Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is "confiscating" land and "treating certain classes of people very badly", announcing he is cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation. The US president's intervention into one of South Africa's most divisive issues was rebutted by the country's government and criticised by groups across its political spectrum. Land ownership in South Africa remains highly unequal, a legacy of white minority rule that governments have struggled to address since the first multi-racial elections in 1994. Efforts to redress this inequality have drawn criticism from conservatives globally, including the South African-born billionaire and close Trump ally Elon Musk, read more
Caroline Kennedy warned senators Tuesday about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling her cousin " now President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services " a "predator" whose victims have ranged from family members to the parents of sick children. In a copy of a letter obtained by The Washington Post and sent to lawmakers ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the former ambassador to Australia alleges that her cousin, "addicted to attention and power," has given hypocritical advice by discouraging parents from vaccinating their children while vaccinating his own children. She alleged that his "crusade against vaccination" has also served to enrich him. "I have known Bobby my whole life; we grew up together," wrote Kennedy. "It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator." read more
On Tuesday, Daniel Ball's case tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was formally dismissed after he received a full pardon from President Trump. But by Wednesday, Ball was arrested once more on a pending federal gun charge . read more
It's Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer vs. Elon Musk and David Sacks. Who you got? read more
In an escalation of discontent among the highest-profile far-right followers of Donald Trump, his former adviser Steve Bannon has called Trump's newest favorite, Elon Musk, "racist" and a "truly evil guy", pledging to "take this guy down" and kick him out of the Maga movement ... read more
I was thinking of Ray. Thanks, all.