The Glass Closet | Lord John Browne | Talks at Google

Mar 18, 2015 • Arjan Dijk joins Lord Browne, former BP CEO and author of The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out is Good Business for a fireside chat on October 30, 2014.

Lord Browne spent his entire career at BP and served as CEO from 1995 to 2007, transforming it from a medium-sized oil company to a “supermajor”. He resigned when a former boyfriend sold a story to a tabloid newspaper, pulling Lord Browne very publicly out of the closet. He is now the author of The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out is Good for Business, a commentary on LGBT inclusion in the corporate world and the steps companies need to take so that employees feel able to bring their whole selves to work. I met Lord Browne some months ago in London and really think that he has very interesting perspectives and experience (and his book draws from very similar research that Sheryl Sandberg used in her "Lean-In" book).

During the hour long discussion, we’ll have a candid conversation around inclusion and diversity in the workplace. We’ll save the second half of the session for Q&A from the audience.

Sinn Féin Assembly Victory Fuels Debate on Future of Union

THE OBSERVER: Leader Mary Lou McDonald raises issue of unification as nationalists become biggest party in Northern Ireland

Michelle O'Neill (centre left), first minister elect of Northern Ireland, takes a selfie with Sinn Féin party president Mary Lou McDonald at the Meadowbank sports centre in Magherafelt, County Derry. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images
Northern Ireland has slipped into political crisis after Sinn Féin’s triumph in the assembly election triggered calls for a referendum on a united Ireland and the Democratic Unionist party vowed to block the formation of a new power-sharing executive at Stormont.

Jubilant Sinn Féin supporters celebrated across the region on Saturday when final vote counts confirmed a historic victory that turned the former IRA mouthpiece into the biggest party, with the right to nominate the first minister.

Sinn Féin won 29% of the first preference vote and will be the biggest party in the Stormont assembly, a seismic moment for a state that was designed a century ago to have a permanent unionist majority. » | Rory Carroll and Lisa O'Carroll in Magherafelt, and Toby Helm | Saturday, May 7, 2022

With Sinn Féin’s victory, tectonic plates have shifted in Northern Ireland: In Yeats’s words, ‘all changed, changed utterly’ »

Dimitra’s Dishes: Delicious Pistachio Baklava: Easy to Prepare

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Where Does the Anti-Abortion Movement Go after Roe?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Supreme Court draft opinion signals a new era for the 50-year effort to end the constitutional right to abortion. Next goals include a national ban and, in some cases, classifying abortion as homicide.

Anti-abortion activists at the 49th annual March for Life in January. The movement to restrict or banish abortion is entering a new era. | Kenny Holston for The New York Times
For nearly half a century, the anti-abortion movement has propelled itself toward a goal that at times seemed impossible, even to true believers: overturning Roe v. Wade.

That single-minded mission meant coming to Washington every January for the March for Life to mark Roe’s anniversary. It required electing anti-abortion lawmakers and keeping the pressure on to pass state restrictions. It involved funding anti-abortion lobbying groups, praying and protesting outside clinics, and opening facilities to persuade women to keep their pregnancies. Then this week, the leaked draft of the Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the constitutional right to abortion revealed that anti-abortion activists’ dream of a post-Roe America appeared poised to come to pass.

The court’s opinion is not final, but the draft immediately shifted the horizon by raising a new question: If Roe is struck down, where does the anti-abortion movement go next? » | Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham | Saturday, May 7, 2022

If this draconian ban on abortions is passed in the USA, we will have to look to Saudi Arabia for some enlightenment on the question of abortions! Abortion in Saudi Arabia. Whoever would have ‘thunk’? – Mark

Florida Pension Fund Sues Elon Musk and Twitter to Stop Buyout

THE GUARDIAN: The class-action lawsuit argues that the deal cannot close before 2025

Florida’s state pension fund invests in Twitter and stands to gain $15m to $20m from the buyout. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters
Elon Musk and Twitter were sued on Friday by a Florida pension fund seeking to stop Musk from completing his $44bn takeover of the social media company before 2025.

In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Delaware chancery court, the Orlando police pension fund said Delaware law forbade a quick merger because Musk had agreements with other big Twitter shareholders, including his financial adviser Morgan Stanley and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, to support the buyout.

The fund said those agreements made Musk, who owns 9.2% of Twitter, the effective “owner” of more than 15% of the company’s shares. It said that required delaying the merger by three years unless two-thirds of shares not “owned” by him granted approval.

Morgan Stanley owns about 8.8% of Twitter shares and Dorsey owns 2.4%.

Musk hopes to complete his $54.20 a share Twitter takeover this year, in one of the world’s largest leveraged buyouts. » | Guardian staff and agencies | Friday, May 6, 2022

Could Bitcoin Be Used to Circumvent Sanctions against Russia? | DW News

May 7, 2022 • In a financial first for Africa, the Central African Republic has adopted Bitcoin as legal tender. Lawmakers unanimously approved a law legalizing the cryptocurrency alongside the CFA franc. But on the streets of Bangui, there's Bitcoin bafflement. And the political opposition rejects the new law and plans to challenge it in the constitutional court. CAR already has a currency: It is one of six central African countries that share the CFA franc – backed by France and pegged to the euro. Some members of parliament argue that the move is simply intended to gut this common currency. Others have speculated that Bitcoin might be used to funnel money from CAR to Russia, bypassing international sanctions.

Taliban Chief Orders All Afghan Women to Wear the Burqa in Public • France 24 English

May 7, 2022 • The Taliban on Saturday imposed one of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan's women since seizing power, ordering them to wear the all-covering burqa in public.

Verwandt.

Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - Maurizio Pollini

Feb 20, 2017 • Maurizio Pollini, piano. Christian Thielemann, conductor. Staatskapelle Dresden.

By the way, today is Johannes Brahms’ birthday! Happy Birthday, Joannes Brahms! Click here to leave a comment. – Mark

Why Latinos Are Converting to Islam

Jan 17, 2019 • Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups within Islam in America. VICE's Lee Adams travels to Houston Texas, the home of America's first Islam in Spanish center, to investigate what’s behind this phenomenon and how America’s current political climate might be related.

As a former gang leader, Jaime "Mujahid" Fletcher claims that Islam saved his life, inspiring him to found the Islam in Spanish center. He dedicated himself to translating Muslim texts for a Spanish-speaking audience.

We spoke to Jaime and other recent Latino Muslim converts to find out why two of America’s most discriminated groups are coming together.

