BERLIN — Populist parties on the far-right and far-left ends of the political spectrum are expected to surge in regional elections to be held in eastern Germany this Sunday. If the current forecasts are borne out, the result on Sunday will send political shockwaves across Germany and illustrate the degree to which voters in the east of the country are rebelling against mainstream political parties.
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Your dedication and hard work will put RFK Jr. in the White House as the first independent president since George Washington. The national revitalization that he leads from office will tremendously improve millions of lives at home and around the world. You’ll forever own a piece of that change in your heart and carry it with pride. And you’ll make great friends along the way.
55 Things You Need to Know About Nicole Shanahan
Raised on welfare in a single-parent household in Oakland, California, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant, Shanahan went from a successful career as a patent lawyer and entrepreneur to marrying into uber-wealth after meeting Google co-founder Sergey Brin at a yoga festival. The two divorced in 2022, amid reports that she had had an affair with Brin’s friend and fellow tech titan, Elon Musk. (Shanahan and Musk deny the allegations.)
Like so many others who have amassed a fortune from the tech sector, Shanahan has become a philanthropic force but also a political player.
LIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce VP pick for independent presidential campaign
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce Bay Area attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate Tuesday, The New York Times reported, citing two people close to the campaign.
The move will accelerate Kennedy‘s attempt to gain ballot access in as many states as possible.
Takeaways from Trump’s big win at the Supreme Court in the 14th Amendment case
Monday’s Supreme Court decision appeared certain to shut down those and other efforts to remove the frontrunner for the GOP nomination from the ballot.
“States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office,” the court’s unsigned majority opinion read. “But states have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency.”
Supreme Court rules 9-0 that Trump can stay on Colorado election ballot, preventing future removal efforts
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that former President Donald Trump can remain on Colorado’s presidential primary ballot, reversing an extraordinary state court ruling that had deemed him ineligible to run for the presidency and preventing future attempts by states to remove him from their ballots.
The decision, which came one day ahead of a slate of Super Tuesday primary elections from coast to coast, further cements Trump’s widening path to the Republican presidential nomination.
Umfragen Sachsen (#ltwsn): Wenn am nächsten Sonntag Landtagswahl wäre …
(25.01.2024)
CDU 30 %
SPD 7 %
GRÜNE 7 %
FDP –
LINKE 4 %
AfD 35 %
FW –
Sonstige BSW 8 %Son 9 %
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Your dedication and hard work will put RFK Jr. in the White House as the first independent president since George Washington. The national revitalization that he leads from office will tremendously improve millions of lives at home and around the world. You’ll forever own a piece of that change in your heart and carry it with pride. And you’ll make great friends along the way.
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Your dedication and hard work will put RFK Jr. in the White House as the first independent president since George Washington. The national revitalization that he leads from office will tremendously improve millions of lives at home and around the world. You’ll forever own a piece of that change in your heart and carry it with pride. And you’ll make great friends along the way.
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Welcome to the Team Kennedy Ballot Access HQ. Below, you‘ll find the information and tools you need to ensure RFK Jr is on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
It‘s official! @RobertKennedyJr is on the Utah ballot! We’re ready for whatever comes our way. We have the field teams, volunteers, legal teams, paid circulators, supporters, and strategy ready to get the job done. One down, 50 to go.
(03.01.2024)
Pedro Sánchez, the political survivor who keeps resisting against all odds
He faces almost no internal criticism and on Friday he will take office for the third time as prime minister of Spain, after having managed to win an investiture vote inside parliament with 179 votes, more than the previous ones, and with broad cross-party support. If we add all the parties that have backed him — PSOE, Sumar, Catalan Republican Left (ERC), Junts, Bildu, Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), Galicia Nationalist Bloc (BNG), Canaries Coalition (CC) — there are 12.6 million votes behind the new progressive government.
New left-wing German political party headed by Sahra Wagenknecht could draw votes from far-right AfD
On Monday, Sahra Wagenknecht presented her “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance — for Reason and Fairness.” The aim is to formally launch the party in January, in time for European Parliament elections in June. Three state elections in Germany‘s formerly communist east will follow next fall.
Populist Left Leader Moves to Launch New German Party
The Linke, which has its roots in both East German communism and the West German labor movement, has long been riven by strife and the defection of Wagenknecht‘s team could eventually sound its death knell.
