by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 16.
The Biden administration has gotten a lot done! @BarackObama acknowledges the work of his former VP on a new Pod Save America, out now https://t.co/p1VSmHP3lL https://t.co/UIYszs9IkY pic.twitter.com/aq2Ls2aTK6
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) October 15, 2022
- Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in separatist Donetsk
- Russia’s escalation won’t turn tide of the war, analysts say
- Shooting at Russian Military Training Ground Leaves 11 Dead, 15 Injured
- A tale of three generals — how the Ukrainian military turned the tide
- As Russia Asserts Control, Zaporizhzhia Workers Face New Pressure, U.N. Agency Says
- Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert (“International condemnation swift after conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko shot dead in his home”)
- Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine (“With reinforcements needed for the war in Ukraine, Russian press gangs are snatching fighting-age men from cafes, offices and homeless shelters.”)
- How Vladimir Putin is thinking about the war (“Russia’s barbaric missile attack on civilians was doomed to backfire. Here’s why Putin did it anyway.”)
- ‘People died in families.’ Survivors from liberated Izium tell of devastating airstrike
- ‘It’s driven by fear’: Ukrainians and Russians with Jewish roots flee to Israel (“A new wave of Ukrainian Jews and around one in eight Russian Jews has ‘made aliyah’, or emigrated, to Israel”)
- The Russian Space Program Is Falling Back to Earth (“The storied space superpower was already stalling. Then came the Ukraine war.”)
- “The hell with it”: Elon Musk drops request for Starlink funding (This guy is exhausting, ridiculous and bonkers.)
- Evin prison fire: Gun shots and sirens heard at notorious detention centre
- Blaze, shots heard from prison in Iran capital amid protests
- Iran’s Evin Prison Set on Fire as Protests Spread
- China’s Xi calls for military growth as party congress opens
- Xi’s coronation portends a hard era for China and the world
- China Won’t Rush Its Clean Energy Transformation, Xi Says
- Xi Vows Victory in Tech Battle After US Chip Curbs
- Xi Jinping speech: Zero-Covid and zero solutions
- Xi opens historic China Party Congress that’s expected to cement his rule
- Xi Says China’s Power Has Increased, Warns of ‘Dangerous Storms’
- China congress: Xi Jinping doubles down on zero-Covid as meeting opens (Stupid.)
- China’s Xi Jinping Stakes Out Ambitions, With Himself at the Center
- Here’s What China Experts Are Saying About Xi’s Big Speech
- Xi warns against foreign interference in Taiwan, says China will ‘never promise to renounce’ force
- U.S. backs sending international forces to Haiti, draft proposal says
- US, Canada send armored vehicles to bolster Haiti’s police
- Senior Tories hold talks to discuss ousting Liz Truss to ‘rescue’ party
- For Truss and the Tories, a ‘Fairy Tale’ Unravels
- Biden: Truss plan a ‘mistake’ amid ‘worldwide inflation’
- GOP election deniers spark alarm about 2024
- America Has a Long History of Fumbling Its Democracy (“And this year promises an unprecedented level of chaos.”)
- Biden calls testimony, video from Jan. 6 committee hearing ‘devastating’
- Donald Trump Tried to Destroy the Constitution
- “Obama’s Advice For Democrats.” (“I think the first and most important issue is: Are we going to preserve and hopefully strengthen our democracy? That’s sort of a baseline question. And I believe that given how at least Republican officials have behaved, they increasingly are willing to subvert basic democratic procedures, right?”)
- Obama to campaign for Democrats in Georgia and Michigan in final weeks before midterms
- Here are 10 critical House races to watch in November
- Democratic Megadonors Sit On Sidelines Amid GOP Spending Blitz (What the hell are these “megadonors” thinking?!?)
- The G.O.P. Is Standing by Trumpists Ahead of the Senate Midterms (“One shouldn’t expect an overflowing of dignity in any of the half-dozen states where Senate seats are being seriously contested.”)
- Chilling Memo To FBI Official Warned Of Sympathy In Bureau For Jan. 6 Rioters (They all need to be fired. Immediately.)
- Giuliani names Trump election deniers as witnesses in legal ethics case (“Doug Mastriano, Jenna Ellis and Peter Navarro among those named in case related to attempt to overturn Pennsylvania result” Some of the worst people in America.)
- Roger Stone slammed Ivanka Trump after not getting pardoned, video shows (“Republican operative calls Trump an ‘abortionist bitch’ in video released by film-maker who provided footage to January 6 panel”)
- Herschel Walker, Butcher of Language
- John Fetterman Had a Stroke. Gisele Fetterman Became A Political Star
- Co-founder of Trump’s media company details Truth Social’s bitter infighting
- Stand back and stand by. Proud Boys may be coming to a park near you.
- Far-Right Republicans Face Tough Races in Swing Districts, Testing McCarthy
- Dems fear Kari Lake could be Arizona’s governor—and a major MAGA star
- Iowa Poll: Chuck Grassley narrowly leads Mike Franken in US Senate race (Grassley at just 46% is definitely not a great sign for him, nor is it indicative of any sort of “red wave” this election.)
- Election denier running to take charge of Nevada elections (“One of the most dangerous political candidates in the country is running for office in Nevada. If elected, he will have power — too much power — over our elections. — His name is Jim Marchant, and he’s the Republican nominee for secretary of state.”)
- Romney aides irked by Lee plea for support, highlighting GOP divide in Utah
- Peter Thiel, Major U.S. Political Donor, Is Said to Pursue Maltese Citizenship
- Suspected Stockton serial killer caught with gun while ‘out hunting,’ police chief says
- Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08)’s “Republican opponent received the maximum allowable donation from a ‘Glenn A. Youngkin’ who listed his address at a P.O. Box in New York City.” (“Our Governor is here so little he doesn’t even use a Virginia mailing address anymore.”)
- Video Highlights Yesli Vega’s Endorsements – “a who’s who of deplorables” Such as Ginni Thomas, Ken Cuccinelli, Ted Cruz, “Gym” Jordan, Elise Stefanik, etc. (In stark contrast, Rep. Abigail Spanberger has been endorsed by 200+ retired military and national security leaders – Dems, Republicans, independents; former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05); etc.)
- 6th District campaign trail for Ben Cline, Jennifer Lewis to summit at Lexington forum (Weird headline. Also, one of the few times the Roanoke Times has actually covered this race.)
- Opinion/Editorial: Book banners turn literature into pornography
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “Now is definitely the time to be getting your flu and COVID vaccines” (“Besides some arm pain, I have never really had an issue feeling sick after the vaccine.”)
- Opinion: Virginia deserves more from its public universities
- Amid school staffing crisis, Virginia set to lower barriers to licensure
- CASEY: A pile of suggestions for a Marie March vs. Wren Williams duel
- Republicans, absent from Roanoke council for almost 20 years, see victory as possible
- Reconnect Jackson Ward aims to make residents whole again
- Editorial: A closer look at SOL results for Roanoke city schools
- Amid Yellow Line shutdown, some commuters turn to the river instead
- Two Arlington Co. officers on leave after shooting allegedly armed man
- D.C.-area forecast: Mild today and tomorrow, then much cooler through midweek
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