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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, October 25.
- ‘We have emotions too’: Climate scientists respond to attacks on objectivity
- ‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out (“Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction”)
- The U.N.’s Verdict on Climate Progress Over the Past Year: There Was None (“An annual assessment by the world body tracks the gulf between what countries have vowed to do and what they’ve actually achieved.”)
- Climate change: UN report says planet to warm by 3.1 C without greater action
- Trump 2.0 Haunts World Economy Chiefs Gathering in Washington
- As North Korea, Iran and China support Russia’s war, is a ‘new axis’ emerging?
- Satellite images show major expansion at Russian site with secret bioweapons past
- ‘Blood alliance’: why South Korea fears North’s involvement in Ukraine war
- Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin (“Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns; topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters”)
- Exclusive: Europe seeks to underpin Russia sanctions, fearing Trump overhaul
- A fresh push to hobble Russia’s war economy
- Senate Intelligence chair presses web domain companies to take action against Russian influence operations
- Xi’s Stimulus Package Met With Wall of Skepticism in Washington
- Why No Real Antiwar Movement Has Developed in Israel (“Even many of Benjamin Netanyahu’s harshest critics have supported the military campaign in Gaza. ‘We are seeing a different war than you are seeing,’ the writer Yossi Klein Halevi says.”)
- Lebanon: ‘Whole neighbourhood wiped out’ in Israel air strike
- Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza’s Khan Younis and 3 journalists in southern Lebanon
- Exclusive: Accused Iranian hackers successfully peddle stolen Trump emails
- Exclusive: Democratic lawmakers request probe into Trump son-in-law after Reuters Saudi report
- CDC recommends second COVID vaccine dose for those 65 and older
- Biden’s latest student debt plan creates new forgiveness path for borrowers facing financial ruin
- Election workers prepare to handle ‘concerning list’ of poll watchers who could disrupt the vote
- Trump Flirts With the Ultimate Tax Cut: No Income Taxes at All (So much for Social Security, Medicare, the US military, etc!)
- How Trump Could Bankrupt Social Security
- The double standard for Harris and Trump has reached a breaking point (“One candidate can rant about gibberish while the other has to be perfect. — Something is wrong with this split-screen picture.”)
- Here’s how Trump could curb national abortion access — unilaterally
- Donald Trump and the F-Word (“Kamala Harris embraces the ‘fascist’ label for the ex-President, without any certainty that it will disqualify him”)
- Will Trump Go Full Fascist at Madison Square Garden?
- Bruce Springsteen Performs At Kamala Harris Rally, Tells Crowd That Donald Trump Is Running To Be “An American Tyrant”
- Obama, Springsteen join Harris rally in Georgia amid close polls
- ‘Ours is a fight for the future’: Harris and Obama share stage for first time at Georgia rally
- Harris and Trump Deadlocked to the End, Final Times/Siena National Poll Finds
- Trump says the U.S. is ‘like a garbage can for the world’ as he dials up immigration rhetoric (Trump really hates our country – and is intensely xenophobic, racist, etc.)
- Trump’s new ‘big lie’ about noncitizens voting aims to undermine the election results
- How Trump talks: Abrupt shifts, profane insults, confusing sentences (“The Republican presidential nominee calls it “the weave” and a sign of a brilliant mind, but his remarks at recent public appearances have been strikingly erratic and coarse.”)
- Trump’s rambling speeches raise questions about mental decline
- Trump says he would ‘fire’ special counsel Jack Smith ‘within two seconds’ if elected
- 41% Of Republican Voters Agree That GOP’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric Is ‘Sad And Shameful’
- Trump Goes All In on Anti-Trans
- 233 Mental Health Professionals Spell Out Dangers Of Donald Trump In Chilling Letter (“We have a duty to warn the public about the grave danger posed by returning this man to power.”)
