by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 24.
- Rich countries could raise $5tn of climate finance a year, study says (“Simple measures could raise five times more money than poorer countries are asking for, research claims”)
- Kerry gives scathing rating on climate action: ‘Is there a letter underneath Z?’ (“Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New York.”)
- The World Is a Mess. That Makes the Climate Crisis Harder to Solve.
- World Leaders to Kick Off Money Fight With Renewable Goal Update
- Even Solar Energy’s Biggest Fans Are Underestimating It (“When you look at the absolute numbers…it is completely sort of mind-blowing,”)
- Biden, Addressing U.N., Will Argue His Vision Has ‘Produced Results’
- Exclusive: Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s war with Russia is ‘closer to the end’ as he appeals for more help
- Zelensky is in the U.S. seeking aid. Here’s what Ukraine needs.
- Zelensky: Trump doesn’t know how to end war and Vance is too radical
- Zelenskiy holds flurry of bilateral meetings at UN to shore up support for Ukraine
- China Unleashes Stimulus Package to Revive Economy, Markets
- The Vast Hezbollah Arsenal Awaiting Israel in Lebanon
- Sadness and dread as the next Lebanon war looms
- US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’
- Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill 492
- As Israel’s fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgotten
- Israel trades strikes with Hezbollah as Lebanon reels after deadliest day since 2006
- U.S. to send troops to be ready to help evacuate U.S. citizens from Lebanon
- Are Israel and Hezbollah Headed Toward an “Open-Ended Battle”?
- Why West Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot
- Donald Trump emboldened UK racists, says Labour minister (Bingo.)
- New COVID subvariant XEC poses potential threat heading into winter
- Swing states in US election are biggest winners in Democrats’ landmark climate bill (“Seven states received almost half of funds for clean energy manufacturing, though there is little evidence it will deliver electorally for Democrats”)
- Extreme Weather Has Had a Surprising Impact on Voters’ Attitudes About Climate Change (“Disasters don’t shove people toward concern and alarm in the way many researchers expected.” Greeeaaaat.)
- Coalition pushes lawmakers to sign ‘No Dictators Declaration’ in wake of immunity decision
- Half of voters plan to cast ballots early, with a huge partisan split (“The new NBC News poll shows 51% of registered voters saying they plan to vote early, with that group breaking hard for Harris and Election Day voters backing Trump.”)
- How The Democrats Got Their Groove Back (“They’ve been flinching ever since Reagan, but the party has finally figured out who they are.”)
- On Arizona Trip, Kamala Harris Is Set to Visit Southern Border
- Stop the Steal Part 2 Is Coming
- The place crime obviously spiked since 2020? Trump’s imagination.
- Trump’s revolution succeeds: “One of the fastest shifts in evangelical thought in American history”
- If Trump wins the election, he could launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights
- Trump Learned Nothing From the Obamacare Debate. Neither Did Vance.
- Project 2025 mastermind allegedly told colleagues he killed a dog with a shovel (“Revealed: former colleagues claim Kevin Roberts told them he killed a neighbor’s pit bull around 2004” What is it with these right wingers and cruelty to animals???)
- The danger of a Trump campaign on a losing trajectory (“Talk of Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield conceals Trump’s tour of sundown towns in battleground states”)
- Trump, Seriously, Tells Women: ‘I Am Your Protector’ (“The former president also told female voters that if he wins: ‘You will no longer be thinking about abortion.”)
- More Trouble for Trump Media as Stock Falls to New Depths
- Trump threatens ’200% tariff’ if John Deere moves production to Mexico
- Trump Dangles So Many Tax Breaks Even Some Advisers Are Confused
- Jane Fonda on her climate activism journey and the stakes in the 2024 election: “We can’t lose another 4 years”
- Take Trumpist threats to jail journalists seriously
- Trump plays the fear card on the economy – and it seems to be working (Democrats need to be a LOT more aggressive on this – and the media needs to DO ITS F’ING JOB!)
- Trump Threatens To Impose Risky Tariff Scheme Whether Congress Approves Or Not (“Economists have said big hikes on imported goods could make them more expensive to consumers.” Not “could” – WOULD!)
- ‘Sickening’ Chant Breaks Out Against Legal Immigrants At Donald Trump Rally
- Jill Stein paid $100,000 to a Republican consulting firm led by a suspected January 6 rioter (Jill Stein is heinous.)
- Melania Trump was paid for a rare appearance at a political event. It’s not clear who cut the unusual six-figure check (Imagine the media firestorm if Michelle Obama, Jill Biden or Douglas Emhoff did something like this???)
- Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Pennsylvania: Poll
- Scoop: Harris courts rural Trump voters in Pennsylvania
- Kamala Harris has largest post-debate lead yet over Donald Trump in new Wisconsin Watch poll
- We chaired the Maine Republican Party. We endorse Kamala Harris for president.
