A magat who openly threatened to start a civil war if the wrecker loses this election has apologized.

Republican leaders often say this with dog-whistles. and Americans are aware of this danger, but Republicans try to avoid admitting it clearly.

Lula has accused President Maduro of neighboring Venezuela of threatening massive violent repression if he loses the coming election.

Some of Maduro's opposition consists of right-wing rich families that used to control Venezuela and want to control it again. Like the US billionaires that back the corrupter, they are ready to attack using lies and distortions. So I can't trust them to be honest any more than I can trust Maduro to be honest.

Lula's statement gives me a basis for understanding the situation. Lula is a sincere supporter of democracy. When he accuses a president in Latin America of repression, I have confidence that he is right.

Bernie Sanders condemned the invitation of Netanyahu in Congress shortly before Netanyahu arrived.

*More than half of the tree species at Kew’s Royal Botanical Gardens are at risk of [extinction] because of climate breakdown.*

The most interesting point in the opinion of the International Court of Justice about Israel and the Palestinian territories is that it confirms that this is legally an occupation. (There have been disputes about that question.) So the treaty rules about military occupations, also described in the article, do apply.