by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 24.
- The World Seems to Be Surrendering to Climate Change (“From 2019 to 2021, governments around the world added more than 300 climate adaptation and mitigation policies each year. In 2023 the figure was under 200. In 2024 it was under 50.”)
- Putin launches worst attack on Ukraine in months as Trump claims deal is close (Just horrifying. And Trump doesn’t GAF!)
- Zelensky’s Red Line on Crimea Is Tied to Political Realities at Home
- Russia Attacks Ukraine as Trump Presses Zelenskiy for Deal (If Democrats were in charge right now, we’d be rushing support to Ukraine!)
- Zelenskyy cuts short South African trip after massive Russian strike on Kyiv kills 9
- Trump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia
- Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia
- Ukraine’s Zelensky Pushes Back on U.S. Peace Plan (“The Ukrainian president said his country would never recognize Russian control of Crimea, a key Russian demand”)
- Donald Trump attacks Ukraine for not recognising Russian occupation of Crimea (Trump is serving Putin’s interests, 100%.)
- Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following deadly attack in disputed Kashmir (Luckily, we have a crack foreign policy team in the United States to handle crises like these and make sure they don’t escalate. Uhhh…whoops!)
- Anti-Hamas protests on rise in Gaza as group’s iron grip slips
- Children in school shelter among 25 killed in wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza (Horrible.)
- Canada election is Carney’s to lose in contest turned on its head by Trump (“The Conservative Pierre Poilievre was poised to be the next PM until a lurch in US relations tilted polls to the Liberals”)
- Xi contrasts China’s clean energy promises with Trump turmoil (“Virtual meeting of leaders also hears UN’s António Guterres proclaim ‘no group or government’ can stop green revolution”)
- Meanwhile, in China, 60 GW of new solar capacity added in first quarter of 2025 (“The country installed only 9GW worth of new thermal generation capacity, but 59.71GW of new solar capacity and 14.62GW of new wind capacity.”)
- China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs
- Xi Is Ratcheting Up China’s Pain Threshold for a Long Fight With Trump
- China Says US Should Revoke All Unilateral Tariffs, Denies Talks
- A dozen US states sue to stop Trump’s ‘reckless and insane’ tariff policy
- A dozen states sue to stop Trump’s tariffs (But not Virginia, because Jason Miyares SUCKS!)
- Mega-investor Ken Griffin: Trump’s trade war ‘has devolved into a nonsensical place’
- ‘The Art of the Deal’ meets global reality (“The president is finding out that geopolitics and world trade negotiations have little in common with selling a condo” This whole “Art of the Deal” thing has always been bulls***.)
- On Major Economic Decisions, Trump Blinks, and Then Blinks Again
- Trump Meets His Match: The Markets
- Trio Of Top CEOs Warn Trump Tariffs Will Empty Store Shelves: Report
- Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities
- Trump Finds Another Country to Accept His Mass Deportations (“The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to deport immigrants to Rwanda who can’t be sent back to their country of origin due to fears of prosecution.”)
- Democratic Governor Moves To Boycott El Salvador For Aiding Trump (Good.)
- Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up
- Wife of wrongly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia forced into safe house after government posts address online (Insanity.)
- As Trump ignores order to return Abrego Garcia, right-wing media falsely claim undocumented immigrants have no due process rights (Sean Hannity: “If you’re in the country illegally, you don’t get due process” That’s 100% false and also EVIL.)
- Fearing Trump’s Visa Crackdown, College Students Race to Scrub Op-Eds
- What Happened to Marco Rubio? (“The worst Republican lickspittle in the Trump administration could have been anyone. But it was always going to be him.”)
- $1 Trillion of Wealth Was Created for the 19 Richest U.S. Households Last Year
- NIH autism study will pull from private medical records (Why is NPR reporting this as if it’s a serious “study,” when obviously it’s not?)
- The Supreme Court Is Trying to Normalize Its Own Anti-LGBTQ Animus (“The justices’ personal feelings about queer people defined oral arguments on public school opt-outs.”)
- Trump administration has set Noaa on ‘non-science trajectory’, workers warn (“Researchers left at US climate agency say drastic cuts could leave air ‘not breathable’ and water ‘not drinkable’”)
- Trump’s Cabinet Ready To Take Back Power With Musk Stepping Back, Sources Say
- Scoop: Musk vs. Bessent dispute erupted into West Wing shouting match
- DOGE loses its biggest advocate as Musk exits Washington
- Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks (“Reality is catching up with Elon Musk.”)
- Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike? (“The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is fueling multiple movements toward that goal.”)
- Let’s talk about a civic uprising (“What does that mean? How do we get there?”)
