tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172838572024-03-19T08:47:40.089+00:00Life. Leben. Vie.<center>The EU should be stronger and more united. Great Britain should belong to the Union.</center><center>Die EU sollte stärker und geeinter sein. Großbritannien sollte der Union angehören.</center><center>L'UE devrait être plus forte et plus unie. La Grande-Bretagne devrait appartenir à l'Union.</center>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comBlogger56257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-85489423901550665762024-02-25T08:45:00.006+00:002024-03-03T19:33:51.409+00:00It’s Time for a Little R&RI have been blogging daily for a very long time now, but I have had no rest from it. Needless to say, I am feeling rather worn out as a result. I therefore need some rest, a change of mind, a change of perspective. I need a holiday. I am starting that holiday today. I ask you for your understanding.
There is a lot of interesting material up on this blog. In fact, there is material going back Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-57072413248544473932024-02-24T23:59:00.003+00:002024-02-24T23:59:15.333+00:00Medwedjew droht den Ukrainern mit einem endlosen KriegFRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Wo Russlands opferreicher Vormarsch in der Ukraine „anhalten“ soll, will der frühere Präsident nicht sagen – in Kiew jedenfalls nicht. Verhandlungsbereitschaft lässt der Kreml weiterhin nicht erkennen.
Kurz vor dem zweiten Jahrestag des Überfalls auf die Ukraine an diesem Samstag hat Dmitrij Medwedjew russischen Staatsmedien ein Interview gegeben. Daraus sprechen Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-59591739759325451292024-02-24T23:30:00.005+00:002024-02-24T23:30:42.296+00:00‘My Ultimate and Absolute Revenge’: Trump Gives Chilling CPAC Speech on Presidential AgendaTHE GUARDIAN: Unbound and unhinged, ex-president vilifies immigrants before devolving into bizarre riffs, including calling himself a ‘total genius’
Screenshot from the Guardian | Donald Trump speaks at CPAC in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on 24 February 2024. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP
Donald Trump styled himself as a “proud political dissident” and promised “judgment day” for political opponents in Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-21948514824923893582024-02-24T19:12:00.002+00:002024-02-24T19:12:27.102+00:00En direct, guerre en Ukraine : des milliers de personnes manifestent en France et à l’étranger pour soutenir le paysLE MONDE : Les hommages se multiplient pour la deuxième année de la guerre. Comme la première ministre italienne, Giorgia Meloni, en déplacement à Kiev à l’occasion de ce deuxième anniversaire, Justin Trudeau, le premier ministre canadien, a signé un accord bilatéral de sécurité avec l’Ukraine. LIVE EN COURS » | samedi 24 février 2024Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-28755179675889370922024-02-24T16:16:00.005+00:002024-02-24T16:16:55.884+00:00Nawalnyjs Mutter hat Leichnam ihres Sohns erhaltenFRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Mehr als eine Woche nach seinem Tod ist der Leichnam des in Haft gestorbenen Oppositionspolitikers Alexej Nawalnyj nach Angaben seiner Sprecherin an seine Mutter übergeben worden.
Die Mutter des in Haft gestorbenen Kremlgegners Alexej Nawalnyj hat dessen Leiche von den Behörden erhalten. Das teilte Nawalnyjs Sprecherin Kira Jarmysch am Samstag auf der Plattform X mit. SieMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-60196790065672745732024-02-24T15:58:00.004+00:002024-02-24T15:58:24.838+00:00Dimitra’s Dishes: Greek Olive Oil Cookies: Ladokouloura (Vegan)Feb 24, 2024
Get the recipe here.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-66622872313999488742024-02-24T14:59:00.002+00:002024-02-24T14:59:26.343+00:00Take Putin Seriously or Risk World War III, Former Head of British Army WarnsFeb 24, 2024 | “This is a late 1930s moment, and if we don’t react to it, we’re doomed not to learn the lessons of history.” Lord Dannatt warns the UK government and our NATO allies to take the threat of Putin seriously.
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-30854557035343240012024-02-24T12:49:00.000+00:002024-02-24T12:49:10.717+00:00James O’Brien: 'Crackers doesn't go far enough': Liz Truss addresses America | LBCFeb 23, 2024 | The UK’s shortest-serving PM, who is still entitled to claim up to £115,000-a-year for the rest of her life, spoke at the CPAC conference. Liz Truss said: "Conservatives are now operating in what is now a hostile environment and we essentially need a bigger bazooka."
