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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, September 16.
- Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero
- Sultan al-Jaber, Oil and Renewable Energy Executive, Straddles Divide as Head of COP28 Climate Summit
- UK intel says Russia might again target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this winter
- In Moscow, the War Is Background Noise, but Ever-Present (“Muscovites are going about their daily lives. But the war’s effects are evident — in the stores, at the movies and in the increasingly repressive environment.”)
- ‘Seriously Sick’ Elon Musk Gets Trash-Talked All Over Ukraine (“Politicians, military officials, and media personalities are slamming the Tesla founder for ‘stabbing us in the back’ in the aftermath of the Starlink controversy in Crimea.”)
- Trump reacts to Putin’s praise: ‘I like that he said that’ (Putin, of course, is pure evil, a vicious war criminal, etc.)
- Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un’s Embrace May Place Xi Jinping in a Bind (“Closer ties between Russia and North Korea could weaken Beijing’s leverage over both countries and set back China’s efforts with the West.”)
- Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains
- Chinese defence minister under investigation for corrupt procurement
- South Korea’s Interest in Nuclear Weapons Hasn’t Gone Away—It’s Just On Hold (“Despite a recent pact with the U.S., many of the country’s leaders favor developing a homegrown nuclear option.”)
- Iran’s protests have been crushed, but Mahsa Amini’s death is still felt a year later around the world
- Mahsa Amini’s father detained on anniversary of death, rights group says (“Iranian authorities briefly hold Amjad Amini as security forces deployed in expectation of unrest across country”)
- Search for bodies after Libya floods as aid struggles to reach Derna
- Libya flood: investigation opened as hopes of finding survivors fade
- Mexico Extradites ‘El Chapo’ Son Ovidio Guzman to US
- Hurricane Lee advances on New England and eastern Canada
- The Way We Farm Is Bad for the Climate. Our Solution Isn’t Much Better.
- If Biden Wins Election, Industry Pollution Will Be a Target for Climate Policies
- Biden says striking car workers deserve ‘fair share’
- Workers strike at all 3 Detroit automakers in a battle for a bigger share of industry profits
- Democrats head to the picket line as UAW strike gets underway
- Trump criticizes UAW leadership amid strike, warns autoworkers’ jobs are moving to China
- 75 Percent of Americans Side With Striking UAW Members
- Trump criticizes UAW leadership amid strike, warns autoworkers’ jobs are moving to China (F*** Trump.)
- Reporter asks General Motors CEO about her nearly $29 million in compensation
- Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike (“Carmakers are anxious to keep costs down as they ramp up electric vehicle manufacturing, while striking workers want to preserve jobs.”)
- UAW, automakers to resume talks as strike starts to create parts shortage
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Calls on Nation to Remember Ugly Past Truths
- Military officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville’s holds on promotions
- McCarthy Has Two Weeks to Soothe GOP Critics and Keep Government Open
- Speaker Matt Gaetz has big plans for the House
- McCarthy-Gaetz feud hits fever pitch (How is it a “feud,” though?)
- We Are at the Performative Cursing Stage of Kevin McCarthy’s Frustrations
- Trump lashes out at bid for partial gag order in election case: ‘They want to silence me’
- Special counsel asks for ‘narrow’ gag order for Trump in election interference case
- Special Counsel Obtained 32 Private Messages From Trump’s Twitter Account
- Special counsel warned Trump could ‘precipitate violence’ if told of Twitter search warrant
- Trump Explains Melania’s Absence on the Campaign Trail
- Mitt Romney Has It Half Right
- Florida Republicans reject DeSantis for Trump in loyalty pledge fight
- Trump Beats DeSantis as Florida GOP Scraps ‘Loyalty Oath’ for Primary
- DeSantis Is Trying to Protect Voters from Health
- Wisconsin Republicans Are Unleashing a Very Trumpy Attack on the Democratic Process (“The GOP-led legislature is fighting to preserve gerrymandered maps and oust a liberal Supreme Court justice, all while voting to fire a top elections administrator.”)
