by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 23.
- Three Takeaways From The COP27 Climate Conference
- Young people just got a louder voice on global climate issues — and could soon be shaping policy
- How China, the world’s top polluter, avoids paying for climate damage
- Australia’s Extreme Weather Events to Worsen as Climate Warms (“Longer fire seasons and rising sea levels predicted in report; Nation is one of the world’s biggest coal and gas exporters”)
- Indian Railways Reports Slow Progress in Installing Clean Energy (“Network less than 1% of way to renewable energy source goal; Cleaning up railroads key to Modi’s net zero by 2070 pledge”)
- Europe’s Top Two Economies Contract as Bloc Already in Recession
- Some Russian commanders knew of sexual violence or encouraged it, says lawyer advising Kyiv (All of them should face severe consequences.)
- Strike on Ukrainian maternity hospital kills 2-day-old baby (Yet another war crime by Putin’s Russia.)
- Russians grow more critical as Putin’s military operation drags on and sanctions take a toll (In other words, they don’t care about all the pain, suffering and atrocities Russian forces are causing, only their own problems.)
- Kyiv demands apology after PM Orbán wears scarf showing parts of Ukraine as Hungarian (“Ukraine and Romania voice displeasure with Hungarian prime minister for wearing scarf showing Hungary’s pre-world war one territory”)
- Ukraine Fights for Peninsula That Could Prove Critical to War’s Next Phase (“Taking back control of the Kinburn Spit in the Black Sea would put Russian supply lines in easy range of Ukrainian weapons.”)
- Ukrainians are fighting for our freedom, too. They deserve our thanks.
- Ukrainian energy systems on brink of collapse after weeks of Russian bombings (“Ukrainians are facing rolling blackouts, disruptions in water service and lack of heat, while Russia shows no sign of relenting in its aerial bombardment.”)
- Buffeted by Economic Woes, U.K. Starts to Look at Brexit With ‘Bregret’ (Anyone who supported or voted for Brexit is an idiot, as it was GLARINGLY obvious at the time that it would be a disaster.)
- Search effort intensifies after Indonesia quake killed 271
- Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election he lost to Lula (“Bolsonaro’s claim seems unlikely to get far, as Lula’s victory has been ratified by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and acknowledged by Brazil’s leading politicians and international allies. Still, it could fuel a small but committed protest movement that has so far refused to accept the result.”))
- Scoop: U.S. creates special representative post focused solely on Palestinian affairs
- UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote plan
- Blow for Scottish nationalists as UK court rejects independence vote bid
- Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq’s southern marshes
- China Covid: Angry protests at giant iPhone factory in Zhengzhou
- China may have ‘passed the point of no return’ as Covid infections soar (“China might have already passed the point of no return, as it’s unlikely to achieve zero Covid again without another Shanghai-style hard lockdown”)
- FTX Says Substantial Amount of Crypto Assets Stolen or Missing
- Climate change is making the weather more severe. Why don’t most forecasts mention it?
- White House Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments
- Sen. Cory Booker has a plan to stop taxpayer bailouts of Big Meat (This industry, along with the fossil fuel industry, should not only get ZERO taxpayer subsidies, it should have to internalize all of its negative “externalities” – environmental, health, etc. – as well.)
- Trump has (yet another) bad legal day
- Supreme Court clears way for Trump tax returns to go to Congress (“High court again rules against former president Donald Trump in a case involving his finances, requests to withhold information”)
- Accountant testifies Trump claimed decade of huge tax losses
- In Blow to Trump, Supreme Court Permits House to Obtain His Tax Returns
- Appeals court is dubious of Trump’s arguments for special master review of Mar-a-Lago search
- Appeals panel grills Trump lawyer over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago
- Trump’s rough day in court ends with a double defeat
- Trump’s Legal Problems All Converged Into One Day of Spectacular Failures (“Democrats can get his taxes. The Trump Organization is careening toward a fraud trial. The FBI might get the upper hand. And Donald Trump could get taken down like Bill Cosby.”)
- The Latest Mar-a-Lago Hearing Went Badly for Donald Trump (“It’s likely to only get worse for him from here.”)
- Sheldon Whitehouse Has a Few Questions for the Supreme Court (“The Senate Judiciary Committee would like to know just what the hell is going on over there.”)
- McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry (If you voted Republican, THIS is the lunacy you voted for.)
- Ralph Norman announced he will oppose Kevin McCarthy for speaker, the fifth GOP lawmaker to threaten his bid.
- Barr warns Trump ‘will burn the whole house down,’ calls for new GOP leader
- Hakeem Jeffries will lead. McCarthy will follow. (“The likely Democratic leader will have the advantage in the coming session.”)
