by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines for Tuesday, October 15. Just 21 days until the most important election in US history – to determine whether we remain a democracy or become a fascist dictatorship.
- ‘Very concerning’: BP dilutes net zero targets as global retreat from green standards gathers pace
- About 80% of countries fail to submit plans to preserve nature ahead of global summit (“Countries promised to save 30% of land and sea for nature – but as their deadline approaches, only 24 have followed through with a plan”)
- What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland
- Ukraine is amping up drone production to get an edge in the war against Russia
- Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say (“The signal is being seen in Washington as a sign of restraint after concerns that an Israeli strike on oil or nuclear facilities could trigger a wider war.”)
- UN Security Council voices ‘strong concern’ for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks
- Israel Considers US Warnings in Calibrating New Iran Strikes
- ‘Desperate situation’ in north Gaza, UN says, as it delivers aid for first time in two weeks
- UN peacekeepers in Lebanon defy warning to withdraw as at least 40 killed in Gaza
- Lebanon’s Hospitals Buckle Amid Israel’s Offensive Against Hezbollah
- UN refugee agency says 25% of Lebanon under Israeli evacuation orders
- US warns Iran to stop plotting against Trump, says US official
- Canada expels India’s top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes
- North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads in a symbolic display of anger
- The Border Crisis Won’t Be Solved at the Border (“If Texas officials wanted to stop the arrival of undocumented immigrants, they could try to make it impossible for them to work here. But that would devastate the state’s economy. So instead politicians engage in border theater.”)
- Trump’s Border Plans Are Light on Details but Strong on Fury
- Business efforts to break the NLRB reach the Supreme Court
- Neil Gorsuch’s New Book Is an Embarrassment (“The conservative Supreme Court justice produced a tendentious account of the legal system in service of a political narrative — and he won’t answer his critics.”)
- Americans’ Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low (In the case of Democrats’ loss of trust, that’s for VERY good reason!)
- Broadcast news shows and print outlets largely ignored Gen. Milley calling Trump “fascist to the core” (“Only one article from The Washington Post and one segment from NBC News covered the comments”)
- Republicans face backlash for lawsuits targeting overseas and military voting
- Harris warns ‘unhinged’ Trump is out for total power (“The VP said the former president is ‘unstable’ as she sent a jolt of urgency through her campaign” 100% accurate!)
- Harris launches ‘blue wall’ blitz through Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
- VP Harris Releases Opportunity Agenda for Black Men as Part of Harris-Walz Comprehensive Push to Continue Engaging Black Voters
- WATCH >> On Roland Martin Unfiltered and Shade Room, Vice President Harris Discusses Opportunity Agenda for Black Men (“Trump ‘is not looking out for middle class folks.’ ‘This man is dangerous.’ Trump’s own staff think ‘he’s just not ready, and unfit, and unstable'”)
- Exclusive: Kamala Harris could join podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview – sources
- Trump claims Fox News ‘has totally lost its way’ after the network announces it will interview Harris
- Kamala Harris Sets an Interview With a Not-So-Friendly Outlet: Fox News.
- Trump lashes out at Fox News, Harris ahead of dueling appearances on network
- Trump Is Big Mad That Fox News Is Interviewing Harris
- Harris campaign turns Trump’s favorite weapon against him
- Kamala Lays Smackdown On Trump, Crooked Press Ignores it
- Harris: Even Trump’s Own Aides Think He’s ‘Unfit and Unstable’
- Harris adviser Plouffe: Most public polls are ‘horses‑‑‑’
- David Plouffe on Harris vs. Trump: ‘Too Close for Comfort’
- Why I just endorsed Kamala Harris (“Some conservatives reject Trump but cannot bring themselves to vote for the one candidate who could stop him. I refuse to be one of them.”)
- ‘Apprentice’ Star Omarosa Manigault Newman Endorses Kamala Harris for President: ‘Donald Trump Has Been Defeated Before’ (EXCLUSIVE)
- Geraldo Rivera Endorses Kamala Harris Over ‘Sore Loser’ Trump (“However you justify voting for Trump, adopting his big lie about the stolen election makes you a liar”)
- Hey Dems, stop doomscrolling and go win the election
- What Line Can’t Donald Cross?
