L’après-Draghi inquiète les Européens

LE MONDE : Le président du conseil italien a démissionné jeudi, faisant craindre des turbulences au sein de l’Union, alors que l’Italie est le premier bénéficiaire du plan de relance européen.

Le président du conseil italien, Mario Draghi, lors du Conseil européen à Bruxelles, le 24 juin 2022. JOHN THYS / AFP
Il ne manquait plus que ça ! Entre la guerre en Ukraine, la bataille du gaz que leur mène Moscou, la flambée des prix, le risque de récession et celui du retour du Covid-19, les Européens espéraient que Mario Draghi resterait en poste. Ces derniers jours, ils ont observé avec inquiétude ce qui se tramait sur la scène politique italienne et qui allait conduire à la démission du président du conseil italien, jeudi 21 juillet.

« Le ballet des irresponsables contre Draghi peut provoquer une tempête parfaite », prévenait encore, mercredi soir, Paolo Gentiloni, le commissaire (italien) à l’économie, à Bruxelles. « Bien sûr » que la possibilité de voir Mario Draghi quitter la tête du gouvernement « n’est pas une bonne nouvelle. En ces temps de crise, nous avons besoin de continuité au niveau gouvernemental », jugeait son homologue au marché intérieur, Thierry Breton, mardi. « L’Europe a besoin de dirigeants comme Mario Draghi », plaidait pour sa part, dans une tribune publiée mardi par le site Politico, le premier ministre espagnol, Pedro Sanchez. » | Par Virginie Malingre (Bruxelles, bureau européen) | jeudi 21 juillet 2022

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Was bedeutet die Zinsentscheidung der Europäischen Zentralbank? | DW Nachrichten

Jul 21, 2022 Der Rat der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) hat ein starkes Zeichen gesendet. Überraschend haben die Währungshüter des Euroraumes den Leitzins um einen halben Prozentpunkt erhöht. Im Vorfeld hatte die Notenbank nur einen Zinsschritt von 0,25 in Aussicht gestellt.

Beobachter sehen die Entscheidung als historisch an, denn erstmals seit acht Jahren Nullzinsen sind die Leitzinsen im Euroraum nun wieder positiv, es handelt sich zudem um die erste Erhöhung der Zinsen seit 2011. Und weitere Zinsschritte könnte der Rat der EZB in den nächsten Sitzungen beschließen.

Political Turmoil in Italy - Draghi Resigns after Coalition Falls Apart | DW News

Jul 21, 2022 Italy's President has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi after a week-long attempt to unite his crumbling coalition failed.

Draghi went to Sergio Mattarella's office this morning to offer his resignation -- for the second time in a week. The president accepted but asked Draghi to stay on as caretaker until a replacement can be found. Earlier in parliament, Draghi told lawmakers he had tried and failed to gain the necessary support he needed to continue in the job.


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Jul 23, 2021 Gelato Artigianale isn't just ice cream. It's always made by hand with fresh and local ingredients. Sergio Dondoli from San Gimignano is a true gelato-making master and has won the Ice Cream World Championship twice. These are the secrets to his success.

Kiss on the Cliff : Short Gay Film about Gay Life in the 80's

Jan 9, 2017 An early gay short shot on 16 millimeter film from 1993. Official Selection of OutFest Los Angeles and Frameline San Francisco. The Chicago NEWCITY Weekly called it "emotionally effective", and the Sacramento Bee reviewed it as "Subtle and thoughtful, anchored by a fine cast and good camera work". Unseen for 20+ years. Enjoy!

Viewer discretion is advised. This short film is not suitable for children. – Mark

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Jul 21, 2022 Grasse, das Zentrum der Parfumerie. — Das berühmteste Parfum.— Die Schule der Parfumeure.— Ein eigenes Parfum.

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Boris Johnsons Bilanz in der Aussenpolitik: Die Geografie holt «Global Britain» ein

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NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Boris Johnsons Brexit-Dividende ist bescheiden, doch aussenpolitisch hat er «Global Britain» als selbstbewussten Akteur positioniert. Der Ukraine-Krieg hat Londons geostrategische Rolle gefestigt, führt den Briten aber auch vor Augen, dass ihre Interessen mit Europa verknüpft bleiben.

In einer Umfrage von Ende Juni äusserten 90 Prozent der Befragten eine sehr oder ziemlich positive Meinung zu Boris Johnson. Allerdings fand die Erhebung nicht in Grossbritannien, sondern in der Ukraine statt. Im kriegsversehrten Land erfreute sich der abtretende britische Premierminister fast so hoher Beliebtheitswerte wie der ukrainische Präsident Wolodimir Selenski. In der Heimat hingegen präsentierte sich die Lage zum gleichen Zeitpunkt düsterer: Angesichts der chaotischen Regierungsführung, der schlechten Wirtschaftslage und der Flut von Affären hielt eine Mehrheit der Briten Johnson für inkompetent, unsympathisch und unzuverlässig. Eine Rebellion im Kabinett und in der Tory-Fraktion zwang Johnson am 7. Juli schliesslich zum Rücktritt.

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Eine Diskrepanz zwischen Innen- und Aussenwirkung zeigt sich auch beim Brexit, der Johnsons Karriere entscheidend geprägt hat. Zwar werden die Folgen des EU-Austritts von jenen der Pandemie und des Ukraine-Kriegs überdeckt. Doch mehren sich die Hinweise, dass der Brexit zur hohen Inflation, zur Schwäche des Pfunds und zum Rückgang des Aussenhandels beiträgt. Derweil zeigte Johnson nie eine Vision, um mögliche Vorteile des Brexits nutzbar zu machen. Liberale Brexiteers hatten gehofft, Grossbritannien werde dank Deregulierungen und Steuersenkungen konkurrenzfähiger, doch ist die Steuerlast unter Johnson auf den höchsten Stand seit siebzig Jahren geschnellt. » | Niklaus Nuspliger | Donnerstag, 21. Juli 2022

La fin de l’ère de Mario Draghi en Italie, un choc pour toute l’Europe

LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL : Le premier ministre italien a annoncé sa démission. L’effondrement de sa coalition place le pays, mais aussi la zone euro et toute l’UE, dans une zone de fortes turbulences économiques et géopolitiques.

