Extra, Extra

Sinwar Criminal: Hamas has selected its new political leader. It just happens to the person at the very top of Israel’s most-wanted list. Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance. (This makes negotiation less likely. Imagine telling America to negotiate with Osama bin Laden.) A lot of Americans need reminding that the key goal for an American president is to keep this thing from spreading and to protect American troops. US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say.

+ Walz Street: The stock market-driven end of the world experienced a turnaround on Tuesday. Stock markets rally after global rout. After reporting about yesterday’s tumbling, I’m gonna keep the Xanax handy.

+ Landsliding into Authoritarianism: “Analyses carried out by the opposition, academics and media organizations have offered strong evidence to suggest that the Venezuelan president lost – by a landslide – to the main opposition candidate, retired diplomat Edmundo González.” So now what?

+ An AZ Decision: “Jenna Ellis, an attorney for Trump’s 2020 campaign, is one of 18 individuals charged in April for allegedly scheming to undermine President Biden’s victory in Arizona in 2020 and deliver the state’s 11 electoral votes to Trump.” Former Trump attorney agrees to cooperation agreement in Arizona ‘fake elector’ case.

+ Ad Nausea: “Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a ‘massive advertiser boycott’ deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws.” (Why doesn’t he just cut to the chase and see if he can sue people into liking him…)