- More than 230 doctors and health care providers call on Trump to release medical records
- ‘That’s You’: Tim Walz Sounds the Alarm on Trump Threatening to Sic the Military on ‘The Enemy From Within’
- Trump: ‘Let’s not do any more questions. Let’s just listen to music.’
- Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town hall episode (Can you even IMAGINE how the media would react if Harris or Biden did something like this???)
- Harris responds to Trump’s town hall-turned “music fest”: “Hope he’s okay”
- Donald Trump’s Town Hall Takes Strange Musical Twist
- Trump Explains Why He Keeps Talking About Hannibal Lecter (Trump is a total nutjob.)
- Trump’s Campaign Manager’s Multi-Million Payday Revealed
- Trump’s “inner circle” is scheduled to speak in NC alongside numerous Helene weather manipulation conspiracy theorists
- The one thing JD Vance has been right about so far (“A second Trump administration would turn the Justice Department into little more than a political arm of the White House.”)
- Cruz calls out McConnell-aligned group for not spending ‘a penny’ in Texas
- Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina
- Trump-Loving Neo-Nazis Crash MAGA Boat Parade (“Sunday’s Trump boat parade was marred by Swastika-waving white supremacists shouting ‘Make America White Again!'”)
- How Trump allies stoked election chaos in Detroit in 2020 — and what they’re planning in 2024
- Elon Musk expands his empire of misinformation (Musk is one of the most evil people in the world.)
- VIDEO: Kaine For Virginia Campaign Launches New TV Ad, “No Options,” Highlighting How Republicans’ National Abortion Ban Would Leave Virginia Women With No Options
- Abigail Spanberger: Too many are denied full Social Security benefits. Here’s how to fix it.
- Video: Jake Tapper Directly Quotes Donald Trump Threatening to Use Military Against US Citizens; Glenn Youngkin Pretends Trump Didn’t Really Say What He Said (“It’s guys like [Youngkin] with the combed hair & the sweater vests, the Harvard Business School graduates who know better – they make Trump possible. Their cynicism & pathological ambition have brought us to this point”)
- Glenn Youngkin Tried To Sanewash Donald Trump And A Stunned Jake Tapper Wasn’t Having It
- Donald Trump’s Fascist Romp (“After the former president described American citizens as “the enemy within,” Glenn Youngkin reveals his own complicity.”)
- ‘That’s What He Said!’ Jake Tapper Can’t Believe Republican Governor Insists Trump Didn’t Actually Say Thing He Said
- Glenn Youngkin tries to sidestep Trump ‘enemy from within’ quotes
- Frustrated Jake Tapper Calls Out GOP Guv Over Trump Denial
- Tuesday is Virginia’s voter registration deadline. Later, it takes extra step
- Why the DOJ is suing Virginia over state voter rolls: ‘The issue here is both legal and political’
- Voter purge lawsuits add to disenfranchisement allegations against Youngkin administration
- Commentary: Want to protect abortion access? Amend Virginia’s constitution (That will require making sure Democrats are in charge of the General Assembly.)
- Lawsuit over voter rolls highlights Virginia’s troubled history with voter purges, politics professors say
- Fairfax supervisor Pat Herrity mulls GOP run for lieutenant governor (Hard pass!)
- Commentary: How to unlock the potential of Virginia’s ‘super region’
- Q&A with Danny Avula, candidate for Richmond mayor
- 2 Roanoke candidates who contributed to Republican PAC say they were unaware of attack ad against Democrats (“David Bowers and Jim Garrett both made contributions to the Rescue Roanoke PAC. That’s legal under state law, but several election experts raised concerns about a lack of transparency.”)
- Advisory board says Chesterfield schools need more mental health staff
- Salem candidates talk HopeTree, infrastructure and transparency ahead of council election
- Body-cam footage shows Fairfax officer shooting woman with knife in hallway
- D.C.-area forecast: Cool blast lingers a few days, then noticeably warmer by the weekend
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