- Mike Pence staffs up with an eye on 2024 (Laughable. This guy is completely delusional.)
- Republicans are still afraid of Trump
- Trump allies shed fear of former boss as they eye 2024
- How the right’s radical thinkers are coping with the midterms
- News outlets stand by their midterm debacle (Incorrigible.)
- Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Quest to Win Friends and Influence People
- Why Trump and Kevin McCarthy should fear a Warnock victory
- Huge age gap shows up in AARP poll of Warnock-Walker runoff
- Herschel Walker accuser comes forward with fresh relationship claims (“Woman who says she was pressured into abortion by Republican Senate hopeful presents unseen letters, audio and diary entries”)
- GOP Tries Last-Ditch Effort To Block Saturday Voting In Georgia’s Senate Runoff (“Republicans have appealed to the state supreme court, claiming only ‘Democrat-leaning” counties plan to hold early voting this Saturday’.” Republicans are desperate to suppress the votes of Democratic voters, particularly Black people.)
- Election denial is reaching new levels of absurdity in Arizona
- After Pushing Conspiracies, Tulsi Gabbard Lectures Special Ops Students on Avoiding Disinformation (WTF?)
- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press conference at the State Department in Washington DC on October 21… (Pompeo is unhinged.)
- Advertisers are dropping Twitter. Musk can’t afford to lose any more (“More than a third of Twitter’s top 100 clients have not advertised on the platform in the past two weeks, data shows”)
- In less than a month, Elon Musk has driven away half of Twitter’s top 100 advertisers (“These advertisers accounted for nearly $2 billion in spending on the platform since 2020” The other half should leave immediately.)
- Elon Musk’s 2022 Wealth Loss Exceeds $100 Billion for First Time (Let’s hope he loses most or all of his money.)
- “OK groomer” back on Twitter: Anti-LGBTQ hate gets even uglier after Colorado Springs (“Anti-trans conservatives on Elon Musk’s platform respond to Colorado Springs shooting — by ramping up the vitriol”)
- AP fired a reporter after a dangerous blunder. Slack messages reveal a chaotic process. (Sounds like it wasn’t so much the reporter’s fault as his management/editors. Why not fire THEM?)
- LGBTQ club shooting suspect’s troubled past was obscured by a name change, records show (“After suffering online bullying as a boy, Anderson Lee Aldrich altered his identity, documents confirm”)
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Reinstates Anti-Trans Activists on Same Weekend as Club Q Attacked
- Following New Investigation, Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Elissa Slotkin Press Google on Misrepresentation in Online Ads Targeted to users Searching for Abortion Services (“…we find ourselves again asking that Google live up to its promises with regards to preventing misleading ads on its platform.”)
- Elon Musk is unilaterally reinstating banned Twitter accounts, despite assuring civil rights groups and advertisers that he wouldn’t
- Musk’s ‘free speech’ agenda dismantles safety work at Twitter, insiders say
- Ashley Parker wins the 2022 Both Sides Sweepstakes (Parker’s also in competition for the Worst U.S. Political Reporter award. Beyond pathetic.)
- Williams: Now is no time to feed anti-LGBTQ bigotry. The Youngkin administration needs to rescind its proposed transgender policies.
- Equality Virginia urges Youngkin to repeal transgender policies in light of Colo. shooting (They’re not in effect yet, actually, but…yes, Youngkin should withdraw his proposed policies.)
- The State Corporation Commission is in flux, as big ruling looms
- VA Del. Tim Anderson (R), Formerly a Close Ally of Far-Right-Extremist VA Sen. Amanda Chase, Warns VA GOP to “Move to the center, turn the page on Trump, leave abortion alone and focus on kitchen table issues”
- Multiple fatalities, injuries reported after shooting in a Chesapeake Walmart
- Here’s what we know about the shooting. (“The assailant was also found dead at the store, in Chesapeake, Va., according to the police.”)
- Chesapeake Walmart mass shooting: 7 dead, including the shooter
- At least 6 people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia, officials say. The shooter is also dead
- Police say 6 people and the assailant are dead in Virginia shooting
- Dominion wants Wise County coal plant to stay as is (“In nine-month economic viability report, utility defends continued operation of waste coal facility”)
- Richmond’s Pulse has been a surprise success. Other cities and states are taking notice.
- As flooding risks increase, this small town in Appalachia is working on a flood mitigation plan
- For Dulles, Silver Line extension comes as airport begins makeover
- Franklin County solar farm approved on 5-2 vote
- Portsmouth city manager calls for investigation of funds potentially ‘unaccounted for’ under her predecessor
- D.C.-area forecast: Smooth sailing through Thanksgiving Day, then rain chances return
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