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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 13.
- Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ (“Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns” That is an unmitigated DISASTER, yet we keep burning f’ing fossil fuels???)
- ‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert
- The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds
- The World’s First Climate Tipping Point Has Been Crossed, Scientists Say (Just a reminder, btw, that by FAR the most important two things are having a habitable planet and also not living under fascism…)
- Global climate crosses more dangerous tipping points, heading for ecosystem collapse
- Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier (“Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order”)
- Three Receive Nobel in Economics for Work on How Technology Drives Growth
- Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds (“Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050”)
- A nation pauses: Ukraine’s daily moment of remembrance endures through intensified Russian attacks
- Trump says he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine (Stop saying you MIGHT do it and just DO IT!)
- One of Europe’s biggest farm machinery firms halts US exports over ‘hidden’ tariffs
- French political crisis continues as Lecornu unveils new government (“Marine Le Pen and Éric Ciotti submit joint motion of no confidence with the left’s France Unbowed also seeking to bring down government”)
- How Trump Is Making China Great (“Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides”)
- China shows no sign of backing down while issuing call for US to withdraw tariff threat
- Dow futures jump 400 points after Trump says China situation ‘will all be fine’: Live updates
- All 20 surviving hostages freed by Hamas under Gaza peace deal (First of all, good! Second, Hamas never should have taken hostages in the first place, let alone held them for two f’ing years! Third, f*** Hamas – a purely evil, sadistic, malevolent group.)
- Israeli hostages released: all living captives freed as Trump receives standing ovation at Knesset
- As Donald Trump heads to Gaza ‘peace summit’ in Egypt, who is going – and who isn’t? (“Trump and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will co-host a summit of more than 20 world leaders in Sharm El Sheikh”)
- Frozen in Time Since Hamas Attacked, a Kibbutz Awaits Hostages Living and Dead (“A quarter of Nir Oz’s population was killed or kidnapped by the militant group”)
- Trump addresses Knesset on historic day, after all 20 living hostages return to Israel (“Sissi invites Netanyahu to today’s summit in Trump-brokered call, but PM’s office later says he won’t go because of Simchat Torah festival tonight * Indonesia’s president set to visit Israel tomorrow * All 2,000 Palestinian prisoners freed, including 250 lifetermers”)
- The Existential Heroism of the Israeli Hostages (“The release of the remaining October 7 captives shows that hope can survive even in the darkest hole.”)
- Clashes erupt between Hamas forces and armed clan members in Gaza City (Hamas is a scourge to its own people.)
- Only US Pressure Can Turn Gaza Ceasefire Into Real Peace
- Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago (“On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.”)
- ‘An environment of terror’: deadly resurgence of Pakistan Taliban gathers pace
- Hamas deploys fighters as hostages released, in show of strength
- Gaza Hostages Are Freed, Ending Two-Year Captivity (“The full release of 20 captives was a requirement of the current cease-fire. President Trump is due to address Israel’s parliament shortly.”)
- A Coordinated Squeeze Forced Hamas to Accept a Deal It Didn’t Want (“Under pressure from its overseas hosts and increasingly reviled at home, the militant group had little choice but to relent”)
- Doug Ford’s trade threats could backfire, US-Canada business leader warns (“Beth Burke of the Canadian American Business Council explains why saber-rattling risks derailing next year’s USMCA review.”)
- Madagascar’s president says a coup is underway after soldiers joined anti-government demonstrations
- The US-Mexico Border Wall May Pose Perils to Pollinators
- Appeals Court: Trump Can’t Deploy National Guard on Chicago’s Streets (“A ruling Saturday forbids the White House from actively using troops in Illinois.”)
- Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
- Trump’s Lies About Portland: An Excuse to Create a Police State
- Trump’s Irregular Rule (“The system is buckling as it attempts a response to the president’s transparent bullshit”)
- CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals
- Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare (“And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.”)
