by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 24.
- The World Could Be Entering a New Era of Climate War
- The World Took a Bold, Toothless Step Forward on Climate Justice
- Let’s Give Thanks for Nature, Which Is Totally Inspirational (Yes, and let’s PROTECT IT.)
- Over 20,000 died in western Europe’s summer heatwaves, figures show
- Energy Security Is the Global Priority for 2023 (And decarbonization.)
- $1 Trillion Climate-Change Plan Gains Momentum (“The Biden administration supports efforts championed by Barbados and other nations to boost lending by the World Bank and other development banks.”)
- Report: Climate extremes hitting Australia, more intense weather to come
- How countries around the world have responded to mass shootings
- Ukraine works to restore power after bruising Russian attack
- European Parliament declares Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism
- Russia unleashes a missile barrage, knocking out power and killing at least 10. (Evil.)
- Russian Duma gives LGBTQ ‘propaganda’ bill final approval
- Russia risks causing ‘nuclear and radioactive catastrophe’; Kremlin says Kyiv can end the ‘suffering’
- Russia threatens to cut supply of gas through Ukraine
- Stalled E.U. Talks to Curb Russia’s Oil Income Are Set to Resume
- Russia Traffics in Ukrainian Children (Appalling war crimes.)
- Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine (“Eastern Europe’s arms industry is churning out guns, artillery shells and other military supplies at a pace not seen since the Cold War as governments in the region lead efforts to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia.”)
- Russia Risks Knockout Blow in War as Putin Hits Rock Bottom (“Vladimir Putin has left his troops open to a potentially detrimental situation—and according to U.K. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, it’s go-time for the Ukrainian counteroffensive.”)
- China locks down key iPhone city as daily COVID cases hit record high
- China’s Record Covid Surge Hits Recovery Hopes
- China Covid: Record number of cases as virus surges nationwide
- Analysis: U.S. Enters a New Era of Direct Confrontation With Iran
- Brazil court fines Bolsonaro allies over $4M for “bad faith” election challenge (Why didn’t fines like this happen to Trump’s lawyers?)
- Trump aides Bannon, Miller advising the Bolsonaros on next steps (How on earth is Bannon not in prison?!?)
- Long-time reformist leader Anwar sworn in as Malaysian PM
- Players cover mouths and wear rainbows on kit in World Cup protest
- Turkey is playing with fire in northern Syria
- Covid is no longer mainly a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Here’s why.
- Is Long COVID Part Of The Historically Tight Labor Market? Signs Point to Yes.
- Fed officials see smaller rate hikes coming ‘soon,’ minutes show
- Consider making less food and composting leftovers this Thanksgiving, experts say
- Shooting at Walmart in Virginia Adds to Nation’s Grim Gun Toll
- Justice Dept. Seeking to Question Pence in Jan. 6 Investigation
- Trump’s new nemesis
- Jan. 6 panel staffers angry at Cheney for focusing so much of report on Trump
- 2024 Tracker: Here’s who is running for the GOP nomination (Youngkin’s not on this list.)
- Could Merrick Garland use the Fourteenth Amendment to bar Trump from the presidency?
- Schumer proposes Dem leadership shake-up (“Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is proposing a change to his leadership team’s structure next Congress that appears likely to promote Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Amy Klobuchar, according to two Democratic aides familiar with the matter”)
- McCarthy tries to boost his conservative bona fides as pro-Trump lawmakers threaten his speaker bid
- Kevin McCarthy’s border trip shows how tired this stunt has become
- I am Once Again Asking the White House Press Corps to Stop Being a Gigantic Embarrassment. (Some of these people, like Ashley Parker, are disgraces to the journalism profession.)
- “I’m just glad he’s not gay,” says father of alleged Club Q shooter (What a horrible, horrible person.)
