Progressives are riding high after Tuesday’s primary elections in New York and Kentucky have some of the left’s rising stars in position to potentially pull off upsets against candidates backed by Washington Democrats.
Daily Archives: 24. Juni 2020
Boston city government bans facial recognition technology
Boston City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to ban city government from using facial recognition technology.
The new ordinance comes amid refocused scrutiny on facial recognition driven by anti-police brutality protests following the death of George Floyd. The law makes it illegal for city officials to „obtain, retain, possess, access, or use“ the controversial software.
U.S. activists decry first known wrongful arrest blamed on face recognition
War crimes prosecutor indicts Kosovo president Thaci
The indictment is “the result of a lengthy investigation and reflects the SPO’s (Special Prosecutor’s Office) determination that it can prove all of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt,” the SPO said in a statement.
‚Bleib zu Hause, bleib sicher‘ … was sagt das?
So sehen wir, dass ein hoher Prozentsatz der durch das Coronavirus bedingten Todesfälle aufgrund behördlicher Anordnungen vermehrt auf Pflegeheime zurückzuführen ist, während Berufssportler, die mit dem Coronavirus infiziert sind, in der Regel nicht oder nur geringfügig erkranken.
US Navy Ship Sails Near Venezuelan Coast
According to SouthCom, the „peaceful“ operation took place „in international waters, outside the territorial jurisdiction of Venezuela, 12 nautical miles (about 22 kilometers) from that country.
Mail carrier charged in West Virginia ballot fraud investigation
A press release from the Office of the Attorney General identifies the mail carrier as 47-year-old Thomas Cooper of Dry Fork, West Virginia. An affidavit claims he “fraudulently altered eight absentee ballot requests in Pendleton County,” by changing the party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Cooper had access to the ballot requests because of his job as a rural mail carrier — he delivered mail in the three towns that the tampered requests came from: Onego, Riverton and Franklin.
Minderjährige als Ziel von Rekrutierung
Die Bundeswehr ist dabei eine von immer weniger werdenden Streitkräften weltweit, die noch Minderjährige an der Waffe ausbildet. Das wissen viele gar nicht und das glauben auch tatsächlich viele nicht. Man kann tatsächlich schon mit 17 Jahren zur Bundeswehr gehen und wird dann da auch an der Waffe ausgebildet. Man wird noch nicht in einen Auslandseinsatz geschickt, aber eben ausgebildet.
„Poverty is by political design, and it‘s rooted in a system that has been fractured, and corrupt, and rotten from it‘s from core from the inception of America.“ @JamaalBowman #NY16
If Jamaal Bowman defeats Eliot Engel, it will be a shattering loss for the Democratic Party establishment. They threw everything at him: – $5 million in dark money smear ads – Endorsements from Hillary Clinton, Andrew Cuomo and Chuck Schumer And he still won.
Engel falls behind insurgent left-wing challenger in preliminary results, as Ocasio-Cortez wins primary
Longtime U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, who was first elected in 1988 and rose to become one of the most powerful Democrats in the House, was substantially trailing middle school principal Jamaal Bowman in Tuesday‘s primary — which could mark the second major upset of a veteran New York City Democratic congressman in just two years.
Baltic Operations 2020 – 19 #NATO Alliierte und Verbündete trainieren auf der #Ostsee den Ernstfall. Am größten Seemanöver seit #Covid19 sind ca 3000 #Soldatinnen und #Soldaten beteiligt. Ziel ist die Zusammenarbeit bei Luftabwehr, U-Bootaufklärung und dem Kampf gegen Piraterie.
Protests Propel Charles Booker in Close Kentucky Senate Race Against Establishment-Backed Amy McGrath
“A lot of y’all have been yelling out Breonna’s name,” Booker said from the stage. “She hung out with my cousin T.J., and when he was murdered, she was there. And her death, her killing, felt like losing him all over again. And we stood up in the streets because we had no other choice.”
