The World Trade Organizationâs 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.
âHe knew everythingâ: Trump demands that Obama testify in Flynn case
âHere is the concern: If you donât have a national security reason, youâre basically spying on a political opponent,â the South Carolina Republican said on the news show.
âWhat is the national security reason to unmask Gen. Flynn in transition? I canât think of one. But, I do believe, given their behavior, theyâre looking to get rid of Flynn and if they used our intelligence apparatus to basically act on a political vendetta, thatâs chilling to every American and would be very wrong.â
More Than a Dozen Obama Officials Requested âUnmaskingâ 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.
Unmaskingâ 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; thereâs 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 âVery Deepâ 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 Earthâs 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 donât really know why itâs 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 âFeeble Phase?â 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.
âThe speed at which a star rotates around its own axis is a crucial variable,â said Prof. Dr. Sami Solanki, director at MPS and co-author of the new paper. âThe magnetic field is the driving force responsible for all fluctuations in activity.â
Teachers, students, parents protest cameras in classroom, live streaming
One of the banners protesters held was reading âschool life i not a reality show.â
Protesters carried a poster reading â We want cameras in ministersâ offices and meetings.â
Griechenland: Klassenzimmer unter Beobachtung
So soll wĂ€hrend der Coronakrise der Unterricht auch online ĂŒbertragen werden.
DEMOKRATISCHER WIDERSTAND No.5 im Druck
Unsere Wochenzeitung wird ĂŒber 500.000 mal in 3 Druckereien gedruckt, in Berlin, bei Hamburg und bei Frankfurt am Main. 16 Seiten, zwei BĂŒcher, 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 SouverÀn, niemand sonst. Sie gehört immer gegen alles verteidigt.
Damit wir nicht irgendwann, im Laufe der Geschichte, auf dieses Jahr zurĂŒckblicken und uns fragen, ob wir hĂ€tten etwas tun sollen.
âunfassbare IrrefĂŒhrung der BĂŒrgerâ
(11.05.2020)
Es ist ein echter Skandal, dass das RKI nach wie vor bei der SchĂ€tzung der Reproduktionszahl R den Faktor der Testanzahl nicht berĂŒcksichtigt. Denn dann wĂŒrde man nicht nur sehen, dass das R in Wirklichkeit im MĂ€rz kaum gestiegen ist, sondern auch, dass das R aktuell in Wirklichkeit weiter sinkt.
Meiner Meinung nach mĂŒsste man diese Punkte so breit wie möglich und sobald wie möglich in die Ăffentlichkeit tragen. Deswegen wĂ€re 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 GrĂŒĂe
Christof Kuhbandner
Prof. Christof Kuhbandner, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls fĂŒr PĂ€dagogische Psychologie VI. der Uni Regensburg,
Steinmeier zu Corona-MaĂnahmen: „Mundschutz empfehlenswerter als Aluhut“
Fakten gegen Hetze und Hass, kritische Debatten statt Verschwörungstheorien: BundesprĂ€sident Steinmeier setzt bei den Corona-MaĂnahmen auf Vernunft und Eigenverantwortung der BĂŒrger.
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.
Itâs 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 systemâs breach of the publicâs 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.
RĂŒstungswerften bilden Zusammenschluss
Am Ausschreibungsverfahren fĂŒr das »MKS 180« hatten sich LĂŒrssen 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 hÀlt an ImmunitÀtsausweis fest
Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn hĂ€lt in der Corona-Krise grundsĂ€tzlich an PlĂ€nen zur EinfĂŒhrung eines ImmunitĂ€tsausweises fest. Man werde sich verstĂ€rkt mit der Frage beschĂ€ftigen mĂŒssen, „welche EinschrĂ€nkungen wann fĂŒr wen zulĂ€ssig sind“, sagte der CDU-Politiker dem Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).
„Andere Staaten planen bereits, die Einreise kĂŒnftig von einem derartigen ImmunitĂ€tsnachweis abhĂ€ngig zu machen“, betonte Spahn.
Spahns zweites Pandemiegesetz nimmt parlamentarische HĂŒrde Der Bundestag beschlieĂt Spahns zweites Pandemie-Gesetz. Die Opposition geiĂelt vor allem die âBlankoermĂ€chtigungenâ fĂŒr 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 MÀrz haben sie wenig bis kein Einkommen. Am Mittwoch wandte sich die freie österreichische Musikszene in einem offenen Brief an die Bundesregierung.
Mexiko: Behörden schlieĂen Bergbaumine nach Dammbruch
Die mexikanische Bundesanwaltschaft fĂŒr Umweltschutz (Profepa) hat vorĂŒbergehend 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.
Verfassungsrichter in Brasilien suspendiert Verfahren gegen die Demarkation indigener Gebiete
Der Verfassungsrichter begrĂŒndete seine Entscheidung damit, dass Indigene seit Jahrhunderten unter eingeschleppten Krankheiten leiden, die oft zur Dezimierung ganzer ethnischer Gruppen im Landesinneren gefĂŒhrt hĂ€tten. Eine weitere Bearbeitung der FĂ€lle erhöhe das Risiko, dass Indigene aus ihren Gebieten vertrieben und so die Gefahr einer Ansteckung mit dem Coronavirus erhöht werde, so Fachin.
Venezuela feuert mit Verhörprotokollen gegen Regierungen von USA und Kolumbien
Er schlug zugleich vor, dass das Gremium auch IvĂĄn Simonovis, „Sonderkommissar fĂŒr Sicherheit und Geheimdienst von GuaidĂł“, der sich derzeit in den USA aufhalte, befragen sollte, ob es stimmt, dass die US-Regierung von den Aktionen gegen Venezuela wusste.