Some headlines that caught our eye.

All Aboard the Impeachment Train

‘Betrayal of his oath of office’: Pelosi opens Trump impeachment inquiry — Washington Times

Dow drops more than 200 points as Democrats talk Trump impeachment — CNBC

Inconvenient Ukraine Facts

Peter Schweizer: Hunter Biden Made a Deal with China that ‘Nobody Else Has’ — Breitbart

Let’s get real: Democrats were first to enlist Ukraine in US elections — The Hill

Did Joe Biden Implicate Barack Obama in Ukraine Quid Pro Quo Scandal? — PJ Media

Election 2020

The deciding factor in 2020: Are voters willing to live with Trump’s behavior? — Andrew Malcolm, McClatchy

Bernie Sanders Proposes a Wealth Tax, Taking Aim at Billionaires — New York Times

‘Billionaires should not exist’ — Fox News

‘Way too extreme’: Some Democrats warn against moving left — AP

Climate Disasters

Message for Children About Climate Change — Scott Adams

Top-level climate modeler goes rogue, criticizes ‘nonsense’ of ‘global warming crisis’ — American Thinker

Think Globally, Shame Constantly: The Rise of Greta Thunberg Environmentalism — Reason

Socialism, Not Climate Change, Is the Real Threat — Real Clear Politics

Democrats Have Convinced Half Of Younger Voters The World Is Ending In The Next 15 Years — Hot Air

Trump At the UN

At UN, Trump slams Iran’s attack on Saudi oil fields and their ‘blood lust’ regime — CNBC

Donald Trump denounces ‘globalism’ in nationalist address to UN — The Guardian

Economy

U.S. consumer confidence plunges in September — Reuters

Fly Me to the Moon

NASA orders up to a dozen Orion spacecraft from Lockheed Martin for Moon missions — TechCrunch

George Lucas ‘didn’t hide his disappointment’ with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, says Disney CEO — CNET News

Fat of the Land

Diet report card: Americans still need to cut sugar, add healthy fat — NBC News

La La Land

Stolen car crashes into homeless camp; fleeing occupant is stabbed, police say — Los Angeles Times

Gang Lobby

Democrats Don’t Want Red Flag Laws Applied To Gang Members — Hot Air

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