by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 30.
- COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030
- To a growing number of scientists, climate change is an ‘emergency’
- Shipping Contributes Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution?
- Europe to add 58 GW of solar in 2023 (“Europe’s solar installation levels are exceeding expectations and are on track to grow 30% this year from 2022, according to Rystad Energy.”)
- McConnell, Speaker Johnson headed for shutdown clash over Ukraine
- McConnell goes all out as Ukraine fight fractures GOP
- China and Russia take aim at US at Chinese military forum
- Russia Shuts Airport After Mob Encircles Flight From Israel (“Israel called on Russia to protect Jews ‘wherever they may be’”)
- Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight (Horrifying and completely out of control.)
- Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel
- Israel’s Netanyahu says wasn’t shown intel of planned Hamas attack
- After Fury, Netanyahu Deletes, Apologizes for Post Blaming Security Chiefs for Hamas Attack (Netanyahu and his far-right government have been unmitigated disasters.)
- Israel’s War Effort Is Giving Its Economy a Covid-Like Shock (Definitely not a sustainable situation for Israel.)
- Israel Latest: War Intensifies as Netanyahu Faces Calls to Quit (Netanyahu should definitely quit. Immediately.)
- UN warns of ‘growing hunger and desperation’ in Gaza as Israeli troops advance (Gaza civilians need massive humanitarian assistance, immediately.)
- Israel expands ground assault into Gaza as fears rise over airstrikes near crowded hospitals
- Israel is beginning to cross the Rubicon in the Gaza Strip
- Israel Must “Rein In” Settler Violence, Distinguish Between Hamas and Palestinian People: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
- Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends
- ‘They were abandoned’: grief and anger at funeral for Hamas kibbutz victims (“Mourners struggle to come to terms with scale of loss and vast ground operation to come”)
- Hostage negotiations stall over Hamas demand for fuel deliveries to Gaza
- Please, Israel, Don’t Get Lost in Hamas’s Tunnels
- ‘This war is prophetically significant’: why US evangelical Christians support Israel
- How Years of Israeli Failures on Hamas Led to a Devastating Attack (“Israeli officials completely underestimated the magnitude of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, shattering the country’s once invincible sense of security.”)
- Israel Says It Struck Hundreds of Targets in Gaza Over the Weekend (“President Biden called on Israel to protect civilians as it expanded ground operations in Gaza.”)
- Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to accept any blame publicly for the Hamas attack has shaken confidence in his leadership.
- Israel Makes Major Advance Toward Gaza City
- Early stages of Israeli ground assault in Gaza shrouded in secrecy
- Israel says its war can both destroy Hamas and rescue hostages. Their families are less certain
- Erdogan threatens to declare war on Israel and send military to Gaza in chilling warning (What a nut.)
- Biden and Sisi Agree Gazans Shouldn’t Be Displaced to Egypt
- French Jews live in fear amid rising antisemitism following Hamas attacks
- It’s easy to say Iran should be held to account. But how?
- UAW president sees big contract wins as a turning point in labor movement
- Labor wins bolster Biden’s strategy
- Biden’s “aggressive” AI order will make firms share some test data
- Clarence Thomas, his luxury R.V., and his magical mystery disappearing loan (Thomas is completely corrupt, a far-right extremist, and should NEVER have been confirmed to the US Supreme Court.)
- How 2020 election denialism greases the path to power in the Republican Party
- “Lord of the Flies”: The House’s chaotic next era, explained (“New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long to-do list and a caucus with short patience for compromise.”)
- House returns to business with censure, expulsion resolutions on deck
- Speaker Johnson faces steep climb to fill McCarthy fundraising void
- “Sexual anarchy”: New House Speaker Mike Johnson showcases the incel-ization of the modern GOP (“The Louisiana congressman’s career has been centered around his bitter obsession with other people’s sex lives” This guy is completely deranged, yet Glenn Youngkin and Jen Kiggans both think he’s great!)
- Trump Rages About His Children Having to Testify at His Fraud Trial (“Ivanka, Eric, and Don Jr. will soon take the stand in a New York courtroom.” This entire family is evil.)
- Judge reinstates Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case
- Jenna Ellis Could Become a Star Witness Against Trump
- How Trump’s Verbal Slips Could Weaken His Attacks on Biden’s Age (“Donald Trump, 77, has relentlessly attacked President Biden, 80, as being too old for office. But the former president has had his own series of gaffes.” In fact, Biden’s sharp as a tack, while Trump is in bad shape all around.)
- Trump Forgets Which City He Is in During Iowa Campaign Speech
- Joe Biden’s 2024 Prospects May Be Dicey. But There’s a Plan B: Non-Trump, GOP-Led Tickets in Swing States
- Tuberville says he will keep blocking military promotions despite Israel’s war (Scumbag.)
- ‘This is not cancel culture’: DeSantis defends call to ban pro-Palestinian groups at Florida colleges (Huh? How is it NOT the same “cancel culture” that DeSantis decries?)
- After setback, antiabortion forces struggle before key Ohio vote
- More than 1,000 pay tribute to Maine’s mass shooting victims on day of prayer, reflection and hope
- Virginia’s November elections could upend abortion access in the South
- Video: With 9 Days Until Election Day in VA, Glenn Youngkin Rants, Raves Fear Mongers and Lies a LOT on MAGA Maria Bartiromo’s Fox “News” Show (Just a reminder of why it’s CRUCIAL that you vote, Democratic, up and down the ballot!)
- Virginia Politics Insider: Campaigns are big business
- Youngkin questions college teachings if students ‘don’t fully understand’ brutality of terrorist groups
- ‘He’s pretty smooth’: Glenn Youngkin of Virginia may be a challenger for Trump (“Republican governor is anti-abortion, anti-trans and a ‘nightmare’ for Democrats.”)
- Youngkin ‘purge’ removed nearly 3,400 legal Virginia voters from rolls
- Early voting and its impact on campaign data analytics
- 4 Virginia schools in pact to safeguard against sweatshop labor in merchandise
- Editorial: Two years into the casino debate, is Richmond ready to roll the dice? (“At the heart of the issue is whether a casino on South Side, at Walmsley Boulevard and Commerce Road off Interstate 95, would be an economic boon for an area of the city that has long been neglected — or a predatory business that will take advantage of Richmond’s most vulnerable residents…Two years after Richmond voted ‘no’ on the first referendum, the stakes haven’t much changed. Nor have the risks. Rolling the dice on a casino, in other words, remains a serious gamble.”)
- Your Voice, Your Vote: House of Delegate’s District 37 candidates’ take on big issues in Virginia (“In the new District 37, Democratic candidate Stephanie Clark is challenging current delegate Terry Austin for a seat in the House.”)
- Virginia Tech, partners design blueprint to improve self-driving vehicles with $7.5 million grant
- Lynchburg’s controversial council member Misjuns shows how personality matters in politics
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm today but coldest air of season spills in late
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