Friday, July 01, 2022
Met Says Its Officers Will Not March in Uniform at London Pride Event
THE GUARDIAN: Move comes after Peter Tatchell and other LGBTQ+ campaigners raise concerns about homophobia
The Metropolitan police have said its officers will not march in uniform at Pride in London after LGBTQ+ campaigners voiced concern about “institutional homophobia” within the force.
Scotland Yard said on Friday that officers who wish to join the celebrations should do so in civilian clothes rather than police uniform after listening to the “legitimate concerns” of activists.
Uniformed officers will still police the annual parade, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Saturday with performances by the American singer-songwriter Ava Max and the British star Emeli Sandé.
The decision comes after the human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell raised concern about the Met’s “homophobic” handling of the investigation into the serial killer Stephen Port. Tatchell said the case showed that “institutional homophobia is alive and kicking in the Metropolitan police” and that it would not be right for uniformed officers to march in the parade.
The official organisers of Pride in London later said the police uniform “undermines” the balance between listening to the concerns of members and being as welcoming as possible. » | Josh Halliday and David Batty | Friday, July 1, 2022
The Metropolitan police have said its officers will not march in uniform at Pride in London after LGBTQ+ campaigners voiced concern about “institutional homophobia” within the force.
Scotland Yard said on Friday that officers who wish to join the celebrations should do so in civilian clothes rather than police uniform after listening to the “legitimate concerns” of activists.
Uniformed officers will still police the annual parade, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Saturday with performances by the American singer-songwriter Ava Max and the British star Emeli Sandé.
The decision comes after the human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell raised concern about the Met’s “homophobic” handling of the investigation into the serial killer Stephen Port. Tatchell said the case showed that “institutional homophobia is alive and kicking in the Metropolitan police” and that it would not be right for uniformed officers to march in the parade.
The official organisers of Pride in London later said the police uniform “undermines” the balance between listening to the concerns of members and being as welcoming as possible. » | Josh Halliday and David Batty | Friday, July 1, 2022
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Apr 23, 2022 Et si l’avenir de la médecine se jouait dans notre ventre ? Aux avant-postes de la recherche, cette nouvelle enquête des auteurs de "Mâles en péril" et "Le jeûne, une nouvelle thérapie ?" explore notre flore intestinale.
Tapis au creux de nos entrailles, quelque 100 000 milliards de micro-organismes ont signé un pacte avec nous : "le gîte et le couvert" en échange de la santé. Ces bactéries, phages et champignons essentiels à notre équilibre nous sont transmis à la naissance et constituent notre microbiote, ou flore intestinale. Longtemps méconnu, ce microbiote dévoile peu à peu ses secrets et mobilise des milliers de chercheurs dans le monde. Il laisse espérer une révolution scientifique. Non seulement les microbes qui le composent s'avèrent indispensables à notre bien-être, mais ils ouvrent un nouveau champ thérapeutique : le transfert d'excréments humains se révèle ainsi efficace dans le traitement de certaines pathologies intestinales.
À la recherche des microbes perdus
En Occident, on estime que le microbiote d'une personne sur quatre est appauvri, avec à la clé des troubles de gravité variable, tels que l'asthme, les affections intestinales inflammatoires, l'obésité et le diabète de type 2. La recherche dresse la cartographie de bactéries stars, dont la disparition est associée à ces maladies : Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia, Akkermansia muciniphila... Comme d'autres espèces, notre flore intestinale pâtit de divers facteurs liés à l'industrialisation et à nos modes de vie : une alimentation de mauvaise qualité, déficiente en fibres, bourrée d'additifs chimiques, un recours grandissant aux césariennes de confort et un usage précoce des antibiotiques. Pour récupérer ces microbes perdus, diverses pistes se dessinent, dont la spectaculaire "transplantation fécale", qui suscite des espoirs, y compris pour le traitement de certains cancers. D'une start-up américaine qui mise sur le don de selles au régime alimentaire des Hadza, chasseurs-cueilleurs tanzaniens "microbiotiquement" prospères, Sylvie Gilman et Thierry de Lestrade (Mâles en péril), avec l'aide des chercheurs les plus à la pointe, signent un tour d'horizon limpide, empreint d'humour et de pédagogie.
Microbiote, les fabuleux pouvoirs du ventre
Documentaire de Sylvie Gilman et Thierry de Lestrade (France, 2019, 59mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 12/10/2022
Tapis au creux de nos entrailles, quelque 100 000 milliards de micro-organismes ont signé un pacte avec nous : "le gîte et le couvert" en échange de la santé. Ces bactéries, phages et champignons essentiels à notre équilibre nous sont transmis à la naissance et constituent notre microbiote, ou flore intestinale. Longtemps méconnu, ce microbiote dévoile peu à peu ses secrets et mobilise des milliers de chercheurs dans le monde. Il laisse espérer une révolution scientifique. Non seulement les microbes qui le composent s'avèrent indispensables à notre bien-être, mais ils ouvrent un nouveau champ thérapeutique : le transfert d'excréments humains se révèle ainsi efficace dans le traitement de certaines pathologies intestinales.
À la recherche des microbes perdus
En Occident, on estime que le microbiote d'une personne sur quatre est appauvri, avec à la clé des troubles de gravité variable, tels que l'asthme, les affections intestinales inflammatoires, l'obésité et le diabète de type 2. La recherche dresse la cartographie de bactéries stars, dont la disparition est associée à ces maladies : Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia, Akkermansia muciniphila... Comme d'autres espèces, notre flore intestinale pâtit de divers facteurs liés à l'industrialisation et à nos modes de vie : une alimentation de mauvaise qualité, déficiente en fibres, bourrée d'additifs chimiques, un recours grandissant aux césariennes de confort et un usage précoce des antibiotiques. Pour récupérer ces microbes perdus, diverses pistes se dessinent, dont la spectaculaire "transplantation fécale", qui suscite des espoirs, y compris pour le traitement de certains cancers. D'une start-up américaine qui mise sur le don de selles au régime alimentaire des Hadza, chasseurs-cueilleurs tanzaniens "microbiotiquement" prospères, Sylvie Gilman et Thierry de Lestrade (Mâles en péril), avec l'aide des chercheurs les plus à la pointe, signent un tour d'horizon limpide, empreint d'humour et de pédagogie.
Microbiote, les fabuleux pouvoirs du ventre
Documentaire de Sylvie Gilman et Thierry de Lestrade (France, 2019, 59mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 12/10/2022
Alice Greczyn: Sex, Shame, and the Harms of Purity Culture
Johnson Risks Breakup of UK over Northern Ireland Protocol, Says Varadkar
THE GUARDIAN: Ireland’s deputy PM accuses No 10 of making ‘shocking’ blunders with protocol bill
Leo Varadkar, pictured with Boris Johnson in 2019: ‘It is not normal for a democratic government in a respected country to sign a treaty and then try to pass domestic legislation to override it.’ Photograph: Getty Images
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland.
Varadkar said Boris Johnson’s administration had been undemocratic and disrespectful and tacitly accused it of being dishonest and dishonourable.
The tánaiste made the sharp attack in a BBC interview on Thursday night, days after the Northern Ireland protocol bill – which could override the Brexit deal – cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons.
“I think that’s a strategic mistake for people who want to maintain the union because if you continue to impose things on Northern Ireland that a clear majority of people don’t want, that means more people will turn away from the union. It’s a peculiar policy coming from a government that purports to want to defend the union,” he said. » | Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent | Friday, July 1, 2022
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland.
Varadkar said Boris Johnson’s administration had been undemocratic and disrespectful and tacitly accused it of being dishonest and dishonourable.
The tánaiste made the sharp attack in a BBC interview on Thursday night, days after the Northern Ireland protocol bill – which could override the Brexit deal – cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons.
“I think that’s a strategic mistake for people who want to maintain the union because if you continue to impose things on Northern Ireland that a clear majority of people don’t want, that means more people will turn away from the union. It’s a peculiar policy coming from a government that purports to want to defend the union,” he said. » | Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent | Friday, July 1, 2022
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Germany’s Move to Legalise Cannabis Expected to Create ‘Domino Effect’
THE GUARDIAN: Coalition government consults health experts, economists and growers in race to clear legal hurdles within two years
The German government’s official motivation for legalisation is to break up the illegal cannabis trade. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany is mulling over the consequences of soon becoming the world’s largest potential market for legally sold cannabis, as the country’s left-liberal government presses ahead with plans to allow the controlled distribution of the drug among adults.
Olaf Scholz’s coalition government has in recent weeks reiterated its 2021 coalition-deal vow to legalise for recreational use what its Green and liberal party minister have taken to referring to as Bubatz, a slang word for weed popular among German rappers.
A consultation process consisting of five public hearings with health experts, economists and cannabis growers concluded this week, firing the starting gun for a race to clear legal and regulatory hurdles within one to two years. A draft bill is expected within the second half of 2022.
Europe’s largest economy joining Canada and California in legalising cannabis for recreational use could create momentum to change the UN convention that restricts the cultivation of the plant and also puts pressure on neighbouring European states to follow Germany’s lead. » | Philip Oltermann in Berlin | Friday, July 1, 2022
The world is going stark, staring mad! Governments across the West have been waging a war on tobacco and the smoking of cigarettes—though not, you notice, on cigars, because the one percenters enjoy puffing on those and would not tolerate their luxury habit being curtailed—and the UK Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, and the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, have declared that they want to make England and Wales smoke-free by 2030. Now this crap from Germany!
So, someone please correct me if I am wrong, but the message of this is clear as far as I can tell: It will soon be acceptable to be stoned out of one’s mind and will not only be allowed, but encouraged; but to enjoy a few puffs on a cigarette will not only be discouraged and made so expensive that ordinary folk won’t be able to afford the habit, but it will also be illegal. Go figure! Talk about a topsy-turvy world, this is it! These politicians, wusses all, make me sick!
