Daily Archives: 5. Februar 2020
Griff nach der Bombe (III)
Die erneute Diskussion um einen deutschen Zugriff auf die französischen Nuklearstreitkräfte hatte zu Wochenbeginn Johann Wadephul gestartet, der für die Außen- und Militärpolitik zuständige stellvertretende Vorsitzende der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion. Wadephul hatte verlangt, die Bundesrepublik müsse „eine Zusammenarbeit mit Frankreich bei den Nuklearwaffen ins Auge fassen“
Durchbruch nach rechtsaußen
Neuer Ministerpräsident Thüringens verdankt seine Wahl der AfD. Zu deren extrem rechtem Programm gehört besonders harter Militarismus
Tausende demonstrieren gegen Kemmerich-Wahl
Einige skandierten: „Wer hat uns verraten? Freie Demokraten!“ und „Nicht mein Ministerpräsident!“ In Jena demonstrierten 2.000 Menschen in der Innenstadt. Auch in Weimar, Gotha und Ilmenau gab es Kundgebungen.
Kundgebungen in mehreren Städten: Demos gegen Kemmerich-Wahl
Die größte Kundgebung in Thüringen fand in Jena statt, wo sich nach Polizeiangaben rund 2000 Menschen versammelten.
Kundgebungen gab es unter anderem auch in Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Magdeburg und München. Die Demonstrationen hatten sich zum Teil spontan gebildet. Es gab aber auch Aufrufe von Parteien, Organisationen oder Antifa-Gruppen.
Misstrauensvotum im Parlament: Rumänische Regierung abgewählt
Sollten innerhalb von 60 Tagen zwei Versuche einer Regierungsbildung scheitern, kann der Präsident das Parlament auflösen. Dann käme es zu Neuwahlen.
Achse der Krieger
Französischer Präsident wirbt in Warschau für noch stärker militarisierte EU. »Strategische Partnerschaft« verkündet
Meet the Democrats’ Most Dangerous Digital Strategist
On February 3, 2020, the Iowa Democratic caucuses were brought to a screeching halt in part by the failure of an app produced by Shadow — the political tech company cofounded by Tara McGowan’s nonprofit ACRONYM. Below is our profile of McGowan and the risk she was taking with her unconventional model … a model now threatened by the Iowa debacle.
Tumulte bei Antrittsrede von Ministerpräsident Kemmerich
Thomas Kemmerich hat erstmals nach seiner Wahl zum Ministerpräsidenten im Thüringer Landtag gesprochen. Dabei kam es zu Tumulten.
Iowa Caucuses: The divisive Democratic operative behind Shadow, the app that broke Iowa
Democratic operatives have found a target for their anger and frustration over Iowa’s botched caucus results — Tara McGowan, the political strategist whose company is directly tied to the troublesome vote-reporting app at the center of the chaos.
Even before the Iowa mess, McGowan, a former journalist and Barack Obama campaign aide, was both one of the Democratic Party’s most in-demand leaders this cycle — and also one of its most divisive.
It‘s very likely the Iowa dem party does it again by the way. Releases more info, like 86% or some shit, and *still* has Pete leading (albeit by a tinier amount). It‘ll give him ANOTHER round of fake ‚victory‘ press.
Dan Rather: Iowa results issues undercuts confidence in electoral system
On the Iowa Democratic Party’s issues reporting results in the Caucuses, Dan Rather says “This undercuts peoples‘ confidence in our whole electoral system.“
DNC Completely Loses Public Trust In Its Primary Process On Very First Day
After a 2016 presidential primary race riddled with scandals, all of which worked against Bernie Sanders to the advantage of anointed establishment favorite Hillary Clinton, the 2020 Democratic presidential primary elections officially began with a massive scandal working against Bernie Sanders to the advantage of an establishment favorite.
The 2020 Iowa caucuses turned out to have been designed to depend on the use of a new, untested app with extensive ties to establishment insiders and to the Pete Buttigeig campaign, and because of problems using this app as of this writing we are still waiting on the full results of the election.
“More” results, not final results? What a fucking joke. #DNCisCorrupt
“More results”
„More results“
„More results“ are expected to be released in Iowa this afternoon, sources tell me, @edokeefe and @caitlinconant
‚Coding issue‘ blamed for Iowa caucus chaos as nation awaits results
As part of our investigation, we determined with certainty that the underlying data collected via the app was sound,“ Iowa Democratic Party chairman Troy Price said in a statement. „While the app was recording data accurately, it was reporting out only partial data. We have determined that this was due to a coding issue in the reporting system. This issue was identified and fixed.“
The problem with the app was that it was changing the results upon submission. It‘s very possible this was not a bug but a feature and the only thing that went „wrong“ was mucking up the permissions flow of who got to see which version of the „results.“
I know this isn‘t adding much but you can fucking believe they still haven‘t posted the full vote totals, still haven‘t explained anything about what happened, still haven‘t explained how they selected the results they did release, and still won‘t say when it will be finished?
