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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, September 22.
- A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28 (“We debunk some key concepts that the world’s largest food and farming companies will be using to sway debates at the climate summit.”)
- Supply Chain Hurdles Complicate Food Companies’ Climate Pledges
- First big grain ship leaves Ukraine’s Black Sea port
- Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens
- Zelensky comes face-to-face with GOP hostility
- House Republicans Refuse to Host Zelensky Because They’re Too Busy Fighting One Another
- Zelensky in surprise Canada visit, after meeting U.S. lawmakers for ‘frank’ talks
- Zelenskiy secures $325m in new US aid even as Republican support wanes
- Zelensky: McCarthy suggested he supports Ukraine aid but faces challenges
- China climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels ‘unrealistic’ (Actually, it’s VERY realistic and VERY necessary.)
- Exclusive: Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US
- Do China’s recent military purges spell trouble for Xi Jinping?
- Opinion: It doesn’t take an Agatha Christie detective to work out something’s up in Xi’s China
- China has scooped up human DNA from nations around the world, spurring fears of a genetic arms race
- Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders
- Canada’s Trudeau wants India to cooperate in murder probe
- The American Face of Authoritarian Propaganda (“For Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson fulfills a need.”)
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Combat the Climate Crisis (“New steps will catalyze action across the federal government to account for climate change impacts in budgeting, procurement, and other agency decisions, and save hardworking families money”)
- Michael R. Bloomberg Doubles Down with Additional $500M to Help End Fossil Fuels and Usher in a New Era of Clean Energy in the United States (“Beyond Carbon campaign will continue to work towards shuttering all remaining U.S. coal plants, quadrupling the amount of clean energy on the grid, and halving gas use by 2030”)
- President Joe Biden to Establish First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, To Be Overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris
- UAW Expected to Announce More Auto-Plant Strikes on Friday
- From cage-free chicks to puppy mills and Avian flu: Republicans are trying to roll back animal protections (Heinous.)
- Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor (“In the 2022–23 school year, from July 1, 2022, to June 31, 2023, PEN America recorded 3,362 instances of book bans in US public school classrooms and libraries. These bans removed student access to 1,557 unique book titles, the works of over 1,480 authors, illustrators, and translators. Authors whose books are targeted are most frequently female, people of color, and/or LGBTQ+ individuals. Amid a growing climate of censorship, school book bans continue to spread through coordinated campaigns by a vocal minority of groups and individual actors and, increasingly, as a result of pressure from state legislation.”)
- Allegations against Rudy Giuliani and Russell Brand show sexual abuse is a selling point for MAGA (Repulsive.)
- Anti-affirmative action group, emboldened by US Supreme Court, targets scholarships
- Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events (Utterly corrupt)
- How unusual is it for the House to fail to pass a rule? A look at the recent history (“Since 1995, the House has failed to pass a rule eight times, all during Republican-led House chambers – until this year.”)
- McCarthy’s House speakership hangs by a thread as US shutdown looms
- House Republicans Are Charging Toward a Government Shutdown
- The Republican vs. Republican feud behind the government shutdown fight, explained
- McCarthy visibly frustrated after GOP hardliners put his plan to avoid a shutdown on ice
- Trump Tells Republicans to Shut Down the Government So He Can Get Away With His Many Alleged Crimes
- Why Kevin McCarthy Can’t Do His Job
- Government shutdown risk spikes as House Republicans leave town in disarray amid hard-right revolt
- GOP leadership tells members to go home but be on call amid funding stalemate
- House Republicans still don’t have the votes as government shutdown looms
- Right-Wing Rebels Block Defense Bill Again, Rebuking McCarthy on Spending
- Schumer sets up path for Senate to move first on funding stopgap
- Two House Republicans say they might work with Democrats to fund government (“Freshmen Marc Molinaro and Mike Lawler of New York opened the door to end-running Speaker Kevin McCarthy and partnering with Democrats if the GOP stalemate persists.”)
