by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 24.
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— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) September 24, 2025
- Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people, data shows (“New interactive map tracking PM2.5 air pollution reveals 900m people in path of ‘super-emitting’ industrial facilities”)
- ‘Gamechanger’ Study Warns Carbon Capture May Fall Short of Expectations, Citing Storage Location Dangers (“CCS can ‘no longer be considered an unlimited’ climate solution, researchers caution after concluding most storage options are in risky regions”)
- Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback (“Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say”)
- A Warning for Those Ready to Capitulate to Trump (“A former U.S. ambassador to Russia says powerful Russians were too eager to go along with Vladimir Putin.”)
- Trump’s stunning pivot on Ukraine thrills hawkish Republicans
- In extraordinary shift, Trump says Ukraine can win war with Russia (What caused this? Is it real?)
- Does Trump Really Think Ukraine Can Win? (“The president abruptly turned on Putin, but the epiphany may not last.”)
- Trump Dares the United Nations to Mock Him Now
- Trump’s UN Speech Was Insulting and Stupid (“If the president is good at anything, it’s destroying relationships with our allies.”)
- Trump Takes His ‘Green Energy Scam’ Talk to the UN (Trump is a combo of an utter moron, incredibly corrupt and pure evil.)
- Trump’s Angry, Unhinged Tirades at UN Rattle Experts: “Really Crazy” (“As Trump’s speech to the United Nations slides into grievance and solipsism, a sharp observer of global affairs explains the real and very unnerving message the rest of the world will take from this utter disaster.” Trump is 100% insane.)
- Trump’s U.N. speech was mortifying for America (“The president’s address to the United Nations put the dire state of our democracy in a terrible new light.”)
- With bizarre remarks at the U.N., Trump embarrasses himself and the United States (“In 2018, officials at the U.N. laughed at Trump because they thought he was kidding. In 2025, they stopped laughing because they know he isn’t kidding.”)
- Trump’s UN Address Was a Tragedy of Shakespearian Proportions (“Of course, the president’s main messages today were ones of irrationality and instability, so who knows what the plot points and soliloquies will be tomorrow or next week.”)
- Trump at the UN | ‘Everyone says that I should get the Nobel Peace Prize’ (Such an embarrassment.)
- Turns Out Trump’s Own Team Messed Up U.N. Escalator and Teleprompter
- CNN on Trump’s UN speech: “Trump said that grocery prices are down during his presidency. They’re up and the pace of the increases is accelerating as his tariffs take effect.”
- Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership (“US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliances”)
- ‘Learned Nothing and Forgotten Nothing’ (“Trump’s ignorance and hatreds continue to define his presidency”)
- 76 percent of Americans say Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize (Should be 100%)
- Trump administration eyes USAID money to advance America First goals (Illegal, unconstitutional, evil.)
- Powerful typhoon lashes China after causing deaths in Taiwan, Philippines
- Drone Strike in Haiti Kills 8 Children at a Birthday Party (Horrible.)
- ‘We are at our limit’: Gaza’s last hospitals overwhelmed as thousands flee south (“‘Not enough of anything’, says surgeon, as Israel’s assault forces injured, sick and hungry people to leave Gaza City”)
- ‘We will never, ever escape’: inside the ever-tightening siege of the Sudanese city of El Fasher (“For 500 days, 260,000 people have been trapped by the paramilitary RSF. While political progress stalls, those who attempt escape are killed and those who remain inside are starving. Experts believe the city will soon fall and the endgame has begun” This is a disaster that should be getting a gazillion times more international attention!)
- America Is Blowing Up Boats and Asking Questions Later
- Video shows ICE with 5-year-old girl while agents attempt to arrest her father (Sounds completely f’ed up.)
- Stephen Miran’s Rate-Cut Arguments Don’t Add Up
- How to get coronavirus vaccines under planned CDC recommendations (“You won’t need a prescription to get the vaccine to prevent severe covid. But you might need to discuss risks with a pharmacist or fill out a questionnaire.”)
- A New Era of Vaccine Federalism (“As confidence in the C.D.C. wanes, states are asserting more control over their vaccine policies, creating a fragmented public-health system.”)
- RFK Jr. is running a dangerous experiment on all of us (“A pediatrician on why we should trust the vaccine schedule — even when Trump officials don’t.”)
- On Covid and Autism, Trump Strays From the Science (Seriously, NY Times? “Strays” is the word you came up with for Trump pissing/shitting all over science??? What a joke.)
- Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn (“Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause.”)
- Global health authorities, US lawmakers rebut Trump’s Tylenol claims
- Trump’s Tylenol diatribe was rooted in frustration (“The president wants to stem rising autism rates even if it means pregnant women don’t treat their pain and delay their kids’ vaccinations.” Why won’t the media just say, in its headlines, that Trump is completely insane?)
- Republican senator publicly questions Trump announcement linking autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy
- Fact check: Trump’s mathematically impossible promise to cut drug prices by ‘1,000%’
- How Trump’s assault on US wind industry threatens jobs and power for nearly 5m homes
- Revolution Wind’s stop-work order has been lifted. What happens next? (“When it comes to blocking offshore wind projects, the Trump administration’s current legal strategy may be undermining its chance of success.”)
- Why Is the American Experiment in Trouble? Simple: A Demagogue Has Ignited the ‘Dark Passions’ of the People (“Liberalism’s real failure is that it assumes far too sunny a view of human nature, three recent books suggest” That’s definitely part of the problem – terminal naivete among so many liberals.)
- The Democratic superlawyer Trump can’t silence: ‘We are in the break-glass moment of American history’
- Rid me of this meddlesome priest, Pam! (“How mob boss Trump sped through all of Watergate in just a single weekend.”)
