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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 8.
- Giant Subsea “Starfish” To Help Push The Cost Of Floating Offshore Wind Down And Downer
- What Could Tip the Balance in the War in Ukraine? (“In 2024, the most decisive fight may also be the least visible: Russia and Ukraine will spend the next twelve months in a race to reconstitute and resupply their forces.”)
- Russia must be held accountable over Ukraine – we should seize its assets (“After the EU and US failed to agree aid packages, we must send a clear message to regimes waging wars” AGREED!)
- ‘Shocking’ Reality of Ukraine Blowback Hammers Putin at Home (“Even the Kremlin’s propagandists can no longer cover up the brutal economic impact on ordinary Russians caused by Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.”)
- Nord Stream Probe Faces Resistance From Poland (“Investigators hope Warsaw’s new government will help to shed light on the gas-pipeline attack after the previous administration failed to fully cooperate”)
- Israel Plans for Next Phase of Gaza War, Defense Minister Says (“Yoav Gallant said the scale and severity of the Oct. 7 assault profoundly altered the way Israelis view the world around them.”)
- Israel Defence Minister Gallant meets with US Senators and former VP Mike Pence (“Both meetings were held at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Tel Aviv and the Senate delegation comprised of members of the Committee for Intelligence including its chair Mark Warner, Angus King, John Cornyn, Kristen Gillibrand, Jonathan Ossoff, and Mark Kelly.”)
- With each strike, fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to all-out war
- Middle East crisis live: Blinken to meet Saudi crown prince as he warns Palestinians ‘must not be pressed to leave Gaza’
- Could the Israel-Gaza war spark a wider conflict involving the US, Iran or others? (“So far the risks of the horrific Gaza crisis escalating to a wider war remain low – but they can’t be ruled out entirely”)
- Israel’s Military Says It Struck Hezbollah Positions in Lebanon
- How The U.S. Is ‘Bibi-sitting’ An Israeli Leader Losing Control (“Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a war while struggling to avoid prison, salvage his legacy and keep his political partners happy.”)
- Blinken seeks to head off wider war as Israel pursues Gaza offensive
- With Russia and China on its side, Iran is posing a new challenge to the West.
- Behind Iraq’s call to remove US-led forces
- Taiwan election: China sows doubt about US with disinformation
- Brazil thwarted a coup attempt. Here are our lessons for the world.
- In Brazil, Another Way to Remember an Attempted Coup (“A year after a mob stormed Brazil’s capital, January 8 is now a date to commemorate democracy’s survival.”)
- Pressured by record migrant crossings, White House weighs tough concession in border talks with Congress
- Fed Pivot Will Dominate Year of Rate Cuts in Turn of Global Cycle
- Offices Around America Hit a New Vacancy Record (“The 19.6% of office space that isn’t leased in major U.S. cities is the highest since at least 1979.”)
- Vulcan rocket launches private US Moon mission (“The Peregrine spacecraft leaves Earth, aiming to make the first US soft lunar-landing in 51 years.”)
- Key Piece of Boeing 737 Found in Hunt for Clues on Plane Blowout
- Alaska Airlines Plane Had Been Barred From Long Flights Over Water
- US Animal Shelters in ‘Crisis’ From Surge in Unwanted Dogs (Adopt, don’t shop, for a dog! And obviously, spay/neuter.)
- Biden, Johnson Set for Crucial Battle Over Border, Ukraine Aid (The media LOVES reporting politics as a “battle” between two “sides”…without getting into which side is batshit crazy or whatever. Pathetic.)
- Government funding, border talks set to collide when Congress returns
- Congressional leaders reach deal that would avert government shutdown — The negotiated totals would preserve funding for key domestic and s
- Johnson strikes his first bipartisan deal — a $1.7T funding accord
- Speaker Johnson in pressure cooker as partial shutdown deadline nears
- Speaker Mike Johnson Still Won’t Confirm That Biden Won in 2020 (Wacko.)
