Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The Property Empires that Make Charles and William Millions
How splendid it is to be able to live as a serf in this kingdom! Who wouldn’t be cock-a-hoop at being given the privilege? – © Mark Alexander
Thom Hartmann: Trump's Second Term: How to Resist Fascism like Our Lives Depend on It! (Because They Do)
Nov 20. 2024 | Donald Trump's fascist agenda for his second presidential term has to be stopped. We know how the poisonous hate that animates fascism seeps into a society because we saw it ourselves during the first 4 years of the Trump administration and throughout the past year’s campaign.
We’re watching it in Red states across the country as MAGA Republicans replace honorable Republicans like Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
We know how easily a government can be toppled and how close we came on January 6, 2021: if just five Republicans had not refused to go along with Trump we would have been thrown into this fascist dystopia four years earlier.
We can’t pretend we don’t know what’s happening and where it will lead if it’s not stopped. And now that we do know, we can’t escape the moral obligation to resist with everything we have.
We’re watching it in Red states across the country as MAGA Republicans replace honorable Republicans like Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
We know how easily a government can be toppled and how close we came on January 6, 2021: if just five Republicans had not refused to go along with Trump we would have been thrown into this fascist dystopia four years earlier.
We can’t pretend we don’t know what’s happening and where it will lead if it’s not stopped. And now that we do know, we can’t escape the moral obligation to resist with everything we have.
Nancy Mace and Markwayne Mullin Are the Definition of Hypocrisy | The Warning with Steve Schmidt
America has turned into a SICK JOKE! FA! FT! – © Mark Alexander
More Snow Forecast for Weekend after UK’s ‘First Taste of Winter’
THE GUARDIAN: Met Office warnings in place until Sunday as schools are closed and travel disrupted in Scotland
More snow has been forecast for the weekend after an Arctic blast brought the “first taste of winter for many” and the Met Office issued new weather warnings.
A yellow weather warning for frequent snow showers and possible hail is in place in many parts of north and west Scotland until midday on Thursday.
Between 2cm and 5cm (up to 2in) of snow is expected in many areas and it could reach 10cm in some parts of the north-west mainland, and 15-20cm (up to 7.9in) on higher ground, the Met Office said.
A yellow warning for ice has been posted from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning in most of Scotland, the East and West Midlands, east, north-east and north-west England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Yorkshire. » | Geneva Abdul and agency | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
More snow has been forecast for the weekend after an Arctic blast brought the “first taste of winter for many” and the Met Office issued new weather warnings.
A yellow weather warning for frequent snow showers and possible hail is in place in many parts of north and west Scotland until midday on Thursday.
Between 2cm and 5cm (up to 2in) of snow is expected in many areas and it could reach 10cm in some parts of the north-west mainland, and 15-20cm (up to 7.9in) on higher ground, the Met Office said.
A yellow warning for ice has been posted from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning in most of Scotland, the East and West Midlands, east, north-east and north-west England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Yorkshire. » | Geneva Abdul and agency | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Spanien unter dem Halbmond — Al Andalus | Doku
Dec 27, 2017 | Über sieben Jahrhunderte standen weite Teile Spaniens unter der Herrschaft arabischer Kalifen. Ihre Regentschaft gilt als eine Zeit weitgehender Toleranz. Über sieben Jahrhunderte.
800 Jahre lang herrschen Kalifen und Sultane auf der iberischen Halbinsel. Leidenschaftlich und mit allen Sinnen genießen sie die Schönheiten der Welt. Über sieben Jahrhunderte standen.
Dokumentarfilm: Geschichte
Die Dokumentation erzählt die wechselvolle Geschichte der arabischen Kultur in Spanien von der Eroberung Andalusiens, ...
800 Jahre lang herrschen Kalifen und Sultane auf der iberischen Halbinsel. Leidenschaftlich und mit allen Sinnen genießen sie die Schönheiten der Welt. Über sieben Jahrhunderte standen.
Dokumentarfilm: Geschichte
Die Dokumentation erzählt die wechselvolle Geschichte der arabischen Kultur in Spanien von der Eroberung Andalusiens, ...
The Ring of Fire: MAGA Judge Kills Overtime Pay for 4 Million Workers
The world had better STOP looking toward America for LEADERSHIP. That country is not a LEADER in anything much of any IMPORTANCE. The country has grown too big for its boots, or as an American might say, too big for its britches. The country pretends to be a Christian nation, but in actual fact, it is nothing of the sort. The nation is BACKWARD. “BIGLY”! We in Europe should stop looking Westward to the USA for inspiration; instead, we should start looking Eastward. We Europeans could teach Americans a whole lot. Let Americans suck up all that Trump has to offer them. Let them enjoy the bumpy ride ahead of them. They need to fasten their seatbelts. They will get no sympathy for their suffering from me; and they should get none from you, either. They will deserve all they will have to suffer through. The USA can no longer show the world the way forward. Good night, America! It's been nice knowing you. — © Mark Alexander
Spain On A Fork: The Ultimate Spanish Omelette | Tortilla de patatas rellena de espinacas y queso | A Classic Recipe from Cádiz, Spain
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Oum Kalthoum, l'astre de l'orient - Portrait - Documentaire complet
Nov 7, 2024 | Pendant plusieurs décennies, c’est une femme qui, à elle seule, a incarné par sa personnalité et par son talent une certaine manière d’être Arabe au vingtième siècle. En plus d’être une artiste à la voix incomparable et de chanter comme personne la poésie et la passion amoureuse, elle devint à travers le monde « la voix des Arabes » : à la fois symbole identitaire et ambassadrice de leur cause, tant son destin emblématique semblait se confondre avec celui de tout un peuple qui n’a pas cessé depuis de perpétuer sa mémoire. A travers des images d’archives et de nombreuses interviews tournées en France (Armande Altaï, Marie Laforêt, Jean-Michel Boris, Sapho…) et dans le monde arabe (Omar Sharif, Elias Sanbar, Gamal Ghitany, Farouk Hosni…) ce film propose de redécouvrir l’art et le destin exceptionnels de cette femme à travers le culte qu’aujourd’hui encore elle suscite.
Un film de Feriel Ben Mahmoud et Nicolas Daniel
Une production 13 Prod
WIKIPEDIA: Oum Kalthoum, Umm Kulthum, Umm Kalzum, Umm Kulthum, Umm Kulthum.
Un film de Feriel Ben Mahmoud et Nicolas Daniel
Une production 13 Prod
WIKIPEDIA: Oum Kalthoum, Umm Kulthum, Umm Kalzum, Umm Kulthum, Umm Kulthum.
Putin Declares Russia Could Launch Nuclear Strike In Response to Conventional Attack | BBC News
Nov 20, 2024 | Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lowering the threshold for Russia's use of nuclear weapons. It follows a US decision to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range missile strikes on Russia using American weapons. Ukraine has carried out its first such attack, with Russia confirming that US ATACMS missiles have hit its Bryansk region.
Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine states that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack. An attack on Russia with conventional missiles, drones or aircraft could meet the criteria for a nuclear response.
The Kremlin urged other countries to study the changes. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the decree as “a very important text” and said "it should become a subject to a very deep analysis".
Recently Russia warned it would deliver “an appropriate and tangible” response to the US President's decision to let Ukraine use ATACMS missiles to strike the country. Russia's foreign ministry said that such an attack "would represent the direct involvement of the United States and its satellites in hostilities against Russia”.
Joe Biden’s change of policy comes two months before Donald Trump is sworn in as the new US President. Mr Trump has claimed that he will help bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Steve Rosenberg, Nick Eardley, Vicki Young and Lyse Doucet.
Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine states that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack. An attack on Russia with conventional missiles, drones or aircraft could meet the criteria for a nuclear response.
The Kremlin urged other countries to study the changes. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the decree as “a very important text” and said "it should become a subject to a very deep analysis".
Recently Russia warned it would deliver “an appropriate and tangible” response to the US President's decision to let Ukraine use ATACMS missiles to strike the country. Russia's foreign ministry said that such an attack "would represent the direct involvement of the United States and its satellites in hostilities against Russia”.
Joe Biden’s change of policy comes two months before Donald Trump is sworn in as the new US President. Mr Trump has claimed that he will help bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Steve Rosenberg, Nick Eardley, Vicki Young and Lyse Doucet.
Noches en Andalucía | Spanish Guitar — Govi
UK’s Longest-serving MPs Issue Joint Plea for Commons to Reject Assisted Dying Bill
THE GUARDIAN: Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, mother and father of the House, say law has been rushed
Britain’s longest-serving MPs, Labour’s Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, have issued a joint call urging the Commons to reject the assisted dying bill, arguing it is being rushed through and puts vulnerable people at risk.
