Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Thom Hartmann: We Have to Get Ready... Trump's Second Term
Trump's Victory Puts Musk, Vance and Robert Kennedy Jr. In Charge | Sarah Churchwell
Nov 6, 2024 | “He is not going to be preoccupied with a transition, it is going to be left to the likes of Vance, Musk and RFK Jr.”
Donald Trump will be preoccupied with “quashing” his convictions, leaving managing “world order” to his posse of supporters, says Sarah Churchwell, professor of American literature and public understanding of the humanities at The University of London.
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Donald Trump will be preoccupied with “quashing” his convictions, leaving managing “world order” to his posse of supporters, says Sarah Churchwell, professor of American literature and public understanding of the humanities at The University of London.
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America Makes a Perilous Choice
THE NEW YORK TIMES: American voters have made the choice to return Donald Trump to the White House, setting the nation on a precarious course that no one can fully foresee.
The founders of this country recognized the possibility that voters might someday elect an authoritarian leader and wrote safeguards into the Constitution, including powers granted to two other branches of government designed to be a check on a president who would bend and break laws to serve his own ends. And they enacted a set of rights — most crucially the First Amendment — for citizens to assemble, speak and protest against the words and actions of their leader.
Over the next four years, Americans must be cleareyed about the threat to the nation and its laws that will come from its 47th president and be prepared to exercise their rights in defense of the country and the people, laws, institutions and values that have kept it strong.
It can’t be ignored that millions of Americans voted for a candidate even some of his closest supporters acknowledge to be deeply flawed — convinced that he was more likely to change and fix what they regarded as the nation’s urgent problems: high prices, an infusion of immigrants, a porous southern border and economic policies that have flowed unequally through society. Some cast their votes out of a profound dissatisfaction with the status quo, politics or the state of American institutions more broadly. » | The Editorial Board | Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Trump’s Victory Is a Major Win for Elon Musk and Big-Money Politics
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The candidate largely let the billionaire run his $175 million ground game — a gamble that future candidates could look to emulate.
At a raucous election-night gathering on Tuesday, Elon Musk sat two seats away from Donald J. Trump, ready to claim wide credit for his decisive presidential win.
“My America PAC massively improved the Republican ground game in the swing states,” Mr. Musk told the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in an interview at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s residence and private club in Florida. He posted a meme of himself in the Oval Office to his 203 million followers on X, his social media platform.
His victory lap was the culmination of an effort that began only six months ago and depended on a risky gamble: Mr. Musk’s new super PAC effectively led Mr. Trump’s get-out-the-vote operation in battleground states — and Mr. Trump entrusted a crucial campaign function to a political neophyte.
It is difficult to disentangle Mr. Musk’s ground work from other influences that propelled Mr. Trump to the White House. But there is little doubt that the election was a win not only for Mr. Musk but also big-money politics: An ultrawealthy donor took advantage of America’s evolving campaign-finance system to put his thumb on the scale like never before. » | Theodore Schleifer and Susanne Craig | Wednesday, November 6, 2024
At a raucous election-night gathering on Tuesday, Elon Musk sat two seats away from Donald J. Trump, ready to claim wide credit for his decisive presidential win.
“My America PAC massively improved the Republican ground game in the swing states,” Mr. Musk told the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in an interview at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s residence and private club in Florida. He posted a meme of himself in the Oval Office to his 203 million followers on X, his social media platform.
His victory lap was the culmination of an effort that began only six months ago and depended on a risky gamble: Mr. Musk’s new super PAC effectively led Mr. Trump’s get-out-the-vote operation in battleground states — and Mr. Trump entrusted a crucial campaign function to a political neophyte.
It is difficult to disentangle Mr. Musk’s ground work from other influences that propelled Mr. Trump to the White House. But there is little doubt that the election was a win not only for Mr. Musk but also big-money politics: An ultrawealthy donor took advantage of America’s evolving campaign-finance system to put his thumb on the scale like never before. » | Theodore Schleifer and Susanne Craig | Wednesday, November 6, 2024
TRT World Now: How the US Election Results Will Impact the Middle East
Hiding and Surviving - Growing Up under National Socialism | DW Documentary
Nov 6, 2024 | "Everyone who survived has a story that you simply can't believe.” Charlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust - because farmer's wife Kreszentia Hummel passed her off as her own, illegitimate child and kept her hidden on her farm.
Charlotte Neuland was born on 29 October 1932. She was born into a dark time: Just three months after her birth, Adolf Hitler came to power. Once the National Socialists were in charge, years of terror ensued. Boycotts against Jewish businesses and professional bans on Jews, including Charlotte's father, the established Munich lawyer Siegfried "Fritz” Neuland, were just the beginning. As time went on, life for Jewish people became increasingly threatened. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 denounced and banned relationships between Jews and non-Jews. Charlotte's mother, Margarethe Neuland, left the family. She had converted to Judaism but could not withstand the pressure from the Gestapo. Charlotte's grandmother, Albertine Neuland, now became the girl's most important caregiver. On the night of 9-10 November 1938, six-year-old Charlotte witnessed the November pogroms: Jewish stores were destroyed and looted in front of her eyes, people were beaten, abused and taken away.
When the first deportations from Munich to the concentration camps began in 1941, Siegfried "Fritz” Neuland took his daughter to the deeply religious Catholic farmer's wife Kreszentia Hummel in Middle Franconia. With her help, Charlotte Neuland survived the National Socialist dictatorship.
Now Charlotte Knobloch, she’s President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria and former President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. In this film, she tells viewers about her own life - and a past that is full of fear and loss. Despite all her devastating experiences, she would go on to become one of the most important figures representing Jewish life in the German-speaking world. She has dedicated her life to the fight for peace, equality and democracy.
Charlotte Neuland was born on 29 October 1932. She was born into a dark time: Just three months after her birth, Adolf Hitler came to power. Once the National Socialists were in charge, years of terror ensued. Boycotts against Jewish businesses and professional bans on Jews, including Charlotte's father, the established Munich lawyer Siegfried "Fritz” Neuland, were just the beginning. As time went on, life for Jewish people became increasingly threatened. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 denounced and banned relationships between Jews and non-Jews. Charlotte's mother, Margarethe Neuland, left the family. She had converted to Judaism but could not withstand the pressure from the Gestapo. Charlotte's grandmother, Albertine Neuland, now became the girl's most important caregiver. On the night of 9-10 November 1938, six-year-old Charlotte witnessed the November pogroms: Jewish stores were destroyed and looted in front of her eyes, people were beaten, abused and taken away.
When the first deportations from Munich to the concentration camps began in 1941, Siegfried "Fritz” Neuland took his daughter to the deeply religious Catholic farmer's wife Kreszentia Hummel in Middle Franconia. With her help, Charlotte Neuland survived the National Socialist dictatorship.
Now Charlotte Knobloch, she’s President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria and former President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. In this film, she tells viewers about her own life - and a past that is full of fear and loss. Despite all her devastating experiences, she would go on to become one of the most important figures representing Jewish life in the German-speaking world. She has dedicated her life to the fight for peace, equality and democracy.