The official motivation for legalizing cannabis is to break up the illegal cannabis trade. This is tosh! Absolute tosh! Let me tell you the two main motivations as I see them: The authorities have lost control of the illegal cannabis market and are finding it too expensive to police; and then, in addition, the German government sees an opportunity to make the proverbial killing from its legalization. Money aplenty will be made by the German government, especially in the form of taxes. This proposal is cynical, to say the least. This is Geldmacherei if ever I saw it!
The UK government will eventually inevitably follow suit, of course.
So, in the name of fairness, if drug addicts and junkies can get their kicks and fixes, why can’t smokers get some pleasure, too? I trust, therefore, that the high taxes on cigarettes will be brought down soon. If governments are going to let people smoke pot, they should certainly allow them to smoke cigarettes. There will be a domino effect alright! Be sure of that! Oh, and while we are on the subject, can someone in high places contact Philip Morris in Switzerland and demand that they stop sending us their inferior quality cigarettes: their crap. I know this is happening for two reasons: First of all, until early April, I was a smoker of Marlboro Reds (made by Philip Morris). It was clear to me that the quality of these cigarettes, in spite of their very high price, was very inferior to Marlboro Reds in years gone by. Secondly, not so long ago, in a German documentary on Philip Morris on YouTube, one of the directors of Philip Morris stated loud and clear that all the best quality cigarettes these days are exported to the Orient. Ironically, in the Orient, cigarettes are much cheaper than in the Occident. We have to pay the highest of prices for them, yet we are sold the most inferior of cigarettes in exchange.
Make smoking cool again! Make smoking cheaper! Better a whiff than a spliff! – © Mark Alexander
Germany is mulling over the consequences of soon becoming the world’s largest potential market for legally sold cannabis, as the country’s left-liberal government presses ahead with plans to allow the controlled distribution of the drug among adults.
Olaf Scholz’s coalition government has in recent weeks reiterated its 2021 coalition-deal vow to legalise for recreational use what its Green and liberal party minister have taken to referring to as Bubatz, a slang word for weed popular among German rappers.
A consultation process consisting of five public hearings with health experts, economists and cannabis growers concluded this week, firing the starting gun for a race to clear legal and regulatory hurdles within one to two years. A draft bill is expected within the second half of 2022.
Europe’s largest economy joining Canada and California in legalising cannabis for recreational use could create momentum to change the UN convention that restricts the cultivation of the plant and also puts pressure on neighbouring European states to follow Germany’s lead. » | Philip Oltermann in Berlin | Friday, July 1, 2022
The world is going stark, staring mad! Governments across the West have been waging a war on tobacco and the smoking of cigarettes—though not, you notice, on cigars, because the one percenters enjoy puffing on those and would not tolerate their luxury habit being curtailed—and the UK Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, and the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, have declared that they want to make England and Wales smoke-free by 2030. Now this crap from Germany!
So, someone please correct me if I am wrong, but the message of this is clear as far as I can tell: It will soon be acceptable to be stoned out of one’s mind and will not only be allowed, but encouraged; but to enjoy a few puffs on a cigarette will not only be discouraged and made so expensive that ordinary folk won’t be able to afford the habit, but it will also be illegal. Go figure! Talk about a topsy-turvy world, this is it! These politicians, wusses all, make me sick!
The official motivation for legalizing cannabis is to break up the illegal cannabis trade. This is tosh! Absolute tosh! Let me tell you the two main motivations as I see them: The authorities have lost control of the illegal cannabis market and are finding it too expensive to police; and then, in addition, the German government sees an opportunity to make the proverbial killing from its legalization. Money aplenty will be made by the German government, especially in the form of taxes. This proposal is cynical, to say the least. This is Geldmacherei if ever I saw it!
The UK government will eventually inevitably follow suit, of course.
So, in the name of fairness, if drug addicts and junkies can get their kicks and fixes, why can’t smokers get some pleasure, too? I trust, therefore, that the high taxes on cigarettes will be brought down soon. If governments are going to let people smoke pot, they should certainly allow them to smoke cigarettes. There will be a domino effect alright! Be sure of that! Oh, and while we are on the subject, can someone in high places contact Philip Morris in Switzerland and demand that they stop sending us their inferior quality cigarettes: their crap. I know this is happening for two reasons: First of all, until early April, I was a smoker of Marlboro Reds (made by Philip Morris). It was clear to me that the quality of these cigarettes, in spite of their very high price, was very inferior to Marlboro Reds in years gone by. Secondly, not so long ago, in a German documentary on Philip Morris on YouTube, one of the directors of Philip Morris stated loud and clear that all the best quality cigarettes these days are exported to the Orient. Ironically, in the Orient, cigarettes are much cheaper than in the Occident. We have to pay the highest of prices for them, yet we are sold the most inferior of cigarettes in exchange.
Make smoking cool again! Make smoking cheaper! Better a whiff than a spliff! – © Mark Alexander
EU Moves to Rein in ‘Wild West’ of Crypto Assets with New Rules
THE GUARDIAN: MiCA law contains measures to guard against market abuse and manipulation
Cryptocurrency prices have slumped recently, with the total value of the market falling from $3tn last year to less than $900bn. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters
The EU has moved to rein in the “wild west” of crypto assets by agreeing a groundbreaking set of rules for the sector.
Representatives from the European parliament and EU states thrashed out an agreement on Thursday that contains measures to guard against market abuse and manipulation, as well as requiring that crypto firms provide details of the environmental impact of their assets.
“Today, we put order in the wild west of crypto assets and set clear rules for a harmonised market,” said Stefan Berger, the German MEP who led negotiations on behalf of the parliament.
Referring to the recent slump in cryptocurrency prices – the total value of the market has fallen from $3tn (£2.5tn) last year to less than $900bn – Berger added: “The recent fall in the value of digital currencies shows us how highly risky and speculative they are and that it is fundamental to act.” » | Dan Milmo Global technology editor | Friday, July 1, 2022
The EU has moved to rein in the “wild west” of crypto assets by agreeing a groundbreaking set of rules for the sector.
Representatives from the European parliament and EU states thrashed out an agreement on Thursday that contains measures to guard against market abuse and manipulation, as well as requiring that crypto firms provide details of the environmental impact of their assets.
“Today, we put order in the wild west of crypto assets and set clear rules for a harmonised market,” said Stefan Berger, the German MEP who led negotiations on behalf of the parliament.
Referring to the recent slump in cryptocurrency prices – the total value of the market has fallen from $3tn (£2.5tn) last year to less than $900bn – Berger added: “The recent fall in the value of digital currencies shows us how highly risky and speculative they are and that it is fundamental to act.” » | Dan Milmo Global technology editor | Friday, July 1, 2022
Tories Pressed to Withdraw Whip from Chris Pincher after Misconduct Claims
THE GUARDIAN: Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after reports he drunkenly groped two men at a private club
Chris Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on Thursday night after admitting he had ‘embarrassed myself and other people’. Photograph: UK Parliament/PA
Pressure is mounting on the Conservative party to withdraw the whip from Chris Pincher following allegations he groped two men on a drunken night out
. Labour’s Yvette Cooper said that removing the whip from the former Conservative deputy whip needed to be the “first step that takes place” but did not call for his resignation as an MP.
Pincher, 52, resigned from his role as deputy chief whip on Thursday night after admitting he had “embarrassed myself and other people” following reports that he drunkenly groped two men at the Carlton Club in Piccadilly, London, on Wednesday.
Cooper told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We need to know the full truth about what has happened and what the allegations are.
“But I think that’s [removing the whip] the first step that needs to take place. And I think the idea that the Conservatives can try and simply dismiss this is just unacceptable.
“They have to show they take this kind of thing more seriously. Time and again Boris Johnson just doesn’t. That is not good enough. This is about standards in public life. » | Jane Clinton | Friday, July 1, 2022
Tory deputy chief whip resigns after ‘drunkenly groping two men’: Chris Pincher’s resignation is latest in a series of allegations of sexual misconduct by Conservative MPs »
Under BoJo, it appears that the Houses of Parliament might now more accurately be called the ‘Houses of Iniquity’! – © Mark Alexander
Scandal after scandal: timeline of Tory sleaze under Boris Johnson: PM’s tenure has been characterised by disrepute, from lockdown breaches to serious sexual assaults »
Pressure is mounting on the Conservative party to withdraw the whip from Chris Pincher following allegations he groped two men on a drunken night out
. Labour’s Yvette Cooper said that removing the whip from the former Conservative deputy whip needed to be the “first step that takes place” but did not call for his resignation as an MP.
Pincher, 52, resigned from his role as deputy chief whip on Thursday night after admitting he had “embarrassed myself and other people” following reports that he drunkenly groped two men at the Carlton Club in Piccadilly, London, on Wednesday.
Cooper told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We need to know the full truth about what has happened and what the allegations are.
“But I think that’s [removing the whip] the first step that needs to take place. And I think the idea that the Conservatives can try and simply dismiss this is just unacceptable.
“They have to show they take this kind of thing more seriously. Time and again Boris Johnson just doesn’t. That is not good enough. This is about standards in public life. » | Jane Clinton | Friday, July 1, 2022
Tory deputy chief whip resigns after ‘drunkenly groping two men’: Chris Pincher’s resignation is latest in a series of allegations of sexual misconduct by Conservative MPs »
Under BoJo, it appears that the Houses of Parliament might now more accurately be called the ‘Houses of Iniquity’! – © Mark Alexander
Scandal after scandal: timeline of Tory sleaze under Boris Johnson: PM’s tenure has been characterised by disrepute, from lockdown breaches to serious sexual assaults »
Thursday, June 30, 2022
The Beach Boys : Do It Again | Visualizer
NATO Prepares for Dangerous New World - as Russia Warns of New Iron Curtain
Jun 30, 2022 The Nato summit has been thick on unity and defiance.
