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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 12.
- Al Gore Knew Stopping Climate Change Would Be Hard—But Not This Hard (Maddening.)
- Climate Change Made Hurricane Milton Stronger, With Heavier Rain, Scientists Conclude
- Nobel Peace Prize lifts Hiroshima testimonies in a plea against complacency
- Kremlin confirms Trump sent Russia Covid-19 tests, after former president denied Bob Woodward claim
- The Russia Hoax Is Still Not a Hoax (“So much for ‘America First.'”)
- Mystery of Russia’s secret weapon downed in Ukraine
- Alexei Navalny’s Prison Diaries (“The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world.”)
- India Is Now Russia’s No. 2 Supplier of Restricted Technology (Appalling.)
- Russia’s illicit Starlink terminals help power its advance in Ukraine
- Israel firing on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon raises international alarm
- As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon’s army watches from the sidelines
- What Israel’s latest attacks tell us about Netanyahu’s next move
- Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to attacks (“Officials in Tehran are extremely nervous and are trying to reduce the scale of Israel’s possible counterattack, sources tell CNN”)
- Iran has a hit list of former Trump aides. The U.S. is scrambling to protect them.
- China flags more fiscal stimulus for economy, leaves out key details on size
- Keir Starmer’s Bafflingly Bad Start as the U.K.’s Prime Minister (“The Labour government’s first hundred days in power have been characterized by mistakes, infighting, and drift.”)
- The Federal Reserve may have pretty much just hit its 2% inflation target
- JPMorgan Calls It: The U.S. Economy Has Made a Soft Landing (“Bank reports better-than-expected results and raises its guidance for full-year net interest income”)
- Dow jumps 400 points to a record on Friday, S&P 500 closes above 5,800 for the first time
- Jack Smith just wants to prosecute his case against Donald Trump
- Judge Chutkan approves release of Trump Jan. 6 documents that could reveal more damning testimony
- Trump Drives His Anti-Immigration Message In Aurora, Colorado
- Trump amplifies falsehoods about immigrants in closing appeal
- US election briefing: Trump escalates anti-immigrant rhetoric as Harris promises bipartisan council
- 6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election
- Trump’s top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says
- Trump’s top general calls former president “fascist” and “dangerous” threat
- Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says
- Retired Gen. Mark Milley Calls Trump ‘A Total Fascist’
- Ex-Top General Calls Trump the ‘Most Dangerous Person Ever’
- Trump Wants Huge Military Presence in Campaign’s Final Lap
- Chris Christie Unnerved by Trump’s ‘Significant’ Decline
- Trump Is Said to Consider Brooke Rollins for White House Chief of Staff (She’s the founder of the far-right “America First Policy Institute”)
- Scoop: Trump campaign gets a new communications chief (“Murtaugh is an ex-journalist based in Leesburg, Va., who is a former 2020 Trump campaign communications director.”)
- Trump upgrades his con to Category 5
- Harris is releasing a report on her health and poking Trump for failing to do likewise
- Trump Complained to the People of Detroit About the Word “Groceries” (and Also Circles)
- Harris ad bashes Trump for criticizing Detroit
- Mike Johnson Joins the Surrender Caucus (Mike Johnson is evil.)
- Right-wing media spread false claim that Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during town hall
- Tim Walz Tirade: Trump ‘Outsourced God to China’
- Walz to launch media blitz to woo male voters
- Trump Leads in Arizona as Harris Holds an Edge in Pennsylvania, Polls Find
- Not so fast: Experts are “skeptical” about polls showing Black, Latino voters moving to Trump (“Still, even a small shift could make all the difference in the tight race”)
- Musk’s “unparalleled” efforts to put Trump back in the White House (No Democrat should buy a Tesla. If you’ve got one, sell it for something else.)
- Can Someone Send This Clown to Mars for the Next Month? (He’s a clown, for sure, but an evil one!)
- JD Vance Refuses FIVE TIMES To Admit Donald Trump Lost in 2020 – And Would Not Have Certified Result
- The One Thing Obama Got Wrong (“Ultimately, if Trump wins, black male voters won’t be to blame.”)
- WSJ battleground Trump-Harris poll: It’s a toss-up, folks
- Harris and Trump take divergent paths in a tied race
- The Politics Hour: Metro GM Randy Clarke on fare evasion, the Circulator, and self-driving trains
- Senator Mark Warner on the top five risks for the next administration to watch
- Sen. Mark Warner tours flood-damaged Southwest Virginia
- Kaine keeps focus on Virginia, as Cao pushes national agenda (Should say, “as Cao pushings far-right-extremist, MAGA agenda” – but the media is terrified of doing that.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine speaks about voting by mail
- Jen Kiggans, Missy Cotter Smasal debate hot button issues in race for Virginia’s 2nd District seat (“Debate hot button issues” is not helpful or informative. Vague, “both sides” bullsh**.)
- Kiggans and Cotter Smasal clash in Virginia Beach congressional debate (Classic b.s., “both sides” mainstream media headline, about how the two candidates “clash” – neutral, meaningless word – instead of explaining clearly UP FRONT, IN THE HEADLINE, that one candidate – Jen Kiggans – is a LIAR! But that wouldn’t be “neutral?” LOL)
- WATCH: Virginians Expose Project 2025 Plan to Give Massive Tax Breaks to the Ultra-Wealthy, Call on Rep. Kiggans To Oppose Project 2025 (“Veterans, environmental, and affordability advocates highlight how Project 2025 would devastate Virginia Beach communities.”)
- US Dept. of Justice Sues Virginia Over Youngkin Administration’s “systematic state program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls too close to the Nov. 5 general election” (As the WaPo reported this week, there’s “no evidence that any noncitizens have tried to vote during [Youngkin’s] term in Virginia”)
- US Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off the rolls in new lawsuit (Virginia’s not striking the voters off the rolls in the new lawsuit; the headline should read, “In new lawsuit, US Justice Department says…”)
- Voter challenges rare in Virginia, registrars say
- Youngkin dances to Trump’s deceitful tune
- Justice Department Sues Virginia Officials Over State’s Noncitizen Voter Roll Purge
- The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls
- Williams: Noncitizen voting is the latest GOP election hoax
- Drought advisories lifted for 17 more Virginia localities
- Helene cost farmers in Virginia at least $139 million
- Boil water notice lifted for remainder of Montgomery County
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm but nice this weekend, then much cooler next week
