by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 24.
- Sunday was world’s hottest ever recorded day, data suggests
- Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in all recorded history, climate agency says
- Wealthy countries lead in new oil and gas expansion, threatening 12bn tonnes of emissions (At this point, not a single penny should be going into new fossil fuel infrastructure.)
- ‘I know we will win – and how’: Ukraine’s top general on turning the tables against Russia
- Democratic foreign policy heavyweights endorse Harris in open letter (“She has been by the President’s side in the Oval Office and in the Situation Room managing high-stakes international crises and advising on the toughest decisions — from the U.S. response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, to the United States’ defense of Israel when Iran attacked in April 2024, to U.S. strikes against al-Qaeda leaders.”)
- Capitol protest ignites security fears around Netanyahu speech
- Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in DC, with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM (Netanyahu is bad no matter how you look at him, really.)
- Israel’s Netanyahu Confronts Altered Political Landscape in Washington
- Sen. Tim Kaine: “Due to a previously scheduled commitment in Virginia, I am not able to attend this Wednesday’s speech [by Benjamin Netanyahu]” (Maybe other Democrats can also have “previously scheduled commitments” to avoid having to listen to this shanda?)
- Netanyahu will have a mostly GOP audience today
- Trump to meet Netanyahu amid Biden tensions with Israeli prime minister
- Netanya-Who? Washington gives Israeli leader the cold shoulder (Good – he richly deserves to be shunned. The guy’s a f’ing disgrace on multiple levels.)
- Netanyahu may be winning, but Israel isn’t (Netanyahu has done tremendous damage to Israel.)
- Netanyahu Looks Like a Small Leader at a Historic Moment
- ‘Life has come to a standstill’: the Palestinian refugees struggling to survive in Egypt
- The UAE tries to pull off an ‘Abraham Redux’ in Gaza (“The diplomatic dialogue succeeds in prodding Israel to take more interest in a lasting ‘day after’ framework.”)
- Drenched in blood – how Bangladesh protests turned deadly
- How Venezuela got here: a timeline of its fraught path to elections
- Biden Administration Targets Domestic Emissions of Climate Super-Pollutant with Eye Towards U.S.-China Climate Agreement
- Warren Introduces Bill Effectively Overturning Extremist SCOTUS “Chevron” Ruling (To pass this, Democrats need to take back the House and hold the Senate and White House.)
- “The More Americans Learn About the Trump-Vance Ticket’s Extreme Project 2025 Agenda, the More Unpopular It Gets” (“Among those familiar with the Project 2025, just 11 percent view it favorably, while 43 percent view it unfavorably.”)
- Poll: Presidential race hits a reset with Harris vs. Trump
- Williams: Demonizing DEI is the latest GOP dog whistle (No doubt about it – this is yet another expression of racism by Republicans.)
- Historic flood of cash pours into Harris campaign and allied groups (“Democrats reported raising more than $250 million since Biden announced he was leaving the presidential race and endorsed Harris.”)
- How Trumpworld Is Coping With the Kamala Harris Boom (“In just days, the vice president has raked in more than $100 million, scored countless endorsements, started a social media phenomenon, and secured enough delegates for the nomination. ‘She has been totally dominating,’ marveled one GOP strategist.”)
- Black men backing Kamala Harris fuel another fundraising spree
- Harris puts Democratic Party’s “backbone” front and center: Black women
- What Harris’ VP choice will tell us about her vision of victory
- 7 options for Harris’s VP pick, broken down
- Harris’ big test: reclaiming swing states for Dems
- Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump do the one thing he fears most: Get up and get out (“With Kamala Harris running, Donald Trump needs to actively campaign — and not just in MAGA country”)
- Hillary Clinton: How Kamala Harris Can Win and Make History (“Ms. Harris’s record and character will be distorted and disparaged by a flood of disinformation and the kind of ugly prejudice we’re already hearing from MAGA mouthpieces. She and the campaign will have to cut through the noise, and all of us as voters must be thoughtful about what we read, believe and share.”)
- Exclusive: Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
- The Kamala Harris Effect (“Kamala Harris’ candidacy has turned the 2024 election on its head and Democrats are here for it.”)
- JD Vance repeatedly indicated in 2016 that he believed Donald Trump had committed sexual assault
- J.D. Vance Is Already Stepping in It, Just One Week Out of the Gate
- Vance’s selection solidifies Trump’s hold over the GOP
- Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate (Vance is a disgusting, nasty person.)
- Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’
- Yes, ‘Kamala is a cop.’ This time, it could help her win an election.
- Kamala Harris attacks Trump over ‘fear and hate’ at first rally
- Trump Camp Is Planning to ‘Willie Horton’ Kamala Harris
- ‘Dumb’ and a ‘DEI’ candidate: Republicans launch attacks on Harris based on race and gender
- Donald Trump Ridicules Kamala Harris’ Chuckle, Maybe Because He Almost Never Laughs (“And what does that say about him?” That he’s a horrible, miserable, anger-filled person?)
- Biden to deliver Oval Office address on decision not to seek reelection as Harris and Trump hit the trail
- Harris hits Trump’s scandals in presidential campaign debut
- A Reader’s Guide To MAGA’s Racist And Misogynistic Attacks On Kamala Harris
- Trump and his MAGA allies are courting Black voters — but expert says “no one’s falling for that” (Why would anyone other than, perhaps, a wealthy white male plutocrat, support Trump???)
- Beware the People Who Claim “America Isn’t Ready for a Black Woman President”
- Harris’ First Rally Bursts With Energy Democrats Have Been Yearning For
- Trump says he is willing to debate Harris multiple times
- Trump pollster predicts ‘Harris honeymoon’ in upcoming polls
- Trump reemerges in North Carolina to a new opponent and a political landscape reshaped once again by the extraordinary (“Kamala Harris’ elevation has sent a surge of adrenaline through the Democratic Party and changed Trump’s political fortunes”)
- House GOP leaders urge members: Stop making race comments about Harris (They can’t help themselves – it’s their nature.)
- Tennessee Republican files articles of impeachment against Harris (Andy Ogles is completely insane.)
- Secret Service encourages Trump campaign to stop outdoor rallies
- Secret Service Director Cheatle resigns with ‘heavy heart’ after Trump rally shooting
- Secret Service deputy director to lead agency after Kimberly Cheatle resigns
- Yes, the Shooting Changed Trump. It Made Him Even Worse (Anyone who claimed that the assassination attempt would turn Trump into a kinder, gentler person should automatically not be taken seriously ever again.)
- Trump Repeatedly Used N-Word Says His Own Nephew (“Fred C. Trump III reportedly details his uncle’s shocking outburst in a forthcoming memoir.”)
- Graphic footage shows US officers stood over body of Trump gunman
- Tesla Profit Slumps as Musk Tethers Fortunes to Robotaxis
- Records show deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting worked for 6 agencies in 4 years (This is beyond appalling; the woman needed help, not to be shot in the face by some trigger-happy police officer!)
- Sen. Kaine: Trump is yesterday’s chaos; VP Harris is about today and tomorrow
- Harris makes abortion access key to Virginia in 2024 campaign
- Virginia Delegation to the Democratic National Convention Unanimously Endorses VP Kamala Harris for President!
- Virginia DNC delegates vote unanimously to endorse Harris
- Virginia’s DNC delegation votes to back Harris at convention
- Governor Youngkin to release energy plan later this year (Guarantee: it will suck and should be ignored.)
- Good time releases prompt family celebrations, but AG predicts a crime wave (Miyares is always predicting a crime wave, claiming crime is out of control even when it’s falling and near historic lows – like now – etc.)
- Amazon claims to power all its operations with renewable energy. If only that were true. (“If Virginia is serious about meeting the climate challenge, we can’t blindly accept rosy claims from corporations whose central goal is not sustainability, but growth. Data centers whose energy demand isn’t met on a 24/7 basis from zero-carbon sources located on the same grid are not part of the climate solution, they are part of the problem. And currently, Amazon’s data centers are making the problem worse.”)
- Editorial: Commission works to identify key factors affecting Virginians’ health
- Portsmouth paid over $1 million in employee severance over 5 years, more than previously reported
- Fairfax Co. police propose moving forward with more speed cameras in school zones
- Affordable housing crisis in Southwest and Southern Virginia impacts everyone
- In Giles County, officials hope to breathe new life into an old coal power plant (“The Glen Lyn plant, which opened in 1919, has been sitting vacant for almost a decade. Whether, and how, it might be repurposed is the subject of a new study.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Shower and storm chances today and tomorrow, then drier and less humid
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