A message to President Putin, and President Xi of China, that this alliance is stronger than ever - and ready to defend itself and its values.
In a symbolic lift mentioned by both the Prime Minister and the American President - one of Ukraine's symbols of resilience, Snake Island in the Black Sea, has now been abandoned by Russia.
But this war is far from over. Its economic and military costs are bound to climb - and this summit has not given Ukraine enough heavy weapons ro win the war, only enough not to lose it in the near term.
A message to President Putin, and President Xi of China, that this alliance is stronger than ever - and ready to defend itself and its values.
In a symbolic lift mentioned by both the Prime Minister and the American President - one of Ukraine's symbols of resilience, Snake Island in the Black Sea, has now been abandoned by Russia.
But this war is far from over. Its economic and military costs are bound to climb - and this summit has not given Ukraine enough heavy weapons ro win the war, only enough not to lose it in the near term.
Homo sapiens | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE
Jun 28, 2022 Die Entdeckung 300.000 Jahre alter Homo-sapiens-Fossilien in Marokko stellt die Geschichtsschreibung auf den Kopf. Der Dokumentarfilm begibt sich auf eine wissenschaftlichen Abenteuerreise, die die Vorstellung vom Ursprung und Entwicklungsprozess der menschlichen Spezies revolutioniert.
Im Juni 2017 erschütterten zwei Veröffentlichungen in der angesehenen Zeitschrift „Nature“ die Wissenschaft. In Marokko hatten Forscher die Überreste von fünf Homo-sapiens-Individuen entdeckt. Sie datierten die Knochen auf ein Alter von etwa 315.000 Jahren – damit war die menschliche Spezies rund 100.000 Jahre älter als bislang angenommen. Mit Hilfe virtueller Paläontologie können neue Informationen aus diesen Fossilien gewonnen werden. Ein Schädel war bereits in den 1960er Jahren gefunden, damals jedoch falsch interpretiert worden. Die jüngsten Funde stellen die bisher gültige Geschichte des Homo sapiens auf den Kopf und machen die marokkanische Fundstätte Jebel Irhoud zum Schauplatz eines der größten wissenschaftlichen Abenteuer des 21. Jahrhunderts.
Dokumentarfilm von Olivier Julien (F 2020, 87 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis zum 24/08/2022
Im Juni 2017 erschütterten zwei Veröffentlichungen in der angesehenen Zeitschrift „Nature“ die Wissenschaft. In Marokko hatten Forscher die Überreste von fünf Homo-sapiens-Individuen entdeckt. Sie datierten die Knochen auf ein Alter von etwa 315.000 Jahren – damit war die menschliche Spezies rund 100.000 Jahre älter als bislang angenommen. Mit Hilfe virtueller Paläontologie können neue Informationen aus diesen Fossilien gewonnen werden. Ein Schädel war bereits in den 1960er Jahren gefunden, damals jedoch falsch interpretiert worden. Die jüngsten Funde stellen die bisher gültige Geschichte des Homo sapiens auf den Kopf und machen die marokkanische Fundstätte Jebel Irhoud zum Schauplatz eines der größten wissenschaftlichen Abenteuer des 21. Jahrhunderts.
Dokumentarfilm von Olivier Julien (F 2020, 87 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis zum 24/08/2022
Küssen: Eifrig, liebevoll, ausgelassen, erschöpfend
Luxembourg PM’s Same-sex Husband Seated Next to Viktor Orbán at Summit
THE GUARDIAN: Hungarian leader was criticised by Xavier Bettel in 2021 for introducing homophobic law
Nato leaders’ spouses including Gauthier Destenay (centre), husband of Luxembourg’s PM, in Madrid. Photograph: Ballesteros/EPA
The dozens of invitees were carefully seated along the lengthy table, flanked by columns fashioned out of Bagnères marble and surrounded by paintings from Spain’s Francisco de Goya.
As photos of the Nato dinner at Spain’s royal palace filtered out, many were swift to spot what one Spanish news site described as the image of the summit: the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, seated next to Gauthier Destenay, the first same-sex spouse of a leader of an EU member state.
Amid speculation as to whether the seating arrangement was intentional – perhaps a nod to this month’s Pride celebrations – or whether it was simply the mysterious hand of protocol working its magic, Spain’s royal palace did not respond to a request for comment.
The eye-catching seating arrangement came one year after Destenay’s husband, Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, blasted Orbán over a Hungarian law banning any portrayal of LGBT people in materials meant for children.
“To be nationally blamed, to be considered as not normal, to be considered a danger for young people – it’s not realising that being gay is not a choice,” said Bettel, who in 2015 became the first EU leader to marry someone of the same sex.
“But being intolerant is a choice,” Bettel continued. » | Ashifa Kassam in Madrid | Thursday, June 30, 2022
The dozens of invitees were carefully seated along the lengthy table, flanked by columns fashioned out of Bagnères marble and surrounded by paintings from Spain’s Francisco de Goya.
As photos of the Nato dinner at Spain’s royal palace filtered out, many were swift to spot what one Spanish news site described as the image of the summit: the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, seated next to Gauthier Destenay, the first same-sex spouse of a leader of an EU member state.
Amid speculation as to whether the seating arrangement was intentional – perhaps a nod to this month’s Pride celebrations – or whether it was simply the mysterious hand of protocol working its magic, Spain’s royal palace did not respond to a request for comment.
The eye-catching seating arrangement came one year after Destenay’s husband, Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, blasted Orbán over a Hungarian law banning any portrayal of LGBT people in materials meant for children.
“To be nationally blamed, to be considered as not normal, to be considered a danger for young people – it’s not realising that being gay is not a choice,” said Bettel, who in 2015 became the first EU leader to marry someone of the same sex.
“But being intolerant is a choice,” Bettel continued. » | Ashifa Kassam in Madrid | Thursday, June 30, 2022
Where Has This Little S*** Gone?
Andy Burnham Destroys Boris Johnson: 'He's Worse Than Margaret Thatcher'
F*** the Tories! And I write as a one-time, lifelong Conservative voter! This country needs a healthy dose of redistribution! Tax the people at the top "until the pips squeak", to borrow Denis healey's famus phrase. Share the spoils! We, the people, are being raped. Put up with it no longer! – © Mark Alexander
Faith, Power, Manipulation: The Secrets of the Opus Dei Sect | DW Documentary
Jun 30, 2022 For many critics, the arch-conservative Catholic community Opus Dei is a diabolical sect. However, Opus Dei (which translates to "Work of God”) sees itself in a very positive light. Even today, it’s very difficult to look into the inner world of the sect.
That's because its 90,000 members worldwide have taken a vow of secrecy - and those who have left report persecution if they break that vow. Meanwhile, Opus Dei is working to become the most influential player in the Catholic Church. To this end, it maintains a secret network - including branches in Germany.
It is no coincidence that the German headquarters are located in Cologne - Germany‘s most powerful Catholic archdiocese. In Germany, Opus Dei is focused on trying to gain a foothold in the field of education, by running daycare centers and schools.
The examination of a daycare center in Munich shows that Opus Dei deliberately conceals its involvement in these institutions. Another component of the network is IESE, the business school of Opus Dei, which also has an offshoot in Germany. It is considered one of the best schools of its kind in the world.
In Spain, where Opus Dei originated, sect members are active in parts of the judicial and educational sectors. The documentary tries to uncover these connections in both Spain and Germany, and lets both victims and experts have their say. It also includes an interview with the head of Opus Dei, Christoph Bockamp.
For the first time, a former member from Germany reports on her ordeal in Opus Dei and the harassment she experienced after she broke away from the sect. Spaniard Carmen Charo developed mental health problems during her time in Opus Dei, due to brainwashing and psychological pressure. Today, she helps others in their journey out of Opus Dei. Dietmar Scharmitzer is trying to do the same thing with German-speaking people who want to leave, and runs an Internet platform to help inform them. Finally, Marco Politi, an author and Vatican expert from Rome, takes stock of the influence Opus Dei has exerted since the time of Pope John Paul II.
That's because its 90,000 members worldwide have taken a vow of secrecy - and those who have left report persecution if they break that vow. Meanwhile, Opus Dei is working to become the most influential player in the Catholic Church. To this end, it maintains a secret network - including branches in Germany.
It is no coincidence that the German headquarters are located in Cologne - Germany‘s most powerful Catholic archdiocese. In Germany, Opus Dei is focused on trying to gain a foothold in the field of education, by running daycare centers and schools.
The examination of a daycare center in Munich shows that Opus Dei deliberately conceals its involvement in these institutions. Another component of the network is IESE, the business school of Opus Dei, which also has an offshoot in Germany. It is considered one of the best schools of its kind in the world.
In Spain, where Opus Dei originated, sect members are active in parts of the judicial and educational sectors. The documentary tries to uncover these connections in both Spain and Germany, and lets both victims and experts have their say. It also includes an interview with the head of Opus Dei, Christoph Bockamp.
For the first time, a former member from Germany reports on her ordeal in Opus Dei and the harassment she experienced after she broke away from the sect. Spaniard Carmen Charo developed mental health problems during her time in Opus Dei, due to brainwashing and psychological pressure. Today, she helps others in their journey out of Opus Dei. Dietmar Scharmitzer is trying to do the same thing with German-speaking people who want to leave, and runs an Internet platform to help inform them. Finally, Marco Politi, an author and Vatican expert from Rome, takes stock of the influence Opus Dei has exerted since the time of Pope John Paul II.
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Attentats du 13-Novembre : contre la terreur, un procès exemplaire
LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL: Au terme d’un procès exceptionnel, c’est un relatif soulagement de constater que la gageure d’appliquer la justice ordinaire à des faits extra-ordinaires a été, pour l’essentiel, tenue.
