Sunday News: “Zelensky Says Russian Retreat Shows Annexation Is a ‘Farce’”; Crucial Election in Brazil; The Far-Right Supreme Court Is Baaaaack; “The NFL Is What We Thought It Was “; “Clean energy can supercharge Virginia’s economy if we seize the moment”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 2.

• The climate crisis? We’ve been investigating it for more than 100 years
• Journalists Are Making The Same Mistake With Dietary Change They Made With Climate Change: Study
• Bitcoin’s Climate Impact Is Worse Than We Thought (“It isn’t akin to gold mining. More like gas drilling or raising beef, a study finds.”)
• Stunning week of early coal closures opens path to 100 pct renewables
• Queensland’s renewable energy plan confirms the politics of coal have changed for good
• OPEC+ Will Consider Output Cut of More Than 1 Million Barrels
• Polls put Lula on brink of comeback victory over Bolsonaro in Brazil (“But hopes leftwing former president will defeat Jair Bolsonaro tempered by fear a runoff contest could mean weeks of turmoil and violence”)
• The Future Of Brazil’s Democracy Is On The Ballot This Weekend (“Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sought to undermine his country’s election in a major test of the world’s fourth-largest democracy.”)
• How the Brazilian election could destabilize a divided country (“A loss by President Jair Bolsanaro could cause chaos. But experts say a coup is unlikely.”)
• Brazil holds historic election with Lula against Bolsonaro
• Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Ukrainian capture of Lyman makes war ‘more difficult’ for Putin, says US
• Ukrainian forces encircle thousands of Russian troops in key eastern city
• Russian Forces Retreat From Lyman (And by “retreat,” they mean “flee,” “surrender,” etc.)
• Ukrainian troops take over city one day after Putin declared it part of Russia
• Zelensky Says Russian Retreat Shows Annexation Is a ‘Farce’
• Ukraine claims full control of key logistics hub, eyes further gains
• Putin Has Left the World No Other Option But Regime Change
• Pro-Kremlin neo-Nazi militia inciting the torture and murder of Ukrainian prisoners
• Time is running out for Vladmir Putin, and he knows it (“The Russian leader’s heavy-handed conscription drive won’t reverse his battlefield losses any time soon, and is backfiring at home”)
• U.S., U.K. say Russia’s retreat from Lyman is ‘significant’ (“Western countries cast the withdrawal from Lyman, a key supply hub in eastern Ukraine, as a strategic victory that could undermine Russia’s effort to control the Donetsk region.”)
• Putin overruled his top security service in prisoner swap with Ukraine
• CPAC backpedals on pro-Russia tweet as some U.S. conservatives back Putin
• In Washington, Putin’s Nuclear Threats Stir Growing Alarm
• Americans captured by Russia detail months of beatings, interrogation
• U.S. captives ‘prayed for death’ on brutal ride from Ukraine
• 10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium (Absolute evil.)
• Russia’s annexation puts world ‘two or three steps away’ from nuclear war
• Ukraine Gains Full Control of Lyman, Days After Putin Claimed Russia Rules There
• Pope appeals to Putin to end ‘spiral of violence’ in Ukraine
• American Prisoners Are Released From Venezuela and Iran
• How Iran’s Hijab Protest Movement Became So Powerful (“Four decades after the Islamic Revolution, simmering tensions have come to a head. What sets the current wave of protests apart from those that came before?”)
• ‘Women are in charge. They are leading’: Iran protests continue despite crackdowns
• Iranian students launch fresh anti-regime protests
• Scoop: Menendez warns Netanyahu against working with Jewish supremacists
• 174 dead after fans stampede to exit Indonesian soccer match
• Liz Truss advised King Charles to stay away from Cop27 climate summit (“The King, a passionate environmental campaigner, has abandoned plans to attend next month’s Cop27 climate change summit after Liz Truss told him to stay away.” That’s absurd; he should have told her to f*** off.)
• US Jobs at Cruising Speed May Keep Up Pressure on Fed
• ‘The Fed is breaking things’ – Here’s what has Wall Street on edge as risks rise around the world
• Our Food System Could Have Been So Different (“The story of America’s ‘lost crops’ shows the reign of corn was not inevitable.”)
• National Archives says it’s still missing records from Trump officials
• This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage
• Biden to visit hurricane-hit areas as scale of death and destruction emerges
• Lawmakers Confront a Rise in Threats and Intimidation, and Fear Worse
• Trump escalates attacks on McConnell with ‘DEATH WISH’ post
• Trump’s latest attack on McConnell sets a new standard of despicable
• US supreme court to decide cases with ‘monumental’ impact on democracy (“Many fear the potential for extreme rightwing rulings on topics ranging from affirmative action to voting rights”)
• The Supreme Court Has a Crisis of Trust (It deserves none at this point.)
• The Supreme Court’s Big New Term (“There is a feeling with this Court that the conservative Justices could make a landmark ruling out of almost any case.”)
• Supreme Court’s approval sinks to historic lows 100 days after abortion decision
• As New Term Starts, Supreme Court Is Poised to Resume Rightward Push
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins Supreme Court Ahead Of Full Docket Including Cases About Race, Voting, and the Environment
• Is IVF the GOP’s Next Target? (“State Republicans’ fetal personhood bills are so vaguely written, doctors and patients are worried they could interrupt family planning and fertility treatments.”)
• The Surge That Could Save Democrats (“Tom Bonier makes the case that women are registering to vote in a fury.” Let’s just hope he knows what he’s talking about.)
• Facebook scrambles to escape stock’s death spiral as users flee, sales drop (It would be so sad if Facebook were to head into a death spiral, huh? LOL)
• The NFL Is What We Thought It Was (“…it’s that desire for everything to always be okay, to move on rather than pause and reassess—and the financial and professional urgency and pressure to manifest that in a 17-game crucible—that got the NFL to where it is today.” And people keep watching it.)
• Opinion: Clean energy can supercharge Virginia’s economy if we seize the moment
• Two Democrats Are Seeking the Nomination After Del. Mark Keam (D-HD35)’s Resignation. Here Are Holly Seibold’s Responses to the Blue Virginia Questionnaire. (The Fairfax Dems’ nominating caucus is being held next Saturday, with early voting on Tuesday and Thursday.)
• This Richmond school has sat empty for 10 years. Now it could become affordable housing.
• Thousands regain power in Virginia as Ian’s remnants sweep through region
• Walter Olson: Ranked choice voting is a good idea that deserves a tryout
• Dogged Botetourt County deputy prosecutor builds national reputation as animal welfare advocate
• Column: Richmond elections are elections are safe, secure
• Editorial: Expansion of toll relief will provide meaningful help to Hampton Roads
• After power outages, downed trees and flooding, here’s what to expect as stormy conditions return
• D.C.-area forecast: Scattered showers continue today with a cool breeze