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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 15.
- U.N.: The world needs early warning systems for climate-change-related disasters
- German envoy says global financial institutions need to face climate change
- Climate Protesters Throw Soup Over van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ (Counterproductive, stupid, etc.)
- Russia’s airstrikes, intended to show force, reveal another weakness
- Putin calls his actions in Ukraine ‘correct and timely’ (War criminal Putin, as always, is 100% wrong.)
- Russia using rape as ‘military strategy’ in Ukraine: UN envoy
- Putin says Ukraine mobilisation should be finished in two weeks
- Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘endemic corruption and poor logistics’ harming Russian military, says UK
- Situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Still ‘Precarious,’ U.N. Agency Chief Says
- Supporting Russia could be “political suicide” for President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus, an opposition leader said.
- ‘They hated him.’ Former subordinate recalls serving under Russia’s new top commander in Ukraine
- Public Sentiment in Russia Darkens Over Ukraine War
- The scale of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, visualized
- Musk says SpaceX cannot keep funding Ukraine Starlink (Just a reminder not to buy a Tesla or anything else from a company owned by Elon Musk.)
- Russia’s evacuation of civilians in southern Ukraine betrays Kremlin concern
- Iran protests: Joe Biden says US stands with ‘brave women’ after Mahsa Amini death (“President tells demonstrators that Iran’s protests ‘awakened something that I don’t think will be quieted for a long, long time’”)
- ‘It Was a Massacre’: How Security Forces Cracked Down in Southeastern Iran
- ‘Bloody Friday’: Witnesses describe the deadliest crackdown in Iran protests
- Gloom Grips China Investors Like Never Before Ahead of Congress
- Xi’s coronation portends a hard era for China and the world
- Xi Jinping Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap
- What China looks like after a decade of Xi Jinping’s rule
- Jeremy Hunt says ‘mistakes’ made and taxes set to rise as Liz Truss clings to power – UK politics live
- Alaska snow crab season canceled as officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs (This is the climate crisis.)
- Undervalued US Stocks Could Soar 30% Next Year, Siegel Says
- Student loan forgiveness applications now open through beta mode website, Biden administration says
- Have you heard about the GOP plan to either gut the social safety net or destroy the economy? (“Perhaps the single most consequential story of the midterms season broke this week, and there’s been virtually no coverage from major TV news shows, newspapers, and other mainstream outlets.”)
- Justice Department formally appeals appointment of special master in Mar-a-Lago documents case
- Jan. 6 video undermines Trump’s repeated efforts to blame Pelosi for Capitol security (In fact, Pelosi was a hero!)
- The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Over. These 3 Things Must Happen Now. (“The baton is passing from the committee to others who have the power to take action on its work. That handoff is not only to election officials, prosecutors and judges. It is to all of us. Our democracy may well depend on what we do with it.”)
- Congress asks Secret Service for an account of all contacts between agency, Oath Keepers up to and on Jan. 6, 2021
- Jan. 6 Capitol riot panel briefed on multiple calls between Secret Service and Oath Keepers, NBC News reports (It’s really inaccurate to call it a “riot,” which implies spontaneity, as opposed to a violent/planned insurrection, but the media is going to keep doing that, apparently.)
- Could Trump testify? Subpoena sets up prospect of dramatic political spectacle
- Thomas Zimmer: The 1/6 Hearings “delivered,” but “the forces that elevated [Trump] are dominating the Republican Party more than ever – and they are escalating their assault on democracy.”
- Judge bucks Trump, orders Pence aide to testify to Jan. 6 grand jury
- CNN Exclusive: Trump operative seen on video in Georgia voting system breach testifies before special grand jury
- Judge drops 1 of 5 charges against Trump-Russia dossier source, in blow to special counsel Durham
- Trump won’t be the Republican nominee in 2024, ex-GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan predicts
- Trump Reacts to January 6 Committee Subpoena Like a Guy Who Knows the Walls Are Closing In (“It’s not a great day to be Donald Trump, and even he seems to know it.”)
- Trump’s rambling answer to the Jan. 6 committee shows his weakness (“Why Trump will face serious danger if he ever agrees to testify.”)
- How the Supreme Court Is Playing a Central Role in Discrediting Trump (“But the former President will continue to search relentlessly for friendly judges nationwide between now and 2024.”)
- Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump’s Twitter alternative (WTF???)