Conduire le procès « hors norme » des responsables d’une tuerie aveugle qui a traumatisé la France et marque son histoire, selon le strict « respect de la norme » judiciaire, c’est-à-dire la procédure pénale et le respect des droits de chacune des parties. Cette exigence, posée dès l’ouverture des débats, le 8 septembre 2021. Jean-Louis Périès, le président de la cour d’assises spéciale de Paris chargée de juger les responsables des attentats terroristes du 13 novembre 2015, traduisait ainsi une ambition terriblement élevée.
Au terme de ce procès, marqué par l’énoncé du verdict, mercredi 29 juin, après dix mois d’audience, c’est un relatif soulagement de constater que cette gageure – appliquer la justice ordinaire à des faits extra-ordinaires – a été, pour l’essentiel, tenue.
Cela n’allait nullement de soi a priori : le procès des vingt hommes, dont quatorze présents dans le box, accusés de crimes pour avoir semé la terreur et causé la mort de cent trente personnes au Stade de France, au Bataclan et à plusieurs terrasses de cafés parisiens aurait pu dérailler ou décevoir pour de multiples raisons – incidents, silence des accusés, etc. – liées à sa gravité, à sa complexité et à sa démesure. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | jeudi 30 juin 2022
LIRE AUSSI :
Procès des attentats du 13-Novembre : un verdict pour l’histoire, rigoureux et nuancé : RÉCIT | Salah Abdeslam a été condamné, mercredi, à la perpétuité incompressible. Des peines allant de quatre ans dont un an ferme à la perpétuité ont été prononcées contre les dix-neuf autres accusés. »
Conduire le procès « hors norme » des responsables d’une tuerie aveugle qui a traumatisé la France et marque son histoire, selon le strict « respect de la norme » judiciaire, c’est-à-dire la procédure pénale et le respect des droits de chacune des parties. Cette exigence, posée dès l’ouverture des débats, le 8 septembre 2021. Jean-Louis Périès, le président de la cour d’assises spéciale de Paris chargée de juger les responsables des attentats terroristes du 13 novembre 2015, traduisait ainsi une ambition terriblement élevée.
Au terme de ce procès, marqué par l’énoncé du verdict, mercredi 29 juin, après dix mois d’audience, c’est un relatif soulagement de constater que cette gageure – appliquer la justice ordinaire à des faits extra-ordinaires – a été, pour l’essentiel, tenue.
Cela n’allait nullement de soi a priori : le procès des vingt hommes, dont quatorze présents dans le box, accusés de crimes pour avoir semé la terreur et causé la mort de cent trente personnes au Stade de France, au Bataclan et à plusieurs terrasses de cafés parisiens aurait pu dérailler ou décevoir pour de multiples raisons – incidents, silence des accusés, etc. – liées à sa gravité, à sa complexité et à sa démesure. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | jeudi 30 juin 2022
LIRE AUSSI :
Procès des attentats du 13-Novembre : un verdict pour l’histoire, rigoureux et nuancé : RÉCIT | Salah Abdeslam a été condamné, mercredi, à la perpétuité incompressible. Des peines allant de quatre ans dont un an ferme à la perpétuité ont été prononcées contre les dix-neuf autres accusés. »
Meet the Aussie Men Challenging Gender Stereotypes | 60 Minutes Australia
When I learn about how the world is changing like this, it makes me glad that I am gay! And unattached! Who on earth would want to be a house husband? How demeaning! How emasculating! How depressing! Men need to get a grip! I am a modern man; but not that modern! Can anyone please direct me to the nearest monastery? – © Mark Alexander
Helmut Schmidt | Erfahrungen und Einsichten | NZZ Standpunkte 2009
Sep 23, 2015 Er gilt als einer der herausragendsten Politiker in der Nachkriegsgeschichte Deutschlands und Europas, und er hat wie kein zweiter in den letzten Jahrzehnten die politische und gesellschaftliche Debatte seines Landes als Minister, Regierungschef, Intellektueller, Publizistik und Herausgeber der Hamburger Wochenzeitung „Die Zeit“ geprägt: Alt-Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt.
Mit Helmut Schmidt, der im Dezember 91 Jahre alt wird, unterhalten sich NZZ-Chefredaktor Markus Spillmann und Marco Färber über die deutsche Wiedervereinigung, die Rolle und die Begrenzung Deutschlands in Europa und der Welt, über Freundschaften und ihren Stellenwert in der internationalen Politik und über die Bedrohung und Herausforderungen der Zukunft. Und über das Altern und Gott.
Coming Out Story 30-year-old Man, Married with Kids | Reupload
Nathan’s is a most heartfelt coming out story. One can feel his pain just by listening to the story. One can also sense Nathan’s honesty and sincerity.
Coming out when one is already married and especially when one is already a father must be extremely difficult for all concerned. Never having been married myself, I can only imagine how difficult it must be for the whole family. Further, one can only imagine the dilemma faced by the person who is coming out. Naturally, I wish Nathan well. – © Mark Alexander
The Proposal.
Aussie Dad Devastated by Shock DNA Testing Revealing His Kids Aren't His | 60 Minutes Australia
R Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Abuse - BBC News
Jun 30, 2022 American singer R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a US federal court after he was found guilty of sexually abusing women, boys and girls.
The court handed down its sentence after a trial which found the music artist guilty on all nine charges presented.
One survivor said the judicial system came through for his survivors saying "30 years he did this and 30 years he got."
The court handed down its sentence after a trial which found the music artist guilty on all nine charges presented.
One survivor said the judicial system came through for his survivors saying "30 years he did this and 30 years he got."
After Worst Start in 50 Years, Some See More Pain Ahead for Stock Market
THE NEW YORK TIMES: At the halfway point of the year, it’s been a historically horrible time for stocks. Bonds are in bad shape, too.
The stock market is on track for its worst first half of the year since at least 1970. | Julia Nikhinson/Associated Press
Wall Street set records in the first half of the year, none of them good.
The economy is on the cusp of a recession, battered by high inflation and rising interest rates, which eats into paychecks, dents consumer confidence and leads to corporate cutbacks. As it has teetered, markets have tanked.
The stock market is on track for its worst first six months of the year since at least 1970. The S&P 500 index, the cornerstone of many stock portfolios and retirement accounts, peaked in early January and has fallen 19.9 percent over the past six months.
The sell-off has been remarkably broad, with every sector except energy down this year. Bellwethers including Apple, Disney, JPMorgan Chase and Target have all fallen more than the overall market.
And that’s only part of the horror story for investors and companies this year. » | Isabella Simonetti | Thursday, June 30, 2022
Wall Street set records in the first half of the year, none of them good.
The economy is on the cusp of a recession, battered by high inflation and rising interest rates, which eats into paychecks, dents consumer confidence and leads to corporate cutbacks. As it has teetered, markets have tanked.
The stock market is on track for its worst first six months of the year since at least 1970. The S&P 500 index, the cornerstone of many stock portfolios and retirement accounts, peaked in early January and has fallen 19.9 percent over the past six months.
The sell-off has been remarkably broad, with every sector except energy down this year. Bellwethers including Apple, Disney, JPMorgan Chase and Target have all fallen more than the overall market.
And that’s only part of the horror story for investors and companies this year. » | Isabella Simonetti | Thursday, June 30, 2022
Die Bitcoin-Millionäre | ARTE Re: Reupload
Jun 30, 2022 Traumhafte Gewinne, ohne staatliche Kontrollen – das verheißen Bitcoins und andere Internetwährungen. Ihre Anhänger glauben an eine finanzielle Revolution. Trotz extrem schwankender Kurse und Warnungen vor einer gefährlichen Blase investieren sie weltweit Milliarden in das digitale Geld. Mit zu hohem Risiko?
Der Holländer Didi Taihuttu (42) hat für Bitcoins und andere digitale Währungen sein Leben und das seiner Familie auf den Kopf gestellt. Noch vor wenigen Jahren besaß der Unternehmer ein Haus und drei Autos. 2017 verkaufte er alles und investierte sein Vermögen in digitale Währungen. Die kalte Jahreszeit verbringt die Familie nun in Thailand. Didis Vermögen hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren um ein Vielfaches vermehrt. Als der Bitcoin 2018 zwischenzeitlich einbrach, investierte er noch mehr in die Kryptowährung – und profierte auch davon. Der Kurs erholte sich schnell und in der Folge stieg er immer weiter. Aber die Bitcoin-Familie will langfristig Gewinn machen und pflegt deshalb einen minimalistischen Lebensstil. Brechen die Kurse ein, könnten Didi und seine Familie von heute auf morgen bankrott sein.
Auch Robert Küfner und Till Wendler glauben an eine Revolution des Finanzwesens durch digitale Währungen. Und sie wollen ganz vorn mit dabei sein. In der Krypto-Hochburg Berlin haben die beiden Bitcoin-Millionäre das Start-up Advanced Blockchain AG gegründet. Die Pioniere beraten Unternehmen, wie sie die Technologie hinter den Bitcoins – die so genannte Blockchain – künftig nutzen können. Eine dezentrale Datenverarbeitung, die niemand manipulieren kann – mit dieser Idee sollen Finanzmarkt und Industrie umgekrempelt werden. Investoren und namhafte Firmen stehen bereits vor der Tür. Doch noch fehlt es den Jungunternehmern an Mitarbeitern mit dem richtigen Know-how. Auf der Suche nach Programmierern reist Till Wendler in die Ukraine. Die Jungunternehmer stehen extrem unter Druck. Wer im Markt der neuen Krypto-Technologie mitspielen will, muss schnell sein.