- Despite break in Tuberville’s dam, Senate faces long fight ahead
- Senate confirms Army and Marine chiefs, bucking Tuberville logjam (“But Democrats aren’t declaring victory yet as more than 300 more officers are in limbo.”)
- The GOP Wants You to Be Terrified of a Black Woman President
- Pro-Trump Lawyer Names RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel and Van Jones Among 50-Plus Potential Defense Witnesses For Georgia Trial
- Jack Smith and Fani Willis have a secret weapon: Donald Trump
- Donald Trump’s Abortion Shell Game
- ‘Weak in the knees’: Former Trump ally Nikki Haley blasts Trump in new speech
- Rupert Murdoch’s Legacy Is a Stain
- Rupert Murdoch’s reign at Fox News is over. But the damage he did may last forever
- The forecast for Fox News: Business as usual, or worse
- Bloody Murdoch (“As much as anyone, the Fox News mogul is responsible for America’s conservative crackup. What did it get him?”)
- The Last Test For Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Is About Character (“The lies Fox News promoted in 2020 will continue to stalk the billionaire mogul’s company after his departure.”)
- Rupert Murdoch’s legacy is one of deceit, destruction, and death
- Murdoch gives way to a new world order in media (“In naming his eldest son Lachlan as his successor, Murdoch, 92, has ensured that Fox Corp.’s and News Corp.’s conservative editorial bent will live on — but maybe not forever.”)
- Lachlan Murdoch’s succession leaves him alone at the helm of a global empire. Here’s why that’s troubling. (“Lachlan promoted and defended Tucker Carlson, Fox’s former chief white supremacist, numerous times before Carlson was ultimately taken off the air. But he was not alone in promoting white supremacy and anti-Black racism at the network.”)
- The End of Rupert’s Reign
- Why I Can Never Forgive Rupert Murdoch
- The Ludicrous Agony of Rupert Murdoch
- Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp. (Evil incarnate.)
- ‘Waiting for him to drop out’: DeSantis’ influence nosedives in Florida
- Ron DeSantis has a problem: Covid vaccine skepticism isn’t moving GOP voters
- Manchin circulates proposal to reverse Schumer on dress code (Silly.)
- Former justices see no legitimate reason to impeach Janet Protasiewicz
- Sen. Mark Warner on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Meeting with U.S. Senators: “Walking away now would undermine the progress in securing Ukrainian independence, undercut NATO, and embolden authoritarian regimes around the world.”
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Rips “Nihilist” “Extreme MAGA Crowd,” “Circular Firing Squad” of House Republicans Hell Bent on “tak[ing] down our government or try[ing] to cut off our commitment to our allies”
- Outdated grid practices could prevent Virginia from hitting future clean energy targets (“Despite recent reforms, transmission planning processes designed for fossil fuels are not ready for the massive influx of clean energy expected by 2050, experts say.”)
- Pope & Schapiro: Wexton announcement, early voting and a potential federal shutdown
- The Battle for the Virginia State Legislature, Part One
- Youngkin downplays shutdown threat, which hits just as Va. voting begins (Idiot.)
- Editorial: There’s no plan to offset lost RGGI revenue used for flood projects
- Registrars ready as early voting starts
- Virginia parties make push to the polls as early voting begins
- A guide to the 2023 Virginia general election
- GUEST COLUMN | A razor-thin majority in Richmond is keeping LGBTQ+ lives safe
- With start of early voting, Virginia begins high-stakes election season
- So far, Virginia colleges are avoiding the ‘enrollment cliff’
- How to vote early in the House and Senate elections in Hampton Roads
- Gender issues spark rival rallies outside Roanoke County School Board meeting
- Efforts to squash indictments against former Loudoun superintendent fail
- Tropical Storm, storm surge warnings issued for Hampton Roads, OBX ahead of weekend forecast
- D.C.-area forecast: Wet and windy days ahead as storm targets region
