*[Clarence Thomas] may have violated US law by not disclosing 38 vacations paid for by wealthy friends, ethics experts say.*

US citizens: Denounce Governor DeMentis for trying to turn the history of slavery inside out.

Italy's government, which on many issues is right-wing, approved a left-wing windfall profits tax on banks so as to cut other taxes and help people who are paying mortgages.

*After last week’s surprise coup in Niger, the Russian military group Wagner is taking advantage of the chaos and anti-French sentiment, says journalist Garé Amadou in Naimey, while ordinary Nigerians are preparing for the worst.*

July was the hottest month since records began, and was 1.5°C above the preindustrial average.

To reach that level of heat, even temporarily, shows we are coming close to disaster.