Reportage (Deutschland 2018, 30 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 31/07/2022
Der Holländer Didi Taihuttu (42) hat für Bitcoins und andere digitale Währungen sein Leben und das seiner Familie auf den Kopf gestellt. Noch vor wenigen Jahren besaß der Unternehmer ein Haus und drei Autos. 2017 verkaufte er alles und investierte sein Vermögen in digitale Währungen. Die kalte Jahreszeit verbringt die Familie nun in Thailand. Didis Vermögen hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren um ein Vielfaches vermehrt. Als der Bitcoin 2018 zwischenzeitlich einbrach, investierte er noch mehr in die Kryptowährung – und profierte auch davon. Der Kurs erholte sich schnell und in der Folge stieg er immer weiter. Aber die Bitcoin-Familie will langfristig Gewinn machen und pflegt deshalb einen minimalistischen Lebensstil. Brechen die Kurse ein, könnten Didi und seine Familie von heute auf morgen bankrott sein.
Auch Robert Küfner und Till Wendler glauben an eine Revolution des Finanzwesens durch digitale Währungen. Und sie wollen ganz vorn mit dabei sein. In der Krypto-Hochburg Berlin haben die beiden Bitcoin-Millionäre das Start-up Advanced Blockchain AG gegründet. Die Pioniere beraten Unternehmen, wie sie die Technologie hinter den Bitcoins – die so genannte Blockchain – künftig nutzen können. Eine dezentrale Datenverarbeitung, die niemand manipulieren kann – mit dieser Idee sollen Finanzmarkt und Industrie umgekrempelt werden. Investoren und namhafte Firmen stehen bereits vor der Tür. Doch noch fehlt es den Jungunternehmern an Mitarbeitern mit dem richtigen Know-how. Auf der Suche nach Programmierern reist Till Wendler in die Ukraine. Die Jungunternehmer stehen extrem unter Druck. Wer im Markt der neuen Krypto-Technologie mitspielen will, muss schnell sein.
Reportage (Deutschland 2018, 30 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 31/07/2022
Disney World zwischen Biederkeit und LGBTQ-Party
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Das berühmte Freizeitresort Disney World in Florida ist unter Beschuss der Republikaner geraten, die ihm vorwerfen, zu «woke» zu sein. Der Vergnügungspark ist künstlich, oberflächlich, klischeehaft, aber weder übermässig korrekt noch allzu brüskierend. Höchstens die permanente Fröhlichkeit kann einen deprimieren.
Angestellte des Disney-Konzerns demonstrieren gegen das «Don't say gay»-Gesetz in Florida. | Irfan Khan / Getty
Disney World in Florida hat ein Problem. Der Vergnügungspark bei Orlando, der sein fünfzigjähriges Bestehen feiert, wird von zwei Seiten angegriffen und ist mitten in den amerikanischen Kulturkampf hineingeraten. Seitens der politischen Linken wird behauptet, dass dort, wie auch in den Disney-Filmen, ein nicht mehr zeitgemässes Familien- und Menschenbild transportiert werde.
Kürzlich wagte der Konzern es jedoch, die neuen, konservativen Gesetze in Florida zu kritisieren, die sich gegen Homosexuelle und andere sexuelle Minderheiten richten. Das führte zu einer heftigen Gegenreaktion des republikanischen Gouverneurs Ron DeSantis, der Disney vorwarf, Kinder und Familien mit «woken» Ideen zu infiltrieren. Er drohte, dem riesigen Unterhaltungsparadies die bisherigen Steuerprivilegien zu entziehen.
Disney pflegte das gute alte Amerika
Machen wir also die Probe aufs Exempel. Ist Disney World nun altbacken, hinterwäldlerisch und voller rückständiger Klischees? Oder ist es «woke», übertrieben politisch korrekt, von subversiven Ideen unterwandert, die schon die Kleinen sexualisieren, politisieren und indoktrinieren? » | David Signer, Orlando | Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2022
Disney World in Florida hat ein Problem. Der Vergnügungspark bei Orlando, der sein fünfzigjähriges Bestehen feiert, wird von zwei Seiten angegriffen und ist mitten in den amerikanischen Kulturkampf hineingeraten. Seitens der politischen Linken wird behauptet, dass dort, wie auch in den Disney-Filmen, ein nicht mehr zeitgemässes Familien- und Menschenbild transportiert werde.
Kürzlich wagte der Konzern es jedoch, die neuen, konservativen Gesetze in Florida zu kritisieren, die sich gegen Homosexuelle und andere sexuelle Minderheiten richten. Das führte zu einer heftigen Gegenreaktion des republikanischen Gouverneurs Ron DeSantis, der Disney vorwarf, Kinder und Familien mit «woken» Ideen zu infiltrieren. Er drohte, dem riesigen Unterhaltungsparadies die bisherigen Steuerprivilegien zu entziehen.
Disney pflegte das gute alte Amerika
Machen wir also die Probe aufs Exempel. Ist Disney World nun altbacken, hinterwäldlerisch und voller rückständiger Klischees? Oder ist es «woke», übertrieben politisch korrekt, von subversiven Ideen unterwandert, die schon die Kleinen sexualisieren, politisieren und indoktrinieren? » | David Signer, Orlando | Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2022
Cartier Beautés du Monde: The Exhibition
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
What Is Antisemitism?
Stevie Wonder : Overjoyed | Reupload
Crypto Crisis: How Digital Currencies Went from Boom to Collapse
THE GUARDIAN: Savers talk of devastating losses as assets such as bitcoin and ‘stablecoins’ like terra fell sharply
Falling bitcoin illustration: Guardian Design
Yuri Popovich had watched his neighbours’ houses burn down to the ground in Kyiv and he needed a safe place to put his money. So he did what millions of amateur investors have done in recent years: he turned to cryptocurrency.
“It was impossible and unsafe to store funds in the form of banknotes. There was a big risk of theft, we also had cases of looting. Therefore, I trusted a ‘stable and reliable’ cryptocurrency. Not for the purpose of speculating, but simply to save,” he says.
The digital asset that Popovich chose in April was terra, a “stablecoin” whose value was supposed to be pegged to the dollar.
It collapsed in May, sparking a rout in the cryptocurrency market whose victims include Popovich. He lost $10,000 (£8,200).
Popovich says his losses were “devastating”, although donations from sympathetic onlookers on social media have helped make up some of the shortfall. He says: “I stopped sleeping normally, lost 4kg, I often have headaches and anxiety.”
Popovich is one of many experiencing the deep chill of the current crypto winter, more than four years after the market’s cornerstone, bitcoin, marked the first digital freeze by tumbling from its then peak. » | Alex Hern and Dan Milmo | Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Yuri Popovich had watched his neighbours’ houses burn down to the ground in Kyiv and he needed a safe place to put his money. So he did what millions of amateur investors have done in recent years: he turned to cryptocurrency.
“It was impossible and unsafe to store funds in the form of banknotes. There was a big risk of theft, we also had cases of looting. Therefore, I trusted a ‘stable and reliable’ cryptocurrency. Not for the purpose of speculating, but simply to save,” he says.
The digital asset that Popovich chose in April was terra, a “stablecoin” whose value was supposed to be pegged to the dollar.
It collapsed in May, sparking a rout in the cryptocurrency market whose victims include Popovich. He lost $10,000 (£8,200).
Popovich says his losses were “devastating”, although donations from sympathetic onlookers on social media have helped make up some of the shortfall. He says: “I stopped sleeping normally, lost 4kg, I often have headaches and anxiety.”
Popovich is one of many experiencing the deep chill of the current crypto winter, more than four years after the market’s cornerstone, bitcoin, marked the first digital freeze by tumbling from its then peak. » | Alex Hern and Dan Milmo | Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Dinu Lipatti : Edvard Grieg, Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
WIKIPEDIA: Philharmonia Orchestra.
Philharmonia Orchestra.
Dinu Lipatti was a true musical genius. His talents on the piano were so obviously extraordinary. Just listening to him play, we can all attest to that. Romania must surely be extremely proud of him. Clearly, he was a national treasure. It is a tragedy that he died so young—at the tender age of 33 years—of Hodgkin’s disease in December 1950. His passing was a great loss not only to Romania, but also to the world. R.I.P. – © Mark Alexander
War in Ukraine: '"We Must Think of the Unthinkable' - Says Former Estonian President
Frédéric Martel : Book Alleges a Vatican Gay Subculture, Hypocrisy
Feb 20, 2019 (15 Feb 2019) A gay French writer has lifted the lid on what he calls one of the world's largest gay communities, the Vatican, estimating that most of its prelates are homosexually inclined and attributing much of the current crisis in the Catholic Church to an internecine war among them.
In the explosive book, In the Closet of the Vatican, author Frédéric Martel describes a gay subculture at the Vatican and calls out the hypocrisy of Catholic bishops and cardinals who in public denounce homosexuality but in private lead double lives.
Aside from the subject matter, the book is astonishing for the access Martel had to the inner sanctum of the Holy See. Martel writes that he spent four years researching it in 30 countries, including weeks at a time living inside the Vatican walls.
He says the doors were opened by a key Vatican gatekeeper and friend of Pope Francis who was the subject of the pontiff's famous remark about gay priests, "Who am I to judge?"
In an interview Friday in a Paris hotel, Martel said he didn't tell his subjects he was writing about homosexuality in the Vatican.
But he said it should have been obvious to them since he is a gay man who was researching the inner world of the Vatican and has written about homosexuality before.
He said it was easier for him, as a gay foreigner, to gain the trust of those inside the Vatican than it would have been for an Italian journalist or Vatican expert.
Martel says he conducted nearly 1,500 in-person interviews with 41 cardinals, 52 bishops or monsignors, and 45 Vatican and foreign ambassadors, many of whom are quoted at length and in on-the-record interviews that he says were recorded.
Martel said he was assisted by 80 researchers, translators, fixers and local journalists, as well as a team of 15 lawyers.
The 555-page book is being published simultaneously in eight languages in 20 countries, many bearing the title "Sodom."
The Vatican didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Martel appears to want to bolster Francis' efforts at reforming the Vatican by discrediting his biggest critics and removing the secrecy and scandal that surrounds homosexuality in the Church.
But the book's Feb. 21 publication date coincides with the start of Francis' summit of church leaders on preventing the sexual abuse of minors, a crisis that is undermining his papacy.
