by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 20.
- Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why (“So, rapidly increasing renewable energy hasn’t cut coal and gas consumption at the same rate because humankind is using a lot more electricity than we used to, especially in Asia.” Also, countries need to eliminate ALL fossil fuel subsidies, direct and indirect.)
- More Than 100 Protesters Arrested in New York City While Calling on the Federal Reserve to End Fossil Fuel Financing (“In a mass act of civil disobedience, activists blocked the entrance to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to urge financial regulators to take action on the climate crisis.”)
- Leaders of world’s biggest polluting countries skipping UN climate summit
- World inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chief (“António Guterres calls for financial reform, climate solidarity and an end to coal, in speech to UN general assembly”)
- Oil Nearing $100 Is Red Flag for Central Banks’ Inflation Fight
- Ukrainian, Russian officials face off as Zelenskyy pushes peace plan; Russia’s losses mount in south
- Ukrainian Tactics Put Russia on the Defensive in the Black Sea (“Using innovative attacks, Ukraine has eroded Russia’s formidable naval advantage and is starting to reopen ports.”)
- What a defense ministry shake-up may say about Ukraine’s corruption problem (“The removals come two weeks after the removal of the defense ministry and as Ukraine seeks to shore up global support.”)
- Zelensky to speak at U.N. Security Council in potential showdown with Russia’s Lavrov
- Biden calls on world leaders to promote peace and stand with Ukraine against Russia
- Ukraine Has Gained Ground. But It Has Much Farther to Go.
- Russia Knocks Ukraine’s Largest Refinery Offline in Attack
- The Memo: Zelensky faces tough task in Washington as GOP skepticism grows
- Ukraine war: Russian ‘evil cannot be trusted’, Zelensky tells UN
- Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN
- Ukraine ‘likely’ behind strikes in Sudan, Ukrainian military source says
- Revealed: how Russia deliberately targeted Kherson’s hospitals
- Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout (Completely unhinged.)
- Xi’s economic policies are leaving many China watchers perplexed and confused
- Rishi Sunak considers weakening key green policies (Totally unacceptable.)
- Germany went from envy of the world to the worst-performing major developed economy. What happened?
- Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal for breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh, officials say
- Biden Aides and Saudis Explore Defense Treaty Modeled After Asian Pacts
- Israel’s Netanyahu will meet Biden in New York. The location is seen as a sign of US displeasure (Netanyahu is a disgrace.)
- Why Western nations fear India-Canada row
- India tells citizens in Canada to exercise caution as ties worsen
- Ford Avoids Strike at Canada Plants With Late-Night Union Deal
- Fed Set to Pause Rate Hikes, But Don’t Count Out Another Increase
- ‘Ghost gear’ piles up in the Gulf of Maine amid plastic onslaught on oceans (This is horrendous and WILDLY unacceptable.)
- Donald Trump, Notorious Bigot, Thinks His Legal Woes Are Endearing Him to Black Voters
- Trump’s Menacing Rosh Hashanah Message to American Jews (“The former president’s anti-Jewish remarks follow an old pattern.”)
- Trump is lying about his “moderate” abortion stance — he will ban it nationwide (“Trump lies constantly, and history shows he and the GOP will repay evangelicals with a national abortion ban”)
- “Meet the Press” deserves the backlash: NBC shows the worst way to interview Donald Trump (“‘Meet the Press’ and NBC News are collaborators in normalizing Donald Trump’s fascist demagoguery” Absolutely – NBC “News” is a f’ing disgrace.)
- GOP senators alarmed by chaos over House spending bills
- The Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown
- An out-of-control GOP is the party of nonstop national crisis
- House flounders as GOP fails to appease hard-right members on funding
- One potential solution that could prevent a government shutdown (“A bill that passes the House with Democratic votes could be the final straw for Kevin McCarthy’s enemies”)
- Republican infighting paralyzes the House as some call a shutdown inevitable
- White House Warns of Shutdown Consequences
- Kevin McCarthy Failed to Hold His Caucus Together on Defense Authorization
- Kevin McCarthy Is Now Poison to the Extremists
- White House watches as House GOP implodes over spending bill
- McCarthy Capitulates Again as House GOP Implodes Spectacularly Over Spending Bill
- Defense spending bill up in flames amid House GOP conflagration
- McCarthy scrambles: House punts key vote as rebellion rages
- Chaos and acrimony as House Republicans pull bill to keep government running: ‘multiple games afoot’
- Democrats face big decision on McCarthy
- McConnell Says Government Shutdowns Always A ‘Loser’ For Republicans
- Merrick Garland to Testify Before House Republicans as They Pursue Impeachment (Ridiculous.)
