Trump’s burnt precious minutes with stories about his White House days, dead athlete’s penis size and now he’s burning votes
Trump aides say he sets the pace and talks as long as he wants. They don’t try to contain him – and they have put him in forums such as podcasts where his rambling ways can find a home and he won’t be subjected to a battery of questions.
Botswana ruling party walks tightrope as it prepares to defend 58 years in power with economy wonky
Just over a million people have registered to vote, according to the Independent Electoral Commission that runs elections, with the increasing unemployment rate a key issue for voters. Botswana is larger than France but has a population of just 2.5 million, with the Kalahari Desert covering large portions of the landlocked country that borders South Africa.
Rapid Support Forces go on rampage in east-central Sudan, kill over 120 – UN and doctors
The Sudanese Doctors’ Union said in a statement that at least 124 people were killed and 200 others were wounded in the town of Sariha, adding that the group rounded up at least 150 others. It called on the UN Security Council to pressure the RSF to open “safe corridors” to enable aid groups to reach people in impacted villages.
John Kelly’s comparison of Trump to Hitler exposes conspiracy of silence between US mainstream media and political class
John Kelly, a retired Marine general and Trump’s longest serving chief of staff, told the New York Times and The Atlantic in interviews published this week that when he was president, Trump made it clear that he admired Hitler and yearned for his authoritarian power.
Ugandans are losing sense of belonging, it’s now incumbent upon Museveni and henchmen to formulate policies that restore self-esteem
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni. We have recently seen dysconnectivity when people are displaced and dispossessed by people from elsewhere of by government in grand land grabbing schemes in Uganda.
Biden blasts Elon Musk for hypocrisy after published report reveals the Tesla CEO once worked in US illegally
President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation. “That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here. No, I’m serious. He...
Trump headlines Madison Square Garden rally at which vulgar, racist language by allies dominated
Elon Musk, who Trump has said he would tap to lead a new government efficiency commission, said the federal budget could be reduced by “at least” $2 trillion. Discretionary spending, including defence spending, is estimated to total $1.9 trillion out of $6.75 trillion in total federal outlays for fiscal 2024, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
‘Take back the states’: Far-right sheriffs ready to disrupt the US election if Trump loses to Harris
Today, one in four sworn law enforcement officers in the US report to a sheriff. In addition to running county jails, sheriffs and their deputies make approximately 20 percent of all arrests in the nation, according to one estimate, translating to around two million arrests every year.
Cybercrime data shows Russia, China and Iran are ‘voting’ in US election, officials move fast to expose them
A presidential candidate’s phone is hacked. A fake video falsely shows ballots burned in Pennsylvania. National security officials warn that US adversaries may incite violent protests after Election Day. These developments – all revealed in the past week – show how Russia, China and Iran have increased the pace of...
See-no-wrong, hear-no-wrong billionaire Elon Musk says Trump opponents are the real threat to democracy
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has committed more than $70 million to boost Trump in the election and, at events on behalf of his super PAC, has encouraged supporters to embrace voting early. Still, echoing some of Trump’s misgivings about the method, Musk raised his own doubts about the process. He said that, in the future, mail ballots should not be accepted, calling them a strange anomaly that got popularised during the Covid-19 pandemic and raising the prospect of fraud.