The book isn't about abuse, but the timing of its release could fuel the narrative, embraced by conservatives and rejected by the gay community, that the abuse scandal has been caused by homosexuals in the priesthood.
Martel said no special interests financed the book, other than his advance from the publisher.
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In the explosive book, In the Closet of the Vatican, author Frédéric Martel describes a gay subculture at the Vatican and calls out the hypocrisy of Catholic bishops and cardinals who in public denounce homosexuality but in private lead double lives.
Aside from the subject matter, the book is astonishing for the access Martel had to the inner sanctum of the Holy See. Martel writes that he spent four years researching it in 30 countries, including weeks at a time living inside the Vatican walls.
He says the doors were opened by a key Vatican gatekeeper and friend of Pope Francis who was the subject of the pontiff's famous remark about gay priests, "Who am I to judge?"
In an interview Friday in a Paris hotel, Martel said he didn't tell his subjects he was writing about homosexuality in the Vatican.
But he said it should have been obvious to them since he is a gay man who was researching the inner world of the Vatican and has written about homosexuality before.
He said it was easier for him, as a gay foreigner, to gain the trust of those inside the Vatican than it would have been for an Italian journalist or Vatican expert.
Martel says he conducted nearly 1,500 in-person interviews with 41 cardinals, 52 bishops or monsignors, and 45 Vatican and foreign ambassadors, many of whom are quoted at length and in on-the-record interviews that he says were recorded.
Martel said he was assisted by 80 researchers, translators, fixers and local journalists, as well as a team of 15 lawyers.
The 555-page book is being published simultaneously in eight languages in 20 countries, many bearing the title "Sodom."
The Vatican didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Martel appears to want to bolster Francis' efforts at reforming the Vatican by discrediting his biggest critics and removing the secrecy and scandal that surrounds homosexuality in the Church.
But the book's Feb. 21 publication date coincides with the start of Francis' summit of church leaders on preventing the sexual abuse of minors, a crisis that is undermining his papacy.
The book isn't about abuse, but the timing of its release could fuel the narrative, embraced by conservatives and rejected by the gay community, that the abuse scandal has been caused by homosexuals in the priesthood.
Martel said no special interests financed the book, other than his advance from the publisher.
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Warum Ukraine | Doku HD | ARTE
Jun 29, 2022 Mittendrin, an der Front oder beim zivilen Widerstand, filmte der französische Journalist und Publizist Bernard-Henri Lévy den Krieg in der Ukraine. Ein beeindruckend hautnahes Erlebnis, eine Aufforderung zum Handeln an Europa – und ein Hilferuf im Namen der Demokratie.
Schon in den ersten Tagen des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine reiste der französische Journalist und Publizist Bernard-Henri Lévy ins Kriegsgebiet und kehrte seither immer wieder dorthin zurück. Mit Unterstützung eines kleinen Teams aus Franzosen und Ukrainern filmte er den Widerstand vor den Toren von Mykolajiw und die Toten von Butscha; das belagerte Kiew und das rebellische Odessa; die Verwandlung von Staatspräsident Selenskyj und die Zivilisten von Borodjanka, die der Krieg zu Helden macht; die Stadt Saporischschja, die ihr Kernkraftwerk vor Angriffen schützt; eine vergessene Frontlinie vor Mariupol; die ehemaligen US-Marines der geheimnisvollen Mozart-Gruppe; das letzte Interview, das ein 60 Meter unter der Erde in den Bunkeranlagen von Asow-Stahlverschanzter Kommandant als freier Mann gab; und die Flugbahn der am 2. März auf Babyn Jar gefallenen Rakete.
Im Februar 2014 hatte Bernard-Henri Lévy mit demselben Team bereits den Kampf der ukrainischen Demokraten in den ersten Tagen der „Revolution der Würde“ dokumentiert. Der französische Philosoph, Autor zahlreicher Kriegsreportagen, gibt Einblicke in die jüngere Geschichte der Ukraine: die monatelangen Proteste während des Euromaidan in Kiew, den russischsprachigen, europaverliebten Osten; die Erinnerungen an die Schlucht von Babyn Jar zu einem Zeitpunkt, als die neue Ukraine von 2016 ihre Vergangenheitsbewältigung und Trauerarbeit vollendete; die Schützengräben im Donbas 2020, kurz vor Ausbruch des Krieges. Er erzählt auch von dem Restaurant in Kiew, wo der künftige Staatspräsident Selenskyj ihm einige Stunden vor seinem Wahlsieg 2019 ein Interview gewährte, in dem er bereits seine Einschätzungen zu Putin, Europa und dem drohenden Krieg teilte und erklärte, warum das Land von Babyn Jar nun bereit war, einen jungen jüdischen Präsidenten zu wählen. Der unter schwierigen Umständen entstandene Film ist das subjektive Zeugnis eines engagierten Intellektuellen, ein Aufruf zum Handeln und zur Rettung der ukrainischen Demokratie.
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 14/12/2024
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Schon in den ersten Tagen des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine reiste der französische Journalist und Publizist Bernard-Henri Lévy ins Kriegsgebiet und kehrte seither immer wieder dorthin zurück. Mit Unterstützung eines kleinen Teams aus Franzosen und Ukrainern filmte er den Widerstand vor den Toren von Mykolajiw und die Toten von Butscha; das belagerte Kiew und das rebellische Odessa; die Verwandlung von Staatspräsident Selenskyj und die Zivilisten von Borodjanka, die der Krieg zu Helden macht; die Stadt Saporischschja, die ihr Kernkraftwerk vor Angriffen schützt; eine vergessene Frontlinie vor Mariupol; die ehemaligen US-Marines der geheimnisvollen Mozart-Gruppe; das letzte Interview, das ein 60 Meter unter der Erde in den Bunkeranlagen von Asow-Stahlverschanzter Kommandant als freier Mann gab; und die Flugbahn der am 2. März auf Babyn Jar gefallenen Rakete.
Im Februar 2014 hatte Bernard-Henri Lévy mit demselben Team bereits den Kampf der ukrainischen Demokraten in den ersten Tagen der „Revolution der Würde“ dokumentiert. Der französische Philosoph, Autor zahlreicher Kriegsreportagen, gibt Einblicke in die jüngere Geschichte der Ukraine: die monatelangen Proteste während des Euromaidan in Kiew, den russischsprachigen, europaverliebten Osten; die Erinnerungen an die Schlucht von Babyn Jar zu einem Zeitpunkt, als die neue Ukraine von 2016 ihre Vergangenheitsbewältigung und Trauerarbeit vollendete; die Schützengräben im Donbas 2020, kurz vor Ausbruch des Krieges. Er erzählt auch von dem Restaurant in Kiew, wo der künftige Staatspräsident Selenskyj ihm einige Stunden vor seinem Wahlsieg 2019 ein Interview gewährte, in dem er bereits seine Einschätzungen zu Putin, Europa und dem drohenden Krieg teilte und erklärte, warum das Land von Babyn Jar nun bereit war, einen jungen jüdischen Präsidenten zu wählen. Der unter schwierigen Umständen entstandene Film ist das subjektive Zeugnis eines engagierten Intellektuellen, ein Aufruf zum Handeln und zur Rettung der ukrainischen Demokratie.
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Angry, Violent, Reckless: Testimony Paints Shocking Portrait of Trump
THE GUARDIAN: Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony of a president lunging at a Secret Service agent’s throat ‘is going to loom very large’ in US history, experts say
Donald Trump arrives to speak at the rally in Washington DC on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
He lunged at a Secret Service agent’s throat. He threw dishes during temper tantrums. And he wanted metal detectors taken away so his fans could march with guns and knives.
An astonishing portrait of Donald Trump as an unhinged and personally violent president emerged at Tuesday’s hearing of the congressional committee investigating last year’s attack on the US Capitol.
Even for a country – and a political press corps – long used to the norm-shattering of the Trump years, the picture painted of Trump at the surprise hearing was a shock to the system. The January 6 panel had promised new revelations and it did not disappoint.
“Never before in American history have we ever seen credible testimony this shocking against a president of the United States before Congress,” Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian, told the MSNBC network. “This is a day that is going to loom very large in American history.” » | David Smith in Washington | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
He lunged at a Secret Service agent’s throat. He threw dishes during temper tantrums. And he wanted metal detectors taken away so his fans could march with guns and knives.
An astonishing portrait of Donald Trump as an unhinged and personally violent president emerged at Tuesday’s hearing of the congressional committee investigating last year’s attack on the US Capitol.
Even for a country – and a political press corps – long used to the norm-shattering of the Trump years, the picture painted of Trump at the surprise hearing was a shock to the system. The January 6 panel had promised new revelations and it did not disappoint.
“Never before in American history have we ever seen credible testimony this shocking against a president of the United States before Congress,” Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian, told the MSNBC network. “This is a day that is going to loom very large in American history.” » | David Smith in Washington | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Falling in Love
Single, 60plus, sucht! | ARTE Re: Reupload
un 29, 2022 Den Lebensabend alleine verbringen – das kommt für viele Senioren nicht in Frage. Doch was bedeutet es, sich mit über 60 noch einmal auf die Partnersuche zu begeben und sich auf Single-Börsen im Internet oder beim "Speed-Dating" zu präsentieren? Was erleben sogenannte "Silver Singles", die im Kopf noch frisch sind, deren Körper aber nicht mehr ganz straff und jugendlich ist?
Knapp 16 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein. In Frankreich sind es etwa 18 Millionen, viele von ihnen ungewollt. Jeder zweite Single sucht mittlerweile im Internet nach einem neuen Partner, der Anteil der über 60-Jährigen nimmt stetig zu. Wie schwer fällt der Schritt, sich als Senior in Dating-Portale zu begeben? Wie aussichtsreich ist die Suche?