Writing for the Guardian, Abbott and Leigh – the mother and father of the house – said there had been insufficient scrutiny of the law and urged parliament to instead focus on better health and care services.
Four influential new Labour MPs have said they have also decided to oppose the bill amid concerns about the process and the pressure it has put on new parliamentarians.
A landmark vote on legalising assisted dying is due to be held on Friday 29 November. It is a free vote, meaning MPs can decide whether to support or oppose it. In 2015, an assisted dying bill was rejected by 330 votes to 118, but since then a number of other countries have legalised the practice and polls show widespread public support. » | Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
THE GUARDIAN: Assisted dying: what are the ‘slippery slope’ fears in England and Wales?: Lawyers disagree on whether law is likely to be expanded to include people who are not terminally ill »
Britain’s longest-serving MPs, Labour’s Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, have issued a joint call urging the Commons to reject the assisted dying bill, arguing it is being rushed through and puts vulnerable people at risk.
Writing for the Guardian, Abbott and Leigh – the mother and father of the house – said there had been insufficient scrutiny of the law and urged parliament to instead focus on better health and care services.
Four influential new Labour MPs have said they have also decided to oppose the bill amid concerns about the process and the pressure it has put on new parliamentarians.
A landmark vote on legalising assisted dying is due to be held on Friday 29 November. It is a free vote, meaning MPs can decide whether to support or oppose it. In 2015, an assisted dying bill was rejected by 330 votes to 118, but since then a number of other countries have legalised the practice and polls show widespread public support. » | Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
THE GUARDIAN: Assisted dying: what are the ‘slippery slope’ fears in England and Wales?: Lawyers disagree on whether law is likely to be expanded to include people who are not terminally ill »
The Risk Haunting Trump’s Second Term: Amateur Cabinet Sinks MAGA Agenda, Warns Icon Bob Woodward
Thom Hartmann: Former GOP Insider: Trump’s Agenda Could Tear the Nation Apart w/ Steve Schmidt
U.S. Closes Its Kyiv Embassy, Warning of ‘Significant Air Attack’
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The unusual alert came a day after Ukraine used American-made ballistic missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time.
The United States Embassy in Kyiv issued an urgent warning on Wednesday morning that Russia might launch “a significant air attack,” closing the embassy and telling employees to shelter in place.
Air-raid alerts are a daily fact of life in Ukraine and the capital often comes under drone and missile attacks, but the embassy rarely issues such a specific alert or shuts down.
The warning came one day after Ukraine’s military used American-made ballistic missiles to strike into Russian territory for the first time, after receiving long-sought authorization from President Biden to do so. The Kremlin had long warned that such strikes would be treated as an escalation, and on Tuesday vowed to respond.
“We will be taking this as a qualitatively new phase of the Western war against Russia,” Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei V. Lavrov, said at a news conference on Tuesday. “And we will react accordingly.” » | Marc Santora | Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES: As Trump Pushes Peace, Russia Intensifies Assaults on Ukraine: Overextended and exhausted, Ukrainian forces lack manpower and artillery against Russian forces willing to absorb staggering casualties. »
The United States Embassy in Kyiv issued an urgent warning on Wednesday morning that Russia might launch “a significant air attack,” closing the embassy and telling employees to shelter in place.
Air-raid alerts are a daily fact of life in Ukraine and the capital often comes under drone and missile attacks, but the embassy rarely issues such a specific alert or shuts down.
The warning came one day after Ukraine’s military used American-made ballistic missiles to strike into Russian territory for the first time, after receiving long-sought authorization from President Biden to do so. The Kremlin had long warned that such strikes would be treated as an escalation, and on Tuesday vowed to respond.
“We will be taking this as a qualitatively new phase of the Western war against Russia,” Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei V. Lavrov, said at a news conference on Tuesday. “And we will react accordingly.” » | Marc Santora | Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES: As Trump Pushes Peace, Russia Intensifies Assaults on Ukraine: Overextended and exhausted, Ukrainian forces lack manpower and artillery against Russian forces willing to absorb staggering casualties. »
UK Inflation Rises to 2.3%, Increasing Pressure to Delay Interest Rate Cut
THE GUARDIAN: Figure is above Bank of England target after energy bills push up prices
Inflation increased to 2.3% in October, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to delay further interest rate cuts until next year.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday showed that a rise in energy bills pushed up the consumer prices index (CPI), reversing a downward trend this year in inflation, which was 1.7% in September.
The figure for the year to October was slightly above the 2.2% City economists had expected. » | Phillip Inman | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
THE TELEGRAPH: Interest rates to ‘stay higher for longer’ after inflation blow: Interest rates risk staying “elevated for longer”, economists have warned, after inflation rose at a faster pace than expected last month. / Policymakers are “unlikely” to cut borrowing costs at its meeting in December, analysts said, after the pace of price rises surged back above the Bank of England’s 2pc target in October. »
Inflation increased to 2.3% in October, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to delay further interest rate cuts until next year.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday showed that a rise in energy bills pushed up the consumer prices index (CPI), reversing a downward trend this year in inflation, which was 1.7% in September.
The figure for the year to October was slightly above the 2.2% City economists had expected. » | Phillip Inman | Wednesday, November 20, 2024
THE TELEGRAPH: Interest rates to ‘stay higher for longer’ after inflation blow: Interest rates risk staying “elevated for longer”, economists have warned, after inflation rose at a faster pace than expected last month. / Policymakers are “unlikely” to cut borrowing costs at its meeting in December, analysts said, after the pace of price rises surged back above the Bank of England’s 2pc target in October. »
Brandon Li: The Passion of Andalucía
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Argentina after One Year of President Milei | DW Documentary
Nov 19, 2024 | Is Javier Milei a savior or a destroyer? It’s been just over a year since the far-right, chainsaw-wielding 54-year-old was elected President of Argentina, and society is more divided than ever before.
Argentina’s poverty rate has soared to over 50% since Javier Milei took office. Many young voters opted for Milei because they wanted a radical break from the previous government. Many Argentinians in the business community are also hoping Milei's "shock therapy” will improve the economic situation - while others are stunned by the president's harsh reforms.
In his first year in office, Milei did not hold back, abolishing many ministries, scaling back publicly funded media and cutting many subsidies. We hear from both supporters and opponents of the president and his policies, including farmers, students, pensioners, trade unionists, journalists and entrepreneurs.
Argentina’s poverty rate has soared to over 50% since Javier Milei took office. Many young voters opted for Milei because they wanted a radical break from the previous government. Many Argentinians in the business community are also hoping Milei's "shock therapy” will improve the economic situation - while others are stunned by the president's harsh reforms.
In his first year in office, Milei did not hold back, abolishing many ministries, scaling back publicly funded media and cutting many subsidies. We hear from both supporters and opponents of the president and his policies, including farmers, students, pensioners, trade unionists, journalists and entrepreneurs.
Die Tochter des Papstes - Lucrezia Borgia | Doku HD | ARTE
Nov 19, 2024 | Die unglaubliche Geschichte der Papsttochter Lucrezia Borgia spielt in einer der skandalösesten Phasen der Renaissance. Unter der intriganten Herrschaft ihres Vaters, Papst Alexander VI., wird Lucrezia gezielt von diesem und ihrem Bruder für politische Ziele benutzt, später als Giftmörderin und inzestuöse Femme fatale verleumdet. Die wahre Lucrezia interessiert nur wenige.
Es ist die unglaubliche, aber wahre Geschichte der Tochter eines skandalumwitterten Papstes, mit dem das Papsttum an einen nie mehr erreichten Tiefpunkt gelangte. Das Image der Lucrezia Borgia ist für viele denkbar schlecht: Als zügellose Sünderin, Beischläferin ihres Vaters und ihrer Brüder, Giftmörderin wird diese außergewöhnliche Schönheit beschrieben. Die Fantasie ihrer Feinde überschlägt sich: Sie soll einen Giftring getragen haben, der ihr dazu diente, sich ihrer Feinde schnellstmöglich zu entledigen. Die Gerüchte, die aus Lucrezia eine dämonische Femme fatale machen, entsprechen allerdings nicht der Wahrheit. Politische Gegner ihres Vaters, des Papstes Alexanders VI., setzen sie in die Welt, mit dem klaren Ziel, Lucrezias Familie, den Borgia zu schaden. Sie suchen sich das schwächste Opfer aus: eine Frau. Lucrezia lebte in einer der abenteuerlichsten, aber auch faszinierendsten Phasen der Renaissance. Die Herrschaft ihres Vaters Rodrigo Borgias, Papst Alexanders VI., ist eine der spektakulärsten Epochen der Kirchengeschichte. Rodrigo war ein Papst, der sein Amt ausschließlich dazu nutzte, die Macht seiner Familie zu mehren. Er verheiratet seine Tochter nach politischer Opportunität, scheidet sie von dem ersten Ehemann und billigt die Ermordung des zweiten. Erst in ihrer dritten Ehe, weit weg von Ihrem Vater, zeigt sie als Herzogin von Ferrara, was alles in ihr steckt. Als sie mit 39 Jahren stirbt, ist ihr Mann nicht zu trösten. Er hat eine Frau verloren, wie sie schöner, klüger, gebildeter und sittlicher kaum denkbar war – wie er seinem Bruder schreibt.
