Tuesday News: “Iran-US World Cup clash rife with political tension”; “How China Lost the Covid War”; “Trump Brought Nazis Into the GOP. DeSantis Won’t Expel Them.”; “The GOP’s sickness is far worse than a ‘Trump problem’”; “Rep. Donald McEachin dies at 61”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 29.

• Climate change: Wasted methane gas ‘a scandal’
• Giant Wind Farms Arise Off Scotland, Easing the Pain of Oil’s Decline
• Truth can defeat ‘gaslighting,’ the word of the year. But not always. (“‘Gaslighting’ is the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year, and the problem is worse than ever.”)
• Stock Futures, Oil Rise as China Concerns Ease
• Europe’s Energy Tab Climbs Past €700 Billion as Winter Arrives
• U.S. could give Ukraine energy help as country freezes; rumors of further Russian mobilization grow
• Putin using winter as weapon of war in Ukraine – Nato chief
• NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid
• Exclusive: U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine
• The yuan’s the new dollar as Russia rides to the redback
• Putin’s Prison Recruiting Scheme Takes a Big, Desperate Turn
• Russian Retreat Reveals Signs of an Atrocity in a Ukrainian Village
• The growing unrest over China’s strict lockdowns is upending the global economic outlook.
• Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation
• US and China in first South China Sea encounter since Xi-Biden meeting
• University students sent home as China tries to end protests
• Chinese authorities seek out COVID protesters
• Chinese Protesters Warily Tell Xi Jinping, “Don’t Push Me” (“The nation’s most defiant public demonstrations in years oppose ‘zero covid’ policies, but their roots run deeper.”)
• Proud, Scared and Conflicted: Here’s What Protesters in China Are Saying
• How China Lost the Covid War
• UK Summons Chinese Ambassador Over ‘Unacceptable’ Arrest of BBC Journalist
• Zero-Covid policy: why is China still having severe lockdowns?
• Don’t let China stage another Tiananmen massacre
• Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest
• Iran-US World Cup clash rife with political tension
• US vs. Iran: The Most Political World Cup Gets Its Most Politically Charged Match (“Coach Gregg Berhalter and team captain Tyler Adams faced a grilling by Iranian journalists, as unrest in Iran is spilling out into protests in Qatar. The must-win match is rife with geopolitical tensions reminiscent of the countries’ last on-field face-off nearly a quarter century ago. “)
• Israel, US to hold air drill simulating striking Iran nuclear program
• Germany plans overhaul of immigration system, citizenship laws
• Biden, Macron ready to talk Ukraine, trade in state visit
• The Authoritarian Right Is Regrouping (“In Moscow, Mar-a-Lago, and beyond, desperate men are mobilizing anyone they can to help them regain power.”)
• With Federal Aid on the Table, Utilities Shift to Embrace Climate Goals
• Flu came early to the U.S. and ‘the floodgates are open’
• The Memo: Republicans’ fervor to go after Fauci could backfire (Just disgraceful.)
• How Biden will run (“As Biden weighs a final decision on whether to run for a second term, White House officials are showing how the powers of the presidency can be harnessed for a re-election campaign.”)
• As rail strike deadline nears, Biden to call on Congress to intervene (“Railroad workers would need to ratify union contracts before a Dec. 9 strike deadline to avert a rail shutdown, renewing pressure on Congress and the White House to intervene.”)
• A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court
• Supreme Court responds to lawmakers on ethics complaints (“Letter to Democratic lawmakers repeats justice’s denial, defends receiving ‘social hospitality.'” Hahahahaha.)
• When Democracy Was On The Ballot In 2022, Voters Usually Chose It (“Or at least rejected candidates who denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election.”)
• McCarthy fight for Speakership looms over lame-duck December
• Trump Immunity Claim in 2020 Civil Rights Suit Rejected by Judge
• GOP reaction to Trump’s embrace of Holocaust denier reveals who still won’t cross him (Not a peep from Glenn Youngkin.)
• Asa Hutchinson shows up weak-kneed Republican presidential contenders (“You don’t have to be a spineless apologist for MAGA extremism to run for president as a Republican.” But that’s exactly what Youngkin is.)
• Republicans don’t care that Trump’s a white supremacist — just that he’s indiscreet about it (“Trump’s dinner with Nick Fuentes won’t morally outrage the GOP, but they are worried it will hurt them at the polls”)
• White House condemns visit to Mar-a-Lago by white supremacist antisemite Fuentes
• Trump Doesn’t Want to Alienate His Antisemitic Supporters (“In case there was any question about why Trump hasn’t disavowed his dinner date with Nick Fuentes and Kanye West.”)
• Trump Brought Nazis Into the GOP. DeSantis Won’t Expel Them. (“White nationalism is not just a Trump problem”)
• Surprise: A Number of Republicans Don’t Want to Condemn Donald Trump’s Dinner With a Couple of Antisemites (“They too know where their bread is buttered.”)
