The World Trade Organization’s chief has announced he is quitting more than a year before the end of his term, threatening moves to lift trade barriers and forge greater global cooperation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Daily Archives: 14. Mai 2020
Rand Paul: „Vice President Biden Is Guilty Of Using Government To Go After A Political Opponent“
Sen. Rand Paul called for acting Director of National Intelligence Rick Grenell to testify about a list of Obama administration officials, including Obama and Biden, involved in the „unmasking“ of then-incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn‘s communications after the 2016 election.
Speaking to members of the press, Paul also said he wanted testimony from the officials on the list, including James Comey and James Clapper.
‘He knew everything’: Trump demands that Obama testify in Flynn case
“Here is the concern: If you don’t have a national security reason, you’re basically spying on a political opponent,” the South Carolina Republican said on the news show.
“What is the national security reason to unmask Gen. Flynn in transition? I can’t think of one. But, I do believe, given their behavior, they’re looking to get rid of Flynn and if they used our intelligence apparatus to basically act on a political vendetta, that’s chilling to every American and would be very wrong.”
More Than a Dozen Obama Officials Requested ‘Unmasking’ That Identified Michael Flynn in Intelligence Reports
The list includes then-Vice President Joe Biden and former CIA Director John Brennan; the requests came after Russian interference in U.S. election.
Unmasking’ requests number in thousands across administrations, as pols demand details
The numbers reflect how frequently national security and intelligence officials use this tool in their work. Unmasking occurs after U.S. citizens‘ conversations are incidentally picked up in conversations with foreign officials who are being monitored by the intelligence community. The U.S. citizens‘ identities are supposed to be protected if their participation is incidental and no wrongdoing is suspected. However, officials can determine the U.S. citizens‘ names through a process that is supposed to safeguard their rights. In the typical process, when officials are requesting the unmasking of an American, they do not necessarily know the identity of the person in advance.
Burr decision sends shock waves through Senate
Burr‘s decision, which will go into effect on Friday, comes at a crucial moment for the committee. It‘s expected to vote next week on Rep. John Ratcliffe‘s nomination to be the next director of national intelligence and the committee is expected to release its final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election by the August recess.
The Science of Temperature Is Weirder Than You Think
One way to transfer energy is with electromagnetic waves. Visible light is one type of electromagnetic radiation; there’s also infrared, x-rays, gamma rays. These are all the same type of waves but with different wavelengths. And they can all transfer energy.
The Sun Has Entered ‘Very Deep’ Solar Minimum
(today)
While these things are still ongoing debates, one thing that NASA did find to happen during solar minimum was an increased number of galactic cosmic rays that reach Earth’s upper atmosphere.
Galactic cosmic rays are high energy particles accelerated toward the solar system by distant supernova explosions and other violent events in the galaxy.
The Sun‘s midlife crisis could be making it stand out in the universe
(30.04.2020)
„The solar dynamo is one of the last unsolved mysteries of solar physics,“ Reinhold says. „We don’t really know why it’s 11 years long, or how it is generated.“
Other stars also run on cycles, but theirs varies from three years to eight years.
Although the researchers aren‘t quite sure what makes the Sun so unique, they have a few possible explanations.
Is Our Sun In A 9,000 Year ‘Feeble Phase?’ Similar Stars Are Five Times More Fickle, Find Scientists
(30.04.2020)
The Sun takes 24.5 days to rotate once around their own axis; the 369 chosen all rotate once every 20-30 days.
“The speed at which a star rotates around its own axis is a crucial variable,” said Prof. Dr. Sami Solanki, director at MPS and co-author of the new paper. “The magnetic field is the driving force responsible for all fluctuations in activity.”
Teachers, students, parents protest cameras in classroom, live streaming
One of the banners protesters held was reading “school life i not a reality show.”
Protesters carried a poster reading ” We want cameras in ministers’ offices and meetings.”
Griechenland: Klassenzimmer unter Beobachtung
So soll während der Coronakrise der Unterricht auch online übertragen werden.
DEMOKRATISCHER WIDERSTAND No.5 im Druck
Unsere Wochenzeitung wird über 500.000 mal in 3 Druckereien gedruckt, in Berlin, bei Hamburg und bei Frankfurt am Main. 16 Seiten, zwei Bücher, im Berliner Format. Dank allen vielen SpenderInnen und VerteilerInnen in unserer Bundesrepublik.
Am Scheideweg der Geschichte
Die Demokratie ist die einzige Herrschaftsform, die uns die Menschenrechte garantiert. Denn in ihr ist das Volk der Souverän, niemand sonst. Sie gehört immer gegen alles verteidigt.
Damit wir nicht irgendwann, im Laufe der Geschichte, auf dieses Jahr zurückblicken und uns fragen, ob wir hätten etwas tun sollen.
