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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 27.
- ‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific (“António Guterres calls for a ‘massive’ increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels”)
- Climate change: Surging seas are coming for us all, warns UN chief
- How a Technology Similar to Fracking Can Store Renewable Energy Underground Without Lithium Batteries
- Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles, drones for second day in row, Kyiv says
- In Eastern Ukraine, Terrifying Bombardment and Near Total Destruction (Remember, there is absolutely ZERO justification for any of this, other than Putin being pure evil.)
- ‘I just feel pain’: Pokrovsk packs up as Russian invaders close in
- Russia’s deadly overnight barrage of missiles and drones hits over half of Ukraine (It’s long past time for NATO to help shoot down Russian drones and missiles.)
- Statement from President Biden on Russia’s Aerial Assault on Ukraine’s Energy Grid
- Ukraine to present Biden admin with targets it could hit in Russia, given the chance (Let Ukraine do it – NOW!)
- On backing Ukraine, Germany starts to get the wobbles
- Top-level meeting shows China – and Xi – still a priority for Biden
- U.N. Pauses Aid Operations in Gaza After Israel Orders Evacuations
- Israel battles Hamas in Gaza as space for displaced families narrows
- Korea’s birth rate drive struggles to sway ‘YOLO’ generation
- US midwest braces for hottest days this summer, with 55m under heat alerts
- The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case (“Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.”)
- The Supreme Court is sowing confusion over how it will handle election disputes
- Judge Pauses Biden Administration Program That Aids Undocumented Spouses (Yet another Trump-appointed judge. These people are an ongoing DISASTER!)
- Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
- Special counsel appeals Trump classified documents case dismissal
- Harris foreign policy is rooted in pro-democracy internationalism
- Underestimated at Every Turn, Kamala Harris Delivers (“The political and media establishment has finally come around to seeing the VP’s strengths.”)
- Trump Says We ‘Gotta’ Restrict the First Amendment (WTF???)
- “He’s now terrified of debating her”: Trump’s debate flip-flop is a sign Harris has him figured out
- Trump’s Campaign Sure Doesn’t Seem to Want People to Hear Him at the Debate
- Trump suggests he may back out of a Sept. 10 ABC debate
- Debate disagreement reveals fault lines in the Trump campaign (“Harris wants the former president to have the chance to say exactly what he wants during their scheduled debate on ABC News”)
- First to ABC: Retired 4-star general, 200 former GOP staffers endorse Harris
- Former Aides to Bush, Romney and McCain Back Harris Over Trump
- More than 200 Bush, McCain, Romney Alumni Endorse VP Harris for President (“Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That’s to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable.”)
- MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter threaten to backfire on Donald Trump (“Ella Emhoff has triggered Trump’s bitter bro fanbase — but his embrace of the incel vote could come back to haunt”)
- Harris campaign slams Trump agenda as a ‘deficit bomb,’ seeking to flip the script on fiscal responsibility (NBC “News” should state, right in the headline, that this is ACCURATE by the Harris campaign.)
- Kamala Harris Is Rerunning Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign (“But without the fumbles” And a candidate without the years of right-wing attacks, the absolute hatred by the NY Times, etc.)
- Shouldn’t Trump release his latest tax returns right about now?
- How The Hell Was Trump Allowed To Use Arlington National Cemetery As A Campaign Prop? (“This is an insult to the over 400 Medal of Honor awardees buried there.” Disgraceful.)
- Trump shared post from N-word-spewing account that claims “Hitler was right” and the Holocaust “never happened”
- Trump’s Circle of Weirdos Gets Even More Extreme With Endorsement From Tulsi Gabbard (“Today’s endorsement from Tulsi Gabbard is nothing new – she’s been cozying up to Donald Trump and his toxic brand of extremism for years.”)
- RFK Jr. says he’s been tapped for Trump’s transition team (Really disturbing.)
- National Weirdo RFK Jr. Has, Unsurprisingly, Endorsed Donald Trump (“He has completed his journey into the political freak show that is the public embrace of El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago.”)
- RFK may be unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states (“But an NPR review finds it may not be possible for Kennedy to remove his name from ballots in some key swing states, including Nevada and Wisconsin.”)
- The Man Who Will Do Anything for Trump (“Why Kash Patel is exactly the kind of person who would serve in a second Trump administration” Nightmare.)
- Fox host: Trump and RFK Jr. are fighting against “a globalist ticket with these mystery puppet masters running it” (What the hell is THAT supposed to mean???)
- ‘Laugh-out-loud funny’: Experts guffaw as Times op-ed asserts Trump can win ‘on character’ (The NY Times is badly, badly broken. And Rich Lowry, obviously, is a completely dishonest right-wing propagandist who has no business being given space in the Times’ editorial pages!)
- Biden impeachment backlash builds within House GOP (This is a MASSIVE abuse of the impeachment process, with ZERO basis in fact or evidence, and the media should make that clear.)
- Mark Zuckerberg Says White House Was ‘Wrong’ to Pressure Facebook on Covid (F*** Z***)
- Texas AG raids homes of Latino civil rights group members, setting up a voting rights showdown
- Texas Removes Over 1 Million Voters from Rolls Since Passage of Anti-Voting Law (“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Monday the state has removed over one million people from its voter rolls since Republican legislators passed a sweeping voter suppression law three years ago.”)
- Democrats sue to block new GOP-backed Georgia election certification rules
- Arizona judge sets 2026 trial date for Trump allies accused of trying to subvert the 2020 election (2026???)
- Colorado man arrested for threats against Trump opponents on right-wing websites
- Green Party’s Jill Stein will remain on Wisconsin ballot after court refuses to hear challenge (Stein is a menace.)
- Arizona Police Association backs Gallego, dealing blow to Lake
- Rep. Bob Good alleges counties overcharged for recount expenses (What a loser.)
- Court summons back five localities for new hearing in 5th District GOP primary recount
- Virginia students face varying levels of funding
- This year’s presidential primaries cost localities about $4 million more than the state will cover
- A look at the Virginians competing at the Paris Paralympics
- Virginia counties that were “left behind” show signs of economic growth
- 5 Richmond mayoral candidates vow not to seek higher office while mayor
- Report: Homelessness on the rise in Greater Richmond
- Lawsuit to keep single-family zoning in Alexandria likely heading to trial (Ridiculous.)
- Va. Dept. of Health maintaining water advisory for Rapidan River area
- Virginia Beach accountant sentenced for wire fraud stemming from embezzlement schemes
- Trump greenlights merchandise related to assassination attempt after cease-and-desist letter, Loudoun GOP chair says
- Natural Bridge Zoo owners can have animals in future, judge says; cost of care for seized animals yet to be determined
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunny and hot today before a scorching Wednesday
