by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 24. Just two weeks until election day on 11/7 – make sure you vote (Democratic, up and down the ballot) and remind everyone you know to do the same!
- ‘Unstoppable’ energy transition means demand for oil, gas, and coal set to peak by 2030 (They needed to peak about 20-30 years ago, though…)
- Most Countries are Falling Short of Their Promises to Stop Cutting Down the World’s Trees (“An annual report evaluating pledges to stop deforestation takes clear aim at financial institutions for supporting agricultural companies with ties to forest loss.”)
- The Earth’s climate is in uncharted territory. These 5 charts show how.
- I.E.A. Sees Oil, Gas and Coal Demand Peaking By 2030
- Industry could save $437 billion a year via energy efficiency efforts
- UN Farming Unit Stifled Methane Emissions Research
- Oil and gas demand will peak before 2030, says the International Energy Agency
- AI firms must be held responsible for harm they cause, ‘godfathers’ of technology say (“Authors and academics also warn development of advanced systems ‘utterly reckless’ without safety checks”)
- Trump Plots to Pull Out of NATO — If He Doesn’t Get His Way (Trump is a Putin puppet and a traitor, among other horrible things.)
- U.S. moves to claim $300M superyacht belonging to ‘Russian Gatsby’
- Kremlin says Putin is healthy, laughs off body double rumours
- News outlets backtrack on Gaza blast after relying on Hamas as key source (Absolutely disgraceful by the “mainstream media” on this. In the case of the NY Times, this comes after they played a HUGE role in helping to elect Trump – and demonize Hillary Clinton – in 2016.)
- ‘Netanyahu Got All the Warnings,’ Says Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence
- IDF shows foreign press Hamas bodycam videos, photos of murder, torture, decapitation
- Freed hostage describes Hamas ‘hell’ (“Released Israeli revealed how militants beat her with sticks and took her through tunnels” Hamas is pure evil, just like ISIS.)
- I went through hell, says 85-year-old hostage released by Hamas
- Israel Latest: Macron Calls for Coalition to Fight Against Hamas
- Macron Will Call on Israel to Revive Palestinian Peace Process
- A Record of Pure, Predatory Sadism (“Officials in Israel screened footage of the Hamas attack for the press: ‘What we shared with you, you should know it,’ one official said.”)
- Israel Says It Will Destroy Hamas. But Who Will Govern Gaza?
- ‘Like a terrible dream’: tense wait for Israeli soldiers near Gaza border
- Israel Intensifies Airstrikes in Gaza as Hostages’ Fate Remains Uncertain
- Scoop: Israel willing to delay Gaza invasion to discuss large release of hostages
- Thoughts on Israel and Gaza (Spot-on by former President Barack Obama.)
- U.S. Raises Concerns About Israel’s Plan of Action in Gaza, Officials Say
- Scoop: Marine Corp 3-star general advising Israeli military on Gaza ground operation
- U.S. Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say
- Israel says strikes will dismantle Hamas as Palestinian death toll rises
- US Vows to Hold Iran Responsible for Attacks on Troops in Mideast
- Intelligence shows Iranian-backed militias are ready to ramp up their attacks against US forces in the Middle East
- Xi Makes Unprecedented Central Bank Visit in Sign of Focus on Economy
- US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea
- Australia issued “stark warning” by IEA as fossil fuel demand tipped to plummet by 2030
- Imagine Handing This F****d-Up World Back to Donald Trump
- Trump Claims He Never Gave “Red-Haired Weirdo” Classified Info About Nuclear Subs (Despite Reports to the Contrary) (“The billionaire in question allegedly then shared the information Trump gave him ‘within minutes.'”)
- The Secret of America’s Economic Success
- “Plutocrats and populists”: The GOP’s “contradictory principles” make a perfect recipe for fascism
- It’s Not Like Republicans Were Doing the “People’s Business” Anyway (“The Speaker spectacle at least gives us a break from House grandstanders trying to impeach Joe Biden or freaking out about gas stoves.”)
- One of the most important jobs in American politics has turned into a nightmare (“But such is the toxicity of the GOP three weeks after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy that the nominee expected to emerge on Tuesday may never get the top job.”)
- ‘5 Families’ and Factions Within Factions: Why the House G.O.P. Can’t Unite
- Republicans can’t govern. Just ask them.
- Has the Republican Party proved to be so anti-government that it cannot govern at all? (Correct.)
- A functioning democratic system would make Hakeem Jeffries speaker
- The quiet vindication of Hakeem Jeffries
- Trump World Floats Dossier Trashing House Speaker Candidate Emmer
- Tom Emmer scrambles to fix his Trump problem
- How the GOP’s House speaker candidates rank on legislative wins
- These 11 Republican House Breakers Really Belong in a Hall of Fame
- Divided GOP bombarded by Speaker candidates
- Morning Report — No clear path toward the gavel
- Byron Donalds is the Fox News Caucus’ next man up for speaker (This guy’s HORRIBLE.)
