„You broke my heart and betrayed the Left, Sen. Sanders,“ said one person. „You chose her over us,“ said another.
„What do you say to your supporters who feel betrayed,“ Stephanopoulos asked.
„What I say is it is absolutely imperative for the future of this country that Donald Trump not be elected President of the United States,“ Sanders responded.
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If America’s political institutions are slowly disintegrating, and it is plausible that they are, it is because they are held together less by rules than by norms. Rules are not always clear, but they are defined by some kind of concrete line and attached to some sort of enforcement mechanism. Norms work differently. They are a shared ethic that rule out certain kinds of behavior on ethical grounds. When they are broken, it is not all at once, but step by step, in a series of incremental, leapfrogging violations by the opposing sides.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s well-known candor was on display in her chambers late Monday, when she declined to retreat from her earlier criticism of Donald Trump and even elaborated on it.
(10.7.2016) Unless they have a book to sell, Supreme Court justices rarely give interviews. Even then, they diligently avoid political topics. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes a different approach.
These days, she is making no secret of what she thinks of a certain presidential candidate.
“I can’t imagine what this place would be — I can’t imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president,” she said. “For the country, it could be four years. For the court, it could be — I don’t even want to contemplate that.”
Man muss ja vielleicht gar nich mit der Tür ins Haus und so… durchs Fenster is höchst wahrscheinlich der bessere Plan. Unerwartet, DA rechnet keiner mit. So ähnlich funktioniert das auch bei Farben/Schwarz. Wenn man denkt: ja, jetzt, kapiert, nimmt das auf einmal ne Wendung, die war vorher gar nich abzusehen. Und dann steht man da. Alles anders. Und irgendwie doch wieder nich.
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The Pakistan government has been gradually building its diplomatic support for the Kashmiris, who have been protesting against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. At least 32 people have been killed and more than 350 wounded in the protests that erupted in the valley on July 9 following Wani’s killing.
Support for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (Afd) has fallen dramatically amid party infighting, racially-tinged criticism of Germany‘s popular national soccer team and even a local backlash over Britain‘s vote to leave the EU.
Analysts said the unexpectedly rapid implosion of the far-right AfD from 15 percent in opinion polls two months ago to a year-low of 8 percent on Wednesday could make it easier for Angela Merkel to retain power in next year‘s election.
In his June 30 inquiry, Sağlar said the SADAT International Defense Consultancy, established in the early 2000s by soldiers dismissed from the military due to “reactionary activities,” is a company close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and offers “irregular warfare training” in various fields including “intelligence, psychological warfare, sabotage, raiding, ambushing, and assassination.”
The decision, which was taken in conjunction with the United States, includes placing a THAAD battery in the Seongsan-ri region of the Seongju County, in the province of North Gyeongsang, where the air forces of South Korea have a Hawk Surface-to-Air (SAM) ballistic defense battery.
Members of the Lords, including a member of the Financial Exclusion Committee and the founder of the Big Issue, will debate the case for tackling the causes of poverty in the UK, in the House of Lords on Thursday 14 July.
Writing in the Ecologist on Tuesday, Doug Weir, who is coordinator of the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW), says that hidden within the Chilcot report is a previously classified military document setting out the UK’s rejection of any duty to cleanse Iraq of DU of unexploded ordnance (UXO).
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Gut, in diesem Fall hat es ein paar Nazis getroffen, denen heule ich jetzt keine Träne hinterher. Aber dass ausgerechnet die Merkel-Junta jetzt ein Wort wie „Hasskriminalität“ in den Mund nimmt… sorry, nee.
Germany and France want to forge closer defense cooperation in the European Union following the departure of Britain, which has „paralyzed“ such initiatives in the past, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is vetting retired Navy Admiral James Stavridis as a potential vice presidential running mate, a source with knowledge of the process told Reuters on Tuesday.
Stavridis is dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University near Boston and a former supreme allied commander of NATO.
Last week, we noted how Verizon had unveiled some new wireless data plans intended to be a competitive response to T-Mobile. In very Verizon-esque fashion, the new plans involved first and foremost raising already-industry high data prices another 17%, then scolding media outlets that called it a rate hike. The new plans also involved taking a number of ideas T-Mobile and other carriers had implemented years ago, then somehow making them worse.
However, when the 15-member Security Council starts holding informal secret ballots next week to choose a candidate to recommend to the General Assembly for election later this year, the results of those closed-door polls will not be made public.
Council members will be given a ballot for each candidate with the options of encourage, discourage and no opinion.
Leute, die bislang froh waren, wenn sie Google Maps unfallfrei öffnen konnten, holen sich die APK, informieren sich über den Installationsvorgang und installieren Pokémon Go selbstständig. Da gerät ein Weltbild ins Wanken. Früher musste ich so einen Käse immer für euch machen. Plötzlich geht es auch alleine, aha, sehr aufschlussreich! Es muss euch also nur brennend genug interessieren, damit ihr es selbst macht. Werde ich mir merken.