America Screws Up Big Time, Elects Wannabe Dictator Trump
Please be aware that this video contains some strong language. – Mark
Trump Wins: What It Means for Putin and His War in Ukraine
Nov 6, 2024 | “Trump will bail out on Ukraine. He will support his friend Vladimir Putin.”
The Kremlin will be “celebrating” Trump’s victory in the US election because of the likelihood he will split the West’s support for Ukraine, explains Professor Scott Lucas.
The Kremlin will be “celebrating” Trump’s victory in the US election because of the likelihood he will split the West’s support for Ukraine, explains Professor Scott Lucas.
NZZ erklärt: US-Wahlen 2024: So konnte Trump die Wahl für sich entscheiden
Donald Trump Returns to Power, Ushering in New Era of Uncertainty
THE NEW YORK TIMES: He played on fears of immigrants and economic worries to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. His victory signaled the advent of isolationism, sweeping tariffs and score settling.
Donald J. Trump has vowed a radical reshaping of American government in his second term. | Doug Mills/The New York Times
Donald J. Trump rode a promise to smash the American status quo to win the presidency for a second time on Wednesday, surviving a criminal conviction, indictments, an assassin’s bullet, accusations of authoritarianism and an unprecedented switch of his opponent to complete a remarkable return to power.
Mr. Trump’s victory caps the astonishing political comeback of a man who was charged with plotting to overturn the last election but who tapped into frustrations and fears about the economy and illegal immigration to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.
His defiant plans to upend the country’s political system held appeal to tens of millions of voters who feared that the American dream was drifting further from reach and who turned to Mr. Trump as a battering ram against the ruling establishment and the expert class of elites.
In a deeply divided nation, voters embraced Mr. Trump’s pledge to seal the southern border by almost any means, to revive the economy with 19th-century-style tariffs that would restore American manufacturing and to lead a retreat from international entanglements and global conflict.
Now, Mr. Trump will serve as the 47th president four years after reluctantly leaving office as the 45th, the first politician since Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s to lose re-election to the White House and later mount a successful run. At the age of 78, Mr. Trump has become the oldest man ever elected president, breaking a record held by President Biden, whose mental competence Mr. Trump has savaged.
His win ushers in an era of uncertainty for the nation. » | Shane Goldmacher and Lisa Lerer | Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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Donald J. Trump rode a promise to smash the American status quo to win the presidency for a second time on Wednesday, surviving a criminal conviction, indictments, an assassin’s bullet, accusations of authoritarianism and an unprecedented switch of his opponent to complete a remarkable return to power.
Mr. Trump’s victory caps the astonishing political comeback of a man who was charged with plotting to overturn the last election but who tapped into frustrations and fears about the economy and illegal immigration to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.
His defiant plans to upend the country’s political system held appeal to tens of millions of voters who feared that the American dream was drifting further from reach and who turned to Mr. Trump as a battering ram against the ruling establishment and the expert class of elites.
In a deeply divided nation, voters embraced Mr. Trump’s pledge to seal the southern border by almost any means, to revive the economy with 19th-century-style tariffs that would restore American manufacturing and to lead a retreat from international entanglements and global conflict.
Now, Mr. Trump will serve as the 47th president four years after reluctantly leaving office as the 45th, the first politician since Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s to lose re-election to the White House and later mount a successful run. At the age of 78, Mr. Trump has become the oldest man ever elected president, breaking a record held by President Biden, whose mental competence Mr. Trump has savaged.
His win ushers in an era of uncertainty for the nation. » | Shane Goldmacher and Lisa Lerer | Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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US Election: What Went Wrong for Kamala Harris? | BBC News
Nov 6, 2024 | Donald Trump is likely to win the 2024 US presidential election after picking up three key battleground states.
The Republican candidate declared victory at his campaign watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Trump thanked voters and said: "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate”.
So, what went wrong for Kamala Harris? And what could a second Trump presidency look like?
The Republican candidate declared victory at his campaign watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Trump thanked voters and said: "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate”.
So, what went wrong for Kamala Harris? And what could a second Trump presidency look like?
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
TIMES RADIO: Elon Musk's Dad Claims His Son Has 'Seen the Light' on Donald Trump
Contraband Whiskey and a Secret Royal Dinner: Wall Street Goes to Riyadh
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Are you an international business titan on the hunt for billions of dollars of Saudi oil cash? Prepare for “a mind game.”
At exactly 6:19 p.m. last Tuesday, in a gold-trimmed hallway snaking off the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, a lesson emerged in money, power and what Arabs call wasta, or influence.
The scene was opened by Marc Rowan, the private equity billionaire, pacing the carpet leading up the unremarkably named Meeting Room B — where a few minutes earlier chairs had been arranged in a semicircle.
Mr. Rowan, clad in a neat suit rather than his usual sweaters, was 11 minutes early — he actually doubled back a few times, apparently unwilling to arrive first — but was soon followed by a dozen or so titans of technology and finance, including top executives of the Carlyle Group, BlackRock, Citi and Standard Chartered, and founders of the giant hedge funds Bridgewater Associates and Third Point. » | Rob Copeland | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
At exactly 6:19 p.m. last Tuesday, in a gold-trimmed hallway snaking off the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, a lesson emerged in money, power and what Arabs call wasta, or influence.
The scene was opened by Marc Rowan, the private equity billionaire, pacing the carpet leading up the unremarkably named Meeting Room B — where a few minutes earlier chairs had been arranged in a semicircle.
Mr. Rowan, clad in a neat suit rather than his usual sweaters, was 11 minutes early — he actually doubled back a few times, apparently unwilling to arrive first — but was soon followed by a dozen or so titans of technology and finance, including top executives of the Carlyle Group, BlackRock, Citi and Standard Chartered, and founders of the giant hedge funds Bridgewater Associates and Third Point. » | Rob Copeland | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 – Maurizio Pollini
Jul 29, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo · Maurizio Pollini
Schumann: Sonata for Piano Op.11; Fantasia Op.17
℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Release date: 1973-01-01
Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo · Maurizio Pollini
Schumann: Sonata for Piano Op.11; Fantasia Op.17
℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Release date: 1973-01-01
Queen Unwell with Chest Infection, Says Buckingham Palace
THE TELEGRAPH: Her Majesty has been advised to rest for a ‘short period’ and has withdrawn from several engagements later this week
The Queen has pulled out of royal engagements this week after being diagnosed with a chest infection following a long overseas tour.
Her Majesty has been advised to rest for a “short period” and is currently at home. The 77-year-old has withdrawn from several engagements later this week, and will be represented by the Duchess of Gloucester at a Westminster Abbey wreath-laying.
Buckingham Palace said she hopes to be well enough to attend Remembrance events, including the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, this weekend.
A palace spokesman said: “Her Majesty the Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest. » | Hannah Furness, Royal Editor | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
The Queen has pulled out of royal engagements this week after being diagnosed with a chest infection following a long overseas tour.
Her Majesty has been advised to rest for a “short period” and is currently at home. The 77-year-old has withdrawn from several engagements later this week, and will be represented by the Duchess of Gloucester at a Westminster Abbey wreath-laying.
Buckingham Palace said she hopes to be well enough to attend Remembrance events, including the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, this weekend.
