by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 29. Just ONE WEEK until election day – make sure you vote (Democratic, of course, up and down the ballot!) if you haven’t already, and remind everyone you know to do the same.
- Five ways a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the climate
- Planet-warming pollution is growing at the fastest rate in history, scientists say (“Most of the growth comes from people burning coal, oil and gas, the report said.”)
- World way off target in tackling climate change – UN
- Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study (“Researchers found 38,000 fewer people – 10 times number of murders – would have died if atmosphere was not clogged with greenhouse pollutants”)
- With Limited Options, Volodymyr Zelensky Seeks a Path Forward for Ukraine
- ‘Carved on bodies and souls’: survivor tells of Russia’s use of male sexual torture in Ukraine
- Kharkiv residents describe ‘pure horror’ after Russian attack on historic building (“Strikes on Derzhprom building described as cultural vandalism against symbol of Ukrainian resistance”)
- How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election
- Israel Cuts Ties With U.N. Agency, Creating New Hurdles for Palestinian Aid
- CIA director floated 28-day Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal in Doha
- Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader
- Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA’s aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?
- US urges Israel to halt UN Palestinian agency ban amid fears over Gaza aid
- Tens of thousands rally in Georgia to denounce the parliamentary election they say was rigged
- Biden administration announces $3 billion to reduce air pollution from US ports
- My Fellow Republicans, It’s Time to Say Enough With Trump
- Trump Hints at ‘Little Secret’ With House Republicans, Setting Off a Panic
- Trump’s Dark Little “Secret” With Mike Johnson Is Actually a Threat
- The Next ‘Stop the Steal’ Movement Is Here (“The right is already saying the election is rigged.” Evil.)
- The right is projecting irrational confidence about a Trump win. That could aid an effort to steal the election.
- Over 46 million early voters already cast ballots as Harris, Trump enter final sprint (This accounts “for roughly a quarter of the electorate.”)
- A new Supreme Court case could change the result of the presidential election
- Obama bats for Harris at Philadelphia rally: ‘She will have your back, every single day’
- Kamala Harris to urge voters to ‘turn the page’ on era of Trump (“Vice-president to strike hopeful tone in remarks delivered from site of Trump’s speech before deadly January 6 attack”)
- Harris Prepares Closing Pitch Focused on Jan. 6, Economy
- Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on Trump
- Kamala Harris hitting every battleground state in final days, hoping to drive turnout
- Harris Aides Hopeful That Casting Trump as a Fascist Could Shift Election (” While still cautious, advisers and allies believe that casting Donald Trump as a fascist is working, and that their expansive ground game and appeals on abortion rights may carry the day”)
- The right place to make the best case against Trump (“Donald Trump considers Jan. 6 a day of love. What might a day of hate look like?”)
- Trump allies bemoan Madison Square Garden rally racist and vulgar comments
- Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was a Pageant of Lowbrow Fascism, and It Wasn’t Even Funny
- NAACP poll: Trump’s support among young Black men decreasing (“A new NAACP survey found Republican Donald Trump’s support among young Black men has dwindled with a little more than a week to go before Election Day.”)
- This Is Trump’s Message (“At his Madison Square Garden rally, Trump’s argument was hate and fear.”)
- Trump calls Harris a fascist, says he is ‘the opposite of a Nazi’
- An Ethical Minefield Awaits a Possible Second Trump Presidency
- Donald Trump’s Racist, Misogynistic, Antisemitic MSG Rally Was an Explicit Preview of a Second Term
- Right-wing media defend racist anti-Puerto Rico remarks at Trump rally
- Trump Wants You to Accept All of This as Normal
- MAGA’s closing argument: Racist attacks on a critical bloc of swing-state voters
- Trump in Denial Over Disastrous Latino-Bashing MSG Rally
- Puerto Ricans in must-win Pennsylvania say Trump rally joke won’t be forgotten
- Trump Is Promising to Prosecute His Enemies. He’s Tried Before. (“When the former president threatens political foes, take him seriously.”)