- Trump Suddenly in Retreat on Many Fronts as Poll Reveals Key Weakness (“As President Trump abruptly starts backpedaling on numerous issues at once, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explains why Democrats should make Trump’s weakness central to their case against him.” The problem with Simon Rosenberg is that he’s been consistently too optimistic – wildly so, in many cases.)
- Trump Is Vulnerable on Immigration (“Democrats can move public opinion by highlighting the unpopular aspects of his agenda.”)
- Trump approval falls, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 100 days, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: April 19-22, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
- Trump’s Job Rating Drops, Key Policies Draw Majority Disapproval as He Nears 100 Days
- NEW POLLING: Trump Job Approval Plummets As Americans’ Pessimism About The Economy Hits Record High (“Americans are scared for the future as pessimism about Trump’s economy hits record highs.”)
- Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows
- Trouble signs emerge for Trump in DDHQ/The Hill polling average
- Top donors to Trump’s $239M inauguration fund include more than a dozen administration nominees (MASSIVE corruption.)
- Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin (WILD levels of corruption. Can you even IMAGINE the reaction if Biden, Obama, Harris, etc. had done anything like this???)
- Trump upends DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, sparking ‘bloodbath’ in senior ranks
- Trump to Sign Executive Order Targeting University Accreditors
- Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts (Total crap. Also, where the hell are Congressional Republicans???)
- The Pete Hegseth debacle was inevitable (“Hiring a Fox host to lead the Pentagon was a bad idea”)
- Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon (What a warrior culture he’s developing at the Pentagon! LOL)
- Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer
- Fears grow that Signal leaks make Pete Hegseth top espionage target (“Experts say Pentagon chief has endangered secrets of US defense department and given assistance to foreign spies”)
- U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish (WTF???)
- Michelle Obama breaks silence on skipping Trump’s second inauguration
- Laura Ingraham’s Angry Rants at Dem on Fox Reveal MAGA’s Dark Endgame
- White House partners with conservative college for Independence Day videos (Ugh, Youngkin’s favorite Hillsdale College.)
- Jan Schakowsky planning May 5 retirement announcement
- Senate Dems brace for leadership fight after Durbin retirement
- Trump aides look at shrinking at least 6 national monuments for mining, oil (Unconstitutional?)
- NEW: Glenn Youngkin Says Tariffs Are a “Great Opportunity,” Dismissing Harm They Are Causing Virginians (Youngkin presumably knows better, but all he cares about is his own political future in the MAGA movement, thus the constant kissing up to Trump…)
- Gov. Youngkin supports Trump’s tariffs, even as Virlginia’s farmers and businesses suffer (Typo in the headline by the Virginia Dogwood…)
- Virginia’s $2.3 billion park economy faces staffing crisis
- For some Virginians, talk of cutting Medicaid funds hits home
- Advocates say Youngkin can “put his money where his mouth is” by signing bias training bill (“Governor Glenn Youngkin has about 100 bills on his desk that he’s still considering. One of those bills requires unconscious bias training for doctors.”)
- Video, Highlights: “Red Wine and Blue” Democratic Lt. Governor Candidates’ Forum in Roanoke
- Democratic candidates gather in Roanoke for forum
- State Democrats roll out endorsements in Virginia (“The committee is targeting the 82nd, 22nd, 71st and 41st state House districts. Democratic candidate Jessica Anderson is seeking to unseat Anne Ferrell Tata (R) in the 82nd district, while Democrat Elizabeth Guzman is running against state Rep. Ian Lovejoy (R) in the 22nd state House district. In the 71st state House district, Democrat Jessica Anderson is seeking to unseat state Rep. Amanda Batten (R) in the 71st district, while Democrat Lily Franklin is running against incumbent Chris Obenshain (R).”)
- Va. election offices invite voters to take a close-up look at the election process
- Some Virginia doctors have never seen a case of the measles. Now they’re bracing for an influx. (“The state reported a measles case last weekend. State vaccination data shows some school districts fall below the herd immunity threshold, but school nurses say they’re working to get as many kids vaccinated as possible.”)
- Protest erupts over arrests at Albemarle County Courthouse
- Staunton PD had past issues with tow-truck driver charged in April 5 rally incident
- University of Richmond unveils memorial for enslaved buried on campus
- Over 100 people address Virginia Beach School Board in meeting outlining DEI removal
- 2 officers shot, suspect killed during traffic stop in Fairfax County, Virginia
- NBC29 meteorologist charged with sex extortion, more victims sought
- One student hospitalized, another charged, after stabbing in Virginia high school (“A 16-year-old boy was in stable condition after a fight with a fellow student at Fairfax County’s West Potomac High School resulted in bloodshed, authorities said.”)
- CWG Live updates: Warm until Sunday with a chance of rain showers Saturday
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