- Special counsel probe uncovers new details about Trump’s inaction on Jan. 6: Sources
- Biden wants to be democracy’s candidate. Trump makes that easy.
- ‘Piece Of S**t’: Meghan McCain Rips Trump For Mocking Her Late Father
- Donald Trump’s Latest ‘Relentlessly Stupid’ Ramble Attracts One Hell Of A Fact-Check
- Grisham: Trump ‘knows he can basically say anything and his base will believe’ (Hilary Clinton was right about there being a “basket of deplorables.” A very large basket.)
- Opinion: Supreme Court steps into a minefield
- Trump’s Supreme Court Blunderbuss (“The Supreme Court will decide whether the Colorado court was right to bar the former president from the ballot.”)
- Trump engaged in insurrection three years ago today. The Supreme Court must say so.
- How the GOP Became the Party of Insurrection
- Democrats question whether Biden should agree to debate Trump
- Trump’s Veepstakes
- Biden campaign raises $1M online in 24 hours after Jan. 6 speech
- Republican officials threaten to remove Biden from the ballot (That’s bonkers; Biden has done nothing wrong, let alone violated the 14th amendment of the constitution, as Trump has done.)
- Trump is promising to reduce inflation. His plans may reignite it. (Trump would be an economic disaster, along with destroying our democracy, trashing the environment, etc.)
- Obama’s Campaign Manager Has Some Advice for Biden on America’s Youth: “Don’t Assume They’re Gonna Vote” (“Jim Messina thinks the president should draw on cultural powerhouses like Taylor Swift—and “lead with values” on Israel and the economy to get young people to the polls. ‘Not voting,’ he tells Vanity Fair, ‘is a vote for Donald Trump.'”)
- Inside the GOP candidates’ strategies in Iowa
- In last week before Iowa, Trump sucks oxygen from rivals
- ‘He’s a cipher’: How Austin’s need for privacy just backfired
- Kellyanne Conway is selling the GOP a dream that’s destined to backfire (“The party of Mike ‘Covenant Eyes’ Johnson and Clarence ‘Hates Birth Control’ Thomas will never back women’s freedom”)
- Mehdi Hasan announces departure from MSNBC
- GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik won’t commit to certifying the 2024 election results (She’s a menace to America.)
- Elise Stefanik Refuses to Commit to Certify 2024 Results, Calls January 6 Prisoners “Hostages” (Evil incarnate.)
- Boebert’s ex-husband calls police after fight with congresswoman
- Boebert Can Change Districts, but She Can’t Outrun Her Past
- ‘We Don’t Want to Be a National Laughingstock’: How Lauren Boebert Blew Her Safe Seat
- Lauren Boebert’s Ex Called The Cops After Physical Fight in Public on Saturday Night
- Oppenheimer and Succession sweep Golden Globes
- This Morning, Far-Right-Extremist Elise Stefanik Stood by Trump’s Hitler-Like Language, Referred to 1/6/21 Insurrectionists as “Hostages,” etc. This Afternoon, Stefanik Helps Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Kick Off Her 2024 Reelection Campaign. UGH.
- Biased lending is a major barrier to Black homeownership in Virginia, still
- Here are the big topics Virginia lawmakers will discuss in upcoming legislative session
- New battle over skill games looms in Virginia as industry pushes to reverse ban
- How Jason Miyares Abuses the Virginia AG’s Office for Political Gain (Given the terrible job Miyares has done, a promotion is the *last* thing that this man deserves.)
- Commentary: A nurse’s mistake led to my 2-year-old’s death. It’s time to eliminate Va.’s medical malpractice cap
- Virginia Politics Insider: Mr. Speaker
- 2 General Assembly special elections will bring Southside voters to the polls on Tuesday
- 9th Senate District to hold special election on Tuesday
- Homelessness is a stubborn problem in Southside. But help from the community is coming.
- Va. wants to know what you think about Dulles Greenway toll hikes
- D.C.-area forecast: A rainy week with big, windy storms Tuesday and Friday
