NOW - U.S. Senate passes $740 billion "Inflation Reduction" Act.

Kamala Harris casts tie-breaking vote.

@disclosetv

>The package, as proposed by Schumer and Manchin, would raise $739 billion and authorize $370 billion in spending on energy and climate change, $300 billion in deficit reduction, three years of Affordable Care Act subsidies, prescription drug reform to lower prices, and tax reform.

Travis McMichael gets 2nd life sentence for federal hate crime conviction in Ahmaud Arbery's killing

His father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are due to be sentenced later Monday at the same Georgia courthouse on convictions of the same federal charges. All three already are serving life sentences for their convictions in state court on a series of charges related to the killing of the 25-year-old Black man, including felony murder.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/travis-mcmichael-sentenced-life-prison-federal-hate-crimes-killing-ahm-rcna41566

🇮🇹 Giorgia Meloni, the Italian nationalist leader widely tipped to win the forthcoming general election in September, calls for a naval blockade in the Mediterranean to prevent migrant boats from crossing into Italian waters.

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🇷🇺⚡Head of the Zaporozhye region at the forum "We are together with Russia" announced that he had signed an order to hold a referendum on reunification with the Russian Federation

🇷🇺🇺🇦 In the Zaporozhye region, they say that the referendum on joining Russia can be held online so as not to endanger people's lives in the context of terrorist attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In my opinion, it is necessary to boldly and openly state here that the Zaporozhye region decided to adopt the best practices of the United States and conduct voting according to advanced American standards and emphasize mail-in voting, as it was in the Biden elections in 2020. Let's see how the Democrats will criticize mail-in voting in Zaporozhye.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 After the annexation of the Zaporozhye region to the Russian Federation, Russia will have a real, full-fledged, large and juicy casus belli - part of the country's territory, more importantly, together with the administrative center of the subject of the federation, will be under the occupation of another state.

That is, yes, the logical conclusion from the successfully held Zaporozhye referendum is war.

Flawlessly launched, according to all international standards

South Africa Puts Soldiers on Standby Over Crime, Timeslive Says — Bloomberg

South Africa’s army put 200 soldiers on standby in case they’re needed to help deal with increasing incidents of unrest and violence linked to crime, Timeslive reported.

The instruction was issued after a military command council meeting last week, when generals were warned to be on high alert, the Johannesburg-based news website said, citing an Aug. 6 order by Major-General Patrick Dube, general officer commanding the army’s infantry formation. Any deployment would be in cooperation with the South African Police Service, it said.

One company of soldiers is always on standby in every South African province for possible deployment in an emergency, Timeslive said. The order is for an additional company to be ready.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-08/south-africa-puts-soldiers-on-standby-over-crime-timeslive-says?srnd=premium-africa

https://archive.ph/XfDq4

@SouthAfricaReports

SITUATION

1. The situation in the Republic of South Africa is gradually deteriorating into unrest due to criminality that is taking place within the borders. This is also exacerbated by a perceived lack of action from the security forces to combat criminality.

2. It is foreseen that the SANDF might be called to play their secondary role and in this case, it will be to support or cooperate with the South African Police Services. It is in this regard that the SA Army Infantry Formation has been ordered to go on 25-hour standby in anticipation of deploying in support or cooperation with the SAPS.

@SouthAfricaReports

The alleged leaked document from the South African National Defence Force

🇮🇹 Italy, SWG poll:

FdI-ECR: 24%
PD IDP-S&D: 23% (-1)
LEGA-ID: 13% (+1)
M5S-NI: 10%
FI-EPP: 8%
A/+E-RE: 7%
AVS-LEFT|G/EFA: 4%
Italexit-*: 3%
IV-RE: 3%
...

+/- vs. 28 July - 3 August 2022

Fieldwork: 3-8 August 2022
Sample size: 1,200

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🚨 An update on possible Imran Khan arrest:

He is set to carry out rallies & protests on 13/14th August (Independence day). The police outside his residence area is still deployed to curb that and arrest him if he doesn’t back down. Depends on how his supporters react, would be impossible to pull it off by the current regime. Still, crucial days ahead. 🔜🇵🇰

🇵🇰 Imran Khan’s chief of staff on ARY News calls for rebellion within the Pakistani military, calls on the officers to defy certain orders of the top military command.