Le moment ne pouvait pas être pire pour l’Italie, pour la zone euro et pour l’Union européenne (UE) tout entière. Le désaveu infligé au premier ministre italien, Mario Draghi, au cours d’une folle journée au Parlement, mercredi 20 juillet, suivie par l’annonce de sa démission, jeudi, qui devrait logiquement aboutir à l’organisation de nouvelles élections, survient alors que les orages s’accumulent sur la Péninsule, au risque d’une inquiétante déstabilisation.

Le pays, affaibli par le Covid-19, plombé par sa dette impressionnante et ses taux d’emprunt prohibitifs, compte sur les quelque 200 milliards d’euros du plan d’urgence européen post-pandémie dont il est, avec l’Espagne, le premier bénéficiaire. Or le dirigeant italien, arrivé au pouvoir en février 2021, lui-même ancien président de la Banque centrale européenne (BCE), était considéré à Bruxelles comme le garant d’un retour à la confiance par des réformes destinées à remettre sur les rails l’Italie, perçue comme le maillon faible de la zone euro. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | jeudi 21 juillet 2022

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LIRE AUSSI : En Italie, le gouvernement de Mario Draghi a cessé d’exister : Le président du conseil a remis sa démission, mais continuera de gérer les affaires courantes. Après un an, cinq mois et six jours à la tête du gouvernement, sa coalition gouvernementale a éclaté. »

NZZ: KOMMENTAR von Meret Baumann:

Der Regierungschef tritt zurück: Nicht Draghi hat verloren, sondern Italien: Italiens Parteien kündigen den Konsens auf, der Bedingung für die Reformpolitik Mario Draghis war. Sein Abgang ist nur konsequent, stürzt das Land aber zur Unzeit in eine nachhaltige Krise. »

Italy’s far right celebrate Draghi’s downfall and look poised to take power: Analysis: Brothers of Italy have lead in polls as postmortem begins on technocrat’s government of disunity »

In Argentina, One of the World’s First Bans on Gender-Neutral Language

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The city of Buenos Aires blocked the use of gender-inclusive language in schools, reigniting off a debate that is reverberating across the world.

BUENOS AIRES — Instead of “amigos,” the Spanish word for “friends,” some Spanish speakers use “amigues.” In place of “todos,” or “all,” some write “todxs.” And some signs that would say “bienvenidos,” or “welcome,” now say bienvenid@s.

The changes, which had been informally adopted by teachers in schools across Buenos Aires, were a deliberate effort to include people who don’t identify as male or female in a language where many words are categorized as either masculine or feminine.

Similar gender-neutral language is being increasingly introduced across Latin America, as well as in other languages, including English and French, by supporters who say it helps create a more inclusive society.

But to some Spanish speakers, including many academics and politicians, the changes degrade a language spoken by a half-billion people around the world.

In Argentina, the tension has shifted from a war of public opinion to a battle over policy.

The city government in Buenos Aires, the nation’s capital, last month banned teachers from using any gender-neutral words during class and in communications with parents. The city’s education minister said such language violated the rules of Spanish and stymied student’s reading comprehension.

The policy, among the first anywhere to specifically forbid the use of gender-neutral language, provoked a swift backlash. Argentina’s top education official criticized the rule and at least five organizations, a mix of gay rights and civil rights groups, have filed lawsuits seeking to overturn it.

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In Romance languages, including Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese, the debate over gender-neutral terminology can be particularly fierce because all grammar is gendered.

Gender-neutral language has scandalized linguistic purists. The Royal Academy in Spain, considered by many as the gatekeeper of the Spanish language, described the use of “e,” “@,” and “X” — which are used in place of the “o” and “a” that often signify a word’s gender — as “alien to the morphology of Spanish” in a 2020 report. » | Ana Lankes | Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Ivana Trump Funeral: Donald Trump and Children Attend ‘Wonderful Send-off’

THE GUARDIAN: Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric – Ivana’s three children with her ex-husband – gather for memorial at Catholic church in Manhattan

Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive for the funeral mass of Ivana Trump, his first wife, in Manhattan on Wednesday. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters
Ivana Trump, the businesswoman who helped her husband build an empire that launched him to the presidency, was celebrated at a funeral mass in New York City on Wednesday.

At St Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Ivana’s three children with the former president Donald Trump – Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric – arrived with family members just before 1.40pm, before the gold casket was taken into the church.

Donald Trump, Melania, and their son, Barron, entered the church through the side door.

Tiffany Trump, the daughter of the former president and Marla Maples, for whom Donald Trump divorced Ivana, also attended the service. So did family friends including the Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, and Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of Ivanka Trump’s husband. The fashion designer Dennis Basso, a longtime friend of Ivana Trump, was also among the mourners.

“It was an elegant and wonderful send-off for Ivana Trump,” said publicist R Couri Hay, an attendee. “The church was blanketed in red flowers, red roses – Ivana’s favorite flowers. It was majestic, it was sober.

“I would say that the church was drenched in tears,” Hay also said. » | Victoria Bekiempis in New York and agencies | Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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The Guardian View on the UK Economy: What an Almighty Mess

THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: An unprecedented number will spend this winter choosing between freezing and starving. Britain needs an active state to help

What an almighty mess the British economy is in. To quote just a few of the stories from this week alone: inflation surged on Wednesday to a fresh 40-year high, and the Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, warned that it faced its “largest challenge” in keeping prices under control, and interest rates could rise next month by half a percentage point. Meanwhile, economists at UBS Investment Bank believe 99% of British workers are getting worse off, their pay not keeping pace with the price of food, energy and petrol.

The seriousness of this moment cannot be overstated. By the end of August, the energy watchdog Ofgem will set its new price cap for fuel bills. On current market trends, it is likely to push the yearly limit for the average household energy bill to a whopping £3,244. That is a 65% rise on the current cap, so a family paying £100 a month will pay £165. Market analysts believe it could easily keep rising into the new year. This will more than swallow up the government’s planned energy grant of £400. And where energy prices go, so too do food prices and the cost of other goods and services. For a government that has spent most of this year in crisis management and that will emerge in September with a new prime minister and cabinet, dealing with a policy agenda so urgent and all-encompassing will be as overwhelming as bailing out a dinghy in a hurricane. The most likely outcome must be that it will sink. » | Editorial | Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Interest rates: the three central banks facing one tricky balancing act: In the fight against inflation the ECB, Bank of England and Federal Reserve risk either doing too much too soon, or too little too late »

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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to Face Off in Final Round of Tory Leadership Race

THE GUARDIAN: Penny Mordaunt knocked out in last day of voting by MPs as party members now prepare to pick PM

Liz Truss will face Rishi Sunak in the final round of the Conservative leadership, after a dramatic final day of voting by MPs which saw Penny Mordaunt knocked out of the race, having been second in every previous round.