- Porn-Star Dad of LGBT Club Massacre Suspect Spews Homophobia in First Interview
- Right-wing influencers and media double down on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in the wake of the Colorado shooting
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Likely Won’t Be Forced to Testify at Trial in the First Amendment Case Brought by Prosecutor He Ousted
- Doug Mastriano supporters are flooding Pa. courts with baseless recount petitions in the governor’s race
- GOP candidate for Arizona attorney general sues to reverse results (This guy is an extremist nutjob.)
- Arizona’s GOP governor congratulates Hobbs on victory as Lake refuses to concede
- Herschel Walker, Georgia Senate Candidate, Gets Tax Exemption For Home… In Texas (“The revelation that he lists the out-of-state home as his primary residence adds to Democrats’ skepticism over the Republican’s motives for his U.S. Senate bid.”)
- The Florida Democratic Party is in ruins. Rebuilding for 2024 better start now.
- Trump’s Least Favorite GOP Senator Survives Again in Alaska
- Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola win Alaska races, defeating Trump-backed opponents
- What Can Democrats Learn from Mary Peltola’s Win in Red Alaska?
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Fiasco Is the Twilight of the Tech Bro (“What if…hear me out…we stop assuming charismatic charlatans are geniuses?” Musk seems to be a crazy, very angry, and profoundly stupid person.)
- What Were Elon Musk’s Lenders Thinking?
- Elon Musk has Twitter and Tesla problems
- Apple and Elon Musk’s Twitter are on a collision course
- Denver Post Tells Lauren Boebert ‘We’re Looking At You’ After Colorado Shooting (“The newspaper’s editorial board implored the extremist Republican to ‘stop the intolerance.'”)
- Lauren Boebert Can’t Believe People Are Linking Her Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric to the LGBTQ+ Club Shooting
- Audio: Far-Right Rep. Bob Good (R-VA05) Says “It’s clear to me that…Kevin McCarthy cannot get the needed 218 votes to become Speaker” (“There’s…more than enough members who, like me, who are resolved not to support him”)
- Equality Virginia Sends Letter to Youngkin et al “urging them to rescind the VDOE’s anti-trans proposed model policy set to go into effect Saturday” (“Anti-trans policies contribute to the anger and violence trans people needlessly endure.”)
- Glenn Youngkin Blames Virginia Walmart Shooting on “Mental Health Crisis.” So What’s His Plan? (“Virginia’s Republican governor talked about a mental health crisis, but avoided the words ‘shooting’ and ‘gun.'”)
- After Two Mass Shootings, Glenn Youngkin Sure Doesn’t Seem to Want to Say the Word ‘Gun’
- Virginia ER Nurse Kellen Squire: “Things are bad in healthcare right now. We’re faced with the worst pediatric health surge in the history of our country.”
- Mass Shooting in Chesapeake: “Enough is enough”; “Trauma upon trauma”; “Something has to give”; “Our country cannot continue to live in fear of gun violence”
- VA House, Senate Dems Statements on Chesapeake Shootings, Gun Violence Epidemic (“We must collectively come together to end gun violence in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”)
- After Chesapeake, UVA shootings, Youngkin to propose mental health agenda (Republicans – including Youngkin – have relentlessly opposed expanding health care, including mental health care, and have pushed to defund government.)
- Workers describe tense relationship with suspected Chesapeake Walmart shooter
- ‘I literally watched bodies drop’: Witnesses describe Walmart manager’s shooting rampage that killed 6 at Chesapeake store
- Mass killing at Walmart restarts ritual of horror and grief in Virginia
- Families of Chesapeake Walmart shooting victims mourn their losses
- Tragedy ‘hits home’: Chesapeake churches hold vigils in the wake of Walmart mass shooting
- Police probe how student from one Va. school got into another before stabbing (“Investigators are seeking more details of how a student from West Potomac High School entered Mount Vernon High and allegedly stabbed another student.”)
- Progressive Arlington/Falls Church Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti Announces for Reelection (“I’ve kept my promises and together we’ve achieved extraordinary progress”)
- Migrant workers reveal their Virginia farming experiences
- D.C.-area forecast: A thankfully sunny Thanksgiving before rain chances Friday and Sunday
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