Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists destroyed an oil tanker traveling in international waters in the Red Sea this week, the third major commercial shipping vessel that the Islamic terror group has sunk over the last year. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES — an EU military operation in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Gulf — said in a statement that the attack on the MV SOUNION happened on Wednesday after the ship did not ask for protection. “Once the ship was attacked[,] it lost engine power and an operation was dispatched to the ship to rescue the crew,” ASPIDES said in a statement. “While approaching the area, the EUNAVFOR ASPIDES ship destroyed an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) that posed an imminent threat to the ship and the crew,” the statement said. “All on board the MV SOUNION were subsequently rescued and are being transported to Djibouti, the nearest safe port of call. The lives of seafarers and freedom on the high seas are nonnegotiable values and their protection is a key objective of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES.” The ship was carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil, the group said, noting that the situation now presents a serious “navigational and environmental hazard.” “It is essential that everyone in the area exercises caution and refrains from any actions that could lead to a deterioration of the current situation,” the statement concluded. “EUNAVFOR ASPIDES with a defensive mandate acts as a credible EU maritime security provider, with the aim to contribute to the freedom of navigation in the area of operation and the safe passage of merchant vessels.” Houthi terrorists released a video of them destroying the ship after rigging it with explosives. Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. Video released by the #Houthis seems to show the setting of explosive charges on the deck of the tanker #Sounion off the coast of Yemen in the #RedSea. At 150k tons, this tanker is almost twice the size of Exxon Valdez and the environmental damage to the region will be massive. pic.twitter.com/EfUbg5o5j9 — Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) ?⚓???‍☠️ (@mercoglianos) August 23, 2024

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The end of a Democrat convention really draws out proclamations of Historic Possibilities, and Rachel Maddow, Jake Tapper, and Stephen Colbert stood out in the gushfest. After Kamala Harris spoke, Maddow insisted you would remember where you were during this speech, at an "inflection point in history." Tapper insisted it might be the most historic speech ever, and Colbert described it as "everything we've been waiting for all week!" It's quite a contrast with how all the anchors summarized Donald Trump's acceptance speech. In Milwaukee, PBS uncorked negativity right after the speech. Amna Nawaz said the speech "veered into themes of grievance and politics and partisan issues of the past."  Co-anchor Geoff Bennett added: "The initial calls for unity quickly gave way to attacks on Democrats, to a litany of falsehoods, to a string of insults." But for Harris, Nawaz oozed she was "Speaking before a packed arena who hung on her every word and making history," and Bennett noted Harris and her running mate Tim Walz received "rapturous applause" from their fellow Democrats.   At least CNN's Scott Jennings had this message: "All the Harris pablum and platitudes aside, you can’t leave the same people in charge who’ve run the country into the ditch." On Friday morning, ABC reporter Jonathan Karl proclaimed: “This is a Kamala Harris that sounded a little bit more like Maggie Thatcher or Ronald Reagan, especially on national security, than like Bernie Sanders.” CNN analyst Elliott Williams heard Harris's speech and announced "that's Margaret Thatcher, dude!" No one should be comparing radical Kamala to Reagan and Thatcher!  The so-called "independent fact-checkers" are still aligning with the Democrats. CNN's Daniel Dale could only throw "missing context" flags at the Harris speech. Blatant falsehoods were painted as "cleverly framed" arguments. PolitiFact is on a roll against Trump, with four "Pants on Fire" attacks in the last two weeks. He's up to 197 "fiery pants" rants. Enjoy the podcast below, or wherever you take in your podcasts.   

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