by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 6.
- African leaders: Richer nations must pay more to prepare for climate change
- U.S. envoy Kerry urges China to resume talks to avoid climate crisis
- World Spending on Cables Will Have to Rival Solar and Wind Power
- Pakistan is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis despite ‘small carbon footprint,’ minister says (Correct. And that’s the case for most of the world’s countries…)
- OPEC+ cuts oil supplies to the world as prices fall
- OPEC+ output cut is mostly a ‘political snub’ and sends symbolic message, analysts say
- ‘Nothing Has Really Changed’: In Moscow, the Fighting Is a World Away
- Ukraine’s Premier Wants War to End Soon as Time Favors Russia
- Russia sends more energy to Asia as Europe cuts back
- Ukraine’s prime minister appeals for EU weapons and unity
- US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea (Wait, wasn’t Russia supposed to have basically unlimited supplies of artillery?)
- Exclusive: Zelenskyy to Muir on dialogue with Russia: ‘We cannot have any compromises with terrorists’
- Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Penn, Stiller
- Boris Johnson arrives at queen’s estate to offer resignation (Good riddance, but his right-wing successor is not better.)
- Boris Johnson in last speech as PM urges U.K. to “get behind Liz Truss”
- New prime minister, same old battles over Brexit (Brexit was an insane, predictable/predicted, self-inflicted wound from which the UK may never recover. And the fault was mostly the right wing – of course, because that’s what they do!)
- Boris Johnson’s Terrible Parting Gift
- Liz Truss has links to climate science denial, and finds solar farms depressing (That alone proves she’s horrible.)
- Israeli army: ‘High possibility’ soldier killed reporter (That’s been obvious from the minute the reporter was killed.)
- Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks
- How Biden could help U.S. reach climate goals on his own
- Historic heat wave intensifies in the West as grid concerns mount
- Trump’s Game of Calvinball Escalates as Judge Grants Him a Special Master (“Just because something is ‘unprecedented’ doesn’t mean you can just make it up as you go along.”)
- ‘Deeply Problematic’: Experts Question Judge’s Intervention in Trump Inquiry
- Judge to appoint special master to review Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents (Completely absurd, f’ed-up, lawless ruling by this Trump-appointed judge.)
- U.S. judge agrees to special master in Trump search case, delaying probe (Delay, of course, is Trump’s friend and his strategy.)
- Why I’ve stopped fearing America is headed for civil war (“While the patient is not yet healthy, I see some signs that the fever is breaking and the prognosis is improving.”)
- ‘Tired of trickle-down economics’: Biden calls for expansion of unions in Labor Day speech
- Biden blasts ‘extreme’ GOP in Labor Day swing-state trips
- Video, Transcript: In Labor Day Speech in Pittsburgh, President Biden Says “Extreme MAGA Republicans” Are “full of anger, violence, hate, and division” (Biden calls instead for a “future of unity, of hope, of optimism” where we “build a better America”)
- GOP Senate hopefuls look to emerge from a summer slump, but fall recriminations are already flying
- The GOP reaction to Biden’s speech shows that his anti-MAGA strategy is working
- America is finally waking up to the fascist danger: Let’s hope it’s not too late (“Americans see the threat to democracy at last. But it’s no time to celebrate: The Trumpists aren’t beaten yet”)
- How deranged anti-Obama conspiracy theories led America to Donald Trump (“Folklorist Patricia Turner on how unhinged right-wing paranoia about the first Black president tore America apart”)
- Where Will the Midterms Go From Here? (“Democrats are in a surprisingly good place, but they could still use some breaks”)
- Senate’s pre-election push (“Senate Democrats hope to hold votes on same-sex marriage, capping insulin costs and an antitrust bill in the final sprint before the midterms.”)
- Seven races that could determine control of the House (VA02: “If [Rep. Elaine Luria] pulls off a win, however, it could suggest that Democrats are poised to outperform expectations in districts where Republicans widened their advantage during the redistricting process.”)
- These five states may send a powerful message about 2024. But will Republicans hear it?
- Red wave crashing? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins
- Biden Accuses GOP Senator Ron Johnson of Targeting Social Security Benefits
- Where Candidates Who Deny The 2020 Election Results Are On The Ballot — And Where They Could Win
- Happy Labor Day From the One Party in America – the Democratic Party! – That Actually Cares About Working People! (Trumpist Rs, meanwhile, wish everyone a “Happy Labor Day” while assaulting labor rights.)
- Kellen Squire: Unions built our middle class. Unions gave me working protections that I still enjoy today. Unions make us strong!
- Enabling a demagogue: a new film traces Republicans’ capitulation to Donald Trump (“Michael Kirk’s documentary Lies, Politics and Democracy is a chilling study in how Trump subdued the Republican party”)
- Meta Fined $400 Million for Treatment of Children’s Data on Instagram
- Fox producer’s warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit
- Sarah Palin’s defeat in Alaska proves ranked-choice voting works
- COVID has moved from waves to plateau in Virginia, as it transitions to endemic
- ‘Privatization Is On The Table’: Gov. Reeves Gives Jackson Water Crisis Update
- Kaine sympathetic to Tangier erosion problem but no promises yet (The ultimate answer, of course, is to resolve the climate crisis, including sea level rise.)
- Rep. Bobby Scott’s Labor Day picnic marks sprint to Election Day
- When It Comes to Glenn Youngkin, the Political Media Keeps Failing Us BADLY: Axios Flat-Out Lies About Who Youngkin’s Campaigning For; The Hill Calls Racist/Extremist Paul LePage “Controversial” for Using “Racially Charged” Rhetoric; etc.
- Transit agencies see ridership increases statewide
- Obscenity suit exposed an outdated law and a society too reliant on government to raise kids
- Regulators question decision-making power for fossil fuel plant closures
- After tax change, Virginia sees 63% bump in revenue from sports betting
- Southwest leads with highest incarceration rates, new study find (“The highest rates for incarceration are in rural areas.”)
- Column: Support for Henrico County bond referendum
- Hampton Roads events, including extreme sports fest in Virginia Beach, attract pandemic-related money to restart the industry
- Pungo teen running for seat in the House of Delegates
- D.C.-area forecast: Areas of heavy rain this morning with flooding possible
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