How Berlin's LGBT-friendly Mosque Deradicalises Muslim Youth

Boris Johnson face aux conséquences du Brexit

LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL: Le parti conservateur a subi un sérieux revers lors des élections locales britanniques du 5 mai. Le premier ministre paye là le mécontentent lié à la sortie du Royaume-Uni de l’UE. La situation pourrait devenir très tendue en Irlande du Nord si les résultats définitifs confirment une victoire du Sinn Fein.

Ni la popularité du premier ministre Boris Johnson ni celle du Brexit n’étaient au centre des élections locales britanniques qui ont eu lieu jeudi 5 mai. Mais, six ans après le référendum qui a décidé du divorce avec l’Union européenne (UE), leurs résultats reflètent à la fois un certain désamour des Britanniques à l’égard de leur bouillant dirigeant et le mécontentement lié aux conséquences économiques néfastes de la sortie de l’UE. Le Parti conservateur de M. Johnson a perdu des centaines de sièges dans les assemblées locales, un certain nombre de ses électeurs ayant préféré les travaillistes ou les libéraux-démocrates.

A Londres, dont M. Johnson fut un maire populaire, plusieurs « boroughs » lui ont tourné le dos tandis que, dans le sud de l’Angleterre, les lib-dem, pro-européens, ont séduit d’anciens électeurs conservateurs. Les déboires des tories sont moins nets dans les régions ouvrières du nord de l’Angleterre converties au Brexit par M. Johnson, qui ne retournent que très partiellement au Labour. » | Éditorial | samedi 7 mai 2022

Taliban führen Burka-Pflicht ein

Frauen in Burka warten in Kabul am 25. April auf Lebensmittelrationen. | Bild: DPA
AFGHANISTAN
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Acht Monate nach ihrer Machtübernahme in Afghanistan führen die Taliban eine Burka-Pflicht für Frauen in der Öffentlichkeit ein. Es ist der bislang strikteste Schritt in einer Reihe an einschränkenden Maßnahmen für Frauen.

Taliban-Chef Hibatullah Achundsada hat den Frauen in Afghanistan das Tragen einer Burka in der Öffentlichkeit vorgeschrieben. Sie sollten die Ganzkörperbedeckung tragen, „da dies traditionell und respektvoll ist“, erklärte Achundsada in einem Erlass am Samstag. Es ist die bislang strikteste Einschränkung für das Leben afghanischer Frauen seit der erneuten Machtübernahme der Taliban. » | Quelle: AFP | Samstag, 7. Mai 2022

Ungarn: Der Fall Orbán | ARTE Info Plus

May 7, 2022 • Viktor Orbán war einst liberal. Heute kennt man ihn als autoritären Regierungschef Ungarns. Erstmals gewählt wurde er 1998, und dann, seit 2010, immer wieder neu. Über 12 Jahre hat Orbán eine gewisse Machtpraxis entwickelt. Europa wirft ihm grassierende Korruption und autoritäre Auswüchse vor. Die EU zeigte sich lange ohnmächtig, plant nun aber finanzielle Sanktionen. Wir schauen uns den "Fall Orbán“ genauer an.

Voici la même vidéo en français.

Local Elections 2022: PM Says Tories Had ‘Tough Night’

Lawrence: Samuel Alito's Lies Did Not Stop in His Confirmation Hearing

May 6, 2022 • MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell details the years of lying and hypocrisy from Republicans and Republican-appointed Supreme Court Justices on abortion rights.

Why It's Harder to Earn More Than Your Parents | The Economist

Nov 25, 2021 • In the 21st century it's got harder to earn more than your parents and to climb the social ladder. What's gone wrong, and what can be done to change this? Film supported by @Mishcon de Reya LLP

Abortion and the Supreme Court: What’s at Stake? | The Economist

May 6, 2022 • A leaked draft opinion suggests the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the right to abortion in America. If this ruling goes ahead, women's rights are in danger.

This is one of the most ridiculous, retrograde steps I have ever heard of in a so-called first-world country. If this is passed, if abortions are made illegal, women will have to return to less scientific methods such as the use of hot baths, bottles of gin and knitting needles, or else go to some back street joint to get fixed up! America is truly falling into darkness. Sad! – © Mark Alexander

Biden Warns LGBTQ+ Children Could Be Next Target of Republican ‘Maga Crowd’

THE GUARDIAN: President warns of new attacks by Trump-dominated political party after supreme court ruling draft leak on abortion

Joe Biden has warned of new attacks on civil rights as the supreme court prepares to strike down the right to abortion, telling reporters at the White House that LGBTQ+ children could be the next targets of a Trump-dominated Republican party he called “this Maga crowd” and “the most extreme political organisation … in recent American history”.

“What happens,” the president asked, if “a state changes the law saying that children who are LGBTQ can’t be in classrooms with other children? Is that legit under the way the decision is written?”

Biden’s remarks, at the end of a brief session on deficit reduction, referred to a leaked draft of a ruling by Justice Samuel Alito. One of six conservatives on the supreme court, Alito was writing on a Mississippi case which aims to overturn both Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling which guaranteed the right to abortion, and Casey v Planned Parenthood from 1992, which buttressed it. » | Martin Pengelly | Wednesday, May 4, 2022

U.S. Congressman Introduces Bill to Censor LGBTQ+ Content in Schools: A Republican lawmaker wants parental consent for lessons that deal with sexual orientation or gender identity — and could let parents quash them altogether. »

Our Response to Overturning Roe v. Wade Is Crucial: It will determine whether or not we wake up in a country resembling Gilead of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. »

GUARDIAN EDITORIAL: The Guardian view on what follows Roe v Wade: it doesn’t stop here: Further attempts to restrict rights should be expected following state abortion bans. And they won’t be limited to women in the US »

“I Was Raped by My Father. Abortion Saved My Life”: Prof. Michele Goodwin on SCOTUS & New Jane Crow

May 6, 2022 • As the Supreme Court is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, we speak with law professor Michele Goodwin, who has written extensively about how the criminalization of abortion polices motherhood. She discusses how on the eve of the court’s oral arguments in the Dobbs case in November, she wrote about how an abortion saved her life. She describes how the U.S. has historically endangered and denied essential health services to Black and Brown women, and calls new abortion restrictions “the new Jane Crow,” warning that they will further criminalize reproductive health and encourage medical professionals to breach their patients’ confidentiallity and report self-administered abortions to law enforcement.

Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – May 6, 2022

„Russlands Aggression ist die größte Katastrophe unserer Zeit“

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) spricht während der Festveranstaltung "100 Jahre Übersee Club" im Rathaus. | Bild: DPA
OLAF SCHOLZ
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Olaf Scholz nennt den russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine eine Zäsur. Waffenlieferungen verteidigt er – denn Putin dürfe diesen Krieg nicht gewinnen. Der Bundeskanzler plant außerdem eine zeitnahe Fernsehansprache.