But political analysts focused primarily on BSW‘s potential threat to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which has surged in strength on migration fears and is polling at around 22 percent, ahead of all three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz‘s ruling coalition.
Ministers pushed canceling municipal elections in Arab towns due to threats
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara rejected the idea, noting that it would violate Arab citizens’ democratic rights.
One of the four victims killed earlier tonight in Abu Snan was running in the upcoming race. The director of Tira gunned down last night was also targeted in a dispute related to the upcoming election.
Shin Bet said to join probe into quadruple murder in Abu Snan
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, whose ministry oversees the police, published a post on his Facebook account on Wednesday morning calling Arab armed gangs “terrorist organizations” with “huge budgets and hundreds of thousands of weapons at their disposal, including millions of bullets, explosive charges, and grenade launchers.”
Ben Gvir warned that such “militias” will soon direct their attacks against the State of Israel, and called once again for the establishment of a national guard to prevent local crime.
In Arab-Israeli Town, Shocked Residents Demand Answers
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Fear and disbelief in Arab-Israeli town after shocking quadruple murder
Four men were shot at point-blank range. Among them was Ghazi Sa’ab, a well-known member of the community, a former border police officer, and a candidate for the head of the local council.
Police say the quadruple murder was planned in advance, carried out only two hours after Sa’ab launched his municipal campaign. The four victims were standing in an olive grove near one of the entrances to the town when a squad of assassins drove up to them, exited the car, and shot them.
The Supreme Court blocked President Biden‘s OSHA mandate, which was blatantly and egregiously unconstitutional. The principle is simple: The president is not a king with the power to do whatever he wants regardless of the law and the facts.
(Jan 13, 2022)
Niger ultimatum: Tinubu meets with govs of Jigawa, Yobe, others
As the deadline for the military junta in Niger Republic to vacate power expired on Sunday, President Bola Tinubu has met with the governors that share common boundaries with the troubled country at the State House in Abuja.
The meeting is part of the consultations by the president on the situation in Niger and as chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government.
Senators in stormy session, reject military invasion of Niger
A source who was privy to the discussions among the senators, who met behind closed doors, said lawmakers from seven northern states, which share border with Niger Republic namely; Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Yobe and Borno, vehemently rejected the move.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “It was a stormy session with concern on the implications of the war if allowed to start.
Umstrittenes Analyse-Tool: Bund rückt von Software Palantir ab
Auch die innenpolitische Sprecherin der Linksfraktion, Martina Renner, begrüßt die Entscheidung des Bundes, von Palantir abzurücken. Sie fordert im BR-Interview eigenständige Entwicklungen der Behörden, bei denen man über den Quellcode verfügt: „Das hat den großen Vorteil, dass man dann genau weiß, was das Programm macht.“
Das Bayerische Innenministerium betont, die anderen Bundesländer könnten weiterhin den bayerischen Rahmenvertrag nutzen, um Leistungen von Palantir abzurufen.
A Citizen-Led Inquiry Into Canada’s COVID-19 Response
Canada’s federal and provincial governments’ COVID-19 policies were unprecedented. These interventions into Canadians’ lives, our families, businesses, and communities were, and to great extent remain, significant. In particular, these interventions impacted the physical and mental health, civil liberties and fundamental freedoms, jobs and livelihoods, and overall social and economic wellbeing of nearly all Canadians.
These circumstances demand a comprehensive, transparent, and objective national inquiry into the appropriateness and efficacy of these interventions, and to determine what lessons can be learned for the future. Such an inquiry cannot be commissioned or conducted impartially by our governments as it is their responses and actions to the COVID-19 which would be under investigation.
Spain calls snap general election after right, far-right, inflict heavy local and regional defeat
The leader of the PSOE, who heads a leftist coalition government, has decided to bring forward the general elections slated for December to July 23, in order to minimize the risk of further wear and tear on his administration over the coming months after the country’s right wing was emboldened by its resounding successes on Sunday, and to try and prevent the right-wing Popular’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox grouping from scoring a clean sweep during the ballot to elect a new government.
Spain’s PM calls snap election after opposition triumphs in local polls
Sánchez’s high-stakes gamble, which he announced just hours after the results came in, is based on the hope that any such deals will help to galvanise and mobilise leftwing voters and prove distasteful to supporters on the PP’s moderate wing.