- US presidential election updates: Polls show historic gender split between Trump and Harris voters
- Mike Huckabee wouldn’t rule out using the military to stop abortion. Trump is campaigning with him.
- “Daddy’s home”: Tucker Carlson’s bizarre troll distills Trump’s false promise to male voters (“Trump wants dudes to believe he can bring women to heel, but instead, he’ll leave men sadder and lonelier”)
- Los Angeles Times Owner’s Attempt at 2024 Neutrality Backfires (“Patrick Soon-Shiong’s decision to not endorse has led to a high-profile resignation, staff and subscriber frustration, and criticism from a California rival. ‘Silence is complicity,’ responded Los Angeles Magazine.”)
- Did the ‘L.A. Times’ and other news outlets pull punches to appease Trump?
- The Swing States Are in Good Hands (“The places most crucial to the election have leaders who are committed to a fair process.”)
- ‘There’s People That Are Absolutely Ready to Take on a Civil War’ (“What will happen if Donald Trump loses the election?”)
- Elon Musk Plots His Final Moves for Trump (Musk is pure evil. BTW, do not buy ANY of his company’s products, including Tesla.)
- Elon Musk Sure Seems Scared After That DOJ Warning on His Dumb Lottery (“The Justice Department warned Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway could come with a prison sentence—and it appears he’s actually paying attention.”)
- Musk’s super PAC skips daily $1 million swing state giveaway after DOJ warning
- GOP Rep. David Schweikert Said Women Who Get Abortions ‘Hate That Baby’ And America
- The ‘Greenest Governor’ Fights to Save a Landmark Climate Law (“Environmentalists and one of the world’s biggest oil companies support Washington State’s cap on carbon. But voters are deciding whether to repeal the law amid concerns about energy costs.”)
- Long-Serving Wisconsin Republican Says He’s Voting For Kamala Harris
- County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment —
- Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users
- Montana Senate candidate says he was ‘medically discharged’ from the Navy. Records say otherwise.
- Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly
- Senate intel chairman Mark Warner warns of disinformation ‘ramp-up’ around election
- Hung Cao Shows He’s An Elitist By Telling Virginians They Can Just Go To An Emergency Room For Health Care (Cao previously claimed, “no one in the United States is like, ‘oh my gosh, I will die if I don’t have health care’”)
- NEW POLL: DCCC VA-02 Polling Shows Dead Heat Between Missy Cotter Smasal and Jen Kiggans (“Kamala Harris is at 50% and Donald Trump is at 46%” in VA02 in this poll.)
- Two Virginia candidates for Congress say democracy is at stake. It’s there the campaigns part ways
- Where does the 5th District Republican Party go from here? A look into the tumult wrangling the conservative stronghold (They mean “roiling,” not “wrangling,” but…ok.)
- Video: Executive Director for the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights Says They’re Currently Awaiting – Hopefully – an “injunction…essentially stopping [Youngkin’s voter purge] Executive Order 35 for *this* election” (“Not only is Glenn Youngkin’s illegal voter purge being conducted too close to Election Day, it is also disproportionately targeting naturalized citizens who are lawfully registered to vote.”)
- Voter purge program case to be decided Friday (“Monica Sarmiento at the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights says this voter purge program is dangerous and misguided.”)
- Pope & Schapiro: Court battles, polls, and campaign visits
- Students at 10 colleges send letter to Youngkin raising concerns about DEI pushback (Youngkin doesn’t care, of course.)
- Virginia considering future building code updates that could help with infill development
- Virginia board votes to reject changes to hound hunting regulations
- FOIA Friday: Professor, students find NDAs between localities and data center companies
- What’s on the line in Northern Va. on Election Day? Here are the races to watch
- Richmond School Board candidate has had 3 convictions since 2009
- Elections officials anticipate up to 80% voter turnout in Loudoun this year
- Commentary: Why Roanokers should elect Joe Cobb for mayor
- D.C.-area forecast: Bright skies and rain-free days continue for now