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) hat den russischen Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine als singuläres Ereignis herausgestellt. „Russlands Aggression gegen die Ukraine ist die größte Katastrophe unserer Zeit“, sagte er am Freitag während einer Veranstaltung des Übersee-Clubs Hamburg. „Die Welt nach diesem Angriffs- und Vernichtungskrieg wird nicht mehr dieselbe sein wie davor. Sie ist es schon jetzt nicht mehr.“

„Russlands grausamer Angriffs- und Vernichtungskrieg“ markiere einen radikalen Bruch mit der europäischen Friedensordnung nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges, konstatierte Scholz. Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin„ und sein Regime“ würden zugleich „auch in zivilisatorischer Hinsicht einen Bruch“ vollziehen. Es handele sich um „einen mutwilligen Ausstieg aus der Weltgemeinschaft, wie ihn nur wenige im 21. Jahrhundert für möglich hielten“. » | Quelle: AFP | Freitag, 6. Mai 2022

Tories Lose Wandsworth and Westminster in Symbolic Local Election Defeats

May 6, 2022 • The Conservative Party has lost control of Wandsworth and Westminster, its two flagship London councils, in a symbolic defeat for Boris Johnson in the local elections. Wandsworth, which has been held by the Conservatives since 1978 and was reportedly Margaret Thatcher’s favourite council, fell to the Labour Party early on Friday morning. Its outgoing Tory leader said voters had concerns about the Prime Minister.

The Conservative Party has lost control of Wandsworth and Westminster, its two flagship London councils, in a symbolic defeat for Boris Johnson in the local elections.

Wandsworth, which has been held by the Conservatives since 1978 and was reportedly Margaret Thatcher’s favourite council, fell to the Labour Party early on Friday morning. Its outgoing Tory leader said voters had concerns about the Prime Minister.

Es ist Zeit zum Kuscheln!

It’s time to snuggle up! / Il est temps de se blottir !
Vielen Dank an nikibee.livejournal.com auf Pinterest für dieses schöne Bild.

Recession: The Price Britain Will Pay to Control Inflation

THE GUARDIAN: Analysis: As the Bank of England raises interest rates the message is clear – the 1970s are back

Unemployment rising. Inflation above 10%. Energy prices soaring. Living standards squeezed. The message from the Bank of England was crystal clear: the 1970s are back.

The word stagflation was not to be found in the 100-plus pages of Threadneedle Street’s monetary policy report. Yet a period of weak growth and rapidly rising prices is precisely what the Bank says is in store for the UK. The current post-lockdown bounce will be short-lived and, in a real blast from the past, the economy will be driven into recession to bring inflation under control.

Nor is the pain likely to be over quickly. The economy is expected to contract by 0.25% in 2023 and remain weak in the next two years. Unless things take a marked turn for the better, the next general election will take place against a backdrop of weak growth and lengthening dole queues. » | Larry Elliot, Economics editor | Thursday, May 5, 2022

Bank of England raises interest rates as it warns of recession and 10% inflation: Rise to 1% is fourth successive increase and highest level since February 2009 »

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Der König macht sich nackt

König Felipe mit seiner Familie im Juni 2019 | Bild: AFP
SPANISCHE MONARCHIE
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Immer mehr Spanier wenden sich von der Monarchie ab. Um die Krone zu retten, greift König Felipe VI. zu ungewöhnlichen Maßnahmen.

König Felipe VI. hat den Spaniern ungefragt und auf den Cent genau mitgeteilt, wie viel er auf dem Konto hat: Es sind 2.573.392,80 Euro, wenn man noch Antiquitäten, Kunst und Schmuck dazurechnet. Ein Kommentator der konservativen Zeitung „El Mundo“ lobte, der „wirtschaftliche Striptease” ehre den König und stütze die Krone. Schon seit seiner Thronbesteigung veröffentlicht er jedes Jahr, was er, seine Frau Letizia und seine Eltern aus Steuermitteln „verdienen“. Der Kontrast zu seinem Vater Juan Carlos I. könnte kaum größer sein. Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia, wie sein Taufname lautet, möchte der erste Beamte seines Staates sein, und dem will er sich als nützlich erweisen.

Wegen der finanziellen und amourösen Affären seines Vaters versucht er seit 2014 zu retten, was kaum noch rettbar erscheint. Juan Carlos I., der nach dem Tod des Diktators Francisco Franco eine wichtige Rolle beim Übergang zur Demokratie spielte, hat seinem Sohn ein vergiftetes politisches Erbe hinterlassen: Immer mehr Spanier wenden sich von der Monarchie ab. Je mehr die Erinnerung an die Verdienste des emeritierten Königs verblasst, desto größer wird der Wunsch nach einem Systemwechsel. » | Von Hans-Christian Rößler. Politischer Korrespondent für die Iberische Halbinsel und den Maghreb mit Sitz in Madrid. | Donnerstag, 5. Mai 2022

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Former Anti-Abortion Activist Regrets Role in Creating Pro-life "Propaganda" | Amanpour & Company

May 5, 2022 • Americans on both sides of the abortion issue are fired up following the leak of a draft opinion that shows the Supreme Court has voted to end a women's right to choose after nearly 50 years. The Governor of Oklahoma has now signed a law banning abortion after 6 weeks. It's modeled on a controversial Texas law that allows citizens to collect pay for helping with enforcement. Abortion is at the center of America's culture wars. How did it become so divisive an issue? Evangelical Christian groups have rallied to limit access to abortion for years. Francis Schaeffer is an evangelical scholar whose son Frank encouraged him to campaign against Roe v. Wade with Christian literature and movies. Frank joins Christiane from Boston to explain why he now regrets his role in the controversy. Originally aired on May 5, 2022.

These far-right, Evangelical Christians are bloody nutcases! Dangerous people. – © Mark

Boris Becker Could Face Deportation from UK, Home Office Confirms

THE GUARDIAN: Ex-tennis star may have to represent himself in potential case that could set post-Brexit legal precedent

Boris Becker was jailed for two years and six months for hiding assets after being made bankrupt. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP
Boris Becker will be considered for deportation, the Home Office has confirmed, as experts said the potential battle could set a legal precedent and Becker may have to represent himself in court if he wants to remain in the UK.

Last week, the former tennis star was jailed for two years and six months for hiding millions of pounds’ worth of assets after being made bankrupt in June 2017. Becker, sentenced under the Insolvency Act, will serve half the full prison term.

A Home Office spokesperson said that while it did not routinely comment on individual cases, “any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity”. » | Amelia Hill and Rajeev Syal | Thursday, May 5, 2022

Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – May 5, 2022

Les droits des femmes menacés aux Etats-Unis

LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL : Le projet de revenir totalement sur la légalisation de l’avortement porté par la version non définitive d’un arrêt de la Cour suprême placera les Etats-Unis dans le camp des rares pays rétrogrades en la matière.