The fifth and last vote by MPs saw Sunak, the former chancellor, top the poll easily on 137 votes. Truss, the foreign secretary, who had trailed Mordaunt throughout the previous rounds, took 113 votes, just ahead of Mordaunt’s 105.

Sunak and Truss will now go to the next stage of the contest, a vote by Tory party members, with the winner succeeding Boris Johnson as prime minister in early September. With video » | Peter Walker and Jessica Elgot | Wednesday, July 202,2022

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Jul 19, 2022 Gérard Mordillat und Bertrand Rothé befragten 21 Wissenschaftler aus Europa, den USA, China und Afrika über grundlegende Konzepte der Wirtschaft – um die Welt zu verstehen, in der wir leben. In dieser Folge geht es um die Definition des Begriffs "Lohn"

Karl Marx schrieb in seinem Werk „Lohnarbeit und Kapital“: „Arbeitslohn ist die Summe Geld, die der Kapitalist für eine bestimmte Arbeitszeit oder für eine bestimmte Arbeitslieferung zahlt.“ Ist diese Definition von Lohn auch heute noch gültig? Neben dem existenzsichernden Lohn gibt es inzwischen zahlreiche andere Vorstellungen von Verdienst und Vergütung – bis hin zum bedingungslosen Grundeinkommen oder lebenslangen Gehalt. Ist dies das Ende der Lohnarbeit?

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Le cinéaste Jafar Panahi devra purger une peine de six ans de prison en Iran

LE MONDE : Artiste dissident, M. Panahi avait été arrêté, puis condamné en 2010 à six ans de prison et vingt ans d’interdiction de réaliser ou d’écrire des films, de voyager ou même de s’exprimer dans les médias. Il continuait cependant à travailler et vivre en Iran.

Jafar Panahi chez lui à Téhéran, le 25 mai 2010. STR / AP
Interpellé la semaine dernière à Téhéran, le cinéaste et opposant iranien Jafar Panahi doit purger une peine de six ans, selon un verdict émis en 2010, a annoncé mardi 19 juillet l’Autorité judiciaire. Agé de 62 ans, M. Panahi, l’un des cinéastes iraniens les plus primés, « a été emmené au centre de détention d’Evin pour y purger sa peine », a annoncé le porte-parole de la justice, Massoud Sétayechi, lors d’une conférence de presse.

Artiste dissident, M. Panahi avait été arrêté puis condamné en 2010 à six ans de prison et vingt ans d’interdiction de réaliser ou d’écrire des films, de voyager ou même de s’exprimer dans les médias. Il continuait cependant à travailler et vivre en Iran. Il avait été condamné pour « propagande contre le régime », après avoir soutenu le mouvement de protestation de 2009 contre la réélection de l’ultraconservateur Mahmoud Ahmadinejad à la présidence de la République islamique. Détenu pendant deux mois en 2010, il vivait sous un régime de liberté conditionnelle pouvant être révoqué à tout instant. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 19 juillet 2022

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Love on the beach / L’amour sur la plage
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Präsident Biden erwägt Ausrufung eines Klimanotstands

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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Im Senat scheitert abermals ein milliardenschweres Klima- und Wirtschaftspaket. Nun sucht Joe Biden offenbar auf eigene Faust seiner Regierung mehr Spielraum zu verschaffen.

Amerikas Präsident Joe Biden will einem Zeitungsbericht zufolge möglicherweise noch diese Woche einen nationalen Klimanotstand ausrufen. Damit hätte seine Regierung etwas mehr Spielraum, Gelder zu mobilisieren, saubere Energien zu fördern und weitere Maßnahmen für den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel durchzusetzen. Das berichtete die „Washington Post“ am Montag (Ortszeit) unter Berufung auf drei Mitarbeiter aus Bidens Umfeld. Die USA sind nach China weltweit der zweitgrößte Verursacher klimaschädlicher Gase. » | Quelle: dpa | Dienstag, 19. Juli 2022

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Death Toll Mounts in Europe as Wildfires and Heatwaves Inflict Havoc

THE GUARDIAN: Parts of France record highest-ever temperatures of plus-40C as wildfires ravage parts of continent

A firefighter battles a wildfire near La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde, in south-west France.Photograph: Clement Viala/infobassin.com/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock
Several towns and cities in France have recorded their highest-ever temperatures as nearly 2,000 firefighters continued to battle huge blazes in the south-west and a searing heatwave gripping much of western Europe moved north and east.

Nantes, near the Atlantic coast, recorded 42C on Monday, beating a previous high of 40.3C set in 1949, while Brest, in Brittany, hit 39.9C, more than four degrees higher than its 2002 record of 35.1C.

Night-time temperature records were also set, including at La Hague in Normandy where 32.8C was recorded at 3am on Tuesday. Officials said France’s entire west coast, from Landes in the south to Finistère in the north, was affected.

Records were expected to be smashed again on Tuesday, meteorologists said, as the mass of hot air, the second to engulf large parts of the continent in recent weeks, moved north and east into eastern France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Britain was also set to record its highest ever temperature.

The Dutch KNMI weather service said temperatures could top 38C on Tuesday, issuing a code orange extreme weather warning of risk to life in the centre and south of the country, while officials in Belgium warned of 40C-plus temperatures. » | Jon Henley Europe correspondent | Tuesday, July 19, 2022

UK records its highest-ever temperature, as heatwave batters Europe: Heat measured at 39.1 degrees Celsius; at least five people drown while trying to cool off; wildfires continue to spread in France »

Incendies historiques en Gironde : « Ce feu, c’est un monstre »

LE MONDE : Sur les communes de La Teste-de-Buch et Landiras, les flammes ont ravagé 14 000 hectares de forêt en moins d’une semaine et continuent de progresser.