- Trump cancels meeting with top Democrats on how to prevent a government shutdown (“Trump said he won’t meet with Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer unless they change their posture on funding. The deadline to avoid a shutdown is Sept. 30.”)
- Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE
- Exclusive: Trump wants piece of company in charge of America’s biggest lithium mine (Socialism?)
- Brendan Carr Plans to Keep Going After the Media (Carr is very dangerous and unAmerican. Fascistic, really.)
- Trump Loses It Over Jimmy Kimmel’s Return In Unhinged New Rant, Then Threatens ABC
- Emotional Kimmel Refuses to Bow to Trump in Fiery Return to TV (“Kimmel came close to tears as he praised Erika Kirk but lacerated the ‘free speech warrior’ president.”)
- Jimmy Kimmel makes emotional return to late-night after ABC suspension
- Local TV Giants Boycott Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night (“Together, the two TV station groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, control more than 20 percent of ABC’s local affiliates.” Reminder: DO NOT WATCH Sinclair “news” or treat their “news” as legitimate in any way. That includes WJLA7 in the DC/NoVA area.)
- Democratic lawmakers demand answers from TV station owners that pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s show
- Jimmy Kimmel advocates for free speech, slams FCC chair in late-night return (“Kimmel grew emotional as he said he never intended to make light of Charlie Kirk’s death. He also thanked Americans across the political spectrum for championing the First Amendment after his show was pulled.”)
- Joe Rogan on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension: “I definitely don’t think that the government should be involved, ever, in dictating what a comedian can or cannot say in a monologue. That’s fucking crazy.”
- Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule (“The Savant, a buzzy new Jessica Chastain-led thriller which features themes and storylines that echo recent politically sensitive real-life events, was originally set to premiere this Friday” WTF???)
- Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who sent anti-Trump texts, loses First Amendment case over his firing
- Erika Kirk can’t keep Charlie’s audience
- States threaten to leave PJM without expanded role in grid operator (“Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, also said his state was prepared to leave PJM, which runs the grid and wholesale power markets where 67 million people live across 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states and the District of Columbia.”)
- FBI says it found classified documents in John Bolton’s DC office (Can we believe a word the FBI under Kash Patel says?)
- Would-be Trump assassin tries to stab himself after guilty verdict
- Adelita Grijalva will win US House special election in Arizona, CNN projects, delivering decisive vote for Epstein files push
- Key takeaways from special elections in Arizona and Georgia
- Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands placed on National Mall
- Scott Jennings Forwards Alleged Threat From Well-Known Commentator To FBI
- Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine; Reps. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04), James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Slam Trump for Refusing To “meet with Democrats to find a solution,” Argue “Republicans are leading us towards a government shutdown.” (“We’re barreling toward a Trump shutdown”)
- DNC ad emphasizes free speech, critiques Trump, targets Virginia’s 1st, 2nd Congressional Districts
- Subramanyam Leads Bipartisan Effort to Secure Justice for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
- Virginia Dems fight to prevent healthcare losses, premium hikes
- Abigail Spanberger talks healthcare, gets firefighters’ endorsement in Roanoke (“Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger says that if elected governor, she’ll take action to try to reduce the effect of coming federal healthcare cuts on Virginians. Spanberger was in Roanoke Tuesday to accept an endorsement by the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters.”)
- Four possible futures, depending on who wins the governor’s race (By FAR the most likely of these scenarios is “Spanberger wins, becomes a strong governor” If Earle-Sears were to win, god forbid, she’s be an unmitigated DISASTER.)
- How Much Has Glenn Youngkin Changed Virginia? (“His policies have set the state on a better track, but anti-Trump sentiment could swamp his successes.” I’m including a link to this story simply because I wanted to say, “WTF IS THIS CRAP?” In fact, Youngkin set Virginia on a much, much worse track…and he’s had almost no successes to speak of. It’s just incredible how bad the WSJ editorial page is.)
- Morrissey breaks with Democrats, backs GOP’s John Reid for lieutenant governor (Ridiculous headline; in this case, Morrissey broke with Democrats a looong time ago, is on MAGA radio all the time, and is most definitely not a Democrat anymore.)
- Federal data shows many Virginians are “rent burdened”
- Youngkin promises negotiated fix for weight loss drugs as costs expected to increase (Youngkin is a pathological liar, so when he “promises” something, definitely don’t believe him.)
- Virginia universities report historic targeting of Black communities in new report (This headline should say “In new report, Virginia universities…” Because the targeting of Black communities occurred in the real world, not “in new report.” So many people in the “news” business can’t write for sh*t.)
- One of Virginia’s most expensive House of Delegates races is playing out in Montgomery and Roanoke counties (“Democrat Lily Franklin is challenging Republican incumbent Chris Obenshain. Here’s how one day on the campaign trail looked with both candidates.”)
- Virginia lawmaker plans to propose ban on mandatory parking requirements (Good!)
- Brother charged with strangling, killing 8 month-old sister in Leesburg; ICE detainer filed (Absolutely horrible/evil.)
- Stafford voters sue to kick House candidate off ballot over residency dispute (“Petitioners say Democrat Stacey Carroll still lives outside the district she seeks to represent; lawsuit asks judge to cancel her voter registration and decertify her candidacy.”)
- Vogler’s family hopeful that latest surgery marks ‘significant step’ toward recovery (“Danville City Council member Lee Vogler remains hospitalized in North Carolina almost two months after he was attacked and set on fire.”)
- Floodwaters swept away much of Damascus’ tourism base. A year later, the town has put out the welcome mat. (“Rebuilding continues in the Washington County community known as Trail Town USA for its proximity to the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail.”)
- Waynesboro | Dad joke: Jim Wood thinks he’s going to run for governor?
- Staying warm as shower and storm chances stick around a few days
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