by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, November 10.
- ‘A twisted joke’: UN’s flagship climate summit sees sharp jump in fossil fuel industry delegates
- Here are 3 dangerous climate tipping points the world is on track for
- COP27: Sharp rise in fossil fuel industry delegates at climate summit (They should have zero place there.)
- Report: War-triggered gas boom threatens world climate goal
- Ukraine war, Russian energy attacks loom over COP27 climate conference
- Nigerian president: How not to talk with Africa about climate change
- Kremlin Cronies Sent Reeling on Live TV Over U.S. Midterm Elections
- Russia’s Putin won’t attend upcoming G-20 summit in Bali
- Ukraine cautious over Russian withdrawal from key city
- Ukraine Wants Russia to Pay for the Climate Damage Wreaked by Its War (Russia SHOULD pay massive reparations – trillions of dollars? – but will it ever do so?)
- Russia humiliated as troops to withdraw from Kherson; Zelenskyy hints at counteroffensives to come
- Ukrainian Forces Advance After Russia Orders Kherson Retreat
- Ukrainian troops recapture first village after Russia orders Kherson retreat
- Why the Russian retreat from Kherson is so significant
- October inflation could show moderation in goods prices but not services or rent (Rent is a lagging indicator, right?)
- Midterm results could give Biden a political boost
- Biggest loser of the midterm elections? The media.
- Biden declares election a ‘good day’ for democracy and the nation
- The midterms went better than expected for Biden. Now he’s traveling to Asia (Go “Dark Brandon!”)
- White House buoyed by early midterm results as Biden avoids his predecessors’ fate
- Control of Congress still undetermined
- America Dodged an Arrow
- Congress Remains in Play as Georgia Senate Race Heads for Runoff
- Democracy was on the ballot. And voters knew it.
- 5 big GOP narratives just went down in flames (“The big story of these midterm elections is that MAGAfied authoritarians who were embraced by the GOP suffered unexpected and potentially grave setbacks.”)
- The secret to Democrats’ Senate success: Candidates and abortion
- Republican efforts to cry foul at the polls fizzled this time (It’s completely moronic; in fact, in America, our elections systems are VERY secure, with essentially ZERO voter fraud, and anyone telling you otherwise should be completely ignored.)
- GOP exuberance crashed into Democratic resistance to defy midterm expectations (People like Simon Rosenberg and Tom Bonier were right. Everyone pushing the bullshit “red wave” narrative should probably never be listened to again.)
- Democrats celebrate surprise wins, but balance of power in limbo (“Key Senate races in Ariz. and Nev. remain too close to call” Sure, but AZ and NV are looking very good for Dems right now, and that would clinch the Dems’ Senate majority!)
- US midterms: Why a Republican ‘wave’ never happened
- US elections: Biden hails better-than-expected midterms results
- How Abortion Defined the 2022 Midterms
- Democrats Might Have Pulled Off the Biggest Midterm Shock in Decades (“Overall, the polls were basically right. It was the vibes that were wrong.” And too many reporters went with the bulls**t “vibes” about a supposed “red wave,” even though none of the evidence indicated that. Pathetic by the political media in this country.)
- How the Supreme Court Likely Handed Control of the House to Republicans (Without the right-wing courts and their approval of insane/extreme Republican gerrymanders, Dems would DEFINITELY be in control of the House!)
- 6 reasons why Trump’s already bad legal troubles are about to get worse (“Mounting legal threats to Donald Trump may have appeared ominous before the 2022 congressional elections. They’re nothing compared to what comes next. — Some of the political protections that the former president was enjoying are effectively gone.”)
- After the midterms, Trump faces a possibly fatal setback for his 2024 coup plans (“Pundits told Biden that voters don’t care about the fate of democracy. Thankfully, the president didn’t listen”)
- Who was the biggest loser Tuesday? Trump
- Why the red wave didn’t come (“The midterms were a choice, not a referendum.”)
- “Trump Is Furious” After a GOP Pink Flop (Trump’s always furious.)
- The midterms showed American democracy won’t go down without a fight (“Election deniers performed surprisingly poorly at the ballot box in 2022. That’s a good sign for democracy.”)
- A midterm stalemate will unleash turmoil and acrimony in run up to 2024 (Or not.)
- Takeaways: Trump’s no good, very bad night, and 8 other things to know
- Politicians who Play with the Matches of Violent Rhetoric Are to Blame for Fires that Spring Up (“There is a wildness at the heart of American politics.”)
- If the GOP Wanted to Dump Trump, It’s Never Going to Get a Better Chance
- Trump branded midterms’ ‘biggest loser’ as DeSantis win fuels 2024 talk
- Winners and losers of the 2022 midterm elections
- Trump Is the Republican Party’s Biggest Loser
- The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years
- Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters
- The GOP offered rage and Trump. The country said no.
- The Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump
- Trump Under Fire From Within G.O.P. After Midterms
- Trump called a protest. No one showed. Why GOP efforts to cry foul fizzled this time. (“Poll workers educated voters about the process and deescalated conflict, while threatened protests didn’t materialize”)
- On Donald Trump and the Democrats’ Not-So-Awful Election (If Dems end up keeping the Senate majority, which now appears likely, and either holding the House or losing it by a couple seats, AND seeing the defeat of most purple-state election deniers, that would be a SUPERB election!)
- 1 big thing: Trump’s the loser as GOP falters
- Biden says midterm vote was a ‘good day for democracy’ and notes the ‘red wave’ didn’t happen
- US Senate Control Comes Down to Who Wins Two of Last Three Races (Right now, Democrats are favored in Arizona and Nevada, which would mean that Georgia – where we absolutely need Raphael Warnock to win! – wouldn’t decide the majority.)
