by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 4. Virginia polls open at 6 am tomorrow morning – less than 24 hours from now. Make sure you vote Democratic up and down your ballot; democracy itself is VERY much on the line!
- Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs (“Conservation summit agrees global levy on drugs from nature’s genetics and stronger indigenous representation, but developing nations furious at unmet funding promises”)
- ‘Two sides of the same coin’: governments stress links between climate and nature collapse (“Representatives at the Cop16 summit in Colombia negotiated against a backdrop of extreme weather and ecosystem collapse”)
- Is the race for the White House ‘a real Armageddon election’? (“The outcome could have profound implications for the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the climate crisis”)
- Xi May Lose His Gamble (“North Korean troops are in Russia. Is that really what’s best for Beijing?”)
- Europe’s Trumpian nightmare (“The return of the disrupter-in-chief would further destabilize an already weakened continent.”)
- Harris vows at Michigan rally to ‘do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza’
- Understanding the Leaked Documents Case Roiling Israel
- Middle East crisis live: Israel claims to have killed Hezbollah commander inside Lebanon (“IDF says it has killed Abu Ali Rida and claims he was responsible for rocket attacks on Israeli troops”)
- Pro-EU leader claims Moldova victory despite alleged Russian meddling
- Moldova’s president wins western praise for election triumph (“Maia Sandu’s victory amid claims of Russian interference boosts EU hopes and deals setback to Kremlin”)
- Spain deploys 7,500 troops to flood zone where anger rises at slow help
- Donald Trump’s retro economic plan could be a disaster
- 2024’s biggest gaffe? GOP telling the truth about what it will do to America.
- No One Has an Alibi (“Trump has told us his plans, so vote as if the country depends on you. It does.”)
- Trump Tells Supporters He ‘Shouldn’t Have Left’ the White House (This guy is a menace to America.)
- Trump Enters Final Sprint For White House An Unfocused Mess
- Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn’t have left White House after 2020 loss
- Video: Worried He Will Lose, Trump Uses Pennsylvania Rally to Lie About a Stolen Election, Complain, and Say “I Don’t Mind” If Reporters Get Shot (Trump delivers “dark, unhinged, and violent speech”)
- The Law Should Have Locked Him Up (“Donald Trump has spent his whole career evading the law. But the law helped him escape.” Massive failure.)
- Trump is terrible for women — but that doesn’t mean he’s good for men (“Trump can ruin the economy, but he can’t make your wife come back”)
- “I am scared every day”: Experts say GOP men targeting no-fault divorce to keep women “trapped”
- Harris Campaign on Trump’s Bogus Victory Claim: Ready for It
- Is There a Future for MAGA After Trump?
- When Will We Know Who Won the Election? (” Of the seven 2024 battleground states, Georgia closes its polls first at 7 p.m. ET. It’s followed by North Carolina [at 7:30 pm], Pennsylvania [at 8 pm], Michigan [at 8 pm], Wisconsin [at 8 pm], Arizona [at 9 pm], and, finally, Nevada at 10 p.m. ET”)
- If Trump loses Pennsylvania, he’ll have no one to blame but himself
- Trump leans into anti-migrant rhetoric at final Georgia rally as early voting puts state on a knife-edge (“Speaking in Macon city, the former president said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1790 if he won election” Insanity.)
- Is Trump actually a fascist – and why does the answer matter?
- Garbage in, garbage out: Trump’s error-filled week
- Trump Says RFK Jr.’s Plan To Ban Fluoride In Water ‘Sounds OK’ To Him (Nutjobs.)
- GOP’s closing election message on health baffles strategists, worries experts (““No Obamacare.” Questioning vaccines. No fluoride in drinking water. They’re all Republican assertions in the final days of the presidential campaign.”)
- Trump doesn’t rule out banning vaccines if he becomes president: ‘I’ll make a decision’
- Video – Trump’s Closing Message: Claiming He “Shouldn’t Have Left” the White House and More Threats of Violence Against Americans (Trump “is completely unfit to lead and would put our democracy and the rule of law at risk if given a chance.”)