A palace spokesman said: “Her Majesty the Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest. » | Hannah Furness, Royal Editor | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
I’m a Doctor and I Think It’s Wrong to Ban Smoking outside Hospitals
THE TELEGRAPH: Addicts cannot simply quit as soon as they enter hospital and the activity gives them some much-needed relief
Labour’s plan to ban smoking on hospital grounds is the epitome of a top-down initiative by a nanny-state government. It’s a great example of politicians having an idea, without actually being involved in the practicalities. They don’t understand how hospitals work because they don’t work in hospitals. This solution is a poor sticking plaster to a nation-wide problem.
When it comes to hospitals, we have to be liberal about smoking out of sheer empathy for the patients – many of whom are at the end of their lives. There’s no doubt that smoking is bad for you, so I’m not suggesting that we should encourage people to do it. But for many patients it’s a lifeline – a practice that brings comfort and relief at times of deep distress.
We also cannot ignore the fact that smoking is first and foremost an addiction – you can’t just give it up when you are admitted to hospital. Walk into any hospital in the country, even in the height of winter when it’s freezing cold, and you will see patients standing outside the main entrance in pyjamas with drip stands and drugs, smoking. Some will be smoking as relief from the stress of the intense hospital environment, some will be socialising and enjoying time together and some will be relishing the feeling of a comforting habit that they’ve enjoyed all their lives. » | Karol Sikora * | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
* Prof Karol Sikora is a leading cancer specialist, who worked as a clinical director in the NHS for more than 25 years.
THE GUARDIAN:
Smoking to be banned outside schools and hospitals in England, but pubs get reprieve: Legislation also includes ban on advertising of vapes and restrictions on flavours, packaging and marketing »
Labour’s plan to ban smoking on hospital grounds is the epitome of a top-down initiative by a nanny-state government. It’s a great example of politicians having an idea, without actually being involved in the practicalities. They don’t understand how hospitals work because they don’t work in hospitals. This solution is a poor sticking plaster to a nation-wide problem.
When it comes to hospitals, we have to be liberal about smoking out of sheer empathy for the patients – many of whom are at the end of their lives. There’s no doubt that smoking is bad for you, so I’m not suggesting that we should encourage people to do it. But for many patients it’s a lifeline – a practice that brings comfort and relief at times of deep distress.
We also cannot ignore the fact that smoking is first and foremost an addiction – you can’t just give it up when you are admitted to hospital. Walk into any hospital in the country, even in the height of winter when it’s freezing cold, and you will see patients standing outside the main entrance in pyjamas with drip stands and drugs, smoking. Some will be smoking as relief from the stress of the intense hospital environment, some will be socialising and enjoying time together and some will be relishing the feeling of a comforting habit that they’ve enjoyed all their lives. » | Karol Sikora * | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
* Prof Karol Sikora is a leading cancer specialist, who worked as a clinical director in the NHS for more than 25 years.
THE GUARDIAN:
Smoking to be banned outside schools and hospitals in England, but pubs get reprieve: Legislation also includes ban on advertising of vapes and restrictions on flavours, packaging and marketing »
Steve Schmidt Explains Why This Is the MOST IMPORTANT Day in American History | The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Hungry Man Kitchen: How to make Tabbouleh - Lebanese Herb & Bulgur Salad | تبولة
Jul 7, 2021 | Tabbouleh (a.k.a. tabouli or taboulah) is a Middle Eastern, Levantine vegan salad made with finely chopped parsley, mint, bulgur, onions and tomatoes. Mostly associated with Lebanese cuisine, this amazing vegan salad is flavored with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and optionally a bit of sumac and pomegranate molasses for extra tanginess.
For me [HM], the best tabbouleh should be crunchy and with lots of parsley and greens, instead of soggy bulgur. Also try adding a bit of sumac and pomegranate molasses for a hint of sweetness and extra tanginess.
For the recipe, please click here and then click on ‘more’.
For me [HM], the best tabbouleh should be crunchy and with lots of parsley and greens, instead of soggy bulgur. Also try adding a bit of sumac and pomegranate molasses for a hint of sweetness and extra tanginess.
For the recipe, please click here and then click on ‘more’.
The Mother and Daughters Divided over Trump and His Attitudes towards Women
Nov 5, 2024 | What would a Trump presidency mean for women?
“A future where women’s rights are stripped more and more”
“People who don’t agree with his policies will have a voice”
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to the mother and daughters divided over Donald Trump in the key swing-state of Pennsylvania.
“A future where women’s rights are stripped more and more”
“People who don’t agree with his policies will have a voice”
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to the mother and daughters divided over Donald Trump in the key swing-state of Pennsylvania.
In Closing Message, Vance Says Kamala Harris Is 'Trash'
I do not wish to embed this, because this must be Trump at his most vulgar »
These Five Steps Turn Democracy into Dictatorship & Trump Is on Step Four
Témoignage : Hélène Broda, jamais sans sa sœur.
Sep 15, 2016 | Dénoncées par un milicien, Hélène et sa sœur cadette sont arrêtées à Limoges, début 1944. Elles seront déportées à Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Raghun, puis Terezin, toujours ensemble : "Je vivais pour elle et elle vivait pour moi". Témoignage recueilli en novembre 1995 pour la Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, basée à Los Angeles. Biographie Ses parents ont fui Lodz (Pologne) vers la France, où elle arrive, à 2 ans, en 1923. La famille s’installe à Nancy, où naît Juliette, sa sœur cadette. Lors de la débâcle, Hélène et les siens prennent la route vers le sud. Ils s’établissent près de Limoges, à Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Haute-Vienne), où Hélène termine ses études. Elle trouve ensuite un emploi de secrétaire, dans une compagnie d’assurance de Limoges. Elle s’intègre aussi aux réseaux locaux de la résistance. Dénoncées comme juives (mais pas comme résistantes) par un voisin que la famille fréquentait sans savoir qu’il était milicien, Hélène et Juliette sont arrêtées au début de 1944. Grâce à une complicité, elles réussissent à prévenir leurs parents, qui échappent de justesse à la Gestapo. A Drancy, Hélène croise le poète Max Jacob. Peu avant sa mort dans ce camp, il lui confie : "Le rayon de lumière que tu as dans les yeux, prends bien garde de le préserver et va jusqu’au bout !" Les deux sœurs sont déportées vers Birkenau (Auschwitz II) dans le convoi numéro 69, en mars 1944. Hélène et Juliette se serrent les coudes pour survivre : "Je vivais pour elle et elle vivait pour moi". En novembre 1944, elles sont transférées au camp de Bergen-Belsen en Allemagne, avec le commando de la musique d'Auschwitz. Puis, en février 1945, Hélène et sa sœur sont emmenées à Raghun. En chemin, elles tentent sans succès de s'évader. Juste avant la libération de ce camp de travail par les Britanniques, elles sont à nouveau déportées, vers le ghetto de Theresienstadt (Terezin, en tchèque), où Hélène devient la secrétaire du représentant de la Croix Rouge, tandis que sa sœur souffre du typhus. Les Russes les libèrent en mai 1945. Après de nouvelles péripéties, les deux sœurs sont rapatriées en avion à Lyon, le mois suivant. Elles retrouvent leurs parents en Haute-Vienne, qui avaient réussi à s'y cacher pendant toute la durée de la guerre. La famille revient à Nancy, où Hélène rencontre son mari. Sa sœur est décédée en 1992. "Elle aura eu, grâce à son courage, et à mon courage […], 47 ans de rémission", dit Hélène. Elle a écarté le ressentiment du reste de sa vie, heureuse : "En vouloir à qui ? A quels Allemands ? A quels Français ?"
