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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 18.
- I’m a Climate Scientist. I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore.
- Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?
- Not a World War But a World at War (“The past two years have seen the most conflicts of any time since the end of the Second World War.”)
- Apec summit ends with unity on WTO reform but not Gaza or Ukraine (“US gathering of Pacific Rim leaders most notable for meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, seen as a sign of easing China-US relations”)
- The world’s attention is on Gaza, and Ukrainians worry war fatigue will hurt their cause
- Hamas attack thrusts kibbutzniks into strange and terrible twilight
- Shifa Hospital patients, staff and displaced leave the compound as Israel strikes targets in south
- Biden Skillfully Handled Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit in Ways Trump Simply Never Could (“The president was gracious but tough, candid but thoughtful, and unlike his predecessor, did not sell out the country to a dictator”)
- Israel-Hamas War Puts Palestinians Back on Arab World’s Agenda
- IDF evidence so far falls well short of al-Shifa hospital being Hamas HQ
- US Says Hamas Must Release Hostages for Gaza to Get More Aid
- ‘Blood on your hands’: Jewish congressman’s office defaced with pro-Palestinian graffiti
- Multiple congressional offices hit with pro-Palestinian vandalism
- UN warns of Gaza starvation as concerns rise about safety in the south
- A Journey Into Northern Gaza: Ruins, Wreckage and Darkness
- Israeli air strikes kill 32 in south Gaza amid calls for civilians to flee
- In tight election race, Argentina to choose between far-right and Peronist candidates
- Will a Trump-like candidate win in Argentina? The election, explained.
- Argentina’s angry voters could take their country over the precipice
- Economists Struggle to Come to Terms with “Immaculate Disinflation” (“Experts said that inflation couldn’t be conquered without a lot more economic pain, but it’s happening.”)
- Education Department opens probes into alleged antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents at universities (“If the schools are found to have violated federal nondiscrimination law and don’t remedy the issue, they could lose federal funding or face Justice Department action.”)
- Congress averted a government shutdown, but the real fiscal fight is ahead
- Has Trump Gone Even Crazier?
- Activists take Trump 14th Amendment fight to Michigan Supreme Court
- Colorado Judge Keeps Trump on Ballot but Finds He ‘Engaged in Insurrection’ (“A district court judge ruled that former President Donald J. Trump “engaged in insurrection” but said the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment did not apply to him.” Of course it applies to the president!)
- Chutkan denies Trump motion to strike Jan. 6 language from indictment
- Trump Adviser Stephen Miller’s Legal Group Rakes in $44 Million
- Trump legal ally fights ‘activist prosecutors’ in 2024 messaging preview
- Judge in Bank Fraud Trial Rejects Trump’s ‘Nonsensical’ Request
- New Hampshire shows how deeply rooted Trump’s fraud lies are
- Mike Johnson to release 40,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage
- Mike Johnson, in October, Said America Was Going to Hell Because 25% of High School Students Identify as “Something Other Than Straight”: Report (“Three weeks before becoming House Speaker, Mike Johnson said American society was ‘so dark and depraved it almost seems irredeemable,’ citing statistics about high school students’ sexuality.”)
- No Labels depends on six-figure donors to fund ‘grassroots’ 2024 third party ticket
- I will fight anyone who says congressional Republicans are competent
- White House challenges legitimacy of impeachment inquiry in letter to chairmen
- As the NRA fades, a more zealous US pro-gun group rises as a lobbying power
- X is placing ads for Amazon, NBA Mexico, NBCUniversal, and others next to content with white nationalist hashtags (“IBM recently announced that it suspended advertising on X — will others follow?”)
- White House Condemns Elon Musk’s ‘Abhorrent’ Endorsement of Antisemitism
- Elon Musk Can’t Help Himself (“He wants to own a social network where he can spout antisemitism—even if that means owning a bad business.”)
- How Elon Musk, for Many, Went Too Far
- Right-Wing Figures Go All In On Antisemitism (“X’s Elon Musk is only one example of a prominent conservative who showcased their antisemitism this week.” Horrifying.)
- X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
- X Plans Lawsuit Against Media Matters After Ad Placement Report
- Apple and Disney Halt Ads on X After Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post
- With antisemitic tweet, Elon Musk reveals his ‘actual truth
- Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post
- Lionsgate Has Suspended All Advertising on X, Spokesman Says
- How Gretchen Whitmer is quietly solving a big problem for Democrats (“Bold climate action from the Michigan governor gives the left a new guide for winning back working people.”)
- Nearly 60 new House members say they will vote to expel Santos
- Drag Queens: 1, Ron DeSantis: 0 (“With his 2024 prospects in the toilet, the Florida governor receives some bad news back home.”)
- OpenAI CEO Altman Ousted Following Disagreements With Board
- The Sudden Fall of Sam Altman (“What it means that the world’s most powerful AI executive is out of a job”)
- The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far Right (“Far-right influencers and right-wing lawmakers are using the spread of Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America” to call for a TikTok ban and boost decades old conspiracies.”)
- Washington Post lawsuit challenges Florida law shielding DeSantis travel records
- Statement on the Health of Rosalynn Carter
- Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter, joins husband in hospice care
- Texas: Republican-controlled school board votes against climate textbooks (“Republican board member condemns photos in some textbooks for being unfairly critical of oil and gas industry”)
- Did Ohio Republicans see the election results? Or do they just not care?
- ‘Homosexuality’ is now legal in Murfreesboro, city leaders decide in response to lawsuit
- Senators Warner, Kaine Urge Department of Education to Combat Antisemitism and Islamophobia on College Campuses (“Hate has no place in America, and our educational institutions play a pivotal role in ensuring that”)
- Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine Request Guidance on Federal Employees’ Right to Self-Expression During Middle East Conflict (“Letter follows recent concerns and fears voiced by Virginia’s federal workforce”)
- Virginia Democrats ran on abortion and won. Here’s what it means for the future of reproductive rights
- Lucas to head Senate Finance, Hashmi to lead Education and Health
- Virginia child care faces financial cliff
- Virginia House race likely to face recount over 74-vote margin (“In the Petersburg-area contest, Republican Del. Kim Taylor was declared the winner by 74 votes over Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams, who has said she will request a recount.”)
- AG says he cannot probe alleged discrimination against students with disabilities
- Environmentalists clash with Dominion over the speed of its transition to green energy
- Chesterfield Residents Overwhelm Dominion Air Permit Briefing, Highlight Significant Concerns About New Gas-Fired Power Plant
- Citing ongoing criminal case, UVA further delays release of campus shooting findings
- What Chesterfield, Henrico flipping to Democratic control says about Virginia’s politics
- Former Virginia candidate Susanna Gibson unbowed after disclosure of sex videos with husband
- Washington County Sheriff’s Office sued over California catfish case
- Goochland Republicans sent McGuire a ‘No Confidence’ resolution over primary announcement
- D.C.-area forecast: A classic late-fall weekend, with rain likely by Tuesday
