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Kamala Harris today named Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP pick, just two weeks after Joe Biden declared he would not seek re-election, the latest twist in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections. he Democrats’ VP vetting process has been compressed and accelerated, normally taking place over a period of months.

July was the most hectic month for major geopolitical events in recent memory, but keep your seatbelts fastened for August. At this writing, far-right riots and looting in Southport, England  are wreaking havoc and are an early test of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership as well as underscoring the power of social media as an “engine of