Dokumentation von Cuini Amelio Ortiz (D 2024, 53 Min) Das Thumbnail wurde mit KI-generiert. Weitere Informationen zum Umgang mit künstlicher Intelligenz bei ARTE gibt es hier.
Video verfügbar bis zum 14/02/2025
Es ist die unglaubliche, aber wahre Geschichte der Tochter eines skandalumwitterten Papstes, mit dem das Papsttum an einen nie mehr erreichten Tiefpunkt gelangte. Das Image der Lucrezia Borgia ist für viele denkbar schlecht: Als zügellose Sünderin, Beischläferin ihres Vaters und ihrer Brüder, Giftmörderin wird diese außergewöhnliche Schönheit beschrieben. Die Fantasie ihrer Feinde überschlägt sich: Sie soll einen Giftring getragen haben, der ihr dazu diente, sich ihrer Feinde schnellstmöglich zu entledigen. Die Gerüchte, die aus Lucrezia eine dämonische Femme fatale machen, entsprechen allerdings nicht der Wahrheit. Politische Gegner ihres Vaters, des Papstes Alexanders VI., setzen sie in die Welt, mit dem klaren Ziel, Lucrezias Familie, den Borgia zu schaden. Sie suchen sich das schwächste Opfer aus: eine Frau. Lucrezia lebte in einer der abenteuerlichsten, aber auch faszinierendsten Phasen der Renaissance. Die Herrschaft ihres Vaters Rodrigo Borgias, Papst Alexanders VI., ist eine der spektakulärsten Epochen der Kirchengeschichte. Rodrigo war ein Papst, der sein Amt ausschließlich dazu nutzte, die Macht seiner Familie zu mehren. Er verheiratet seine Tochter nach politischer Opportunität, scheidet sie von dem ersten Ehemann und billigt die Ermordung des zweiten. Erst in ihrer dritten Ehe, weit weg von Ihrem Vater, zeigt sie als Herzogin von Ferrara, was alles in ihr steckt. Als sie mit 39 Jahren stirbt, ist ihr Mann nicht zu trösten. Er hat eine Frau verloren, wie sie schöner, klüger, gebildeter und sittlicher kaum denkbar war – wie er seinem Bruder schreibt.
Dokumentation von Cuini Amelio Ortiz (D 2024, 53 Min) Das Thumbnail wurde mit KI-generiert. Weitere Informationen zum Umgang mit künstlicher Intelligenz bei ARTE gibt es hier.
Video verfügbar bis zum 14/02/2025
Brit in Germany: Back in Britain. My Thoughts on England after 16 Years Abroad
Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski's Meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago | The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Strong language alert! – Mark
Russia Does Not Want to See a Nuclear War, Lavrov Says
Russia Will React Accordingly to ATACMS Strike, Says Foreign Minister Lavrov
Ukraine Vows to 'Never Submit’ to Russia as War Reaches 1,000th Day | BBC News
Nov 19, 2024 | Ukraine has said it will "never submit" to Russia as it marks 1,000 days since the Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of the country. "Ukraine will never submit to the occupiers, and the Russian military will be punished for violating international law," the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
It comes as eight people, including a child, were killed in a drone attack on Ukraine's north-eastern region of Sumy overnight, where 89 were also killed in a separate strike on Sunday.
It comes as eight people, including a child, were killed in a drone attack on Ukraine's north-eastern region of Sumy overnight, where 89 were also killed in a separate strike on Sunday.
Church Abuse Scandal: My Dad the Abuser
Nov 18, 2024 | The words of John Smyth’s son PJ - one of his earliest victims - in an exclusive interview with this programme.
The Makin review detailed Smyth's horrific abuse of those he met at public schools and Christian summer camps. What is less well known, is how Smyth senior controlled and abused his own family, who are only now facing up to the devastating toll on their lives.
Warning, this report contains extremely distressing details.
The Makin review detailed Smyth's horrific abuse of those he met at public schools and Christian summer camps. What is less well known, is how Smyth senior controlled and abused his own family, who are only now facing up to the devastating toll on their lives.
Warning, this report contains extremely distressing details.
Ronan Farrow: How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens | Amanpour & Company
Apr 15, 2022 | The New Yorker's Ronan Farrow recently investigated the commercial spyware industry and its implications for democracies around the world. He tells Hari Sreenivasan what he found.
Originally aired on April 25, 2022
Originally aired on April 25, 2022
Ronan Farrow Explains How Your Phone Could Be Used to Spy on You
Son of Norwegian Princess Arrested On Suspicion of Rape
THE GUARDIAN: Marius Borg Holby, detained in August after an incident at a woman’s apartment in Oslo, was arrested on Monday evening
The 27-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, Mette-Marit, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to police.
Police said in a statement that Marius Borg Høiby, who was born from a relationship prior to Mette-Marit’s 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne, was arrested on Monday evening. » | Agence France-Presse in Oslo | Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The 27-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, Mette-Marit, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to police.
Police said in a statement that Marius Borg Høiby, who was born from a relationship prior to Mette-Marit’s 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne, was arrested on Monday evening. » | Agence France-Presse in Oslo | Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
Richard Wolff: The Decline of the US Empire Is Shown by the Record High National & Corporate Debt
Monday, Nov 18, 2024 | The relative economic decline of the US and its allies (G7) versus China and its allies (BRICS) leads to (1) realignment of global trade and investment, (2) changed global politics and alliances, and (3) basic cultural shifts inside and among nations.
The political crises facing the United States at home and abroad hinge on this question: How will the US manage its decline?
The USA is sinking into the mire. Donnie baby hasn’t got a chance in hell of turning this sinking ship around! If anything, his policies will force the ship to sink further and more quickly! America’s position in the world as the world’s superpower is about to be usurped, I fear. Americans insist on living beyond their means. They insist on believing in their delusion of the “American Dream”. One can but wonder who will take over from the leadership of the “delinquent” USA! – © Mark Alexander
The political crises facing the United States at home and abroad hinge on this question: How will the US manage its decline?
The USA is sinking into the mire. Donnie baby hasn’t got a chance in hell of turning this sinking ship around! If anything, his policies will force the ship to sink further and more quickly! America’s position in the world as the world’s superpower is about to be usurped, I fear. Americans insist on living beyond their means. They insist on believing in their delusion of the “American Dream”. One can but wonder who will take over from the leadership of the “delinquent” USA! – © Mark Alexander
Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail
THE NEW YORK TIMES: That was quick.
Donald Trump is planting the seeds of his own political demise. The corrupt, incompetent and extremist men and women he’s appointing to many of the most critical posts in his cabinet are direct threats to the well-being of the country, but they’re also political threats to Trump and to his populist allies.
To understand why, it’s important to remember a cardinal reality about Trump’s political career. He has now won two general elections when he was the only alternative to an unsatisfactory status quo, and he lost the one when he was the unsatisfactory status quo. If he can’t govern well, his populist partisan realignment will come apart before it can truly begin.
One of the most maddening aspects of the 2024 election is the extent to which so many voters viewed Trump as a mostly normal political candidate. MAGA Republicans see Trump as a singular figure, but an immense number of voters thought the talk about Trump was overheated in both directions.
If you’re like most Americans and don’t follow the news closely, it’s easy to see why you would see Trump in more conventional terms. A Politico analysis of the Trump campaign’s ads showed that “the single most-aired ad from his campaign since the start of October is all about inflation, Medicare and Social Security — arguing that” Kamala Harris “will make seniors already struggling with high prices ‘pay more Social Security taxes,’ while ‘unauthorize’ immigrants receive benefits.” » | David French, Opinion columnist | Sunday, November 17, 2024
Oh, Trump will fail alright! “Bigly”! America’s reputation will go down and down in the coming years. Just mark my words! Under Trump’s “reign”, the world will start looking eastwards for leadership, not westwards. The man is a clown, and when you elect a clown, all you can expect is a circus! Nothing less!
For the Americans who were so stupid as to fall for this man’s crap, I will have no sympathy whatsoever. They will deserve all they will have to suffer through. For the Americans who had better sense than to vote for the clown, I will have. Plenty! I will also have sympathy for us the other side of the Pond who will be forced to live through this crap.
