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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 18.
- Cop29 live: UN secretary general calls on G20 leaders to rescue stalled climate talks (“António Guterres says succesful outcome at Cop29 is still ‘within reach’ but only with ‘leadership’ from world’s most powerful countries”)
- World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say
- Methane from tropical wetlands is surging, threatening climate plans
- Countries must set aside differences and agree climate finance deal, says Cop29 negotiator
- Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount
- How do we know that the climate crisis is to blame for extreme weather?
- From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Marks Historic Climate Legacy with Trip to Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest
- Video: See dramatic effects of climate change as sand dunes appear in Amazon rainforest
- Brazil hosts a G20 summit overshadowed by wars and Trump’s return, aiming for a deal to fight hunger
- As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Last-Ditch Pitch to Global Leaders (“President Biden approved Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles inside Russia, but that decision, among others, may soon be reversed by President-elect Trump.”)
- Makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war
- Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles (Good, but very late!)
- How 1,000 days of conflict evolved into robot war between Russia and Ukraine (“As losses mount and exhaustion sets in, both sides in the war are trying to replace humans with machines.”)
- Kremlin says Biden throwing ‘oil on fire’ by allowing Ukraine to use US missiles inside Russia
- Biden approves Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy
- Biden lets Ukraine use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles in Russia’s Kursk region (“President Biden approved Ukraine using long-range missiles to fire against Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia’s territory, multiple outlets report.”)
- Ukraine’s Allies Are Leaning on Zelenskiy for a Way to End the War
- Trump’s Threat to the Post-War World Order
- On Migration, Europe Warms to Ideas Once Seen as Fringe (“As in the United States, a decline in the numbers of migrants crossing borders has not stopped anti-migrant sentiments from gaining ground.”)
- Sapped and struggling, Europe is unready for a Trump trade war
- Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Stir Fears of Sectarian Strife (“Lebanon’s religious fault lines are straining as Israel’s war with the Hezbollah militant group grinds on.”)
- Philippines, United States to sign military intelligence-sharing deal
- Venezuela’s ‘Iron Lady’ Pleads With Trump to Save Her Country’s Democracy
- Renewables superpower or climate coward? Albanese needs to make a choice before election
- Trump’s immigration crackdown is expected to start on Day 1
- Mass deportation threatens the food supply chain and the millions of migrants working in it (Don’t like inflation? Well, deport millions of people who – among other things – plant/harvest our food, and voila, food prices will go up!)
- Undocumented migrants hope Trump mass deportations only ‘for criminals’
- Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win
- Republicans suddenly think the economy’s great and the election wasn’t rigged (“The economy Donald Trump said was broken? All it took was him winning, and consumer sentiment among Republicans soared.” Yep, it was total bullshit all along, as many of us knew.)
- Gaetz pick raises fears that Trump will seek ‘retribution’ on political foes (“With president-elect likely to use DoJ to crush enemies, only hope lies in staffers refusing to carry out illegal orders”)
- GOP Senator Says Chamber Should ‘Absolutely’ Have Access To Matt Gaetz Ethics Report
- Shock-and-awe staff picks spark fears of radical Trump administration ‘off and running day one’ (“A flurry of controversial and extremist picks for Trump’s administration has provoked criticism and made heads spin”)
- In Donald Trump, the morality of civil society has been abandoned
- Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks (This is a great example of the media failing to inform or report accurately – “provocative” isn’t the issue here, exztremism and lunacy are. So why doesn’t CNN say that??? Because they’re cowards?)
- After Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary
- Trump Treasury Cabinet Pick in Flux as Jockeying Slows Selection
- Messy Fight for Trump’s Treasury Chief Spills Into Public
- Trump Rethinks Treasury Pick After Finalist Annoys Him
- Trump picks Brendan Carr, who laid out agenda in Project 2025, as FCC chairman
- Trump chooses FCC commissioner Brendan Carr to lead agency (“Carr authored the FCC chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 proposal for a second Trump term, written by allies of the incoming president.”)
- Trump Makes RFK Jr. Pose with McDonald’s Meal
- Trump’s Choice of Fracking CEO Chris Wright as Energy Secretary Heralds a Swamp Revival (“An oil billionaire made his wishes known. The president-elect delivered.”)
- Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
- Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom
- Understanding Latino Support for Donald Trump (“Democrats have often described Latinos as decisive when they support liberal candidates and inconsequential when they don’t.”)
- Steve Bannon’s Second Term (“Within seven days, he got out of prison and helped win a presidential election. Now it’s time for war.”)
- Why Is Elon Musk Really Embracing Donald Trump? (“After spending more than a hundred million dollars to help Trump get elected, Musk stands to earn a lot more.”)
- A study found that X’s algorithm now loves two things: Republicans and Elon Musk
- Pollster Ann Selzer ending election polling, moving ‘to other ventures and opportunities’ (Her final poll was extremely high-profile and disastrously wrong. Sad end to a great career.)
- Should federal workers worry about Elon Musk eliminating their jobs?
- Some of Trump’s Cabinet picks have Virginia ties
- How would Project 2025’s energy implications manifest in Virginia?
- Following Del. Kannan Srinivasan (D-HD26)’s Nomination for SD32, Two Democrats – JJ Singh and Arben Istrefi – Announce for House of Delegates Seat Being Vacated (The Democratic nomination for this seat “most likely” will be decided next Saturday – just six days from now.)
- Virginia legislators debate future of automated license plate readers
- Virginia’s new mayors include first Black woman, Indian-American at city helm
- With opioid settlement money at $100 million this year, it still takes extra effort to create safe spaces for pregnant women to recover from addiction in Virginia
- Cardinal Conversation: A massive economic development announcement for the Southside region (“After years of frustration, the Southern Virginia Megasite is getting its first industrial tenant. And it’s a big one. Tennessee-based Microporous will build a plant and hire two thousand workers over the next two years at the site near Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County”)
- For 2nd year, Chesapeake Bay’s striped bass population is down. Regulators will decide if more rules are needed.
- Inova Loudoun receives ‘A’ hospital safety grade (“The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog, has announced that four Inova hospitals — Fairfax, Fair Oaks, Loudoun and Mount Vernon — have earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade, according to a news release.”)
- ‘We’re letting them starve’: Arlington Co. opts to allow use of professional sharpshooters to control deer population
- Commentary: Richmond didn’t get ‘fleeced’ in failed real estate deal. VCU Health did
- Richmond opens cold-weather shelter amid growing unhoused numbers
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunny and mild start to week. Sharply colder by Thursday. (“A strong cold front Wednesday night may produce gusty downpours and then usher in a blustery chilly Thursday through the weekend.”)