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Thom Hartmann Programm : Inside Billionaires' Brazen Attempt at Fascism
What Can Germany Expect with Harris or Trump? | DW News
Trump Is a ‘Nasty Individual’ and a Threat to the World | William Hague
Nov 5, 2024 | “He is a rambling, nasty individual but he’s actually positively dangerous.”
It is “really consequential for the world that Trump is not elected tonight”, says William Hague on Times Radio.
It is “really consequential for the world that Trump is not elected tonight”, says William Hague on Times Radio.
Monday, November 04, 2024
Seong-Jin Cho – Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75: III. Clair de lune
Oct 13, 2017 | Listen to Debussy’s 3rd Movement “Clair de Lune” on his “Suite bergamasque” played by Seong-Jin Cho. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of Claude Debussy’s death, 2015 Chopin Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho explores the great French composer’s piano music. …
Composer: Claude Debussy
Repertoire: Suite bergamasque, 3. Clair de Lune Place: Siemensvilla, Berlin
Produced by Sid McLauchlan [Audio]
Video Director: Jürgen Schindler
Video Production: Jürgen Schindler
Video Production Company: Jürgen Schindler Documentary Gigolos
Publisher: Editions Durand, Paris – Complete Works of Claude Debussy, Vol .I – edt. Roy Howat
Composer: Claude Debussy
Repertoire: Suite bergamasque, 3. Clair de Lune Place: Siemensvilla, Berlin
Produced by Sid McLauchlan [Audio]
Video Director: Jürgen Schindler
Video Production: Jürgen Schindler
Video Production Company: Jürgen Schindler Documentary Gigolos
Publisher: Editions Durand, Paris – Complete Works of Claude Debussy, Vol .I – edt. Roy Howat
Discover the Culinary Delights of Buenos Aires
Nov 4, 2024 | Explore the Argentine capital’s vibrant food scene and visit iconic eateries that you can experience on one of our ocean or expedition journeys that calls on Buenos Aires. Your host, a local tour guide, begins the episode with a warm coffee and buttery medialuna pastry at historic Café Tortoni, then savors some of Argentina's finest wines at El Querandí. Next, follow your host to the San Telmo Market, where sizzling parrillas (cast iron grills) are used to cook steaks to perfection. Finally, your host introduces you to traditional mate, a beloved tea-like beverage, before participating in a hands-on empanada-making experience.
Broadcast on Viking.TV on November 4, 2024.
Broadcast on Viking.TV on November 4, 2024.
"Let Us Finally Put an End to the Trump Era" | The Warning with Steve Schmidt
US Faces 'Chaos' If Trump Wins 2nd Term - Former George W. Bush Aide | Q+A 2024
Nov 2, 2024 | A second Donald Trump presidency would paralyse the US government and embolden its global adversaries, says former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum.
The Atlantic writer says the former president would immediately try to shut down the various legal investigations against him if re-elected, triggering widespread resistance.
Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
The Atlantic writer says the former president would immediately try to shut down the various legal investigations against him if re-elected, triggering widespread resistance.
Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
Moldova President Maia Sandu Claims Election Victory Despite Alleged Russian Meddling | BBC News
Nov 4, 2024 | Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu has claimed a second term after a tense election run-off seen as a choice between Europe and Russia.
Her rival Alexandr Stoianoglo, who was backed by the pro-Russian Party of Socialists, had called for a closer relationship with Moscow.
During the day the president's national security adviser said there had been "massive interference" from Russia in Moldova's electoral process that had "high potential to distort the outcome".
Russia had already denied meddling in the vote, and Stoianoglo, who was fired as prosecutor general by Sandu, has denied being pro-Kremlin.
Her rival Alexandr Stoianoglo, who was backed by the pro-Russian Party of Socialists, had called for a closer relationship with Moscow.
During the day the president's national security adviser said there had been "massive interference" from Russia in Moldova's electoral process that had "high potential to distort the outcome".
Russia had already denied meddling in the vote, and Stoianoglo, who was fired as prosecutor general by Sandu, has denied being pro-Kremlin.
Fascist Tendencies in Trump: A Comparison to Hitler's Rise | DW News
Are Billionaires a Problem? | ARTE.tv Documentary
James Taylor : Shower the People | 2019 Remaster | Reupload
England May Not Be ‘Smoke-free’ until 2039, Cancer Charity Warns
THE GUARDIAN: Government plan to reduce smoking rates in danger of falling a decade behind schedule
England will not be “smoke-free” until 2039, missing a key public health target by almost a decade, an analysis has found.
While smoking rates are in decline they are not falling fast enough to realise the government’s ambition of England being smoke-free” by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK (CRUK).
And stark socioeconomic inequalities in smoking – with poorer people much more likely to light up than the well-off – will continue for decades to come, its research shows. » | Denis Campbell, Health policy editor | Monday, November 4, 2024
England will never be, and should never be, smoke-free! Why? Because if it could ever be done, it would be replaced by something far, far worse. These politicians and do-gooders don’t understand ONE BASIC THING about human psychology. It is this: People WILL get their kicks from somehere! If these ill-informed people think that all people are just going to go to work each day, go home, and then go to bed without having any of the pleasures of life, then they are greatly mistaken.
As for cancer, it is a terrible disease. I have known several people who have died from it. They were NOT smokers! Whilst it is true that smoking can cause cancer, especially lung cancer, according to trustworthy sources on the Internet, it is only between 5 and 10% of HEAVY SMOKERS who contract it. Eliminating smoking will not eliminate cancer!
Further, taxing cigarettes to the hilt, thus making them too expensive for people to be able to afford to smoke government-controlled cigarettes only pushes people to buy them on the black market. I am told that the black market for cigarettes in the United Kingdom is thriving! It certainly is in Australia.
Just in case anyone thinks that my opinions are biased because I am myself a smoker, please think again! I quit smoking on April 10th 2022. That is almost two years and seven months ago. I haven’t smoked a cigarette since that day. But I am on the side of smokers because over the years, I have derived untold pleasure from smoking cigarettes. I always smoked out of choice, NOT out of addiction! I have bever been addicted to anything. Not even cigarettes.
I wish these joyless people would just give up their social engineering. They try and say that smoking is now predominantly a working-class habit. TOSH! How many people in the working class can afford to smoke these days? With current prices in the UK, it is only the super-privileged who can afford to smoke. For the less well-off, they must be rolling their own, or something.
By the way, when governments make cigarettes extremely expensive, they are doing something deleterious to the health of smokers. And for one simple reason: Governments have no control over the quality of the cigarettes being illegally imported from Asia and the Far East. In years to come, governments will be finding that the health of smokers will be worse than if they had been smoking legal, quality-controlled cigarettes. This, if anything, will place a burden on the health service in years to come.
