by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, August 30.
- Chart: Solar power is shattering global records (“A staggering 428 gigawatts of solar capacity was installed last year. That’s a shockingly large amount — more than in the previous two years combined.”)
- U.S.-Made F-16 Crashed in Ukraine, Killing Pilot
- ‘Who blinks first?’ Why Putin still hasn’t driven Ukraine’s invaders out of Russia (“Russian President Vladimir Putin has refrained from committing the forces necessary to push Ukrainian troops out of Kursk, but his military is advancing in Ukraine’s east.”)
- Russia’s Military Fears for Its Secrets After Telegram Founder’s Arrest
- Exclusive: Russia payment hurdles with China partners intensified in August
- Special relationship at risk if UK bans arms sales to Israel, says Trump adviser (“Robert O’Brien says UK could face US counter-embargos and put its role in F-35 fighter jet project in danger” WTF???)
- Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation
- Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for polio vaccine drive
- How Japan Ignored Climate Critics and Built a Global Gas Empire
- Musk ramps up attacks on Brazil’s top judge as X faces possible suspension, Starlink finances frozen
- As Germany’s far right reaches milestone moment, extremists grow bolder
- The Fed’s preferred inflation indicator is out Friday. Here’s what to expect
- The US Appetite for Electricity Grew Massively in the First Half of 2024, and Solar Power Rose to the Occasion
- Biden EPA Rejects Plastics Industry’s Fuzzy Math That Misleads Customers About Recycled Content
- Kamala Harris Has Snappy Answer To CNN’s Trump-Inspired Question
- In CNN Interview, VP Harris Lays Out Her Priorites for “Day One,” Makes the Case to “Turn the Page” on Trump, etc.
- Kamala Harris Hits It Out of the Park, CNN Not So Much (“Harris and Walz were excellent, even if Dana Bash’s insipid questions merely recycled limp GOP critiques, and made clear why such interviews have so little value for voters.” Dana Bash is a f’ing joke.)
- Harris bolsters momentum in first sit-down interview but leaves gaps on policy detail (Haha, wuuuut? You mean in one interview, she didn’t get into every policy detail?!? OMG!!! LOL)
- Kamala Harris defends policy stances and shares plan for office in first major interview
- Harris vows tougher approach on migration, supports weapons for Israel
- Kamala Harris’s much-hyped, first big interview was … radically normal
- Harris and Walz Ease Into Prime Time (“The Democratic candidates used the CNN interview to field-test responses to attack lines their Republican opponents surely plan to use.”)
- Kamala Harris’ first big TV interview was most notable for seeming … ordinary
- In first interview as presidential candidate, Harris plays normal foil to ‘weird’ Trump
- Kamala Harris Met the Press. It Was Fine. (“The vice president’s first sit-down interview as the Democratic nominee was billed as a test. She passed.”)
- Kamala Harris Says She Would Appoint A Republican To Her Cabinet
- ICYMI: Trump Threatens Federal Workforce, Calls Civil Servants “Crooked” and “Dishonest” (Trump: “[Civil servants] are going to be held accountable….What they’re doing, they’re destroying this country.”)
- Laughing at Trump (“Democrats are testing a new strategy.”)
- In Interview, Harris Defends Biden’s Record but Says She Wants to ‘Turn the Page’
- Radical? Far left? Kamala Harris’s policies are just common sense to most Americans (“Fox News and Trump claim that Kamala Harris is a wild radical. This is not the case”)
- Project 2025, right-wing media, and Trump zero in on dismantling the Inflation Reduction Act
- Army blasts Trump trip to Arlington cemetery for violating decorum
- For Trump, Arlington National Cemetery controversy goes from bad to worse
- Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery
- Trump Shares QAnon Posts And Other Particularly Unhinged Social Media Content
- Donald Trump Wants to Make the World a Right-Wing Meme (“The Republican seeking the most powerful office in the country amplified crude attacks on Kamala Harris and QAnon phrases.”)