Vue de l’incendie de La-Teste-de-Buch depuis la plage de Pyla-sur-Mer (Gironde), le 17 juillet 2022. SOPHIE GARCIA POUR « LE MONDE »
Les pompiers ont beau s’attaquer sans relâche à chaque reprise de feu depuis le début de matinée, le panache noir surplombe les dunes et s’observe désormais à des kilomètres à la ronde. Derrière l’écran de fumée, on distingue le ballet des Canadairs tentant de dompter des flammes de plusieurs mètres de haut qui ont atteint le bord de l’océan au sud de La Teste-de-Buch, en Gironde.

Il est un peu moins de 16 heures, dimanche 17 juillet, et depuis la plage bondée du Moulleau, à Arcachon, le doute n’est plus permis : l’incendie qui ravage la forêt n’est pas maîtrisé, et il redouble d’intensité. A 18 heures, à quatre-vingt kilomètres de là, dans la forêt des Landes du côté de Landiras, le commandant David Brunner patrouille sur la Départementale 110 entre les villages de Villandraut et d’Origne, au milieu d’un crépitement angoissant. « Dépité », il observe les flammes grignoter les arbres de haut en bas, générant un nuage opaque devant le soleil qui écrase la Gironde sous plus de 40 °C. Et sous l’effet d’un vent qui ne faiblit pas, elles progressent vite. » | Par Eléa Pommiers (La Teste-de-Buch, Villandraut, (Gironde), envoyée spéciale) | lundi 18 juillet 2022

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‘Worth Waiting for’: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Get Married in Las Vegas

THE GUARDIAN: Lopez and Affleck married in a small ceremony on the weekend, culminating a relationship that has stretched over two decades and two engagements

Bennifer wedding: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married at a drive-through chapel in Las Vegas. Lopez and Affleck pictured here at a screening of her film Marry Me in February.Photograph: Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel late on Saturday night, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers.

Lopez announced their marriage on Sunday in her newsletter for her fans, On the J Lo, with the heading “We did it”. Lopez initially made their engagement public in April on the same newsletter.

“Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient,” she wrote in a message, signed Jennifer Lynn Affleck. » | Associated Press | Monday, July 18, 2022

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The Conservative Leadership Race

All of the candidates running to lead the Conservative Party are lacklustre, boring, and clueless. They have shown me that they have absolutely no understanding of economics or geopolitics. If I were able to assess them I would give none of them a grade above C-.

Is this truly the best that the once proud Conservative Party has to offer? Can’t the Party do better than this? Has it been reduced to such mediocrity?

I am old enough to remember leaders in the Conservative Party who were not only sound and able, but formidable too. One could look up to them. One felt that one’s country was in good hands in their hands. Do any of these contenders make YOU feel that way?

Not one of the contenders to lead the Conservatives, and by extension this country, have shown me that he/she understands economics, and still less geopolitics. Not one of them! All they come out with are platitudes to mollify the old dears in the Home Counties and Shires.

This is NO WAY to run a modern country.

Penny Mordaunt is one of the few contenders who has any presence as a leader. But who is this woman really? What does she really stand for. Apart from being a devoted Brexiteer? And for me, that proves that she understands no economics at all!

Moreover, all the candidates have come up with the same ol’, same ol’ line of “cutting taxes”. The Conservatives have been peddling this poppycock since Maggie was in power. That was circa forty years ago! One would be forgiven for thinking that if the success of the economy rested solely on cutting taxes, then the British economy would be in the stratosphere by now! Flying high. We have had lots and lots of tax cuts in the past forty years. And what have they achieved? Our economy has never been in a direr state than it is today! Never in my lifetime have I had to read about people, families having to go to foodbanks to be able to put food on the table for their children. Never! When I was growing up, this phenomenon was unheard of. Homelessness was almost unheard of.

The fact of the matter is this: Nobody with an ounce of common sense and/or understanding of economics or geopolitics would have walked away from the largest single market in the world: The Single Market. Any economist that would advocate such a stupid, idiotic move would not be worthy of the nomenclature 'economist'. Walking away from a ready market of 500,000,000 plus consumers is not only a nonsense; it is economic suicide. And this from a party which prides itself on being the party of business! The business-friendly party. Go figure!

I heard not one word from the lips of these lacklustre, uninspiring ne'er-do-wells, our so-called potential leaders, potential prime ministers, that he/she would make any move to reverse the madness of Brexit. I therefore declare that they are all—ALL—unfit for the office they are aspiring to hold. Conservatives need to go back to the drawing board.

© Mark Alexander
Sunday, July 17, 2022

L'apparition des religions | Aux origines des civilisations (3/4) | ARTE

Jul 17, 2022 En quatre volets, cette série documentaire remonte aux sources de notre civilisation. Troisième volet : l'apparition des religions. On peut aujourd'hui faire remonter l’origine de toutes les religions organisées à un unique site : Nabta Playa, dans le désert égyptien.

Entre religion et civilisation, le lien semble indissoluble. Il s'est tissé pour la première fois dans l'Égypte antique, civilisation à la longévité inégalée à ce jour. Toutes les sociétés postérieures ont emprunté quelque chose de son modèle. On peut aujourd'hui faire remonter l’origine de toutes les religions organisées à un site unique : Nabta Playa, dans le désert égyptien. Là, il y a huit mille ans, des éleveurs ont construit un lieu de culte, avec cercles de pierre et mégalithes, préfigurant un temple. Une fois ces ancêtres égyptiens sédentarisés, ses élites émergentes tireront aussi prétexte de la religion pour justifier leur statut. Ses souverains – les premiers pharaons – s’attribueront ensuite un pouvoir divin pour se nommer eux-mêmes "Dieux-Rois". L’étape suivante verra apparaître des monuments dignes d’un dieu, des pyramides à degrés de Saqqarah jusqu’à la Grande Pyramide de Gizeh, destinés aussi à créer une cohésion politique… Au travers de l'exemple égyptien, ce troisième épisode montre comment la religion était – et reste en partie – le ciment social d'une civilisation.

Panoramique
Comme pour Quand Homo sapiens peupla la planète, cette série fait alterner avec fluidité des évocations historiques, par le biais de reconstitutions sobres, et des entretiens avec des chercheurs, dont de nombreux archéologues rencontrés sur leurs terrains d'investigation. Parcourant les continents et les époques, des sites archéologiques au présent survolté des mégapoles contemporaines, le spectateur voyage à travers l'espace et le temps au fil de superbes images. Une éclairante vision panoramique de la "brève histoire" de l'humanité.