The JunoCam camera aboard NASA‘s Juno mission is operational and sending down data after the spacecraft’s July 4 arrival at Jupiter. Juno’s visible-light camera was turned on six days after Juno fired its main engine and placed itself into orbit around the largest planetary inhabitant of our solar system. The first high-resolution images of the gas giant Jupiter are still a few weeks away.
The U.S. military in Africa said Wednesday it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan‘s capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Damit muss der von der Polizei beschützte Hauseigentümer, das Unternehmen Lafone Investments Limited, die Räumlichkeiten bis zur endgültigen Klärung der Besitzverhältnisse wieder freigeben.
In der mündlichen Verhandlung stellte Richterin Nicola Herbst fest, dass der Hauseigentümer vor dem Polizeieinsatz am 22. Juni weder einen Räumungstitel vorgelegt noch einen Gerichtsvollzieher bei der Vollstreckung mitgebracht hatte.
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Government forces backed by allies including Lebanon‘s Hezbollah and the Russian air force advanced last week to within a few hundred meters (yards) of the only road into the rebel-held part of Aleppo, making it impassable for the several hundred thousand people living there.
The Turkish government is blocking access for independent investigations into alleged mass abuses against civilians across southeast Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today. The alleged abuses include unlawful killings of civilians, mass forced civilian displacement, and widespread unlawful destruction of private property. The government should promptly grant the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights permission to enter the area and investigate according to its standards.
Syrien versinkt seit 2011 im Chaos. Öffentliche Proteste am Rande des so genannten „Arabischen Frühlings“ eskalierten damals zu einem bewaffneten Aufstand, nachdem mehrere Menschen bei der Niederschlagung von regierungsfeindlichen Protesten gestorben waren. Ausländische Mächte hatten Präsident Assad zuvor davor gewarnt, die Proteste niederzuschlagen.
Von Beginn an spekulierten Beobachter in- und außerhalb des Landes über eine mögliche Beteiligung aus dem Ausland gesteuerter Provokateure an der Eskalation.
„Uns beruhigt, dass Staffan de Mistura, Sondergesandter des UN-Generalsekretärs, sich in der letzten Zeit vor seinen Pflichten drückt“, äußerte Lawrow am Dienstag. Er verwies darauf, dass de Mistura — statt schnellstens eine neue Runde der innersyrischen Gespräche anzuberaumen – dazu aufrufe, dass zuerst Russland und die USA unter sich eine politische Regelung in Syrien aushandeln sollten. Erst danach werde er innersyrische Verhandlungen einberufen.
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President Obama called for unity during a speech at a memorial for the Dallas police officers killed following a peaceful protest march.
Former President George W. Bush spoke on Tuesday at an interfaith memorial service for the five police officers killed while standing guard at a protest.
President Obama will speak at an interfaith memorial service this afternoon for the five police officers murdered in Dallas last week. The Vice President and First Lady are also attending the service, as is former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush.
Despite the fact that the FBI was asking for this just days before the Orlando shooting, right after it, a bunch of Senators, led by John McCain, used the opportunity to fast track that legislative change, cynically pointing to the Orlando shooting as a reason why it‘s needed (despite it having nothing whatsoever to do with that). That effort failed, but just barely — and it‘s expected to be brought up again shortly for another vote.
It should surprise nobody that the FBI is seeking even broader digital surveillance powers by changing the warrant requirements and expanding the power of national security letters. If you‘re a regular Techdirt reader, it also won‘t surprise you to learn that Senator Ron Wyden is working hard to hold the line against this kind of expansion. This week, we‘re joined by Senator Wyden to discuss what the FBI is up to and what the public needs to know about it.
Aktivisten der ukrainischen Nichtregierungsorganisation „Reanimations-Reformpaket“ haben vor dem Gebäude des ukrainischen Parlaments in Badehosen und Schwimmflossen demonstriert, wie die Nachrichtenagentur Lenta.ru am Dienstag berichtet. Sie fordern die Abgeordneten auf, ihren Urlaub nicht anzutreten und die Arbeit an Gesetzentwürfen fortzusetzen.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised downwards its GDP growth estimates for Italy in the wake of the Brexit, to below 1% in 2016 and 1% in 2017 compared to 1.1% and 1.3% in its previous forecast. Italy‘s economy is „gradually recovering“ with „modest“ growth and risks of a down turn have increased, the IMF said.
The Constitutional reform referendum, expected to be held in October or November, asks voters to say Yes or No to a reform of Italy‘s political machinery aimed at ending gridlock by turning the Senate into a regionally based body with few powers.
Raggi, handpicked by Grillo, routed Premier Matteo Renzi‘s Democratic Party‘s Roberto Giachetti last month.
Nach Algerien und dem Irak sperrt jetzt Äthiopien in diesem Jahr tagelang den Zugang zu allen sozialen Medien.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is reportedly considering a former military officer, retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, in his vice presidential search.