Moreover, it is stupid to encourage vaping as a replacement of smoking. In the not-too-distant future, they will find that vaping is more injurious to health than smoking cigarettes. Governments need to meddle less in people’s lifestyle choices, they need to stop sweating the little things. Instead, they need to concentrate on the important things. That is what proper governments should do. – © Mark Alexander
Disposable vapes ban could push some users back to smoking, ministers told: Defra report warns there could be ‘health disbenefits’ with 29% of vapers reverting or relapsing to cigarettes »
'Pack of Cigs and a Bic Lighter': Why Are Celebs Glamorising Smoking Again? »
England will not be “smoke-free” until 2039, missing a key public health target by almost a decade, an analysis has found.
While smoking rates are in decline they are not falling fast enough to realise the government’s ambition of England being smoke-free” by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK (CRUK).
And stark socioeconomic inequalities in smoking – with poorer people much more likely to light up than the well-off – will continue for decades to come, its research shows. » | Denis Campbell, Health policy editor | Monday, November 4, 2024
England will never be, and should never be, smoke-free! Why? Because if it could ever be done, it would be replaced by something far, far worse. These politicians and do-gooders don’t understand ONE BASIC THING about human psychology. It is this: People WILL get their kicks from somehere! If these ill-informed people think that all people are just going to go to work each day, go home, and then go to bed without having any of the pleasures of life, then they are greatly mistaken.
As for cancer, it is a terrible disease. I have known several people who have died from it. They were NOT smokers! Whilst it is true that smoking can cause cancer, especially lung cancer, according to trustworthy sources on the Internet, it is only between 5 and 10% of HEAVY SMOKERS who contract it. Eliminating smoking will not eliminate cancer!
Further, taxing cigarettes to the hilt, thus making them too expensive for people to be able to afford to smoke government-controlled cigarettes only pushes people to buy them on the black market. I am told that the black market for cigarettes in the United Kingdom is thriving! It certainly is in Australia.
Just in case anyone thinks that my opinions are biased because I am myself a smoker, please think again! I quit smoking on April 10th 2022. That is almost two years and seven months ago. I haven’t smoked a cigarette since that day. But I am on the side of smokers because over the years, I have derived untold pleasure from smoking cigarettes. I always smoked out of choice, NOT out of addiction! I have bever been addicted to anything. Not even cigarettes.
I wish these joyless people would just give up their social engineering. They try and say that smoking is now predominantly a working-class habit. TOSH! How many people in the working class can afford to smoke these days? With current prices in the UK, it is only the super-privileged who can afford to smoke. For the less well-off, they must be rolling their own, or something.
By the way, when governments make cigarettes extremely expensive, they are doing something deleterious to the health of smokers. And for one simple reason: Governments have no control over the quality of the cigarettes being illegally imported from Asia and the Far East. In years to come, governments will be finding that the health of smokers will be worse than if they had been smoking legal, quality-controlled cigarettes. This, if anything, will place a burden on the health service in years to come.
Moreover, it is stupid to encourage vaping as a replacement of smoking. In the not-too-distant future, they will find that vaping is more injurious to health than smoking cigarettes. Governments need to meddle less in people’s lifestyle choices, they need to stop sweating the little things. Instead, they need to concentrate on the important things. That is what proper governments should do. – © Mark Alexander
Disposable vapes ban could push some users back to smoking, ministers told: Defra report warns there could be ‘health disbenefits’ with 29% of vapers reverting or relapsing to cigarettes »
'Pack of Cigs and a Bic Lighter': Why Are Celebs Glamorising Smoking Again? »
This Must Be Kamala Harris’s Dumbest Idea!
The Lincoln Project: Warning Signs
'Angry and Abandoned’ Valencians Attack Royals after Devastating Flash Floods
Nov 4, 2024 | “The pure amount of destruction and chaos that we saw around was just absolutely shocking.”
Valencians feel “angry and abandoned” by the response to devastating flash floods, say Shauna and Jamie, volunteers helping with the clear up. Spanish politician Txeme Guijarro agrees people need the state to act.
THE NEW YORK TIMES en Español:
Tras las inundaciones en España, una multitud de voluntarios y de rabia: El domingo por la mañana, durante la visita del rey Felipe VI y el presidente Pedro Sánchez a Paiporta, epicentro de la tragedia, manifestantes enfurecidos gritaron y arrojaron lodo. »
Valencians feel “angry and abandoned” by the response to devastating flash floods, say Shauna and Jamie, volunteers helping with the clear up. Spanish politician Txeme Guijarro agrees people need the state to act.
THE NEW YORK TIMES en Español:
Tras las inundaciones en España, una multitud de voluntarios y de rabia: El domingo por la mañana, durante la visita del rey Felipe VI y el presidente Pedro Sánchez a Paiporta, epicentro de la tragedia, manifestantes enfurecidos gritaron y arrojaron lodo. »
Trump: Touched by God's Grace | ARTE.tv Documentary
Nov 4, 2024 | A photo of Donald Trump touched by Jesus has made a big impact on social media amongst his supporters. What does it tell us about Trump’s fanbase and the Republican presidential candidate's links to Christian groups?
Trump: Touched By God's Grace | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until 13/09/2029
Trump, le sauveur de l’Amérique ? Quelle blague de mauvais goût ! De toute évidence, les évangéliques américains perdent le contact avec la réalité, ils perdent la raison. – © Mark Alexander
Trump: Touched By God's Grace | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until 13/09/2029
Trump, le sauveur de l’Amérique ? Quelle blague de mauvais goût ! De toute évidence, les évangéliques américains perdent le contact avec la réalité, ils perdent la raison. – © Mark Alexander
Sunday, November 03, 2024
The Lincoln Project: Firing Squad
David Starkey: Keir Starmer Is a Disastrous Prime Minister
Grace of Monaco | British Pathé
‘Snake Oil Salesman’ Trump Loses Election Momentum | Scott Lucas
Nov 3, 2024 | “He in fact didn’t fix anything while he was president… He left the economy in a worse position.”
Donald Trump is not capable of solving the US’s economy problems, says Scott Lucas.
Donald Trump is not capable of solving the US’s economy problems, says Scott Lucas.
A Republican’s Viewpoint: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the Monarchy
King's ‘Tentacles’ Stretch across the UK Charging People ‘Millions’
Nov 3, 2024 | “Their tentacles stretch just about everywhere across the UK.”
The King and Prince William are earning millions from charging councils and government departments, with some of these charges being “really petty”, says @JCalvertST.
The King and Prince William are earning millions from charging councils and government departments, with some of these charges being “really petty”, says @JCalvertST.
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Angry Flood Survivors Confront Spain’s King and Queen in Flood-stricken Town in Valencia | DW News
A message from King Charles III to King Felipe VI of Spain regarding the ongoing floods in Valencia. »
Related material here.
THE NEW YORK TIMES en Español:
Una sombría búsqueda de cadáveres en Valencia, ciudad devastada por las inundaciones: Las inundaciones en España han dejado al menos a 205 personas muertas, casi todas en la provincia de Valencia. Más de 60 de las víctimas murieron en Paiporta, un pueblo de clase trabajadora en las afueras del sur de la ciudad. »
LE FIGARO :
Inondations : nouvelle «alerte rouge» en Espagne, les habitants de Valence appelés à rentrer chez eux : De nouvelles précipitations sont attendues dans la soirée, après les tragiques inondations qui ont déjà fait 217 morts selon le dernier bilan. L'Agence nationale de Météorologie a déclenché son «alerte rouge» et appelle les habitants à rentrer chez eux. »
How Power Shoulders Tell a Story of This Campaign
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In terms of personality and policy, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are starkly contrasting figures. Yet they’ve often had one thing in common: a silhouette that features powerfully padded shoulders.
