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Screencap of Twitter/X video. Kamala Harris on Saturday blasted President Trump for ordering Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro’s capture, calling the move “unlawful and unwise,” which backfired when X users clobbered her in the replies. “Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable,” Harris said in a lengthy X post. She further accused the President of lying to Americans, as well as “putting troops at risk, spending billions, destabilizing a region, and offering no legal authority, no exit plan, and no benefit at home.” Conversely, Joe Biden in 2020 attacked Trump, saying he “admires thugs...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday evening condemned the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, calling the operation both “unlawful” and “unwise.” In a lengthy post on X, Harris acknowledged that Maduro is a “brutal” and “illegitimate” dictator but said that President Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela “do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable.” “Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable,” Harris wrote. “That Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator does not change the fact that this action was both unlawful and unwise. We’ve seen...

One of the classic definitions of antisemitism is insisting on one standard of morality and/or legality for the Jewish people, but a very different one for everyone else. For example — and I’m pulling this silly, unrealistic example out of a hat — if an American politician vowed to arrest the duly-elected Israeli leader but decried the arrest of the illegitimately elected Venezuelan leader, your Antisemitism Detector should start beeping. Especially when the Venezuelan leader was a wanted fugitive under American law — and the Israeli leader was not. Welcome to the manic mind of New York City Mayor Zohran...

Back in the ever changing conditions at Camp Covid-19 the prison for everyone and that reminds me of a television series I watched 50 years ago..... The "crisis" has given plans of our rulers to ban cars in cities a big push forward.... The coronavirus stats are out in full with Worldometers putting out the Saturday number as 43,851 nationwide with 6,079 in Texas a record number for one day in that state..... North Korea's Bluff And Bluster For The 70th Anniversary of the Korean War And The "Health" Of Kim Jong Un..... Newsdump Update: Phoenix Church And Air Filtration...

Khloe Kardashian is ending her marriage to Lamar Odom. The 29-year-old reality TV star filed for divorce from her NBA player husband on Friday in Los Angeles, according to multiple reports. TMZ reports that Kardashian cited "irreconcilable differences" in the divorce documents. She also reportedly asked the judge to drop "Odom" from her name and is not asking for spousal support. The news comes after months of speculation about trouble in the couple's marriage, amid reports of Odom's drug use and infidelity, a one-day stint in rehab in September and a DUI arrest in August (he pleaded no contest Monday...

Ethno-religious violence in Islamic MaliBackground: Mali is 90% Muslim, the ethnic Manding are in the majority.[1] ... Mandinka by ethnicity. King Keita (1210-1260 A.D) introduced Islam in the Malian Empire, and by the turn of the 13th century, Mali was one of the first African states (South of the Sahara) to embrace Islam. King Keita was later succeeded by his grand nephew Mansa Musa (1312-1337). King Musa was a devout Mandingo Muslim, and it was under his rule that Mali became the first country in Africa to make Islam a state religion. He built several mosques as well as Islamic...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is an admirer of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama -- even though she has not yet met him in person. Asked at a news conference on Wednesday what she thought of Obama, Merkel responded: "I would say that he is well-equipped -- physically, mentally and politically." Obama is due to meet with Merkel for about an hour on Thursday morning and will later give a speech on transatlantic relations at the "Victory Column" in Berlin's Tiergarten park. Merkel objected to initial plans by the Obama campaign to hold the speech at the Brandenburg...

BBC NEWS ARTICLE STATES: "Kenya unveils coalition cabinet Mr Kibaki called for politics to be set aside Kenya's president has announced a new power-sharing cabinet following a deal with the opposition to end the long-running political crisis. President Mwai Kibaki named opposition leader Raila Odinga AS PRIME MINISTER."

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has dropped her demand that Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., resign from the powerful House Way & Means Committee - in exchange for a promise from the Congressional Black Caucus that they won't campaign against her in advance of this fall's critical mid-term elections. According to a Roll Call report this week, Pelosi struck a deal with the Black Caucus in a closed door meeting last Friday to "hold off taking any pre-indictment action against Jefferson" as long as the group refrains from attacking her.