Speaking at the Moncloa palace in Madrid on Monday morning, Sánchez said he had informed King Felipe of his decision to dissolve parliament and call a general election on 23 July, five months before the poll had been scheduled to be held.
Remember the days when the idea of ubiquitous surveillance cameras was repugnant? An Orwellian nightmare fit for the old Soviet Union perhaps, but never for America. #Kennedy24
Eyes on the poor: Cameras, facial recognition watch over public housing
No data is available on how often the cameras are used for this purpose. But the previously unreported practice highlights how efforts to make public housing safer are subjecting many of the 1.6 million Americans who live there — overwhelmingly people of color — to round-the-clock surveillance. If evicted, former tenants can face difficulties finding housing and employment for the rest of their lives.
Trump’s Prosecution Has Set a Dangerous Precedent
Every local prosecutor in the country will now feel that he or she has free rein to criminally investigate and prosecute presidents after they leave office. Democrats currently cheering the charges against Mr. Trump may feel differently if — or when — a Democrat, perhaps even President Biden, ends up on the receiving end of a similar effort by any of the thousands of prosecutors elected to local office, eager to make a name for themselves by prosecuting a former president of the United States.
Herbe Schlappe für Joe Biden: Impfpflicht scheitert vorm Supreme Court
(14.01.2022)
Die Regelung für Unternehmen wurde als wichtiges Druckmittel der Regierung gesehen, Angestellte angesichts der aufwendigen und regelmäßigen Tests zu einer Immunisierung zu bewegen, um die Impfquote in den USA zu steigern. Dort sind bislang lediglich 62,7 Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung vollständig gegen das Coronavirus geimpft. Von den knapp 208 Millionen Geimpften haben nur rund 77 Millionen, oder 37 Prozent, zusätzlich eine Auffrischungsimpfung bekommen.
2022 midterm elections: Here are the states where recounts are likely
Several states have laws that require automatic recounts in tight races.
Some Republican candidates have already said they plan to challenge the results — if they lose.
The contentious nature of the 2022 midterms sets the U.S. up for another round of bitter and drawn-out legal battles and recounts reminiscent of the 2020 presidential election.
Uvalde Class Action Lawsuit to be Filed Against Law Enforcement Agencies, Gun Manufacturer
He then listed off Uvalde ISD, its police chief Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde Police Department, the Uvalde County Sheriff, the Texas Rangers, the Department of Public Safety (DPS), and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol as the law enforcement subjects of the impending suit.
Wie man die Schuldensünder zügeln muss
(Apr 23, 2010)
Die Lektion der Krise lautet, dass eine Währungsunion eiserne Haushaltsdisziplin erfordert, um einen Boom-Bust-Zyklus von vornherein zu verhindern. Wieder kommen drei Systemalternativen für die EU in Betracht, um eine solche Disziplin herzustellen:
· Das amerikanische System. In den Vereinigten Staaten gibt es keinen Rettungsmechanismus und keine zwischenstaatlichen Kredite, um bedrängten Staaten zu helfen. Verschwenderische Staaten machen gegebenenfalls Pleite. Die Märkte unterstützen die erforderliche Schuldendisziplin rechtzeitig, indem sie höhere Zinssätze für Staatsschulden fordern, wenn es gefährlich wird. Dieses System funktioniert seit dem 19. Jahrhundert recht gut, obwohl (oder weil) es zu einer beträchtlichen Anzahl an Staatsbankrotten geführt hat. Zuletzt ist New York in den 1970ger Jahren von den Märkten mit harter Hand zur Disziplin gezwungen worden.
Report on Uvalde Shooting Finds ‘Systemic Failures’ in Police Response
After the report came out, the mayor of Uvalde, Don McLaughlin, said the acting chief during the shooting, Lt. Mariano Pargas, had been placed on administrative leave and that the city had begun its own internal investigation. The city released body camera footage documenting the actions of the Uvalde officers at the scene.
The facts laid out in the report also made clear that neither existing gun laws, nor expanded background checks passed by Congress in response to the shooting, would have prevented the gunman, Salvador Ramos, from obtaining the weapon he used.
