by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 28.
- World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows (“Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed”)
- ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head (“Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30”)
- Scientists run climate ‘time machine’ in Amazon as Brazil preps for COP30
- China Pushes to Silence Victims of African Mining Disaster (Heinous.)
- Trump’s China Deal May Avert a Crisis of His Own Making
- China controls the rare earths the world buys – can Trump’s new deals change that?
- Trump Hails Ally Japan, Offers Takaichi ‘Anything You Want’
- Japanese PM promises golden age in relations with US during Trump visit (Ugh, not this “golden age” crap again. Remember how Trump and Youngkin promised that back in January, at Trump’s inauguration???)
- Forget diplomatic niceties: it’s beyond time Europe denounced Trump’s trashing of democracy in the US
- Britain’s failing state is handing Farage win after win
- Netanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are body parts of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza
- Hurricane Melissa grows stronger, threatens Jamaica with destructive storm surge (Note that thiw Bezos Post headline doesn’t mention the climate crisis.)
- Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history
- Jamaica Cowers as Category 5 Melissa Bears Down, Supercharged by Warming Seas (“The role of climate change in making major hurricanes increasingly dangerous is “undeniable.”” EXCELLENT headline and subhead, unlike most “mainstream media,” which doesn’t directly and clearly draw the link between extreme weather events like Hurricane Melissa and the climate crisis!)
- Trump’s bailout threat may have been key to Milei’s electoral triumph in Argentina (“Voters appear to have responded to idea that US president’s ‘generosity’ would evaporate if Milei failed to win”)
- Argentina’s Slums Abandoned Peronism—and Handed Milei the Win (HUGE mistake!)
- Why Trump is ‘telegraphing’ military action against Venezuela
- Trump is circling Maduro. This points to a dark history.
- Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown
- A judge slammed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem over ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- Trump administration is racing to deport Abrego Garcia ahead of criminal proceedings
- Another shutdown consequence: Democrats can’t visit ICE detention facilities
- 2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: “I won’t turn against my neighbors”
- US debt set to soar above Italy and Greece after Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
- Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts
- Pete Hegseth is replacing the Pentagon press corps with MAGA propagandists
- The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model (“The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy.”)
- A Donor-Funded Army Wouldn’t Just Be Illegal—It Would be Dangerous (“You don’t need a political-science degree to understand why wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea.”)
- When SNAP benefits run out, ‘people can die,’ say health experts (“Even temporary food insecurity poses real risks, particularly for people with chronic disease”)
- Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums
- Democrats plan to sue over food aid as GOP splits on legislative patch
- Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
- Democrats face moment of truth as shutdown coalition frays
- Johnson backs Trump’s plans not to tap contingency dollars for food aid ahead of funding cliff (Johnson’s main qualification for this job is that he will NEVER EVER stand up to Trump, no matter how heinous, illegal, unconstitutional, etc. And he will NEVER EVER assert Congress’ prerogatives or powers.)
- Former DOJ officials say Comey case is vindictive, call for dismissal
- “F***ing Insane”: The Move That Ruined Jack Smith’s Case Against Trump
- HHS Employees Now Being Measured By Loyalty To Trump’s Policies
- Trump acknowledges recent MRI but hedges on why doctors ordered it
- Trump’s bulldozer is aimed at more than the White House (“The president has a third term — and American democracy — in his sights”)
- GOP-led Oversight Committee says Biden pardons signed by autopen are ‘void’ in final report (Key words: “GOP-led”; ergo, total crap.)
- Trump, 79, Gets Confused Explaining Water to the Navy (“The president went on a baffling rant about the scientific properties of water on board the USS George Washington.” Imagine the reaction if Biden did that???)
- Trump does not rule out seeking third term – but says he will not use VP loophole (Will anyone stop him???)
- Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns (This is such a classic “Semafor” article. The “left-wing ideas” cited, btw, are things like “protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans,” and “fighting climate change” – which are obviously NOT “left-wing ideas” at all!)
- Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk’s widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN (Yikes.)
- The Civil War Over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Has Gotten Even Uglier (“Right-wing personalities are feuding over the decision to invite Tucker Carlson to TPUSA’s annual confab.”)
- The GOP’s antisemitism crisis (“Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the looming Republican civil war over Jews.”)
- John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners (Anyone with any integrity should consider leaving.)
- California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference
- Democrats get aggressive on remapping congressional lines (Alternate headline: Democrats fight back against Republicans’ unprecedented efforts to wipe out Democrats in the “red” states.)
- Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge
- Video: DLCC on VA Dems’ Redistricting Push – “This is not a fight that we wanted, just to be very clear here. But this certainly is not something that can go unresponded to.” (Also: “Speaker Scott’s done an incredible job leading this campaign program this year…we’re just really proud of of what they’ve built here.”)
