by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, October 10.
- More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis (“Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’”)
- The $3.3 trillion climate question: Can data centres take the heat?
- Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
- As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’
- As Winter Nears, Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid Cause Blackouts
- Russian strikes wound at least 20 in Ukraine’s capital as child is killed in separate attack
- ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout
- How Ukraine’s European allies fuel Russia’s war economy (“European nations, including France, are among the staunchest supporters of Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Several have also stepped up their imports of Russian energy which pump billions of euros into Moscow’s wartime economy.”)
- U.S. aid cuts are being felt across Africa. Here’s where.
- Truly, madly, deeply: Trump’s desire for a Nobel peace prize is driving diplomacy
- And The Nobel Peace Prize Doesn’t Go To… Trump
- Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
- Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
- Give Trump the Nobel for Gaza, if He Does the Harder Parts to Come
- Israeli Cabinet approves agreement to stop the war in Gaza
- US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal
- Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war
- Trump promised not to let Israel break Gaza ceasefire to get deal
- ‘Everyone is still afraid’: ceasefire deal brings relief to Gaza but fears remain over future
- I Need More Details Regarding the Gaza Ceasefire. Like, for Instance, How the Hell Will It Work?
- How Trump got his Gaza deal done (“An imperious, go-it-alone president listened to others and built the coalition he needed.”)
- Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau
- China’s Rare-Earth Escalation Threatens Trade Talks—and the Global Economy
- Japan’s Decades-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses, Jolting Markets
- The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms
- Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout (MASSIVE corruption!)
- Peru’s Boluarte Ousted and Jerí Sworn in as President
- US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport (“Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled” WTF???)
- Dystopian, Mundane, Terrifying: How ICE Turned Court Into Immigrants’ Hell (“Immigrants come here for legally mandated appointments in search of citizenship. They find masked, armed agents instead.”)
- Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home
- American Gulag (“The brutal rollout of Trump’s police state.”)
- Courts split on National Guard: Blocked in Illinois, likely permitted in Oregon
- Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago
- Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists
- Trump’s antifa roundtable made some wild claims about Portland. Here’s the truth about 7 of them
- Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice
- Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals
- Letitia James accuses Donald Trump of ‘weaponizing’ US justice system after her indictment
- Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department (This is PURE retribution, VERY dangerous and anti-rule-of-law/anti-democracy. Horrifying, really.)
- The authoritarian menace has arrived (“And so has the backlash — but the resistance needs to be smarter”)
- Trump Is Not Entitled to a National Police Force (“How the hostile takeover of Democratic cities should end”)
- Trump eyes more cuts to green energy projects — including in red states (Totally insane.)
- Shutdown Pain Ripples Through US Economy With No Deal in Sight
- White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week
- Mike Johnson: “Of course” we’d give back pay to federal workers (I mean, it’s the law!)
- John Thune’s shutdown strategy: Wait for the Democrats to fold
- Democrats float immediately paying feds working through shutdown as Congress again rejects bill to reopen government (“In addition to the military, some senators say air traffic controllers and other civil servants should get their paychecks on time even as shutdown drags on.”)
- GOP senators worry Trump is undercutting their shutdown strategy
- Federal agencies go MAGA amid shutdown (“The Hatch Act bars federal employees from taking part in political campaigns, but critics say it’s not enforced”)
- Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History (“Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.”)
- Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment (“Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia denied wrongdoing.”)
- Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official (Yikes.)
- News organizations hold out on signing Pentagon media policies ‘designed to stifle a free press’ (“Trump administration has been accused of preparing to severely limit journalists’ ability to cover the department”)
- The leader of a major press association resigned after his board opposed a lawsuit defending journalists’ rights
- Joe Biden Was Always Doomed (“The forces that brought him to the brink of contentment were always going to drive him deep into despair.”)
- Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says (“It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.”)
- NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams Exits, Cuomo Gains, Mamdani Up By Double Digits, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; Who Would Best Represent NYC’s Interests Under Trump? Mamdani & Cuomo Essentially Tied
- Study shows osprey chicks are starving; conservationists question connection to menhaden fishing
- Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine Blast Trump’s “corrupt, politically-motivated,” “malicious prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James” (“History will remember those who stood firm in defense of the rule of law, and those who allowed themselves to be complicit in corrupt, politically-motivated prosecutions.”)
- U.S. Rep. Kiggans introduces bills to pay shipyard workers, military during shutdown (She might want to stop backing the Trump/GOP shutdown of the government!)
- $5 million investment reveals Democrats feel bullish about pulling off a trifecta in Virginia (“Virginia Democrats are looking to shore up a governing trifecta in the state that has seen economic impacts of government cutbacks.”)
- Live Blog: Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears Face Off in the Sole 2025 VA Governor’s Debate, with Just 26 Days Until the Election
- Government shutdown, text message scandal could reshape Virginia’s gubernatorial race
- 8 takeaways from the Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate in Virginia
- Virginia sees a debate like no other. That’s not a compliment. (“This was an utter embarrassment that marks the end of any pretense that we still adhere to the mythical ‘Virginia Way’ in our civic discourse.”)
- WHAT TO EXPECT AT TONIGHT’S DEBATE: Spanberger Will Put Virginia First, Sears Will Put Trump First
- Spanberger and Earle-Sears tussle over violent political rhetoric in only debate (Politico goes with the meaningless word “tussle” – pathetic.)
- Jones’ texts highlight only Virginia debate for governor (Presumably they meant to use a word like “dominate” or whatever, not “highlight” – weird.)
- Pope & Schapiro: Spanberger & Earle-Sears debate, the AG candidate controversy, and the Trump compact
- Spanberger, Earle-Sears clash over violence, abortion, and taxes in lone Va. governor’s debate (The media LOOOOOVES “neutral” words like “clash” and “spar” – and in this case, not just saying why moderators had to “[push] hard to keep order” – that was 100% because Winsome Earle-Sears kept talking over Abigail Spanberger, who did NOT do the same thing to Earle-Sears. But god forbid the headline just say that; these reporters are so scared of the right wing.)
- Gubernatorial debate recap
- Earle-Sears spars with Spanberger over Jones’ texts in their only debate (“Earle-Sears spent most of the debate interrupting her opponent and redirected her answers to questions posed by moderators to ask Spanberger questions of her own. “)
- Virginia governor’s debate quickly turns contentious. Here are key takeaways. (And yet ANOTHER example of the media hiding behind “neutral” words like “contentious.” Cowards.)
- Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears clash over Jay Jones’ violent texts in lone Virginia governor’s debate
- With Virginia GOV Debate This Evening, New PPP Poll Has Spanberger Up 9 Pts. (52%-43%); Trump Approval at 41%-53% (Four recent public polls have had Spanberger up between 9 and 12 points…)
- The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified (“Meet John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia. There’s a lot to learn.”)
- State Senate leadership demands UVA reject Trump compact, likens it to political extortion
- Democrats warn UVa: Sign Trump’s compact and risk state funding
- Democrat Mehta aims to unseat Republican Earley in Chesterfield-based House District 73 race
- New section of long-planned Coalfields Expressway opens in Buchanan County
- Henrico School Board removes parts of redistricting plan after capacity concerns
- ‘Major’ flooding is on its way. Here’s what Hampton Roads can expect from the storm.
- Some sun today before clouds take over; wetter by Sunday
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