In June 2 meeting, Uvalde officials painted police response to Robb Elementary shooting as heroic
“My recollection is that (Uvalde Mayor Donald McLaughlin Jr.) was upset with the way that DPS had conducted the press conferences, and they had prepared that narrative and they were going to release it,” Busbee said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News. “And then I objected to it because … the investigation had just begun so we did not know if that was a true assessment of what transpired. There was no way for us to tell or assess whether or not that narrative was accurate.”
Busbee’s office is investigating the school shooting and how officers on the scene responded.
‘Anyone but Boris’ majority could doom the Tories to electoral oblivion
Nightmare scenario of tactical voting could put several Cabinet ministers’ majorities at risk, including the Prime Minister’s
The country would be better off’: senior Tories urge Boris Johnson to quit
Ex-leader Michael Howard among Conservatives to call for resignation after byelection catastrophes
Britischer Premier unter Druck: Rückschläge – doch Johnson will bleiben
Und im südwestenglischen Devon, im Wahlkreis Tiverton und Honiton, errangen die Liberaldemokraten einen deutlichen Sieg in einem Wahlkreis, den die Konservativen seit mehr als 100 Jahren innehatten. Der neue „Lib Dem“-Abgeordnete Richard Foord erklärte, es sei Zeit für Premierminister Boris Johnson zu gehen:
Im ganzen Land schalten die Liberaldemokraten die Konservativen aus und gewinnen. Menschen, die ihr Leben lang konservativ gewählt haben, sind abgestoßen von Boris Johnsons Lügen und haben die Nase voll.
The Supreme Court‘s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and give individual states the choice of banning or allowing abortions will immediately affect 13 states that have trigger laws.
Local elections 2022: Critics turn on Boris Johnson as Tories lose almost 500 council seats
Tory MPs are assessing the fall-out after a „tough night“ for Boris Johnson in his first test at the ballot box since being fined for breaking lockdown rules.
The Conservatives lost nearly 500 seats in England, Wales, and Scotland in Thursday‘s council elections, with partygate and the cost of living crisis cited by local leaders as key issues on the doorstep.
Will vaccine passports be biggest campaign issue of 2022?
(April 2, 2021)
A growing number of the Republican Party’s most conservative members have seized on the passport proposals and expected guidance from the White House, blasting them as an example of government overreach that would isolate Americans who choose not to get vaccinated and violate the privacy of those who do.
Moe, Kenney, 16 U.S. governors sign letter calling for Trudeau, Biden to end vaccination mandate for truckers
The letter was sent Wednesday morning.
„We are writing to request that you immediately reinstate the vaccine and quarantine exemptions available to cross-border truck drivers. We understand the vital importance of vaccines in the fight against COVID-19 and continue to encourage eligible individuals to get vaccinated,“ it said.
The letter was signed by 16 U.S. Republican governors, some from border states like Montana, North Dakota and Alaska, some from southern states like Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama.
Two Canadian premiers urge Trudeau and Biden to end vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, joined by 16 American governors, have written to President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanding the end of vaccination mandates for cross-border truckers.
Three weeks ago I drafted this joint letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and President Biden opposing the pointless trucker vaccine mandate, and began contacting US Governors for their support. Both governments need to end this disruptive policy.
COVID-19 restrictions have caused so much terrible division in our communities and even in our personal relationships. It’s time to come together, put these damaging restrictions behind us, and move on!
If the Canada-USA trucker vaccine mandate wasn‘t bad enough, now Justin Trudeau wants to bring in a mandate for truckers going between provinces. Alberta will fight this every step of the way – including in court, if we have to.
(08.02.2022)
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Ontario freezes funds from GiveSendGo trucker convoy fundraiser
Ivana Yelich said the order binding “any and all parties with possession or control over these donations” was issued Thursday afternoon. She cited a section of the Criminal Code that allows the attorney general to apply for a restraint order against any “offence-related property.”
Ontario and most other provinces stick with gradual approach to COVID reopening
„Just because one province is doing something doesn‘t mean we‘re necessarily going to do that,“ said Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba‘s deputy chief public health officer.
Manitoba is hoping to lift all restrictions by spring, but Atwal said the plan will be dictated by science — not the decisions of other jurisdictions or demands from protesters.
COVID updates, Feb. 8: Quebec lifting most measures by March 14, will review mask mandate, vaccine passport
(Feb 08, 2022)
Legault unveils detailed reopening timeline for home gatherings, restaurants, bars, sports, working from home.