The shitshow will soon begin. Brace yourselves for an extremely bumpy, extremely uncomfortable ride! — © Mark Alexander
More than One in Three Children in Poverty as UK Deprivation Hits Record High
THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
More than one in three children and a quarter of adults are living in poverty in the UK as deprivation levels rise to the highest in the 21st century, according to a landmark report.
The study by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC), which uses measures recently adopted by the UK government, found the cost of living crisis had plunged 2 million more people into severe hardship since 2019.
In total, more than 16 million people are defined as living in poverty, or 24% of the UK population – the highest since comparable records began in 2000.
Children accounted for the biggest rise of any social group falling into poverty, the report found, with an extra 260,000 on the breadline since before the Covid pandemic, meaning a record 36%, or 5.2 million children, were in deprivation. » | Josh Halliday, North of England editor | Monday, November 18, 2024
Truly, without any exaggeration, this is a NATIONAL DISGRACE! How could this once proud nation allow itself to sink to such depths? The ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ is clearly the land of neither HOPE nor GLORY! What a bloody farce that song is! The one that is sung so proudly on the ‘Last Night of the Proms’! This pathetic country is the land of hope and glory only for the HAVES. For the HAVE-NOTs it is a land of HOPELESSNESS and one BEREFT of GLORY!
It all started with the woman the Soviets called the “Iron Lady”, who believed that relative wealth/poverty mattered not a jot. Listen to the cr** here.
We can thank fourteen years of Tory rule and mismanagement for this sad state of affairs. Alas, this Labour administration under the seemingly heartless Starmer is little better. This country is now not only becoming ever poorer, it is also becoming increasingly heartless.
Brought up to be proud to be British, can I now honestly say that I am proud to be British? Certainly not! The country is on its uppers and the country’s values and morals are at rock bottom. A country that cannot look after its children or its elderly doesn’t deserve to survive! — © Mark Alexander
More than one in three children and a quarter of adults are living in poverty in the UK as deprivation levels rise to the highest in the 21st century, according to a landmark report.
The study by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC), which uses measures recently adopted by the UK government, found the cost of living crisis had plunged 2 million more people into severe hardship since 2019.
In total, more than 16 million people are defined as living in poverty, or 24% of the UK population – the highest since comparable records began in 2000.
Children accounted for the biggest rise of any social group falling into poverty, the report found, with an extra 260,000 on the breadline since before the Covid pandemic, meaning a record 36%, or 5.2 million children, were in deprivation. » | Josh Halliday, North of England editor | Monday, November 18, 2024
Truly, without any exaggeration, this is a NATIONAL DISGRACE! How could this once proud nation allow itself to sink to such depths? The ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ is clearly the land of neither HOPE nor GLORY! What a bloody farce that song is! The one that is sung so proudly on the ‘Last Night of the Proms’! This pathetic country is the land of hope and glory only for the HAVES. For the HAVE-NOTs it is a land of HOPELESSNESS and one BEREFT of GLORY!
It all started with the woman the Soviets called the “Iron Lady”, who believed that relative wealth/poverty mattered not a jot. Listen to the cr** here.
We can thank fourteen years of Tory rule and mismanagement for this sad state of affairs. Alas, this Labour administration under the seemingly heartless Starmer is little better. This country is now not only becoming ever poorer, it is also becoming increasingly heartless.
Brought up to be proud to be British, can I now honestly say that I am proud to be British? Certainly not! The country is on its uppers and the country’s values and morals are at rock bottom. A country that cannot look after its children or its elderly doesn’t deserve to survive! — © Mark Alexander
Hungry Man Kitchen: Easy and Quick Turkish Meze Recipes - Turkish Tapas
Jan 6, 2021 | 3 Turkish Mezes: Sea Bean (Samphire) Salad - Spicy Tomato & Pepper Salad - Fried Chilies in Garlic Yogurt (In Turkish a.k.a. : Deniz Börülcesi - Acılı Ezme - Atom).
Similar to the Spanish tapas, "meze" is the general category of dishes that are brought in small quantities to start the meal off. These are usually eaten along with "rakı"; the anise-flavoured national drink of Turks sometimes referred to as "lion's milk", for a few hours until the main course is served.
For the recipe(s), please click here and then click on ‘more’.
Hungry Man Kitchen can be supported on Patreon here.
Similar to the Spanish tapas, "meze" is the general category of dishes that are brought in small quantities to start the meal off. These are usually eaten along with "rakı"; the anise-flavoured national drink of Turks sometimes referred to as "lion's milk", for a few hours until the main course is served.
For the recipe(s), please click here and then click on ‘more’.
Hungry Man Kitchen can be supported on Patreon here.
Grieving Parents Appeal to Sextortion Criminals | BBC News
Nov 18, 2024 | The parents of a British teenager who took his own life after becoming a victim of sextortion have made a direct appeal to criminals in Nigeria to stop "terrorising" the vulnerable.
Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, was only 16 when he ended his life last year. It is thought he had been tricked by criminals in West Africa into sending intimate pictures of himself and then blackmailed.
Sextortion often involves victims being sent a nude picture or video before being asked to send their own in return. They then receive threats the material will be shared with family and friends unless they meet the blackmailer's demands - pressure it is believed led Murray to take his own life.
Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, was only 16 when he ended his life last year. It is thought he had been tricked by criminals in West Africa into sending intimate pictures of himself and then blackmailed.
Sextortion often involves victims being sent a nude picture or video before being asked to send their own in return. They then receive threats the material will be shared with family and friends unless they meet the blackmailer's demands - pressure it is believed led Murray to take his own life.
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Süleyman the Magnificent, 1987 | From the Vaults | The Met
Jul 31, 2020 | Süleyman (or Süleiman) the Magnificent was the longest-reigning emperor of the Ottoman empire. Known for his military campaigns spanning three continents, as well as his religious tolerance and masterful diplomacy, he was also a poet, goldsmith, and dedicated patron of the arts.
His rule brought a golden age of artistic and literary production to the Ottoman empire, exemplified by richly patterned textiles, pottery, calligraphy, and several monumental buildings by the architect Sinan.
Shot on location in Istanbul, Edirne, and the Turkish countryside.
Narrated by Ian McKellan.
His rule brought a golden age of artistic and literary production to the Ottoman empire, exemplified by richly patterned textiles, pottery, calligraphy, and several monumental buildings by the architect Sinan.
Shot on location in Istanbul, Edirne, and the Turkish countryside.
Narrated by Ian McKellan.
Kommunismus, Sozialismus und Bolschewismus | Geschichte
Jan 31, 2019 | Kommunismus, Sozialismus und Bolschewismus – diese Begriffe werden häufig in einen Topf geworfen. Aber es gibt Unterschiede, die dir Mirko natürlich gerne erklärt.
Der Kommunismus ist eine Idealvorstellung der menschlichen Gesellschaft. In dieser Vorstellung sollen alle Produktionsmittel, also Dinge, die man braucht, um etwas zu produzieren allen Menschen gemeinsam gehören. Die Güter sollen gerecht verteilt werden. In der Realität läuft es aber anders.
Dank der Industrialisierung kann so viel produziert werden, wie noch nie zuvor. Gerecht verteilt werden die Güter aber trotzdem noch nicht. Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels fordern deshalb, dass die Errungenschaften des Fortschritts allen Menschen zukommen. Es soll kein Privateigentum mehr geben, alles soll der Gemeinschaft gehören und jeder soll nach seinen Fähigkeiten arbeiten und nach seinen Bedürfnissen vom Vorhandenen nehmen.
Niedergeschrieben haben Marx und Engels diese Vorstellungen im kommunistischen Manifest. Karl Marx begründet darauf die wissenschaftliche Lehre des Marxismus. In Russland entwickelt Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin diese Lehre weiter und wird zum Anführer der russischen Oktoberrevolution. Er will in Russland eine kommunistische Gesellschaft aufbauen. Den Weg dahin hat Marx genau ausgearbeitet. Nach verschiedenen Phasen der Ausbeutung, die sich durch die Menschheitsgeschichte ziehen, soll laut Marx auf den Kapitalismus der sogenannte Sozialismus folgen. Der Sozialismus ist laut Marx die Vorstufe zum Kommunismus.
Im Sozialismus wird der Kommunismus sozusagen vorbereitet. Um zu verhindern, dass es wieder zu Ungleichheiten kommt, soll im Sozialismus der Staat die Produktion planen. Im Sozialismus sind die Klassenunterschiede noch nicht aufgehoben, aber eine demokratische Austragung von Konflikten. Laut Marx Lehre soll sich der Sozialismus zum Kommunismus entwickeln. Die Staaten werden dann, so Marx, irgendwann überflüssig und lösen sich auf, der weltweite Kommunismus entsteht. In dieser Idealvorstellung sollen die Menschen alles gerecht teilen und nicht mehr gegeneinander kämpfen. Bevor diese Vorstellung Realität werden kann, müssen laut Marx aber zuerst die verschiedenen Stufen der Unterdrückung und der Sozialismus durchlaufen werden.