For 150 years, the size of a suit jacket’s shoulder pad — which exists today as a small, simple, triangular shaped piece of material stuffed with wadding — has fluctuated in response to fashion trends. But in this year’s election, the power shoulder has become a potent, multifaceted symbol.
The complex history of the power shoulder means it can convey confidence, power and authority. But it can also conjure swagger, playful subversion and an outsider’s defiance of an established order.
For both candidates, this strong silhouette offers the opportunity to shape a defining image: for Mr. Trump, as a billionaire who positions himself as anti-establishment; for Ms. Harris, as a formidable figure who more than belongs in a realm once reserved for men.
That may seem like a lot of meaning to put on a pair of shoulder pads — but the power shoulder can bear it. » | Derek Guy | Mr. Guy is a fashion industry commentator and the editor of Die, Workwear!, a men's wear blog. | Sunday, November 3, 2024
'Pack of Cigs and a Bic Lighter': Why Are Celebs Glamorising Smoking Again?
BBC: rat summer might be over as we grapple with how dark it is at 4pm, but the concept of being a brat – “pack of cigs and a Bic lighter”, according to the singer Charli XCX – lives on.
There's Rosalia gifting Charli XCX a bouquet of cigarettes on her birthday, Addison Rae smoking not one but two at the same time in her music video Aquamarine, and the actor Paul Mescal saying he refused to give up smoking when getting into shape for Gladiator II.
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Despite this, singers, actors and influencers seem to be bringing smoking back into vogue - quite literally, with cigarettes making a return as on the New York Fashion Week runways earlier this year as accessories.
So, why are cigarettes being glamorised again?
Lucy, a 20-year-old university student, says she took up smoking recently because "it's just what everyone does".
Almost all her friends also smoke and she says it's more than just a habit, it's an aesthetic.
"I definitely think everyone trying to be brat has influenced people to start smoking because Charli herself says you have to have a pack of cigs if you really want to embody the vibe." » | Yasmin Rufo, BBC News | Sunday, November 3, 2024
EAT your HEARTS OUT Keir Starmer and Chris Whitty! Smoking is making a comeback! None too soon, either! As unhealthy as smoking might be, it is infinitely healthier than the alternatives of drugs. And far healthier than those unhealthy and uncool vapes, too. And then there's all the rest of the poisons that people injest today — just for kicks. People will always look for kicks, especially the young.
Starmer, you haven't got a snowball's chance in hell of outlawing smoking. Especially for the young. Smoking is pleasurable, cool, sexy, and alluring. After all, who wants to watch a love story from Hollywood with the main characters sharing a vape? It doesn't quite cut it, does it?
In spite of any laws that might be passed in Parliement, smoking will not be killed off. Smoking cigarettes will live on long after our do-gooding politicians will be kicking up daisies! Long live pleasure! Long live freedom! Long live the right to choose! — © Mark Alexander
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Democracy in the Middle East: A Conversation with His Royal Highness Reza Pahlavi
Oct 29, 2024 | USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future (CPF) Director Bob Shrum joined His Royal Highness Reza Pahlavi, Exiled Crown Prince of Iran, for a discussion on democracy, peace, and prosperity in the Middle East at a critical moment in the region’s history on Thursday, October 24.
Featuring:
• Reza Pahlavi: Exiled Crown Prince of Iran; USC Alum (‘85)
• Bob Shrum (Moderator): CPF Director; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
• Moh El-Naggar (Opening Remarks): USC Dornsife Interim Dean
Featuring:
• Reza Pahlavi: Exiled Crown Prince of Iran; USC Alum (‘85)
• Bob Shrum (Moderator): CPF Director; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
• Moh El-Naggar (Opening Remarks): USC Dornsife Interim Dean
Angry Crowds Confront Spanish King in Flood-hit Valencia | BBC News
Nov 3, 2024 | King Felipe VI of Spain has faced angry protesters while visiting the Valencia region, which has been hit by unprecedented floods.
Footage shows an angry crowd shouting "murderer" and "shame" at the king, who was also asked why nothing had been done to avoid the tragedy.
Spain's worst floods in decades have left whole neighbourhoods covered in mud and strewn with mangled cars and debris. More than 200 people were killed in the floods, with many more missing.
Emergency workers are continuing to comb through underground car parks and tunnels in the hope of finding survivors and recovering bodies.
LE FIGARO :
«Assassins !» : face à la colère de la foule, la visite du roi et de la reine sur le lieu des inondations suspendue : Des habitants de cette commune proche de Valence ont jeté de la boue aux visages des deux souverains. Selon le dernier bilan, 213 personnes ont péri à cause des inondations provoquées par des pluies torrentielles. Les autorités s'attendent à ce que le bilan s'alourdisse. »
Footage shows an angry crowd shouting "murderer" and "shame" at the king, who was also asked why nothing had been done to avoid the tragedy.
Spain's worst floods in decades have left whole neighbourhoods covered in mud and strewn with mangled cars and debris. More than 200 people were killed in the floods, with many more missing.
Emergency workers are continuing to comb through underground car parks and tunnels in the hope of finding survivors and recovering bodies.
LE FIGARO :
«Assassins !» : face à la colère de la foule, la visite du roi et de la reine sur le lieu des inondations suspendue : Des habitants de cette commune proche de Valence ont jeté de la boue aux visages des deux souverains. Selon le dernier bilan, 213 personnes ont péri à cause des inondations provoquées par des pluies torrentielles. Les autorités s'attendent à ce que le bilan s'alourdisse. »
Iranian Student Arrested after Removing Clothes at University | BBC News
Nov 3, 2024 | A female Iranian student has been detained by security guards after she stripped to her underwear in public at a university in Tehran.
A spokesman for the Islamic Azad University said she'd been found to have a "mental disorder". But many social media users in Iran have said her actions were more likely a protest against the country's strict dress code.
Under Iranian law women and girls above the age of puberty must cover their hair with a hijab and wear long, loose-fitting clothing to disguise their figures.
What has happened to the student since being detained is unknown.
A spokesman for the Islamic Azad University said she'd been found to have a "mental disorder". But many social media users in Iran have said her actions were more likely a protest against the country's strict dress code.
Under Iranian law women and girls above the age of puberty must cover their hair with a hijab and wear long, loose-fitting clothing to disguise their figures.
What has happened to the student since being detained is unknown.
Kamala Harris Takes Unexpected Lead over Donald Trump in Iowa
THE TELEGRAPH: Research by Ann Selzer for the Des Moines Register puts the Democrat on 47 per cent of the vote in the state
Kamala Harris has taken a surprise three-point lead over Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a survey taken by a respected pollster. The research, by Ann Selzer for the Des Moines Register, puts Ms Harris on 47 per cent of the vote in the state and Trump on 44 per cent.
The result suggests that Iowa, which is considered a safe Republican state, is closer than analysts had previously expected.
