by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 3.
- Famed climate scientist has a new, dire prediction
- New Report Issues Damning Verdict on Food’s Fossil Fuel Addiction (“Research shows oil companies are investing heavily in petrochemicals for use in pesticides, fertilisers, and plastic packaging.”)
- War in Ukraine Loosens Russia’s Grip on Its Own Backyard (“Members of Moscow-led military and economic alliances move to diversify ties, turning to China and the West”)
- U.S. Says Russia’s Wagner Group Plans to Send Air Defenses to Hezbollah
- Ukraine-Russia war live: Moscow suffers heavy losses in failed tank assault on Vuhledar
- Russia’s biggest drone strike in weeks hits critical Ukrainian infrastructure
- For Putin, a very good October (“The war’s deadlock suits Putin’s strategy to exhaust Ukraine and outlast the West. It bore further fruit on Capitol Hill when Republicans elected a new House speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (La.), who has voted repeatedly against funding for Ukraine. Immediately after being sworn in, he said he would block President Biden’s effort to tether a new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine to a new weapons package for Israel.” Lee Hockstader, btw, is INFINITELY better as a foreign correspondent than in attempting to write endorsements for Virginia candidates.)
- US House passes $14.3bn aid package for Israel despite Democratic opposition
- Speaker Mike Johnson’s First Act: Turning Israel Aid Into a Partisan Fight (That poison-pill-laden, screw-Ukraine, reward-wealthy-tax-cheats bill is dead on arrival in the US Senate, as it should be.)
- The Israel bill is a reminder that Trump-aligned Republicans run the House now
- Blinken meets with Netanyahu amid intensifying war and humanitarian crisis
- Gaza civilian crisis fuels U.S. alarm
- Blinken in Israel to urge humanitarian pause; IDF reports ‘face-to-face’ combat
- Hamas is hoarding vast amounts of fuel as Gaza hospitals run low, U.S. officials say (Because of course they are.)
- Bibi’s blame game over Hamas attack draws backlash (“Netanyahu is the only senior Israeli official who hasn’t admitted any fault — a strategy that is sparking a fierce public backlash and sending the prime minister’s already tenuous support into free fall.” He’s a disgrace and should NEVER have been put back into power!)
- Blinken meets Netanyahu to push for ‘concrete steps’ to protect Gaza civilians
- US warns Israel amid Gaza carnage it doesn’t have long before support erodes
- Israel’s Fight With Iran Proxies in Syria Poisons Russia Ties
- Opinion: Countries breaking ties with Israel are sending it an important warning
- Biden says 74 Americans with dual citizenship evacuated from Gaza
- Israel’s Quest to Identify Every Victim of Hamas Leaves Scientists Exhausted, Traumatized
- It’s U.S. vs. China in a More Divided World Economy
- Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit (We need to get off of fossil fuels ASAP!)
- Wind and solar average stunning 87 pct of South Australia’s demand over month of October (Clean, renewable energy is the answer.)
- US October Jobs Report to Mark End of Blowout Payroll Gains
- Why Gas Is Getting Cheaper Despite the Worst Middle Eastern War in a Decade (“Geopolitical conflict is only one part of the equation”)
- The Supreme Court seems stumped by two cases about free speech online (“The justices appear to have no idea when they should get involved with online disputes between government officials and their constituents.”)
- Senate confirms first woman to top Navy post, bypassing Tuberville blockade
- “It’s About Controlling Women”: Veterans Reject Tommy Tuberville’s Antiabortion Crusade
- Biden campaign heads to Miami to dig at ‘MAGA extremism’ during the GOP debate (Why is MAGA extremism in quotes?)
- MAGA and Christian nationalism: Bigger threat to America than Hamas could ever be
- White House calls on Fox News to apologize after top host’s ‘sickening’ Islamophobic rant (Fox is a 24/7 hate, right-wing propaganda and disinformation network.)
- A Wild Rise and Abrupt Crash (“Sam Bankman-Fried gambled that his trading platform would make him a benevolent tech tycoon. But after a fraud conviction, all bets are off.”)
- Sam Bankman-Fried was a grown-up criminal, not an impulsive man-child, our columnist writes.
- Silicon Valley May Never Learn Its Lesson (“The tech industry is designed for people like Sam Bankman-Fried.”)
- ‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of FTX fraud
- Bankman-Fried’s Conviction Stirs Both Hope and Condemnation for Crypto
- Mike Johnson is not a “culture warrior” — he’s an enemy of democracy (The phrases “culture war” and “culture warrior” really should be ditched, as they’re almost invariably misleading about what’s really going on – right wingers’ assault on LGBTQ kids, the teaching of African-American history, democracy, climate science, etc, etc.)