In Russland ist zur Zeit des Zarenreiches allerdings noch nicht einmal ganz im Kapitalismus angekommen. Laut Marx Lehre muss aber erst der Kapitalismus entstehen und zugrunde gehen, bevor der Sozialismus entstehen kann. Lenin und seine Genossen wollen auf dem Weg zum Kommunismus sozusagen eine Abkürzung nehmen. Das führt zum Streit innerhalb der kommunistischen Partei in Russland. Während ein Teil der Partei zuerst eine bürgerliche Revolution der Massen und eine parlamentarische Demokratie fordert, bevor man zum Sozialismus übergehen kann, fordert Lenin, direkt den Sozialismus einzuführen und den Kapitalismus sozusagen zu überspringen. Lenin und seine Anhänger erlangen die Mehrheit bei der Abstimmung über die künftige Vorgehensweise und nennen sich fortan Bolschewiki – Mehrheitler. Daher der Begriff Bolschewismus.
Mit einer Partei aus speziell ausgebildeten Berufsrevolutionären arbeitet Lenin auf die Revolution im Sinne des Bolschewismus hin. Im Oktober 1917 gelingt sein Vorhaben. Um den Sozialismus durchzusetzen, nutzen Lenin und sein Nachfolger Stalin Gewalt und Terror. Mehr zu den Begriffen Kommunismus, Sozialismus und Bolschewismus und dazu, wie du sie unterscheiden kannst, erfährst du in diesem Video.
Der Kommunismus ist eine Idealvorstellung der menschlichen Gesellschaft. In dieser Vorstellung sollen alle Produktionsmittel, also Dinge, die man braucht, um etwas zu produzieren allen Menschen gemeinsam gehören. Die Güter sollen gerecht verteilt werden. In der Realität läuft es aber anders.
Dank der Industrialisierung kann so viel produziert werden, wie noch nie zuvor. Gerecht verteilt werden die Güter aber trotzdem noch nicht. Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels fordern deshalb, dass die Errungenschaften des Fortschritts allen Menschen zukommen. Es soll kein Privateigentum mehr geben, alles soll der Gemeinschaft gehören und jeder soll nach seinen Fähigkeiten arbeiten und nach seinen Bedürfnissen vom Vorhandenen nehmen.
Niedergeschrieben haben Marx und Engels diese Vorstellungen im kommunistischen Manifest. Karl Marx begründet darauf die wissenschaftliche Lehre des Marxismus. In Russland entwickelt Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin diese Lehre weiter und wird zum Anführer der russischen Oktoberrevolution. Er will in Russland eine kommunistische Gesellschaft aufbauen. Den Weg dahin hat Marx genau ausgearbeitet. Nach verschiedenen Phasen der Ausbeutung, die sich durch die Menschheitsgeschichte ziehen, soll laut Marx auf den Kapitalismus der sogenannte Sozialismus folgen. Der Sozialismus ist laut Marx die Vorstufe zum Kommunismus.
Im Sozialismus wird der Kommunismus sozusagen vorbereitet. Um zu verhindern, dass es wieder zu Ungleichheiten kommt, soll im Sozialismus der Staat die Produktion planen. Im Sozialismus sind die Klassenunterschiede noch nicht aufgehoben, aber eine demokratische Austragung von Konflikten. Laut Marx Lehre soll sich der Sozialismus zum Kommunismus entwickeln. Die Staaten werden dann, so Marx, irgendwann überflüssig und lösen sich auf, der weltweite Kommunismus entsteht. In dieser Idealvorstellung sollen die Menschen alles gerecht teilen und nicht mehr gegeneinander kämpfen. Bevor diese Vorstellung Realität werden kann, müssen laut Marx aber zuerst die verschiedenen Stufen der Unterdrückung und der Sozialismus durchlaufen werden.
In Russland ist zur Zeit des Zarenreiches allerdings noch nicht einmal ganz im Kapitalismus angekommen. Laut Marx Lehre muss aber erst der Kapitalismus entstehen und zugrunde gehen, bevor der Sozialismus entstehen kann. Lenin und seine Genossen wollen auf dem Weg zum Kommunismus sozusagen eine Abkürzung nehmen. Das führt zum Streit innerhalb der kommunistischen Partei in Russland. Während ein Teil der Partei zuerst eine bürgerliche Revolution der Massen und eine parlamentarische Demokratie fordert, bevor man zum Sozialismus übergehen kann, fordert Lenin, direkt den Sozialismus einzuführen und den Kapitalismus sozusagen zu überspringen. Lenin und seine Anhänger erlangen die Mehrheit bei der Abstimmung über die künftige Vorgehensweise und nennen sich fortan Bolschewiki – Mehrheitler. Daher der Begriff Bolschewismus.
Mit einer Partei aus speziell ausgebildeten Berufsrevolutionären arbeitet Lenin auf die Revolution im Sinne des Bolschewismus hin. Im Oktober 1917 gelingt sein Vorhaben. Um den Sozialismus durchzusetzen, nutzen Lenin und sein Nachfolger Stalin Gewalt und Terror. Mehr zu den Begriffen Kommunismus, Sozialismus und Bolschewismus und dazu, wie du sie unterscheiden kannst, erfährst du in diesem Video.
Tribute to Princess Fawzia of Egypt, Queen of Iran (1921 - 2013)
Nov 29, 2014 | Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (Persian: شاهدخت فوزیه, Turkish: Prenses Fevziye, Arabic: الأميرة فوزية) (5 November 1921 – 2 July 2013) was an Egyptian princess who became Empress of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
She is also known as Fawzia Chirine (or Shirin), having remarried in 1949. Although her royal titles were no longer recognized by the Egyptian government after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, international protocol dictates that former monarchs and members of former ruling royal families still retain titles obtained whilst a member of a reigning monarchy.
She was the oldest member of the deposed Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Albanian descent residing in Egypt. Her nephew, Fuad, who was proclaimed King Fuad II of Egypt and Sudan after the Revolution, resides in Switzerland.
She is also known as Fawzia Chirine (or Shirin), having remarried in 1949. Although her royal titles were no longer recognized by the Egyptian government after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, international protocol dictates that former monarchs and members of former ruling royal families still retain titles obtained whilst a member of a reigning monarchy.
She was the oldest member of the deposed Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Albanian descent residing in Egypt. Her nephew, Fuad, who was proclaimed King Fuad II of Egypt and Sudan after the Revolution, resides in Switzerland.
Sardaigne, la mystérieuse civilisation des nuraghes | ARTE
Oct 13, 2024 | Documentaire disponible jusqu'au 20/11/2024
Quelque huit mille vestiges monumentaux, les nuraghes, sommeillent en Sardaigne. Quel était le peuple de bâtisseurs qui les a édifiés ? En suivant une nouvelle campagne de fouilles, ce documentaire lève le voile sur une civilisation oubliée, apparue il y a trois mille huit cents ans.
En Sardaigne, deuxième plus grande île de la Méditerranée, se cachent les vestiges d’une civilisation oubliée, dont l'empreinte a été miraculeusement préservée. Durant un millénaire, au cours de l’âge du bronze et du premier âge du fer (entre environ 1800 et 800 avant J.-C.), alors que l'Égypte pharaonique construit ses dernières pyramides, un peuple prospère, à l’écart des autres cultures méditerranéennes, édifie de hautes tours à l’allure de forteresses : les nuraghes. Environ huit mille de ces énigmatiques sentinelles de pierre, parfois nichées dans des lieux inaccessibles au cœur de la végétation, sont disséminées sur le territoire sarde. Car si les communautés nuragiques ignorent l’écriture, ces ingénieux bâtisseurs témoignent d’une étonnante maîtrise architecturale, qui se complexifie au fil des siècles, notamment avec la technique de la tholos, ces rangées circulaires de pierres superposées, au diamètre de plus en plus étroit jusqu’à la fermeture en dôme. Organisée en villages interdépendants, sans pouvoir central, cette société pacifique pratiquait l’élevage et la polyculture – céréales, mais aussi vignes et fruits. Ses membres fabriquaient aussi quantité de figurines en bronze, les bronzetti, qui livrent de précieux enseignements sur leur quotidien, telle la statuette de ce porteur d’offrandes, des focaccie sur l’épaule. Des sépultures mégalithiques en forme de têtes de taureau, appelées les "tombes des géants", fournissent aussi des indices sur les pratiques funéraires de ce peuple, qui enterrait ses morts collectivement, sans distinction de sexe, d’âge ou de rang social. À partir du XIIe siècle avant J.-C., les rituels religieux se multiplient et s’intensifient. Certains sont liés à l’eau, comme en témoignent les sanctuaires, puits et fontaines sacrées, érigés par les Nuragiques à cette époque.
