by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 9.
- What would a good outcome at Cop29 look like? (“Focus will be on climate finance and improving on current goal of providing $100bn a year to poor countries”)
- Climate breakdown will hit global growth by a third, say central banks (“New modelling finds risk to global economies much worse than previously thought, but group of central banks says even this may be an underestimate”)
- The Best Way to Restore a Rainforest Is Simply to Leave It Be (“Letting nature do its trick can lock up loads of carbon, a new study shows.”)
- Biden’s Amazon visit comes as US climate policy to shift under Trump
- Trump prepares to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, NYT reports
- How to Think About Climate and Environmental Policies During a Second Trump Administration
- Despite Likely Setback for Climate Action With This Year’s Election, New Climate Champions Set to Enter Congress
- How are world economies reacting to Trump’s imminent return as U.S. president?
- Smile, Flatter and Barter: How the World Is Prepping for Trump Part II
- Biden administration to allow American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for first time since Russia’s invasion
- Scoop: Elon Musk joined Trump’s call with Zelensky (How is that even legal?)
- China has increased military flights near Taiwan by 300%, U.S. general says
- Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic
- Nearly 70% of verified deaths in Gaza are women and children, UN report finds (This is a combination of pure-evil terrorist group Hamas’ intentional strategy of intertwining itself with civilians and Netanyahu et al being reckless and committing war crimes.)
- US ‘won’t accept Hamas presence in Qatar’
- A Damaged and Degraded Hezbollah Wages Guerrilla Campaign Against Israel
- US charges Iranian man in plot to kill Donald Trump, DOJ says
- Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock
- Biden administration tightens sage grouse protections ahead of second Trump term
- Biden races to Trump-proof his climate legacy (“Multiple agencies are working to finalize environmental rules and policies before Donald Trump’s inauguration.”)
- Powell is already protecting Fed’s independence from Trump
- Trump may deport hundreds of thousands of migrants whom Biden allowed to legally enter U.S.
- Trump Advisers Ramp Up Work on Mass Deportation Push
- The MAGA propaganda machine helped carry Trump back to the White House — and it’s not done poisoning America
- Progressives Urge Senate Dems To Confirm All Of Biden’s Court Picks In Lame Duck
- It Can Happen Here (“Everyone who realizes with proper alarm that Trump’s reëlection is a deeply dangerous moment in American life must think hard about where we are.”)
- Trump Allies Suddenly Feel Safe Touting Project 2025
- Trump’s ‘golden age of America’ could be an unrestrained imperial presidency (“Emboldened by a strong mandate, the Republican will bring his dark Maga vision to the US with little resistance”)
- Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won? (“The reason? The right-wing media. And it’s only growing and growing. And I haven’t even gotten to social media and Tik Tok and the other platforms from which far more people are getting their news these days. The right is way ahead on those fronts too. Liberals must wake up and understand this and do something about it before it’s too late, which it almost is.” Note: some of us – raises hand! – have been warning about this for many, many years. But did the Democratic Party listen? OF COURSE NOT!)
- Lesson From 2024 Election: “Democrats get crushed in messaging because there is no viable left-of-center media creating & nurturing narratives to counter the massive right-wing media ecosystems” (There used to be a thriving, state-based progressive blogosphere, for instance, but it mostly died due to complete lack of support from Democrats.)
- Kamala Harris’ campaign didn’t ignore working class voters (Correct. What Bernie Sanders said is UTTERLY absurd.)
- How Democrats Lost and Trump Won
- How Trump built his victory, vote by vote
- Why Democrats Stalled in Blue Wall Suburbs
- Pelosi Laments Biden’s Late Exit and the Lack of an ‘Open Primary’
- Nancy Pelosi blames Joe Biden for election defeat as Democrats turn on each other
- Dem Insiders Begged Team Harris Not to Campaign With Liz Cheney (“People don’t want to be in a coalition with the devil”)
- Susie Wiles charted Trump’s comeback. Now she’ll manage his White House.
- Trump’s new chief of staff is an unassuming figure in his brash inner circle. She’s also one of its most effective operators. (“Before agreeing to take on the role, Susie Wiles sought assurances from Trump that she would have more authority than her predecessors”)
- Trump just realigned the entire political map. Democrats have ‘no easy path’ to fix it.
- Were the polls wrong about Trump again?
- I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning. (“We are not living in Hong Kong, where a democratic movement could be extinguished. A midterm election looms. Mr. Trump is term-limited. The next four years will be trying and dangerous — especially for the more vulnerable among us. But if we understand the global trends that got us here, we can swing the political pendulum back in our direction and seize that moment with a new vision of liberalism and democracy.”)
- Kamala Harris Never Had a Chance (“It’s obvious now. We should have known all along.”)
- Don Jr. Says His Father’s New Cabinet Must Be Dumber Than Him
- Elon Musk Is Positioning X Behind the New Trump Presidency (It’s long past time for Democrats to start moving off of Twitter/X and towards BlueSky and other alternatives. Like – TODAY!)
- Exclusive: RFK Jr. Is Crowdsourcing Cabinet Picks for Trump
- Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after the election. Here’s what we know
- America’s political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism
- Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders (The correct word would be “illegal” or “immoral,” not “controversial.” God, the mainstream media sucks so bad.)
- Pentagon officials anxious Trump may fire the military’s top general
- Tim Walz Says To ‘Get Back In This Fight When You’re Ready’
- Trump just made $500 million with a single Truth Social post
- Gavin Newsom’s quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president
- Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat
- Voters Dismiss Two of California’s Leading Progressive Prosecutors
- US judge tosses Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal (Trump-appointed judge, of course.)
- Rep. Jared Moskowitz says he was target of potential assassination plot (Horrifying.)
- Trump’s victory could end Eric Adams’ legal troubles (Disgusting. So much for the rule of law!)
- Youngkin says new online data is key to lifting schools’ failing grades (More stenography – nearly uncritical, definitely NOT hard-hitting reporting of what Youngkin says/does – by the WaPo.)
- Youngkin announces new education standards
- Congressman-Elect Suhas Subramanyam and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger Endorse Delegate Kannan Srinivasan in the Senate District 32 Special Election (Srinivasan also has been endorsed by VA House Speaker Don Scott, VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell “and the majority of Loudoun County Democratic leaders”)
- Virginia prepares for special elections as McGuire, Subramanyam head to Congress
- Richmond-area immigrant rights groups prep for Trump deportation promise
- Petersburg casino likely to affect other Virginia gambling houses
- Tears and silence: Charlottesville Democrats regroup after Trump victory
- Cobb takes the lead in Roanoke mayor’s race; provisional ballots still outstanding (“The Democratic candidate has taken a 46-vote lead after the final mail ballots were counted Friday. More than 1,200 provisional ballots remain to be tallied.”)
- Fairfax Co. school loses final appeal; powerhouse football team banned from postseason for two years
- D.C.-area forecast: Seasonable and sunny today, cool and showery Sunday
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