Over 2,000 people from labor, social and student organizations took to the streets of Ecuador on Tuesday to demonstrate against the economic measures and labor reforms of Lenin Moreno‘s government.
Daily Archives: 27. Mai 2020
Gericht: Bußgeld-Katalog muss präzisiert werden
Das Verfassungsgericht Berlin urteilte, Bürger könnten nicht klar erkennen, welche Handlung oder Unterlassung bußgeldbewehrt sei. Dies könne gerade rechtstreue Bürger veranlassen, sich in ihren Grundrechten noch weiter zu beschränken, als es erforderlich wäre, um keine Ordnungswidrigkeit zu begehen.
Trump tweet throws House vote on government surveillance powers into doubt
The request to shelve the vote was the latest hurdle for legislation reauthorizing authorities from the 2001 Patriot Act that‘s been squeezed both by FISA opponents who have pushed for more civil liberties protections and by the President and his allies furious over the role of the FISA court in the Russia investigation and the misconduct with warrants obtained on former Trump adviser Carter Page.
„I hope all Republican House Members vote NO on FISA until such time as our Country is able to determine how and why the greatest political, criminal, and subversive scandal in USA history took place!“ Trump tweeted on Tuesday evening.
Handling of Flynn case should concern all Americans
Regardless of our political leanings, what happened to Michael Flynn should concern every American. While we should insist on details about his case, a more important question needs to be answered:
How many other people have been treated similarly by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies?
Former CBS Reporter One Of The First ‘To Identify Myself As A Target of Illegal Spying Under Obama Admin’
“I believe many, many others were spied on but do not know” said Attkisson. “It was only thanks to help from intelligence contacts that I even learned that government agents were spying me. Otherwise, I never suspected it or would have known.”
Intel & war hawks fight to keep mass surveillance of American citizens in place, and keep America in more wars in more places. Now they want to stop reforms from becoming law so they can preserve the broken status quo. We need @realDonaldTrump to support these reforms & more.
House to vote on reauthorizing expired surveillance powers
The House is expected to vote on a bill reauthorizing expired national security surveillance authorities on Wednesday afternoon in a vote by proxy, a controversial rule change which allows members to vote on behalf of their absent colleagues. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pull the bill reauthorizing authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, arguing that voting by proxy is unconstitutional.
Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen: Calculating the Millions-High Death Toll of America’s Post-9/11 Wars
(26.4.2018)
As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have “become the evil we deplore.” But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by “information warfare” to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a “disguised, quiet, media free” way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.
After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our country’s wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them – before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.
Trump Wants Troops in Afghanistan Home by Election Day. The Pentagon Is Drawing Up Plans.
(26.05.2020)
The Pentagon is expected to try to persuade a commander in chief who has made clear his desire to end America’s involvement in what he has criticized as “endless wars” — and who has regularly surprised the military with his decisions.
Trump Appears to Announce Withdrawal From Afghanistan on Twitter
President Trump has apparently confirmed reports from earlier in the week that he wants to bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan in time for Election Day. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Trump was keen on a plan to bring forces home by November because it would likely give a boost to his campaign.
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance
(aktuell)
Germany:
Total Cases: 181,530
New Cases: +242
Total Deaths: 8,498
New Deaths: –
Total Recovered: 162,800
Active Cases: 10,232
Serious, Critical: 821
Auch Kinos können schon ab Freitag wieder öffnen
Noch vor Kurzem hatte es geheißen, dass die Kinos erst mit dem nächsten Kulturöffnungsschritt Anfang Juli ihre Pforten öffnen können, nun ist es schon am Freitag so weit: Die heute veröffentlichte Novelle zur Covid-19-Lockerungsverordnung macht Filmvorführungen ab 29. Mai bei Einhaltung der vorgegebenen Sicherheitsbeschränkungen möglich.
Nur mehr 116 Menschen in Spitalsbehandlung
Die Gesamtzahl der Patientinnen und Patienten in Intensivbehandlung bleibt bei 32,
Bei einer Videokonferenz zur Corona-Krise ruft Angela Merkel die ostdeutschen Regierungschefs zur Ordnung – und geht klar auf Distanz zu Bodo Ramelow.