Longtemps ignorée, la civilisation nuragique ne commence à susciter l’intérêt que dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Dispersé dans les plaines et les montagnes sardes, son fascinant héritage passionne aujourd’hui les archéologues. Quel était ce peuple égalitaire, isolé sur son île, mais dont l’étude révèle qu’il a eu des échanges avec d’autres cultures ? Quels étaient son mode de vie, ses croyances et ses rites ? Comment expliquer son extraordinaire éclat pendant près de mille ans ainsi que son déclin ? En suivant le travail des archéologues et des scientifiques qui s'emploient à en percer les secrets, sur le terrain comme en laboratoire, ce documentaire lève le voile sur l'une des cultures les plus originales qu'ait connues la Méditerranée.
Documentaire de Thomas Marlier (France, 2024, 1h30mn)
Quelque huit mille vestiges monumentaux, les nuraghes, sommeillent en Sardaigne. Quel était le peuple de bâtisseurs qui les a édifiés ? En suivant une nouvelle campagne de fouilles, ce documentaire lève le voile sur une civilisation oubliée, apparue il y a trois mille huit cents ans.
En Sardaigne, deuxième plus grande île de la Méditerranée, se cachent les vestiges d’une civilisation oubliée, dont l'empreinte a été miraculeusement préservée. Durant un millénaire, au cours de l’âge du bronze et du premier âge du fer (entre environ 1800 et 800 avant J.-C.), alors que l'Égypte pharaonique construit ses dernières pyramides, un peuple prospère, à l’écart des autres cultures méditerranéennes, édifie de hautes tours à l’allure de forteresses : les nuraghes. Environ huit mille de ces énigmatiques sentinelles de pierre, parfois nichées dans des lieux inaccessibles au cœur de la végétation, sont disséminées sur le territoire sarde. Car si les communautés nuragiques ignorent l’écriture, ces ingénieux bâtisseurs témoignent d’une étonnante maîtrise architecturale, qui se complexifie au fil des siècles, notamment avec la technique de la tholos, ces rangées circulaires de pierres superposées, au diamètre de plus en plus étroit jusqu’à la fermeture en dôme. Organisée en villages interdépendants, sans pouvoir central, cette société pacifique pratiquait l’élevage et la polyculture – céréales, mais aussi vignes et fruits. Ses membres fabriquaient aussi quantité de figurines en bronze, les bronzetti, qui livrent de précieux enseignements sur leur quotidien, telle la statuette de ce porteur d’offrandes, des focaccie sur l’épaule. Des sépultures mégalithiques en forme de têtes de taureau, appelées les "tombes des géants", fournissent aussi des indices sur les pratiques funéraires de ce peuple, qui enterrait ses morts collectivement, sans distinction de sexe, d’âge ou de rang social. À partir du XIIe siècle avant J.-C., les rituels religieux se multiplient et s’intensifient. Certains sont liés à l’eau, comme en témoignent les sanctuaires, puits et fontaines sacrées, érigés par les Nuragiques à cette époque.
Longtemps ignorée, la civilisation nuragique ne commence à susciter l’intérêt que dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Dispersé dans les plaines et les montagnes sardes, son fascinant héritage passionne aujourd’hui les archéologues. Quel était ce peuple égalitaire, isolé sur son île, mais dont l’étude révèle qu’il a eu des échanges avec d’autres cultures ? Quels étaient son mode de vie, ses croyances et ses rites ? Comment expliquer son extraordinaire éclat pendant près de mille ans ainsi que son déclin ? En suivant le travail des archéologues et des scientifiques qui s'emploient à en percer les secrets, sur le terrain comme en laboratoire, ce documentaire lève le voile sur l'une des cultures les plus originales qu'ait connues la Méditerranée.
Documentaire de Thomas Marlier (France, 2024, 1h30mn)
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Jonas Kuehne MD: Is Vitamin K2 the Missing Link for Better Health?
Nov 17, 2024 | In this video we explore the direct impact Vitamin K2 has in treating and preventing cancer. Often overlooked, Vitamin K2 is a powerful nutrient that should be part of our daily health routine for heart health, bone health, immune function, brain health, and longevity.
Join us as we break down the science behind Vitamin K2, why it’s essential in a balanced diet, and how adding it to your routine could help elevate your health and prevent disease. Perfect for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of key nutrients and their impact on the body.
Join us as we break down the science behind Vitamin K2, why it’s essential in a balanced diet, and how adding it to your routine could help elevate your health and prevent disease. Perfect for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of key nutrients and their impact on the body.
Russland greift Ukraine massiv mit Raketen an
FRANKURTER ALLGEMEINE: Die Ukraine meldet russische Luftangriffe mit Marschflugkörpern und ballistischen Raketen. Laut einem Bericht erhält Russland weitere Unterstützung aus Nordkorea. Der Überblick.
Das russische Militär hat einen massiven Luftangriff auf Ziele in der Ukraine gestartet. In der ukrainischen Hauptstadt Kiew waren am Morgen mehrere von der Flugabwehr ausgelöste Explosionen zu hören. Behördenangaben zufolge gerieten zwei Wohnhäuser in Brand.
Explosionen wurden auch aus Saporischschja, Dnipro, Krywyj Rih und Odessa gemeldet. Angaben der ukrainischen Luftwaffe zufolge sind Dutzende Marschflugkörper und ballistische Raketen unter anderem durch strategische Bomber auf Ziele im ganzen Land abgefeuert worden. Zuvor waren demnach bereits Dutzende Kampfdrohnen von Russland eingesetzt worden. » | Quelle: dpa | Sonntag, 17. November 2024
Das russische Militär hat einen massiven Luftangriff auf Ziele in der Ukraine gestartet. In der ukrainischen Hauptstadt Kiew waren am Morgen mehrere von der Flugabwehr ausgelöste Explosionen zu hören. Behördenangaben zufolge gerieten zwei Wohnhäuser in Brand.
Explosionen wurden auch aus Saporischschja, Dnipro, Krywyj Rih und Odessa gemeldet. Angaben der ukrainischen Luftwaffe zufolge sind Dutzende Marschflugkörper und ballistische Raketen unter anderem durch strategische Bomber auf Ziele im ganzen Land abgefeuert worden. Zuvor waren demnach bereits Dutzende Kampfdrohnen von Russland eingesetzt worden. » | Quelle: dpa | Sonntag, 17. November 2024
Belgique : la présentation d’un livre sur l’islamisme à l’école annulée après des menaces contre ses deux auteurs
LE FIGARO : La Fnac de la ville de Woluve-Saint-Lambert devait recevoir les auteurs du livre Allah n’a rien à faire dans ma classe pour une conférence à l’occasion de sa publication.
Depuis quelques jours, le ton était monté à l’approche d’une conférence donnée à la Fnac à l’occasion de la sortie d’un livre sur l’islamisme à l’école. «Des «jeunes» ont menacé le personnel», a expliqué sur X Jean-Pierre Martin, un des deux auteurs de l’ouvrage intitulé Allah n’a rien à faire dans ma classe. » | Par Mayeul Aldebert | dimanche 17 novembre 2024
WIKIPEDIA : Fnac »
Depuis quelques jours, le ton était monté à l’approche d’une conférence donnée à la Fnac à l’occasion de la sortie d’un livre sur l’islamisme à l’école. «Des «jeunes» ont menacé le personnel», a expliqué sur X Jean-Pierre Martin, un des deux auteurs de l’ouvrage intitulé Allah n’a rien à faire dans ma classe. » | Par Mayeul Aldebert | dimanche 17 novembre 2024
WIKIPEDIA : Fnac »
Will Melania Be Living in the White House for Trump’s Second Term? Probably Not
THE GUARDIAN: Incoming first lady is planning to split her time between New York and Florida during her husband’s presidency
Melania Trump will probably not be returning to the White House for the next four years with her husband, multiple sources told CNN this week, but rather will be splitting her time between Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City, where Barron is going to college.
For many observers it is unclear who might be more relieved by that decision: Melania, who famously did not love her life in DC the first time around, or the White House itself, where Trump’s wife once expressed her discontent by filling the halls with blood-red Christmas trees and destroying the historically beloved Rose Garden.
Melania’s apparent refusal to return to the White House for her second run as Flotus is a stunning break from American tradition. No other first lady in American history has simply opted to live alone in a Manhattan apartment instead of moving back into the East Wing, where she would have a full staff doting on her and the best possible security apparatus. » | Laura Bassett | Sunday, November 17, 2024
Melania Trump will probably not be returning to the White House for the next four years with her husband, multiple sources told CNN this week, but rather will be splitting her time between Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City, where Barron is going to college.
