(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Cartoon Cut-ups: STOMP! [1] ['Native Born Earthling', 'Chitown Kev', 'Alan Singer'] Date: 2026-07-23 After referring to the nations of the African continent as ‘shithole countries’, and permitting US immigration only for White Afrikaners, United States resident Donald Trump ‘wants to help’. (That is, he wants to help Putin, whose ‘Africa Corps’ Wagner Group is having problems controlling the mess they’ve made in Africa.) Almost eight years later, Trump confirms he used the phrase ‘shithole countries’ CNN “Remember I said that to the senators that came in, the Democrats. They wanted to be bipartisan. So they came in. And they said, ‘This is totally off the record, nothing mentioned here, we want to be honest,’ because our country was going to hell. And we had a meeting. And I say: Why is it we only take people from shithole countries, right? Why can’t we have some people from Norway, Sweden – just a few – let us have a few. From Denmark – do you mind sending us a few people? Send us some nice people, do you mind? But we always take people from Somalia. Places that are a disaster, right? Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime.” Wagner’s Remnants Are Running an Opioid Empire in the Central African Republic. Wall Street Journal Jul 11, 2026 — Remnants of the Russian mercenary group Wagner have established a drug empire in the Central African Republic based on the painkiller tramadol. How armed group alliances are reshaping Mali’s conflict Al Jazeera 2 days ago — Since replacing the Wagner Group as Moscow’s principal military presence in Mali, Africa Corps has become an increasingly important partner for the Malian army. Mali insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed Reuters 3 days ago — Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend, ​and a source close to the rebels said more ‌than 50 soldiers and allied Russian fighters were killed and others taken hostage. Coups and Other Irregular Leadership Changes Council on Foreign Relations 14 hours ago — Research has repeatedly shown that iron-fist repression alienates populations and drives support toward armed groups—a lesson recent coup leaders have ignored by turning to the heavy-handed Russian Wagner Group/Africa Corps in a so far unsuccessful bid to suppress jihadi and insurgent groups. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/23/800074219/community/cartoon-cut-ups-stomp/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/