by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, September 22. Also, see below for video of Donald Trump talking about how, unlike Charlie Kirk, he HATES his opponents. And yes, if you voted for Trump, this is on you.
Trump: He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry pic.twitter.com/GUiW7NBb0y
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 21, 2025
- Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’ (“New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023” There should be literally ZERO new fossil fuel projects at this point – or ever.)
- Six World Leaders on Navigating Climate Change, Without the U.S.
- Top Fossil Fuel Producing Nations Plan to Blow Past Climate Targets (Insanity/greed/evil.)
- Why COP30 must confront the widening climate reality gap
- Trump starves U.N. of funding, as global body faces cash crunch
- German jets scrambled after Russian military plane flies over Baltic Sea (Shoot ’em down.)
- Revealed: Putin’s Secret Plan to Hack Moldova’s Pivotal Election
- China building 1.8 GW offshore PV project in Bohai Sea (“A state-led 1.8 GW offshore PV plan in Changli, China’s Hebei province, is set to become a model for large-scale marine solar development, with completion targeted by mid-2026.”)
- Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch are likely part of TikTok buyer group
- Kim Jong Un’s Proposition to Trump: Let’s Talk—but Not About Nukes
- Kim says he’s open to talks with U.S., has “fond” memories of Trump (Kim, of course, is a brutal dictator, pure evil really. No American president should want someone like that to have “fond” memories about you!)
- Trump’s $100,000 Visa Targets a $280 Billion India Success Story
- Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty
- Nepal’s Violent Gen Z Uprising (“Fed up with élite corruption and widening inequality, a youth-led movement toppled the government in forty-eight hours. Now what?”)
- Europe Talks Big on Gaza but Struggles to Act (“Even as criticism of Israel ramps up and a growing number of countries say they’ll recognize a Palestinian state, concrete actions remain limited.”)
- UK, Canada and Australia announce formal recognition of Palestine, with wave of Israel’s allies to follow (“Partly symbolic move by up to 10 states comes amid fears Israel could respond by annexing parts of West Bank”)
- World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state
- U.K., Canada, Australia recognize Palestine as a state, breaking with U.S.
- How Israel could retaliate to the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state
- Mass grave reveals scale of unlawful killings by Egyptian army in Sinai, say campaigners
- Exclusive: South Korea’s President Lee says US investment demands would spark financial crisis
- ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights (This is NOT what America is supposed to be about. AT ALL.)
- Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say (“More than 60 ambassadorships don’t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they’re being evaluated on their ‘fidelity.'”)
- Hey, Let’s Undermine America’s Technology, Education and Research! (“H-1B visas: The latest front in a campaign of destruction”)
- Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism (“Major medical groups still recommend acetaminophen during pregnancy. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says there is “no clear evidence” that prudent use causes fetal developmental issues and cautions against leaving maternal fever or pain untreated. Studies on Tylenol use and autism have relied on observational data — showing association but not definitive causation — or concluded there’s no connection.”
- Trump Goes on Bizarre Vaccine Rant About Babies and Horses (“The president got medical ahead of his major autism announcement.”)
- RFK Jr’s war on vaccines is about shaming women, not helping kids (“The MAHA movement regards all childhood ailments as a sign that moms are failing” Warped/disturbed people.)
- U.S. Delays Key Inflation Report as Stagflation Worries Mount
- The Roberts Court Is Winning Its War on American Democracy
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- Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
- From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home
- Trump Might Be Losing His Race Against Time (“The president is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him.”)
- In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates (“The president’s complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.”)
- Trump Officials Didn’t Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret (“The president’s social media posts urging Pam Bondi to promptly charge his political foes blindsided top officials in his administration”)
- “Path to a dictatorship”: Democrats flame Trump’s public pressure on Bondi (And, of course, media outlets like Axios stay neutral in the fight for our democracy, hiding behind “Democrats say” or “critics say” or whatever. It’s just pathetic and cowardly, faux “objectivity” on their part.)
