by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, September 9.
- ‘A critical moment’: UN warns world will miss climate targets unless fossil fuels phased out (“Governments failing to cut emissions fast enough to meet Paris agreement goals and avoid disaster, major report says”)
- U.N. says more needed ‘on all fronts’ to meet climate goals
- U.N. Climate Warning Also Comes With Clear Steps To Cut Emissions
- Experts Warn of ‘Denialism Comeback’ Ahead of November’s Global Climate Talks
- U.N. report warns nations have ‘rapidly narrowing window’ to cut emissions
- Climate Change is Making It Difficult to Protect Endangered Species : Consider This from NPR
- Our environmental laws are failing us in the face of the climate crisis
- Russia sticks to demands on Black Sea grain deal, rejects UN bank proposal
- Elon Musk ‘Committed Evil’ By Blocking Internet Access, Top Ukrainian Advisor Says (“Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, slammed the decision in a post on X, Musk’s platform.” The government needs to investigate Musk immediately, cut ties with his companies, revoke any security clearances he might hold, etc.)
- How Russia learned from mistakes to slow Ukraine’s counteroffensive
- Ukrainians are determined to persevere, but they worry that their allies aren’t
- US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the first time: Officials
- Biden, Modi and EU to announce rail and shipping project linking India to Middle East and Europe
- G-20 Leaders Reach Deal on Wording for Russia War in Ukraine
- India says consensus reached on G20 declaration
- India hopes to lead on climate, but coal still powers its economic growth (Gotta switch to clean energy ASAP!)
- G20 adds the African Union as a member in a push to give a greater voice to developing nations
- China Digs In on Ukraine and Climate Even in Xi’s G-20 Absence
- Young People in China Can’t Find Work and Xi Jinping Has Only One Response
- Chinese economy out of deflation but faces threat of relapse
- Maldives heads to polls closely watched by India and China
- Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 800 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech (“A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech.”)
- World Facing ‘Unprecedented Climate Emergency’: Brazil’s Lula
- Rishi Sunak avoiding UN climate summit over potential rejection (Disgraceful.)
- Surprise: Trump’s Border Wall That Mexico Never Paid for Caused “Irreparable Harm” to the Environment, Endangered Species, and Cultural Sites
- The Complicated Effort to Rescue the Trapped Cave Explorer in Turkey (“Mark Dickey fell ill while exploring one of Turkey’s deepest cave systems.”)
- Video: GREAT New Ad Highlighting President Biden’s Leadership on the World Stage (“The ad…draws a clear contrast between President Biden’s unwavering commitment to democracy and American leadership, and the MAGA Republicans’ dangerous foreign policy positions, including siding with Putin over the Ukrainian people.”)
- Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
- DOJ and Mifepristone maker ask Supreme Court to make ultimate decision on abortion drug in 2024
- Samuel Alito says ‘no valid reason’ to step aside from Supreme Court case involving lawyer who interviewed him for WSJ (Alito is horrible.)
- Apartment rents are on the verge of declining due to massive new supply
- Research file: We watched every PragerU Kids video. Here are the lowlights. (“PragerU” is far-right propaganda, nothing to do with being a real university.)
- Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms
- Appeals court reverses much of judge’s order blocking Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
- Republicans Are Insane to Make Heroes Out of Jan. 6 Rioters (It’s insane, dangerous, treasonous, etc.)
- Willis asks court to protect jurors after doxing in Trump’s Georgia case
- Judge denies Mark Meadows effort to move Georgia case to federal court
- A reminder of how one juror could save Trump
- Fulton County special grand jury recommended charges against Lindsey Graham, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
- Graham defends 2020 election actions after Fulton grand jury recommended prosecution (Indefensible.)
- How Lindsey Graham escaped charges in Georgia
- Lindsey Graham, Nearly Indicted in Trump Election Case, Claims He Was Just Doing His Job by Asking Georgia About Throwing Out Ballots (Lindsey Graham is a seriously, seriously f’ed-up person.)
