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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 24.
- UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight
- Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests (“Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover”)
- Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges (“Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to a legal filing containing newly unredacted information that was released on Friday.”)
- US and Ukraine say progress made in peace talks as EU leaders to discuss plan
- How Trump’s 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world
- Trump Calls Ukraine Ungrateful, Again, for U.S. Support in War With Russia (Trump is pure scum.)
- U.S., Ukrainian officials discussing bringing Zelenskyy to U.S., sources say
- Secret US-Russia Talks Led to Plan That Blindsided Ukraine (Absolutely DISGRACEFUL.)
- Trump blasts Ukraine for ‘zero gratitude’ as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline
- Ukraine says it’s probing over 178,000 war crimes amid Trump peace plan talks (Russia should be prosecuted for every single one of those.)
- Trump hints at ‘big progress’ in Ukraine talks as Zelensky warns against giving away territory
- U.S., Ukraine agree to change draft of peace plan that appeased Russia (“Negotiators in Geneva had been working off an earlier proposal that bipartisan lawmakers say would further destabilize global security by rewarding Russia after its 2022 invasion.”)
- Russian Unreality and American Weakness (“Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history”)
- ‘No one will support it’: Ukraine’s soldiers react to US peace plan
- Ukraine peace plan darkens the mood across a war-torn nation
- Top Zelenskiy Aide Sees Progress on Peace Deal With New Document
- Ukraine working with US on ‘compromises that strengthen us’, says Zelenskyy
- US and Ukraine promise ‘updated’ peace framework after criticism of pro-Russian points in original plan
- Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in its first strike on Beirut in months (“Hezbollah confirmed Tabtabai’s death.”)
- Can Iran reinvent itself? A fragile charm offensive meets mounting internal strain (“In the wake of US strikes Tehran is exploring a softer diplomatic approach – even as its leaders fear further conflict and crackdowns intensify at home”)
- Rand Paul predicts GOP will ‘fracture’ over Venezuelan strikes
- Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
- Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
- Disappeared to a Foreign Prison (“The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.”)
- Aftermath of Chicago’s intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety
- Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to “scrape ICE out of their stores.”
- ICE detained teenaged US citizen during school lunch break, family says (“Christian Jimenez, Oregon high school senior, faces possible obstruction charges after traffic stop by immigration agents”)
- ‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids
- Trump touts cheap groceries ahead of Thanksgiving. The reality is a mixed plate
- Trump’s Vendetta Against Wind Is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices (“In Baltimore, blue collar workers are fighting back, preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future” and defending offshore wind”)
- Bessent believes there won’t be a recession in 2026 but says some sectors are challenged (Bessent, of course, is COMPLETELY full of crap, can’t believe a word he says on any topic, so…)
- Record US Black Friday crowds to find fewer bargains amid high prices
- “Only the Best and Most Serious People” (“The consequences of Trump inserting unfit sycophants in positions of power are tragic and immeasurable”)
- Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr. (Cassidy is a disgrace.)
- Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right? (Because he’s completely unhinged?)
- MAHA’s war on antidepressants
- Trump set to propose framework to fix Obamacare subsidies (Riiiiiight! LOL)
- Trump’s accusations of treason draw bipartisan rebuke (To the contrary, Trump’s behavior is antithetical to the constitution and rule of law.)
- The Outrageous False Equivalences That Prop Up President Trump
- They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity (“Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the Maga evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression”)
- ‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
- Crypto Crash Is Eroding Wealth for Trump’s Family and Followers (“In President Donald Trump’s second term, crypto assets transformed his family’s wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers — are getting a crash course in the wild volatility ingrained in digital currencies.”)
- The Trump Trade is Unraveling (“Tells from the crypto crash”)
- Three lessons in unethical media behavior
- Republican lawmakers grow alarmed over signs of 2026 election wipeout
- How Democrats are building their own digital media army (“The 2024 election spurred Democrats to seek out podcasts and social media creators to spread their message and catch up with their Republican counterparts.”)
- Scoop: Dems eye ranked-choice voting for primaries
- Democrats look to cap off winning streak with Tennessee special election (Very unlikely; it’s a deep-red district.)
- Mamdani reiterates Trump is a ‘fascist’ just days after cordial meeting
- Dems win key messaging battles against Trump (“Dems across the ideological spectrum are taking him on and emerging stronger.”)
- All The President’s Pigs (“When Donald Trump called a female reporter ‘piggy,’ MAGA women rushed in to rationalize the abuse.”)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit shows Trump still rules the GOP, but it’s a warning he shouldn’t ignore
- Crockett: MTG couldn’t ’take the heat’ from Trump
- Charlie Kirk’s death is tearing MAGA apart (“The killing of the Turning Point USA founder didn’t unify the base — it triggered infighting”)
- Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals
- About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem (“X confirms what we already knew: That many of the loudest MAGA accounts aren’t actually American.”)
- X’s new About This Account feature is going great (LOL)
- Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
- Josh Shapiro Ditched the Same Climate Pact That Abigail Spanberger Is Joining (“To seal a state budget deal, Pennsylvania is departing the RGGI emissions control program, but Virginia is jumping back in.”)
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says Trump’s Ukraine-Russia Proposal Is “Awful,” “would make Neville Chamberlain’s giving in to Hitler…look strong in comparison” (“I think the president is seeing this one-sided plan kind of blow up in his face”)
- Video: Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) Says Trump’s Trying to Silence Him re: Transcript of Call with MBS About Khashoggi Murder, “and it’s not going to work” (Also: “these operations in Venezuela, his position in Ukraine, all of these are going to cause additional defections over the coming weeks if he does not back off.”)
- It’s time for Wittman and Kiggans to serve constituents, not Trump (“Republicans who promised to protect health care access should lead the effort to protect Medicaid and extend health insurance subsidies in a mid-December congressional vote, guest columnist Jim Spencer writes.”)
- Democratic congressional candidate Beth Macy to bring listening tour to Waynesboro
- As Virginia’s insurance marketplace opens, officials, mothers worry about premium increases
- ‘We’re toast’: Virginia GOP erupts in finger-pointing after sweeping Democratic wins (“From internal leadership battles to accusations of coronations and messaging failures, Republicans confront a deep identity crisis following Democrats’ return to power.”)
- Behind Virginia Democrats’ blue wave of votes was a green wave of money. Some challengers outspent Republican incumbents 14-1 on television. (“House Democrats outraised 2.5 times more money than Republicans and wound up outspending them 14 times over on broadcast television in some key races.”)
- Virginia communities push back against sewage sludge on agricultural land as PFAS concerns grow (“As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids”)
- When courage fails: UVa’s donors chose ambition over duty
- Richmond may have to return $1.3M in COVID-era funding to the federal government (“The money is allocated to a program helping city employees buy their first homes.”)
- Here’s how Hampton Roads school board pay compares across the region (“Norfolk School Board is considering raising pay for members. Currently the board member salaries are the lowest of Hampton Roads seven largest cities. The raises would make them the highest, tied with salaries approved in Hampton.”)
- CWG Live: Seasonably mild until Thanskgiving, when a wintry chill arrives (“Rain is likely at times Tuesday into Wednesday.”)
