by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, September 20. Early voting starts TODAY – Go Harris-Walz, Kaine, etc!
- Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet
- Why some of the driest places on Earth are turning green (“In North Africa, parts of the Sahara desert have seen five times their average September rainfall. Flooding has affected more than 4 million people in 14 countries, according to the U.N. World Food Program.”)
- Scientists have captured Earth’s climate over the last 485 million years. Here’s the surprising place we stand now.
- I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia
- U.S. struggles with long-term Russia strategy as Putin boasts of Ukraine wins (“In the United States and Europe, there is growing uncertainty about how to counter Putin’s aggression without stoking a direct conflict.”)
- How Elon Musk amplified content from a suspected Russian election interference plot
- Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show
- Trump Hails Himself Israel’s Savior in Fantastical Speech (Bonkers.)
- Trump tells Jewish audience Israel will be ‘eradicated’ if he doesn’t win (Trump is completely insane.)
- Trump says if he loses to Harris, “Jewish people would have a lot to do” with it (VERY dangerous, irresponsible rhetoric!)
- Trump bemoans lack of support from Jewish voters as claims of ally’s antisemitism emerge
- U.S. Officials Concede Gaza Cease-Fire Out of Reach for Biden
- Hezbollah Hunts for Security Gaps, Moles as It Reels From Brutal Week
- Israel and Hezbollah seem closer to war than ever after strikes and vows of revenge for device blasts
- Israel says it hit 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon
- Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years
- Israel Widens Strikes Against Hezbollah in ‘New Phase’ of War
- Middle East on edge as Israel pounds Lebanon with aerial bombardments
- Analysis In Hezbollah leader’s speech are signs of a group driven deeper underground
- ‘We are isolated, tired, scared’: pager attack leaves Lebanon in shock (“Anger and nervousness abound on the Lebanese-Israeli border as uncertainty surrounds Hezbollah’s next move”)
- ‘It’s guerrilla warfare’: Brazil fire teams fight Amazon blazes – and the arsonists who start them (“Firefighters and police in Rondônia battle fires intensified by both the climate crisis and a criminal assault on the rainforest”)
- The Federal Reserve cut interest rates because inflation is now under control – but Fox smells a conspiracy (Bunch of nuts.)
- Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds
- Biden Awards $3 Billion to Boost Domestic Battery Production
- UH-OH: The slowest mail in the country is in key swing states, NBC investigations finds (Vote early!)
- Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns
- The House is stumbling toward another shutdown — and another Trump loss
- Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown
- Trump and Johnson’s Shocking Bid to Suppress Women’s Votes
- Mike Johnson bypassed a second time with rare maneuver
- Mike Johnson’s coming surrender on the government shutdown (Incompetent, extremist, christofascist, etc. That’s Mike Johnson.)
- Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ would destroy the health-care system
- Harris teams up with Oprah to broaden her outreach to persuadable voters
- With abortion in focus, Harris’s event with Oprah prompts cheers and tears
- Kamala Harris Says Anyone Who Breaks Into Her House Is ‘Getting Shot’
- Local Teamsters unions in swing states rush to endorse Harris (In the end, it looks like the vast majority of Teamsters WILL have endorsed Harris-Walz!)
- Pelosi: Trump Doesn’t Have the ‘Sanity’ to Be President (No lies detected!)
- Trump Falsely Accusing Harris Of Using Hacked Material – Which Is Exactly What He Did In 2016
- Harris, With an Online Avalanche, Outspends Trump by Tens of Millions
- Kamala Harris’ rise triggered a primordial rage in Donald Trump. Expect him to ramp up the racism (“Donald Trump can’t stand to be publicly humiliated by a Black woman”)
- Uncommitted movement declines to endorse Harris – but warns against Trump presidency (Morons.)
- Apocalypse delayed: Trump keeps promising a doom that never comes (“Trump predicted that if Biden won, the economy would crash, crime would soar and Christmas would be canceled. None of that happened, but he’s reusing those claims anyway.”)
- Schumer floods Senate battleground states with cash
- Right-wing media have lavished praise on embattled Mark Robinson during his NC gubernatorial campaign
- How Democrats could finally win North Carolina in 2024
- ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum
- North Carolina GOP defends Robinson following explosive CNN report
- Why a scandal consuming a Trump protégé could harm the ex-president in North Carolina (“it would be an ironic historical coda if Trump becomes collateral damage to a Republican who would have been anathema to the old GOP but who thrived in the smash mouth political era the ex-president nurtured.”)
