by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 8.
- When the Arctic Melts (“What the fate of Greenland means for the rest of the Earth.”)
- Hurricane Milton’s rapid intensification is part of a climate-fueled trend
- Harris Says She’ll Weigh Ukraine NATO Membership at Later Point
- Foreign adversaries will try to cast doubt on election results after Nov. 5, U.S. intel officials say
(Mostly coming from Russia.) - CIA director warns of ‘very real danger’ conflict will escalate as Israel weighs Iran retaliation
- They were Israel’s eyes on the border, but their warnings about Hamas went unheard (Completely inexcusable.)
- Israel to Hold Talks in US as Tension Builds on Iran Riposte
- Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa as Israel expands ground invasion of Lebanon
- Trump Says He’s Visited Gaza, but No Record of Such a Trip Exists
- October 7 Created a Permission Structure for Anti-Semitism (“What American Jews have experienced in the past year is both a pattern and a warning.”)
- Hamas faces dissent in Gaza as heavy toll weakens support for war, a year on (Why would anyone in their right mind support a horrific terrorist group like Hamas? or Hezbollah?)
- Myanmar military kills dozens in heaviest airstrikes since 2021 coup (The Myanmar military is evil incarnate.)
- All the Good Economic News Vindicates Bidenomics
- As Major Hurricane Approaches Florida, FEMA Faces Severe Staffing Shortage
- How Hurricane Milton exploded into a terrifying Category 5 storm in just hours
- Misinformation amid Helene recovery is ‘extremely damaging,’ FEMA official says
- Jewish officials handling hurricane communications face antisemitic harassment
- How Much More Radical Could the Supreme Court Become? Look to the Fifth Circuit. (“Meet the power-grabbing Trump judges who are forging MAGA justice.”)
- Analysis: John Roberts remains confounded by Donald Trump as election approaches (Alrighty then…)
- SCOTUS Can’t Escape a Mess of Its Own Making (“The archconservative court remains deeply unpopular, plagued by ethics scandals and girding for 2024 election disputes. Can this institution be saved?” Trump severely damaged it.)
- Voters should “watch” Trump rallies after he bailed on “60 Minutes,” Harris says
- ‘60 Minutes’ details Trump canceling prime-time interview
- ‘60 Minutes’ Brings the Receipts on Trump’s Interview About-Face (“The former president pulled out of the sit-down over an apparent dispute about the show’s fact-checking policies.”)
- Harris undergoes a ‘60 Minutes’ grilling as Trump sits it out
- ‘Increasingly deranged’ Trump is inciting ‘civil war’ as election loss looms: Morning Joe
- Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change (“A national Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris narrowly leading Donald Trump. Voters were more likely to see her, not Mr. Trump, as a break from the status quo.”)
- Exclusive: Harris’ lead over Trump narrows to 46% vs 43%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
- Fox host Brian Kilmeade upset at New York Times report on Trump’s diminished cognitive ability
- Election officials who back Trump’s “Big Lie” stir concern in swing states (“Pro-Trump officials’ rise to prominence on local election boards raises the chances that they will be able to delay or sow doubt over the election, if Trump loses.”)
- Trump’s violent fantasies: Experts warn of “a terror that blinds us to what’s coming next” (“‘Trump’s apocalyptic language,’ social theorist Henry Giroux argues, ‘must be seen as a warning'”)
- Lying Is Loyalty in Trump’s GOP
- Trump ramps up racism with vile conspiracy theory about genetics
- Donald Trump Flirts With Race Science
- Trump: Immigrants Have Brought ‘Bad Genes’ Into The Country (“The Republican presidential candidate has long been obsessed with the racist talking point that immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood’ of America.” In fact, TRUMP is the one “poisoning” America – with his horrific, Nazi-like rhetoric.)
- Donald Trump Goes Off the Rails With Claim That Some Races Have Murder Gene
- Trump suggests immigrants have ‘bad genes’ in latest disparagement of migrants
- Trump Says Migrants Have Brought “Bad Genes” Into “Our Country” (“The GOP candidate’s latest racist anti-immigrant line of attack? Race science.”)
- Saying immigrants bring ‘bad genes’ echoes Trump’s history — and the world’s
- Trump’s Comment About Undocumented People’s “Genes” Is One of the Worst Things He’s Ever Said (“It’s a lie, it’s insane, and it’s historically vile.”)