- Virginia General Assembly Meets for Possible New Redistricting Amendment (This is happening, of course, because Republicans – at Trump’s behest – have been busy gerrymandering Democrats out of existence in the “red” states)
- Virginia Republicans cry foul over Dems’ congressional redistricting move (“It’s on their Dear Leader, Donald Trump, who engaged Republicans in Texas to get legislators there to redraw their congressional maps to give MAGAs five more seats in Congress. Republicans in other states are starting to pile on, but Democrats are fighting their gerrymandering fire with gerrymandering fire. It’s no longer about playing fair.”)
- In Battle for Congress, Virginia Democrats Begin Votes to Redraw Maps
- Some details emerge, but Democratic redistricting plan still largely a mystery
- General Assembly gavels in for Democrat-led congressional redistricting
- Virginia’s Republican Congressional members oppose redistricting effort (Of COURSE they do, because their jobs would be in grave jeopardy! But, the headline should state, they have NOT opposed Trump’s push to wipe out Dems in red states, which is what started all of this in the first place, so they are COMPLETELY FULL OF SHIT!)
- Democrats push redistricting amendment as special session jolts Virginia ahead of election
- General Assembly starts hashing out redistricting amendment for 2026
- General Assembly opens special session, though details on redistricting remain sparse
- Virginia Democrats launch redistricting effort as Republicans vow to fight (“A special session is the first step in what could be a months-long race to change Virginia’s congressional map before next year’s midterms. The nationwide effort spreads to Indiana.”)
- General Assembly returns to Richmond, begins redistricting battle
- Photos: Spanberger Kicks Off Her “Virginia Votes Bus Tour” with Stops in Petersburg, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, & Southampton County (This is Spanberger’s second statewide bus tour of her campaign)
- The Advocate: “Sears donated thousands of dollars to a far-right Christian organization that has described in vitro fertilization as ‘child trafficking’” (“Together, the donation and the debate remark highlight a campaign deeply embedded in Christian nationalist social policy networks”)
- Earle-Sears donated campaign funds to anti-abortion, anti-IVF hate group (“The Virginia Republican sent $1,800 in campaign funds from her gubernatorial campaign to the Family Foundation of Virginia.”)
- Where and when former President Obama will be in Norfolk (“The Spanberger campaign lists the rally as taking place between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the 9,100-seat arena inside the Ted Constant Convocation Center, located at 4320 Hampton Blvd.”)
- Wason Center Final Poll of the 2025 VA Elections: Spanberger +7 (50%-43%); Hashmi +2 (47%-45%); Miyares +1 (46%-45%); Dem HoD Candidates +8 (51%-43%)
- Poll: In top Va. races, Spanberger sustains lead over Earle-Sears, Miyares edges Jones by 1 point
- Spanberger up by 7 in new CNU poll; Miyares leads Jones by 1
- New polls: Spanberger still leads but attorney general’s race (and maybe lieutenant governor’s race) in doubt
- We mistakenly think of the attorney general as the ‘top cop,’ but that’s not really what the job is about (Exactly!)
- After Cardinal News investigation, Office of Attorney General data refutes Miyares’ chief campaign claim (“Attorney General Jason Miyares says 70 people died because offenders who should have been behind bars were out killing Virginians. Data from the Office of Attorney General and Department of Corrections refutes that claim, after a Cardinal News investigation.”)
- New CNU poll shows impact of Jones texting scandal on AG race (The media is obsessively focused on the Jones texting scandal, but has almost completely whitewashed Jason Miyares, John Reid and Winsome Earle-Sears.)
- Virginia Democrats brace for split-ticket result amid Jay Jones fallout
- How do data centers figure into Virginia’s 2025 elections?
- Editorial: Virginia will need to fill the gap if maternal health funding dries up
- Inside Virginia’s elections: How local officials keep the vote secure and accessible
- JMU bans fan for racist insult of Winsome Earle-Sears at football game (“JMU Athletics did the right thing with the dumb Democrat who was caught on video heckling Winsome Earle-Sears at a football game a couple of weeks back. Seriously, if you’re going to yell a racist insult, at least get the country right.” Yep.)
- Natural Bridge Zoo: Judge demands owner turn over giraffe calves, or go to jail
- For teens dealing with substance use, a recovery school opens in Virginia (“New recovery school in Loudoun County, Virginia, provides academic and treatment support for students with substance abuse issues.”)
- King, Fechter Settle in Defamation Case Filed by Del. Dan Helmer (“The matter was settled to the satisfaction of the Parties, and the terms are confidential”; Helmer’s “defamation case against Ms. Savaglio remains ongoing.”)
- Students express disappointment after Virginia Tech says it will close two living-learning communities that support minority groups
- Fairfax County schools denounce Muslim student groups promoting hostage taking, violence on social media (“The DC area’s Jewish community council calls for the offending students to be disciplined”)
- Suspect in attack on Danville City Council member Lee Vogler indicted on three charges
- CWG Live updates: Increasing clouds today before rain Wednesday into Thursday
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