Daily Archives: 3. Oktober 2019
Thinking of you Amo @BernieSanders. We got your back!
Thinking of @BernieSanders as he recovers today. In solidarity always, my friend.
Impossible to sideline a fighter like @BernieSanders for long. Wishing you a speedy recovery Senator. Self care is an act of resistance & we’ve all got your back
Israel Election Results: Netanyahu Considers Snap Primary to Dispel ‚Rebellion Illusion‘; Likud Rival: I‘m Ready
The party‘s central committee will meet Thursday to discuss advancing the primaries.
Israel Election Results: In Netanyahu‘s Party, Assassins Never Get to Sit on the Throne
Gideon Sa‘ar is gunning for the top spot in Likud – and the premiership. But can he do it in a party where loyalty is the key to succession?
Jane Sanders: ‚Bernie is up and about‘ after hospitalization
“Yesterday, he spent much of the day talking with staff about policies, cracking jokes with the nurses and doctors, and speaking with his family on the phone,” she said. “His doctors are pleased with his progress, and there has been no need for any additional procedures.
“We expect Bernie will be discharged and on a plane back to Burlington before the end of the weekend. He‘ll take a few days to rest, but he‘s ready to get back out there and is looking forward to the October debate.”
Unmut im U-Ausschuss
„Wir warten bis heute auf den Zugang zu Daten von Amris Handy.,“ sagt die Grünen-Obfrau im Untersuchungsausschuss, Irene Mihalic.
Methane, Ammonia on Mars? Mariner 7 Sees Hint of Life
(8.August 1969)
Pimentel´s evidence was from an infrared spectrometer, designed to detect elements by measuring their radiation.
Is there methane on Mars?
(2011)
The first discovery of methane on Mars was announced in 1969 at a press conference by the Mariner 7 Infrared Spectrometer (IRS) team just two days after the flyby.
Cassini Tastes Organic Material at Saturn‘s Geyser Moon
(26.03.2008)
The Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer saw a much higher density of volatile gases, water vapor, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, as well as organic materials, some 20 times denser than expected. This dramatic increase in density was evident as the spacecraft flew over the area of the plumes.
Low-mass nitrogen-, oxygen-bearing, and aromatic compounds in Enceladean ice grains
Previous analyses inferred three different spectral types of Enceladean ice grains (Postberg et al. 2008, 2009a): Type 1 represents grains of almost pure water ice, Type 2 shows features consistent with grains containing significant amounts of organic material, and Type 3 is indicative of salt-rich water ice grains.
Organic compounds have been found on Saturn‘s moon Enceladus
Before NASA‘s Cassini mission studied Saturn and its moons for 13 years, beginning in 2004, Enceladus held many secrets. Cassini revealed that there was a global ocean between the moon‘s icy crust and its rocky core.
Although the Cassini mission ended in a blaze of glory when it disintegrated in Saturn‘s atmosphere, surprises from the data it collected will be released for years to come.
Nach WTO-Urteil zu Airbus: USA kündigen Strafzölle gegen EU-Importe an
Die US-Regierung hat Strafzölle auf Flugzeuge und andere EU-Importe angekündigt. Die Entscheidung fiel einige Stunden nachdem die Welthandelsorganisation WTO im Streit um Airbus-Subventionen den USA Recht gab.
Putin hails Jordan’s role for Russia in the Middle East
Jordan is a major partner of Russia in the Middle East, President Vladimir Putin said at talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday.
Und jetzt? Drei Szenarien für die nächste Regierung
Die nächste Regierung kann ÖVP-FPÖ, ÖVP-Grüne oder ÖVP-SPÖ lauten. Wofür stünden diese Koalitionen? Was würden sie für Linke, Zivilgesellschaft, NGOS und Bewegungen bedeuten? Vier mosaik-RedakteurInnen blicken hinter Wahlkampfansagen und Taktikspiele.
Ahead of pilgrimage, Iran border crossing closed due to Iraq unrest
A senior Iranian pilgrimage official told state television that the Khosravi border crossing was closed, but other crossings were open ahead of the pilgrimage in the southern Iraqi city of Kerbala.
Thanks for all the well wishes. I‘m feeling good. I‘m fortunate to have good health care and great doctors and nurses helping me to recover.
None of us know when a medical emergency might affect us. And no one should fear going bankrupt if it occurs. Medicare for All!
Did Bernie Sanders Have a Heart Attack?
Based on the information his campaign has released, this scenario seems to be what happened to Bernie Sanders on Tuesday evening. Without a close look at Sanders’ medical chart, it’s impossible to make a definitive diagnosis, and I have not reviewed the details of his case other than what has been reported to the media by his campaign. But even the scant information we have—that he had stents inserted overnight following an acute cardiac episode—is enough to be able to say: This was very likely a heart attack.
