by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 25.
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- The World Bank can bring the world’s poor into the clean energy revolution
- Companies capture a lot of CO2. Most of it is going into new oil.
- The world has already crossed a solar power tipping point (“A new study suggests it no longer makes sense to consider the continued dominance of fossil fuels a ‘business as usual’ scenario.”)
- Behind the Curtain: Inside Biden’s slow-walking Middle East strategy
- Let’s not forget the Palestinian Authority’s role in this catastrophe
- Gaza hospitals stopping some services as UN warns fuel runs out tonight
- The many reasons Netanyahu may be delaying an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza (“The Israeli leader and his war Cabinet face the killing of hostages, heavy potential troop losses, a two-front war, and have reportedly not settled on an exit plan.”)
- Pentagon Set to Transfer Army’s Two Iron Dome Units to Israel
- The Far Right Has a New Big Lie: Claiming to Support Palestine (“White nationalists with a racist agenda trying to curry favor by peddling vile forms of antisemitic trash.”)
- Israel’s massive democracy movement turns its focus to war
- Economists fear major disruption if the Israel-Hamas conflict is not contained
- Strife Inside the NYT Over Its Gaza Hospital Bombing Coverage (That was really unforgiveable by the NY Times; people should lose their jobs over that.)
- Weapons Flood West Bank, Fuel Fears of New War Front
- Israel Latest: Qatar Sees Breakthroughs in Hostage Talks Soon
- US Presses Gulf Allies to Help Stem Fresh Fundraising for Hamas
- Biden is worried about wider war in the Middle East. Here’s how it could happen.
- What Americans think about the war in Israel-Gaza (“Polls say they support Israel and disapprove of Biden’s handling of the crisis.”)
- Obama criticizes Israel’s decision to cut off food and water to Gaza
- Drone attacks on American bases injured two dozen U.S. military personnel (“The groups conducting the attacks are supported by Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Pentagon spokesman said.”)
- Blinken Warns Iran of ‘Decisive’ Response If Americans Are Attacked
- Iran’s proxy forces are teaming up to attack Americans
- China Stimulus Signals Zero Tolerance For Sharp Economic Slowdown
- China’s economy hinges on a peaceful Middle East
- Xi says China willing to cooperate with US as hopes rise for talks with Biden (“Xi Jinping says whether or not two countries can find right way of getting along is crucial to the world”)
- Caribbean could become offshore floating solar PV giant, researcher says
- Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, as Category 5 storm
- Strongest US Economic Growth Since 2021 Puts Fed in Tough Spot
- Abortions increased nationally in the year after Dobbs ruling, but plummeted in states with bans
- Abortion is still under threat by dark money groups that helped overturn Roe (“An Ohio election ballot, if passed, would safeguard abortion access – but groups tied to anti-abortion figures like Leonard Leo are trying to influence the outcome”)
- This Is Your Brain on Crime
- Nearly one in four Americans believe political violence justified to ‘save’ US
- Who is Speaker nominee Mike Johnson? (He’s really, really, REALLY bad.)
- Exhaustion and Delusion: Mike Johnson’s Speakership Recipe
- Opinion: We could be witnessing the Republican Party break apart in real time
- Republicans self-destruct again in US Speaker saga
- Mike Johnson is the latest GOP nominee for House speaker as Republican infighting shows no end
- House GOP gives Mike Johnson Speaker nod after whirlwind Emmer dropout
- Another Day of G.O.P. Chaos Winds Up With Speaker Nominee No. 4
- There Goes Another One: Tom Emmer’s Speakership Bid Is Officially Kaput
- Tom Emmer drops speaker bid within hours: The MAGA cult is in a death spiral (“For Trump loyalists, the possibility of total government collapse is basically a positive”)
- Emmer bid collapses, extending extraordinary GOP Speaker losing streak
- ‘I killed him’: How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer’s speaker bid
- McCarthy floats partnership with Jim Jordan as assistant speaker (McCarthy is utterly pathetic.)
