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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, October 11.
- Hellish heat and primal fear: Croatian firefighters on frontline of climate crisis
- Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo
- Ukrainian reporter died in Russian detention, Kyiv says (“Victoria Roshchyna disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a report” Horrifying – yet ANOTHER war crime by Trump’s BFF Putin!)
- Exclusive: Stop Israel from bombing Iran’s oil sites, Gulf states urge US
- Biden and Netanyahu closer to consensus on Israel’s plans to attack Iran
- Growing fear in Beirut after Israel strikes city centre without warning, killing 22
- War Comes to Beirut (“The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has erupted, displacing more than a million people. Many in Lebanon fear a Gaza-like campaign of violence.”)
- There is no purely military solution to Israel’s security woes (Bingo.)
- Hezbollah forges new command for crucial ground war after heavy Israeli blows
- US still believes Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon, US officials say (But they COULD, and that’s largely Trump’s fault.)
- Iran Warns U.S. Allies: Don’t Help Israel, or You’re Next (“The threats through diplomatic channels have prompted Arab states to tell the U.S. that they won’t aid any attack on Iran.”)
- This is a great economy. Why can’t we celebrate it?
- Inflation Drops to Lowest Level Since Pandemic Under Biden-Harris Leadership – Trump’s Plans Would Cause “Inflation Bomb” (“Wages have grown faster than inflation for 17 months now. That’s helping people get ahead now.”)
- NEW: Manufacturing Jobs Now Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels, but Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda Will Ship Jobs Overseas
- Biden Asks Congress to Return for Milton Aid Bill
- John Roberts Has Lost the Public. Does He Care?
- The FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. Surprised?
- ‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge (There are a LOT of Americans, sad to say, on what used to be known as the “lunatic fringe”)
- I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is (“What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis…The truth is, it’s getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality. As Hurricane Milton churned across the Gulf of Mexico last night, I saw an onslaught of outright conspiracy theorizing and utter nonsense racking up millions of views across the internet. The posts would be laughable if they weren’t taken by many people as gospel.”)
- Major papers are giving Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton’s server (Our political media sucks SO badly, it’s mind boggling!)
- Annoyed Joe Biden Has Words for Trump in Press Conference Zinger (“Mr. President Trump—former President Trump —get a life, man. Help these people.”)
- FCC chair denounces Trump’s calls for CBS to ‘lose its license’ over Harris’ ‘60 Minutes’ interview
- A lost Trump interview has been found
- Trump’s 2020 Fake Electors Are Now 2024 Electors — And State Officials Too
- Judge agrees to unseal additional filings from Jan. 6 case as Trump signals challenge
- The Election Choice Is Divided Government or Unrestrained Trumpism
- Donald Trump Proudly Defends Calling Immigrants Rapists (“That’s right, I used the word rape” Deranged and false, of course.)
- Fox knows it’s lying about immigrants and disaster aid
- Misleading Question About Migrants Has Become a Trump Talking Point (“The claim about “lost” migrant children appears to have originated from Fox News and snowballed into a misleading campaign refrain for Donald Trump.”)
- Obama tells men to drop ‘excuses’ and support Kamala Harris over Trump (“Ex-president campaigns in Pennsylvania and says fellow Democrat ‘actually cares about making your life better’”)
- Obama, the ‘hopey-changey guy,’ tries to close the deal for Harris
- Obama admonishes Black men for hesitancy in supporting Harris
- Obama tells men Trump doesn’t represent ‘real strength
- An emotional Obama makes his harshest case yet against Trump at Pittsburgh rally
- Obama Has a Good Laugh at Supporter’s Trump Adult Diaper Joke
- Harris seeks to recapture Obama-era energy as he rallies for her in Pennsylvania
- Obama Roasts Trump for Everything From Selling Bibles to Needing a Diaper at Pittsburgh Rally | Video
- Obama urges vote for Harris in ‘tight’ presidential race
- Harris accepts invite to CNN town hall as another Trump debate appears unlikely
- Battle for Swing States Is Tied, Trump Has Edge on Top Issues
- Harris accuses Trump of ‘playing politics’ with hurricane comments
- The Case for Kamala Harris (“The Atlantic’s endorsement”)
- The Harris-Trump Election Vibes Are Shifting in the Last Weeks of the Campaigns (“There just seems to be something flat about the Democratic campaign as we grind on through the last few weeks.”)