DNC chair Tom Perez under fire for Iowa disaster, favoritism for billionaire oligarch Bloomberg
Calls for Tom Perez to step down as the head of the Democratic National Committee grew louder Tuesday in the aftermath of the Iowa caucus fiasco in which party mismanagement of the process delayed the results from Monday night‘s contest and left the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in disarray.
Stuttgart 21: Immer noch oben
Großprotest: 4.000 Teilnehmer bei 500. Montagsdemo gegen »Stuttgart 21«. Deutsche Bahn AG hält stur am Spekulationsobjekt fest
Bundeswehr: Kabinett verlängert zwei Afrika-Einsätze
Vorausgesetzt, auch der Bundestag gibt grünes Licht, wird die Bundeswehr länger in zwei Krisenregionen Afrikas bleiben.
Hey why not pretend you’re a psycho & grin like an idiot without speaking while reporters ask you about your “victory” ?
I said it at the correspondents dinner but it feels worth repeating, “Democrats can’t do anything. You’ll probably lose to a guy named Jeff Pedophile Nazi Doctor.” #IowaCaucas
Kolumbien: Streiks gehen auch 2020 weiter, Aktionsplan vorgestellt
Das nationale Streikkomitee hat auf der zweiten Nationalen Versammlung sozialer Organisationen beschlossen, wie im Jahr 2020 in Kolumbien weitergestreikt wird.
The fiasco in #Iowa is already being swept under the rug. It‘s days later and we don‘t even have final results. What a farce and an insult to the volunteers, voters, and activists who worked tirelessly. Let‘s overhaul this broken party already.
Can we sue the Iowa Democratic Party for fraud?? #IowaCaucuses2020 #IowaCaucasDisaster I am asking seriously!
Krystal Ball: Iowa was rigged, here‘s the proof
Krystal Ball criticizes the behavior of the Iowa Democratic party in releasing partial results.
SEEMS LEGIT: Watch How Pete Buttigieg ‘Randomly’ Wins Coin Toss in Iowa to Determine Who Gets Last Delegate in Tied Precinct (VIDEO)
Maybe this is how Hillary Clinton won 6-for-6 coin toss victories in Iowa in 2016?
Two days after the Iowa caucus full results have still not been published, no matter how shitty your organization is it doesn‘t take this long.
I keep checking and still no news from Iowa? WTF is going on?
So still no Iowa final numbers ? It just looks batshit crazy –
New Details Show How Deeply Iowa Caucus App Developer Was Embedded in Democratic Establishment
Acronym, which includes a hybrid model of a 501(c)4 entity that does not disclose donors and a Super PAC that does, has been a favorite for deep-pocketed Democratic donors. Donald Sussman, the founder of Paloma Partners, and Michael Moritz, a partner at Sequoia Capital, each donated $1 million to Acronym last year. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg gave $500,000. Investor Seth Klarman, once a major donor to Republican causes, gave $1.5 million to Acronym.
Is anybody gonna ask Iowa Dem Party Chair Troy Price WHAT THE ENTIRE FUCK he is doing partying w/Buttigieg folks and the CEO of the shitty app company *literally the day before* this all went down or nah?
Maker of glitchy Iowa caucus app has Democratic Party ties
But business and tax records show ACRONYM and Shadow are registered at the same Washington, D.C., street address, which belongs to a WeWork co-working location. Shadow CEO Gerard Niemira previously served as the chief operating officer and chief technology officer at ACRONYM, according to an online resume.
And on Sunday, McGowan tweeted pictures from a birthday celebration that included her husband and Troy Price, the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party.
Hoo Boy: Hillary‘s Campaign Manager Was Involved With That Disastrous Iowa Caucus App
As everyone knows by now, the Iowa caucuses on Monday were an unmitigated disaster, thanks to an app that malfunctioned, as the Iowa Democratic Party tells it. As it turns out, Robby Mook, Hillary‘s 2016 campaign manager, was tasked with vetting the app that resulted in… well… no results on Monday night. You can‘t make this stuff up.
After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump’s lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution. None of this is normal, and I will not legitimize it. Consequently, I will not be attending the State of the Union.
The state of our movement is strong.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley Boycott Trump’s State of the Union
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), two of the most prominent progressive Democrats in Congress, announced Tuesday that they would protest President Donald Trump by refusing to attend his State of the Union address.
Trump‘s entire 2020 State of the Union address
President Trump delivered his third official State of the Union address to the nation from the US Capitol, the night before the Senate is scheduled to render its verdict on his impeachment trial.
Trump’s Reality TV State Of The Union
Three years into his presidency, President Trump is still the most comfortable when he’s leaning into his previous life as a reality TV star.
Tuesday’s State of the Union address featured several staged “surprises,” meant to delight — or infuriate — Trump’s audience.
The spooks’ choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Pete Buttigieg’s list of national security endorsers
(30.12.2019)
These questions continue to loom large over the 2020 Democratic primary field: Who is Pete Buttigieg? And what is he doing here?
Seemingly overnight, the once obscure mayor of Indiana’s fourth-largest city was vaulted to national prominence, with his campaign coffers stuffed with big checks from billionaire benefactors.
Iowa Democratic Party can‘t say when the full results will be in
Price declined to weigh in on the future of caucuses or his future as state party chair.