- Trump’s Promise to Young Men: I Am Your Retribution Against Women
- Trump’s hostility to Puerto Rico reemerges at the worst possible time
- Trump Spokesperson Puts Happy Face On Racist MSG Rally For ‘Fox And Friends’
- Ana Navarro and ‘View’ Hosts Slam ‘Vile,’ Racist Jokes Made at Trump Rally
- ‘Floating pile of garbage’ comments follow Trump to his rally tomorrow
- Archbishop of San Juan says Trump needs to ‘personally’ apologize
- Trump’s Shock Comic Was Set to Call Harris a ‘C*nt’
- Trump’s Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
- Trump rally comedian workshopped racist Puerto Rico line at NYC comedy club the night before
- How Trump Goes to Prison (“If he loses the race for the White House, the big house awaits.” Which is why Trump is so hysterical!)
- Video: UVA Prof. Larry Sabato Calls It an “Understatement” to Describe Trump’s MSG Rally “Disgusting”; On Possible Political Impact, Notes That There Are “580,000 Hispanics just in Pennsylvania, about half of them are Puerto Rican” (On the WaPo not endorsing, Sabato noted that democracy “also dies in silence – and they’ve chosen to be silent”)
- Harris cuts ad featuring MSG Trump rally Puerto Rico ‘garbage’ joke
- Elon Musk’s “illegal” past doesn’t feel like hypocrisy to MAGA — Trump’s hate rally in NYC shows why (“Attacks on Puerto Ricans and other native-born citizens made it clear: this is about race, not immigration”)
- Elon Musk’s America PAC uses crude, sexist attack against Harris in new ad
- Bloomberg, After Months of Pressure, Donates $50 Million to Help Harris (“The former mayor of New York City is known for making political donations late in the campaign season. Democrats had been lobbying him to spend more.”)
- As Democrats court Haley supporters, the former UN ambassador is still waiting to hear from Trump
- Senate GOP doubles down on anti-trans attack ads (Disgusting.)
- ‘Untenable and unconscionable’: Exodus from Washington Post editorial board continues
- Over 200,000 subscribers flee ‘Washington Post’ after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement
- Betrayed Washington Post readers leave their parting thoughts in 140,000 comments
- Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one (Hahahahaha. Riiiiight!
- Desperate Jeff Bezos Defends Censoring WaPo Endorsement
- ‘Real threat of autocracy’: Washington Post editorial staffers resign in forceful letters (“Fallout continues over newspaper’s decision not to support Harris for president as over 200,000 cancel subscriptions”)
- USA Today the Latest to Offer Up Excuse for Lack of Presidential Endorsement (FU USA Today)
- Right-Wing Guest Booted From CNN Mid-Segment After ‘Vile’ Attack On Panelist (The fundamental problem is that CNN strives for “balance” but struggle to find any non-insane, non-extremist Republicans for their panels.)
- Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon (This is an assault on our democracy and should be prosecuted aggressively – to the full extent of the law.)
- Stephen Bannon Is Released From Prison
- Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over $1 million giveaway to registered voters
- Nevada Supreme Court rejects GOP mail ballot challenge
- 7 Days, 7 Ways Tim Kaine Stands Up For Virginia: Listening To Virginians (“The best ideas Senator Kaine gets are from listening to Virginians and turning their concerns into legislation that tackles serious issues”)
- A ‘fake family’ photo takes center stage in battleground House race
- Will the Supreme Court take up Virginia’s controversial voter purge program? (The word “controversial” is doing a lot of work here. How about, instead, “lawless?” “anti-democratic?”)
- Virginia officials take voting case to U.S. Supreme Court (“Virginia officials say that they should be allowed to continue a program to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The U.S. Department of Justice and voting-rights groups argue that the program violates federal law and has affected eligible voters as well.”)
- Virginia seniors, don’t let Medicare con artists siphon your wallets
- Menhaden fishing company requests increased buffer for future offshore wind projects
- Nelson County man acquitted of voter fraud; he said he only wanted to test security (“Shipman resident Richardson Carter Bell Jr., 67, who is known in Nelson County for driving a truck festooned with signs supporting former President Donald Trump and deriding President Joe Biden, maintained he merely was testing election security.”)
- English y Español: Richmond to expand dual-immersion education program (“Hiring qualified staff is a hurdle despite the program’s success.”)
- Tavares Floyd loses multiple endorsements after campaign filings called into question
- Norfolk officials signal changes are necessary for floodwall to move forward
- D.C.-area forecast: Tremendously nice weather today ahead of a toasty Halloween
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