Aux origines des civilisations
Série documentaire (Royaume-Uni, 2018, 52mn)
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Marco: A Film by Saleem Haddad | 2019 | Reupload

Chopin: Complete Mazurkas | Full Album

Views on YouTube: 3,697,256

Robert Redford Cutting a Dash in The Great Gatsby

Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby in the movie
Very many thanks to Getty Images (United Arab Emirates) for this superb image and flashback to a wonderful film/movie based on the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), set on Long Island during the Jazz Age. It’s the quintessential American success story of a man who rises from obscurity and poverty to immense wealth.

Extreme Elegance; Extreme Simplicity

Classic and beautiful: a gown with a difference
With thanks and appreciation to simge on Pinterest for this gorgeous image.

Bee Gees : You Win Again (1987) | Reupload

Views on YouTube: 57,048,595 | Exciting sounds from exciting and optimistic times. When people had a better understanding of joie de vivre than they do today. As I said in my own quote recently, ‘Nowadays, people know the dangers in everything, but the pleasures in nothing.’

You can join the Bee Gees on Facebook here, on Twitter here and on Instagram here.

Defiantly Queer. Defiantly Happy.

Cocking a snook at senseless, cruel and unnecessary tradition. Love is an extremely strong emotion; probably the strongest of all emotions. When it hits you, you are defenseless. You can do nothing about it; and nor can one deny it without causing much grief , pain and misery. ‘Love is love.’ For the benighted ones who still have a problem with it, get over your prejudices! Eeveryone deserves happiness. – Mark Alexander
Very many thanks to Dawn Photo (in Oregon) for this tender and expressive photo of two young men so obviously in love.

Aus dem Nichts an die Downing Street? Die Überraschungskandidatin Penny Mordaunt mischt das Rennen um Boris Johnsons Nachfolge auf

NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Glaubt man den Wettbüros, ist Penny Mordaunt die Favoritin für die Nachfolge Boris Johnsons. Die 49-Jährige ist zwar wenig bekannt, überzeugt aber mit Charisma und unorthodoxen Positionen. Sie erfreut sich in der Parteibasis enormer Beliebtheit.

Penny Mordaunt hatte unter Theresa May und Boris Johnson mehrere Ministerposten inne und gilt doch als Kandidatin des Aufbruchs. | Wiktor Szymanowicz / Imago
Wenn ein britischer Premierminister in Ungnade gefallen ist, ersetzen die Tories diesen gerne mit einem Nachfolger von gegensätzlichem Charakter. Auf die eiserne Lady Margaret Thatcher folgte der sanfte John Major, auf die biedere Theresa May der flamboyante Boris Johnson. In der Ausmarchung um Johnsons Nachfolge ist nun aber mit Penny Mordaunt eine Frau zur Überraschungskandidatin avanciert, die dank ihrer unkonventionellen Art gewisse Ähnlichkeiten mit Johnson aufweist.

Wegen einer verlorenen Wette benutzte die Junior-Handelsministerin einmal in einer Rede im Unterhaus so oft wie möglich das Wort «cock», das im Englischen nicht nur für Hahn steht, sondern auch eine vulgäre Bezeichnung für das männliche Geschlechtsorgan ist. Für Aufsehen sorgte sie auch 2014, als sie in der Reality-TV-Show «Splash» im Badeanzug von einem Sprungturm ins Wasser sprang. In den Wettbüros gilt sie als Favoritin für die Nachfolge Johnsons, obwohl die meisten Briten wenig über sie wissen. Der Satz «Wer ist Penny Mordaunt?» gehört momentan zu den häufigsten Suchanfragen auf Google. » | Niklaus Nuspliger, London | Samstag, 16. Juli 2022

Tory MP Penny Mordaunt’s gay brother says the Conservative Party is ‘pushing LGBT+ rights backwards’: The gay twin brother of British Conservative Party MP Penny Mordaunt has condemned the Tories for “pushing LGBT+ rights backwards”. »

Europe Heatwave: Deadly Wildfires Spread in Mediterranean

Baiao, Portugal: The fires in the north are Portugal's worst since 2017 | EPA
BBC: Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France, in the grip of a heatwave that shows no sign of easing.

In northern Portugal, a pilot died when his waterbombing plane crashed in the Foz Coa area, near the Spanish border.

Fires are ravaging areas of France's Gironde region, where more than 12,000 people have been evacuated.

In southern Spain, near the Costa del Sol, about 2,300 people had to flee a wildfire spreading in the Mijas hills.

Holidaymakers on the beach in Torremolinos saw big plumes of smoke rising in the hills, where several aircraft were tackling the blaze. » | Laurence Peter, BBC News | Saturday, July 16, 2022

NZZ LIVE BLOG: Hitzewelle: Grossbritannien bereitet sich auf Rekordtemperaturen vor +++ Hunderte von Hitzetoten in Spanien und Portugal: Hitzewellen in der Schweiz und Deutschland, Dürre in Norditalien und Waldbrände in Südeuropa: Der Sommer 2022 geizt nicht mit Extremen. »

Ein leidenshaftlicher Kuß

Leidenschaftlich, entzückend und begeistert!
Mein Dank geht an die Daily Mail auf Pinterest fürs schöne, entzückende Bild dieser beiden Männer.

Well, I Do Declare! It's a Queer Grapefruit!

Proud and colourful.
Many thanks to Woman Shops World on Pinterest for this unusual image. It’s a hoot!

How Not to Select a New Prime Minister

Jul 16, 2022 The process is under way to pick a new prime minister. The original nine candidates are now down to five with another two likely to be leaving shortly.

Under the Tory rules, two names will go forward to the Conservative party membership from which they will select the new party leader and Prime Minister.

Approximately 160,000 Tory members who are not at all representative of the population at large will decide the new prime minister on behalf of 67 million people. Much of our electoral system including 'First Past The Post’ [FPTP] is outdated and Democratic in Name Only (DINO).

Made for Each Other!

« Tu mano encaja en la mía, como si hubiera sido hecha solo para mi. » / “Your hand fits in mine, as if it would have been made just for me.”
Many, many thanks to T.E.B. on Pinterest for this superb, loving, photo of two delightful, handsome sweethearts.

France’s Saint-Emilion: A Red Wine Lover’s Paradise

Dec 16, 2016 The French medieval town of Saint-Emilion is a stunning UNESCO world heritage site, but is better known to connoisseurs for being the home of an exceptional red wine. FRANCE 24's "You are here" takes you to one of its most prestigious vineyards, the Château Angélus estate.