Merkel spricht mit Ost-Regierungschefs über Corona-Pandemie
Inmitten der Debatte um deutliche Lockerungen der Corona-Beschränkungen berät Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) heute mit den sechs ostdeutschen Regierungschefs.
Ahmaud Arbery shooting: A timeline of the case
(12.05.2020)
A video of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia has thrust the case into the national spotlight, prompting widespread outrage and raising concerns about racial inequities in the justice system.
Here is a timeline of events in the case.
Polizist kniet auf Hals: Tod von Afroamerikaner entsetzt USA
Ein auf Video gebannter Polizeieinsatz sorgt in den USA für Entsetzen und Proteste.
Watching this Cop suffocate George Floyd with his knee on his neck, handcuffed and helpless, crying for his life with his face in the street is the most sickening, heartbreaking thing ive seen in a long time.
This Officer knew he was being filmed and murdered him with arrogance and Pride.
This has to stop!! Until we can over come Racism in America— no one should be allowed to carry a gun. Most of all cops.
God Bless you George Floyd Im so sorry for you and your family. And all the senseless killings that have gone before you. Will it ever end? ?? I pray to GOD it does one day.
Until then—Fuck The Police!
Yea I said it. Im not interested in being PC. Im interested in Justice.
@shaunking #georgefloyd #justice #guncontrol
This was America “ONLY” 42 years ago, let that sink in. Rip GEORGE FLOYD
My statement on the officer-involved death in Minneapolis:
Brutales Video geht viral – Afroamerikaner stirbt bei Polizeieinsatz
Bei seiner Festnahme stirbt ein Afroamerikaner in Minneapolis, nachdem ihm ein weißer Polizist mit dem Knie die Luft abdrückt. Das Video des sterbenden Mannes sorgt für Aufruhr.
Ex-Diplomat zu Spionage-Vorwurf: „Handwerklich schlampige Ermittlungen“
Nach Recherchen von WDR, NDR und „Süddeutscher Zeitung“ gab es zwischenzeitlich sogar einen Disput zwischen den Anklägern in Karlsruhe und dem Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), das die Spionage-Ermittlungen gegen Sabathil ausgelöst hatte. Es ging dabei um abgehörte Telefonate, die angeblich unvollständig protokolliert worden waren. Entlastende Aspekte seien dabei schlicht weggelassen worden.
“Protect and serve”
The lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice.
I Was just shot with this in the thigh.
Niko saw a man fall down after being shot in the eye with a marker round by police. When Niko approached the fallen wounded man to see how he was doing, police officers shot him in the arm with a projectile.
Security footage shows events leading up to handcuffing of black man in Minneapolis
Video shared with The Washington Post by Rashad West, a Minneapolis restaurant owner, showed the moments leading up to the handcuffing of George Floyd, who died after being pinned to the ground on May 25.
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Fence to the squad parking lot is torn open. Cars being busted
Tear gas and rubber bullets in Minneapolis, @UR_Ninja filming outside the third precinct. I lost count of the number of canisters fired in this clip. By the sounds of it, caught everyone off guard.
Police in riot gear macing protestors marching for #JusticeForFloyd
Breaking: Police are using tear gas and stun grenades as major protests continue in Minneapolis in response to the killing of George Floyd. Reports indicate that protesters are picking up the tear gas grenades and throwing them back at police.
DEVELOPING: Thousands join protest in Minneapolis after in-custody police death of George Floyd –
Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died
A video taken by an onlooker Monday evening shows a Minneapolis police officer keeping his knee on the neck of a motionless, moaning man at the foot of a squad car. The man, who was later identified as George Floyd, later died.
Schwarzer stirbt nach brutalem Polizeieinsatz in den USA
Die Polizei erklärte, Beamte seien an den Ort gekommen, um einen Betrugsfall zu untersuchen. Der etwa 40 Jahre alte Verdächtige habe Widerstand geleistet.
Dann heißt es: „Die Beamten konnten den Verdächtigen in Handschellen bekommen und stellten fest, dass er medizinische Hilfe zu brauchen schien.“ Die Beamten hätten daher einen Krankenwagen gerufen.