- Harris vows unity in closing message while Trump lashes out
- Trump says he doesn’t mind someone shooting at journalists at rally
- Trump returns to his grievances for his closing argument
- Sunday Scaries: Donald Trump’s MAGA Mouthpieces Carry His Extreme and Dangerous Project 2025 Closing Message (“Trump’s MAGA mouthpieces are losing their last shred of dignity on national television”)
- Trump Is Unfit for the White House. Don’t Let Him Back In. (“The former president has been lewd, cruel and divisive, and that’s just in the last week. What more do you need to know?”)
- Harris and Trump will both make a furious last-day push before Election Day (The AP’s top headline this morning is all horserace, zero substance, and completely not what they should be focused on. Pathetic.)
- America faces a fateful choice tomorrow (Heavy focus by CNN on the “horserace” as well. Yuck.)
- Trump and His Voters: They Like the Lying (“It’s a feature, not a bug, for Trumpers.”)
- Trump offers darkness, Harris offers optimism on election eve in America
- Trump Boasts ‘Every Rally Is Full’ as Camera Immediately Pans to Empty Seats, People Leaving
- Trump Forgets What State He’s in During Home-Stretch Rally Blitz
- It’s Abortion, Stupid (“AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO DETECTS, among many of my fellow commentators commentating away on this election, a kind of reluctance, almost a kind of embarrassment, to state the obvious: Abortion rights is the issue that could decide this presidential contest.”)
- Why business leaders are worried about JD Vance
- Herschel Walker Makes Trump Jr. Gaffe During Surprise Rally Speech
- Kamala Harris Will Win This Election (“Selzer is the outlier again. This time, I’m going with the outlier.”)
- Univision Poll: More than 60% of Latino voters in Pennsylvania support Kamala Harris
- Pro-Trump Comic’s Puerto Rico Insult Raises Democrats’ Hopes In Pennsylvania
- Security fencing goes up around White House, Capitol, VP residence
- Male Pollsters Shocked — Shocked!! — When a Woman Pollster Discovers Women Voters
- NBC Gives Donald Trump Campaign Time During NASCAR Race, ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Response to Kamala Harris’ ‘SNL’ Appearance
- In a frank internal meeting, The New York Times wrestled with its political role (Joe Kahn is a gaslighter, a liar, and possibly really really stupid. He should be fired immediately and replaced by someone who understands the role of journalism.)
- ‘Defiant’ NYT Leadership Accused of ‘Sanewashing’ Trump in 90-Minute Internal Meeting, Semafor Reports
- GOP election officials push back on Trump allegations of ‘election interference’ in Georgia
- Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out
- GOP candidate Tim Sheehy says medical records don’t exist for gunshot wound
- DeSantis Is Doing Everything He Can to End Abortion Measures’ Winning Streak
- Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91 (Rest in peace…and in music!)
- Teenager wearing Trump shirt charged with punching Harris supporter, 70
- Trump, Virginia GOP hold final rally before Election Day (“Prominent state Republicans called Tuesday’s election a fight of good vs. evil.” Yes, Trump is evil, no question about that.)
- Kaine pokes fun at his loss of national profile on ‘Saturday Night Live’
- Rep. Cline hosts prayer election breakfast with Gov. Youngkin and Hung Cao (Cline, Youngkin and Cao are all horrible.)
- Commentary: How privatization efforts are resurrecting school segregation
- Inaction on climate change costs Va.’s agriculture industry hundreds of millions of dollars yearly
- Are House lawmakers ghosting college students and staff over campus protest rules?
- How citizens mistakenly removed from Virginia voter rolls can still cast a ballot
- 2024 is first time some Hampton Roads elections are in November. Is it helping or hurting? (“Nov. 5 marks the first time local elections in Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk and Chesapeake are sharing ballot space with the presidential race — a change that is all but guaranteed to increase voter turnout but brings new challenges for candidates.”)
- Petersburg residents head to the polls to decide on state’s fifth casino
- D.C.-area forecast: An unusually warm November week with spotty shower chances
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