- Biden’s campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation (“With social-media platforms pulling back from policing false political claims, and Trump gearing up for a fight, Biden’s 2024 campaign is rebooting its online defenses.”)
- Biden to create new office of gun violence prevention
- Broadcast and cable news networks are ignoring Trump’s “horrifying” proposed 10% tax on imports (The media continues to fail us.)
- Justice Department Probe Scrutinizes Elon Musk Perks at Tesla Going Back Years
- Ex-GOP Congressman Gets 22 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
- Murdoch Called Hannity ‘Retarded’ and DeSantis ‘Kicked’ Tucker’s Dog, Wild New Book Claims
- Rupert Murdoch often wishes Donald Trump dead, Michael Wolff book says
- Democrats retake razor-thin majority in Pennsylvania state House (“Democrat Lindsay Powell won the open state House seat in a special election in Allegheny County, restoring a one-seat Democratic majority in the swing state”)
- Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania
- This is what taking on election deniers really looks like
- Tim Scott Thinks Striking Autoworkers Should All Be Fired (Tim Scott is truly horrible.)
- Joe Biden Should Head to Detroit Before Trump Muddies the Waters
- America’s New Battlefront (“Republicans in North Carolina and Wisconsin are injecting ugly politics into their state’s courts.”)
- Amid reports of rape and sexual assault, right-wing media frame Russell Brand as a victim (Because…of course they do!)
- Russell Brand Wasn’t an Anomaly (“The former TV host and actor was a mascot, at best, for a media culture that routinely dehumanized and hypersexualized young women.”)
- ‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim
- Tim Ballard has resigned from Operation Underground Railroad amid reports of sexual misconduct
- Sen. John Fetterman Mocks Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory That He Has A Body Double
- Fox has spent more than an hour railing over Senate dress code changes to attack Fetterman (Did they do this when Ted Cruz wore gym clothes on the Senate floor?)
- Tuberville to try going around his own blockade to confirm Marine commandant
- Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Rips Sen. Tommy Tuberville, “enabled by the entire GOP minority in the Senate,” for Holding Up “hundreds of military promotions” (“The GOP should prevail upon Sen. Tuberville – quit punishing those who are serving this country!”)
- Jennifer Wexton confronts a grave diagnosis with typical good grace
- Virginia Republican calls votes against Pentagon spending bill ‘unacceptable and offensive’
- Va. reinstates almost 45,000 people to Medicaid programs to fix eligibility glitch
- Commentary: The best medicine for Virginians? Bring down drug prices
- New Virginia trade office opens in Taipei, Taiwan
- 12 takeaways from the state report on teacher shortages
- Some Virginia Democrats say livestreamed sex acts a distraction from election’s real stakes
- Editorial: Virginia’s elections less secure after reckless withdraw from voter verification program (They mean “withdrawal,” not “withdraw”)
- Dominion wants to test new types of batteries — one based on rust
- Clean Virginia: Dominion’s Energy Plan Again Fails to “Meet the Mark” (“Carbon emissions would increase in all of Dominion’s resource plans”)
- The teens fighting to keep Youngkin’s trans policies out of their schools (“Virginia Beach high schoolers have spoken at every school board meeting for a year, begging members to protect their LGBTQ peers.”)
- Virginia officials say school mental health pilot ‘successfully launched’ new services
- Video: In SD-16 Debate, Republican Siobhan Dunnavant Declares Support for Youngkin’s Corporate Tax Cut (Dunnavant supports a state budget “teeming with handouts for corporations and the rich while shortchanging our schools.”)
- Video: In New Ad, Democratic VA Senate Nominee Schuyler VanValkenburg, a Teacher, Says “We have to do more to protect our kids, to keep guns out of our schools. We owe it to them.” (VA House Dems Leader Don Scott: “Teachers and students shouldn’t be afraid for their lives while trying to teach and learn.”)
- Warren County library gets temporary reprieve as book debate continues (“Warren County supervisors voted Tuesday night to fund Samuels Public Library for one more quarter as negotiations continue over control of LGBTQ book policies.”)
- Richmond could ease regulations on accessory dwelling units
- Dominion offers Virginia Beach $19 million for offshore wind transmission easements
- Danville’s police chief helped the city drastically reduce crime. Now he wants to make similar strides in Roanoke.
- Lynchburg School Board votes to close 1 elementary school and close or convert a second
- Charlottesville rezoning critics accused of employing ‘dog whistles’
- After Hurley and Whitewood floods, Virginia considers state relief fund
- D.C.-area forecast: Terrific weather continues through tomorrow, rain threat this weekend
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