Friday News: “Republicans Want to Deport Students for Speaking Out on Israel-Hamas War”; House GOP “Ungovernable” “S**TSHOW”; Media Failing to Convey Dire “risks of a Trump victory”; “In Virginia, redistricting matters”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 10.

• More people not having children due to climate breakdown fears, finds research
• How an oil giant sought to green its image before a high-stakes climate summit (“The UAE’s state-owned company, whose CEO will lead the talks, is pledging lofty climate goals. But it has a ‘high’ probability of failing to meet them, a document obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News says.”)
• Drought is transforming the Amazon, fueling fires and killing dolphins (Disastrous.)
• EU plan aimed at fighting climate change to go to final votes, even if watered down
• Putin has decided it’s okay to be antisemitic
• Russia parades Ukrainian war prisoners as ‘volunteers’ for its army in apparent violation of international law (Putin is evil.)
• Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say
• Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says
• U.S. House to view Hamas attack footage and receive Israel briefing
• Israel Fears War on the Horizon Against Hezbollah in the North
• Netanyahu says Israel is not seeking to occupy Gaza
• ‘It’s like a fire in the world’: how the Israeli ‘kidnapped’ posters set off a phenomenon and a backlash
• Republicans Want to Deport Students for Speaking Out on Israel-Hamas War
• October 7 was the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The Shoah Foundation is now documenting it
• The Tunnels of Gaza (“A maze of tunnels extends below the Gaza Strip, allowing Hamas fighters to stay out of sight and smuggle weapons and goods.”)
• Gaza City hospitals raise alarm as Israeli forces near
• The Real Debate Over Israel Is Taking Place Behind Closed Doors (“It’s a much better discussion than the one taking place in public.”)
• Blinken denounces civilian toll in Gaza, says ‘far too many Palestinians have been killed’
• Jewish fears as German support for Israel is challenged on streets
• Israel agrees to humanitarian pauses, but gulf with U.S. remains
• Diplomats privately warn Biden of growing fury against US in Arab world
• In Qatar, secret diplomacy on Gaza yields a first small step forward
• China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening
• Australia Signs Historic Climate Refuge Pact With Tuvalu
• Losing ground to rebel alliance, Myanmar junta faces biggest test since coup (Go rebel alliance!)
• Taliban success emboldens Pakistani militants, and deadly attacks surge
• Even if Fed Stays on Hold, Powell Is Keeping His Options Open
• Powell says Fed is ‘not confident’ it has done enough to bring inflation down
• What History Tells Us About the Feel-Bad Economy (“The simple reality of the past year or so is that America has accomplished what many, perhaps most, economists considered impossible: a large fall in inflation without a recession or even a big rise in unemployment”)
• Biden touts Affordable Care Act enrollment spike
• The Supreme Court dismantled Roe. States are restoring it one by one.
• Justice Barrett gets standing ovation at Federalist Society gala (The Federalist Society, of course, is a far-right-extremist group. So this is very disturbing.)
• Senate Democrats back down on Supreme Court ethics subpoenas after GOP threats (Well that’s f’ed up!)
• John Roberts Is Rigging the Supreme Court Docket Against Voting Rights
• Inside Mike Johnson’s Ties to a Far-Right Movement to Gut the Constitution (This guy’s an extremist nutter. And Youngkin thinks he’s great!)
• House punts another funding bill as Johnson’s legislative mojo wanes
• New Speaker, Same Result: House GOP Facing Another Government Shutdown Without A Plan (“House Republicans’ hearts may be with Mike Johnson, but their votes are looking like another story.”)
• House GOP’s Dysfunction Inches Government Toward Shutdown
• Playbook PM: Another GOP spending bill goes poof
• ‘We’re ungovernable’: House Republicans nix votes on two funding bills as shutdown deadline nears
• NBC’s GOP debate moderators should have asked about Donald Trump’s plans to install an authoritarian regime
• “You’re Telling Me That Thing Is Forged?”: The Inside Story of How Trump’s “Body Guy” Tried and Failed to Order a Massive Military Withdrawal
• The Warnings About Trump in 2024 Are Getting Louder
• Trump suggests he could investigate opponents if reelected
• The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault
• Trump says DOJ weaponization could “happen in reverse” if he’s elected (This Axios headline is HORRIBLE, as it makes it seem like there’s actually “weaponization” of DoJ currently. THAT IS A LIE.)