Die 66-jährige Ingrid aus Süddeutschland ist verwitwet und sucht seit mehr als vier Jahren einen neuen Mann fürs Leben. Bei verschiedenen Dates hat sie Langweiler, Angeber und Unverschämte kennengelernt. Ein Interessent wollte gleich bei der ersten Verabredung wissen, welche Körbchengröße sie hat und ob sie Strapse trägt. Trotz solcher Demütigungen und auch Beleidigungen („Du frustrierte Kuh“) gibt sie nicht auf. Auf ihre letzte Annonce hat sich ein charmanter Mann gemeldet, bei dem sie erstmals wieder „Schmetterlinge im Bauch“ hat. Doch je älter man wird, desto schwieriger scheint es, sich noch einmal fest zu binden.
Nach Briefen, Fotos und Telefonaten ist auch im Alter der persönliche Eindruck entscheidend. Um sich diverse Einzelverabredungen zu ersparen, bietet eine Agentur in Nordrhein-Westfalen regelmäßig „Speed-Dating“ für „Silver Singles“ an. Hier haben Senioren jeweils zehn Minuten Zeit, ihr Gegenüber kennenzulernen und zu befragen. Gefallen oder Nichtgefallen wird auf einem Zettel angekreuzt. Bei Sympathie wird diskret ein Kontakt hergestellt. Das Problem: Interessierte Seniorinnen gibt es reichlich. Nur die Männer trauen sich nicht. Und die, die mitmachen, suchen oft etwas Jüngeres.
Reportage (Deutschland 2018, 30 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 31/07/2022
Die Schwierigkeiten und Komplikationen, wenn man älter und heterosexuell ist, ledig, wahrscheinlich auch verwitwet, und dann auch noch einen neuen Partner sucht, eine Person zu lieben und wovon man geliebt werden kann, zeigt uns dieser hervorragende Dokumentarfilm über Deutschland. Eine ähnliche Situation wird ganz sicherlich in fast allen Ländern herrschen.
Diese Doku war sehr interessant und zeigte uns allen klar und deutlich, daß Liebe zu finden umso schwieriger und komplizierter wird, je älter man wird. Das stimmt für Männer als auch für Frauen, für Heteros als auch für Schwule. – © Mark Alexander
Knapp 16 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein. In Frankreich sind es etwa 18 Millionen, viele von ihnen ungewollt. Jeder zweite Single sucht mittlerweile im Internet nach einem neuen Partner, der Anteil der über 60-Jährigen nimmt stetig zu. Wie schwer fällt der Schritt, sich als Senior in Dating-Portale zu begeben? Wie aussichtsreich ist die Suche?
Die 66-jährige Ingrid aus Süddeutschland ist verwitwet und sucht seit mehr als vier Jahren einen neuen Mann fürs Leben. Bei verschiedenen Dates hat sie Langweiler, Angeber und Unverschämte kennengelernt. Ein Interessent wollte gleich bei der ersten Verabredung wissen, welche Körbchengröße sie hat und ob sie Strapse trägt. Trotz solcher Demütigungen und auch Beleidigungen („Du frustrierte Kuh“) gibt sie nicht auf. Auf ihre letzte Annonce hat sich ein charmanter Mann gemeldet, bei dem sie erstmals wieder „Schmetterlinge im Bauch“ hat. Doch je älter man wird, desto schwieriger scheint es, sich noch einmal fest zu binden.
Nach Briefen, Fotos und Telefonaten ist auch im Alter der persönliche Eindruck entscheidend. Um sich diverse Einzelverabredungen zu ersparen, bietet eine Agentur in Nordrhein-Westfalen regelmäßig „Speed-Dating“ für „Silver Singles“ an. Hier haben Senioren jeweils zehn Minuten Zeit, ihr Gegenüber kennenzulernen und zu befragen. Gefallen oder Nichtgefallen wird auf einem Zettel angekreuzt. Bei Sympathie wird diskret ein Kontakt hergestellt. Das Problem: Interessierte Seniorinnen gibt es reichlich. Nur die Männer trauen sich nicht. Und die, die mitmachen, suchen oft etwas Jüngeres.
Reportage (Deutschland 2018, 30 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 31/07/2022
Die Schwierigkeiten und Komplikationen, wenn man älter und heterosexuell ist, ledig, wahrscheinlich auch verwitwet, und dann auch noch einen neuen Partner sucht, eine Person zu lieben und wovon man geliebt werden kann, zeigt uns dieser hervorragende Dokumentarfilm über Deutschland. Eine ähnliche Situation wird ganz sicherlich in fast allen Ländern herrschen.
Diese Doku war sehr interessant und zeigte uns allen klar und deutlich, daß Liebe zu finden umso schwieriger und komplizierter wird, je älter man wird. Das stimmt für Männer als auch für Frauen, für Heteros als auch für Schwule. – © Mark Alexander
The French Paradox: How Rich Food and Wine Could Help You Stay Healthy | 60 Minutes Australia
This is no surprise. We have known about the French paradox for years. But this is a very good and informative short documentary on the pleasures of life in France and the health benefits from the French way of life and ways of eating and drinking. These are pleasures that we in the Anglosphere are increasingly denied; and when one defies the zeitgeist and indulges in such pleasures, there are plenty of boring and often ignorant people around, killjoys who think they know it all, who try and send one on a guilt trip for the indulgences. Fie on them all!
Little wonder that the vocabulary items and expressions used in English to describe these pleasures are borrowed from the French language. Expressions such as savoir vivre and joie de vivre come immediately to mind. Of course there are others.
These expressions can be translated into English; but when translated, they become rather meaningless.
France is a wonderful country and the French are a wonderful people; further, the French know how to live life to the fullest. They could teach us Brits, Americans and Australians a thing or two about how we should live. To use my own recent quote–Nowadays, people recognise the dangers in everything, but recognise the pleasures in nothing.–sums up attitudes to life in the Anglosphere. Now, in order to know how to live, we must look to France and the French.
Vive la belle France ! – © Mark Alexander
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
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Maxwell Will Spend Much of Her Remaining Years in Prison for Acting as Epstein’s Enabler
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ghislaine Maxwell, the former socialite who conspired with Jeffrey Epstein over a decade to sexually exploit and abuse underage girls, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, a punishment that means she could spend much of the rest of her life in prison.
The sentence, while severe, was shorter than the government had recommended. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan had asked the judge to impose a sentence of at least 30 years. If the conviction is upheld, Ms. Maxwell, with time potentially deducted for good behavior and credit for the two years she has spent in jail, could leave prison in her late 70s
Ms. Maxwell, 60, the daughter of the British media magnate Robert Maxwell, was convicted on Dec. 29 of sex trafficking and other counts after a monthlong trial in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. » | Benjamin Weiser | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Der Fall Ghislaine Maxwell: Die ehemalige Vertraute von Jeffrey Epstein wird wegen Sexualverbrechen zu 20 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt: Ghislaine Maxwell spielte eine zentrale Rolle beim systematischen sexuellen Missbrauch junger Mädchen durch den amerikanischen Multimillionär Jeffrey Epstein. Nun ist das Strafmass für die bereits verurteilte Britin festgelegt worden. »
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Boris Johnson Warns Russian Victory in Ukraine Would Be 'Catastrophic'
Why ask BoJo if we are heading towards a global recession? He doesn't know the first thing about economics! At university, he studied the classics, not economics. Further, he wrote articles for newspapers; to my knowledge, he hasn't ever worked in industry or finance. What a bloody joke to ask him about what is going to happen to the world economy! By the way, if BoJo had known anything, even the slightest thing, about economics, he wouldn't have yanked the UK out of the greatest and biggest single market in the world: The Single Market. I'll give him one thing, though: He is right to say that it would be a catastrophe if Russia were victorious in this war. – © Mark Alexander
Ukraine War: UK 'Worried about Escalation' from Putin
Wartime Economy, Can G7 Stare Down Russia over Ukraine? • FRANCE 24 English
Cryptomonnaies : malgré la chute des cours, les jeunes veulent encore y croire
LE MONDE : Les moins de 30 ans sont nombreux à investir dans le bitcoin, l’ether et autres cryptoactifs. Si la chute des cours a douché les illusions de ceux qui ont perdu une partie de leurs économies, beaucoup veulent garder confiance dans ces technologies qu’ils jugent d’avenir.
A Hongkong, le 17 février 2022. KIN CHEUNG / AP
« J’ai été déçu, mais il fallait s’y attendre. » Début juin, stupéfait par l’effondrement des cours des cryptomonnaies, Anthony (les personnes citées dont le nom n’apparaît pas ont souhaité garder l’anonymat), étudiant en électronique-informatique, s’est résolu, la mort dans l’âme, à vendre celles qu’il détenait. « J’ai perdu la moitié de mon placement en l’espace de deux jours », soit 200 euros sur les 400 euros misés initialement, se désole le jeune homme de 20 ans. Et il n’est pas le seul.
Le bitcoin, dont le cours a chuté de 69 000 dollars (environ 65 000 euros) en novembre 2021 à près de 20 000 dollars, mi-juin, poursuit sa descente aux enfers, entraînant avec lui tout le marché des cryptoactifs, dont la valeur est passée sous la barre des 1 000 milliards de dollars. Les plates-formes où s’échangent ces pseudo-devises ont, elles aussi, plongé dans la tourmente : l’américain Coinbase a annoncé, le 14 juin, qu’il supprime 18 % de ses effectifs, Celsius, qui gérait des actifs valorisés à 12 milliards de dollars, mi-mai, a suspendu les retraits et transferts, tandis que CoinFLEX a déclaré, le 24 juin, avoir suspendu tous les retraits de fonds, citant des « conditions de marché extrêmes ». » | Par Maël Gally | lundi 27 juin 2022
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« J’ai été déçu, mais il fallait s’y attendre. » Début juin, stupéfait par l’effondrement des cours des cryptomonnaies, Anthony (les personnes citées dont le nom n’apparaît pas ont souhaité garder l’anonymat), étudiant en électronique-informatique, s’est résolu, la mort dans l’âme, à vendre celles qu’il détenait. « J’ai perdu la moitié de mon placement en l’espace de deux jours », soit 200 euros sur les 400 euros misés initialement, se désole le jeune homme de 20 ans. Et il n’est pas le seul.