- GOP effort to change how Nebraska allocates electoral votes hits roadblock
- The Ratf*ckers Underestimated the State of Nebraska
- J.D. Vance Caught Lying About Egg Prices in Painfully Bad Video (Everything about Vance is “painfully bad.”)
- JD Vance Goes to Bat for Mark Robinson, Claims Explosive Porn Site Allegations “Aren’t Necessarily” True
- The Brazen, Absurd, and Dangerous Hypocrisy of JD Vance (“The veep candidate says the Democrats’ rhetoric is the problem—and then continues his smears against Haitian immigrants.”)
- Trump’s latest push to steal a Nebraska electoral vote appears to have flopped
- State Sen. Mike McDonnell deflates GOP hopes for Nebraska winner-take-all in 2024
- GOP retreats from North Carolina after Mark Robinson allegations
- The GOP can’t resist the allure of a Trump-friendly Black conservative
- North Carolina Is the New Pennsylvania (“And as a Nazi pervert scandal shakes up the race, Pennsylvania is the new Michigan … but could Arizona be the new Florida?”)
- Can Democrats Finally Win a State That Torments Them? (“Why Kamala Harris may succeed in North Carolina”)
- Mark Robinson Is the Perfect 2024 Republican Candidate (“This guy fell out of the wackadoo tree and hit every damn branch on the way down.”)
- Newly unearthed data shows closer links to Robinson and porn, dating sites
- Robinson rejected offers of tech help to investigate posts on porn site, sources say
- Koch network touts Mark Robinson’s policy positions with ‘thank you’ ads (Disgusting as always from the Koch brothers.)
- Brian Kemp pulls endorsement of North Carolina gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson (In contrast, Glenn Youngkin continues to stand by his man!)
- North Carolina GOP senator signals he won’t vote for Robinson after bombshell report
- Oops! Mark Robinson Decries ‘Lies’ About Porn Site Posts, Then Says They ‘Possibly Happened’
- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, head of GOP governors, pulls endorsement of Mark Robinson
- A Congressman Had an Affair. Then He Put His Lover on the Payroll. (“Representative Anthony D’Esposito, a New York Republican, gave part-time jobs to both his lover and his fiancée’s daughter, in possible violation of House ethics rules.”)
- Texas jury clears ‘Trump Train’ for surrounding 2020 Biden-Harris bus (That’s appalling.)
- X will let people you’ve blocked see your posts (WTF??? “Even though X’s block button will continue to prevent someone from interacting with a person’s posts, they’ll still be able to see them, potentially making it easier for bad actors to continue harassing their victims.”)
- Musk Will Take Your Family to Mars—but Only If Trump Wins (SPOILER: humans will NOT be living on Mars in a few years…or probably even in decades.)
- Bernie Moreno says women are ‘single issue voters’ for abortion during Ohio town hall (“Ohio’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate questioned why a certain group of women would be concerned about abortion during an event in the state.”)
- California accuses ExxonMobil of lying about plastics being recyclable (Correct.)
- California sues ExxonMobil over alleged role in plastic pollution crisis (“First-of-its-kind suit comes as climate experts claim that fossil fuel producers are deceiving public about plastics”)
- Hogan allies make big move in Maryland Senate race
- Murdoch family battle over media empire quietly unfolds in Reno
- Video: Kaine For Virginia Campaign Launches First TV Ad, “Dignity” (“Tim Kaine has always had the backs of Virginia workers, who are making it in America, building it in America, and growing it in America.”)
- WaPo Endorses Sen. Tim Kaine for Reelection, Calling Him A “Model Senator,” “Political Workhorse,” And A “Credit To Virginia” (In stark contrast, Hung Cao “lacks the temperament and pragmatism to be effective in the Senate and his ideology is out of sync” with Virginia.)
- Opinion | The Post endorses Tim Kaine for U.S. Senate in Virginia
- Video: Cindy Vindman Tells Eugene’s Story and Underscores His Commitment to Stand Up for Our Community in New Monday Night Football Ad (“Eugene’s a good man, and he’ll always do what’s right. And that’s why I married him!”)
- Local registrars confident Virginia election is secure, encourage transparency
- Virginia deems two-thirds of recently funded broadband expansion projects behind schedule
- Here’s the Constitutional amendment that will be on every Virginia ballot this November
- Va. governor hopeful to headline women’s conference in Arlington this week (“U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is scheduled to serve as the keynote speaker at Rep. Don Beyer’s eighth annual women’s conference, titled ‘The Time is Now.’…The conference, taking place this Thursday at George Mason University’s Virginia Square campus”)
- Nivar announces candidacy in competitive Henrico House seat
- Editorial: Federal grant will boost apprenticeship opportunities for Hampton Roads workers
- Port workers could strike next week. The Virginia Port Authority has a plan.
- Lynchburg’s Ward I election to be city’s most competitive and expensive council race
- D.C.-area forecast: Clouds, drizzle and showers continue
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