La valeur d’un pays ne se mesure pas seulement à son produit intérieur brut. Le sort qu’il réserve à ses citoyens compte tout autant, sinon plus, lorsqu’il s’agit des personnes les moins favorisées. A cette aune, la version non définitive d’un arrêt de la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis consacré à l’avortement publié par le site Politico, le 2 mai, est de nature à asséner un coup sévère à l’image du pays.

Le projet de revenir totalement sur la légalisation de l’avortement dont l’appréciation redeviendrait du ressort des Etats est une atteinte à la liberté des femmes, qui portera principalement préjudice aux plus pauvres, aux plus marginalisées. Ces dernières ne pourront pas disposer des ressources financières, juridiques et morales pour contourner la prohibition qui sera rapidement mise en place dans les Etats les plus conservateurs. » | Éditorial | mercredi 4 mai 2022

Read in English :

Women's rights under siege in the United States: The plan to completely reverse the legalization of abortion, which is supported by the draft version of a Supreme Court ruling, will place the United States in the camp of the few regressive countries on this issue. »

Près de la moitié des jeunes LGBTQ aux Etats-Unis ont pensé au suicide en 2021, selon un sondage

KOMITID: Le sondage du Trevor Project, mené auprès de 34 000 jeunes de 13 à 24 ans qui s'identifient comme LGBTQ, montre que 45% ont "sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide en 2021".

Près de la moitié des jeunes LGBTQ aux Etats-Unis ont “sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide” en 2021, selon un sondage publié le 4 mai.

Selon Amit Paley, directeur exécutif de The Trevor Project, l’association de prévention du suicide chez les jeunes LGBTQ qui a réalisé le sondage, celui-ci “montre que les taux de pensées suicidaires sont à la hausse depuis ces trois dernières années parmi les jeunes LGBTQ”.

Le sondage, mené auprès de 34 000 jeunes de 13 à 24 ans qui s’identifient comme LGBTQ, montre que 45 % ont “sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide en 2021”, et que 14 % du total ont fait une tentative de suicide au cours de l’année.

Sur la tranche d’âge 13 à 17 ans, le chiffre s’élève à 50 %. » | La Rédaction avec AFP | jeudi 5 mai 2022

Severe Flooding Hits Spain's East Coast after Record Rainfall - BBC News

Interest Rate Rise: Now UK Faces Prospect of a Recession

May 5, 2022 • Sky's Economic Editor Ed Conway says the Bank of England is warning a recession could be ahead, and this, combined with double-digit inflation and stalling growth, means a toxic cocktail for the economy.

Warning of economic downturn as interest rates rise: The Bank of England has warned the UK faces a "sharp economic slowdown" this year as it raises interest rates to try to stem the pace of rising prices. »

Ukraine War: Putin in 'An impossible Position', Says Former UK Ambassador to Russia

May 5, 2022 • Former British Ambassador to Russia Sir Andrew Wood says Moscow has already lost more troops than died in Afghanistan, where 15,000 were killed.

He added that "the Russians do not care about the number of deaths, and they lie about it anyway."

May 9th marks Victory Day to commemorate the end of the Second World War, a day when Vladimir Putin would aim to have signs of a "victory" to show the Russian people.

En Russie, Moscou prépare son défilé militaire célébrant la victoire sur l'Allemagne nazie en 1945

May 4, 2022 • La fête du 9 mai est chaque année l'occasion d'un grand défilé militaire à Moscou, sur la Place Rouge. Et d’après les renseignements ukrainiens, la Russie préparerait le défilé militaire du 9 mai, jour où Moscou célèbre la victoire sur l'Allemagne nazie en 1945, dans le port longtemps assiégé de Marioupol. Sur ces images, les avions russes forment un «Z», lettre devenue symbole de ce que la Russie appelle «opération militaire spéciale» en Ukraine.

Overturning Right to Abortion in US an Attack on Freedoms, Says VP Kamala Harris - BBC News

May 4, 2022 • Overturning the legal right of all Americans to abortion would be an attack on freedoms, the US Vice President Kamala Harris has said. …

Robert Reich : The End of Roe v Wade?

What does the leaked opinion mean for abortion access right now? Will it affect other privacy rights? What can be done to protect abortion? Here's what we know.

‘Embarrassed to Be British’: Brexit Study Reveals Impact on UK Citizens in EU

THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: Survey of Britons on continent shows ‘deep transformations’, shame and disappointment

The first major study since Brexit of UK citizens living in the EU has revealed its profound impact on their lives, with many expressing serious concerns over their loss of free movement and voting rights – and a very different perception of Britain.

The survey, of 1,328 British nationals across the continent, showed that if “the public narrative suggests Brexit is done and dusted, it has brought deep transformations to the lives of British citizens in the EU and EEA”, the study’s co-lead, said.

“The long tail of Brexit is evident in its continuing impacts both on the way they live their lives, and in its lasting significance for their sense of identity and belonging,” said Benson, a sociology professor at Lancaster University.

The survey, conducted between December 2021 and January 2022, a year after the end of the Brexit transition period, and part of a wider project by Lancaster and Birmingham universities, found 59% of respondents had lived in their country of residence for at least five years and most intended to stay.

But many were angered by their loss of free movement, meaning they can no longer move within the EU for work, or retire to another EU country, and especially worried about being unable to return to the UK with non-British family members in future. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Hungary Opposes EU's Russian Oil Ban Plan 'In This Form' • France 24 English

May 4, 2022 • Hungary warned on Wednesday that it cannot support the proposed EU ban on Russian oil in its current form as it would "completely destroy" its energy supply security. FRANCE 24's Florence La Bruyère reports from Budapest, Hungary.

Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – May 4, 2022

The Supreme Court Doesn't Give a Damn What the Public Wants | How Gullible Is Susan Collins?

May 4, 2022 • "Well, s***." Stephen reacts to the leaked Supreme Court opinion that appears to strike down Roe v. Wade, destroying a half century of protections for reproductive rights, and takes Maine Senator Susan Collins to task over her role in confirming Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett to the court.

Joy Reid: McConnell’s Stolen SCOTUS Poised to Rip Away 50 Years of Rights

May 4, 2022 • The Supreme Court opinion draft showing the court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade has sparked calls for immediate action from the Democrats. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.

Comment la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis a basculé dans le conservatisme pendant la présidence de Donald Trump

LE MONDE : En quatre ans, il a nommé un tiers des neuf juges de la plus haute juridiction des Etats-Unis, qui pourrait désormais supprimer le droit à l’avortement.

