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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 3. Polls open in Virginia in <48 hours!
- A second US exit could ‘cripple’ the Paris climate agreement, warns UN chief (“António Guterres says treaty will endure but urges US to remain amid reports that Trump plans to withdraw from the climate negotiating framework entirely”)
- Spain’s apocalyptic floods show two undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us
- Why people deny climate change after existential threats like hurricanes (Human psychology at its worst.)
- We are in danger of forgetting what the climate crisis means: extinction
- Changes May Ease Burdens of European Deforestation Regulation on Small Palm Farms, but Not the Confusion
- China Faces a Dilemma With North Korean Troops Pouring Into Russia (“Beijing, with waning influence and limited options to rein in unpredictable allies, may stick with status quo”)
- North Korean troops fighting Ukraine marks a dangerous new escalation
- U.S. warns Iran: We won’t be able to restrain Israel if you attack
- Middle East crisis live: everyone in northern Gaza at ‘imminent risk’ of death, warns Unicef chief
- Israel Says Elite Naval Commandos Abducted Hezbollah Operative (“An Israeli military official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with military protocol, said the forces brought the man back to Israel for interrogation. The operation was carried out by an elite Israeli naval commando unit, Shayetet 13, which is akin to the U.S. Navy SEALs, the official added.”)
- Europe’s Far Right Has Roadmap for a World in Which Trump Wins (Disturbing.)
- Moldova’s pro-EU leader in tight run-off as Russia denies meddling
- What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
- Harris defends CHIPS Act after House Speaker Johnson suggests GOP would try to repeal law
- MAGA Mike Johnson Confirms GOP Under Trump-Vance Would Repeal CHIPS Act (This latest threat comes just “days after MAGA Mike Johnson confirmed Republicans are planning to launch a ‘massive’ new attack on the Affordable Care Act”)
- Listen To The Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: ‘I Was Donald Trump’s Closest Friend’
- Donald Trump is a superspreader of a craziness that has split America in two
- Donald Trump’s freakshow continues unabated (“Trump insists on posing as the salient question of the election: are you crazier today than you were four years ago?”)
- Trump’s Final Days on the Campaign Trail (“Under assault from all sides, in the last weeks of his campaign, the former President speaks often of enemies from within, including those trying to take his life.”)
- Voter fraud claims flood social media before US election (WILD lies coming from Trump and his allies to sow doubts about our elections. Utterly disgraceful.)
- Early voting turnout high as almost 46% of 2020 electorate cast ballots
- It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
- Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump’s Campaign (“At the center of this tumult, people close to Trump agreed, is a candidate whose appetite for chaos has only grown—and serves as a reminder of what awaits should he win on November 5.”)
- Trump lays groundwork to dispute results if he loses (“The former president has baselessly claimed that the only way Kamala Harris can win the election is by cheating”)
- VOTE TO END THE TRUMP ERA
- Trump’s Wild Claims, Conspiracies and Falsehoods Redefine Presidential Bounds
- Trump Needs Help (“I do not know how to put this gently or tastefully, so I will factually describe what happened last night in Milwaukee: A former president of the United States held a rally, during which he used a microphone holder on his podium to pantomime the act of giving fellatio.”)
- Trump’s Health Pick RFK Jr. Touts Removing Fluoride From Water
- Close RFK Jr. friend whose account promoted “Jew World Order” conspiracy theory says she’s “working with” Trump’s transition team
- Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes “America First”
- Harris Appeals to Latino Pride, and Anger at Trump, in Final Push
- Video: VP Harris Releases Patriotic Two-Minute Closing Ad – “Brighter Future” – That Centers On The American People, Not Herself, As She Pledges To Be A President For All Americans (“Set To Air Nationally During 1pm ET Slate Of NFL Games On CBS, FOX Nationally During ‘America’s Game Of The Week’ Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions”)
- Harris’ final campaign ad focuses on unity: “Neighbors, not enemies”
- MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week; “The Trump-Vance ticket doubled down on their dangerous, violent rhetoric”
- Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
- New York Times editorial board urges voters to choose Harris
- Williams: Where do we go from here: democracy or demise?
- Fur and loathing: do America’s ‘childless cat ladies’ hold the key to the US election?
- Harris Hits GOP on Chips; Trump Leans Into Racial Divides (“Johnson walked back remarks on repealing semiconductor funds; Trump pits Black workers against migrants with false claims”)
- Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find
- Trump Losing Sleep Over Polling Numbers Days Before Election
- Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here’s how
- The Arizona Daily Star’s endorsements for 2024 (Kamala Harris for president, Ruben Gallego for US Senate)
- Elon Musk’s Mom Suggests She May Break Voting Laws (Horrible family.)
- Elon Musk’s canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations
- Raffensperger urges voters to ignore X ad purporting fraud: ‘Don’t fall for it’
- Tim Kaine Crashes ‘SNL’ To Stump Game Show Contestant With Simple 2016 Election Question
- “What’s My Name?”: Hillary Clinton’s 2016 VP Nominee Tim Kaine Shows Up On ‘SNL’ As The Forgotten Man Of U.S. Politics
- Tim Kaine Makes Surprise Appearance in ‘SNL’ Sketch With John Mulaney; Sarah Sherman Plays Margaret Atwood
- Video, Highlights: “Country Over Party” GOTV Rally in Loudoun County with Fmr. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10), Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA10), 2024 VA Dem Nominee Suhas Subramanyam, Fmr. GOP VA Del. David Ramadan (Comstock says Trump is “vile and disgusting” and “can’t be back in the office.”)
- Last day of early voting in Virginia as Vindman, Anderson campaign for 7th district
- Youngkin, long coy about Trump, welcomes him to Virginia with tribute, prayer (“Long coy about Trump” is a wild lie by the WaPo headline writer. In fact, in the 2021 campaign, Youngkin literally said “President Trump represents so much of why I’m running” and “They said, ‘This guy is like Donald Trump.’ I said thank you very much.” And Trump said Youngkin “has my complete and total endorsement.” The question is, why does the WaPo keep lying about Glenn Youngkin and Donald Trump???)
- Salem’s Trump rally brings thousands of supporters, some detractors
- Watch for the ‘Virginia swing’ after the election
- Schapiro: Va.’s tea leaves: A message about the nation
- A Virginia principal went to vote. She was asked whether she was a citizen. (“The incident played out at a time when Donald Trump and many Republicans have falsely claimed that waves of noncitizens are voting.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Seasonably cool today with yet another warmup on the way