• Democrats Dominated Suburbs on Election Night, a Potential Preview of 2024
• American Elections Are About Abortion Now
• The G.O.P’s Culture War Shtick Is Wearing Thin With Voters
• Biden trolls Trump after election night victories: ‘We haven’t stopped winning’
• ‘No, screw him’: Top Democrat balks at Tuberville push to move abortion debate to defense bill
• Dominion’s Fox News Case Was Just the Beginning
• MTG Is Trashing Lauren Boebert as a ‘Whore’ to GOP Colleagues
• Jill Stein launches 2024 bid as Green Party candidate (Putin puppet.)
• Ramaswamy calls McDaniel claims about him ‘malpractice’ (Ramaswamy is completely unhinged.)
• Please get Ramaswamy off my TV, and other debate thoughts
• McCarthy unloads on his GOP critics and says Mace deserves to lose reelection bid
• Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not seek reelection (He had no chance – zero – anyway.)
• Joe Manchin Sure Knows How to Time His Sabotage (“He’s leaving the Senate to wander the earth looking for people who want a ‘centrist’ like him, just days after Democrats won big.”)
• Bannon’s “War Room” is the media home of Project 2025 and Trump’s retribution plans
• Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy (Good, go the F*** away!)
• VIDEO: Senator Tim Kaine fights Alabama senator’s blockade on military promotions
• Video: Sen. Mark Warner on “the good news, the bad news, the Groundhog Day news” (Sen. Warner also comments on a possible government shutdown, Israel/Gaza, Ukraine, “a good day for Virginia” and the “outrageous” FBI HQ decision.)
• Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Colleagues Press Biden Administration on West Bank Settler Violence (“Letter stresses importance of stability in the West Bank for U.S. national security”)
• VA State Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D) Announces for Congress in VA10, Calls Herself a “lifelong, relentless problem solver” (Boysko joins former VA Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn in this race, which is likely to get VERY crowded)
• Dominion’s Proposed Virginia Power Plant Casts Doubt on Its Commitments to Clean Energy
• Republicans’ election losses throw Youngkin’s political future into question in Virginia
• Video: Abortion Rights Win in Virginia; Commonwealth Poised To Protect Reproductive Freedom in Constitution (Hear from Senator-elects Lashrecse Aird, Schuyler VanValkenburg; Delegate-elects Michael Feggans, Josh Thomas)
• In Virginia, redistricting matters
• Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney will launch Virginia gubernatorial run by end of year
• Brothers From Other Mothers (“How poor decision-making added up to Election Day defeats for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney”)
• Pope & Schapiro: What to expect from the new General Assembly
• Virginia Democrats lost in several key swing districts. So how did they win the General Assembly?
• Former leaders give perspective as General Assembly prepares to pick new leadership
• Blue prevailed in Virginia’s elections. Now its red governor seeks compromise.
• Political Winners and Losers: Virginia Elections 2023
• Glenn Youngkin’s white knight era is over. What will the next one be? (“Republicans want to see him become a proud dispenser of vetos. Others say it might be wise to chart a more conciliatory path.”)
• FOIA Friday: More details about rights restoration and the status of transition teams (“FOIA Advisory Council says transition teams may not be public bodies”)
• How a MAGA School-Board Racial “Scandal” in Virginia Belly Flopped (“Fox News charged reverse discrimination against Asians. Some candidates ran on it. They all lost. And the story wasn’t true.”)
• Virginia public school enrollment extends pre-pandemic dip (“New data from the state show progress but not a full return to the status quo.”)
• Five fires across Virginia consume more than 1,000 acres each
• Controversial Loudoun prosecutor Buta Biberaj on verge on defeat as counting continues (She’s mostly “controversial” because right-wing-propaganda Sinclair/WJLA has relentlessly demonized her.)
• Dozens of principals have left Fairfax Co. schools since 2020, data show
• Virginia school system says ongoing claim of sex assaults on school grounds was made up (“The lawyers say they uncovered Facebook posts between the then-12-year-old girl and a classmate alleged to be one of her principal attackers. They say the messages show that the two were actually boyfriend and girlfriend and that the girl had sought out sexual contact with him during a period of time in which she alleged he had been raping and threatening her.”)
• No definitive winner in Chesapeake treasurer’s race, but Republican claims victory
• D.C.-area forecast: Much cooler today with periods of light rain