Daily Archives: 8. März 2020


08.03.2020 - 23:20 [ The United States Department of Justice ]

Department of Justice to Publish Final Rule to Comply Fully with DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005

The FBI will provide DHS with the DNA collection kits, analyze the samples, and ensure that law enforcement agencies use the results in accordance with the FBI’s stringent CODIS privacy requirements.

08.03.2020 - 23:07 [ The United States Department of Justice ]

Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Indicted on Theft of Government Property and Scheme to Defraud the United States Government

Although Edwards had left DHS-OIG in December 2013, he continued to leverage his relationship with Venkata and other DHS-OIG employees to steal the software and the sensitive government databases.

08.03.2020 - 21:00 [ Bernie Sanders / Youtube ]

Rev. Jesse Jackson Endorses Bernie for President

“I stand with Bernie Sanders today because he stood with me. I stand with him because he never lost his taste for justice with the people. I stand with him because he stands with you.” –Rev. Jesse Jackson

08.03.2020 - 20:36 [ Reuters ]

Turkish police use tear gas in Istanbul to disperse Women‘s Day crowd

“All roads leading to Taksim Square and Istiklal Street will be closed as these places are not classified as designated areas for assembly and demonstrations according to law,” the governor’s office said in a statement.

08.03.2020 - 18:49 [ Women's Day / Twitter ]

#IWD2020 is here! Let‘s all be #EachforEqual because an equal world is an enabled world #HappyInternationalWomensDay

08.03.2020 - 17:49 [ Dawn Papple / Medium.com ]

If Joe Biden Wins The Nomination But Suffers Cognitive Decline, The DNC Could Get Their Coronation Afterall

Consider how the Democrats fill vacancies on their tickets:

“Filling a Vacancy on the National Ticket: In the event of death, resignation or disability of a nominee of the Party for President or Vice President after the adjournment of the National Convention, the National Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee shall confer with the Democratic leadership of the United States Congress and the Democratic Governors Association and shall report to the Democratic National Committee, which is authorized to fill the vacancy or vacancies.”

So, to be clear, the vacancy would be decided by Tom Perez (a 2016 Clinton superdelegate), Steny Hoyer (a 2016 Clinton superdelegate), Jim Clyburn (a 2016 Clinton superdelegate), Chuck Schumer (a 2016 Clinton superdelegate), Dick Durbin (a 2016 Clinton superdelegate), and the DGA will decide on their own who will be our Democratic nominee.

08.03.2020 - 15:37 [ The Chronicle Herald ]

U.S. creates new envoy position to counter rising terrorism in Sahel

The U.S. currently has around 6,000 military personnel in Africa. Although some experts say a repositioning of forces is overdue, many U.S. officials share French concerns about relieving pressure on militants in Africa.

08.03.2020 - 15:36 [ Texas Tribune ]

Dallas County asks for Super Tuesday recount after discovering it missed some ballots

The tally of ballots had been compiled from flash drives that were turned in to the county, and the county initially believed it had received all ballots from the 454 vote centers, Pippins-Poole said in an affidavit filed with the court.

„However, it was later determined that there are ballots from 44 of the precinct scanner and tabulator machines that are unaccounted for,“ Pippins-Poole said. She could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday.

08.03.2020 - 15:29 [ @angel_felixv / Twitter ]

There are a shocking 800,000 ballots that have yet to be unprocessed in LA County Alone from Super Tuesday! #DemocraticPrimary #SuperTuesday

08.03.2020 - 15:27 [ Des Moines Register ]

‚We don‘t have time to correct every error‘: Iowa Democrats vote 26-14 to certify caucus results

(29.02.2020)

But the certification wasn‘t unanimous. Several members of the Iowa Democratic Party‘s state central committee, which acts as a governing board, argued that too many questions remain about the accuracy of the results.

The Associated Press has declined to call a winner in the race, citing „remaining concerns about whether the results as reported by the party are fully accurate.“

08.03.2020 - 14:57 [ Noga Tarnopolsky / Twitter ]

The Joint List in a gesture towards Gantz: MK @AidaTuma says „I think there‘s no need for a law of return. Whoever [Palestinian Arab citizens] wanted to return are already here.“ #boom

08.03.2020 - 14:48 [ Noga Tarnopolsky / Twitter ]

#BOOM: Gantz in message to Ayman Odeh: „We would never dare to say that the votes of 20% of Israeli citizens are worth less.“ The Joint List chairman has demanded Gantz retract his statement, copied from Netanyahu, about forming a government with a majority.