- Trump Is Running a Disinformation Campaign, Not a Political Campaign (“He’s not just lying. He’s creating an alternative reality.”)
- Trump seeds disinformation as he sets course for a possible Oval Office return
- Donald Trump Tax Plans Would Increase Taxes On 95% Of Americans, Analysis Finds
- Elon Musk Isn’t Apologizing for Post About Kamala Harris Assassination (Hello, Secret Service???)
- The Phony Populism of Trump and Musk (“They are plutocrats masquerading as ordinary Americans.”)
- ‘Easy money’: Trump backer Elon Musk claims PAC will pay $47 for swing state voter information (WTF?)
- “The Apprentice”: the film Trump doesn’t want you to see
- Kamala Harris gains slight lead over Donald Trump in Michigan, poll shows (The poll shows Harris with “a 2.6 percentage point lead over Republican former President Donald Trump. Among the participants, 46.8% said they would vote for Harris, 44.2% said they would pick Trump, 8.3% said they would support another candidate and 0.7% were undecided.”)
- DeSantis ‘not aware’ of Harris calls after reports he dodged them (LIAR.)
- Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris’ call on Hurricane Helene (DeSantis is a massive prick.)
- Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
- Hurricane Milton Barrels Toward Florida With 155 MPH Winds
- Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads (DeSantis is a fascist.)
- Tampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the one
- ‘You’re gonna die,’ Tampa mayor says to people staying put
- Montana GOP Senate candidate says women have been ‘indoctrinated’ on abortion (No woman should vote for this misogynistic freak.)
- Georgia Supreme Court reinstates state’s 6-week abortion ban
- People across the DMV mourn, pray and rally on Oct. 7 anniversary
- New Wason Poll: Harris Leads Trump by 11 points Among Virginia Likely Voters
- New Wason Center Poll of Virginia Likely Voters: Harris Leads Trump 52%-41% (+11 pts), Kaine Leads Cao 55%-35% (+20 pts!) (Harris +9 pts favorable vs Trump MINUS 22 pts; 22% of Dems say they’ve already voted, vs. 11% of Rs)
- Cao challenges Kaine on effectiveness; what does the record show? (“The key is being able to get your bill attached to a vehicle that’s moving because the way Congress operates is that they end up passing these big bills that are actually 40 or 50 or 60 bills rolled together in one omnibus bill,” says David Hallock, a former chief of staff to Senator Mark Warner. “And that’ll have one person’s name on it — usually someone from leadership.”)
- Video: Kaine For Virginia Campaign Launches New TV Ad, “Affordable,” Highlighting His Work To Slash Prescription Drug Costs (“Senator Kaine is leading the charge to bring down the cost of prescription drugs.”)
- Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Demands Virginia Stop Voter Roll Purges Ahead of 2024 Election (“Connolly is also notifying US Attorney General Merick Garland and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice of the ongoing voter purges in Virginia.”)
- DCCC Launches Billboard Campaigns Targeting Jen Kiggans’, Derrick Anderson’s Project 2025 (If Kiggans or Anderson had their way, “Americans would have their health care and reproductive freedom ripped away”)
- Video: Derrick’s Dubious Downfall Highlighted in New Video and Continues Almost 2 Weeks After Fake Family Exposed (“He isn’t married and doesn’t have children”; “so he actually borrowed his friend’s wife and children”)
- National bus tour stops in Va., boosts Democrats’ promise to protect ACA, Inflation Reduction Act
- October 7, 2024: ‘Jeff’s Notes’ video column: In the deep-red 5th District, where Democrats are scarce, Republicans fight among themselves
- Commentary: Helene sends a message: Virginia must rejoin RGGI
- JLARC review of VMSDEP: No evidence of peak or decline in participation levels
- Legislative review board proposes changes to military tuition program
- State watchdog offers Virginia legislators solutions for rising VMSDEP costs
- Study finds three Virginia universities with ‘some’ viability risks
- Editorial: A decline in Hampton Roads tourism may not be cause for alarm
- 7th District preview: Newbille, Sundberg compete for council seat
- City of Roanoke launches donation drive for Southwest Virginia relief
- D.C.-area forecast: An abundance of sunshine through the weekend
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