- The GOP speaker contest has entered its “who?” era
- Republicans fail to find consensus for US House speaker at candidate forum
- Fact check: Trump falsely claims the US had no terrorist attacks during his presidency
- Trump Bizarrely Declares ‘I Was Never Indicted’ After Being Indicted Four Times
- Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary (Trump is completely insane.)
- Trump claims Sidney Powell was ‘never’ his lawyer after her plea deal
- Trump presses ‘presidential immunity’ defense in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit
- Surprise: Trump Pretends He Barely Knows Sidney Powell After She Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Testify Against Codefendants
- Donald Trump expected back at civil fraud trial with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify
- Trump, Cohen stand to come face-to-face at New York fraud trial
- Georgia prosecutors are picking up cooperators in Trump election case. Will it matter?
- Exclusive poll: Biden and Trump tie at 37% as RFK Jr. costs Trump a narrow lead
- Another GOP ‘Bombshell’ About Joe Biden Turns Out To Be A Dud (“Republicans’ impeachment inquiry continues to limp along in the background of their speaker drama.” They’ve got nothing.)
- Joe Biden’s brother repaid a loan in 2018. Fox News personalities are trying to spin it into a crime.
- Trump seethes at Fox News for “sidelining” him — but the network is doing him a favor
- Tensions between Trump and RNC spill over into public view
- Millennials and Gen Z Are Tilting Left and Staying There
- Voters under 30 are trending left of the general electorate
- How has RFK Jr. raised all that money?
- Ramaswamy: U.S. pulling out of NATO is ‘reasonable,’ as is ‘reevaluating’ UN membership (Another GOP Putin puppet?)
- How the 47 Percent Video Drove Mitt Romney to Depression and Nearly Out of the 2012 Race
- ‘I Mean, Is This My Party?’ (“A new book asks if even anti-Trumpers like Mitt Romney bear some blame for the rise of a man who has destroyed the GOP.”)
- Menendez Got Boeing Cash After Egypt Aircraft Deal
- Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut off engines on Alaska Airlines flight
- The Elon Effect (“Twitter, now X, really is shrinking under its new owner.”)
- Senators Warner, Kaine Announce Major Regional Tech Hub Wins for Virginia (Thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act, which every VA GOP member of Congress OPPOSED…)
- GOP’s flip-flop on early voting faces first big test
- Gov. Glenn Youngkin courts donors ahead of high-stakes Va. elections
- Why abortion and education are key issues in the Virginia election
- ‘Bidenomics’ is causing economic chaos: Glenn Youngkin (Does Glenn Youngkin EVER tell; tell the truth about ANYTHING? What a slimeball.)
- PACs and the 2023 General Assembly elections
- Felons’ suffrage in Virginia shouldn’t rely on one person, even if he is the governor (Their voting rights should be restored automatically when they’ve done their time and paid their debt to society, just like in almost every other state.)
- New film tells the story of Latin American immigrants in Virginia
- The 100% Abortion Ban Guy vs. the Service-Minded Marine: Joshua Thomas For Delegate (HD-21)
- Video: Former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Urges HD97 Voters to Elect Former Air Force Master Sergeant Michael Feggans to the VA House of Delegates as a Champion for Veterans
- Senate District 17 race: Democrat Jenkins vs. Republican Brewer
- Youngkin responds to explicit political mailers
- Republican Party of Virginia mails out thousands of explicit fliers about Susanna Gibson scandal (“‘You wonder whether perhaps a private survey indicated that Susanna Gibson was doing better than they expected her to because that is a very competitive district. it could even be said under certain circumstances it leans democratic,’ Sabato said.”)
- Advocates worry residents are being left out of conversations about where to build Virginia’s first small nuclear reactor
- Richmond-Petersburg wins big in tech hub competition, New River and Danville confirmed as advanced manufacturing centers
- Virginia Tech is looking to raise $500 million to help lower-income students afford school
- Virginia’s newest state park is now open in Loudoun County. We went and took a hike (“Sweet Run State Park is nearly 900 acres of deep woods, open fields, and wetlands in Loudoun County, just a few miles away from Harpers Ferry.”)
- Editorial: Traffic congestion costs motorists time and money, and requires smart solutions (“Congestion in Hampton Roads continues to cost commuters time and money. Building our way out of the problem isn’t an option.”)
- Roanoke attorney acknowledges billing errors amid sex-for-help allegations against judge
- D.C.-area forecast: Beautiful sunshine and rising temperatures
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