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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 23.
- U.N. climate talks fizzle out 10 years after Paris accord (“Nearly 200 countries at the U.N. climate summit reached a deal that didn’t include a road map to curtail the use of fossil fuels, the main drivers of climate change.”)
- UN climate talks end with deal for more money to countries hit by climate change (Uh, EVERY country is “hit by climate change.” This headline is moronic.)
- Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End
- COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action (“Offering no new plans to cut fossil fuels, the UN’s climate conference failed to produce a roadmap to stop global warming.”)
- Trump, war, absent media: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30 (The media is a f’ing disgrace.)
- Takeaways from the outcome of UN climate talks in Brazil (“The conference didn’t do as much as scientists thought the world needed. It wasn’t as meaningful as activists and Indigenous people demanded. Few countries got everything they wanted. And the venue even caught fire. But that disappointment is mixed with a few wins and the hope for countries to make more progress next year.”)
- End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff (“Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal”)
- Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point
- Compromises, voluntary measures and no mention of fossil fuels: key points from Cop30 deal
- The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming (“A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.”)
- Ukraine Seeks NATO-like Shield From US, Counter-Proposal Says
- Trump’s Proposed Ukraine ‘Deal’ Is a Disgrace (“Finally, finally, President Trump just might get a peace prize that would secure his place in history. Unfortunately, though, it is not that Nobel peace prize he so covets. It is the ‘Neville Chamberlain Peace Prize'”)
- Trump Says Ukraine Peace Plan Isn’t Final After Criticism It Favors Russia
- US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
- Lawmakers say Rubio distanced US from peace plan
- Trump says Zelensky can agree to peace plan or ‘fight his little heart out’ (Trump can f*** himself.)
- US, Ukraine and European officials hold Geneva talks (“For many Ukrainians the terms in Trump’s peace plan for the war with Russia would amount to capitulation.”)
- Zelensky may never have faced a more agonizing choice (“U.S. officials tell me Trump’s peace plan is flexible, but a painful decision lies at its core.”)
- Trump’s signals to Zelensky and Europe: Accept this plan or you’re on your own
- Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen $200 billion immediately, Europe (“With Trump seeking Kyiv’s capitulation to Russia, now is the moment for decisive European action.” Exactly!)
- Polish PM says it would be ‘good to know’ who wrote plan to end war in Ukraine, amid concerns over Moscow involvement
- Macron says without deterrence in Ukraine plan, ‘Russians will come back’
- Russia Stuck to Its Demands on Ukraine. Many Are Now in Trump’s Peace Plan.
- Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine, Annotated
- Nearly 200,000 Ukrainians in US thrown into legal limbo by Trump immigration crackdown
- Trump is behaving precisely as he would if he were a Russian asset (“This ‘peace plan’ is not only a tragedy for Ukraine, but an immediate crisis for Britain”)
- Senate GOP’s Russia hawks push back on Trump’s Ukraine ultimatum
- G20 Leaders Push Back on U.S. Peace Plan for Ukraine
- How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia’s arms
- Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term
- Exclusive: US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say
- Several international airlines cancel their flights in Venezuela after US warning
- Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire’s latest test as hospitals say 24 killed
- Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the back foot (“Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the Gulf”)
- High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
- Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation
- The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands
- Fears grow of DOJ becoming ‘piggy bank’ for Trump as allies seek lucrative settlements
- Kash Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend (In any other administration, that would be a huge scandal and the FBI Director would have to resign.)
- The Justice Department Hits a New Low with the Epstein Files (“Not only is the department’s behavior not normal; it is also, as is becoming increasingly clear, self-defeating.”)
- Ignorance is bliss: rightwing media largely keeps quiet on Trump-Epstein saga (“Fox News and other conservative networks have mostly avoided covering the president’s ties to the sex trafficker”)
- The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA base (“President Donald Trump’s attempt to block states from regulating AI sparked pushback from Republicans concerned the tech will displace workers and harm kids.”)
- Williams: Going soft on swastikas is a sign of our times
- The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right (“The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.”)
- Abortion Is Once Again Illegal in North Dakota
- Five Reasons Donald Trump Fell For Zohran Mamdani
- Whaa? Five theories to explain the Donald-Zohran meet-cute
- What Trump’s Mamdani praise — and MTG’s ouster — says about MAGA’s future
- What Happens When Attention Seeking Eclipses Policy Making (“In the sweep of history, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s time in Congress will be a blip. — A junior member of Congress from Georgia announced her resignation last night, ending a brief tenure in the House that produced, well, not a whole lot.”)
- Trump says he would ‘love’ to see Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene return to politics at some point
- What Marjorie Taylor Greene’s feud with Trump is really about (“MTG isn’t turning against MAGA. She’s trying to save it.”)
- Majorie Taylor Greene No Longer Trusts the Plan (“After feuding with Trump, the congresswoman resigns and casts doubt on the QAnon conspiracy theory she once promoted on her way out the door.”)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene is gone, but Trump wonders for how long
- Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal (Chomsky sucks on multiple levels.)
- Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, announces terminal cancer diagnosis (“Journalist, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, reveals she has acute myeloid leukemia”)
- A Battle with My Blood (“When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.” – Tatiana Schlossberg)
- Pentagon urges inquiry of Trump foe Vindman over Ukraine work (“The Pentagon is urging the House to investigate whether Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Virginia) improperly consulted on behalf of Ukraine — a claim he denies.”)
- For the first time in recent memory, Virginia’s 1st Congressional District may be ‘in play’ for Democrats (Not “may” be in play, it’s definitely in play.)
- CASEY: Cussed-out constituent in Front Royal still waiting to hear from Rep. Ben Cline
- Two-Day Virginia Budget Summit Highlights: “Risks are Skewed to the Downside,” “Job Growth is Expected to be Flat,” “Mandatory budget pressures outpace revenue growth”; etc. (Bottom line: “The Trump administration is hurting the Virginia economy”)
- Spanberger blasts Youngkin for politicizing Va. college boards, vows changes
- Editorial: Immigration sweeps would challenge Hampton Roads residents (“Immigration sweeps in Hampton Roads should be met with peaceful public opposition and reminders of agents’ constitutional and legal obligations.”)
- Almost half of Hampton Roads residents say their neighborhood is unaffordable, survey finds
- CWG Live: Increasing sun today; rain chances return Tuesday. Colder by Turkey Day.