08.03.2020 - 14:45 [ Haaretz ]

Arab Party to Discuss Backing Gantz for PM, Bill Barring Netanyahu From Forming Gov‘t

The Joint List of Arab Israeli parties will meet Sunday to discuss the matter of recommending Kahol Lavan chairman Benny Gantz to form Israel‘s next government, as well as whether to back a bill that would prevent a criminally indicted candidate from receiving such a mandate.

08.03.2020 - 14:44 [ Haaretz ]

Gantz Agrees to Lieberman‘s Terms for Entering Government

„Agreed. We need to move forward,“ Gantz tweeted in response a list of demands that the Yisrael Beiteinu leader listed earlier Sunday in a Facebook post.

08.03.2020 - 14:42 [ PressTV ]

Syria reopens Damascus-Aleppo highway to traffic

Dozens of buses arrived in Aleppo province from Damascus, Homs, Hama, Lattakia and Tartous governorates as a number of buses also left Aleppo through the western entrance of Aleppo, al-Nasr roundabout and the beginning of Aleppo-Damascus highway, according to SANA.

08.03.2020 - 14:41 [ @isaiah_kb / Twitter ]

bernie isn’t really running against joe biden, a candidate who hasnt done a real rally, live fundraiser, interview, town hall, or basically any public event in days. he’s running against a media apparatus that’s given biden close to $100 million in coverage in the last 14 days.

08.03.2020 - 14:29 [ Tulsi Gabbard, candidate for President / Twitter ]

.@JoeBiden @BernieSanders I’m sure you would agree that our Democratic nominee should be a person who will stand up for what is right. So I ask that you have the courage to do that now in the face of the DNC‘s effort to keep me from participating in the debates. #LetTulsiDebate

08.03.2020 - 14:21 [ Eoin Higgins / Twitter ]

The DNC has changed the format for the next debate, where Joe Biden would have had to stand at a lectern for two hours and answer questions from professional moderators, to one where both men will be seated and answer questions from the audience.

08.03.2020 - 13:43 [ Sky News Australia / Youtube ]

Joe Biden‘s ‚confused crazy rants‘ should have discounted him years ago

Ms Panahi said it’s surprising the candidate, who is “so confused that he has trouble remembering where he is and why he’s there,” has not been discounted.

“Biden‘s cognitive issues have been evident for some time but just watch the same media who for four years have been declaring Donald Trump mentally and physically unfit for office have a collective meltdown when Biden‘s mental faculties are questioned,” she said.

08.03.2020 - 13:00 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Stop Calling It A “Stutter” :  Here Are Dozens Of Examples Of Biden’s Dementia Symptoms

It’s easy to overlook linguistic peculiarities when they’re spoken, so I made a verbatim transcript of Biden’s complete answer, exactly as he spoke it. There are no typos. Read it carefully, resisting the urge to mentally re-word it in order to make it make sense:

08.03.2020 - 12:21 [ Alexandra Petri / Washington Post ]

I just remembered Joe Biden is fine

(03.03.2020)

Please don’t show me any footage of Joe Biden saying or doing things. Or of me saying or doing things about Joe Biden, pointing out what I erroneously thought were major and obvious flaws in his candidacy. I forgot: They were not.

Biden! Obama-Biden! Obama! Doesn’t that name just fill you with confidence! Say it soft and there’s music playing! Just listen to that name and think how much you recognize it! I am endorsing him now.

08.03.2020 - 11:51 [ theHill.com ]

Rand Paul looms as wild card in surveillance fight

Paul, a libertarian-minded Republican, is pushing for broader surveillance court reforms to be included as part of any bill that reauthorizes or extends the expiring provisions of the USA Freedom Act, a 2015 law that overhauled the country’s intelligence programs.

„The time is ripe now. It’s an inflection point. You’ve got Republicans coming around to this,“ Paul said.

08.03.2020 - 11:03 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Überraschungscoup in Frankreich

Damit gilt das Gesetz zur Rentenreform nun in erster Lesung als verabschiedet. Jetzt geht der Text in den Senat und von dort wieder zurück in die Nationalversammlung.