- Trump’s claims about violence are falling apart in court
- Historic wave of retirements is putting huge strains on the government (“Tens of thousands of federal employees have taken retirement or other voluntary departures on top of the Trump administration’s latest layoffs.”)
- Shutdown repercussions are getting more serious as the crisis worsens
- Kelly says GOP commitment to hold vote on subsidies is not enough to end shutdown
- Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring
- Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close as shutdown persists
- The Appalling Campaign to Erase Jan. 6 Never Ends
- Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
- Pam Bondi is Trump’s mean girl (“Imagine if Regina George grew up to cover up for a fascist”)
- Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says (Vance is evil.)
- J.D. Vance Tried to Evade Journalists’ Questions. It Did Not Go Well (“The vice president could not give a straight answer to inquiries about Tom Homan’s alleged acceptance of a bribe, Trump’s claim that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal, and layoffs at the CDC” Vance is a complete and total disgrace.)
- ‘Come and get me,’ Pritzker says of Trump threat; Vance says governor ‘should suffer some consequences’
- Dwelling on the 2024 Defeat Is a Waste of Time for Democrats (Depends what you mean by “Dwelling on.” I’d definitely do a serious “after-action report” and figure out: a) what went wrong; b) what we can do about it for the future. For starters, the report should be HEAVILY about media, messaging and narrative.)
- Greene’s deepening split with GOP leaves Republicans exasperated
- Everybody Around Trump Hates the Unhinged Laura Loomer. Except Trump. (“She has zero qualifications, zero experience, zero talent except self-promotion. So how’d she get the national security adviser fired?”)
- There’s Now a Casino in Everyone’s Pocket. For Some Young Men, It’s a Near-Fatal Gamble (“Americans gambled $150 billion through online sportsbooks last year. Far too many lost nearly everything” Gambling is a disaster.)
- In Virginia, Youngkin rode education to victory 4 years ago. Earle-Sears struggles to replicate his success (HORRENDOUS headline! Far from “rode education to victory,” first of all Youngkin won overwhelmingly because an unpopular Democrat was in the White House, and Virginia almost ALWAYS goes opposite of the party in the White House in its gubernatorial election. Second, Youngkin had no record and had the money to pose as all things to all people – red meat for his “base” on right-wing media, faux-“moderate” in his advertising and in the idiot “mainstream media.” Third, on education, Youngkin LIED AND DEMAGOGUED about non-existent “CRT,” etc. But this headline in “The Hill” would have you know NONE OF THAT. F’ing disgrceful media.)
- Winsome Earle-Sears: ‘That’s not discrimination’ | Sorry, ma’am, but yes, it is
- Video: On Fox “News,” Winsome Earle-Sears Praises Trump and Pleads for His Endorsement; Spews Out Falsehoods and Ignorance on Jobs (Fox “News” Fact Checks Her), Healthcare, etc. (Why on earth would anyone in their right mind vote for this person to be governor of Virginia???)
- NEW VIDEO: Spanberger Calls Out Winsome Earle-Sears for Backing Trump’s Mass Firings of Virginia Workers Amid Government Shutdown
- Virginia is 1 of just 3 states that passed license plate reader laws this year, despite widespread interest
- Affordability, health care access, education support top of mind in Virginia House District 89 (Normalized/sanitized/”both sides” headline.)
- Donna Charles ends her campaign for Governor of Virginia, endorses Abigail Spanberger
- Familiar foes, new stakes: Coyner–Dougherty rematch tests Va.’s suburban swing in House District 75
- Calls for UVa to reject Trump compact coming from left, right and center (Ridiculous headline.)
- In Virginia’s ongoing abortion debate, zoning ordinances remain a central strategy. The discussion comes to Lynchburg on Tuesday
- Virginia Beach lawmaker seeks change to protect rural land below ‘Blue Line’
- More than 60,000 violations from I-64 speed cameras in 6 weeks. Where is all the money going?
- CWG Live updates: Showers possible today, then a stretch of nice fall weather