- How Accurate Were the Midterm Polls?
- Donald Trump’s GOP Establishment Has Failed
- Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump’s 2020 loss (Thank goodness. And remember, election denial – and climate denial, COVID denial, etc. – should be an AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIER for ANY candidate in America. Period.)
- Donald Trump’s candidates slumped and he’s looking for someone to blame
- Trump team pushes to delay 2024 launch as DeSantis star rises in GOP
- Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP’s uneven election (“It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run. Instead…”)
- Trump Spreads Rumors, Threatens Allies in All-Out Attack on DeSantis
- My Last Days With Donald Trump (Mike Pence: “I supported legitimate challenges to the 2020 vote counts. I also recognized that the Constitution didn’t give me authority to override the voters”)
- Biggs says ‘maybe not so fast’ on McCarthy Speakership
- Kevin McCarthy Could Face Tough Speaker Bid After Midterm Flop
- Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Trouble Before It Starts
- GOP finger-pointing begins as control of Congress is still outstanding
- Two January 6th Participants Elected to Congress (That’s appalling. They shouldn’t be allowed to sit in Congress if they participated in an attempt to overthrow the U.S. constitution and government, under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.)
- The perils of a narrow House Republican majority
- Trump Lost the Midterms. DeSantis Won.
- House Democrats skip soul-searching after holding off red wave
- Fox News lost the 2022 midterms. The only question is by how much.
- The GOP Latina Triple Threat That Wasn’t
- Musk Tries to Soothe Safe-Space Concerns of Twitter Advertisers (Yeah, right, good luck with that dumbass!)
- Tesla Loses 2 Years of Gains Amid Twitter Saga, Demand Fears
- Elon Musk’s First Email to Twitter Staff Ends Remote Work
- Twitter Quickly Scraps ‘Official’ Badges for High-Profile Users
- Twitter battles wave of impersonators after launching new paid verification system
- NYT Polls Defeat NYT Political Analysis (“A case study of narratives overwhelming the data.” The NY Times needs new leadership, badly. It also needs a bunch of new political reporters and definitely opinion writers other than Paul Krugman, Jamelle Bouie and a few other good ones.)
- Pat Toomey blames Donald Trump for GOP’s election failures in Pennsylvania
- Whitmer vaults into national spotlight with double-digit reelection win
- Los Angeles mayor hopefuls Karen Bass and Rick Caruso locked in tight race (“The margin of votes between the Democratic congresswoman and billionaire developer remains too close to call”)
- Georgia’s record early vote doesn’t vindicate its ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ law
- Cruz to stump for Walker as Georgia race heads to runoff (Good, please do! And what about Governor RedVest? LOL)
- If Democrats Lose the House, They May Have New York to Blame
- Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift
- Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is trailing in a race that’s coming down to the wire
- Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor’s race, fending off strongest Republican bid in a decade (Phew!)
- Hillary Scholten defeats Trump-backed John Gibbs for West Michigan congressional seat
- Political Winners and Losers: Virginia Elections 2022
- Schapiro: The bitter or better fruit in Va’s congressional cornucopia (Trump’s “toxicity returned in this election as an issue because we’re in the federal election cycle.”)
- A brief look at Virginia’s midterm outcomes since 1960
- Vega concedes to Spanberger, ending Virginia’s 7th District contest (Actually, the 7th CD contest already ended with Spanberger’s victory, but it’s good that Vega actually conceded, which many Republicans refuse to do these days.)
- Abigail Spanberger again shows how to win as a centrist Democrat
- 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s election — and the impact on Virginia
- Two-time incumbent Elaine Luria was defeated Tuesday. Here’s why Virginia’s 2nd District turned red. (“Two political science experts say it can largely be summed up in one word: Redistricting.” Yep, any Democrat who supported the moronic redistricting amendment is responsible for Elaine Luria losing, when she would have won easily if the district hadn’t been completely f***ed by the Republican “Special Master,” etc. Greeeeaaat job, 1VA2021 et al!)
- Youngkin’s signature red vest didn’t deliver big wins for GOP nominees (“Of the 15 states where Youngkin traveled to stump for GOP candidates, four saw clear Republican victories. Three of those were already bright red — Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota — while the fourth was Georgia, where Gov. Brian Kemp led all summer.”)
- New PAC to support abortion-rights candidates in Virginia’s 2023 elections (“Roe Your Vote Virginia launched Thursday with the target of disbursing $1 million to competitive House of Delegates and state Senate races.”)
- Asian Americans for Change Fund – Virginia Looks to General Assembly in 2023 (“Now we must turn our attention to the upcoming General Assembly, school board and county supervisor races in Virginia, where Asian Americans and immigrant communities will continue fighting for immigrant justice, protecting students, and an inclusive and accurate public school curriculum.”)
- Why a firebrand Virginia Republican says it’s time to divorce Trump (“I should have said this two years ago” Also, the word “firebrand” needs to be banned from use by the media, when what they really mean is “extremist.” Those are NOT the same things, although someone can be both?)
- Virginia college students with the most need don’t always get the most aid
- Editorial: Virginia stepping up to help curb traffic fatalities
- Declawing cats could be illegal under new Virginia legislation
- Fairfax County School Board Member Laura Jane Cohen Announces Her Candidacy for New 15th VA House of Delegates District in Fairfax (Cohen vows to “stand up to….Youngkin and the far right to defend public education, reproductive freedom, voting rights,” etc.)
- Violent crime is up in Roanoke from 2019 levels. Here’s what the city is doing about it.
- Stoney, council members propose real estate tax rebate
- D.C.-area forecast: Calm and mild today, but windy and stormy Friday
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