If the predicted swing towards Ms Harris in Iowa is accurate and is replicated nationally on Tuesday, she would win the presidential election by a landslide. » | Tony Diver, US Editor | Sunday, November 3, 2024
Kamala Harris has taken a surprise three-point lead over Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a survey taken by a respected pollster. The research, by Ann Selzer for the Des Moines Register, puts Ms Harris on 47 per cent of the vote in the state and Trump on 44 per cent.
The result suggests that Iowa, which is considered a safe Republican state, is closer than analysts had previously expected.
If the predicted swing towards Ms Harris in Iowa is accurate and is replicated nationally on Tuesday, she would win the presidential election by a landslide. » | Tony Diver, US Editor | Sunday, November 3, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT TRUMP NOT BE VOTED BACK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE
Saturday, November 02, 2024
Trump Presidency Will Leave America ‘Impoverished, Bumbling and Stumbling’ | Timothy Snyder
Oct 12, 2024 | “Without the rule of law, you’re looking at a bumbling, stumbling, impoverished, unpredictable United States.”
Historian Timothy Snyder tells Jane Mulkerrins what he thinks a Trump presidency will look like.
Historian Timothy Snyder tells Jane Mulkerrins what he thinks a Trump presidency will look like.
Revealed: King Charging Millions for NHS to Use His Land
Nov 2, 2024 | All of what they've uncovered doesn't pass the public smell test of ethical behaviour."
An investigation by the Sunday Times Insight team has uncovered the "secret business deals" that the king are using to maintain their "multi-millionaire status", says The Sunday Times's George Arbuthnott.
THE GUARDIAN:
King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’: Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation »
An investigation by the Sunday Times Insight team has uncovered the "secret business deals" that the king are using to maintain their "multi-millionaire status", says The Sunday Times's George Arbuthnott.
THE GUARDIAN:
King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’: Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation »
Der Bernina Express - Die gefährlichsten Bahnstrecken der Welt | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE
Nov 2, 2024 | Über 196 Brücken und durch 55 Tunnel kämpft sich der Bernina Express von Chur in der Schweiz bis nach Tirano in Italien. Sein Weg führt ihn durch tiefe Täler, wilde Schluchten und über das ewige Eis der Bündner Alpen. Erst 1890 erschließen Bahningenieure den Südosten der Schweiz. Ein gewagtes Unternehmen, denn Naturgewalten machen die Strecke bis heute zu einem gefährlichen Weg.
Über 196 Brücken und durch 55 Tunnel kämpft sich der „Bernina Express“ von Chur in der Schweiz bis nach Tirano in Italien. Durch tiefe Täler, wilde Schluchten und über das ewige Eis der Bündner Alpen. Erst 1890 erschließen die Bahningenieure den Südosten der Schweiz. Die einzigartige und gewagte Streckenführung durch das Albulatal und über den Berninapass zählt seit 2008 zum UNESCO-Welterbe. Die Viadukte und Tunnel sind steinerne Zeugen für den Pioniergeist der Bahningenieure und den Mut der Bahnarbeiter und Mineure, die trotz der lauernden Gefahren das silbern schimmernde Schienenband durch die Berge hindurch bis hinunter ins Val Poschiavo legten. Auf den ersten Blick unsichtbar: die Bedrohung der Strecke durch die globale Klimaerwärmung. Vor allem im Hochgebirge kommt es zu markanten Veränderungen.
Heute noch muss der Lokführer auf dieser Strecke wachsam sein, denn damals wie heute sind das Wetter und die Berge immer für eine Überraschung gut. Extreme Wetterereignisse wie Starkschneefälle, Überschwemmungen oder Winterstürme im Gebirge können unter bestimmten Umständen dazu führen, dass ganze Berge ins Rutschen kommen – und im schlimmsten Fall die Bahnlinie bedrohen. Die Dokumentation begleitet den „Bernina Express“ auf seiner rund vier Stunden dauernden Fahrt von Chur in der Schweiz bis nach Tirano in Italien. Atemraubende Luftaufnahmen erzählen die Geschichte einer architektonischen Meisterleistung von Bahningenieuren in einer unberechenbaren Landschaft.
Dokureihe, Regie: Marita Neher (D 2019, 43 Min)
Video verfügbar bis 19/12/2024
Über 196 Brücken und durch 55 Tunnel kämpft sich der „Bernina Express“ von Chur in der Schweiz bis nach Tirano in Italien. Durch tiefe Täler, wilde Schluchten und über das ewige Eis der Bündner Alpen. Erst 1890 erschließen die Bahningenieure den Südosten der Schweiz. Die einzigartige und gewagte Streckenführung durch das Albulatal und über den Berninapass zählt seit 2008 zum UNESCO-Welterbe. Die Viadukte und Tunnel sind steinerne Zeugen für den Pioniergeist der Bahningenieure und den Mut der Bahnarbeiter und Mineure, die trotz der lauernden Gefahren das silbern schimmernde Schienenband durch die Berge hindurch bis hinunter ins Val Poschiavo legten. Auf den ersten Blick unsichtbar: die Bedrohung der Strecke durch die globale Klimaerwärmung. Vor allem im Hochgebirge kommt es zu markanten Veränderungen.
Heute noch muss der Lokführer auf dieser Strecke wachsam sein, denn damals wie heute sind das Wetter und die Berge immer für eine Überraschung gut. Extreme Wetterereignisse wie Starkschneefälle, Überschwemmungen oder Winterstürme im Gebirge können unter bestimmten Umständen dazu führen, dass ganze Berge ins Rutschen kommen – und im schlimmsten Fall die Bahnlinie bedrohen. Die Dokumentation begleitet den „Bernina Express“ auf seiner rund vier Stunden dauernden Fahrt von Chur in der Schweiz bis nach Tirano in Italien. Atemraubende Luftaufnahmen erzählen die Geschichte einer architektonischen Meisterleistung von Bahningenieuren in einer unberechenbaren Landschaft.
Dokureihe, Regie: Marita Neher (D 2019, 43 Min)
Video verfügbar bis 19/12/2024
The Lincoln Project: The West Wing
Nov 2, 2024 | The award-winning cast of The West Wing reunited to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President in a new ad created in partnership with the Lincoln Project.
Thank you Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Josh Malina, Mary McCormack, and Richard Schiff for lending your voices.
Thank you Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Josh Malina, Mary McCormack, and Richard Schiff for lending your voices.
‘We Should Recognize the Danger At Hand’ | Steve Schmidt Talks Trump on MSNBC
Kemi Badenoch Elected New Conservative Party Leader
If I am not greatly mistaken, the Conservative Party has just hammered the final nail into its own coffin! Conservatives can now write their own epitaph, too!
My visitors will know that I have been saying for years now — ever since that ridiculous Brexit and that succession of duds as leaders — that the Tories were going the way of the Whigs before them: into oblivion. I have also written that they will soon be as dead as the dodo. It appears that my words are coming true quicker than even I could have imagined. – © Mark Alexander
Im toten Winkel : Traudl Junge, Hitlers Sekretärin, im Gespräch
America First - Bilanz einer Amtszeit (1/3) | Doku HD Reupload (2019) | ARTE
Nov 2, 2024 | Reupload verfügbar bis 30/04/2025
Der Doku-Dreiteiler blickt hinter die Kulissen des Weißen Hauses und lässt die wichtigsten Berater von Ex-Präsident Donald Trump und Politiker aus aller Welt zu Wort kommen, um die kritischsten Momente in Trumps "America First"-Außenpolitik zu beleuchten. Bei den ersten NATO- und G7-Gipfeln lässt Trump keinen Zweifel daran, dass er nur nach seinen eigenen Regeln spielt.