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-59628100642189214372024-02-24T11:17:00.005+00:002024-02-24T11:17:48.902+00:00Michael Lambert: Desperate Tories Target Foreign Workers to Save 'Red Wall' VotesFeb 24, 2024 | The British government seems determined to do everything possible to stop foreigners from coming to the UK. Presumably this is in an attempt to pander to the Daily Express and Daily Mail readers who backed Brexit and who favour tougher restrictions on foreigners coming to the UK.
The latest immigration regulations make it all but impossible for any unskilled worker to come to workMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-60724049563424421142024-02-23T23:16:00.000+00:002024-02-23T23:16:00.014+00:00En Argentine, des milliers de personnes manifestent pour « l’urgence alimentaire »LE MONDE : La mobilisation, sur le thème de « l’urgence alimentaire ne peut plus attendre », répondait à l’appel de syndicats, petits partis et mouvements sociaux de gauche ou d’extrême gauche.
Des manifestations ont rassemblé plusieurs milliers de personnes vendredi 23 février dans diverses villes d’Argentine pour alerter sur l’urgence alimentaire, lors de l’une des mobilisations contre les Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-85808440261978982392024-02-23T22:45:00.003+00:002024-02-23T22:45:27.195+00:00Tucker Carlson DESTROYS Boris Johnson | #shortsTucker EXPOSES BoJo here.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-62857006535981743472024-02-23T22:35:00.001+00:002024-02-23T22:35:10.627+00:00Lorry Drivers Who Voted Brexit Regret EverythingFeb 21, 2022
Politicians foul up everything! – © Mark Alexander
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-37058662007641626722024-02-23T20:07:00.013+00:002024-02-23T20:10:15.691+00:00The Thinking Atheist: Mimzy Vidz: Free from IslamSep 7, 2021 | Mimzy was a devout Muslim. She observed the Qur'an and proselytized her religion...until her dissatisfaction with Islam led her to question everything. She shares her inspiring story on this week's show.
As hard as it may be for people to realise this, but the very hard fact remains that Islam and Western values are totally and utterly INCOMPATIBLE. Ergo, Islam, as an ideology, Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-80788921283322380462024-02-23T19:39:00.000+00:002024-02-23T19:39:00.876+00:00 Fur on the Head, Fur on the Chin, Fur on the Chest. What Can One Say? Except Maybe that It's Beautiful!Pelz am Kopf, Pelz am Kinn, Pelz auf der Brust. Was kann man sagen? Außer vieleicht, daß es doch schön ist! / Fourrure sur la tête, fourrure sur le menton, fourrure sur la poitrine. Que peux tu dire? Sauf que c'est peut-être beau !
Many thanks to Pinterest for this most interesting image.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-25518752095613037932024-02-23T19:10:00.004+00:002024-02-23T19:10:25.668+00:00Les Etats-Unis renforcent leur arsenal de sanctions contre la Russie, en misant sur le temps longLE MONDE : Après deux ans de guerre en Ukraine, la Maison Blanche a rendu publique une liste de 500 nouveaux noms de personnes ou d’entreprises russes mises à l’index, auxquelles s’ajoutent 26 entités et individus dans 11 pays, qui ont contribué au contournement des précédentes mesures.
Joe Biden rencontre Ioulia Navalnaïa, veuve du chef de l’opposition au Kremlin, Alexeï Navalny, décédé le 16 Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-7615390085415810892024-02-23T18:45:00.002+00:002024-02-23T18:49:15.163+00:00Was die Cannabis-Legalisierung für die Großstädte bedeutetFRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Der Bundestag hat die Legalisierung von Cannabis beschlossen. Der Schwarzmarkt in Städten wie Frankfurt wird wohl kaum eingedämmt, fürchtet die Polizei.
