is Not Your New Best Friend (“The Fox News host’s antiwar stance doesn’t erase all that other ugliness.”)
- Why We Voted Against the War Powers Resolution (I strongly disagree with Rep. Luria on this one.)
- New lawsuit would make it easier to finally pass Equal Rights Amendment (“Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment have filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts aimed at clearing a legal path for adoption of the long-delayed constitutional amendment.”)
- Virginia’s rail plan has been called a ‘game changer.’ Here’s what we know. (“The $3.7 billion initiative, unveiled Dec. 19, will double the number of Amtrak trains in the Commonwealth, expand Virginia Railway Express service to D.C. and more.”)
- A Case for Repealing Virginia’s Ban on Public Sector Collective Bargaining: An Educator’s Perspective
- We Could Start Finding Out on Monday Afternoon Where the State Senate Might Be Headed on Virginia Energy Policy
- Letter from Grassroots Progressive, Enviro Groups Urges Virginia Democratic Legislators to Aggressively Address the Climate Crisis
- Gordon C. Morse: Virginia’s shifting political landscape makes progress tricky (This is called “concern trolling.” Or maybe just “trolling” by Gordon C. Morse, on behalf of not making too many changes to the precccciousss “Virginia Way!” LOL)
- Under Northam’s G3 Community College Plan, Students In Tech, Construction Would See Free Tuition
- Durkin: Proposals to repeal right-to-work and increase the minimum wage concern business community (Fearmongering. Ignore.)
- Culpeper rally rouses hundreds for gun rights (Would be great to see rallies like this for education, climate action, health care, etc.)
- Anna Jeng & Jim Edmondson: Focus on improving Virginia’s public health
- Editorial: Criminal justice reform proposal has promise
- Rural Virginia Democrats once backed by NRA feel the pressure from gun rights groups
- After arena failures, Hampton Roads cities may take a regional approach
- Remaining unseasonably warm today; cooler but still mild through midweek
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