Élégance pour la dame au-delà de la canicule : élégance pour l'hiver à venir.

Une création très simple, très élégante, très pratique, mais aussi très chaleureuse.
Mes remerciements vont à TF Knitwear sur Pinterest pour cette superbe photo d'une création tricotée.

Biden in Saudi Arabia: Oil Trumps Justice for Khashoggi Murder | DW News

Jul 16, 2022 US President Joe Biden says he has confronted Saudi Arabia's crown prince over the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden is in the Kingdom on a highly-anticipated but controversial visit. When he arrived he bumped fists with Mohammed Bin Salman, the crown prince and de facto leader. Biden had refused to speak to him after Khashoggi was killed in a Saudi consulate in 20-18. US intelligence says the Crown Prince approved the killing.

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La France entre dans un week-end de canicule : les températures vont commencer à remonter, des incendies toujours en cours dans le Sud

LE MONDE : Les 40 °C devraient être atteints dans le quart sud-ouest et des « niveaux exceptionnels » dans l’ouest de la France. En Gironde, plus de 9 000 hectares sont partis en fumée dans deux gigantesques brasiers.

Des pompiers mobilisés contre les feux de forêt près de Tarascon, dans les Bouches-du-Rhône, vendredi 15 juillet 2022. CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP
La France, où des records de température devraient être enregistrés ces prochains jours, entamait un week-end de canicule généralisée, samedi 16 juillet, tout en subissant de multiples incendies dans le Sud et notamment en Gironde, où le feu a dévasté plus de 9 000 hectares.

Après avoir salué dans la journée la « mobilisation » des services de l’Etat, Emmanuel Macron a rendu hommage sur Twitter, vendredi soir, au « courage » et à « l’engagement » des « trois mille pompiers venus de toute la France » pour lutter « contre les incendies qui frappent le sud du pays ».

Pour cette deuxième vague de chaleur de l’année, seize départements ont été placés en vigilance orange canicule par Météo-France jusqu’à dimanche :

la Gironde (33), les Landes (40), le Lot (46), le Lot-et-Garonne (47), le Tarn-et-Garonne (82), le Gers (32), les Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), les Hautes-Pyrénées (65), la Haute-Garonne (31), le Tarn (81), les Pyrénées-Orientales (66), l’Ardèche (07), la Drôme (26), le Gard (30), le Vaucluse (84) et les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04).

Alors que le mercure a atteint 35 °C à Toulouse et 39,6 °C à Apt (Vaucluse), vendredi après-midi, l’institut météorologique prévoit que « les températures commenceront à remonter doucement sur la moitié nord » à compter de samedi après-midi, tout en restant « très élevées » sur la moitié sud. Cette hausse se poursuivra dimanche, en particulier dans le Sud-Ouest, « où les 40 °C seront plus souvent atteints ».

Des « niveaux exceptionnels » de température devraient même être enregistrés dimanche et lundi dans l’ouest de la France, avec de nombreux records absolus attendus, surtout lundi, selon Olivier Proust, prévisionniste pour Météo-France. Un symptôme sans équivoque du réchauffement climatique. » | Le Monde | samedi 16 juillet 2022

DW Food : Haggis - The Most Scottish Thing You Can Eat

May 8, 2022 For non-locals, this dish might sound a bit out-there, but in its homeland of Scotland, haggis is an absolute classic. Haggis is inexpensive, tasty, and very nourishing. The savory pudding is prepared with minced sheep's pluck, oatmeal and spices. In Scotland it was once a typical rural meal, but these days haggis is often served up with no small ceremony – even to bagpipe accompaniment! – particularly on Hogmanay, the Scottish New Year. We took a closer look at the ingredients, how it's served, and the myths surrounding it.

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Report: Dina Osinski
Camera: Scott Johnson
Edit: Steffie Prietzsch

Thomas kocht: Cremige Pasta mit Pilzen und Rukola

Jul 16, 2022 Wunderbar cremiges Pasta Rezept mit gebratenen Pilzen und Rukola. Diese Pasta unglaublich lecker und ganz nebenbei auch noch vegan.

Zutaten:

Rezept für 2 Personen:

- 300 g Nudeln (z.B. Penne)
- 1 Schale Pilze nach Wahl (z.B. Champignos, Kräutersaitlinge)
- 100 g Cashewkerne
- Salz, Pfeffer aus der Mühle
- etwas Olivenöl zum Braten
- 1 Spritzer Zitronensaft
- 2 Handvoll Rukola

Viel Spaß beim Nachkochen!

Jan Lisiecki: Portrait of a Charismatic Piano Virtuoso

Jul 14, 2022 He’s one of the piano greats. This Canadian musician of Polish heritage dazzles audiences both with his virtuosity and with the maturity of his interpretations. He comes across as a pianist with decades of experience. But Jan Lisiecki is just 27 years old.

Lisiecki is a modest interviewee; he speaks candidly about his love for the piano and how he manages his huge workload, as well as how he values his personal life. A multi-faceted picture emerges of an extraordinary pianist known for his capacity for profound self-reflection. And of course, we get to hear him play throughout the video, with excerpts from some of his most powerful performances.

We met Jan Lisiecki during his performance with the New York Philharmonic in Peenemünde on the German island of Usedom in May 2022.

Biden’s Fraught Saudi Visit Garners Scathing Criticism and Modest Accords

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the most politically problematic trip of his presidency, Mr. Biden’s critics accused him of helping rehabilitate the reputation of a tarnished prince in exchange for numerous, but limited gains.


During a private meeting in Jeddah, the president said he was “straightforward and direct” with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the murder of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi. | Doug Mills/The New York Times
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Biden exchanged the shaken fist for a fist bump on Friday as he abandoned his promise to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” and sat down with the crown prince he deemed responsible for the grisly killing and dismemberment of a columnist who lived in the United States.

In the most fraught foreign visit of his presidency to date, Mr. Biden’s encounter with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave the de facto Saudi leader a measure of the international rehabilitation he sought, while securing steps toward closer relations with Israel and an unannounced understanding that the kingdom would soon pump more oil to relieve high gas prices at home.