- Trump’s new demands on Justice Department raise alarm among prosecutors
- Lordy, there are tapes | Border czar Tom Homan caught taking $50K bribe?
- Trump Proudly Separates Himself From Charlie Kirk As A Certified Hater
- At Charlie Kirk’s Funeral, “The Power of Martyrdom” and “a Righteous Fury” Were on Display (“At most every turn, the service made an explicitly religious appeal, positioning Charlie Kirk as more potent a Christian advocate in death than in life.”)
- Trump memorializes Kirk: ‘He did not hate his opponents. … That’s where I disagreed’
- Trump endorses hate during moment of reflection
- At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity (“The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era.”)
- Elon Musk and Donald Trump reunite for the first time in months at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service
- Musk and Trump shake hands at Kirk memorial, months after rift
- Trump will never change, but Kirk’s death shines a path to MAGA’s future (“In his remarks, Trump bluntly and deliberately signaled that forgiveness and unity were for others”)
- MAGA Melts Down Over Maher’s Shooter Take
- Turns out Republicans don’t care about free speech after all (“When you have power, your commitment to principle is tested. Trumpers are failing.”)
- Stephen Miller Gives Angry, Unsurprising Dog Whistle At Kirk’s Funeral (This guy is really, really disturbing.)
- RFK Jr. Compares Charlie Kirk With Jesus Christ
(RFK Jr. is, of course, a psychopath.) - After Charlie Kirk’s murder, some Republicans talk revival as others seek retribution
- Sinclair “Special Report” depicts Kirk as prophet (Yep, that’s Sinclair for ya!)
- Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage
- Trump looms over New Jersey’s race for governor as candidates clash in their first debate (Another cowardly, pathetic form of “journalism,” where they hide behind the “candidates clash” b.s. phrasing, instead of telling readers right up front which candidate was full of crap, which was telling the truth, which was an extremist, which was not, etc. Again, faux “objectivity” that’s actually cowardice.)
- Donald Trump’s Firing of a Federal Prosecutor Crosses the Reddest of Lines (“The dismissal of Erik Siebert sends yet another ominous message about the risks of refusing to do the President’s bidding, and the lengths to which he will go to punish perceived enemies.”)
- Here’s why Trump’s ouster of the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia is so significant
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine, Regarding Jimmy Kimmel, Says “You shouldn’t be using the power of the FCC to undermine somebody because the president thinks he’s too much of a critic” (Sen. Kaine: “there’s a difference between political speech – where we tend to allow a really wide and robust area of political speech – and dangerous misinformation”)
- Ben Cline’s ‘town hall’ | It’s not a ‘town hall’ if you pick and choose who can go
- Details scarce from gubernatorial candidates on their plan to handle new Medicaid expansion requirements (This headline is wild false equivalence, “both sidesism” b.s. In fact, Winsome Earle-Sears 100% supports Trump and Congressional Republicans’ decimation of Medicaid, also has utter contempt for people who need Medicaid. In stark contrast, Abigail Spanberger STRONGLY SUPPORTS Medicaid and would do her best to address the many severe problems caused in the program BY REPUBLICANS. And yes, the media sucks.)
- VPM News’ interview questions for Winsome Earle-Sears (“The Lt. Gov.’s gubernatorial campaign did not agree to speak with VPM News.”)
- Video: VA State Sen. Louise Lucas Vows to “fight to my dying day to make sure that we defend our democracy”; Says “we don’t need somebody who looks like me in the governor’s mansion carrying an agenda for Trump and for Youngkin”
- 1,000 Virginians exposed to measles in most recent case
- Leaders gather to address Virginia’s severe health care workforce shortage
- Many Hampton Roads residents see flooding as a threat — including to home values, ODU survey shows
- State and regional housing grants support new affordable homes in the greater Richmond area
- Richmond approves new design for $38M Arthur Ashe bridge replacement
- Hundreds gather in Williamsburg for Charlie Kirk vigil
- CWG Live updates: Week starts off warm, turns stormy (“Humidity surges after Monday and showers and storms are possible at times between Tuesday and Friday.”)
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