- Newspapers with a partisan aim filling the void of traditional media
- Tesla Sinks 50% From November Record High as Troubles Pile Up
- The Right’s Quiet Uncanceling of a Dead White Supremacist
- Ben Sasse gets a lesson in Trump-era accountability (“The lickspittles and servants don’t suffer for their connection to Trump, but someone like Sasse can’t escape the taint of his party in this moment.”)
- The Democratic Senate majority hinges on Catherine Cortez Masto
- Herschel Walker denies abortion ban support and brandishes ‘police badge’ in Georgia debate
- Herschel Walker Says People Worried About High Insulin Costs Should Just ‘Eat Right’ (“Unless you’re eating right, insulin is doing you no good”)
- TV Debate Turns Into ‘SNL’ Skit: Herschel Walker Flashes “Prop” Badge When His False Claims He “Worked In Law Enforcement” Come Up
- Senate candidate Herschel Walker brandishes ‘police badge’ in Georgia debate – video
- Everyone Gives Herschel Walker a Pass on Abortion Scandal During GA Senate Debate (“Abortion has been a hot topic in Georgia ever since a woman came forward to say Walker paid for her abortion. Warnock and the debate moderators completely let Walker off the hook.”)
- Dr. Oz Staged an Encounter With a Victim of Gun Violence
- Obama to campaign for Mandela Barnes in tough Wisconsin Senate race, sources say
- How a Republican Could Lead Oregon: Liberal Disharmony and Nike Cash (“In the governor’s race, a Nike billionaire is pouring in money and an independent candidate is taking Democratic votes — giving a Republican a path to victory.”)
- NBC fails to press Republican Senate nominee Dr. Oz on scandals, shifting marijuana positions
- Ted Cruz Falls For Fake News, Then Blames The Real Media For Calling Him Out (This extremist douchebag’s coming to campaign for Yesli Vega…)
- Fundraiser for Ohio GOP candidate JD Vance axed after Spectrum News asked questions about host
- DeSantis migrant flights may continue, records suggest, including to Delaware and Illinois
- Anger as DeSantis eases voting rules in Republican areas hit by hurricane
- Bay-state governors and the EPA dump cleanup deadline
- Spanberger talks up her bipartisan cred, Brown explains why he won’t debate opponent
- Jen Kiggans Refuses to Reject the Big Lie
- Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07): “in a last ditch effort to protect their candidate, Vega’s team insisted on installing Larry O’Connor — a right-wing radio host known for spreading lies, hyper-partisan vitriol, and hatred against Democrats” (O’Connor “has called Democrats ‘monsters’ and implored readers of his blog ‘you must wreak revenge.”)
- Rep. Elaine Luria’s Busy Week: Securing a Historic Pay Raise for Veterans, Winning the First VA-02 Debate, and Leading a January 6th Committee Hearing
- VA05 Dem Nominee Josh Throneburg to Face Off Against Rep. Bob Good (R) at Forum on 10/26 (“The forum, hosted by the Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest, is the only face-to-face event that Good’s campaign agreed to.”)
- Youngkin wants $10 million for energy research, including small nuclear reactors (Youngkin really doesn’t get it when it comes to energy, environment, etc.)
- Youngkin proposes $10 million energy innovation fund (So, so stupid.)
- Youngkin Appointed Someone with “close ties to with an individual who was charged and eventually sentenced for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection” (Sadly, with Youngkin, this is NOT an isolated incident.)
- Surprise, Surprise: “Fox & Friends” Panel of “Virginia Parents” This Morning Was Mostly Right-Wing Activists, Including a Former Member of the Trump Transition Team
- Allen says ‘heck no’ on returning to political arena as a player (C’mong, “Felix Macacawitz,” the people of Virginia miss you! Uh, not.)
- Virginia Delegate says she will not push bill that penalizes parents who LGBTQ+ children who do not affirm their gender identity
- LGBTQ bill on child abuse creates uproar in Virginia and beyond
- How many Virginians no longer qualify for student loan relief? It’s hard to say.
- District Attorney To Review All Cases Handled By Cop Who Planned Charlottesville Nazi Rally
- Loudoun Co. School Board Reviews 10 Schools’ Names Over Confederate or Segregationist Ties
- Albemarle County schools criticized for restrictions on LGBTQ youth support
- D.C.-area forecast: Very nice today, and probably passable for Sunday
