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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 15.
- Race is on to produce a super-coral to survive world’s warming seas (How about we slash greenhouse gas emissions???)
- These birds are almost extinct. A radical idea could save them. (“As habitats disappear, biologists are trying to find new homes for birds like the Guam kingfisher and other animals beyond their native habitats.”)
- Trump Dislikes Ukraine for the Most MAGA of Reasons (“…his negative attitude toward Ukraine isn’t rooted in a grand strategic vision; it is rooted in his personal pique over Ukraine’s nonexistent participation in a fictional conspiracy. It was an astonishing display of corruption and unfitness.”)
- More than 100 Ukrainians released in prisoner-of-war swap with Russia
- NATO military committee chair backs Ukraine’s use of long range weapons to hit Russia
- The Laura Loomer Problem Is the Same as the Vladimir Putin Problem (“At about the same time that several of Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters were warning that Laura Loomer’s access to the former President threatens his presidential bid, Tim Walz was in Grand Rapids mocking how easy it is to manipulate Donald Trump.”)
- Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal
- ‘Catastrophe’ as Central Europe deals with deadly floods (“Torrential rain from Storm Boris has swelled rivers across central and eastern Europe, with one person confirmed to have drowned in Poland.”)
- A missile fired by Yemen’s rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport
- Houthi missile hits central Israel for first time, no injuries reported
- Taliban begins enforcing new draconian laws, and Afghan women despair
- US rejects claims of CIA involvement in alleged plot to kill Maduro after Venezuela arrests six
- In Honduras, Libertarians and Legal Claims Threaten to Bankrupt a Nation
- The Fed has the proof it wants that inflation is slowing, but the next move is still up in the air (“Fed officials head into their two-day policy meeting Tuesday closer to their goal of low inflation, but how much they will ease interest rates remains an open question….The federal funds rate has been over 5%, has been there for over a year to fight inflation. That fight is won. They need to start getting out of the way”)
- I read the full 900-page Project 2025 manifesto – here’s why it matters (“Heritage Foundation blueprint describes an America poisoned by ‘wokeness’ and overtaken by lawlessness that only conservatives can save”)
- A Hopeful Week for Abortion Rights: Four State Courts Issue Favorable Rulings (“Nevada and North Dakota expanded access, while courts in Missouri and Nebraska ensured voters a chance to weigh in.”)
- Women on TikTok Are Schooling a Trump Ally Who Denied People Are “Bleeding Out” Due To Abortion Bans (“The video by Project 2025 staffer John McEntee backfired big time”)
- Trump trips on health care over abortion, ObamaCare
- Trump Dodges Springfield Bomb Threat Question After Spreading Racist Lie: ‘IDK’ About It
- Trump’s false claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets invokes racist trope
- As Trump demonizes immigrants, two targeted communities fear what’s next
- Trump Heard About a Gang ‘Takeover.’ It Became Central to His Campaign. (“The false claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Donald Trump”)
- Voters narrowly support Trump’s tariff pitch, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (They don’t understand what tariffs do, which is raise costs to AMERICAN CONSUMERS!)
- Trump vows mass deportations from town rocked by ‘pet-eating’ lies
- Haitian immigrants helped revive a struggling Ohio town. Then neo-Nazis turned up (The Haitian immigrants are heroes. The neo-Nazis, as well as Trump/Vance/etc., are ZEROES.)
- Donald Trump Jr. Piles On With Racist Comments About Haitians
- Trump’s Lie Is Another Test for Christian America (“If we’re willing to see children terrorized because of a false rumor about Haitian immigrants, we should ask who abducted our conscience, not someone’s pet.”)
- More bomb threats hit Springfield, Ohio, after Trump elevates false claims about Haitians
- Cheating as a Way of Life (“Donald spent the weekend, as he often does, lying to the American people and ranting about all of the ways in which the debate was rigged against him—from the moderators giving Kamala Harris the questions ahead”)
- Harris-Walz Campaign Announces Historic Efforts to Reach Latino Voters to Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month (“Historic $3 million investment in Spanish language radio for the month alone, building on ongoing investments”)
- New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: After debate, Harris surges to 5-point lead over Trump among registered voters in head-to-head matchup (In a sane, well-informed country, Harris should be up by a LOT more than 5 points. Trump is pure scum, evil, deranged, demented, etc.)
- Trump can’t accept his poor debate. He’s spiraled into conspiracy theories.
- Harris and Biden warn that Trump would roll back Black progress
- The Real ‘DEI’ Candidates (“Kamala Harris’s evisceration of Donald Trump at the debate revealed who in this race is actually unqualified for power.”)
- ‘She’s Hot,’ Trump Says Of Singer Nicky Jam, Who Is A Man (“The former president misgendered the Latin singer, but he seemed to take it in stride.”)
- JD Vance’s Blood-and-Soil Nationalism Finds Its Target (” If Senator JD Vance of Ohio had a moral compass, a shred of decency or a belief in anything other than his own ambition and will-to-power, he would resign his Senate seat effective immediately, leave the presidential race and retire from public life” But of course, JD Vance has ZERO “moral compass, shered of decency or a belief in anything other than his own ambition and will-to-power.” Just like Jen Kiggans, Glenn Youngkin, etc.)
- The anti-abortion activist urging followers to abandon Trump (“Lila Rose says his more moderate stance has made it “impossible” to support him. Could it impact who wins the election?”)
- JD Vance says it would be ‘very hard’ for Trump to win without North Carolina
- A ‘Trump Train’ convoy surrounded a Biden-Harris bus. Was it political violence?
- Trump allies worry his ties to far-right activist Laura Loomer could cost him Georgia and North Carolina (“The former president’s allies say Trump needs to put distance between himself and Loomer — or the association risks alienating key groups of voters in battleground states.”)
- Loomer threatens to sue Maher over Trump affair rumor
- ‘The Apprentice’ Producers Were Shocked by Trump’s ‘Musty Carpet’
- Trump Can Only Watch as His Media Stake Takes a $4 Billion Dive (It should be worth zero – and the fact that it isn’t worth zero is a sign of massive corruption.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine Thinks a Government Shutdown Is “very unlikely”; Says with Kamala Harris, Dems Now Have “both unity and energy”; Shares Advice for Tim Walz in His Upcoming Debate with JD Vance (Kaine: “Trump’s [debate] presentation was was very, very weak, rambling, disoriented, creating lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio”)
- Tim Kaine, Hung Cao discuss top issues, border security
- Butterfly effect: Gloria Witt says she has secret to turn Virginia’s 5th District blue (“If a bunch of little butterflies flap their little wings, they create enough energy it will create a tornado. And we need a tornado.”)
- Harris backers stress reproductive rights as bus tour stops in Virginia (“‘I do not want my daughters having to wage the same fights,’ U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who is running for governor, told the crowd”)
- Here’s how Richmond’s mayoral candidates say they would fix the Finance Department
- Attorney general warns Radford store owner about selling products containing THC
- Zoning changes are one piece of Roanoke housing puzzle
- After rash of vandalism in Virginia Beach parks, citizens asked to report issues
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm, dry spell continues before rain arrives for Tuesday
