by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 4.
- As Other Global Crises Collide, Nations Converge to Address Climate Change
- A showdown over climate reparations is brewing — and it will determine the success of the COP27 summit
- War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt
- Why the Feared Wave of Solar Panel Waste May Be Smaller and Arrive Later Than We Expected
- A tense world hopes for cool heads at the G-20 summit in Bali
- Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots
- Ukrainians face nuclear threat with grit and dark humor
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Pledges, ‘Under Republicans, Not Another Penny Will Go to Ukraine’ (There you have it; if you stand with Ukraine, you need to vote DEMOCRATIC this election!)
- Ukraine war: Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘energy terrorism’
- Zelenskyy hails UN nuclear investigation result; UK says Russia likely shooting retreating soldiers
- Opinion: Why Putin can’t be allowed to win in Ukraine
- Russian flag comes down in Kherson, but Ukraine sees a trap
- Iran is seeking Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear weapons program, US intel officials believe
- South Africa Gets $497 Million to Produce Clean Energy From Coal Plant Site (We need a LOT more of this!)
- Biden says ‘we’re gonna free Iran’ as protests there go on
- North Korea’s suspected ICBM test fails, South Korean government source says
- Nuclear attack on US or allies would end Kim regime, says defense secretary (“Lloyd Austin makes remark while Kim Jong-un’s government in Pyongyang has in recent days mounted a number of missile tests”)
- China’s Xi urges Ukraine peace talks with Germany’s Scholz (Get Putin to withdraw his forces, then they can talk.)
- Let’s work together during ‘times of turmoil’, says Xi as Germany’s Scholz flies in (Or not.)
- U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo doubles down on Biden plan to restrict American companies, and citizens, from helping China make semiconductor chips
- Former Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in lower leg in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan
- A peace deal could end Ethiopia’s brutal civil war. Can a truce last?
- Alarm on Capitol Hill over Saudi investment in Twitter
- A cooling job market could help to ease inflation (Macroeconomics 101)
- Jobs Data to Give Latest Snapshot as Fed Tightens
- Over 130 Power Plants That Have Spawned Leaking Toxic Coal Ash Ponds and Landfills Don’t Think Cleanup Is Necessary
- Utility-scale solar construction costs halve 2013 averages, while wind and natural gas are relatively flat (“Utility-scale solar projects used to cost nearly $4,000 per kW to build in 2013. By 2020, they fell to $1,655 per kW.”)
- Biden’s ability to reshape U.S. judiciary hangs in balance as election looms
- Hawley aims to reshape Senate GOP with Vance and Masters (This would put insurrectionists in charge of the US Senate. Needless to say, that would be HORRENDOUS.)
- Republicans Are Bad for the Economy. Here’s Why. (“Polls say voters trust the GOP more than Democrats on economic issues. That’s a huge mistake.”)
- Obama and Trump bring dueling visions for America in return to campaign trail (Obama has a positive, constructive, mainstream vision for America. Trump is a sociopath, extremist and nihilist.)
- Midterms: The conspiracy theorists who want to control elections (Horrendous.)
- The Complete Guide to the GOP Midterm Candidates Who Should Scare the S–t Out of You (“From governorships to Congress to secretary of state races, these are the people who, given the opportunity, will do unimaginable damage to the country.”)
- Kari Lake’s Election Denial in Arizona Could Shape 2024 Election
- Exclusive: DOJ mulling potential special counsel if Trump runs in 2024
- Study: GOP Senate candidates flock to Fox in final weeks of midterms (“Sean Hannity has aired more candidate interviews than all of CNN and MSNBC prime time — combined”)
- The GOP has Paul Pelosi’s blood on its hands (“After daily assaults by conservative pundits on TV and a nonstop feed of anti-progressive vitriol on right-wing social media, leaders of the GOP should not be able to escape blame.”)
- The Attack on Paul Pelosi Has Unmasked the G.O.P.
- Paul Pelosi released from hospital
- Manchin Wants Deal on Debt, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
- Trump says he will ‘very, very, very probably’ run again in 2024
- Trump to Make 2024 Announcement “Soon,” Says Angel of Darkness Kellyanne Conway (“Meanwhile, her husband, George, has predicted her former boss will be “convicted of multiple felonies.””)
- Trump loyalist Kash Patel questioned before Mar-a-Lago grand jury
- Scoop: House GOP to release 1,000-page road map for Biden FBI probe (These people are bonkers. Do NOT put them in charge!)
- How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi (“Behind the scenes, House Democrats battle to anoint their next generation of leaders”)
- Trump Files a Suit Against N.Y.’s Attorney General, and Against Advice (Isn’t it illegal to file frivolous lawsuits?)