- Johnson’s strident LGBTQ views put advocates on alert
- Sean Hannity hosted an on-air pep rally for House Republicans (“In: Party unity, border security. Out: Mentioning Trump, abortion”)
- Trump 14th Amendment disqualification efforts reach Minnesota Supreme Court
- The attempt to bar Trump under the 14th Amendment, explained
- WHAT THE 2024 ELECTION IS REALLY ABOUT FOR TRUMP SUPPORTERS (“He promised them: ‘I am your retribution.'”)
- Pelosi launches an all-out attack against No Labels
- Hunter Biden: I fought to get sober. Political weaponization of my addiction hurts more than me.
- Trump unleashes new attack on the legal system after his adult sons take the stand
- Trump describes imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters as ‘hostages’ (Trump is unhinged and very dangerous.)
- Donald Trump Jr. asked courtroom artist to make him ‘look sexy’ like an illustration of Sam Bankman-Fried (Trump Jr. is disgusting in every way.)
- Mary Trump says Ivanka Trump will throw her father ‘under the bus’ in fraud trial testimony
- Ivanka Trump Loses Court Fight to Block Her Testimony Next Week
- NY Judge Explodes at Trump Lawyer’s ‘Misogyny’ After Swipes at Court Clerk
- Minnesota Supreme Court grapples with Trump’s eligibility to run in 2024
- Fetterman makes his move against scandal-plagued Menendez
- Nikki Haley has a shot. But a really, really long one.
- Santos vows to remain ‘valuable voice’ in Congress after failed vote to remove him (LOL)
- DeSantis ‘stands by’ promise to ‘slit throats’ of federal bureaucrats (DeSantis is DeFascist.)
- 5 questions for the Democrat running a quixotic campaign against Biden
- DeSantis plays at being president with his own Israel-Hamas foreign policy
- Fox host Mark Levin claims Wolf Blitzer’s parents “weren’t victims … of the Holocaust.” Blitzer has spoken of how family members were killed at Nazi concentration camps. (Levin has always been horrible – and he continues to be horrible.)
- F.B.I. Raids Home of Eric Adams’s Fund-Raising Chief (Why does NY City keep electing such duds as mayor?)
- Chip Roy fires back at Greene over Tlaib censure vote
- Anti-abortion misinformation mounting ahead of key Ohio vote, experts warn (“Mistruths and outright lies abound in Republican advertising as the state gears up for crucial vote on abortion rights, say critics”)
- How Microsoft is making a mess of the news after replacing staff with AI
- Abigail Spanberger flexes her political power in a battleground state: ‘I could see her as president’
- Youngkin’s Election Day hurdle: Democrats hope to block the governor’s rising national profile
- Governor’s mismanagement of voting process continues as Election Day looms
- Norm Ornstein’s Superb Article on Glenn Youngkin (“Fleece vests and smiles should not disguise that [Trumpist/hard-right] reality”) Puts the WaPo’s “Access Journalism” and Stenography to Shame
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to Help Get Out the Vote Ahead of Virginia Elections (Gov. Moore – one of the most popular governors in America – will campaign in Norfolk, Newport News, VA Beach, Henrico, Manassas)
- The Latest Virginia Early Voting Estimates by L2 Political Mostly Look Good for Democrats in Key Districts; Now We’ve Got to Keep It Going Through Election Day!
- Pope & Schapiro: The last few days of Election 2023
- Virginia’s closest Senate race is the first skirmish of 2024
- FOIA Friday: Culpeper sheriff’s payouts to brothers, a VMI investigation and more
- 140 years ago, the ‘Danville Massacre’ ushered in Jim Crow and changed the course of Virginia history (“The riot in 1883 helped precipitate a voter backlash that brought an end to bi-racial cooperation and ushered in the start of Jim Crow.”)
- Editorial: Hampton Roads must reject old prejudices and support one another
- Floodwall funding tops Norfolk’s proposed legislative priorities
- Stoney demands DOJ investigation
- Too close to call (“Casino outcome hinges on voter turnout”)
- Voters will decide the future of Hanover County School Board
- Three candidates vying for District 31 delegate seat
- The Times-Mirror guide to the 2023 election in Loudoun County
- Thirty-eight years after the Flood of ’85, Roanoke is still preparing for the next one
- Loudoun Co. parents defend school response to overdoses after Gov. Youngkin’s intervention
- Gaming, gambling are the main source of Richmond’s potential casino tax revenue
- D.C.-area forecast: Moderating temperature trend toward warmth starts today
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