Mr. Biden’s discomfort was palpable as he avoided a handshake with the prince in favor of a fist bump that in the end proved no less problematic politically. While cameras recorded the opening of their subsequent meeting, the president made no mention of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist assassinated in 2018 by Saudi operatives, and the prince smiled silently when a reporter asked if he owed an apology to the family.

But Mr. Biden later told reporters Mr. Khashoggi’s murder was “outrageous” and said he had confronted the crown prince privately. “I raised it at the top of the meeting, making clear what I thought at the time and what I think of it now,” he said. “I was straightforward and direct in discussing it. I made my view crystal clear.”

He reported that Prince Mohammed, often known by his initials M.B.S., had denied culpability. “He basically said that he was not personally responsible for it,” Mr. Biden said. “I indicated that I thought he was.”

Saudi officials contradicted his account. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, told reporters that he did not hear Mr. Biden tell the crown prince that he was responsible, describing instead a brief and less contentious exchange that focused on human rights without dwelling on the killing.

Mr. Jubeir called the Khashoggi murder “a terrible mistake,” but added that the two countries have moved on and he showed no interest in looking back. “People were put on trial,” he said, referring to underlings convicted in the case. “We have individuals who are paying the price.” » | Peter Baker and David E. Sanger | Friday, July 15, 2022


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Ivana Trump’s Death Is Ruled Accidental

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ms. Trump, an ex-wife of former President Donald J. Trump, died by blunt impact injuries, according to New York City’s chief medical examiner.

Ivana Trump, who was a fixture on New York City’s social scene for decades, was found dead at her home on the Upper East Side on Thursday. | Jason Decrow/Associated Press
Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former president Donald J. Trump, died accidentally of blunt impact injuries to her torso, according to New York City’s chief medical examiner.

The office, which announced its determination in a news release on Friday afternoon, said it would have no further comment on the death of Ms. Trump, 73.

Two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the matter had said on Thursday that the police were investigating whether Ms. Trump had fallen down the stairs at her Upper East Side home. One of the officials said there was no sign of forced entry at the home.

Ms. Trump and Mr. Trump, who had three children together, married in 1977 and divorced 13 years later. During their marriage, they formed a quintessential 1980s power couple and reigned jointly over New York’s tabloid culture. She was credited with giving him the nickname “The Donald.” » | Ed Shanahan | Friday, July 15, 2022

Ivana Trump died of blunt force injuries to her torso, medical examiner says: Donald Trump’s first wife died aged 73 at her Manhattan home and the fatal injuries are believed to be unintentional »

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Tender Love

Zarte Liebe / Amour tendre
Many, many thanks go to Wattpad on Pinterest for this truly delightful photograph.

Biden warnt Kronprinz bin Salman vor künftigen Gewaltakten

Der amerikanische Präsident Joe Biden und der saudische Kronprinz Muhammad Bin Salman am Freitagabend in Dschidda | Bild: AP
US-PRÄSIDENT IN SAUDI-ARABIEN
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Eine weitere Tat wie die Ermordung des Regierungskritikers Khashoggi im Jahr 2018 hätte eine „Antwort“ der USA zufolge, sagte Biden dem saudischen Kronprinzen. Dieser weist jegliche Verantwortung von sich.

US-Präsident Joe Biden hat nach eigenen Worten den saudi-arabischen Kronprinzen Mohammed bin Salman bei ihrem Treffen in Dschiddah vor künftigen Gewaltakten gegen Regierungskritiker gewarnt. Er habe dem Thronfolger deutlich gemacht, dass eine weitere Tat wie der Mord an dem Journalisten und Regierungskritiker Jamal Khashoggi im Jahr 2018 eine „Antwort“ der Vereinigten Staaten zur Folge hätte, sagte Biden am Freitagabend nach seinen Beratungen mit bin Salman in der saudi-arabischen Hafenstadt. Der Mord an Khashoggi habe „an der Spitze“ der Gesprächsthemen gestanden.

Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman habe jedoch jede Verantwortung zurückgewiesen. „Er sagte im Grunde, dass er nicht persönlich dafür verantwortlich sei. Ich deutete an, dass ich glaube, er ist es“, sagte Biden am Freitag bei einem Besuch in Saudi-Arabien. Er habe das Thema direkt zu Beginn des Treffens mit der saudischen Führung „glasklar“ angesprochen. „Ich bereue nichts, was ich gesagt habe. Was mit Khashoggi passiert ist, war empörend“, so Biden. » | Quelle: dpa/AFP | Freitag, 15. Juli 2022

What a Sinking Euro Means for Europe and the US | DW Business

Jul 15, 2022 The euro has taken a major beating against its US peer since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, falling to its lowest level in 20 years. While a weakened euro should worry European consumers, US travelers visiting Europe could benefit.

Opiacés : les États-Unis en overdose | ARTE

Jul 11, 2022 En cinq ans seulement, les overdoses d’antidouleurs ont causé quelque 200 000 morts aux États-Unis. Ces substances à base d’opioïdes (de la morphine de synthèse) redoutablement efficaces pour calmer la douleur s'avèrent très addictifs. Faute de suivi, une épidémie s'est déclarée outre-Atlantique, ravageant des familles et des communautés entières, jusqu'à peser sur l'économie du pays.

Tous les âges et toutes les couches sociales sont concernés. Depuis le pic de l'épidémie, les plaintes se sont multipliées contre des médecins, cliniques et pharmaciens qui ont prescrit et délivré ces molécules sans discernement, mais surtout contre les laboratoires pharmaceutiques qui dopent leurs ventes à coups de publicités mensongères. Celles-ci minimisent le caractère addictif des opioïdes. En première ligne : le laboratoire Purdue, dont le produit phare, l'OxyContin, lui a rapporté plus de 35 milliards de dollars selon des chiffres de 2017. Si le marché est mieux contrôlé, c'est désormais auprès de dealers et sur le Darknet que les consommateurs s'approvisionnent, avec des conséquences parfois dramatiques. Cette crise des opioïdes n'est pas circonscrite à l'Amérique. En Allemagne, les prescriptions ont grimpé d'un tiers entre 2006 et 2015. Et il semblerait que la France soit aussi touchée par ce phénomène.