C’était le 18 septembre 2020. La mort de l’icône de la gauche américaine, la juge progressiste Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ouvrait la voie au dernier coup politique du président Donald Trump à la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis. En un temps record, le président républicain nommait au sein de la plus haute juridiction du pays la juge Amy Coney Barrett, soutenue par la droite religieuse. Un passage en force avant l’élection présidentielle qui lui avait permis de confirmer la majorité conservatrice à la Cour suprême, passée à six juges conservateurs contre trois progressistes.

En quatre ans, Donald Trump a nommé un tiers des neuf juges de cette juridiction, qui joue un rôle essentiel dans la vie des citoyens américains. Un rapport de force permettant, aujourd’hui, à la Cour de mener son projet de suppression du droit à l’avortement, qui renvoie à chaque Etat la possibilité d’adopter sa loi. » | Par Cécile Bouanchaud | mercredi 4 mai 2022

Through the Trumpian Looking Glass, Forcing Women to Die from Illegal Abortions Is ‘Pro-life’

THE GUARDIAN: The US supreme court leak shows that the levers of power are pulled by those with no skin in the game, at the expense of those with an entire uterus in it

An American girl born this week will have fewer rights than an American girl born in 1973. This is the likely import of the leaked US supreme court draft opinion on abortion rights – and cause for a huge thank-you-very-much to all those guys who suggested that women marching on Washington in January 2017 were “overreacting” to the election of Donald Trump. Please make sure to tell women again when they are being overemotional – even as they sit and watch one of Trump’s justice picks scream and sob his way through his own confirmation hearings. In the meantime, resign yourself to yet another “quirk” of the looking-glass world Trump has created. Of course – OF COURSE – women’s access to abortion would end up being restricted or removed by the deliberate decisions of a man widely imagined to have personally helped to keep the Manhattan abortion sector afloat for decades. » | Marina Hyde | Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Ursula von der Leyen Says Putin Must Pay ‘High Price’ as She Proposes Oil Ban

THE GUARDIAN: European Commission chief says Russian supply of crude would be prohibited in EU within six months

Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility. Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a total ban on Russian oil imports to the EU, , saying Vladimir Putin had to pay a “high price for his brutal aggression” in Ukraine.

Member states in Brussels are scrutinising a proposed sixth package of sanctions, but in a speech on Wednesday the European Commission president said Russian oil flows had to stop.

Von der Leyen said Russian supply of crude oil would be prohibited within six months and refined products would be banned by the end of the year, while she acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility.

“Let us be clear: it will not be easy,” Von der Leyen said in a speech to the European parliament. “Some member states are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work on it. We now propose a ban on Russian oil. This will be a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined. » | Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Wednesday, May 4, 2022

WHO: Mehrheit der Erwachsenen in Europa hat Übergewicht

NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Nach Angaben der Weltgesundheitsorganisation sind in den europäischen Ländern 63 Prozent der Männer und 54 Prozent der Frauen übergewichtig. Unter Jugendlichen und Kindern nimmt die Fettleibigkeit zu.

(dpa) Mehr als die Hälfte der Erwachsenen in Europa ist nach Angaben der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) zu dick. 59 Prozent der Erwachsenen in der europäischen WHO-Region lebten mit Übergewicht oder Fettleibigkeit. Der Anteil bei den Männern sei höher (63 Prozent) als bei den Frauen (54 Prozent), teilte die WHO Europa in ihrem am Dienstag vorgestellten «Europäischen Fettleibigkeitsbericht 2022» mit. » | dpa | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022

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May 3, 2022 • Nachdem mehr als 100 Zivilisten das wochenlang belagerte Stahlwerk in Mariupol verlassen konnten, greifen nun russische Truppen die dort verschanzten ukrainischen Kämpfer an. Diese und weitere Nachrichten des Tages in den ZDFheute Nachrichten um 19 Uhr.

‘Extra Level of Power’: Billionaires Who Have Bought Up the Media

THE GUARDIAN: Elon Musk joins a list of men to use their wealth in the hope of extending their political influence

Elon Musk arrives for the Met Gala in New York on 2 May. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover of Twitter is a “chilling development” in billionaires’ desire to increase their political influence by buying up many of the world’s largest and most influential media brands, a leading British analyst has warned.

Claire Enders, founder of Enders Analysis, said the super-rich have long sought to buy newspapers to help push their agendas and it was now possible to “count on one hand the big media brands that aren’t owned by an oligarch or other billionaire”.

“It’s another sign that the super-wealthy wish to control assets that give them an extra level of power,” she said. “Whatever they may say, that’s the reason why they buy them.

“It is now unusual for major news media not to be owned by a billionaire, and that is why the Guardian [owned by the independent Scott Trust], the Financial Times [owned by the employee-owned Japanese media group Nikkei] and the BBC are consistently shown to be the most trusted news brands.”

The billionaires who now control vast swathes of the media landscape include: » | Rupert Neate, Wealth correspondent | Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Vintage Photos of Sailors Sharing Love

Foreigner : I Don't Want to Live Without You | Official Music Video

Jan 26, 2020 • You're watching the official music video for Foreigner - "I Don't Want to Live Without You" from the album 'Inside Information' (1987) | Views on YouTube: 5,233,389

A Passionate Kiss

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CALLEkocht: Grüne Spargelcremesuppe mit Bärlauch. Spargel mal anders!

May 3, 2022 • Spargelsuppe von grünem Spargel und Bärlauch. Die ist so lecker und so einfach zu kochen, du wirst überrascht sein.

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Russia's Looming Victory Day: What Success Can Putin Claim in Ukraine?

May 2, 2022 • Thousands of civilians have been killed and millions of others have been displaced since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on 24th February. Having failed to capture Kyiv in the early weeks of the war. Moscow has been focusing military efforts on crushing resistance in Ukraine's south and east. Towns in the east are currently facing intense Russian bombardment.

CNN Reporter Explains What Putin's War Declaration Would Mean

May 3, 2022 • May 9th, known as "Victory Day" in Russia as it commemorates the country's defeat of the Nazis in 1945, could bring a declaration of war on Ukraine from Russian President Putin, according to US and Western officials. CNN's White House reporter Natasha Bertrand breaks down what this could mean for the future of Russia's assault on Ukraine.

Nato-Beitritts-Gesuch der Nordländer: Im kalten Krieg mit Russland sinkt die Temperatur bald weiter

NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Kommt nach der Osterweiterung die Norderweiterung? Finnland und Schweden werden wohl in Kürze Mitgliedsanträge an die Nato verschicken. Für die westliche Allianz ist es ein Gewinn an Sicherheit. Doch es gibt auch Risiken.

