by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 22.
- Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth’s global temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide
- Climate change leaves some migrating birds ‘out of sync’ and hungry
- Exclusive | Why Anti-Wind Activists Suddenly Fell in Love With the Right Whale (“The nearly extinct whale became a mascot for groups with ties to fossil fuels and nuclear power.” In fact, right whales are NOT endangered by offshore wind turbines; they ARE endangered by ship strikes, global warming, fishing nets, etc, etc.)
- With nuclear option unlikely, Putin struggles to defend his red lines (“There’s a growing realization in the Kremlin that the West is not falling for its nuclear threats and Putin is searching for new ways to enforce his red lines.”)
- Over 20 people wounded after Russia strikes apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv (Putin is pure evil.)
- Volodymyr Zelensky Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory (“The Ukrainian President on how to end the war with Russia, the empty rhetoric of Vladimir Putin, and what the U.S. election could mean for the fate of his country.”)
- On Ukraine’s Snake Island, the Heart of the Battle for the Black Sea
- China ‘Testing Us All,’ Biden Says at Indo-Pacific Summit (“The US president is hosting leaders of India, Japan and Australia.”)
- Hezbollah hits back with more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of Israel
- Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
- ‘We’re not safe any more’: Lebanon reels from week of attacks that have intensified war with Israel
- Israel’s Ultimatum to Hezbollah: Back Off or Go to War
- Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race runoff
- Sri Lanka election goes to historic second count (“Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka’s presidency on Sunday, the election body said, with a second round of counting to determine the winner using preferential votes.” Marxist? Seriously???)
- Elon Musk’s X Backs Down in Brazil
- Macron Appoints Cabinet as He Seeks to Move France Out of Political Impasse
- As Taliban starts restricting men too, some regret not speaking up sooner (“Besides imposing severe rules on women, new laws require men to grow fist-length beards and bar them from imitating non-Muslims in appearance or behavior.”)
- A summer marked by extreme, record-setting heat in the U.S. comes to a close
- Abortion Bans Killed Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller (“These two Georgia mothers would almost certainly be alive today if not for the reversal of Roe v. Wade.”)
- Trump’s Offensive Spin on Sex (“He of all people should avoid making light of assault allegations.”)
- What Trump has promised to do on ‘day one’ as president
- Trump is “weaponizing antisemitism” to win Jewish voters. Can it work? (“There is no credible evidence that New York Jews are turning to Trump”)
- FACT CHECK: Americans Know Trump’s Abortion Bans Have Led to Delayed Emergency Medical Care and Preventable Deaths (DNC responds to Trump’s “dangerous, out-of-touch, and offensive claim that women are happy with his extreme abortion bans”)
- How Trump Could Upend Taxation in America
- ‘Steel yourself’: Jack Smith filing huge brief with ‘mountain of evidence’ in Trump case (“Smith on Saturday submitted a filing to Judge Tanya Chutkan asking for permission to send an oversized brief in the case, which involves allegations that the former president unlawfully attempted to interfere with the election he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020.”)
- Harris fundraising far outpacing Trump’s
- Kamala Harris Is the Clear Choice for President
- Harris accepts CNN debate invitation for October 23, again challenging Trump to another showdown
- Trump says it’s ‘too late’ after Harris agrees to Oct. 23 debate on CNN
- Does Trump really want his VP to have the final debate word this election?
- How Trump Hopes to Exploit the Myth of Voter Fraud in November (“For years, the former President has claimed that undocumented immigrants vote illegally. That fiction is now the explicit position of the Party establishment.”)
- Trump and his campaign enter turbulent phase in final weeks
- Over 700 high-ranking national security officials endorse Harris (Literally ANYONE and EVERYONE who cares about US national security, NATO, etc. should be strongly supporting Kamala Harris!)
- Harris Cracked Down on Violent Offenders, Showed Leniency on Less Serious Crime (Good.)
- Local Republicans reject Trump’s claims about Haitian immigrants in their towns
- Harris campaign lays out its Mark Robinson strategy in North Carolina
- MAGA Wants Transgression. Mark Robinson Is the Result.
- Tim Walz is the perfect foil to the GOP’s performative anti-elitism
- Trump Campaigns In North Carolina Following Damning CNN Investigation Into His Pick For Governor
- Trump doesn’t mention embattled GOP candidate Mark Robinson at North Carolina rally
- Trump ignores Mark Robinson scandal at North Carolina rally
- Vance says allegations against Mark Robinson ‘aren’t necessarily reality’ (Yeah, they actually are. As for Vance, he is complete scum.)
- Barack Obama raises $4 million for Harris at L.A. fundraiser
- Liz Cheney Suggests a New Political Party May Be Needed (Cheney “said that the G.O.P. ‘has rejected the Constitution in the name of supporting Trump’ and that Mike Johnson should not be speaker.” Correct on all counts!)
- Right-wing media cheer as MAGA election board causes chaos in Georgia
- Activist with far-right ties fronts Marco Rubio-linked anti-immigration effort (Rubio is really f’ed up.)
- As early voting nears in Georgia, all eyes are on whether young voters will turn out
- Married RFK Jr., 70, Bragged He Had ‘Intimate’ Photos of Reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31
- RFK Jr.’s ‘Sad’ Slide From Environmental Hero to Outcast
- Mike Lindell’s Latest Pillow Price Is Being Interpreted As A Nazi Dog Whistle
- Mystery of disappearing ospreys might have controversial explanation (“A new study suggests osprey chicks are starving in parts of the Chesapeake Bay because of a lack of menhaden, a primary source of food but also a major industry.” How about leave the menhaden alone???)
- Stefanik assures GOP voters in Charlottesville Virginia is still in play for Trump (First of all, Stefanik is a pathological liar. Second, she’s an extremist. Third, who cares what she thinks? Fourth, she apparently doesn’t even know the difference between Charlotte and Charlottesville, showing how much she knows about Virginia! LOL)
- Self-Proclaimed “Black NAZI” Mark Robinson Is Just the Latest in a Long Line of Far-Right-Extremist Candidates Glenn Youngkin Has Campaigned For (Fortunately, most of them have lost, but still…Youngkin TRIED to get them elected!)
- Schapiro: With change of season, Richmond’s silly season ramps up (“Even against the backdrop of a historic national campaign that could produce the first Black female president — or maybe because of it — the Richmond mayoral contest remains, as it nears the final month to Election Day, a stunningly subdued affair…To win the mayoralty, the victor must carry five of the city’s nine City Council districts on Nov. 5. Should no one win this mini-Electoral College, there will be a run-off between the top two finishers on Dec. 10 — two weeks before Christmas…At this point, no candidate — if only because none is particularly well known — is claiming the requisite number of districts. But handicappers independent of the candidates view the race much as was depicted in early polling for Mosby that had been shared with the press: a contest between her and Avula. That Mosby is strong in at least three Black or heavily Black districts, with Avula popular in four others including those with large numbers of more affluent white voters.”)
- UVa medical school faculty say Jim Ryan is lying about hospital complaints (“UVa President Jim Ryan has referred to the complaints of criminal and unethical practices as ‘generalized and anonymous claims of wrongdoing'”)
- Blacksburg considering additional housing density through small lots
- Roanoke shootings still trending down, while gun thefts now at issue
- D.C.-area forecast: Clouds and a stray shower today, then unsettled through midweek
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