Documentaire de Carmen Butta (Allemagne, 2018, 53mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 31/08/2022

In Full: Conservative Party Leadership Election - Online Debate

The five remaining candidates in the Conservative leadership race go head-to-head in an online debate hosted by Conservative Home, which sees the Tory leader hopefuls dial in on Zoom to answer questions
This is like the song of the cuckoo! Every year it sounds just the same! Haven't these people got any creative brain cells? They continue to peddle the same ol' solutions year after year. Thatcher's ghost stalks the Party. Maggie was good for the 1980s. But the 1980s was roughly forty years ago! We had different problems to solve back then; today we have very different ones to solve. All these candidates are as dull as ditchwater! – © Mark Alexander

Fist Bumps as Joe Biden Arrives to Reset Ties with ‘Pariah’ Saudi Arabia

THE GUARDIAN: Oil markets top of the agenda for US president who receives subdued welcome three years after Jamal Khashoggi comments

Three years after Joe Biden vowed to make Saudi Arabia a pariah state over the assassination of a prominent dissident, the US president greeted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a fist bump as his administration attempts to reset relations and stabilise global oil markets.

Whereas Donald Trump was personally welcomed to the conservative Gulf kingdom on his first presidential visit by King Salman, Biden was met on the tarmac on Friday evening by the governor of Mecca and the Saudi ambassador to the US in a subdued ceremony before travelling to the city’s al-Salam palace, where he held talks with the 86-year-old king and his powerful heir, Prince Mohammed, before a working meeting.

Oil, human rights, Iran, Israel and the war in Yemen are all on the agenda for what is likely to be a thorny 24-hour trip. Saudi Arabia has been a key strategic ally for the US for decades, both selling oil and buying weaponry, but when he was running for president, Biden vowed to turn the kingdom into a “global pariah” over the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. » | Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem | Friday, July 15, 2022

Peebo Bryson : If Ever You're in My Arms Again

Nov 6, 2014 Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Elektra | Views on YouTube: 33,079,972

George Benson : Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

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Phil Collins : Do You Remember? | Remastered 2016 | Reupload

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Ivana Trump, la première épouse de Donald Trump, est morte

LE MONDE : Cette ancienne skieuse de fond et mannequin d’origine tchèque fut mariée au milliardaire républicain de 1977 à 1992. Elle avait 73 ans.

Ivana Trump aux côtés de sa fille, Ivanka, le 4 août 2001 à Monaco. VANINA LUCCHESI / AFP
Ivana Trump, la première femme de l’ancien président américain Donald Trump et mère de trois de ses enfants, est morte à 73 ans, a fait savoir le milliardaire républicain, jeudi 14 juillet.

« Je suis très triste d’annoncer à tous ceux qui l’aimaient, et ils étaient nombreux, qu’Ivana Trump est morte chez elle à New York », a écrit Donald Trump sur son réseau social, Truth Social. L’ancien locataire de la Maison Blanche a salué la vie « formidable » de cette ancienne skieuse de fond et mannequin d’origine tchèque, qui fut son épouse de 1977 à 1992. « Sa fierté et sa joie venaient de ses trois enfants, Donald Jr, Ivanka et Eric », a-t-il ajouté.

« Notre mère était une femme incroyable », ont assuré ses enfants dans un communiqué. « Elle a fui le communisme et a adopté ce pays », soulignent-ils. » | Le Monde avec AFP | jeudi 14 juillet 2022

FAZ BILDSTRECKE: Donald Trumps frühere Frau Ivana Trump ist gestorben »

„Umwerfend. Blond. International.“: Die Ex-Frau von Donald Trump ist in New York verstorben. Berühmt war sie nicht nur wegen ihres Ehemannes: Als Skiläuferin und Home-Shopping-Königin machte sie sich auch selbst einen Namen. »

Requiescet in pace – Mark

Sables and Minks and Chinchillas Galore: Ivana Trump’s Opulent Style: Dennis Basso, a longtime friend and furrier, recalls his many collaborations with the first Ms. Trump. »

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Exciting Designs…

…by Renee Rodriguez. Renee is completely infatuated with beautiful paper, art, divine interiors, color, weddings, fabulous fashion and sensational shoes!
Many thanks to renee rodriguez designs on Pintereest for this unusual, creative and exciting image.

Democracy Now! Top US News & World News – July 15, 2022

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday, 8-9 a.m. ET.

Des chaleurs extrêmes font suffoquer l’Espagne, la France, la Grèce, le Portugal et bientôt le Royaume-Uni

LE MONDE : Des incendies ont brûlé quelque 17 000 hectares dans la péninsule Ibérique et environ 7 000 dans l’Hexagone.

Des milliers de pompiers continuaient vendredi 14 juillet leur lutte contre les flammes en France, en Grèce et dans la péninsule Ibérique, où les températures restent suffocantes. Plus au nord, le Royaume-Uni se prépare à vivre ce week-end une chaleur « extrême ».

Dans le sud-ouest de la France, où deux incendies ont brûlé plus de 7 000 hectares depuis mardi, notamment près de la très touristique dune du Pilat, sur la côte Atlantique, la situation « est toujours défavorable », a annoncé la préfecture du département de la Gironde. Ces feux, qui mobilisent un millier de pompiers, ont entraîné depuis mardi l’évacuation de 10 000 personnes. Déclenché jeudi après-midi par le passage d’un train, un autre incendie a ravagé au moins 300 hectares près d’Avignon, dans le Sud-Est, avant d’être fixé.

45 °C enregistré dans la péninsule ibérique

Dans la péninsule Ibérique, confrontée depuis plusieurs jours à des températures suffocantes, le thermomètre a atteint pour le deuxième jour consécutif des valeurs extrêmes, avec un pic de 45 °C enregistré à 17 heures près d’Avila, dans le centre-ouest de l’Espagne, non loin de Madrid. » | Le Monde avec AFP | vendredi 15 juillet 2022

LIRE AUSSI : La Gironde confrontée à des feux de forêt violents et à une forte chaleur : Plus de 7000 hectares ont déjà brûlé, et les incendies sont encore actifs. »

Bjoern Templ : Méditation sur le premier Prélude de J. S. Bach - Ave Maria von Johann Sebastian Bach

Dec 5, 2020 Ave Maria – Johann Sebastian Bach

Hier spielt Bjoern Templ meisterhaft ein Stück von Schubert.

Regenbogen-Eis

Ein schwules Eis für einen heißen und schwülen Sommertag.
Mein Dank geht an RainbowColorfulBrghtful auf Pinterest für dieses schöne Bild.