Daily Archives: 22. Februar 2020


22.02.2020 - 22:39 [ CNN ]

The public is helping us see Jupiter like it‘s never been seen before

„We do not have a formal imaging science team on Juno, so we have turned to the public to help us out,“ says Candice Hansen-Koharcheck, Juno co-investigator responsible for JunoCam.
The amateur astronomy community assists with planning, she explains, determining when JunoCam should photograph the planet and where. Once images are sent back to Earth, the public has access to raw data, which, with a little photo editing know-how, have been processed into some of the most stunning images yet seen of Jupiter.

22.02.2020 - 20:26 [ Political Polls / Twitter ]

.@FiveThirtyEight Forecast on early and super Tuesday states ____ has the best chance of winning:

Sanders:
Nevada
California
Texas
NC
Virginia
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Colorado
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Utah
Maine
Vermont

Biden:
SC
Alabama

Klobuchar:
Minnesota

Bloomberg:
Arkansas

22.02.2020 - 20:19 [ thehill.com ]

Rivals worry Sanders building ‚insurmountable‘ Super Tuesday lead

Over the past week, Sanders drew about 50,000 people to rallies in North Carolina, Texas, Colorado, California and Washington, punctuated by a massive event in Tacoma, Wash., which drew 17,000 people.

Sanders has opened up polling leads in California and Texas, the two biggest states to vote on March 3, and his small-dollar fundraising apparatus is steamrolling the competition.

22.02.2020 - 20:00 [ teleSUR ]

Brazilian Landless Rural Workers Mov.: Our Hope Is on Lula

Rosana Fernandes, head of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil, acknowledged that former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the only one who „has the leadership“ to stand up to the current administration of Jair Bolsonaro.

22.02.2020 - 19:32 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Uruguay: Wird Immunität von Ex-General wegen Vertuschung von Morden aufgehoben?

Dem von Uruguays Präsident Tabaré Vázquez unehrenhaft entlassenen früheren Chef der Streitkräfte, Guido Manini Ríos, der am 1.März sein Amt als Senator antreten wird, soll die Immunität entzogen werden.

22.02.2020 - 19:26 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Venezuela: Internationale Unterstützung von Guaidó scheint zu bröckeln

Trump hatte vor wenigen Wochen noch Guaidó zu seiner Rede zur Lage der Nation vor dem Kongress eingeladen und dabei weitere Unterstützung für ihn zugesagt. Es stellt sich aber seit Längerem schon die Frage, wie viel davon in der Realität noch übrig ist, nachdem es Guaidó nach nun bereits mehr als einem Jahr nicht vermocht hat, tatsächliche Macht an sich zu ziehen.

22.02.2020 - 19:12 [ theIntercept.com ]

Leaked Reports Show EU Police Are Planning a Pan-European Network of Facial Recognition Databases

According to leaked internal European Union documents, the EU could soon be creating a network of national police facial recognition databases. A report drawn up by the national police forces of 10 EU member states, led by Austria, calls for the introduction of EU legislation to introduce and interconnect such databases in every member state. The report, which The Intercept obtained from a European official who is concerned about the network’s development, was circulated among EU and national officials in November 2019. If previous data-sharing arrangements are a guide, the new facial recognition network will likely be connected to similar databases in the U.S., creating what privacy researchers are calling a massive transatlantic consolidation of biometric data.

22.02.2020 - 18:53 [ theGrayzone.com ]

Turkey, US protect Al Qaeda in Idlib and worsen Syria’s suffering

Idlib is facing a humanitarian disaster as hundreds of thousands flee a Syrian and Russian military campaign to retake the province from militant rule. Overlooked in Western coverage of the crisis is that Idlib is mostly controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebranded affiliate of Al-Qaeda — and that Turkey, with U.S. backing, has intervened to keep the extremist group in place.

Guest: Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector and Marine Corps Intelligence Officer.

22.02.2020 - 18:47 [ theIntercept.com ]

Intercepted Bonus: Inside the Secretive Court at Guantanamo Bay as CIA Torture Architect Testifies

During this hearing, the architect of the CIA’s torture program, Dr. James Mitchell, was brought to the war court as a witness. This was the first time that Mitchell appeared in open court. Williams describes her reporting trip, Mitchell’s testimony, and how the legacy of CIA torture has impacted the 9/11 case for nearly eight years.

22.02.2020 - 18:39 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

The Myth Of The Moderate Democrat: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

There is no such thing as a moderate mainstream centrist. There is nothing moderate about an ideology of endless mass military slaughter abroad and ever-tightening authoritarianism and economic exploitation at home. These people are violent extremists. They’re ISIS with nukes.

22.02.2020 - 18:32 [ The Hill / Youtube ]

Krystal Ball: If Dems steal the nomination from Bernie there will be hell to pay

Krystal Ball explains how Democrats have abandoned democratic ideals.

22.02.2020 - 18:26 [ CNN ]

Nevada Democratic Party asks caucus volunteers to sign confidentiality agreements

„The wording of that agreement is very broad,“ Morrison told CNN, noting that the confidential information covered a lengthy list of business methods, practices and other information. „If I were to quote disparage the party or talk to the media without their permission, they could sue me for everything I own.“
Morrison feels the media needs to know what is happening.

22.02.2020 - 17:54 [ Jimmy Dore / Twitter ]

As predicted, they are now using Russiagate to sink Bernie, which is why it was always horrible strategy for Bernie to validate it instead of debunking it. Even in this clip he props up bogus CIA talking points WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING that they are weaponizing it against him. WTF?!?

22.02.2020 - 17:50 [ Max Blumenthal / Twitter ]

As I said in 2017 when few would listen, Russiagate would ultimately be used as a weapon against the left. This phony story spun out by the intelligence services proves my point. The tragedy is that Bernie has echoed Russia hysteria in a futile bid to mollify malign IC forces.