Kentucky voters weren’t meant to have a choice. Not long after Amy McGrath pulled off an upset victory in her House Democratic primary in May 2018, her phone rang. It was Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic minority leader, with more than just congratulations. No matter how the general election goes, Schumer told McGrath, we want you to be our candidate for Senate against Mitch McConnell in 2020, according to a McGrath 2018 campaign aide.
Sure it’s fraud. No one, no one wanted McGrath!
Sadly, I think the voting machines in Kentucky will keep spinning like Las Vegas slot machines until they produce the desired establishment result.
Vorwahlen der US-Demokraten – Mehrheit für Biden in Kentucky und New York
In Kentucky hatte es im Vorfeld der Vorwahlen Bedenken gegeben, da die Anzahl der Wahllokale drastisch reduziert worden war. Viele hatten befürchtet, es könnte deshalb am Wahltag zu Chaos kommen. Außer teils langer Warteschlangen wurden jedoch am Dienstag (Ortszeit) keine außergewöhnlichen Vorfälle gemeldet. Wahllokale waren an die Corona-Pandemie angepasst worden – mit Wahlkabinen auf Abstand.
Migration: Gemeinsame Übung von Polizei und Heer
Polizei und Bundesheer üben in der kommenden Woche beim burgenländischen Grenzübergang Nickelsdorf den Umgang mit Migrantinnen und Migranten. Die Übung ist für den 2. oder 3. Juli angesetzt. Dabei geht es laut einer Aussendung des Innenressorts um „besondere Herausforderungen im Bereich der Migration“.
Statement from our chair, Ben Self, on the 2020 primary election:
Voters chant and beat on doors for entry to Kentucky Expo Center during primary
Voters chanted and beat on the doors for entry to Kentucky Expo Center after being locked out. A judge‘s order allowed those on the pavement at 6pm to allowed to vote.
Today is the primary election. For the first time ever we‘ve allowed mail in voting & no excuse early voting. In addition, 175,053 ex-offenders have had their voting rights restored. There is no excuse. Make your voice heard and cast your #vote today.
(yesterday)
Just ran the numbers… In Jefferson County, Kentucky, there will be 350 voting machines tomorrow for 616,516 registered voters. If polls are open from 7am to 9pm, in order for every voter to cast a ballot, each voter will have .4769 minutes to vote. Or roughly 28 seconds.
Kentucky Expo Center to be Jefferson County‘s only primary election site
(14.05.2020)
Officials with the County Clerk‘s office say, considering constraints because of COVID-19, and the fact that the county has 2,000 different types of ballots, the Fair and Expo Center was the obvious choice for the only polling location Jefferson county voters will have on Primary Day.
Nore Ghibaudy with the Jefferson County Clerk‘s Office said that they‘re still finalizing how to lay out the landmark and the National Guard will be asked to help.
Lots of Drama but Little Certainty in Kentucky and New York Primaries
Voters in Kentucky and New York were selecting nominees in extraordinary circumstances on Tuesday, as fears about the coronavirus reduced the number of polling places and led to a surge in absentee balloting that was almost certain to delay the results, possibly for days.
EU-Länder erwägen angeblich Einreiseverbote für US-Bürger
Hintergrund sei, dass die USA die Epidemie nicht in den Griff bekämen, berichtete die „New York Times“ (Dienstag-Ausgabe) unter Berufung auf einen Entwurf entsprechender Länderlisten.
Keine Entscheidung ist so offensichtlich bescheuert, dass das Kanzleramt und das Wirtschaftsministerium sie nicht noch toppen können: Acht Wörter sind zu viel: Leistungsschutzrecht soll verschärft werden.
China launches final satellite to complete Beidou system, booster falls downrange
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) confirmed the Long March 3B launch vehicle had successfully placed the Beidou-3 satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit shortly after. The satellite was later reported catalogued in a 218 x 35,784-kilometer orbit.
IStGH-Mitglieder stellen sich gegen US-Drohungen
In einer von der Schweiz und Costa Rica eingebrachten Erklärung wird von einer „unerschütterlichen Unterstützung des Gerichts als unabhängige und unparteiische juristische Institution“ gesprochen.