Sunday News: Trump Makes Insanely False Claims, “threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate”; In Fact, “Democrats have been far better at managing the economy since FDR”; George W. Bush a Pathetic Coward as Always

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 8.

• Wilderness in the Age of Climate Change
• Trump dismisses new warnings of Russian interference in election
• Russia’s election influence efforts more sophisticated than recent years, officials say
• In Russia’s Kursk, Ukraine Takes On a New Role: Occupier
• CIA director saw ‘genuine risk’ of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons early in Ukraine war
• Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has triggered doubts among Russian elite, spy chiefs say
• Iran Denies Reports It Supplied Russia With Ballistic Missiles
• Ukraine’s New Foreign Minister Is Zelenskiy’s Latest Power Play
• Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis
• Bolsonaro Uses Judge’s Ban on X to Energize Brazil’s Right Wing
• ‘Sustainable’ logging operations are clear-cutting Canada’s forests (Crazy.)
• Venezuela’s opposition leader leaves country for Spain (“The Venezuelan government says opposition candidate Edmundo González asked Spain for political asylum.”)
• Everyone is terrified of a far-right return in Germany. Here’s why it won’t happen (“The deep historical, political and cultural split between east and west acts as a brake on the rise of the AfD nationwide”)
• Elon Musk on pace to become world’s first trillionaire by 2027, report says (“In addition to world’s richest person, who has $251bn, report names others on track to receive trillionaire status” That’s bonkers.)
• Yellen says U.S. economy remains solid, on path to ‘soft landing’ with no meaningful layoffs
• Expert Consensus: Trump’s Economic Agenda Would Cost Trillions and Hurt the Middle Class (“According to a Moody’s study, Trump’s plan would trigger a recession by mid-2025″)
• Stunning News of Trump Sentencing Delay Sends Message: MAGA Rage Works (Yep, our judiciary has massively failed when it comes to Trump, who keeps getting away with crimes that should have sent him to prison for the rest of his pathetic life a LONG time ago!)
• Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters (The Heritage Foundation is THE WORST.)
• The unprecedented grand coalition (“As Nicolle Wallace exclaimed on her show Friday, Liz Cheney and Dick Cheney, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders have all gathered together around a cause. That cause is democracy and its standard bearer is Kamala Harris.”)
• Donald Trump could turn Elon Musk into an American oligarch (Really, REALLY disturbing!)
• Trump’s incomprehensible child care comments appear to have broken a dam
• Trump threatens lawyers, donors and election officials with prison for ‘unscrupulous behavior’ (Fascistic – not to mention dangerous – language by Trump.)
• Reject the lies: Trump only wishes he could have the Biden-Harris economy (“Trump’s outrageous claims must not stand — Democrats have been far better at managing the economy since FDR”)
• Harris is trying to cut into Trump’s edge on the economy. It could decide the election. (Democrats are, in fact, FAR better on the economy – just look at the statistics going back many years and there’s really no question about it. Also look at the economic analyses of the Trump vs. Harris economic plans – again, no comparison whatsoever, Harris is WAY better on every metric!)
• Trump Pledges ‘100% Tariff’ for Countries That Shun Dollar (That’s insanity.)
• Trump’s claim terrorists are pouring over southern border does not stand up to scrutiny (“In fact, there have been no reported terrorist attacks in the US during the past three years carried out by jihadist terrorists crossing the southern border.”)
• Neo-Nazi and far right groups seize on Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric (“Extremist groups are latching on to ex-president’s xenophobic messages to recruit people and spread ideology”)
• Why Kamala Isn’t Preparing to Knock Out Trump at the Debate (“To her campaign, something else is more important.”)
• Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate
• Trump Doubles Down On Bogus Gender-Affirming Care Claim His Own Campaign Can’t Back Up
• Harris in Pittsburgh says honored for Cheney’s backing, people exhausted over division
• Kamala Harris Makes Her Case Beyond Big Cities (“At campaign stops in southeastern Georgia and New Hampshire, the Democratic candidate tried to win voters in counties outside her party’s strongholds.”)
• Trump’s allies fear he’ll blow the debate — his best chance to regain ground against Harris
• Trump wants 25th Amendment changed to impeach vice presidents (WTF?)
• It’s ‘not a fact of life’: Walz responds to Vance’s school shooting comments
• Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse in the election (Pathetic coward.)
• Trump and Harris Neck and Neck After Summer Upheaval, Times/Siena Poll Finds (It’s absolute insanity that this race is even close.)
• Nate Silver faces backlash for pro-Trump model skewing (Democrats need to stop citing this clown as some sort of authority.)
• Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of ‘low T’ (“Every time it seems he can’t possibly sink any lower, the billionaire CEO grabs a shovel and starts digging ” Sick, sick dude. Oh, and the US government should have ZERO business dealings with him.)
• After a Year of Legal Peril, Trump Seeks Election as a Felon, but Free
• North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he wants abortion to be illegal at ‘zero’ weeks, in new audio released by Democrats
• Never-Before-Seen Details About Matt Gaetz’s Alleged Sex Scandal May Soon Be Public — Thanks to a Friend
• Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10) on “Trump explaining how he chooses women to sexually assault” and How “this misogynistic creep can never be in office again” (Meanwhile, Jen Kiggans, Glenn Youngkin etc. continue to support this scumbag.)
• Mail those ballots early: Election officials warn Virginia absentee voters about slow postal services
• A new Virginia governor candidate answers one question, but raises another
• UVa investigating act of antisemitism after Israeli flag defaced
• Editorial: Pop the champagne for the Squirrels, but don’t forget who’s paying
• Richmond stadium plan resembles an idea pitched 24 years ago
• Editorial: As local candidates fight for attention, Hampton Roads voters must tune in
• Strawberry disease could threaten Hampton Roads’ spring harvest
• D.C.-area forecast: Refreshingly cool and bright today. Gradually warmer through midweek.