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What We’re Reading: Kamala Picks Walz, Importing Terrorists, Mideast War? . . . And More

Headlines and issues that caught our eye.

Who Is Far-Left Minnesota Gov. Walz, Harris’ Running Mate?

Vice President Kamala Harris names Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate — Fox News

Seven Things to Know About Radical-Left Tim Walz — Breitbart

7 Crazy Things Kamala’s Running Mate Believes — Townhall

Who is Tim Walz? — Kyle Becker, X (Twitter)

Poll: Only 17% of Americans Have Positive View Of Walz — The Hill

Walz Called Trump ‘Threat To Democracy,’ ‘Fascist,’ Shortly After Assassination Attempt — Alpha News, via X

‘Thank you!’ — Trump cheers Kamala Harris after she picks Tim Walz — New York Post

Obama adviser Van Jones: Walz picked to appease Dem ‘anti-Jewish bigots’ — CNN, via Nicholas Fondacaro, on X

Non-Democrats React To Walz Selection — Roundup By Ed Driscoll, Instapundit

Was Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Edged Off Ticket Because He Was Jewish? — The Hill

J.D. Vance: Harris ‘Listened to the Hamas Wing of Her Own Party’ in Skipping Shapiro — Breitbart

‘Border Czar’ Harris’ Border Legacy Keeps Paying (Negative) Dividends

Nearly 100 Illegal Immigrants on Terror Watch List Were Released into US Under Biden-Harris — Washington Free Beacon

Biden’s Immigration Obsession Is Harris’ Problem Now — The American Conservative

Decades Of Data Stands Behind Trump’s Claims About Illegal Immigration And ‘Black Jobs,’ Experts Say — Daily Caller

Biden-Harris Administration Freezes Immigrant Flight Program After Massive Fraud Uncovered — PJ Media

Border Patrol Agents ‘Enraged that the Harris Administration Won’t Let Them Do Their Job’ — Legal Insurrection

Is War Brewing In The Mideast?

Iran’s Khamenei Threatens Israel … and the West — The American Spectator

American soldiers ‘are hit in huge rocket attack on military base in Iraq’ – as officials make chilling prediction — UK Daily Mail

US to Deploy More Warships, Fighter Jets to Mideast as Tensions Soar — The Defense Post

What Is Really Going on in Iran While Israel Braces for Retaliation? — Ha’aretz

Iran plans to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of disaster – report — Jerusalem Post

Hezbollah Commander Warns Retaliation Strikes Will Target New Sites Deeper Into Israel — Zero Hedge

‘Green Economy’ Mania May Be Doomed

The Energy Transition Ain’t Happening: “Green” Economy In Retreat — The Manhattan Contrarian

Biden admin will ban federal government using plastic cutlery to combat climate change — NY Post

Why the ‘Green Economy’ Is Suddenly in Retreat—in EU, US, and on Wall Street — American Institute for Economic Research

Greens Against Green Energy — (charts) Steven Hayward, Powerline

Questions Grow Over Attempted Assassination Of Trump

Shocking Poll Shows How Voters Don’t Believe The Official Version Of Trump’s Failed AssassinationDailyMail.com/TIPP Poll

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Was Personally Responsible for Cuts in Security Division Responsible for Threat Assessments — Gateway Pundit

Assassination Politics and the Abrupt Advent of Kamala Harris, a Query — American Thinker

It’s Not Over: Feds Foil Iran-Linked Assassination Plot Said to Target Trump — Newsweek, via MSN 

Is Stock Market Plunge A Hiccup, Sign Of Recession, Or Worse?

Is This a Kamala Sell-Off? — Committee to Unleash Prosperity

Huge $6.4 trillion global stock market meltdown could be just the start, traders fear — UK Daily Mail

Why The Stock Market Likely Faces A Long Struggle — Investor’s Business Daily

In case you were wondering how we got the Kamala Crash — Benny Johnson, X

The Federal Reserve will not let markets dictate a rate cut — Financial Times

Google, Others Under Antitrust Assault For Ads

If You Want to Know What a Monopoly Does, Google It — Newsweek

‘Google is a monopolist’: Search giant broke antitrust laws in landmark case, judge rules — New York Post

X filed antitrust lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), and other ad leaders — Dylan Byers, X (Twitter)

Other Important Stuff . . .

BONUS: The Glorious Nights When I Had Paris All to Myself — Andrew Malcolm, Red State

Former Secret Service Chief Wanted To Destroy Cocaine Evidence — Real Clear Politics

America First Legal sues Maricopa County recorder over not removing non-citizens from voter rolls — Just The News

House Panel Expands ActBlue Probe, Calls on FEC to Help Prevent Fraud — The Epoch Times

Trump Campaign Lawyer Flips, As Arizona Prosecutors In 2020 Election Lawfare Case — CNN, via MSN

U.S. Government Still Waffling on 9/11 Plotters — American Greatness

Kamala Keeps Vowing to Repeal Tax Cuts – This Would Happen if She Does — mrcTV

 

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