by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 17.
- Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe
- Superbugs ‘could kill 39m people by 2050’ amid rising drug resistance
- One Million Are Now Dead or Injured in the Russia-Ukraine War (“The high losses on both sides are posing problems on the battlefield and accelerating demographic fears.”)
- Meta bans RT, days after U.S. accuses Russian outlet of disinformation
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be considering firing Israel’s defense minister.
- Hamas Is Surviving War With Israel. Now It Hopes to Thrive in Gaza Again.
- Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation
- Disaster averted in Red Sea as burning tanker saved
- Budapest and Poland’s Wroclaw reinforce their river banks ahead of more flooding in central Europe
- Starvation in war-hit Sudan ‘almost everywhere’ – WHO
- Man accused of drugging wife so dozens of men could rape her testifies in French court
- Markets Hinge on Powell Emulating Greenspan’s Soft Landing
- Biden’s green policies will save 200,000 lives and have boosted clean energy jobs, data shows
- The Judges Who Serve at Trump’s Pleasure (“The Founders abhorred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law. But now the independent system they designed is under threat.”)
- Turns Out Chief Justice John Roberts Is Quite a Hack Himself
- John Roberts’ MAGA conversion: How Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court in his image
- We Helped John Roberts Construct His Image as a Centrist. We Were So Wrong.
- Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist (“US supreme court justice and Gloria von Thurn und Taxis found to have rubbed elbows with hardliner Leonard Leo” Fascists.)
- Senate Republicans losing patience with Johnson as shutdown nears (“GOP senators fear that Congress may stumble into a shutdown if Johnson can’t get a short-term funding measure passed by the end of the week and are ready to work with Senate Democrats to stave off a potential disaster before Election Day.”)
- Johnson faces crossroads with no good options in spending fight
- Gen Z women are the future Republicans were so worried about
- Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment
- Scientific American magazine backs Harris with second endorsement in 179-year history
- Donald Trump Claims Rhetoric He Also Uses ‘Is Causing Me To Be Shot At’ (“In the same breath, Trump condemned Democrats’ rhetoric and used that same rhetoric against Democrats, describing them as an existential threat to the U.S.”)
- Trump’s Guns (“For nearly a decade, a dangerous political environment has been uniquely inflamed by Donald Trump.”)
- Trump pivots from second apparent assassination attempt to more incendiary claims
- Trump Has Paved the Way for Future Demagogues (Horrifying. So much damage by this scumbag.)
- Ex-Trump aide says old boss is one of the ‘biggest offenders of escalatory rhetoric’
- Corey Lewandowski Was Fired in 2016. Why Is He Back at Trump’s Side?
- Trump called for ‘unity’ after the first assassination attempt. Not this time.
- Trump Seeks to Exploit Assassination Attempts for Political Gain (“From the Pennsylvania shooting to Sunday’s close call in Florida, Trump and his allies are blasting Kamala Harris and Democrats with unfounded blame.”)
- Trump Blaming Dems for Apparent Assassination Attempt Is Part of the Problem
- Donald Trump Is a Threat to Democracy, and Saying So Is Not Incitement
- Trump slams Harris, Biden ‘rhetoric’ for latest apparent assassination attempt (That’s f’ing disgraceful by Trump.)
- ‘The most complex, dynamic and dangerous threat environment I’ve experienced’
- Trump’s golf outings have long concerned Secret Service
- Biden and Trump speak after potential assassination attempt
- Trump and Vance Are Harming the People They Claim to Care About
- Donald Trump’s Latest Scapegoat: Springfield, Ohio
- New details of Trump family crypto project released, including who can buy in
- Vance says ‘big difference’ between conservatives and liberals is that ‘no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris’ (Vance is a sick, sick f’er.)
- JD Vance’s one job is to clean up after Donald Trump — but he keeps making a bigger mess
- JD Vance: Anti-Choice Activists “Have a Seat” at Trump’s Table and “Always Will” (“Vance wouldn’t say definitively whether Trump would veto a national abortion ban if passed by Congress.”)
- Ohio City Cancels Culture Festival After Threats Linked To Racist Conspiracy Theories
- How Is JD Vance So Bad at All of This? (“The Republican nominee for vice president is seemingly unable to act normal on the national stage. What gives?”)
- If Trump loses North Carolina, it could be an early night — and curtains for GOP
- Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania — and two bellwether PA counties — exclusive poll finds
- House Dems’ ‘sleeper’ seats suddenly in sight
- Tense Teamsters Meeting With Harris Ends With an Endorsement Still Dangling
- The Washington Blade interviews President Joe Biden
- Biden says ‘good Republicans’ are scared out of pro-LGBTQ+ stances by far right
- Scoop: Obama hits TikTok to register young voters
- TikTok faces skeptical judges in hearing over potential ban
- NOAA confirms investigation into RFK Jr. over dead whale carcass (RFK Jr. is completely f’ed up.)
- Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk (“Musk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence” Musk should be shunned and cut off by everyone at this point.)
- US Secret Service says it is aware of Musk post about Biden, Harris
- White House blasts Elon Musk for X post about Biden and Harris assassination
- Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
- Giuliani Takes Another L in Court as Judge Tosses His Suit Against Biden
- Ohio sheriff tells residents to “write down the addresses” of Harris-Walz supporters (WTF? Fire that guy IMMEDIATELY!)
- Mark Meadows’s Arizona charges to stay in state court, federal judge rules
- Mark Robinson Waves Hand By Groin, Says Young Women Must ‘Get This Under Control’
- It Sure Looks Like This GOP Senate Hopeful Doctored One Of His Campaign Ads
- Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in NYC
- Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Endorses Eugene Vindman for Congress (VA07) (“Eugene is the only candidate in this race with the demonstrated courage to stand up for what’s right.”)
- VA05 Democratic Nominee Gloria Witt Gains Momentum While [Far-Right, Insurrectionist] Republican John McGuire Skips Forum as MAGA Party Feud Continues (VA05 Republicans are engaged in bitter, vicious infighting…so sad! LOL)
- Virginia legislators look to change K-12 funding formula after 50 years
- Some lawmakers say Virginia is back to a gray area on skill games, with new machines popping up
- With early voting to begin Friday, election ready to launch
- Commentary: Gov. Youngkin’s blame game is classic misdirection
- Column: Project 2025 plans would radically change Virginia
- Virginia’s largest natural gas producer moves regional headquarters in Tazewell County
- Plaintiffs argue case in RGGI lawsuit
- Editorial: Grant money will help environmental group address carbon storage (“EPA grants to improve forest management in southeastern Virginia and help restore tidal wetlands on the Eastern Shore could make a big difference in Hampton Roads.”)
- Here is what will be on the ballot in the Richmond area
- Richmond City Council wants to increase internet speeds, close ‘digital divide’
- Henrico’s 87 license plate readers triggered 30,000 alerts in just six months
- Lynchburg Republicans set meeting to censure (and expel) the city’s GOP mayor and vice mayor
- Roanoke’s 3-way mayor’s race is financially competitive; in Lynchburg, Timmer crushes competition money-wise
- Roanoke City Council again votes for zoning changes
- D.C.-area forecast: Showers increasingly likely today into tonight
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