Auch Soldaten aus Schweden beteiligten sich diesen März an der Nato-Winterübung Cold Response. | Anders Wiklund /TT / Imago
Den Kampf um die besten Memes hat Finnland schon gewonnen. Als Russland vor einigen Wochen damit drohte, dass ein Nato-Beitritt des Nachbarlandes «schwerwiegende militärische Konsequenzen» hätte, tauchten im Internet satirische Bilder von unsichtbaren finnischen Scharfschützen auf. Inmitten völlig verschneiter Landschaften wurde der Betrachter aufgefordert, die tödlichen Sniper ausfindig zu machen. » | Daniel Steinvorth, Brüssel | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022

Rüssische Mütter in Sorge: Das würde eine Generalmobilmachung bedeuten | WELT Hintergrund

May 3, 2022 • Immer wieder gibt es Gerüchte, dass Präsident Wladimir Putin am 9. Mai den Kriegszustand mit der Ukraine ausrufen und eine Generalmobilmachung Russlands befehlen könnte. Dies hätte gravierende Folgen, wie unserer Moskau-Korrespondent Christoph Wanner berichtet.

Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – May 3, 2022

Press Freedom: Why You Should Be Worried | The Economist

May 3, 2022 • Global press freedom is facing its greatest challenge in decades—not just in authoritarian countries, but in democracies too. Governments are using more subtle tactics to muzzle the media. What’s going on and why is it so worrying?

US Warns of Russian Annexation Plans in East Ukraine | Ukraine Latest | DW News

Franziskus will Putin in Moskau treffen

Franziskus Ende April mit polnischen Pilgern in Rom | Bild: DPA
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Um sich für ein Ende der Eskalation einzusetzen, will der Papst den russischen Präsidenten treffen – und erst danach in die Ukraine reisen. Bisher habe der Kreml aber noch kein „Zeitfenster geöffnet“.

Papst Franziskus ist zu einem Treffen mit dem russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin in Moskau bereit, um sich für ein Ende des Krieges in der Ukraine einzusetzen. Ein entsprechendes Angebot habe der Heilige Stuhl Moskau schon vor Wochen unterbreitet, aber bisher noch keine Antwort erhalten, sagte der Papst in einem am Dienstag veröffentlichten Gespräch mit der Mailänder Zeitung „Corriere della Sera“. Unmittelbar nach dem Beginn der russischen Invasion in der Ukraine vom 24. Februar habe er mit dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj telefoniert. Mit Putin habe es seither kein persönliches Gespräch gegeben, sagte der Papst. » | Von Matthias Rüb. Politischer Korrespondent für Italien, den Vatikan, Albanien und Malta mit Sitz in Rom. | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022

Le pape François voudrait se rendre à Moscou pour demander à Poutine d'arrêter la guerre en Ukraine : Le souverain pontife demeure fidèle à sa position depuis le début du conflit, consistant à dénoncer inlassablement la violence sans jamais désigner l'agresseur. »

As the US Supreme Court Moves to End Abortion, Is America Still a Free Country?

THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: There is no condition more essential to democratic citizenship than a person’s control over her own body. We can’t call ourselves a free country without it

‘This will make women prisoners to their own bodies, and to men’s ideas of what those bodies must mean. It will make our country weaker, crueler, stupider and less vibrant.’ Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
It’s the worst possible outcome: according to a draft majority opinion published by Politico, the US supreme court has voted to overturn Roe v Wade, along with its sister decision Planned Parenthood v Casey. This momentous ruling will result in abortion becoming immediately illegal in an estimated 26 states when it is officially issued, likely sometime next month.

The draft opinion, authored by Samuel Alito, the most rabidly hateful member of the court’s archconservative wing, will upend 50 years of precedent and undo a landmark ruling that has profoundly shaped legal doctrine, popular conceptions of the law, and millions of American lives. It will make women prisoners to their own bodies, and to men’s ideas of what those bodies must mean. It will make our country weaker, crueler, stupider and less vibrant. » | Moira Donegan | Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Etats-Unis : un projet de décision de la Cour suprême qui supprimerait le droit à l’avortement a fuité : Le site « Politico » révèle que ce projet, encore en discussion, écraserait la décision dite Roe v. Wade (1973), qui avait accordé le droit à l’avortement en 1973, et renverrait à chaque Etat la possibilité d’adopter sa loi. »

La Cour Suprême américaine tentée de revenir sur le droit à l'avortement : Selon le journal Politico, qui s'appuie sur une fuite inédite de documents, la plus haute institution judiciaire des États-Unis s'apprêterait à annuler l'arrêt historique de 1973 qui garantit ce droit. »




What it’s like to live in a country with a near total ban on abortion: As the US teeters on the brink of outlawing abortion, an expert from Poland explains the practical and emotional consequences of such a ban »

Selenski steht auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht – aber die Präsidentschaft des einstigen Komikers hat auch ihre dunklen Flecken

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NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Im Ausland gilt Präsident Wolodimir Selenski als Symbol des ukrainischen Widerstands. Doch im eigenen Land war er vor dem Krieg nicht sonderlich populär. Das hat Gründe, die im jetzigen Rummel um seine Person meist vergessengehen.

Als der damals 41-jährige Wolodimir Selenski im April 2019 das Präsidentenamt in der Ukraine errang, nahm die westliche Öffentlichkeit nur vorübergehend Notiz. Die Tatsache, dass ein Komiker die Wahl gewann, sorgte für Stirnrunzeln und Belustigung, aber das Land verschwand bald aus den Schlagzeilen. In westlichen Hauptstädten hätte man lieber mit dem bisherigen Präsidenten Petro Poroschenko weitergearbeitet. Dieser galt als verlässliche Grösse. So gern der Westen über Demokratieförderung in Reformländern spricht – wenn der Volkswille dann einen unerfahrenen Populisten an die Macht bringt, wird leer geschluckt.

Missglückter Start

So blieb es um den vom Ausland skeptisch beurteilten Selenski monatelang ruhig, bis er überraschend wieder im Rampenlicht stand – diesmal als tragische Figur. Die Ukraine-Affäre des damaligen amerikanischen Präsidenten Donald Trump warf ein Schlaglicht darauf, in welche Klemme Selenski gleich zu Beginn seiner Amtszeit geraten war. Trump erpresste ihn, … » | Andreas Rüesch | Montag, 2. Mai 2022

Blackburn Rovers Become First UK Football Club to Host Eid Prayers on Pitch

THE GUARDIAN: Hundreds of people congregate at Ewood Park to mark end of holy month of Ramadan

Blackburn Rovers have become the first UK football club to host Eid prayers on their pitch.

