
Nets Ignore Biden Building Back Border Wall in Arizona to Stop Illegals
In another embarrassing immigration policy reversal to take things back to the way former President Trump handled them, President Biden ordered the construction of the border wall to resume or at least to fill in large gaps left in Arizona sectors that were left unfinished by his order to halt. And despite the order coming down on Thursday, the morning and evening flagship newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC blacked out border wall news.

Jaelene Daniels refuses gay pride jersey, sits out NWSL game
CARY, N.C. — North Carolina Courage defender Jaelene Daniels refused to play Friday night when the team celebrated Pride Night and wore jerseys to support the LGBTQ community.
The Courage played to a 3-3 draw with the Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Rescued puppies bring morale boost to Ukrainian soldiers
For the war-weary soldiers serving on one of the deadliest frontlines in Ukraine, Chila and Bagira have proven an unexpected lifeline.
But they are not fresh recruits nor new powerful weapons – they are puppies.
“Now we have something other than fighting to keep ourselves busy with,” Victor Yurchuk, commander of 63rd Brigade, told The Telegraph, as he held a puppy in each arm.

The Beginning of the End of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’?
Britain is closing the infamous Tavistock Centre. Finland and Sweden have radically revised their treatment guidelines. But American doctors are advertising surgeries to children on TikTok.

Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as crisis deepens
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday.
The capital, home to a fifth of the population of 11.2 million and center of economic activity in Cuba, had been spared the daily power outages of four or more hours that the rest of the island has endured for months.

No, really — What if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez runs for president?
As President Biden’s approval ratings sink and polls show many Democratic voters would prefer a different nominee in 2024, some activists are beginning to entertain long-shot options.
When it comes to unlikely-but-not-impossible scenarios, one is far more intriguing than any other: a presidential bid by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Chinese nationalist commentator deletes Pelosi tweet after Twitter blocks account
BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) – Prominent Chinese commentator Hu Xijin said on Saturday he deleted a tweet warning of military retaliation should U.S. fighter jets escort House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on any visit to Taiwan, after Twitter blocked his account.
Pelosi, number three in the U.S. line of presidential succession, after Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, signalled on Friday she was embarking on a trip to Asia.