- The Harris-Trump Endgame Is On: Is It Time to Panic Yet? (“While Democrats engage in the traditional rite of second-guessing, the ex-President and his G.O.P. radiate overconfidence.”)
- Trump Delivers Historically Illiterate Lecture on Tariffs
- Report: The Trump Campaign’s Email Sweepstakes Are Possibly Illegal, Definitely Cringe
- Trump Defines The Word ‘Grocery,’ Sort Of (“The former president rambled about inflation and, uh, bacon.” Trump is completely deranged!)
- Trump, Speaking In Detroit, Trashes Detroit
- Donald Trump Goes to Detroit and Insults the Entire City
- Detroit Mayor Hits Back After Trump Dissed His City
- Trump Says He Was ‘Man of the Year.’ His Source Says It Isn’t True.
- Elon Musk Is Going All In to Elect Trump (“In the last weeks of the presidential campaign, the world’s richest man has involved himself in the U.S. election in a manner unparalleled in modern history.” Sick.)
- Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll
- The Polls *Are Not* Underestimating Trump This Time (“We have good data on his ceiling. He’s already near it.” Let’s hope!)
- Immigration is the toxic issue defining the US election. In Arizona, the debate is deadly
- ‘An incredible exaggeration’: Trump heads to Colorado town where he stoked anti-immigrant rumors
- U.S. Presidential Contest: Florida, October 2024 (“Trump Leads Harris By 4 Points in Florida” That’s pretty close, actually – similar to Trump’s margin over Biden in 2020.)
- Hurricane Milton moves offshore as search and recovery efforts continue
- Taylor Lorenz leaves ‘Washington Post’ after rift with editors (“Three people at the Post with knowledge of events tell NPR that Lorenz lost the trust of the newsroom’s leadership both by posting that selfie with the caption about Biden and then by willfully misleading editors in claiming that she had not done so.”)
- GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Says She Didn’t Support 6-Week Abortion Ban She Supported
- Gateway Pundit settles with Georgia election workers in defamation suit
- Far-right site Gateway Pundit settles defamation suit with election workers
- Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control (“Adam Mosseri says he’s ‘looking into it,’ as posts and accounts disappear — including mine.”)
- Federal workers policy is on the ballot in November (“There are about 150,000 in Virginia.”)
- Video: Kaine For Virginia Campaign Launches New TV Ad, “Show Up,” Highlighting His Travels Around The Commonwealth (“To me, being Senator means showing up and standing up for you, even if it means being stuck in my car for 27 hours.”)
- New documents: Political ad spending favors Kaine over Cao by a wide margin
- Tim Kaine Senate campaign raised $3.7M in third quarter of 2024
- Pope & Schapiro: Challenging the purge, declining college enrollment, and the Gaza anniversary
- ‘Right to retrieve’ legal challenge dismissed as state considers new rules
- Community partners across the region stepped up after Hurricane Helene, but long-term relief efforts could be strained in the coming months
- Miyares warns stores in Abingdon and Marion to stop selling marijuana. A Radford store has already closed.
- Council candidates agree housing and industry are key to Martinsville success
- Loudoun Co. approves plan to allow students to carry Narcan at school
- Loudoun County School Board Unanimously Passed Secure Storage Notification Resolution
- Virginia Beach clears homeless encampments on heels of Supreme Court ruling
- Federal building in Roanoke struck by gunshot from passing vehicle
- Editorial: ‘Road rage’ incident in James City County shocks the region (“A “road rage” shooting that left two members of a James City County family hospitalized was a terror no Hampton Roads resident should experience.”)
- FOIA Friday: Hopewell treasurer indicted on record forgery and fraud charges
- Exec admits stealing $4.8M from Va. birth-injury fund for jet trips, gold
- D.C.-area forecast: Slowly warming up today but especially into this weekend
