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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 3. Polls open in less than 23 hours (at 6 am Tuesday); do you have a plan to vote?
- Devastation on repeat: How climate change is worsening Pakistan’s deadly floods
- Brazil opens three weeks of COP30-linked climate events
- Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal (“Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process” Exxon=Evil)
- ‘If you ignore emissions, we did great’: Germany’s challenging fight to go green (“Despite progress in cutting carbon pollution, climate groups say country’s toughest hurdles are yet to come”)
- Climate Disaster Survivors in the Global South Take Legal Action Against European Carbon Majors
- In Switzerland, The Alps Are Melting Amid Climate Change, but Villagers Won’t Be Moved
- We can have growth while fighting climate change (“How to change your mind on the climate’s future, according to data scientist Hannah Ritchie”)
- Trump says no Tomahawks for Ukraine, for now (Give Ukraine whatever it needs – NOW!)
- We’re Number Two! (“How Trump ceded the future to China”)
- Auto giants rally as China says it will consider exemptions for Nexperia chip exports
- Europe’s Role Reversal: The Problem Economies Are Now Further North (“France, U.K. and Germany have rising budget deficits and debt, while the former crisis hot spots in the south look financially healthier”)
- Trump says he’ll “be involved” in Netanyahu’s corruption trial “to help him out” (Well, Trump certainly knows all about corruption!)
- Israel receives remains of three more hostages from Gaza
- ‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence (“About 70% of town’s olives are inaccessible without risking a potentially fatal clash with Israeli settlers” That’s wildly unacceptable!)
- Peace in Gaza May Now, Unfortunately, Come Down to Trump (In other words, Gaza is screwed. Ugh.)
- Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on
- Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan’s el-Fasher as few reach safety
- Andrew to be stripped of naval title, says UK defence secretary
- Trump says Maduro’s days are numbered but ‘doubts’ US will go to war with Venezuela
- Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say
- Trump Says Harrowing ICE Raids ‘Haven’t Gone Far Enough’
- U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say (Arrest whoever did that – immediately!)
- What it’s like being wrongly charged by Trump’s Department of Justice
- Judge blocks Trump National Guard deployment to Portland, citing lack of justification (“Judge Immergut extends injunction after finding no proof protests grew out of control or posed rebellion threat”)
- Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
- Trump reverses course on attending Supreme Court arguments this week
- With Trump’s focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble
- A Wave of US Layoffs Flash Early Warning Sign for Job Market (“The ‘labor hoarding’ that kept US employers clinging to workers in the past few years appears to be coming to an end.”)
- The Food Stamp Shutdown Wasn’t a Surprise. It Was the GOP’s Plan (“The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are blaming Democrats for their own antipathy toward food assistance”)
- ‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown (Blaming it on “Congress” generically is peak Politico. In fact, Republicans control all three branches of government, so this is 100% on them.)
- Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats (Trump is just evil.)
- 8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week
- The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry
- Trump administration faces Monday deadline to respond to judge’s SNAP order (“A federal judge gave the administration until noon Monday to share how it planned to comply with his order to fully or partially fund SNAP as the shutdown continues.”)
- Democrats Urge Trump to Engage in Talks as Shutdown Closes In on Record (“Impasse has endangered food aid for millions and fueled delays at airports”)
- Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: “If they don’t vote, that’s their problem”
- Trump spent 90 minutes with ‘60 Minutes’ — here’s what happened
- CBS Cuts Trump’s Corruption Tantrum From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit
- Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report (There is no good reason for anyone to have this amount of money.)
- FDA’s top drug regulator resigns amid investigation (“CDER Director George Tidmarsh is accused of seeking to use authority to inflict financial harm on former associate”)
- Trump energy secretary says no nuclear explosions for now (Trump’s energy secretary, by the way, is completely unhinged.)
- FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use (“Patel reportedly became furious after revelation he flew to visit girlfriend as agency fires official who oversees fleet”)
- Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump’s approval hits a second-term low, CNN poll finds
- Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation: Poll
- Most Americans doubt Trump’s commitment to free speech and fair justice, poll finds (Should be 100%.)
