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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 7.
- Charting Whale ‘Superhighways’ for Conservation (“A new digital platform, Blue Corridors, showcases 30 years of tracking data revealing global whale migrations and mounting threats from ships, fisheries and climate change.”)
- Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds (“These wildfires tend to burn in more remote areas and grow larger faster, posing a higher risk to public safety and health”)
- ‘There is only one player’: why China is becoming a world leader in green energy (“As US reneges on climate breakdown pledges, China’s response to crisis will shape geopolitics and our future” Another example of how Trump is an IMBECILE.)
- Fate of thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia hangs in the balance of talks (“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly raised the issue of the abducted children as a top priority.”)
- Largest Russian air attack of war sets fire to Ukrainian cabinet building and kills three including child
- Russia hits main Ukrainian government building for first time
- ‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’ (“Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities” WILDLY unacceptable…and immoral.)
- Trump says India and Russia appear ‘lost’ to ‘deepest, darkest China’ (In fact, what happened is that these countries are moving closer together because of Trump’s idiocy, incompetence and insanity.)
- Japan’s PM Ishiba to Step Down, Paving Way For New Leader
- Israel destroys second high-rise as assault on Gaza City intensifies
- Homeless and Hungry, Gazans Fear a Repeat of 1948 History (“Israel’s war in Gaza has displaced most of the 2.2 million Palestinian residents from their homes. Many of them fear it will be permanent.”)
- Israel backs off talk of annexing West Bank after UAE warning
- Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast
- Hungary documentary reveals sobering similarities between Orbán and Trump (“Democracy Noir, portraying Orbán’s creeping authoritarian takeover, has urgent relevance for US audiences”)
- Prison time, fines and ostracisation: anti-gay law shocks community in African country seen as relatively safe (“Jail terms of up to five years for ‘promoting homosexuality’ in Burkina Faso is latest in push for ‘family values’ sweeping the continent” Disgusting.)
- JD Vance Goes Nuclear When Accused of ‘War Crime’: ‘I Don’t Give a S**t’ (Vance is deranged and evil.)
- South Korean workers detained in Georgia ICE raid to be sent back to South Korea following negotiations, official says
- South Korea concludes talks to release nationals detained in Hyundai raid in US (“The chief of staff of South Korea’s president said a chartered plane would be sent to bring the detainees home if administration procedures were completed. Kang Hoon-sik said the authorities were trying to improve the visa system to prevent such incidents in the future.”)
- Postal traffic into US plunges by more than 80% after Trump ends exemption (“Dozens of operators have suspended service to the US until a solution is implemented on parcels worth $800 or less”)
- It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is
- DHS Warns Kilmar Abrego Garcia He’ll Be Deported To Tiny African Country, Calls Fears ‘Hard To Take Seriously’ (Completely f’ed up.)
- Riots and abuse troubled these former prisons. ICE plans to reopen them.
- Mexican festivals in Chicago canceled amid Trump plans to deploy troops
- Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a ‘wannabe dictator’ (Trump is a fascist.)
- Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans
- Trump says Chicago ‘will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR’ ahead of planned crackdown
- Trump claims Chicago is ‘world’s most dangerous city’. The four most violent ones are all in red states (“Jackson, Birmingham, St Louis and Memphis had the highest murder rates in 2024 – all are Republican-led states”)
- Trump Has Ignited a Civil War Between the Federal Courts (“The Supreme Court’s burgeoning conflict with the lower courts is rooted in whether the courts should show fealty to law and legal precedent or to an authoritarian president.”)
- The Republican economist who says Trump is wrong about almost everything
- Donald Trump’s economy falters as US jobs growth grinds to a halt
- US unemployment rate near 4-year high as labor market hits stall speed
- Why companies are laying off so many workers and slowing hiring (“Tariff uncertainty, stubbornly high inflation and rising AI adoption are giving rise to labor market gridlock.”)
- Trump’s War on Wind Has This Construction Crew Stuck 15 Miles Out at Sea (Trump is waging war on American energy abundance and “dominance,” even while it falsely claims to be doing the opposite.)
- Trump’s former surgeon general calls for RFK Jr. to be fired
- RFK. Jr’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation
- Rightwing conference reveals muddled lines between Trump and far right (“National Conservatism event draws in far-right publishers, members of men-only secret societies – and Trump officials”)
- The Trump Administration Wants Your Voter Registration Data. Why?
- Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P. (“On national security, spending and oversight, President Trump is undercutting the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge are doing little to stop him.”)
- Trump Tried to Kill Infrastructure Law, But Gets Credit for Its Projects (Orwellian.)
- Trump’s Most Dangerous Executive Order (“Trump’s recent order calls for the National Guard to have a standing force ready for ‘quelling civil disturbances and ensuring the public safety.'”)
- DOJ says names of two associates Epstein wired $100k and $250k to should stay secret
- Miami Herald, New York Times seek to unseal records on Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
- Epstein Made Me Dress Like a Sexy Nurse for Trump: Model (“A model who was Jeffrey Epstein’s friend in the ’90s exclusively tells The Daily Beast Podcast how close Trump and Epstein were.”)
- The Jeffrey Epstein cover-up is an affront to US democracy
- Is This The Hidden Part of the Trump-Epstein Drama?
- Conspiracy theories helped elect Trump. Now he can’t shake them. (“Trump’s history of stoking suspicion poses challenges as he leads the very power structure his supporters distrust.”)
- How Donald Trump is weaponizing the government to settle personal scores and pursue his agenda
- Newsom won’t stop mocking Trump — and Trump keeps taking the bait (“The California governor has seized attention and filled a leadership void like no other Democrat in the president’s second term in the White House.” Why aren’t other Dems doing this?)
- America’s largest gun lobby speaks out as Trump administration mulls possible trans firearms ban (“The NRA supports the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans to purchase and use firearms”)
- Zuckerberg Caught in Revealing Hot Mic Moment During White House Dinner (“After Mark Zuckerberg told President Trump that Meta would invest $600 billion by 2028, the CEO confessed to the president that he ‘wasn’t sure what number [Trump] wanted to go with.'”)
- Settlement Talks Stall Between Harvard and the Trump Administration
- West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony for Tom Hanks
- U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump (Aiding/abetting fascism.)
- Broadcasters told not to air any booing of Donald Trump at US Open men’s final (Any broadcaster who agrees to that can seriously go f*** themselves.)
- LAPD ends protection of former Vice President Kamala Harris amid criticism over diverting cops, sources say
- Biden chooses Delaware for his presidential library as his team turns to raising money for it
- Washington Turns Out to Protest Trump’s Occupation (“Thousands demand the ‘immediate withdrawal’ of federal troops from the District of Columbia.”)
- Democrats face high stakes in New Jersey and Virginia (“Each party is piloting its message for next year’s midterms in this year’s off-cycle elections.”)
- Affordable housing crisis | U.S. Sen. Mark Warner: ‘We need to get creative’
- Gene Zitver: Ben Cline, not surprisingly, cops out on the Epstein files
- Virginia governor’s race hits high gear as referendum on Trump (“Democrat Spanberger enjoys polling and financial advantage, while Republican Earle-Sears is diving deep into her party’s playbook of vilifying liberal transgender policies.” Actually, it’s of “vilifying transgender people”)
- Editorial: Transgender Virginians are people who deserve equal rights (Good headline; bad subheader language – instead of vaguely referring to “intolerance that too many are eager to heap upon them for political gain,” say SPECIFICALLY who’s doing that – REPUBLICANS? But clearly, the Virginian-Pilot wimped out here. Also, it’s not generic “politicians” who are doing this, as the editorial claims, it’s – again – REPUBLICANS overwhelmingly, like 99%)
- Flip and Defend-a-District 2025 (Vol. 14): Virgil Thornton (HD86), Biko Agozino (HD42), Dr. Jena Crisler (HD35), Del. Michael Jones (HD77)
- CASEY: State agencies crack down on highway protests by anti-Trump ‘gray panthers’
- Blacksburg chief to serve as president of Va. police chiefs’ group
- Nomination of U.S. attorney for Eastern Virginia gets stuck in D.C. politics (This Richmond Times-Dispatch headline is APPALLINGLY bad – referring to the problem as generic “D.C. politics,” whatever the hell that means, instead of to Trump’s insanity/extremism? Total whitewashing/sanewashing of fascism by the RTD. Great job, guys!)
- Special prosecutor named for Chesapeake case after commonwealth’s attorney claims opponent interfered
- Commentary: VCU’s enrollment, and impact on Virginia, are rising
- CWG Live updates: Cooler today with morning showers, increasing afternoon sun (“A fall-like feel arrives this afternoon and remains through much of the week.”)
