Friday afternoon, Mike Pompeo released a statement that he will not run for President in 2024.

The release shares:

Susan and I have concluded, after much consideration and prayer, that I will not present myself as a candidate to become President of the United States in the 2024 election.

It is the simplest, and most accurate, to say that this decision is personal.  The time is not right for me and my family.  At each stage of my public service- as a soldier, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and then as Director the Central Intelligence Agency and as your Secretary of State- I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to advance America in a way that fit the time and the moment.  This is not that time or that moment for me to seek elected office again.

I can’t tell you how heartwarming and humbling it has been when strangers have told me they pray that I run to defend our nation’s Judeo-Christian heritage, our families and our country as the most exceptional in the history of civilization.  I’ve also hear those who’ve told me “you’d be crazy to run.” To the team that’s been working alongside me to prepare for a campaign, thank you.  Your work gave me the time and space to seriously consider seeking the Presidency and a real chance to earn the votes of Americans and to have had the chance to win.

For now, Susan and I have concluded that we can best serve in the roles we’ve been in before- as parents, Sunday school teachers, community leaders, and business leaders.  There remains much to do and the conservative is worthy.  This nation has given me more than I deserve- unimaginable opportunities.  My duty to return that blessing to others remains and with His help I will fulfill that obligation.

To those of you who have been praying alongside Susan and me for discernment and wisdom, thank you. Don’t stop praying- not only for Susan, Nick, Rachael, and me, but for America to remain as a beacon to those seeking life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

To those of you this announcement disappoints, my apologies. And to those of your this thrills, know that I’m 59 years-old. There remain many more opportunities for which the timing might be more fitting as presidential leadership becomes even more necessary.

Susan and I have concluded, after much consideration and prayer, that I will not present myself as a candidate to become President of the United States in the 2024 election. pic.twitter.com/hxujBzGgkI

— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) April 14, 2023

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A new Netflix docuseries from executive producer Jada Pinkett Smith, as part of the African Queens series, suggests Cleopatra’s ancestry may be African.

And though her racial makeup has been argued by historians for years, Pinkett Smith’s portrayal as African is at odds with historic study of the Egyptian Queen.

Queen Cleopatra

Historical (1 AD): Netflix (2023): pic.twitter.com/l4HIOSdbTy

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 14, 2023

this is what afro-centrics claim egyptians looked like: pic.twitter.com/VaAvPeJ2ah

— mars ♡ (@uregyptianmommy) April 13, 2023

this is what we actually looked like: pic.twitter.com/xAHi8BzCOJ

— mars ♡ (@uregyptianmommy) April 13, 2023

The official Netflix trailer:

Netflix shares:

With African Queens, a new docuseries from executive producer Jada Pinkett Smith, audiences get to learn about the fearless, captivating lives of queens who were likely not part of their Western academic curriculum. The latest installment features one of history’s most famous, powerful and misunderstood women: Queen Cleopatra. Though Cleopatra’s life has been the subject of much debate and lore, the new series hopes to reassess this part of her fascinating story — including her love life — in a brand new way, and also highlight one of Cleopatra’s strongest weapons: her intellect.

“This particular project went through many different machinations, but it started with Willow… I really wanted to represent Black women,” Pinkett Smith tells Tudum. “We don’t often get to see or hear stories about Black queens, and that was really important for me, as well as for my daughter, and just for my community to be able to know those stories because there are tons of them! The sad part is that we don’t have ready access to these historical women who were so powerful and were the backbones of African nations.”

Who plays Queen Cleopatra?

In the series, Queen Cleopatra is played by Adele James (Casualty). The creative choice to cast a biracial actor to play Cleopatra is a nod to the centuries-long conversation about the ruler’s race. During the time of her reign, Egypt’s population was multicultural and multiracial. Cleopatra’s race was unlikely to be documented, and the identities of her mother and paternal grandparents weren’t known. Some speculate she was a native Egyptian woman while others say she was Greek.

“Given that Cleopatra represents herself as an Egyptian, it seems strange to insist on depicting her as wholly European,” says Sally Ann Ashton, an expert who was interviewed in the series. “Cleopatra ruled in Egypt long before the Arab settlement in North Africa. If the maternal side of her family were indigenous women, they would’ve been African, and this should be reflected in contemporary representations of Cleopatra.”

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