- Trump held ‘Great Gatsby’-themed Halloween party as SNAP benefits were due to be cut off
- John Oliver Unloads on Trump for ‘Don’t Give a S***’ Gatsby Party (“The talk show host also took a swipe at the president’s latest renovations.”)
- DNC chair defends party’s redistricting push: This isn’t ‘your grandfather’s Democratic Party that just rolled over’
- Abortion is on the ballot in three US states, from supreme court to governor
- The New Right’s New Antisemites (“Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation flounders in the Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes fever swamps.”)
- Zohran Mamdani knows how to win
- What Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for Mayor Reveals About Being Muslim in America (“The Islamophobic attacks on the candidate carry the weight of history and the urgency of the present.”)
- Six Lessons from Zohran Mamdani (“The results of Tuesday’s elections in New York, New Jersey and Virginia should tell us whether a significant change in Democratic politics is underway”)
- Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
- Donald Trump, 79, Insists He’s ‘Better-Looking’ Than Young Dem Star
- It’s clear why Zohran Mamdani has a double-digit lead in the New York mayoral race
- What’s the Matter With New Jersey Democrats? (“Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor in New Jersey, should be waltzing to victory. She might lose to a pro-Trump Republican.”)
- Virginia and New Jersey can show that Trump isn’t inevitable (“MAGA might be in for an ass-whuppin’ on Tuesday.”)
- The Washington Post Has Become Right Wing Even Faster Than I Thought (“It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?”)
- Mark Warner says shutdown could end ‘this week’ with Trump back in US
- Video: On ABC, Sen. Tim Kaine Says He’s Confident VA Dems Will Sweep on Tuesday – Dems Focused on “affordability, jobs and education”; Rs Focused on “offbeat cultural issues that don’t really matter to most people”
- Virginians see fewer options, higher costs for health care (The headline could say, but intentionally doesn’t, that this is the fault 100% of Trump and Congressional Republicans. Typical media.)
- Virginia senators urge voters to ‘send a message’ by electing Spanberger as next governor
- Dems, MAGAs offer closing arguments in 2025 Virginia race (“The Democrats want to fix things; the Republicans want to throw their opponents into jail or exile…It shouldn’t distress you in the slightest that the side that wants the other side jailed, sent packing out of state or deported will get in the area of a million and a half votes on Tuesday. I’m being facetious in saying it shouldn’t distress you.”)
- Abigail Spanberger presents herself as bulwark against chaos and cruelty
- Video: At Rally in Purcellville, Glenn Youngkin and John Reid Cut Loose with Repulsive Xenophobia, Islamophobia, etc.; Claim “radical Islamists…are on the march”; Declare, “I don’t want [Hashmi] anywhere. I don’t even want her in the state!” (In fact: “Ghazala Hashmi is an American name. On Tuesday, we will show [them] what Virginia stands for.”)
- Spanberger and Earle-Sears make final push in Virginia governor’s race (Classic media headline: sanitized, “neutral,” “safe,” “horse race,” etc.)
- Final Emerson College Poll of Virginia: AbigailSpanberger +11 (55%-44%); Jay Jones +2 (51%-49%) (“Since last month’s survey, Spanberger gained three points while Earle-Sears gained two.”)
- Four years after the red wave, Virginia Democrats seem poised to make their own statement
- Where do Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger stand on child care? (“Earle-Sears — who was presiding over the Virginia Senate as lieutenant governor last week — declined to speak with VPM News in person at the Capitol, and her campaign did not respond to repeated requests for an interview or emailed questions in the past several weeks.” Maybe that should have been the headline???)
- What you need to know about Virginia’s elections on Tuesday
- Virginia is about to make history, but what kind?
- Va. Supreme Court hears appeal to lift suspension of Youngkin appointees from college boards
- UVa shouldn’t submit to a settlement that is rotten to its core
- Forty years after the Flood of ’85, Roanoke is still doing what it can to reduce future flood risk. Mitigation efforts have proven effective thus far.
- Avula discusses grand plan to redevelop the long-vacant Richmond Coliseum
- Roanoke City Council to consider appropriation requests from the school board, including for technical education, teacher quality
- CASEY: Some not-so-positive aspects to having a casino at the Berglund Center
- CWG Live updates: Bright sunshine and mild temperatures for much of this week
