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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 18.
- Flooding drives millions to move as climate-driven migration patterns emerge
- Opinion | What 2023 Reveals About Climate (“The world has been trying to tell us something for a while. In 2023 it became impossible not to hear.”)
- Earth Scientists Challenge Their Society’s Coziness With the Fossil Fuel Industry (“The American Geophysical Union receives funding from the likes of ExxonMobil and Chevron.”)
- The price of inaction: what a hotter climate means for monetary policy
- World experienced nature’s fury in 2023 as climate crisis fueled bad weather
- Airlines are trying to curb the climate warming impact of contrails
- Why people still fall for fake news about climate change (“Understanding the appeal of disinformation can tell us something about how to defend against it, new research suggests.”)
- A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers as war with Russia grinds on
- Israel invites journalists into a car-width tunnel beneath Gaza, not far from its border.
- Sen. Van Hollen bemoans ‘unacceptably high’ number of civilian deaths in Gaza
- Israeli airstrikes kill at least 100 as calls grow for Gaza ceasefire and hostage talks
- In Israel’s killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at Palestinians
- CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari officials today for new hostage deal talks
- Austin Returns to Israel With a Tougher Message and Lessons Learned
- Biden can go over Netanyahu’s head (“The U.S.-Israel relationship goes beyond one prime minister.”)
- Hostages shot by IDF used food to write ‘SOS’ sign
- Israel Pushes Back On Increasing European Calls for Cease-Fire
- Israel’s ‘killing rage’ will fuel conflict for 50 years, warns ex-UK defence secretary
- Arab Divisions Hinder US Efforts to Counter Houthi Ship Attacks
- Iran, Israeli media say cyber attack disrupts petrol stations across Iran
- Majority of Chileans reject new conservative constitution – early results (“Early results show that a majority of Chileans voted to reject a new conservative constitution to replace its dictatorship-era text.”)
- Serbia’s Vucic claims big election victory for party (“The president’s party is set to win, projections say, but the opposition claimed electoral fraud.”)
- The Pope’s Year-End Crackdown (“Francis finally did something about the revolt brewing against him.”)
- More Than 3 Million Americans Are Already Climate Migrants, Researchers Say
- Look closely, and you’ll find America’s ‘climate abandonment areas’
- America’s Peace Wave (“Sky-high violent-crime rates of recent years have suddenly—mercifully—plummeted.”)
- Slaughterhouse children: Child labor exposed in America’s food industry (This industry is a disgrace.)
- Trump likens himself to the ‘great’ Al Capone at Reno rally: Live
- Trump reprises dehumanizing language on undocumented immigrants, warns of ‘invasion’ (“A Sunday speech highlighted his frequent use of dehumanizing language and exaggerated terms to describe many foreigners seeking to enter the country.”)
- ‘He’s dog-whistling’: Trump denounced over anti-immigrant comment (“Former president said undocumented immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ at political rally on Saturday” That’s a bullhorn, not a dog whistle.)
- Trump’s rhetoric drops to a spine-tingling new low (“In final sprint before Iowa, the former president again drew comparisons to the language of Nazi Germany with comments about migrants ‘poisoning the blood of our country’”)
- Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven’t faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run
- Biden campaign says Trump ‘parroted Adolf Hitler’ in New Hampshire rally remarks (Yes, almost identical remarks.)
- Fox News Poll: Trump’s lead in GOP primary widens
- CBS News poll: Haley gains on Trump in New Hampshire while he continues to dominate in Iowa
- Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot
- A Third-Party Candidate Can’t Win in 2024 (“No Labels is pushing a dangerous lie that would simply serve to put Donald Trump back in the White House.”)
- Biden safe after car collides with motorcade
- Florida GOP votes to strip Chair Christian Ziegler of authority amid rape allegation
- The Real COVID Crime Is the Lies DeSantis’ Lapdog Spreads (“The Florida governor pushed for a grand jury into supposed vaccine wrongdoing a year ago. Maybe it should look at his surgeon general instead.”)
- Ron DeSantis is betting you won’t click on this campaign finance story
- Dean Phillips’ standing on Capitol Hill has all but collapsed (Phillips seems unhinged.)
- Exclusive: Former McCarthy chief of staff launches firm, will work with Barr
- Southwest Airlines fined $140 million over last winter’s meltdown
- Thousands of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Threaten Property, Groundwater, Wildlife and Livestock Across Texas (“From the Texon Scar to the Sabine River, produced water spills have impacted soil, contaminated water resources and killed wildlife. But the Railroad Commission of Texas has resisted new regulations.”)
- What to know about school winter policies in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
- 2023 VA Elections Funding Sources Show MASSIVE Contrast Between Dems (Mostly “Good Guys”) and Republicans (Really, Really “Bad Guys”) (GOP donations were virulently anti-reproductive-freedom, pro-gun, anti-environment, etc.)
- Understaffed pharmacies in Virginia are burning out workers
- There’s no logical reason to deny all localities a funding tool for school-building
- Returning to the land: Virginia Indigenous groups want healthier lives, communities by owning and producing own food
- ODU report warns again that Virginia is increasingly split between haves and have-nots
- In 1955, a white Danville police officer killed a Black man. What happened that day is still being questioned.
- Cartwright announces run in special election for Southside House seat
- Richmond’s mayoral race is less than year away — here’s who is running so far (Chris Hilbert, Michelle Mosby, Maurice Neblett, Garrett Sawyer…)
- Scientists to study how offshore wind construction off Virginia Beach impacts fish
- Tributes Pour In for “Legendary Reporter,” “Legendary Arlington Democrat,” “Incredible Advocate” and “True Progressive” Cragg Hines
- D.C.-area forecast: Windy today as heavy rainstorm pulls away