- New tapes reveal MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell meltdown in 2020 election deposition
- Why Biden’s big fight with Eric Adams is headed for disaster (“Biden has a policy move at his disposal that could better manage this mess: Extend work permits to many of the migrants so they don’t rely on New York for help. Yet the president appears reluctant to do this, which could exacerbate the problem.”)
- Pelosi to run again, ending speculation — for now — about her future
- Pelosi: I’m Running Partly to Thwart Trump
- FAA orders Musk’s SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions on Starship, keeps rocket grounded
- Why Is Elon Musk Lashing Out Against the Anti-Defamation League?
- “A cesspool for bigotry”: Elon Musk’s threats against Anti-Defamation League may backfire (“Anti-extremism expert: Under Musk, X is losing revenue ‘because his platform is now a cesspool for bigotry'”)
- Elon Musk’s Latest Target Hits Back (“A conversation with the Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt, on a feud that is as bizarre as it is predictable” It’s not a “feud,” though, it’s Musk being an anti-Semite.)
- Elon Musk’s X sues California over new social media transparency laws
- Christie hits Trump for Meghan Markle comments after skipping GOP debate: ‘What a joke’
- Trump leads, followed by second tier of four candidates in ISU/Civiqs poll
- DeSantis camp on Iowa: A ‘strong second’ is good enough
- DeSantis, Undaunted by Florida Storms, Shrugs Off Climate Change (Climate science denial should be an automatic disqualifier for holding ANY public office in America, let alone the presidency.)
- Trump visits South Dakota, picking up an endorsement from Gov. Kristi Noem (Noem is nuts. She also wants to be Trump’s running mate.)
- Hawaii fires: number of missing drops from hundreds to 66 amid recovery (“Josh Green, the state governor, approved $25m for business recovery and said Maui will reopen for tourism on 8 October”)
- Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires
- ‘Zip Tie Guy’ and His Mom Get Prison Time Despite Pleas for Mercy
- The Most Ridiculous Impeachment Attempt This Week Isn’t Out of Washington
- A Breathtaking Contempt for the People of Wisconsin (And for democracy, the rule of law, etc.)
- New Mexico Gov. Issues Public Health Order Suspending Carry Of Guns In Albuquerque
- Trump Is Said to Have Told Blake Masters He’d Lose Senate Primary to Kari Lake
- How Pennsylvania’s judicial elections could impact the state’s future
- Please: No bidding war for a new Commanders stadium (Virginia shouldn’t bid at all.)
- Metro will run more train service than ever before, starting Monday (“Metro will increase service on most of its lines during the busiest times to meet increasing passenger demand.”)
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says Republicans “have to get Senator Tuberville to back off this unpatriotic effort, which is clearly being cheered by our enemies” (Tuberville’s “position is outrageous, he’s entitled to it, but when he can’t convince his colleagues he should back off.”)
- Schapiro: Shutdown threat in D.C. could upend Va. elections
- FWIW – “Battleground Virginia: The state of online spending in Virginia’s competitive state legislative elections” (“Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity is aggressively promoting several Republican candidates running in the most competitive districts.”)
- NRA Ratings of Virginia Candidates Clearly Tell Us Who To Vote For (Candidates with an “F” or “D” rating) and Who NOT To Vote For (Candidates with an “A” or “B” rating)
- Virginia’s new hemp law faces federal lawsuit
- Flip and Defend-A-District Friday: Volume XII (Del. Danica Roem, Sen. Aaron Rouse, Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg, Joel Griffin) (All four of these are candidates running for the Senate in must-win districts)
- Charges upgraded against suspect in shooting of U-Va. football players (“The charges include murder counts that carry a mandatory life-in-prison sentence.”)
- Va. town settles lawsuit following stop of Army officer that went viral
- Daughter hit, killed by car after stabbing father in Loudoun County
- D.C.-area forecast: Heat eases, but humidity and rain chances endure (“Highs Saturday will be in the 80s to near 90. On Sunday, there will be lower temperatures and a better chance of widespread raindrops.”0
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