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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 5.
- The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights (“A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.”)
- OPEC+ Nears Agreement for Modest November Production Hike
- Poland scrambles jets as Ukraine says five killed in Russian strikes
- Russian drones and missiles bombard Ukrainian city of Lviv (“Four people killed in drone and missile attacks on western city, which sits just 70km from Polish border”)
- Trump Hit Brazil With Punitive Tariffs for Prosecuting His Ally But Promised Argentina a $20 Billion Taxpayer Bailout to Help His Other Pal Win Election: An Executive Watch Roundup (“Our early-October selection of the president’s latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law”)
- Israel halts strikes in Gaza after Trump’s call to stop the fighting
- Groundhog Day in Gaza (“There is a path to a breakthrough as U.S. negotiators fly to Cairo, but it’s no sure thing.”)
- Trump to Send Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East to Seal Hostage Release Deal
- Exclusive — Trump on Gaza deal push: “I said, ‘Bibi, this is your chance for victory’”
- Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags (“Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water” That’s totally unacceptable.)
- US envoys head to Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks as Trump says ‘we are very close’ to deal
- At the Edge of Peace (“As a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas takes shape, the long shadow of the war in Gaza gives way to a flicker of hope.”)
- Netanyahu says he hopes to announce hostage release in the ‘coming days’ (“Hamas will disarm ‘the easy way or the hard way’, Israel’s PM says after the group gave its response to a peace plan.”)
- Israel at War With Itself (“The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.”)
- For Netanyahu, Trump’s Nod to Peace Puts Him in a Tough Spot
- Trump’s bullying of Latin America isn’t part of any plan – he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing
- The Supreme Court Just Took Legal Status from 300,000 Venezuelans (“Justice Jackson accuses her colleagues of ‘repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference.'” Correct!)
- Border Patrol Agents Shoot Woman In Chicago As Protesters Confront Immigration Personnel (“The woman, a U.S. citizen who was not identified, drove herself to the hospital, the Department of Homeland Security said.”)
- Pope Leo, after Trump critique, urges Catholics to help immigrants
- Federal court blocks ICE from detaining unaccompanied minors once they turn 18
- Trump administration offering some unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, according to memo
- 37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments (“Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.”)
- Trump Authorizes Sending National Guard to Illinois (“In Oregon, a judge temporarily blocks the president from deploying troops in Portland”)
- Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls
- Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
- Border Patrol shoots woman on Southwest Side; agents, protesters battle for hours (“The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were ‘rammed by 10 cars,’ according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, which has yet to be verified. In the protests that followed, agents used tear gas and pepper balls.”)
- White House authorizes deployment of National Guard to Illinois (“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said there was ‘no need for military troops on the ground.'”)
- White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland
- Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago (Totally inexcusable; they’re INCITING VIOLENCE.)
- Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show: The NFL ‘Sucks and We’ll Win and God Will Bless Us’
- Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks POTUS’ New Blue City Takeover (“A federal judge temporarily blocked the president’s National Guard deployment to Portland, writing, ‘This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.'”)
- Republicans threaten return to Musk’s chainsaw strategy to government
- Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world (“As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects”)
- A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease (“Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods”)
- Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans (“Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.” Wuuuut?)
- A new Red Scare? This could be much worse (“James Comey’s indictment will surely be followed by others”)
- The Terrifying New Memo Trump Could Use to Go After His Opposition (“The president railed against the ‘enemy from within’ to generals this week. NPSM-7 could enable the administration to go after anything they see as ‘anti-American'” Trump is conflating “anti-Trump” or “pro-Democratic” with “anti-American”; extremely dangerous and wrong!)
- Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the “War from Within” (“Peace abroad and war at home? It’s an unusual note to strike in an electoral democracy.”)
- Why Trump’s speech to US military top brass was such a disaster (“The president of the United States seemingly does not understand what the military is for”)
- The Wisdom of SecDef Douchenozzle (“The military reviews Pete Hegseth’s Quantico speech”)
- Editorial: Trump, Hegseth outline a dark vision for future of the U.S. military
- Who Is Donald Trump Responsible To?
- Williams: America’s scary, up close and from a distance
- ADL split marks FBI shift away from targeting right-wing violence, scholars say
- With a Democratic Party leadership vacuum, Obama steps up his criticism of Trump (“Obama’s recent public comments came after private conversations with allies about whether he should speak out more, according to people familiar with the discussions.”)
- He Drops Trump Jr.’s Name in Pursuit of Billion-Dollar Deals. It’s Getting Awkward. (“Gentry Beach, a college friend of the president’s firstborn, has left a trail of confusion abroad as he courts foreign officials and business leaders to lock up investments in mining, oil pipelines and real estate”)
- Activists plan Sunday rally at Market Square to press Warner on Israel policy (This is really weird; Dems are in the minority in the US Congress, while Republicans also control the White House, so these protesters go after…yep, Dems, who have literally zero power to do anything about the situation, not Rs – who are in power and COULD do something about the situation.)
- From salamanders to sea turtles: Virginia’s new Wildlife Action Plan details threats to nearly 2,000 species
- Vance calls for Jay Jones to withdraw from race after leaked texts
- Jay Jones’s 2022 text messages roil race for Virginia attorney general
- Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections
- ‘Consumed with hate’: Winsome Sears, Jason Miyares unload on Democrat Jay Jones over violent texts
- Jason Miyares rips into Jay Jones as text messages jolt campaign
- Education helped fuel Youngkin’s win. How will it affect this year’s election? (“Four years after vows to champion parents rights and end ‘critical race theory’ helped Glenn Youngkin become Virginia’s governor, Winsome Earle-Sears has made transgender student policies a campaign focus.” Sanitized/anodyne headline.)
- Flip and Defend-a-District 2025 (10/3/25): Lindsey Dougherty (HD75), Catherine Elizabeth Rec (HD33), Mary Etta Sumner (HD43), Jamie Ralston Hendry (HD46)
- No surprise | Trump/DOGE cuts killing Northern Virginia economy
- NEW DATA: Unemployment Rate Skyrockets in Northern Virginia as Trump Attacks Virginia Workers & Promises Mass Firings (Meanwhile, “Earle-Sears has backed President Trump’s attacks on Virginians’ jobs and Virginia’s economy at every opportunity.”)
- Canvassing for Elizabeth Guzman and the Democratic Ticket Near Manassas: Some Observations and Tips
- Commentary: UVa’s new president must improve campus freedom
- Loudoun School Board approves LGBTQ proclamation despite opposition
- Voting in the Fairfax County Braddock District ‘Firehouse Primary’ to replace Walkinshaw extended for some participants (“Officials have extended online voting for the Braddock District post until 7 p.m. Sunday.”)
- JUST IN: Tech failure leads Democrats to extend voting in Braddock primary
- A beautiful Sunday, with warm weather through Tuesday
