by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 20.
- Cop16: Colombia prepares to host ‘decisive’ summit on biodiversity (“Experts say UN event will be critical for world’s declining wildlife population as host nation pushes for inclusivity”)
- Video Published By Ukraine Allegedly Shows North Korean Soldiers In Russia (If North Korean soldiers actually enter the fight against Ukraine, NATO almost certainly will need to respond.)
- Pro-Iranian account leaks alleged U.S. intel on Israel’s attack plans
- Hezbollah drone hits Netanyahu’s house
- The US is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s attack plans
- At least 87 killed in strike on northern Gaza, local officials say, as Israel continues attacks on Beirut (UGH.)
- Israel rains deadly blows on Gaza, Lebanon after Hamas leader’s killing
- Trump says China respects him because Xi knows he is ‘crazy’
- Cuba suffers third setback in restoring power, millions still in the dark
- NEW REPORT: Project 2025 “Remains Deeply Unpopular” as Voters Agree Blueprint “Accurately Describes” Trump’s Plans (“The American people continue to stand firmly against this extreme and dangerous MAGA agenda that would ban abortion nationwide, rip away access to health care, and give Trump virtually unchecked power to fulfill his plans to be a dictator on ‘Day One.’”)
- MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week (“Trump praised the violent January 6 insurrection he rallied as ‘a day of love,’ echoing his many shameless attempts to whitewash the violence on that day.”)
- Video: After Trump Defended January 6th As A “Day of Love” at Univision Town Hall, Harris Campaign Releases New Ad Featuring Former U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell
- Donald “Father of IVF” Trump Says He Just Learned What IVF Was This Year
- Trump Raves About Size of Arnold Palmer’s Manhood: ‘All Man!’ (“The GOP presidential nominee spent the first minutes of his Latrobe, Pennsylvania, rally speculating about Arnold Palmer’s “putter.””)
- ‘But don’t call them weird’: Trump raises eyebrows after crude 12-minute anecdote about Arnold Palmer’s manhood
- Four of Trump’s Most Meandering Remarks This Week (The new NY Times cowardly euphemism is “meandering,” when they really mean “insane,” “unhinged,” “fascist,” etc.)
- Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer’s genitalia
- At a Pennsylvania Rally, Trump Descends to New Levels of Vulgarity
- ‘Weak and pathetic’: Trump seethes as Mark Cuban campaigns for Harris
- How Trump’s Cockiness Could Cost Him Votes
- Trump’s Charity Toward None
- Exclusive: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake
- Military leaders who served under Trump sound the alarm about him winning a second presidency
- This possible Trump adviser says electric cars, walkable cities and even talking about climate change are harmful (Another total nutjob/extremist in Trump’s world…)
- Lizzo joins Harris at campaign rally in Detroit as in-person voting begins
- Harris Says Trump Is ‘Cruel’ As She Spotlights Abortion Restrictions In Georgia During Early Voting
- What Elon Musk Really Wants (“The Tesla and X mogul has long dreamed of redesigning the world in his own extreme image. Trump may be his Trojan horse.”)
- U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight With, Elon Musk. Trump Could Give Him Power Over Them. (That would be an unmitigated DISASTER.)
- Exclusive: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake (“Data suggests canvassers linked to Elon Musk’s America Pac falsely claimed to have visited homes of potential voters”)
- Elon Musk Is Offering Pennsylvania Voters $100 to Sign His Pro-Trump Petition
- Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters (If it’s “clearly illegal,” then arrest the motherf***er!)
- Musk promises to award $1 million each day to a signer of his petition
- Elon Musk’s Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign
- JD Vance’s Most Recent Comment About His Wife Having Three Kids Is Going Viral Because People Think It’s Really, Really Creepy (“I’ve never heard a man refer to his kids as my wife’s children. That’s insane.” She should divorce this creepy psycho ASAP!)
- Dominion ‘Monitoring’ Misinfo After Musk, MTG Revive Voting Machine Conspiracy Theories (Hopefully, Dominon will sue Musk for billions.)
- North Carolina Officials Report Record Turnout for First Day of Early Voting
- Montana GOP Senate Hopeful Accused Firefighters Of ‘Milking’ Infernos For Extra Pay
- Montana park ranger says Senate candidate Tim Sheehy lied about combat wound
- He helped impeach Trump. On the campaign trail, he won’t bring it up. (“Eugene Vindman is raking in cash off his role in the first impeachment. But he’s not bringing it up as he campaigns for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.”)
- Commentary: Marriage equality is changing Virginia for the better, but our work isn’t done
- Commentary: ‘Skill’ game operators are skirting Virginia law – again
- Williams: Richmond needs a real estate vision separate from VCU’s
- Editorial: Tax giveaways have never helped RVA – until now
- Richmond’s bike network is in its infancy, but region pushes its growth
- CASEY: Looks like Tesla’s planning to open an electric-vehicle dealership in Roanoke (Don’t buy anything by a company owned by fascist Elon Musk!)
- Floyd’s fundraising in 6th District council race mostly from out-of-state sources (“The accuracy of the Richmond candidate’s campaign filings was called into question by an RTD report.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Dry and sunny streak continues with warm afternoons through midweek
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