22.02.2020 - 17:44 [ ConsortiumNews.com ]

Apparent US Intel Meddling in US Election With ‘Report’ Russia is Aiding Sanders

Without any proof, The New York Times and Washington Post run “Russia helping Sanders” stories, and Sanders responds by bashing Russia, writes Joe Lauria.

22.02.2020 - 17:31 [ Tagesschau ]

Bundes-CDU gegen Wahl Ramelows: Zwischen Parteilinie und Realpolitik

Der gerade erst beschlossene Fahrplan zur Lösung der Regierungskrise in Thüringen steht wieder auf der Kippe: Die Bundes-CDU lehnt die Wahl eines Ministerpräsidenten von der Linkspartei mit Stimmen der Christdemokraten ab.

22.02.2020 - 17:29 [ MDR ]

Hauptmann: Erkenne meine CDU nicht wieder

MDR-Ticker 22.2.2020

„Ich erkenne meine CDU Thüringen derzeit nicht wieder“, twitterte der Politiker. Er werde auf keinen Fall akzeptieren, dass sich Kollegen im Landtag über einen Parteitagsbeschluss der CDU hinwegsetzen, um aus Eigeninteresse die DNA, die Glaubwürdigkeit und die Reputation der CDU infrage zu stellen.

22.02.2020 - 13:25 [ Dr. Steven W. Thrasher / Twitter ]

The myth that „nobody likes“ Senator Sanders—and that America is afraid of his Democratic socialist agenda—has got to stop. Voters are not „nobody.“ The only Dems who believe this myth are pols & pundits afraid of losing their place in the power hierarchy of the status quo.

22.02.2020 - 11:24 [ Glenn Greenwald / Twitter ]

The people who are actually Interfering In Our Elections is the US intelligence community – the CIA and friends – strategically leaking bullshit on the eve of critical elections to sway the vote against the candidates they hate. That’s illegal. And dangerously anti-democratic:

22.02.2020 - 11:20 [ Salon.com ]

10 ways the Democratic primary has been rigged from the start

(30.03.2016)

It’s not over. Far from it. The economic and political establishment, which includes the Democratic National Committee, its Wall Street and corporate backers and the major media—most of it now owned by a half dozen big corporations—have worked feverishly to turn the Democratic primary process into a coronation for Hillary Clinton.

22.02.2020 - 11:13 [ Donna Brazile / Politico.com ]

Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC

(02.11.2017)

When I was asked to run the Democratic Party after the Russians hacked our emails, I stumbled onto a shocking truth about the Clinton campaign.

22.02.2020 - 11:08 [ theHill.com ]

Clinton calls Trump ‚Putin‘s puppet‘ amid reports of Russian interference in 2020 election

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called President Trump „Putin‘s Puppet“ and claimed he „can‘t win“ without foreign help after a report this week said that intelligence officials are warning of Russian interference in the 2020 election.

22.02.2020 - 10:50 [ Spiegel.de ]

Russland mischt sich offenbar zugunsten von Bernie Sanders in Vorwahlkampf ein

US-Behörden haben der „Washington Post“ zufolge Bernie Sanders informiert, dass Russland sich in den Vorwahlkampf einmische und ihn unterstützen wolle.

22.02.2020 - 10:45 [ theHill.com ]

Bloomberg campaign hits Sanders over reports of Russian interference

Mike Bloomberg’s campaign seized on reports that Russia has sought to interfere in the 2020 election to boost the campaigns of his Democratic presidential rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and President Trump.

22.02.2020 - 10:43 [ Washington Post ]

Bernie Sanders briefed by U.S. officials that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign

The disclosure of Russian assistance to Sanders follows a briefing to lawmakers last week in which a senior intelligence official said that Russia wants to see Trump reelected, …

22.02.2020 - 10:39 [ LA Times ]

Democratic candidates scramble across Nevada on the eve of the state’s caucuses

With less than 24 hours until the balloting begins, Democratic hopefuls skittered across Nevada in a final push Friday ahead of the state’s presidential caucuses, the third contest of the 2020 campaign.

22.02.2020 - 10:37 [ theHill.com ]

The Memo: Chaos deepens among Democrats after Bloomberg‘s misfire

The party’s moderate vote is splintered among several candidates while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a democratic socialist, advances toward the nomination.

Bloomberg’s misfire means that dynamic won’t change anytime soon.

The centrists contend Sanders is too risky a candidate to run against President Trump in November — an assertion that is, of course, vigorously disputed by his supporters.

22.02.2020 - 10:30 [ Bloomberg.com ]

German Voters Get First Chance to Weigh In on Political Chaos

Germany’s political establishment was rocked earlier this month after the CDU’s chapter in Thuringia cast its lot in with the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, or AfD, to install the eastern state’s premier. The fallout sent shockwaves across the nation and was the main catalyst for Kramp-Karrenbauer’s resignation.
To add to the sense of chaos, tensions around extremist activity in Germany intensified late Wednesday, when an assailant killed 11 people, including himself, in the city of Hanau near Frankfurt.

22.02.2020 - 10:24 [ ZDF ]

Bürgerschaftswahl – Hamburg: Warum FDP und AfD zittern müssen

Nach den rassistischen Morden von Hanau hält Politikwissenschaftler Korte ein Scheitern der AfD in Hamburg für möglich. Die Partei habe die Spaltung der Gesellschaft mitbetrieben.

22.02.2020 - 02:35 [ teleSUR ]

Colombia: Teachers, Students, Truck Drivers on Demonstrations

Colombia‘s largest cities Friday are the scene of protests against President Ivan Duque performed by students, teachers, and truck drivers.