Tucker: Left wanted to impeach Trump before he was even elected
Oct. 02, 2019 – 3:49 – Nancy Pelosi claims she never considered impeachment until whistleblower complaint.
Schiff Got Early Account of Accusations as Whistle-Blower’s Concerns Grew
Mr. Trump, who has focused his ire on Mr. Schiff amid the burgeoning Ukraine scandal, wasted no time in trying to use the revelation about the whistle-blower’s attempt to alert Congress to try to denigrate his complaint. In a news conference in the East Room of the White House after this article was published, Mr. Trump called it a scandal that Mr. Schiff knew the outlines of the whistle-blower’s accusations before he filed his complaint.
Whistleblower spoke to Schiff aides before filing complaint
The revelation that Democrats had spoken to the whistleblower, whose identity is not publicly known, added a new detail to the sequence of events surrounding the complaint. It could explain why Schiff quickly sounded alarm when the acting director of national intelligence withheld the complaint from Congress last month.
‚We‘re not fooling around‘: Pelosi and Schiff stand firm as Trump fumes
Elijah Cummings, the chair of the House oversight committee, revealed that it would issue a subpoena to the White House if it failed to hand over documents on contacts with Ukraine by Friday.
“I do not take this step lightly,” Cummings said, saying the White House had stonewalled on demands for cooperation for several weeks.
The ‘deep state,’ Trump’s go-to enemy, fights back
President Trump has spent nearly three years trying to bend the vast federal bureaucracy to his whims and demands, pushing out dissenters at the top levels while molding a Cabinet that caters to his obsessions as well as his political agenda.
The whistleblower complaint that helped launch the impeachment storm engulfing Washington is the starkest example yet that Trump has not prevailed.
At least some of the civil servants who make government work — law enforcement officials, intelligence operatives and others he derisively calls the “deep state” — are fighting back.
Deepfakes: Is This Video Even Real? | NYT Opinion
In the video Op-Ed above, Claire Wardle responds to growing alarm around “deepfakes” — seemingly realistic videos generated by artificial intelligence.
Keanu Reeves in Forest Gump Deep Fake
I hope you didn‘t think I was done with Forest Gump or Keanu Reeves. Round 2!
Breitscheidplatz-Anschlag: BND besitzt bislang unbekanntes Amri-Video
Das Drohvideo soll dem BND von einem ausländischen Geheimdienst übermittelt worden sein. Um welchen Dienst es sich handelt und wann dieser an die Aufnahme gelangte, dazu wollte sich der BND nicht äußern. „Wir möchten darauf hinweisen, dass sich der Bundesnachrichtendienst zu operativen Aspekten seiner Arbeit und etwaigen Erkenntnissen grundsätzlich nur gegenüber der Bundesregierung und den zuständigen geheim tagenden Gremien des Deutschen Bundestages äußert“, so eine Sprecherin der Behörde.
Kolumbien: Präsident Duque blamiert sich bei UNO mit Bilder-Fake gegen Venezuela
Die Fotos sind demnach nicht in Venezuela sondern in Kolumbien aufgenommen worden, stellten die kolumbianische Zeitung El Colombiano und die Agence France-Press (AFP) richtig. Die Bilder sind Teil eines Dossiers, das Duque UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres überreicht hat. Das 128-seitige Dokument belege, so Duque, „die Komplizenschaft von [Venezuelas] Präsident Nicolás Maduro mit den Terror-Kartellen, die die kolumbianische Bevölkerung angreifen“.
OAS General Secretariat statement on the situation in Peru
The GS/OAS also considers it desirable for the parties to make gestures that favor calm in the face of the crisis. It is essential that the public is not exposed to violence in a context of conflict and political fragility seen in recent months through different points of possible escalation of sectoral conflicts that, although they are outside the current crisis, could further complicate the situation.
How Venezuela defeated Washington’s coup attempt at the United Nations
Since January, the US has pressured countries to revoke Venezuela’s status at the United Nations, converting the international body into a battleground for the country’s sovereignty.
“[Nicolas] Maduro is and will remain the legitimate president of Venezuela, by the people’s sacred right to self-determination,” Rodríguez announced before the General Assembly moments after her arrival.
As Rodríguez took the floor, a modestly sized group of representatives from US-allied countries walked out of the hall, in a display of opposition to her presence. The walk-out recalled scenes from diplomatic meetings from Vienna to Geneva in the months following Washington’s move to recognize Guaidó as Venezuela’s president in January.