For many observers it is unclear who might be more relieved by that decision: Melania, who famously did not love her life in DC the first time around, or the White House itself, where Trump’s wife once expressed her discontent by filling the halls with blood-red Christmas trees and destroying the historically beloved Rose Garden.
Melania’s apparent refusal to return to the White House for her second run as Flotus is a stunning break from American tradition. No other first lady in American history has simply opted to live alone in a Manhattan apartment instead of moving back into the East Wing, where she would have a full staff doting on her and the best possible security apparatus. » | Laura Bassett | Sunday, November 17, 2024
The Observer View on Trade Relations: Closer Ties with EU Is the Lever for Economic Growth
THE OBSERVER: Amid sluggish UK productivity and global insecurity, pulling closer to Europe is diplomatically and economically vital
Achieving the fastest sustainable growth in the G7 was the Labour party’s highest-profile pledge going into the general election last July. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that boosting growth is “at the heart of everything she does”. But there was concerning news last week with new figures showing the economy grew by just 0.1% in the three months to the end of September, falling significantly short of expectations.
Some business leaders have linked this anaemic growth to uncertainty in the run-up to last month’s budget. But it will largely still be a product of factors outside the new chancellor’s control, including the decisions of the last Conservative government.
It is nevertheless disturbing news for Labour as well as for the country. The Resolution Foundation forecasts disposable household income per person is forecast to rise by just 0.5% a year on average over the course of this parliament. The results of the US election sound an important alarm bell about the extent to which voters are willing to punish incumbent centre-left governments for failing to deliver noticeable increases in living standards. » | Observer editorial | Saturday, November 16, 2024
Achieving the fastest sustainable growth in the G7 was the Labour party’s highest-profile pledge going into the general election last July. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that boosting growth is “at the heart of everything she does”. But there was concerning news last week with new figures showing the economy grew by just 0.1% in the three months to the end of September, falling significantly short of expectations.
Some business leaders have linked this anaemic growth to uncertainty in the run-up to last month’s budget. But it will largely still be a product of factors outside the new chancellor’s control, including the decisions of the last Conservative government.
It is nevertheless disturbing news for Labour as well as for the country. The Resolution Foundation forecasts disposable household income per person is forecast to rise by just 0.5% a year on average over the course of this parliament. The results of the US election sound an important alarm bell about the extent to which voters are willing to punish incumbent centre-left governments for failing to deliver noticeable increases in living standards. » | Observer editorial | Saturday, November 16, 2024
Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 | Reupload
Jul 29, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Schumann: Sonata for Piano Op.11; Fantasia Op.17
℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1973-01-01
Schumann: Sonata for Piano Op.11; Fantasia Op.17
℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1973-01-01
UK Must Choose between EU and Trump, Trade Experts Warn
THE OBSERVER: Pascal Lamy, former head of the WTO, says Britain will have to take sides if new US administration slaps hefty tariffs on imports, as fears grow over possible trade war
The former head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said that the UK should side with the European Union over trade and economic policies rather than a Donald Trump-led US, as fears grow over a possible global trade war.
Pascal Lamy, who was head of the WTO from 2005 to 2013, said it was clear that the UK’s interests lay in staying close to the EU on trade, rather than allying with Trump, not least because it does three times more trade with Europe than the US.
His comments came after a key Trump supporter, Stephen Moore, said on Friday that the UK should reject the EU’s “socialist model” if it wanted to have any realistic chance of doing a free trade deal with the US under Trump and, as a result, avoid the 20% tariffs on exports that the president-elect has promised.
In an interview with the Observer, Lamy said: “It’s an old question with a new relevance given Brexit and given Trump. In my view the UK is a European country. Its socio- economic model is much closer to the EU social model and not the very hard, brutal version of capitalism of Trump and [Elon] Musk. » | Toby Helm, Political editor | Saturday, November 16, 2024
I've already made my choice. FA! – © Mark Alexander
The former head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said that the UK should side with the European Union over trade and economic policies rather than a Donald Trump-led US, as fears grow over a possible global trade war.
Pascal Lamy, who was head of the WTO from 2005 to 2013, said it was clear that the UK’s interests lay in staying close to the EU on trade, rather than allying with Trump, not least because it does three times more trade with Europe than the US.
His comments came after a key Trump supporter, Stephen Moore, said on Friday that the UK should reject the EU’s “socialist model” if it wanted to have any realistic chance of doing a free trade deal with the US under Trump and, as a result, avoid the 20% tariffs on exports that the president-elect has promised.
In an interview with the Observer, Lamy said: “It’s an old question with a new relevance given Brexit and given Trump. In my view the UK is a European country. Its socio- economic model is much closer to the EU social model and not the very hard, brutal version of capitalism of Trump and [Elon] Musk. » | Toby Helm, Political editor | Saturday, November 16, 2024
I've already made my choice. FA! – © Mark Alexander
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Unsre Zukunft liegt in Europa, nicht in Amerika!
MARK ALEXANDER: Wir sind Europäer! Wie oft muß ich dies sagen? Wir sind keine Amerikaner. Leider, haben viel zu viele Briten Farage und Bojo zugehört. Leute, die gar nichts verstehen und schauen eher an ihres Guthaben als auf unseres.
Wäre es nicht viel besser, wenn wir als Europäer , ostwärts hinschaute als westwärts? Es scheint mir, daß das Schauen nach Westen nicht mehr fruchtbar ist.
Lehnen Sie Amerika ab, insbesondere unter der kommenden Regierung. Es wird uns nichts bringen.
© Mark Alexander
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Wäre es nicht viel besser, wenn wir als Europäer , ostwärts hinschaute als westwärts? Es scheint mir, daß das Schauen nach Westen nicht mehr fruchtbar ist.
Lehnen Sie Amerika ab, insbesondere unter der kommenden Regierung. Es wird uns nichts bringen.
© Mark Alexander
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Say No to Trump’s Shitshow! Say No to Trump’s Advances. Let Us Not Join the Circus
MARK ALEXANDER: The Americans have destroyed the West. They have destroyed the wonderful way of life that Westerners were once able to lead. Americans have destroyed Western values, too. What can we thank Americans for? They have destroyed family life. They have forced mothers out into the workplace, thereby abandoning their traditional roles are mothers, caring wives, and caregivers. Look at women today! And then compare them with women and mothers of yesteryear! Simply put: There is no comparison.
Have the Americans taught the world how to eat healthily? Hardly! Americans are largely overweight, even obese, and they fill their tummies with junk food. Hardly a way of eating to follow which is conducive to good health!
Have Americans taught the world how to dress? Hardly! Elegance is as hard to find in the States as is a needle in haystack! Unless, of course, your idea of elegance is a baseball cap and a T-shirt!
Have Americans taught the world how to enjoy family life? Again, hardly! If anything, with their insistence on working mothers, Americans have destroyed any semblance of wholesome family life.
Have Americans improved the English language? Again, hardly! Just listen to American videos and American TV, they are replete with foul words. The F bomb is dropped with alarming regularity, without anyone batting an eyelid.
Manners have largely disappeared from American life. Gone are the days in which one was addressed as “Sir” in a shop over there.
Americans talk a hell of a lot about Christianity. But do they live their lives in a Christian way? Hardly! First of all, the American’s understanding of Christianity is extremely skewed, to say the least. They believe that Jesus was all about making money! I would wager that the god that Americans worship is not God, but Mammon!
Can Americans teach us how to run a healthcare system? Again, hardly! Americans spend far, far more on healthcare than probably any other nation, yet the outcomes are worse. Furthermore, millions, literally millions, of Americans cannot afford for themselves any healthcare at all.
One could go on. And on!
Just about the only lessons we can learn from America, Americans, are in technology and IT. The rest, we are better off ignoring.
© Mark Alexander
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Have the Americans taught the world how to eat healthily? Hardly! Americans are largely overweight, even obese, and they fill their tummies with junk food. Hardly a way of eating to follow which is conducive to good health!
Have Americans taught the world how to dress? Hardly! Elegance is as hard to find in the States as is a needle in haystack! Unless, of course, your idea of elegance is a baseball cap and a T-shirt!
Have Americans taught the world how to enjoy family life? Again, hardly! If anything, with their insistence on working mothers, Americans have destroyed any semblance of wholesome family life.
Have Americans improved the English language? Again, hardly! Just listen to American videos and American TV, they are replete with foul words. The F bomb is dropped with alarming regularity, without anyone batting an eyelid.
Manners have largely disappeared from American life. Gone are the days in which one was addressed as “Sir” in a shop over there.
Americans talk a hell of a lot about Christianity. But do they live their lives in a Christian way? Hardly! First of all, the American’s understanding of Christianity is extremely skewed, to say the least. They believe that Jesus was all about making money! I would wager that the god that Americans worship is not God, but Mammon!