Föderalismus in der Corona-Krise
Für Absprachen mit dem Bund sieht Baden-Württembergs Ministerpräsident Kretschmann derzeit keine Notwendigkeit. Sein Amtskollege Söder fordert hingegen mehr Macht für den Bund. Ein einheitliches Vorgehen rückt in weite Ferne.
Internal Pentagon watchdog replaced by Trump leaves post
Mr. Trump selected Sean O‘Donnell, the Environmental Protection Agency‘s new inspector general, to replace Fine as acting inspector general at the Pentagon, and nominated Jason Abend to permanently serve as the department‘s watchdog.
49th State Is First to Fully Reopen After Pandemic Closures
Retail stores, restaurants, gyms, museums and churches were allowed to reopen statewide on Friday for the long weekend, while Anchorage, the state’s most populous city, phased into a 100% opening on Monday. Alaska entered what officials dubbed as phases three and four of its five-phase reopening plan simultaneously at 8 a.m. Friday.
Das Mega-Event „Kündigt Ramstein Air Base“
30. Mai 2020, eine Minute vor 12 – ob Berlin oder Online:
Ob mit 100 oder 1000 Zuhörern vor Ort wird wohl erst in allerletzter Minute seitens der Berliner Versammlungsbehörde entschieden, das Programm steht und wird durchgezogen.
Es ist den Veranstaltern ein Anliegen deutlich zu machen, dass es trotz Corona auch noch sehr viele wichtige andere Themen gibt. Defender 2020 wird weitergeführt, via Ramstein wird weiter gemordet, der Rüstungsetat in Deutschland soll weiter erhöht werden.
Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen haben sich nicht nur sämtliche Sprecher und Musiker entschieden, dagegen – trotz aller Hindernisse – ein deutliches Zeichen zu setzen sondern es haben sich noch weitere Aktive angeschlossen. Die Lauf-Demonstration musste aus rechtlichen Gründen abgesagt werden, um Probleme mit den Hygienebestimmungen zu vermeiden. Daher wurde der Start der Kundgebung auf 11.59, eine Minute vor 12, vorgezogen. Hier die Liste der Mitwirkenden in der geplanten Reihenfolge ihres Auftritts.
When the people lead…the „leaders“ will follow. The virus panic is no different.
Watch today‘s Liberty Report:
Wiener Impfstoffspezialist Teil von Merck & Co
MSD, ein Unternehmen der US-amerikanischen Pharmaunternehmens Merck & Co, übernimmt den Wiener Impfstoffspezialisten Themis. Damit soll die Suche nach einem Covid-19-Impfstoff beschleunigt werden. Forschung und Entwicklung bleiben in Wien.
„Globalized Wellness“: The Big Pharma COVID Vaccine Marathon
An additional (so-called) benefit of this alternative brand of vaccine technology is that, once developed, it will not require refrigeration. Naturally, this has considerable implications for wide-spread use in third world countries. Unsurprisingly, funding for this emerging variation of vaccine technology is coming from the NIH as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
It goes without saying that pharmaceutical companies have become so infused into our globalized wellness infrastructure to the point that we don’t even see them anymore. They have become pervasively entrenched into the background of our social fabric, and are considered as mundanely-important and essential as the plumbing in our houses and our cities. This widespread habituation has ultimately numbed our sense of collective concern to the point where we aren’t as alarmed by how their products are conceived, nor by who is ultimately funding their research and development.
Philanthropie als Geschäft
Dabei werden der Einsatz gefährlicher Pestizide und die Nutzung genmanipulierter Pflanzen in Ländern des globalen Südens gefördert oder die wenig profitable Entwicklung von Impfstoffen mit hohen Summen unterstützt. Kritiker monieren seit Jahren, von der Gates Foundation unterstützte Projekte zielten vor allem darauf ab, quantitativ messbare Erfolge zu erzielen – ohne Rücksicht auf ökologische Erwägungen. Zudem werden zentrale Felder der Politik demokratischer Kontrolle entzogen.