Diplomats walk out in protest as Venezuela attempts to fill UN General Assembly with supporters
(30.09.2019)
In a week when President Trump and his administration placed the spotlight on the humanitarian crisis brought on by Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, a number of diplomats led by the U.S. walked out Friday during a speech by Maduro‘s vice-president, Delcy Rodriguez.
The walkout came as a note from the Venezuelan mission claimed the United States and partners were planning a vote at the General Assembly to prevent the representative of the Caracas regime from speaking.
Following Grayzone exposé, top Venezuelan coup official Ricardo Hausmann is forced to resign
(27.09.2019)
Hours before an expected vote at the United Nations General Assembly on the legitimacy of Venezuela’s Maduro-led government amidst a US-led coup, a senior official of Juan Guaidó’s coup regime was forced to resign from his position.
Economist Ricardo Hausmann stepped down from his post at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) following an exposé by The Grayzone’s Anya Parampil of his conflicts of interest and opaque financial practices.
Read in Full: Boris’s New Negotiation Position
Boris has finally presented his detailed proposals to abolish the Backstop in a letter to the EU. The ERG and DUP are behind the proposals, now over to Varadkar…
Read the proposals in full below…
Brexit-Verhandlungen – Juncker sieht „positive Fortschritte“
Der von Brüssel geforderte Schutz des Europäischen Binnenmarkts vor Produkten, die nicht den EU-Standards entsprechen, läge in der Hand des nordirischen Regionalparlaments.
Die Volksvertreter dürften künftig alle vier Jahre darüber entscheiden, ob sich der britische Landesteil an europäischen oder an britischen Standards orientiert. Nach dem Willen Londons soll sich die Europäische Union gleichzeitig verpflichten, in keinem Fall Kontrollen an der Grenze durchzuführen.
Boris Johnson says no to customs union and yes to single market for Northern Ireland, writes Robert Peston
Boris Johnson‘s new Brexit offer to the EU comprehensively rips up the backstop agreed by Theresa May – but it contains one proposal that may upset some Brexiter purists, namely that Northern Ireland should more-or-less remain in the single market for goods, food and agricultural products, subject to rules set by Brussels.
Peruvian vice-president resigns as interim president and supports general election
Ms Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, is in jail awaiting trial for allegedly accepting illegal funds from Odebrecht.
The president also argued that Congress‘s appointment of a new judge to the constitutional court would interfere with his efforts to stamp out corruption. Among other things, the court is soon due to decide whether to free Keiko Fujimori from pre-trial detention.
Parlament in Peru wollte Präsident Vizcarra stürzen. Dann kam der Gegenschlag
Der Präsident hat nach Artikel 134 der Verfassung das Recht, das Parlament aufzulösen, nachdem es ihm mehrfach die Vertrauensfrage verweigert hat. Beobachter gehen daher davon aus, dass die rechte Parlamentsmehrheit – vor allem Anhänger des ehemaligen Machthabers Alberto Fujimori – den Eklat mit der wiederholten Verweigerung der Vertrauensfrage bewusst herbergeführt haben.
Wenige Stunden nach der Auflösung votierte die Kongressmehrheit daher für die Suspendierung Vizcarras für zwölf Monate wegen „vorübergehender Arbeitsunfähigkeit“.
Generalstabschefs von Korea, USA und Japan führen Gespräche
Das Treffen wurde anlässlich der Teilnahme von Park und Yamazaki an der Vereidigungszeremonie Milleys am Montag von den USA arrangiert.
Es war das erste Treffen zwischen den Spitzenmilitärs der drei Staaten, nachdem Südkorea Ende August die Beendigung des Abkommens mit Japan über den Austausch von Militärinformationen (GSOMIA) beschlossen hatte.
China‘s research vessel returns to Qingdao after completing Arctic expedition
They also conducted marine surveys in the eastern Bering Sea and the northern Pacific Ocean, expanding China‘s exploration of the Arctic and beyond.
Islamist insurgent attack in Somalia repelled
Cameras picked up two white trucks carrying bombs and fighters to Somalia’s most secure military base, home to US Special Forces, foreign trainers and Somali Special Forces they mentor. … The second truck was hit by a US air strike. The explosion captured on video footage was provided to Reuters.
US Reopens Embassy in Somalia After 28 Years
The announcement coincided with the conclusion of Somali Partnership Forum, a two-day meeting between Somali leaders and international community held in Mogadishu for the first time.
Somalia urged to set timelines to deliver set priorities by 2020
James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia who spoke at the ongoing Somalia Partnership Forum (SPF) in Mogadishu, called for concerted efforts to tackle existing challenges to pave way for their delivery.
„This Somalia Partnership Forum now offers an opportunity to chart a course forward for the next 12 to 15 months, with clearly defined priority objectives and timelines,“ Swan told participants from 50 countries on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the UN mission (UNSOM).