Hundreds of people congregated at Ewood Park on Monday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Aerial footage tweeted by the club showed about half the pitch covered with prayer mats and a sheikh delivering a sermon.

A message from the club read: “Eid Mubarak from everyone at Blackburn Rovers. This morning #Rovers became the first football club in the country to host Eid prayers on the pitch.” » | Christy Cooney | Monday, May 2, 2022

Amb. Michael McFaul: "There's Now Momentum on the Side of the Ukrainians"

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss Speaker Pelosi's meeting with President Zelenskyy, Dr. Jill Biden's Mother's Day trip to Romania and Slovakia, recent comments by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and the overall positive momentum 'on the side of the Ukrainians' that's happening right now.

Fed Set to Hike Interest Rates This Week

The Fed is expected to hike rates by half a percentage point at its meeting this week. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is determined to bring down inflation 'more quickly'. Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Morning Joe to discuss.

Lord John Browne | BBC Breakfast Interview | 2014

Lord John Browne talks to the BBC about his new book, "The Glass Closet".

Coming Out in Germany vs. the UK

Democracy Now! US News & World Headlines – May 2, 2022

Israel Summons Russia Envoy over Minister’s Hitler Comments

THE GUARDIAN: Israel condemns comments by Sergei Lavrov, who said Hitler ‘had Jewish blood’ and the ‘most rabid antisemites tend to be Jews’

The comments by Sergei Lavrov (left) were described as ‘unforgivable and outrageous’ by Yair Lapid (right). Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/AFP/Getty Images
Israel has summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded an apology over remarks by the Kremlin foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, that Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood” and that the “most rabid antisemites tend to be Jews”.

The remarks were part of Lavrov’s defence of Russia’s policy of “denazification” in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s term for a sweeping purge that Ukraine says is a pretext for “mass murder.”

In an interview with Italian TV, Lavrov was asked to address how Russia could say it needed to “denazify” the country when its president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is Jewish.

“As to [Zelenskiy’s] argument of what kind of nazification can we have if I’m Jewish, if I remember correctly, and I may be wrong, Hitler also had Jewish blood,” Lavrov said during an interview with Italian television channel Mediaset. “It doesn’t mean anything at all.” » | Andrew Roth and Angela Giuffrida in Rome | Monday, May 2, 2022

Israel verlangt Entschuldigung von Lawrow nach Hitler-Vergleich: Nachdem der russische Außenminister den ukrainischen Präsidenten Selenskyj mit Hitler verglichen hatte, fordert Israel eine Entschuldigung. Lawrow hatte gesagt, dass die eifrigsten Antisemiten Juden gewesen seien. »

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En Grèce, une grève de vingt-quatre heures contre l’inflation, qui bat des records

LE MONDE : Le gouvernement grec a octroyé des aides sociales d’un montant total de 4 milliards d’euros pour faire face à l’inflation galopante. Mais les syndicats et l’opposition de gauche jugent ces mesures insuffisantes.

Les services publics, les transports maritimes, ferroviaires et urbains ainsi qu’une majorité des entreprises privées de Grèce tournaient au ralenti, lundi 2 mai, en raison d’une grève générale de vingt-quatre heures à l’appel des syndicats du privé et du public pour protester contre la flambée des prix. Les transports en commun athéniens fonctionnaient comme un dimanche tandis que les supermarchés et les magasins étaient fermés en ce lundi férié, au lendemain du 1er-Mai.

Lors des traditionnels défilés de la Journée internationale des travailleurs dimanche, environ 9 000 manifestants ont arpenté les rues à Athènes, en réclamant du gouvernement grec davantage de mesures pour défendre le pouvoir d’achat face à l’impact de l’inflation sur les ménages. » | Le Monde avec AFP | lundi 2 mai 2022

Israel Outrage at Russian Claim That Hitler Was Part Jewish

Lavrov's remarks came days after Israel commemorated the Nazi Holocaust | EPA
BBC: Israel's foreign minister has denounced as "unforgivable" remarks by his Russian counterpart that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood".

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov made the comments to try to justify Russia's portrayal of Ukraine as "Nazi" despite the fact that its president is Jewish.

Israel's foreign ministry summoned Russia's ambassador for "clarification" and demanded an apology.

Nazi Germany murdered six million Jews in the Holocaust in World War Two.

Mr Lavrov made the remarks in an interview with the Italian news channel Zona Bianca on Sunday, days after Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, one of the most solemn occasions in the Israeli calendar.

When asked how Russia can claim that it is fighting to "de-Nazify" Ukraine when President Volodymyr Zelensky is himself Jewish, Mr Lavrov said: "So what if Zelensky is Jewish."

"The fact does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine. I believe that Hitler also had Jewish blood," adding that "some of the worst anti-Semites are Jews." » | Monday, May 2, 2022

«Hitler avait aussi du sang juif» : Israël fustige les propos de Sergueï Lavrov : Le ministre russe des Affaires étrangères a ainsi fait référence à la judéité du président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky. Israël dénonce des propos «scandaleux, impardonnables et une horrible erreur historique». »

Rare ‘Wicked’ Bible That Encourages Adultery Discovered in New Zealand

THE GUARDIAN: First copy of the 1631 bible, which mistakenly reads ‘thou shalt commit adultery’, to be found in the southern hemisphere

A copy of the extremely rare 1631 Wicked Bible, which tells readers ‘thou shalt commit adultery’ has been found in New Zealand. Photograph: Sarah Askey © University of Canterbury
An extremely rare bible famous for an unfortunate error that encourages adultery has been discovered in New Zealand.

The 1631 “Wicked” Bible, as it has become known, omits the word “not” from its seventh commandment, informing readers “thou shalt commit adultery”. One thousand copies of the text, which also came to be known as the Adulterous or Sinners’ Bible, were printed, with the error only discovered a year later.

Upon discovery of the mistake, the printers Robert Barker and Martin Lucas were summoned by King Charles I and hauled before the court, where they were admonished for the scandalous typo and sloppy workmanship. They were stripped of their printing licence, had a £300 fine held over their heads for years (though it was eventually quashed) and most of the texts were destroyed. Only about 20 remain in circulation. » | Eva Corlett in Wellington | Monday, May 2, 2022

Gravitas: How Mark Zuckerberg Lost His Fortune

Apr 29, 2022 • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was once touted to become the world's richest man, he has now slipped to the 12th spot. Zuckerberg was the face of the social media revolution, he has now become the face of big tech's tyranny. Palki Sharma brings you the story of Zuckerberg's fall.

