by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 9.
- ‘Tipping points’ could exacerbate climate crisis, scientists fear (“IPCC report ‘underestimates potential of these key dangers to send Earth into spiral of runaway climate change’”)
- Trump ‘poses the single greatest threat’ to our climate, bombshell UN report makes clear
- What genuine, no-bullshit ambition on climate change would look like (#1 “Radically increase energy efficiency”; #2 “Radically increase renewable energy”; #3 “Electrify everything!” That includes at the state level, by the way. You listening, Governor Northam??? That’s right, this means NO FRACKED-GAS PIPELINES.)
- Rick Gates Sought Online Manipulation Plans From Israeli Intelligence Firm for Trump Campaign
- Why North Korea’s latest nuclear concession isn’t one at all (“Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wants you to believe North Korea just gave up something big. It didn’t.”)
- It Was Our Children’s Crisis. Now It’s Our Crisis. (“Climate change is set to turn the world on its head by 2040—and the position of the Republican Party is that it doesn’t exist.” The Republican Party is a nihilistic death cult.)
- The world has barely a decade to avoid disaster. We need to combat climate change — now. (“Meeting a goal of 1.5 degrees in rise rather than 2 degrees is attainable.”)
- Our planet is in crisis. We don’t have time for Trump’s foolishness. (“We are living in a climate horror movie.”)
- Limiting warming to 1.5C is possible – if there is political will (That’s a big IF, especially in the U.S.)
- Trump falsely says Kavanaugh was ‘proven innocent’ at swearing-in
- Coal Is Killing the Planet. Trump Loves It. (So is methane leakage from natural gas fracking.)
- Trump’s Team Embraces Catastrophic Climate Change (“The playbook for avoiding action: Deny, deny, deny … and then call the problem insurmountable.”)
- The End of Coal Could Be Closer Than It Looks (“Despite a pessimistic forecast, it’s possible to meet consumption-cut targets on the current path”)
- IMF Cuts Forecast for Global Growth as Trade War Takes Toll
- Dire Climate Warning Lands With a Thud on Trump’s Desk
- The Paranoid Style in G.O.P. Politics (“Republicans are an authoritarian regime in waiting”)
- POLITICO race ratings: The GOP House is crumbling (“A total of 68 seats currently held by Republicans are firmly in play — rated as “Lean Republican” or worse for the GOP — presenting a stark contrast to the Democratic side, where only a half-dozen Democratic seats are in similar jeopardy”)
- The one conspiracy theory that Republicans won’t believe (“Many are quick to blame George Soros for the Kavanaugh protests. But Russian interference? Huh?”)
- A Big Blue Wave Could Overwhelm The GOP’s Advantage In The House
- Wait, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Told Us He Was Non-Partisan and Impartial! (“He’s just calling balls and strikes, folks.”)
- McConnell signals he would push to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 despite 2016 example (McConnell is utterly ruthless and shameless. Democrats need to learn from him and NOT “go high.” Sorry Michelle Obama, I love you but you’re wrong on this.)
- Hurricane tracker: Florida officials warn Michael could be ‘most destructive storm to hit region in decades’
- What Nate Silver’s Worried About (“Talking to the FiveThirtyEight forecaster about the midterms, 2020, and the New York Times’ election coverage.”)
- House Republicans distort and dissemble in slashing TV ads (“Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger spent nearly a decade fighting terrorists as an undercover CIA officer. But to hear Republicans tell it, she harbors terrorist sympathies.” This is sick, warped s***. Dave Brat is one culprit. Barbara Comstock is another HUGE one, with almost every word of her ads being lies.)
- Trump takes credit for ending nonexistent violent crime wave (“Fake news.”)
- Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh, falsely claims he was ‘proven innocent’ (Disgusting as usual from the sexual predator “president”)
- Taylor Swift endorses Democrat, enrages Nazis (“‘Aryan goddess’ no more.”)
- Is Trump Driving Women Away From the GOP for Good? (“Female voters have slowly drifted away from the Republican Party for decades. Under Donald Trump, that trend has accelerated.” It astounds me that any woman, or any man with compassion or sense, would vote Republican.)
- The Trump-Murdoch merger continues as Hope Hicks heads to Fox (The Trump administration is basically indistinguishable from Fox “News”)
- The press helped build Donald Trump’s lie; now it has to reckon with that (Yep, thanks a LOT Chris Cillizza, Chuck Todd, etc.)
- The Authoritarians Are on Parade, All Over the World (“The unthinkable is becoming the normal—even in the European Union.”)
- What Sarah Palin Saw Clearly (“Her 2008 vice-presidential run—built on divisive, personality-driven populism—was a harbinger of things to come.”)
- The 6 Most Progressive Ballot Initiatives Of 2018 (“Voters could establish universal health care for the elderly, improve police accountability and pass the country’s first carbon tax.”)
- Kavanaugh confirmation impacting Wexton, Comstock race (The headline claims something that isn’t really explained in the article. Lame.)
- emocrat Wexton leads Rep. Comstock by 12 points in northern Va. district, survey finds
- Dave Brat is Fiddling While the World Gets Hotter
- Far-Right Virginia State Senator, Dave Brat Supporter, Lets Her Inner Theocrat Out; Outraged Comments Ensue (“His plan was Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve”)
- VA05 Far-Right “Freedom Caucus” Wannabe Denver Riggleman Declares, “I do not believe healthcare is a basic human right.”
- Riggleman, Cockburn spar in penultimate 5th District debate (Another neutral headline from the corporate media, instead of saying that one candidate – Riggleman in this case – said crazy, extreme things.)
- Video: Pointing to Skipped Vote on Opioid Crisis, Prince William County Mom Says Corey Stewart Is ‘Dangerous’ In New Kaine Campaign TV Ad
- With new ad, Kaine punches back at Republican challenger (The corporate media loves portraying political campaigns as “fights,” “horse races,” etc. So dumb.)
- Senate candidate Stewart predicts ‘red tide’ (That’s very appropriate, as a “red tide” of course means death and destruction and misery.)
- Controversial Candidate In Virginia Senate Race Could Affect House’s Balance Of Power (The media also loves using anodyne, non-descriptive, value-neutral, wimpy words like “controversial” instead of “demagogic” or “xenophobic” or whatever.)
- Constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot deal with tax breaks for military families, homeowners in flood-prone areas
- Slimmed-down McEachin dealing with non-life-threatening medical condition (Behind the RTD’s draconian paywall, but let’s just say I’m wishing Donald McEachin well!)
- Richmond City Council rejects Confederate monument resolution, signs off on tax break for Manchester developers (“For the second time in 10 months, a majority of Richmond City Council members have signaled that they do not want the authority to determine whether the Confederate statues lining Monument Avenue should stay or go.”)
- Sen. Kaine Discusses State of Democracy at UVA Center for Politics
- Debate over whether Democrats should gain from redistricting heads to court
- Opinion/Editorial: Gov. Northam gets tough on redistricting (Yep, typical “both sides” b.s. from the corporate media. So predictable.)
- Postal workers picket in Hampton to oppose privatization
- A serial air polluter in Hopewell gets two more violations from DEQ
- Michael is a Hurricane; Remnant Could Affect Virginia Thursday
- Summery through tomorrow, rainy Thursday then an autumnal weekend
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