- The GOP Should Have Drawn Its Mark Robinson Line Long Ago (“The hypocrisy—like the bigotry—is staggering, but it’s hardly new.”)
- How Kamala Harris Hopes to Take North Carolina Back for the Democrats
- Mark Robinson and the Republican Wackjob Problem (“What happens when you stop trying to keep out the kooks.”)
- Robinson comments leave North Carolina Republicans reeling
- Email address belonging to Mark Robinson found on Ashley Madison
- Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts North Carolina gubernatorial race toward Democrats amid Robinson controversy
- Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor race following report he made inflammatory comments on porn site
- GOP Guv Candidate Shared His Love for Transgender Porn & Slavery in Bizarre Old Posts (Remember, Glenn Youngkin campaigned/fundraised for this nutjob – just like he campaigned for other nutjobs/extremists, such as Kari Lake, Yesli Vega, Hung Cao, Paul LePage, etc, etc.)
- Casey leading McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate polling
- I’m the Republican Governor of Ohio. Here Is the Truth About Springfield.
- Pro-Trump Georgia election board weighs new rules as critics warn of chaos
- What Trump Did to the G.O.P., Musk Did to Twitter
- Secret Service Probing Musk’s Post About Threats to Biden and Harris
- Elon Musk Has Reached a New Low (“Welcome to the darkest timeline.”)
- N.Y. Magazine reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK (This reflects VERY poorly on New York Magazine; Nuzzi has been horrible for a long time, in many ways, yet they kept her on board. WHY???)
- Status Scoop: Nuzzi’s RFK Relationship (“Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign” This person should NEVER be a journalist again, certainly not at any legitimate news outlet. Period.)
- New Court Filings Place Matt Gaetz at a Party at the Center of the Sex Trafficking Scandal
- Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse
- Sen. Tim Kaine Defends Virginia Families By Protecting IVF Access While Republicans Continue To Block Reproductive Freedoms (“Senate Republicans have made it clear they care more about appeasing extremists than protecting families’ rights to plan their futures.”)
- Virginia Leaders Get the Word Out about Early Voting, Stakes of the Election, & Dangers of Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda (In-person early voting in Virginia begins tomorrow, Friday, September 20th.)
- Early voting period opens today in Virginia
- As early voting starts in Virginia, political parties rally their bases
- The Republican Party of Virginia asked local VA-05 GOP committee members to affirm their support for McGuire (Loyalty oaths? To an extremist/insurrectionist like John McGuire? Seriously?!? Yep, that’s today’s MAGA/Trump GOP!)
- Pope & Schapiro: Voting season has officially arrived
- Fed rate cut expected to bring ‘real benefits’ to Virginia borrowers
- Editorial: As early voting begins, Virginians casting a ballot must do their research (Even a somewhat-informed voter should know NOT to vote for Trump…or Cao…or Kiggans…or Anderson…etc.)
- Mark Rozell: Trump is doing Virginia’s GOP candidates no favors
- Glenn Youngkin Joins Some of the Worst Governors in the Country (Kristi Noem, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, etc.) in Vague, Lie-Filled, Extremely Deceptive “Governors’ Coalition for Energy Choice” (What these right wingnuts really want, of course, is fossil fuels forever!)
- VA Senators Pekarsky, Hashmi Introduce Legislation to Create a Cell Phone-Free Environment in Virginia Schools (“Virginia’s Constitution does not give the Governor control over Virginia schools and his Executive Order is as effective as sending a letter to each school system”)
- Va. Senate Dems propose school cellphone restriction bill with more exceptions
- Virginia rolls out results driven pollution reduction program (Should be “results-driven,” with a hyphen…)
- This year’s election includes more than the presidential race in the region
- FOIA Friday: New videos depict Otieno’s last days; audit reveals Richmond finance failures
- Richmond school holds conversation with students, parents on phone ban: ‘It needs to be enforced strictly’
- Norfolk’s long-planned floodwall project hit with opposition from West Freemason residents
- D.C.-area forecast: Fairly bright and probably rain-free until later Saturday
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