Toute de gris vêtue, Charlène de Monaco fait sa première apparition depuis quinze mois

Le prince Albert et Charlène de Monaco au Monaco E-Prix (Monaco, le 30 avril 2022.) Getty Images
MADAME FIGARO : À l'occasion du Monaco E-Prix, la princesse s'est octroyée, samedi 30 avril, sa première sortie officielle entourée de sa famille. Une grande première depuis quinze mois.

Le 12 mars dernier, Charlène de Monaco faisait enfin son retour en principauté après plusieurs mois passés dans un établissement spécialisé. Le 17 avril, on la voyait posant auprès de son mari et de ses enfants, sous une végétation luxuriante, à l'occasion de la fête de Pâques. Près de deux semaines plus tard, la princesse de Monaco poursuit sa convalescence auprès de sa famille et se permet désormais des sorties officielles. Une première depuis quinze mois. Samedi 30 avril, elle a été aperçue au Monaco E-Prix, en compagnie du prince Albert et de ses jumeaux Jacques et Gabriella. La famille assistait à la remise de prix du tournoi automobile, qui a sacré le pilote belge Stoffel Vandoorne. » | Par Léa Mabilon | dimanche 1 mai 2022

Is Putin ill? | General Richard Shirreff & Sir Alan Duncan

May 1, 2022 • The UK has predicted that Vladimir Putin will use Russia's victory day parade on May the 9th to announced the mass mobilisation of reserves for a final push in Ukraine.

Speaking on Times Radio Breakfast, former NATO's deputy supreme allied commander General Richard Shirreff and former foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan spoke to Jenny Kleeman and Chloe Tilley about what NATO should do to counter Putin's efforts and how his mental and physical health impact his strategy.

Should We Ignore Putin’s Nuclear Threats? | Fabrice Pothier

May 1, 2022 • “The moment WMDs are brought in, it will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict. And I think that's a very clear warning that we need to address to Vladimir Putin.”

Fabrice Pothier, former NATO director of policy planning, talks to Carole Walker about Putin’s threats of using nuclear warfare.

Major Exclusive: One-on-one with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky | 60 Minutes Australia

When Russian dictator Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he arrogantly expected to conquer it easily. He was wrong. Despite being badly outnumbered and completely outgunned, Ukrainian soldiers have shown extraordinary fight. And leading the resistance has been their President Volodymyr Zelensky. His transformation from former actor and comedian to hero of the free world is inspirational. As one observer put it, he's Charlie Chaplin morphed into Winston Churchill. Now he wants to talk to Australia, and he's invited us into his secret inner sanctum to explain the horror show that is this ongoing war.

In the Name of Job Flexibility, ‘Uberisation’ Is Spreading Its Tentacles across Society

THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: From health workers to beauticians, cleaners to academics, the erosion of our rights at work is setting us back a hundred years

In the late 18th century, as the impact of the Industrial Revolution bit into the lives of the nascent working class, the high cost of fuel, one study notes, “forced inhabitants of many southern regions to abandon home cooking”. Fuel costs were much greater in the south than in the north. As a result, Frederic Morton Eden observed in The State of the Poor (1797), “the culinary preparations of the Northern peasant are so much diversified, and his table so often supplied with hot dishes”, whereas in the south, working-class families could not afford to boil or bake potatoes, so were forced to buy cheap white bread and eat dinner cold.

Because it was more expensive to cook at home than to buy shop-made bread, there were more bakeries per head of population in poor areas such as Hampshire than in richer regions such as Yorkshire. More than 200 years on and we’re back in a Britain in which many poor families are being “forced to abandon home cooking” because of the high cost of fuel. Not only has there been an explosion in the use of food banks, but many food bank users “are declining products such as potatoes and other root veg because they can’t afford to boil them”. » | Kenan Malik | Sunday, May 1, 2022

The Observer View on the Cost of Living Crisis

THE OBSERVER – EDITORIAL: Cabinet ministers’ glib shortcuts are dire response to economic crisis

Living standards are set to fall at their fastest rate since records began in the mid-1950s. Last month, the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted that real household incomes will fall by 2.2% this year, as energy and food prices increase but wages fail to keep pace with rising bills.

The impact will not be felt equally. For some, it will barely register. For other families, it will mean difficult decisions about what to cut back on. For others still, it will be profound, stretching precarious budgets in which there is already no give, forcing impossible choices between essentials such as putting food on the table and keeping the heating on, and sharpening the fear of the unexpected outlay that can trigger a debt spiral from which there is no escape. One estimate suggests lower-income households will face a drop in income of £1,300 this year. » | Editorial | Sunday, May 1, 2022

Gravitas: Rishi Sunak's Fall from Grace

Apr 27, 2022 • After partygate & a tax scandal, UK's Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is facing another controversy. A pandemic relief scheme he introduced has become the victim of fraud. The British govt has lost £17 Billion. Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes : Up Where We Belong

Nov 23, 2019 • Soundtrack from the 1982 Taylor Hackford film "An Officer and a Gentleman," with Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr. David Keith, David Caruso, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher & Robert Loggia. The song was written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie & Will Jennings .

Der Twitter-Kauf ist eine Katastrophe

Elon Musk, zu diesem Zeitpunkt 47 Jahre alt, raucht im Juli 2018 einen Joint während eines Interviews. | Bild: SCREENSHOT YOUTUBE / JRE CLIPS
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Eine Plattform wie Twitter zu betreiben, erfordert ein hohes Maß an Verantwortungsbewusstsein. Warum sollte gerade Elon Musk derjenige sein, der das mitbringt? Ein Gastbeitrag.

Elon Musk, durch ein Vermögen mit einem Buchwert von 219 Milliarden US-Dollar reichster Mensch der Welt, kauft den Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter für 44 Milliarden US-Dollar. Das könnte eine harmlose Nachricht im Wirtschaftsteil sein, ist es aber aufgrund der gesellschaftlichen und politischen Bedeutung Twitters nicht. Zwar ist Facebook das größere soziale Netzwerk, aber Twitter ist jenes, auf dem Prominente, Politiker und Journalisten direkt miteinander interagieren und aufeinander reagieren.

Der Satz, dass diese oder jene Person sich zu einem wie auch immer gearteten Ereignis auf Twitter zu Wort meldete, lässt sich aus aktueller Berichterstattung nicht mehr wegdenken. Ohne Twitter wären zum Beispiel Aufstieg und Niedergang der Piratenpartei in dieser Form nicht möglich gewesen. Und dass sich deutsche Politik in Teilen dem annähert, was man früher nur von den Piraten kannte, hat auch damit zu tun, dass heute im Grunde genommen jede Politikerin und jeder Politiker auf dem Kurznachrichtendienst zu finden ist. » | Von Christopher Lauer | Samstag, 30. April 2022

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