„unfassbare Irreführung der Bürger“
(11.05.2020)
Es ist ein echter Skandal, dass das RKI nach wie vor bei der Schätzung der Reproduktionszahl R den Faktor der Testanzahl nicht berücksichtigt. Denn dann würde man nicht nur sehen, dass das R in Wirklichkeit im März kaum gestiegen ist, sondern auch, dass das R aktuell in Wirklichkeit weiter sinkt.
Meiner Meinung nach müsste man diese Punkte so breit wie möglich und sobald wie möglich in die Öffentlichkeit tragen. Deswegen wäre meine Bitte an Sie, dass Sie all Ihre Kontakte nutzen, um das in den Medien richtigzustellen. Ich habe bereits all meinen Medienkontakten entsprechend geschrieben.
Herzliche Grüße
Christof Kuhbandner
Prof. Christof Kuhbandner, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Pädagogische Psychologie VI. der Uni Regensburg,
Steinmeier zu Corona-Maßnahmen: „Mundschutz empfehlenswerter als Aluhut“
Fakten gegen Hetze und Hass, kritische Debatten statt Verschwörungstheorien: Bundespräsident Steinmeier setzt bei den Corona-Maßnahmen auf Vernunft und Eigenverantwortung der Bürger.
Here Lies the High Court of Justice, of Blessed Memory
They well knew that over the years, Netanyahu has repeatedly proven that he has used the seat of prime minister as a pickaxe with which to dig a tunnel to escape prosecution. They know that for years he has exploited his position to discredit, lie, deceive, incite and mock the legal and judicial authorities, to evade the arm of the law; that for at least a year and a half he has been threatening that same tribunal from which he now sought permission to return to his seat, so that from there he could continue to crush that same tribunal.
He asked for it, and he got it.
It’s as if some suicidal spirit had seized the court.
A Government of Fraud and Breach of Trust
The Likud-Kahol Lavan unity government due to be sworn in on Thursday was born in the sin of the severe crimes of bribery of which Benjamin Netanyahu is accused. This coalition was only made possible by defrauding massive numbers of voters, and even before it has been established, it has already become synonymous with the political system’s breach of the public’s trust.
Netanyahu Postpones Swearing in Government Amid Likud Discontent
As of Thursday afternoon, Netanyahu and his coalition partners haven‘t completed talks on ministerial appointments, some of which would only apply to the first half the government‘s term, before Gantz is set to take over as prime minister in a year and a half.
Long time Netanyahu loyalist and Likud MK Tzachi Hanegbi as well as Likud MK Avi Dichter, tenth in the list, decided to boycott the swearing-in ceremony given that Netanyahu did not offer them posts in the new government.
Rüstungswerften bilden Zusammenschluss
Am Ausschreibungsverfahren für das »MKS 180« hatten sich Lürssen und German Naval Yards noch als getrennte Wettbewerber beteiligt.
2Africa: New mega subsea cable to connect continent
A massive new submarine broadband cable is to be built around Africa and the Middle East and is being backed by the likes of Facebook, China Mobile, MTN Group, Vodafone Group and Orange.
Spahn hält an Immunitätsausweis fest
Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn hält in der Corona-Krise grundsätzlich an Plänen zur Einführung eines Immunitätsausweises fest. Man werde sich verstärkt mit der Frage beschäftigen müssen, „welche Einschränkungen wann für wen zulässig sind“, sagte der CDU-Politiker dem Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).
„Andere Staaten planen bereits, die Einreise künftig von einem derartigen Immunitätsnachweis abhängig zu machen“, betonte Spahn.
Spahns zweites Pandemiegesetz nimmt parlamentarische Hürde Der Bundestag beschließt Spahns zweites Pandemie-Gesetz. Die Opposition geißelt vor allem die „Blankoermächtigungen“ für den Gesundheitsminister.
European commission suspends delivery of 10 million face masks from China. At least 2 #EU member states complained about poor quality of the batches they received. The whole stock was purchased from a Chinese provider via a EU fund.
China brands Britain‘s handling of coronavirus as a ‚mess‘ as it blasts Boris Johnson for urging people to get back to work
Beijing‘s state-controlled Global Times claimed that Britain would need a ‚miracle‘ to get out of the health crisis as it condemned London‘s response to COVID-19 as ‚flippant‘ and ‚ill-prepared‘.
The Communist newspaper slammed Boris Johnson for telling people to go back to work before setting up a track-and-tracing system. It accused the Prime Minister of prioritising the economy over virus control.
Musiker in der CoV-Krise: Keine Auftritte, kaum Einnahmen
Seit Mitte März haben sie wenig bis kein Einkommen. Am Mittwoch wandte sich die freie österreichische Musikszene in einem offenen Brief an die Bundesregierung.
Mexiko: Behörden schließen Bergbaumine nach Dammbruch
Die mexikanische Bundesanwaltschaft für Umweltschutz (Profepa) hat vorübergehend die Anlagen der Blei- und Zinkmine Exportaciones de Minerales de Topia (EMITSA) im nordmexikanischen Durango geschlossen, nachdem am 1. Mai ein Abraum-Damm gebrochen war.