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Pres Trump on a tear on Fox. He says Black Lives Matter is a “Marxist group” & that it’s wrong for the group to have gained “respectability.” He is bashing athletes for kneeling during the anthem. “If I’m wrong, I’m going to lose an election. OK? And that’s OK with me,” he says.

Gujarat: Heeraben, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, watched the live telecast of 'Bhoomi Poojan' of #RamTemple  earlier today, at her residence in Gandhinagar.

The death toll from the #Beirut  explosion rose to at least 100. At least 4,000 were wounded. Many are still missing, including people thrown into the sea by the blast. Families went to the port looking for relatives, and workers are still looking for people under the rubble.

Demolition Men Do Not Build Nations, They Destroy Them My piece on what August 5 means for India via @thewire_in 

BREAKING: Some lockdown restrictions have been put on the Aberdeen area once again following the continued growth of a coronavirus cluster linked to pubs. Latest -

After Spitting Image releases the first pictures of its new Boris Johnson puppet, the Kremlin says they’ve had theirs up and running for over a year.

@LindseyGrahamSC  knew what he was. @marcorubio  knew. @tedcruz  knew. @senatemajldr  knew. @GOPLeader  knew. They let him in anyway. And now #TrumpTheSnake  has bitten us all. RT to spread their shame. Vote Blue to sweep them all from office.

Adam's wife is a contact tracer. As part of her job to find contacts of those with Covid-19, she’s made two phone calls since May. Neither of the calls were successful. Nevertheless, she’s just been offered overtime. @mrjamesob 

Karnataka: AC Gurumurthy, an artist from Bengaluru creates a portrait of Lord Ram using a manual typewriter. He says,"I dedicate this portrait to Ram Temple. I hope world recognises our culture & religion." Foundation stone laying event of #RamMandir  was held in Ayodhya today.

“It's wildly irresponsible for a president to stand at the [White House] podium and spitball about an international incident like this," one former national security official said.