- Exclusive emails: Inside Trump’s botched Georgia fight
- The nightmarish Supreme Court case that could gut Medicaid, explained (“Health and Hospital Corporation v. Talevski is the single greatest threat to America’s social safety net since Paul Ryan.”)
- Why I Logged Off Twitter (“Whatever Elon Musk does, users will be implicated in what happens to the site. That’s a responsibility we all have to take seriously.”)
- Twitter to staff: Look for “job or no job” emails Friday AM
- Musk’s Trump-style management rattles Twitter workers awaiting layoffs (Why would anyone work for Musk?)
- World’s richest man decides to set $44 billion on fire
- Elon Musk’s “blue check” debacle: His brain has been broken by whiny incels (“For Twitter’s angry nerds, the blue check is like a girlfriend — it’s infuriating because you can’t buy it”)
- Twitter Sued for Mass Layoffs by Musk Without Enough Notice
- General Mills, Audi and Pfizer Join Growing List of Companies Pausing Twitter Ads
- General Mills latest to halt Twitter ads as Musk takeover sparks brand exodus
- Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion – sources
- Elon Musk begins mass layoffs at Twitter
- Twitter staff locked out of work accounts as mass sackings begin
- Elon Musk, Under Financial Pressure, Pushes to Make Money From Twitter
- Judge shoots down Mike Lindell’s bid to reclaim seized phone, access warrant affidavit
- CNBC is cancelling Shepard Smith’s show
- Oprah Winfrey announces her support for Dr. Oz opponent, John Fetterman
- Jake Tapper Wasn’t the Answer to CNN’s Prime-Time Headache
- The Most Important Senate Race Is Also the Most Ignored (Nevada.)
- The Scary Alliance Between “Moms for Liberty” and “Constitutional Sheriffs”
- FBI warns of a ‘broad threat’ to New Jersey synagogues
- A Michigan judge tried to block an abortion rights measure. His ex-wife says he helped her get an abortion in college. (There are presumably MANY stories like this.)
- Here Is An Aspiring U.S. Senator with the World’s Worst Bullshit Detector (“He heard from some stranger that there are furries in schools. If there aren’t, he wants the school to prove it.”)
- Joe Rogan Admits He Lied About Schools Using Litter Boxes (Anyone who actually believed this crap is really messed up. And how about Rogan for lying in the first place?)
- Nets suspend Kyrie Irving at least five games without pay
- Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving over ‘failure to disavow antisemitism’
- How Metrorail service is expected to soon improve
- Kiggans Won’t Stand Up for Ukraine
- Luria makes final case for democracy, vies for Black voters
- Yesli Vega Celebrated Independence Day with January 6 Insurrectionist (“Yesli Vega is a dangerous fraud who is only running to cater to the fringe of our politics, not actually serve and represent the people of Virginia.”)
- Glenn Youngkin Enthusiastically Campaigns for Hung Cao, Who Defended Violent 1/6/21 Insurrectionists, Compared Abortion to the Holocaust, Denies Climate Science, Pushed the “Big Lie,” etc. (Let’s make sure we reelect Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA10)!)
- Salvadoran Community Speaks Out: “Yesli Vega will not Represent Our Interests”
- Video: Former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA05) Makes the Case for 2022 VA05 Democratic Nominee Josh Throneburg, Says “this is really about democracy versus right-wing extremism” (Throneburg is running against one of the nastiest, most extreme members of Congress, Bob Good (R))
- Pope & Schapiro: The last few days of Campaign 2022
- Commentary: Not quite Youngkin’s “macaca” moment, but close
- Editorial: Registration problems and incorrect mailings raise worries before Tuesday vote
- Youngkin gives Virginia Republicans a popular figure to campaign with for the first time in years (The fact that someone as godawful as Youngkin is popular among Republicans tells you everything you need to know – nothing good – about the Republican Party at this point.)
- Can election systems in Virginia be hacked?
- Virginia’s Department of Elections is failing Spanish-speaking voters
- Youngkin’s education tip line gripes: ‘Beowulf,’ masks and ‘grooming’
- Virginia set up a tip line for ‘divisive’ classroom concepts. Documents show it turned into a hotline for the state’s schools (Actually, it wasn’t really “Virginia” that set this up, but the Youngkin administration specifically. As usual, CNN is whitewashing things in its headline.)
- Virginia’s governor set up a tip line to crack down on CRT. Parents used it for other reasons
- Inside the emails to Gov. Youngkin’s school tip line
- Virginia’s highest tax bracket starts at $17K. Some say it’s time for an update
- Norfolk School Board adopts ‘special rules’ for public comment that critics say silence community members
- Jay-Z and Jeff Bezos are interested in buying the Washington Commanders together
- Danville once thrived on the success of its mills. Now, its economic future could lie in their redevelopment.
- D.C.-area forecast: Unseasonable warmth today and through the weekend
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