- Trump’s getting desperate: Now he turns to failing Moms for Liberty (“Women’s voter registrations are surging, and it’s not because they are excited by MAGA’s book-banning agenda”)
- In New Coffee-Table Book, Trump Threatens to Send Mark Zuckerberg to Prison for “the Rest of His Life”
- Trump Campaign Turns Fire on Army Leadership ‘Hacks’ After Arlington Fiasco (“The Trump camp lashed out in an unprecedented attack after failing to produce footage from Arlington Cemetery to exonerate its staff.”)
- Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
- Scoop: Democrats hunt for info on Trump Arlington cemetery incident
- Opinion | I’m a combat veteran. Here’s why Trump’s Arlington stunt was so insulting.
- Army defends Arlington Cemetery staffer ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
- Trump’s Awful Arlington Cemetery Scandal Takes a Dark and Ominous Turn (“As new details emerge about Team Trump’s use of Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign prop, a political scientist explains why this saga signals an alarming erosion of the rule of law.”)
- US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery
- What Trump Said in His Vulgar and Unhinged Truth Social Spree
- Trump said he’d vote for abortion rights in Florida. His campaign says not so fast
- ‘We wanna produce babies’: Trump tries to pitch himself as IVF supporter after Roe fall (Trump is full of crap, of course.)
- Vance defends telling Harris to ‘go to hell’ for nonexistent cemetery criticism (Bizarre.)
- JD Vance Won’t Apologize For Telling Kamala Harris To ‘Go To Hell’ (JD Vance is an extremely angry, disturbed individual.)
- JD Vance urges billionaire Peter Thiel to help bankroll Trump campaign
- X flags NPR story on Trump, Arlington as unsafe (Insanity.)
- Harris Edges Trump in Key States, With Sun Belt Now Up for Grabs
- Trump campaign knocks Fox News after polling shows Harris lead in battleground states
- Decision on Georgia election board threatens Kemp’s détente with Trump
- Jack White rips Trump campaign for posting band’s song: ‘Don’t even think about using my music you fascists’
- RFK Jr. to stay on North Carolina presidential ballot even after exiting race
- Nancy Mace: I Support Trump Because He Protects Rape Victims Like Me (Trump is, in fact, a rapist himself.)
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore regrets “honest mistake” on Bronze Star
- Senate Democrat demands report from Trump incident at Arlington National Cemetery
- After Trump Desecrates Arlington National Cemetery, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Says “attacking people…who are just doing their jobs to protect the dignity of one our most hallowed sites is beyond the pale”; Sen. Tim Kaine “troubled,” “want[s] to see the incident report” (Meanwhile, Youngkin, Miyares, Cao, etc. are SILENT.)
- Video: Virginia Leaders Highlight Vice President Harris’ Plan to Lower Housing Costs, Slam Trump’s Agenda to Make Housing More Expensive
- Anne Holton on Some “Terrible Changes” by the VA Board of Education’s Youngkin-Appointed Majority (“…punishing schools & teachers who serve them will hurt—not help. Very disappointing. This will create a mess for the next administration or legislature to clean up.”)
- Mold, bugs found at Va. Boar’s Head facility tied to listeria outbreak
- Virginia Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show (Meat production and processing are repulsive.)
- New report: Homelessness is on the rise in Central Virginia
- Chesterfield looks to overhaul labyrinthine zoning rules
- Pipeline rupture caused by manufacturer’s defect, MVP report says
- Virginia man indicted on 14 counts for alleged threats against Harris, Obama (“Frank Carillo, of Winchester, was arrested for allegedly making thousands of posts targeting public officials on the social media site GETTR.”)
- Roanoke medical school plans to double enrollment, move into new building
- ‘We need to find where Mamta is right now’: Manassas Park police chief focuses on finding missing mother
- D.C.-area forecast: Humid with occasional raindrops into the holiday weekend
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