Can Americans teach us how to run a healthcare system? Again, hardly! Americans spend far, far more on healthcare than probably any other nation, yet the outcomes are worse. Furthermore, millions, literally millions, of Americans cannot afford for themselves any healthcare at all.
One could go on. And on!
Just about the only lessons we can learn from America, Americans, are in technology and IT. The rest, we are better off ignoring.
© Mark Alexander
All Rights Reserved
Trump Will Force UK Choose between ‘Socialist’ Europe and the Free-market US | Senior Trump advisor
Nov 16, 2024 | “We have a smaller government where our taxes are generally lower than those in Europe, and that has worked well for the US, and I think it would work well for Britain.”
Labour must choose a free market American model and ‘socialist’ Europe if they want a trade deal with Trump, especially after Rachel Reeve’s “crazy” budget, says Stephen Moore, senior economics advisor to president-elect Trump.
Say NO to that SHITSHOW! All good things come from Europe, not America. – © Mark Alexander
Labour must choose a free market American model and ‘socialist’ Europe if they want a trade deal with Trump, especially after Rachel Reeve’s “crazy” budget, says Stephen Moore, senior economics advisor to president-elect Trump.
Say NO to that SHITSHOW! All good things come from Europe, not America. – © Mark Alexander
A View from the Left: Wolff Responds Special Election Reaction
A View from the Left: Capitalism Hits Home: Why Did Trump Win? | Dr Harriet Fraad
Nov 14, 2024 | In this week's episode, Dr Fraad explores why and how a convicted felon who was found liable for sexual assault was chosen to lead America.
Americans, and particularly white American men ,are frightened. They have lost family wages and their wives as well. White women have lost the lifetime financial support of their domestic labor and child-care. Americans have no Left Party to explain their lesser lives. Why not? This podcast begins to explain it.
Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production.
WIKIPEDIA: Harriet Fraad »
Fasten your seatbelts! Trump’s re-election to the presidency promises to be the ‘Shitshow of the Century’, the ‘Shitshow Extraordinaire’! – © Mark Alexander
Americans, and particularly white American men ,are frightened. They have lost family wages and their wives as well. White women have lost the lifetime financial support of their domestic labor and child-care. Americans have no Left Party to explain their lesser lives. Why not? This podcast begins to explain it.
Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a @democracyatwrk production.
WIKIPEDIA: Harriet Fraad »
Fasten your seatbelts! Trump’s re-election to the presidency promises to be the ‘Shitshow of the Century’, the ‘Shitshow Extraordinaire’! – © Mark Alexander
Dr Sanjay Gupta on What RFK Jr's Leadership Could Mean for US Healthcare | Amanpour & Company
Nov 15, 2024 | Dr Sanjay Gupta joins the show to discuss the controversial selection of Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Services., and to drill down on what this might mean for American and global healthcare on a day-to-day basis.
Originally aired on November 15, 2024
Originally aired on November 15, 2024
Truth To Power: Trump or the EU? Brexit Britain Has to Choose
Nov 16, 2024 | The re-election of Donald Trump as president of the USA marks a new era in American and global politics. After his multiple attempts to overturn the democratic outcome of the 2020 election, his refusal to provide a peaceful and orderly transfer of power, and his role as instigator of a violent insurrection, Trump’s victory in 2024 represents a rejection of liberal democracy by the American people. Donald Trump’s authoritarian policy agenda represents an existential threat to the UK.
Thom Hartmann: Stephen Miller's Scheme to Strip Your Citizenship!
Michael Lambert: Brexit & Trump - Voters Choose Decline & Chaos
Nov 16, 2024 | The British economy continues to suffer from the effects of Brexit and Donald Trump is to be the next president of the United States.
Last week, a treasury minister, Rachel Reeves the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Governor of the Bank of England, all referred to the negative effects of Brexit.
The OBR calculated that Brexit will have cost the UK economy 15% of trade intensity [* see below] and 4% of GDP and yet the government continues to talk of growth as being the answer to the UK's economic problems. But where is this growth going to come from?
Donald Trump is to be the new POTUS and it is hoped that he will favour the UK with tariff exemptions or a trade deal**. This seems unlikely. My prediction is that Trump is unlikely to last a full term. He is impulsive, dishonest and will be almost totally unrestrained during his second term. I also expect that he will soon fall out with Elon Musk who, no doubt, feels that he 'bought' the presidency for Trump
* Trade intensity means the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the Union (annual domestic turnover of Union companies plus total imports from third countries) as per Eurostat statistics, Source: Law Insider.
** I disagree with Michael Lambert in this matter. Tariff exemptions, yes; I am all in favour of any tariff exemptions we can get. However, any trade deals with the USA will mean the UK relinquishing its sovereignty. Any deals with Trump will be to America’s advantage. This will not be a level playing field. Do we REALLY want the USA to buy up our hospitals? Do we really want the USA to privatise our NHS? Do we REALLY want chlorinated chicken on our supper plates, or hormone-injected beef? Do we REALLY want a plethora of GMO products on our dinner plates?
Further, any trade deals with the USA will put the UK in a seriously disadvantaged position; they will also push us further apart from the European Union, where we belong. The further the UK and the EU drift apart, the more difficult it will be to rejoin. Moreover, the longer we have been outside the European Union, the clearer it should be becoming to all, even the most Eurosceptics amongst us, that Brexit was a ridiculous experiment in self-harm right from the start. No-one with an iota of understanding of economics and international trade would ever have been in favour of wrenching this country apart from such a successful political and economic union. Cameron, BoJo, and Farage have a great deal to answer for. They have impoverished this nation, they have stunted its economic growth, they have made the European continent more vulnerable to invasion, and they have endangered the peace of our continent. Not forgetting, of course, that the European community was conceived to bring peace after the horrendous wars and suffering in the twentieth century.
The re-election of Trump has made the UK's re-entry into the European Union more urgent than it has been for a long time. It is to the UK's advantage, and the EU's, that Brexit be seen as a huge mistake, damaging both sides. For this reason, we British need to reconsider our membership of this political and economic bloc, and our European brethren and sistren need to find it in them to forgive and move on. Let us deny Putin the pleasure of a weakened Europe. Let us begin working together again. In earnest. — © Mark Alexander
Last week, a treasury minister, Rachel Reeves the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Governor of the Bank of England, all referred to the negative effects of Brexit.
The OBR calculated that Brexit will have cost the UK economy 15% of trade intensity [* see below] and 4% of GDP and yet the government continues to talk of growth as being the answer to the UK's economic problems. But where is this growth going to come from?
Donald Trump is to be the new POTUS and it is hoped that he will favour the UK with tariff exemptions or a trade deal**. This seems unlikely. My prediction is that Trump is unlikely to last a full term. He is impulsive, dishonest and will be almost totally unrestrained during his second term. I also expect that he will soon fall out with Elon Musk who, no doubt, feels that he 'bought' the presidency for Trump
* Trade intensity means the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the Union (annual domestic turnover of Union companies plus total imports from third countries) as per Eurostat statistics, Source: Law Insider.
** I disagree with Michael Lambert in this matter. Tariff exemptions, yes; I am all in favour of any tariff exemptions we can get. However, any trade deals with the USA will mean the UK relinquishing its sovereignty. Any deals with Trump will be to America’s advantage. This will not be a level playing field. Do we REALLY want the USA to buy up our hospitals? Do we really want the USA to privatise our NHS? Do we REALLY want chlorinated chicken on our supper plates, or hormone-injected beef? Do we REALLY want a plethora of GMO products on our dinner plates?
Further, any trade deals with the USA will put the UK in a seriously disadvantaged position; they will also push us further apart from the European Union, where we belong. The further the UK and the EU drift apart, the more difficult it will be to rejoin. Moreover, the longer we have been outside the European Union, the clearer it should be becoming to all, even the most Eurosceptics amongst us, that Brexit was a ridiculous experiment in self-harm right from the start. No-one with an iota of understanding of economics and international trade would ever have been in favour of wrenching this country apart from such a successful political and economic union. Cameron, BoJo, and Farage have a great deal to answer for. They have impoverished this nation, they have stunted its economic growth, they have made the European continent more vulnerable to invasion, and they have endangered the peace of our continent. Not forgetting, of course, that the European community was conceived to bring peace after the horrendous wars and suffering in the twentieth century.
The re-election of Trump has made the UK's re-entry into the European Union more urgent than it has been for a long time. It is to the UK's advantage, and the EU's, that Brexit be seen as a huge mistake, damaging both sides. For this reason, we British need to reconsider our membership of this political and economic bloc, and our European brethren and sistren need to find it in them to forgive and move on. Let us deny Putin the pleasure of a weakened Europe. Let us begin working together again. In earnest. — © Mark Alexander
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