- GOP’s accelerating doom loop deposes Tom Emmer in record four hours
- ‘Are we screwed?’: Anguished House GOP turns to fourth speaker pick
- Thomas Zimmer Explains: “Republicans are engaged in a deliberate, systematic, and highly successful project to entrench minority rule” (“They will either *be stopped* – or install a system in which only they and those who reflect their image back at them are entitled to rule and recognized as equal.”)
- Fact check: Trump falsely claims the US had no terrorist attacks during his presidency
- Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat
- Trump’s Lawyers Are Going Down. Is He?
- With Plea Deals in Georgia Trump Case, Fani Willis Is Building Momentum
- Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources
- Cautions on ABC’s Huge Mark Meadows Scoop
- Cohen Denounces Trump During Courtroom Face-Off
- MAGA media melt down over former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis’ guilty plea in election subversion case
- MAGA Diehards Are Furious Jenna Ellis Pleaded Guilty After Raising $200K
- The layers of falsehoods that led to Jenna Ellis’s plea deal
- Fox gave Jenna Ellis a platform to push election lies — then mostly ignored her guilty plea (Fox is utterly heinous.)
- New No Labels Plan: Deadlocking the 2024 Election? (These people are evil.)
- Florida orders universities to ‘deactivate’ pro-Palestinian group
- How Is This Guy Winning in Kentucky? (“A Democratic governor seems like he’s about to get reelected in the very red state.”)
- RFK Jr. lurches right with independent 2024 bid
- Twitter Continues to Burn a Hole Through Bank Balance Sheets
- Can the Latest $10 million in EPA Grants Make a Difference in Achieving Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals? (“Environmental advocates welcomed the latest funding but said restoration of the bay depends even more upon enforcement of the Clean Water Act and better management of excess nutrients from agricultural runoff and stormwater.”)
- Va. joins 32 states suing Meta over allegations its social media platforms harm youth
- Virginia among states suing Instagram owner Meta for harming youth mental health
- DLCC: The Stakes of the 2023 Legislative Elections For Virginia’s Future Could Not Be More Clear (“When Democrats get elected, they improve lives and grow the middle class. When Republicans get elected, they take away fundamental freedoms.”)
- Republicans pray for an early voting reversal in Virginia (“The Republican Party under President Donald Trump has abandoned the practice. Glenn Youngkin is betting Virginia Republicans can be convinced otherwise.”)
- Video: Planned Parenthood Virginia PAC Releases Get Out the Vote Ad Ahead of Critical Virginia Election (New ad focuses voters’ attention on potential abortion ban)
- Youngkin bets 15-week abortion limit is winner in Virginia and beyond
- Virginia’s balance of power hangs in upcoming general election
- State study on menhaden in Chesapeake Bay would cost $2.6 million
- Chesapeake Bay’s striped bass still in decline
- Video: HD82 Dem Nominee Kimberly Pope Adams Says “Black women die giving birth…So we have to make sure that this healthcare is accessible, affordable and remains legal.” (Adams: “Let me tell you…if Republicans get the trifecta, they are going to roll back all the progress that we’ve made”)
- Editorial: Victims’ fund will provide support in the aftermath of a mass shooting
- Friends await updates on former Richmond resident taken hostage by Hamas
- “This was a goddamn dumb move and can easily backfire…If Gibson wins, it’s going to be because of these mailers. Period.” (“MAGA Republicans can’t help themselves from showing their true colors”)
- Virginia GOP mails voters explicit flyers about Democrat Susanna Gibson
- House District 87: Delegate Jeoin Ward faces challenger John Chapman to represent Hampton
- Va. governor rejects claim of underfunding Virginia State University
- Incumbent lawmaker, retired sheriff face off in one of Virginia’s most hotly contested Senate races
- Accusations of ‘tantrums’ and ‘tyranny’: Internal emails show how deep the divisions on Lynchburg City Council are
- D.C.-area forecast: Warming up into the weekend with highs in the 70s and 80s
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