• Mike Lindell Is the Leader the Republican National Committee Deserves (“But he’s not the one it needs right now, so his candidacy is probably doomed.”)
• How Trump is handing white supremacists huge propaganda victories
• GOP lawmakers mostly decline to condemn Trump over white supremacist meeting
• Republicans Hate Everything About Trump’s Dinner With Ye and Fuentes Except Trump
• Republican criticism of Trump builds after his dinner with a white supremacist (Remember, there were years of Trump’s vicious racism, misogyny, etc, and not a peep from Republicans.)
• Mike Pence Is Having a Moment He Doesn’t Deserve
• Trump’s Jewish Allies Denounce Dinner With Kanye West and Nick Fuentes (Uh, hello? You didn’t realize who and what Trump were back in 2015, when he first started running, or after the white supremacist “Jews will not replace us” hate march in Charlottesville, or…?)
• The GOP’s sickness is far worse than a ‘Trump problem’ (“No one is buying the idea that Donald Trump’s dinner last week at Mar-a-Lago with antisemite and white nationalist Nick Fuentes was some sort of aberration”)
• Antisemitism’s March Into the Mainstream
• A Ploy, Not a Principle (“Republican criticism of the Mar-a-Lago dinner with a Holocaust denier will be disavowed if Trump looks to be winning the party’s 2024 nomination.”)
• Same-Sex Marriage Legislation Clears Another Senate Hurdle
• Democrats’ lame-duck priorities have shifted
• Biden has a deep, talented bench for a Cabinet reshuffle (“Move up superstars, move out aging underperformers, and fill the bench vacancies.”)
• Elon Musk Is Rolling Out Twitter’s Red Carpet For The Far Right (Musk is seriously f’ed up.)
• Elon Musk says Apple threatened to remove Twitter from App Store
• Musk is harming free expression on Twitter, not protecting it
• Elon Musk’s Boring Company Ghosts Cities Across America (Musk is a horrible, horrible person.)
• Study: Two years of the Fox News 2024 pre-primary (“18 would-be presidential candidates made more than 1,200 Fox appearances after Trump’s defeat”)
• Trump Plans Limited Role in Georgia Senate Runoff
• The real reasons Georgia should reelect Warnock
• Kemp slams Trump’s ‘un-American’ white supremacist dinner guest; Walker is silent
• Herschel Walker Only Recently Stopped Renting Out Georgia Home He Claims as His Residence
• The 2024 Senate map is terrifying for Democrats. That’s one reason Georgia’s runoff matters. (“Democrats will have the majority next year. After that, things get much tougher.”)
• Trump, Kari Lake Amplify Unfounded Claims Of Election Malfeasance In Arizona As Certification Deadline Nears (And by “unfounded,” they mean “wildly false.”)
• Counties in Arizona, Pennsylvania fail to certify election results by legal deadlines —
• Democrats could win more seats if Cochise County refuses to certify election
• Congressman Donald McEachin of Virginia dies at 61 (“McEachin represented Virginia’s 4th Congressional District and had won reelection just weeks ago.”)
• Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at 61 (“First elected to Congress in 2016 after serving in both the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, he was elected to a fourth term in Congress earlier this month.”)
• Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at 61
• Following the 2022 Midterm Elections, Let’s Take a Look at the Key Democratic “Majority Maker” Districts for the 2023 Virginia General Assembly Elections
• Miyares asks for freeze on loan payments for Pink Energy projects
• Proposal to reduce cosmetology licensure hours sparks backlash
• Filler-Corn building for ’23 races by contributing to local campaigns
• Shared solar launches in Virginia but still faces an uphill battle
• Why Youngkin and nuclear proponents says now is the time to bring a small modular nuclear reactor to Southwest Virginia (“Youngkin and other nuclear proponents say Southwest Virginia’s abundant abandoned coal mine land and the need for jobs and economic development make the region an ideal spot for a small modular nuclear reactor. Critics say they’ve been left out of the discussion.”)
• Will Youngkin affordable housing push come with more state money?
• UVA, Chesapeake shootings renew calls for action on gun violence
• Opinion/Editorial: Evidence, activism offer best cure for gun violence
• Editorial: We don’t have to live with gun violence (“Another mass-casualty shooting, this time in Chesapeake, serves as a reminder that Americans don’t have to live like this.”)
• Chesapeake, Va., mourns those killed in Walmart shooting
• Republican delegate files to repeal same-sex marriage ban in Virginia
• Governor coming to Arlington tomorrow for ‘economic development announcement’
• Ex-Virginia trooper dies in shootout after killing family of teen he had catfished, police say (Bizarre and horrendous.)
• Owner of pit bull that fatally mauled Richmond church deacon, 88, will not be charged criminally
• D.C.-area forecast: Seasonable today; warmer tomorrow with showers and a gusty breeze