- Perhaps Wisconsin Republicans Could Use a Fresh Copy of the Constitution
- Turning Point USA’s history of racism and white nationalist ties
- Shareholders just sued Fox over Dominion election lies. Here’s how Fox board members and executives let election lies run rampant.
- “Bolder and more aggressive”: Elon Musk’s X placing major brand names next to antisemitic content (“Advocates say Musk’s platform has consistently placed major ads on account associated with white nationalism”)
- There’s Videotape! Annals of Feral Lauren Boebert …
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Bill That Bans Vaccine Mandates In Arkansas (That’s nuts.)
- Hunter Biden’s lawyer says gun statute unconstitutional, case will be dismissed
- The Ken Paxton saga is exposing the limits of Trump’s coattails
- Texas Senators Begin to Deliberate Paxton Impeachment
- Governor Kristi Noem, “God-Fearing” Family Woman, and Corey Lewandowski, Trump Creep, Reportedly Had “Yearslong” Affair
- President Joe Biden Says “Here in Virginia, the stakes have never been higher”; Pledges to “do more” to Financially Support Virginia Dems (“Youngkin and the extreme Republicans have made it clear that they’re trying to take us back on issues like choice.”)
- VIDEO: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Jennifer McClellan Slam 2024 Republicans’ MAGA Agenda (Rep. McClellan: “The health of women in America is at stake, and we cannot afford MAGA extremist leadership in Richmond, in the White House, or anywhere else.”)
- Video: Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Says Far-Right Extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene Is “On my team…We all want the same things” (“By endorsing Marjorie Taylor Greene’s extreme, antisemitic agenda, Jen Kiggans has made clear exactly what type of D.C. politician she is”)
- Youngkin wants tutors for many students. Where will they come from? (“Virginia educators say that it will be difficult to find enough tutors to implement Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new plan for elementary and middle school students.”)
- These candidates in Virginia could shape how both parties talk about abortion in 2024
- With Just 7 Days Until Early Voting Starts, Virginia Campaign Finance Numbers for 7/1-8/31 Coming In Now…
- Schapiro: Youngkin running out of excuses on education
- Video: Planned Parenthood Virginia PAC to Invest over $1.5 Million to Support Key House and Senate Reproductive Rights Champions (“Virginia is the last state in the south without new abortion restrictions since Roe was overturned and it’s imperative that we win majorities to keep it that way.”)
- Flip and Defend-A-District Friday: Volume XIII (Sen. Monty Mason, Russet Perry, Del. Jeion Ward, Del. Vivian Watts)
- Gov. Youngkin directs VMI to accept controversial Confederate statue (“At Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s request, Arlington Cemetery’s Confederate memorial would go to VMI’s Civil War museum, pending funding and federal approvals.”)
- Richmond school board to consider specialty school admissions changes (“The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School and others have been criticized for lack of diversity.”)
- Key part of Fall Line Trail construction starts next month
- Efforts to extend broadband to rural Virginia are being stymied by railroads, officials say
- Virginia ABC insisted it would phase out counter stores. A new one is opening in Portsmouth.
- ‘Alarming’: Despite Henrico’s efforts, tenants at complex live in hazardous conditions
- VA state House candidate Lee Peters cites false data in saying he’d vote for abortion ban
- Sex video roils critical fight for Virginia state House (The media loves this story while ignoring the two Republican candidates for House of Delegates who violently assaulted their wives/girlfriends. VERY telling about the media.)
- As Virginia Gears Up For Elections, High School Sexual Assaults In Loudoun Dominate News (“School officials mistakenly believed that they were prevented from performing a Title IX investigation into the matter while the sheriff’s criminal investigation was ongoing, a misconception reinforced by some members of the sheriff’s office, who threatened to arrest school personnel who opened their own investigation into the matter, the report says.”)
- Suffolk School Board in the spotlight after refusing to allow prayer during meeting
- D.C.-area forecast: Nice today, with clouds and raindrops likely Sunday