Neues Gesetz: Wer einen Joint rauchen will, kann das Cannabis dafür bald legal erwerben. | Bild: DPA
Wenn sich die Befürchtungen der Polizei bewahrheiten, könnte eine solche Situation künftig häufiger eintreten: Eine Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-64035404064832851902024-02-23T17:41:00.006+00:002024-02-23T17:41:51.584+00:00Lauterbach zur Cannabis Legalisierung: „Gescheiterte Drogenpolitik nimmt eine Wende“Feb 23, 2024 | Nachdem der Bundestag für die Teil-Legalsierung von Cannabis gestimmt hat, soll Besitz und Anbau der Droge zum 1. April ermöglicht werden. Gesundheitsminister Lauterbach erklärt, weshalb das der richtige Weg ist. © REUTERS, DPA
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-81247298768882907822024-02-23T14:45:00.003+00:002024-02-23T14:45:26.022+00:00Women Leaving Islam | DocumentaryFeb 1, 2021 | In this powerful film, six ex-Muslim women activists share their moving stories of growing up in Muslim families and Muslim-majority countries and the violence, loss and shunning they faced because of their apostasy.
The women talk about everything from tearing their hijab on door handles as a child, wearing a burkini on a beach in Italy, wanting to scream their atheism in Mecca Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-42267494811222263762024-02-23T12:35:00.006+00:002024-02-23T12:36:38.562+00:00Shamima Begum Loses Appeal over British Citizenship | BBC NewsFeb 23, 2024 | Shamima Begum has lost her latest bid to overturn a decision by the UK government to strip her British citizenship.
The Court of Appeal ruling means she remains in Syria with no chance of return to the UK.
Begum left her home in London aged 15 in 2015 to travel to Syria to join Islamic State group. The now 24-year-old's lawyers brought a bid to overturn a 2023 decision at the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-57083984689385840632024-02-23T12:13:00.008+00:002024-02-23T12:15:20.860+00:00Liz Truss: I Would Vote for Donald TrumpTHE TELEGRAPH: Exclusive: Former PM defends sharing stage with election-deniers as she effectively endorses Republican frontrunner
Liz Truss gives a speech during the Conservative Political Action Conference in the US | CREDIT: SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Liz Truss said she would vote for Donald Trump over Joe Biden if she were an American citizen, effectively endorsing the Republican Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-61078046604626121182024-02-23T10:51:00.006+00:002024-02-23T10:51:54.690+00:00Fire in High-Rise Apartment Complex Kills at Least 4 in Valencia, SpainTHE NEW YORK TIMES: The leader of the regional government declared a three-day mourning period.
A day after a fire roared through a high-rise residential complex in the Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least four people and leaving at least 14 missing, there were fears on Friday that those numbers could rise, because high temperatures inside the charred structure have prevented emergency Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-9709623647285416962024-02-23T10:46:00.002+00:002024-02-23T10:46:20.663+00:00Why I Left Islam | Fay RahmanMay 16, 2020 | Fay Rahman tells us why she left Islam, her thoughtful insights into what drove her to question her faith are resounding for all who follow suit.
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-44497579879729102112024-02-23T10:41:00.000+00:002024-02-23T10:41:01.526+00:00Can Gabriel Attal Win Over France?THE NEW YORK TIMES: The new prime minister wants to succeed President Macron. But first he must see off the far right and define himself before a restive public.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arriving at Hotel Matignon, the prime minister’s residence, in Paris this month. | Benoit Tessier/Reuters
Gabriel Attal, 34, is a new kind of French prime minister, more inclined to Diet Coke than a good Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-82665529249662354172024-02-22T19:05:00.001+00:002024-02-22T19:05:29.534+00:00Russia: Forbidden Business | ARTE.tv DocumentaryFeb 22, 2024 | When Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union imposed extensive sanctions on the Russian federation. But these measures are being circumvented in a vast black market. This documentary attempt to shed light on the shady, forbidden business deals that are helping to keep the Russian economy afloat.
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121015125677979408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17283857.post-80329146136984128772024-02-22T18:19:00.004+00:002024-02-22T18:19:30.715+00:00Ottolenghi: Grilled Red Cabbage with Gorgonzola and GrapesFeb 22, 2024 | Melty, rich and cheesy might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of red cabbage but in the episode, Katja is cooking just that. The cabbage is baked for a long time (3 hours but you can do that in advance!) and then grilled with red grapes for a burst of freshness. Glazed with a buttery jus and finished with soured cream, this is a perfect winter food.
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