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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 13.
- Climate Disasters Only Slightly Shift the Political Needle
- By electing Trump, America would break its closest allies’ hearts (“Anxiety levels in Europe over the U.S. election are very high.”)
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says forces are holding positions in Russia’s Kursk region
- Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Ports Target Civilian Shipping
- Captured documents reveal Hamas’s broader ambition to wreak havoc on Israel (Yikes – read this and you’ll see how pure evil and eliminationist Hamas is. Also, Iran under the mullahs is horrendous – and highly dangerous.)
- Secret Documents Show Hamas Tried to Persuade Iran to Join Its Oct. 7 Attack
- Israeli strikes kill a family of 8 in Gaza and destroy a century-old market in Lebanon (Horrific.)
- ‘Like someone pressed pause on life’: How Israeli strikes transformed Lebanon’s buzzing capital
- Israel orders more evacuations in Lebanon and threatens medics who treat Hezbollah members
- US officials think Israel will target Iran military, energy sites, NBC reports
- Trump-aligned group believed to have been attacked by Chinese hackers (“Among the materials taken from the America First Policy Institute were recommendations for jobs in a second term and policy proposals.”)
- Europe Is Almost Out of Time to Defend Its Place in a Brutal World
- Rooftop solar supplies more than 50 per cent of main grid’s power demand for first time (“Rooftop solar has achieved a major milestone on Australia’s main grid, supplying more than 50 per cent of demand for the first time.”)
- Biden to announce more than $600 million for electric grid resilience during visit to survey Hurricane Milton damage
- The Supreme Court Takes a Nuclear Waste Case Almost Too Wild to Believe
- Harris, Walz to Hit ‘Blue Wall’ Swing States in Weeklong Push
- Harris releases medical record, putting pressure on Trump to follow suit
- Kamala Harris Has Great Health Vitals, Says Her Doc. We Still Don’t Know About Trump. (“He hasn’t released detailed information about his health in over six years.” Also note: Ronny Jackson isn’t a real doctor and shouldn’t be referred to as one by the media.)
- We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker. (Wow, actual journalism from the “mainstream media,” in this case Politico. The fact that it’s stunning they actually published this is very revealing.)
- ‘As serious as it gets’: Trump ally stuns with ‘petrifying’ answer about executing enemies
- Why Trump is Avoiding the Media (and Voters)
- Yes, this is what Donald Trump really sounds like. No, you cannot ignore it. (“The former president’s rallies and interviews should remind voters what he really represents.”)
- ‘Vengeful’ Trump withheld disaster aid and will do so again, ex-officials warn
- Trump Wants to Make America Inflationary Again (“His tax, immigration and monetary policies all threaten to bring back a familiar problem”)
- Trump suggests heckler should ‘get the hell knocked out of her’ after rally (Trump loves violence.)
- Donald’s New Owner (“In exchange for Donald’s willingness to throw Musk the keys to the federal government, Musk is throwing a considerable fortune, as well as the weight of Twitter’s influence, behind the Republican candidate. For him, it’s a safe bet because he knows, if Donald is elected, he’ll do anything Musk wants him to do.”)
- Donald Trump’s Niece Says He Is Now ‘Owned’ by Elon Musk
- Harris vs. Trump analyst tells panicky Dems: GOP is creating fake polls | ‘Desperate, unhinged, Trumpian’
- Trump is ‘fascist to the core,’ Milley says in Woodward book
- MAGA Stalwart Sought For Top Trump Administration Job Has A Shocking Agenda (“Mike Davis, a potential attorney general pick by Donald Trump, has outlined extreme policy positions, though it’s hard to tell if some of them are jokes.”)
- Trump campaign worked with Musk’s X to keep leaked JD Vance file off platform
- “Bible of scientific racism”: The origins of Donald Trump’s obsession with genes (“Trump’s racial purity project echoes our nation’s eugenical past”)
- Republicans Campaign From The Holocaust Playbook (“Democrats Have To Beat Them”)
- Trump Called Harris ‘Retarded,’ Railed Against Jews Supporting Her: Report
- New York Times: Trump made offensive remark about Harris’ mental acuity at dinner with donors
- Donald Trump Used Shocking Slur About Kamala Harris at Fundraiser: Report
- Trump doubles down on insults and mockery in attacks on Harris
- ‘He’s just a bro’: Trump’s attempts to woo the ‘manosphere’
- Extremism experts are keeping an eye on an event targeted at women in Washington, D.C. (“The organizers are Jenny Donnelly and Lou Engle. Both of them are connected to a network known as the New Apostolic Reformation or NAR. And the NAR is a collection of nondenominational charismatic churches and leaders. Some of them call themselves prophets and apostles. And this network has been very closely tied in with President – former President Trump”)
- What the Polls Really Say About Black Men’s Support for Kamala Harris (“After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny.”)
- JD Vance’s mom got health coverage under Trump — by using Obamacare
- Democratic campaign office in Arizona closes down after being shot at 3 times in 3 weeks
- Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote count in Atlanta (Unfortunately, the damage already has been done.)
- Is Ron DeSantis secretly preparing an effort to block Florida’s abortion measure?
- “Threatening to cancel votes”: Florida officials allege fraud to kneecap abortion rights amendment
- Why Eric Adams still won’t quit: An American story of faith and delusion (“New York’s mayor is swept up in a widening corruption scandal — and still believes he’s stronger than his foes”)
- Report alleges Larry Hogan approved millions for his firm’s clients. The former Md. governor says he did nothing wrong
- In VA02 Debate, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R) Spews Out Torrent of Lies, Disinformation; Lazy, Irresponsible, Pathetic VA Political Media Completely Fail to Report That (Here’s a fact check – what the “mainstream media” SHOULD have done but COMPLETELY FAILED to do.)
- Schapiro: Without inter-party competition, intra-party cannibalism ensues (“…because there are few significant policy differences between Good and McGuire — stylistically, the former seems to snarl a lot; the latter is something of an Energizer bunny — internal Republican politics in the 5th District is increasingly personal, driven by slights, perceived and actual.”)
- Virginia Beach sheriff’s race pits new incumbent against local businessman
- Commentary: In Chesterfield, Dominion is proposing to break the law
- Virginia Beach plans to sponsor Something in the Water in April — but with some new demands
- Lynchburg candidates talk schools, tax rates and council civility at forum
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunny and warm today before a much cooler week