Le bitcoin, dont le cours a chuté de 69 000 dollars (environ 65 000 euros) en novembre 2021 à près de 20 000 dollars, mi-juin, poursuit sa descente aux enfers, entraînant avec lui tout le marché des cryptoactifs, dont la valeur est passée sous la barre des 1 000 milliards de dollars. Les plates-formes où s’échangent ces pseudo-devises ont, elles aussi, plongé dans la tourmente : l’américain Coinbase a annoncé, le 14 juin, qu’il supprime 18 % de ses effectifs, Celsius, qui gérait des actifs valorisés à 12 milliards de dollars, mi-mai, a suspendu les retraits et transferts, tandis que CoinFLEX a déclaré, le 24 juin, avoir suspendu tous les retraits de fonds, citant des « conditions de marché extrêmes ». » | Par Maël Gally | lundi 27 juin 2022
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British Army Chief Warns UK and Allies Facing '1937 Moment'
Jun 28, 2022 • The Head of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders has stated the UK and its allies face their "1937 moment" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Chief of the General Staff stressed the importance of being prepared for all eventualities in the years ahead.
The Chief of the General Staff stressed the importance of being prepared for all eventualities in the years ahead.
A Smiling Queen Makes Public Appearance in Scotland
Jun 27, 2022 • The Queen has made a trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week, her first public appearance since her Platinum Jubilee weekend.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is due to outline her bid for a second independence vote this week, and it is thought that this could preoccupy discussions during the visit.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is due to outline her bid for a second independence vote this week, and it is thought that this could preoccupy discussions during the visit.
LIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell, Who Helped Procure Victims for Epstein, Faces Sentencing
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ms. Maxwell, who was convicted of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to recruit, groom and abuse underage girls, could spend much of the rest of her life in prison.
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The defense has calculated that the correct sentencing range is roughly 4 to 5 years. Prosecutors have said 30 years to 55 years, which is the legal maximum. They have asked that Maxwell receive at least 30 years. » | Ben Weiser | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
The defense has calculated that the correct sentencing range is roughly 4 to 5 years. Prosecutors have said 30 years to 55 years, which is the legal maximum. They have asked that Maxwell receive at least 30 years. » | Ben Weiser | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on Scottish Independence Vote
THE GUARDIAN: First minister tells MSPs she wants to hold second independence referendum on 19 October 2023
Nicola Sturgeon gives a statement on independence referendum in the Scottish parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images
Nicola Sturgeon has asked the supreme court to rule on whether the Scottish government can hold a non-binding referendum on independence, without having Boris Johnson’s permission to stage one.
The first minister said on Tuesday the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, has written to the supreme court in London asking it to hold a hearing on whether the Scottish government has the legal powers to hold that vote.
She told MSPs her government wanted to stage a second independence referendum on 19 October 2023, using the same question put to voters in 2014: “Should Scotland be an independent country.”
In a statement at Holyrood, Sturgeon said that if the court ruled that that would not be a lawful use of her government’s resources or breached its constitutional powers, the Scottish National party would make independence its only policy at the next UK general election. » | Severin Carrell, Scotland editor | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Schottische Regierung plant neues Unabhängigkeitsreferendum im Oktober 2023: Die schottische Regierungschefin Nicola Sturgeon will ihre Landsleute im Herbst des kommenden Jahres erneut darüber abstimmen lassen, ob Schottland ein unabhängiger Staat werden soll. … »
Nicola Sturgeon has asked the supreme court to rule on whether the Scottish government can hold a non-binding referendum on independence, without having Boris Johnson’s permission to stage one.
The first minister said on Tuesday the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, has written to the supreme court in London asking it to hold a hearing on whether the Scottish government has the legal powers to hold that vote.
She told MSPs her government wanted to stage a second independence referendum on 19 October 2023, using the same question put to voters in 2014: “Should Scotland be an independent country.”
In a statement at Holyrood, Sturgeon said that if the court ruled that that would not be a lawful use of her government’s resources or breached its constitutional powers, the Scottish National party would make independence its only policy at the next UK general election. » | Severin Carrell, Scotland editor | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Schottische Regierung plant neues Unabhängigkeitsreferendum im Oktober 2023: Die schottische Regierungschefin Nicola Sturgeon will ihre Landsleute im Herbst des kommenden Jahres erneut darüber abstimmen lassen, ob Schottland ein unabhängiger Staat werden soll. … »
Revealed: How Prince Charles Pressured Ministers to Change Law to Benefit His Estate
THE GUARDIAN: Newly discovered documents show government yielded to heir’s demands amid fears of a constitutional crisis
Photograph: Ben Stansall/PA
Prince Charles exploited a controversial procedure to compel government ministers to secretly change a proposed law to benefit his landed estate, according to documents uncovered by the Guardian.
Official papers unearthed in the National Archives reveal ministers in John Major’s government yielded to his demands amid fears that resisting the heir to the throne could spark a constitutional crisis.
Ministers backed down to “avoid a major row” with the prince, effectively allowing him to force the hand of the elected government.
The disclosure of the documents provides further evidence of how the royal family has used the secretive procedure known as Queen’s consent to alter legislation to benefit their private interests. » | Rob Evans, David Pegg and Severin Carrell | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Queen’s secret influence on laws revealed in Scottish government memo: Exclusive: Internal memo admits ‘it is almost certain’ laws altered to secure monarch’s consent »
Prince Charles exploited a controversial procedure to compel government ministers to secretly change a proposed law to benefit his landed estate, according to documents uncovered by the Guardian.
Official papers unearthed in the National Archives reveal ministers in John Major’s government yielded to his demands amid fears that resisting the heir to the throne could spark a constitutional crisis.
Ministers backed down to “avoid a major row” with the prince, effectively allowing him to force the hand of the elected government.
The disclosure of the documents provides further evidence of how the royal family has used the secretive procedure known as Queen’s consent to alter legislation to benefit their private interests. » | Rob Evans, David Pegg and Severin Carrell | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Queen’s secret influence on laws revealed in Scottish government memo: Exclusive: Internal memo admits ‘it is almost certain’ laws altered to secure monarch’s consent »
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Zahlreiche Festnahmen bei verbotener «Pride Parade» in Istanbul
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Die türkischen Behörden hatten die Demonstration zuvor mit Verweis auf Sicherheitsbedenken verboten, dennoch versammelten sich am Sonntag Hunderte von Menschen in Istanbul.
(dpa) Bei einem Protest für die Rechte von Lesben, Schwulen, Bisexuelle, Trans- und queere Menschen (LGBTQ) in der türkischen Metropole Istanbul sind laut Angaben der Veranstalter mehr als 150 Personen festgenommen wurden. Die Polizei sperrte am Sonntag den zentralen Stadtteil Cihangir weiträumig ab und hinderte Menschen daran, sich zu versammeln, wie eine Reporterin der Deutschen Presse-Agentur beobachtete. » | dpa | Sonntag, 26. Juni 2022
Almost 400 People Released After Arrests at Istanbul Pride March: Hundreds showed up to the march on Sunday even though it had been banned. »
(dpa) Bei einem Protest für die Rechte von Lesben, Schwulen, Bisexuelle, Trans- und queere Menschen (LGBTQ) in der türkischen Metropole Istanbul sind laut Angaben der Veranstalter mehr als 150 Personen festgenommen wurden. Die Polizei sperrte am Sonntag den zentralen Stadtteil Cihangir weiträumig ab und hinderte Menschen daran, sich zu versammeln, wie eine Reporterin der Deutschen Presse-Agentur beobachtete. » | dpa | Sonntag, 26. Juni 2022
Almost 400 People Released After Arrests at Istanbul Pride March: Hundreds showed up to the march on Sunday even though it had been banned. »
Monday, June 27, 2022
”The Majority of the Vatican Priests Are Gay” | Sternstunde Religion | SRF Kultur | Reupload
Mar 31, 2020 • It is well known that the Vatican frowns upon men who love men. But that the centre of power of the Roman Catholic Church should at the same time be one of the largest gay communities worldwide was new to many when Frédéric Martel brought this thesis to the world in 2019.
After having published "In the Closet of the Vatican" simultaneously in eight languages, the French author and journalist was invited to countless talk shows, but the Vatican was shrouded in silence.
Whoever felt somehow different - just homosexual - as a young man in the 30s, 40s and 50s of the last century, found an oasis in the Roman Catholic Church, according to Martel. Men living among men, wearing different clothes and singing in a choir, that would have been the salvation for many, which was also accepted by society.
While most of the men Martel spoke to are very old, their world view remains: Homophobic on the outside, homophile on the inside. This led to a dangerous double standard, a culture of silence, which had very unhappily promoted the scandals around the Catholic Church.
Sternstunde Religion vom 29.3.2020
Deutsche Version hier.
After having published "In the Closet of the Vatican" simultaneously in eight languages, the French author and journalist was invited to countless talk shows, but the Vatican was shrouded in silence.
Whoever felt somehow different - just homosexual - as a young man in the 30s, 40s and 50s of the last century, found an oasis in the Roman Catholic Church, according to Martel. Men living among men, wearing different clothes and singing in a choir, that would have been the salvation for many, which was also accepted by society.
While most of the men Martel spoke to are very old, their world view remains: Homophobic on the outside, homophile on the inside. This led to a dangerous double standard, a culture of silence, which had very unhappily promoted the scandals around the Catholic Church.
Sternstunde Religion vom 29.3.2020
Deutsche Version hier.
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