Seit seinem Einzug ins Weiße Haus 2017 verfolgt der neu gewählte Präsident sein "America First"-Programm und scheut dabei keine Konflikte mit alten US-Verbündeten. Allein durch seinen Austritt aus dem Pariser Klimaabkommen und seine Nähe zu Wladimir Putin bricht Trump mit dem Status quo. Er geht sogar so weit, die wichtigste aller US-amerikanischen Allianzen zu gefährden. Jeremy Hunt, damals britischer Außenminister, erklärt: "Die NATO hat wahrscheinlich die größte Krise ihrer Geschichte durchgemacht."
In Interviews mit beteiligten Schlüsselpersonen zeichnet diese Folge detailliert Diskussionen nach und fasst noch einmal die wichtigsten Momente zusammen, in denen der ehemalige US-Präsident seine Amtskollegen schockierte.
Der ehemalige französische Präsident François Hollande beschreibt sein erstes Telefonat mit Trump im Weißen Haus wie folgt: "Der Präsident hat mir nicht gesagt, dass er vorhatte, die NATO zu verlassen. Was er sagte, lässt sich in einem Satz zusammenfassen: 'Wir wollen nicht mehr für euch zahlen, das amerikanische Geld ist für die Amerikaner da, und die Europäer sollen selbst für ihre Sicherheit zahlen.'"
Theresa May, erste Regierungschefin, die Trump im Weißen Haus empfing, fällt aus allen Wolken, als der Präsident während des gemeinsamen Lunchs vor seinem Team ausrastet, als er erfährt, dass ihm ein Anruf von Putin nicht weitergeleitet wurde.
Bei den ersten NATO- und G7-Gipfeln lässt Trump keinen Zweifel daran, dass er nur nach seinen eigenen Regeln spielt. Angela Merkel erklärt daraufhin: "Wir Europäer müssen unser Schicksal in unsere eigene Hand nehmen."
Anlässlich der Militärparade zum französischen Nationalfeiertag am 14. Juli fährt Emmanuel Macron großes Geschütz auf, um Trump zu umgarnen. Dabei hatte sein Vorgänger Hollande bereits gewarnt: "Erwarte nichts von Donald Trump, denke nicht, dass es möglich ist, ihn zu umgehen oder zu umgarnen, glaube nicht, dass er sein Programm nicht durchziehen wird."
Kurz nach seiner Rückkehr aus Paris trifft Trump seinen Verteidigungsminister James Mattis, der auf der Notwendigkeit von im Ausland stationierten US-Truppen beharrt. Der Präsident interessiert sich allerdings mehr für eine eigene Militärparade auf der Pennsylvania Avenue.
Vor allem Trumps Beziehung zu Putin sorgt unter den G7-Staatschefs für Beunruhigung, insbesondere, als der US-Präsident vorschlägt, Russland wieder in die Gruppe aufzunehmen. Diese Beunruhigung dauert auch nach dem ersten persönlichen Treffen zwischen Trump und Putin in Helsinki an – jener berühmt-berüchtigten Pressekonferenz, auf der Trump zu verstehen gab, dass er Putin mehr vertraute als seinen eigenen Geheimdiensten.
Dokureihe, Regie: Norma Percy (F 2019, 58 Min)
Der Doku-Dreiteiler blickt hinter die Kulissen des Weißen Hauses und lässt die wichtigsten Berater von Ex-Präsident Donald Trump und Politiker aus aller Welt zu Wort kommen, um die kritischsten Momente in Trumps "America First"-Außenpolitik zu beleuchten. Bei den ersten NATO- und G7-Gipfeln lässt Trump keinen Zweifel daran, dass er nur nach seinen eigenen Regeln spielt.
Seit seinem Einzug ins Weiße Haus 2017 verfolgt der neu gewählte Präsident sein "America First"-Programm und scheut dabei keine Konflikte mit alten US-Verbündeten. Allein durch seinen Austritt aus dem Pariser Klimaabkommen und seine Nähe zu Wladimir Putin bricht Trump mit dem Status quo. Er geht sogar so weit, die wichtigste aller US-amerikanischen Allianzen zu gefährden. Jeremy Hunt, damals britischer Außenminister, erklärt: "Die NATO hat wahrscheinlich die größte Krise ihrer Geschichte durchgemacht."
In Interviews mit beteiligten Schlüsselpersonen zeichnet diese Folge detailliert Diskussionen nach und fasst noch einmal die wichtigsten Momente zusammen, in denen der ehemalige US-Präsident seine Amtskollegen schockierte.
Der ehemalige französische Präsident François Hollande beschreibt sein erstes Telefonat mit Trump im Weißen Haus wie folgt: "Der Präsident hat mir nicht gesagt, dass er vorhatte, die NATO zu verlassen. Was er sagte, lässt sich in einem Satz zusammenfassen: 'Wir wollen nicht mehr für euch zahlen, das amerikanische Geld ist für die Amerikaner da, und die Europäer sollen selbst für ihre Sicherheit zahlen.'"
Theresa May, erste Regierungschefin, die Trump im Weißen Haus empfing, fällt aus allen Wolken, als der Präsident während des gemeinsamen Lunchs vor seinem Team ausrastet, als er erfährt, dass ihm ein Anruf von Putin nicht weitergeleitet wurde.
Bei den ersten NATO- und G7-Gipfeln lässt Trump keinen Zweifel daran, dass er nur nach seinen eigenen Regeln spielt. Angela Merkel erklärt daraufhin: "Wir Europäer müssen unser Schicksal in unsere eigene Hand nehmen."
Anlässlich der Militärparade zum französischen Nationalfeiertag am 14. Juli fährt Emmanuel Macron großes Geschütz auf, um Trump zu umgarnen. Dabei hatte sein Vorgänger Hollande bereits gewarnt: "Erwarte nichts von Donald Trump, denke nicht, dass es möglich ist, ihn zu umgehen oder zu umgarnen, glaube nicht, dass er sein Programm nicht durchziehen wird."
Kurz nach seiner Rückkehr aus Paris trifft Trump seinen Verteidigungsminister James Mattis, der auf der Notwendigkeit von im Ausland stationierten US-Truppen beharrt. Der Präsident interessiert sich allerdings mehr für eine eigene Militärparade auf der Pennsylvania Avenue.
Vor allem Trumps Beziehung zu Putin sorgt unter den G7-Staatschefs für Beunruhigung, insbesondere, als der US-Präsident vorschlägt, Russland wieder in die Gruppe aufzunehmen. Diese Beunruhigung dauert auch nach dem ersten persönlichen Treffen zwischen Trump und Putin in Helsinki an – jener berühmt-berüchtigten Pressekonferenz, auf der Trump zu verstehen gab, dass er Putin mehr vertraute als seinen eigenen Geheimdiensten.
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