Republicans Aim to Pass National ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

THE GUARDIAN: Measure introduced in Congress would prohibit federal money from being used to teach children under 10 about LGBTQ issues

Florida students protest against the Republican-backed bill signed by the governor in March.Photograph: Octavio Jones/Reuters
Congressional Republicans introduced a measure Tuesday that would prohibit federal money from being used to teach children under 10 about LGBTQ issues.

The bill would prohibit the use of federal funds to teach children about “sexually-oriented material”as well as “any topic involving gender identity, gender dysphoria, transgenderism, sexual orientation, or related subjects.” The effects of such a law, if enacted, would be far-reaching since a range of institutions – schools, libraries, among them – receive public money.

The bill also gives parents the ability to sue in federal court if their child is exposed to the barred material that is funded “in whole or in part” by federal funds.

The bill was introduced by Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and 32 other GOP members of Congress. » | Sam Levine in New York | Thursday, October 20, 2022

Liz Truss Announces Resignation after 45 Days in Office | DW News

Democracy Now! Top US News & World Headlines — October 20, 2022

European Press Blames Brexit for UK Political ‘Insanity’

THE GUARDIAN: Columnists suggest Liz Truss’s failure could spell end of ‘wishful thinking’ of a sovereign UK going its own way

Liz Truss’s situation is ‘totally unsustainable’, one Spanish newspaper reported. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
ANALYSIS
Six years on from the Brexit referendum, continental commentators have become used to Westminster meltdowns, but many see in the latest cataclysm the finale of a project that was always divorced from reality.

For the French newspaper Libération, there is “decidedly something rancid in the Tories’ tea”. The paper’s former London correspondent Sonia Delesalle-Stolper said Westminster, a “temple of democracy and ancient traditions”, had witnessed “bewildering” scenes.

“Blows, shoves, insults, resignations, tears … After some implausible incidents in both the Commons and Downing Street, the British government and the Conservative party seem to be on a path to total self-destruction,” she said.

Like most European papers, Libération looked past the spectacle to what it saw as the root cause of the chaos. “In four months, the country will have had four chancellors, two interior ministers, and no doubt soon two prime ministers,” it said.

“Who will be Liz Truss’s successor, since her imminent departure is no longer in doubt? That’s the question. For Brexit – and its chief artisan, Boris Johnson – has successfully drained the Conservative party of all substance and competence.” » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Thursday, October 20, 2022

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Quits after 45 Days in the Role - BBC News

Liz Truss kündigt Rücktritt als britische Premierministerin an: Nach nur sechs Wochen an der Spitze der Regierung stellt Liz Truss ihr Amt zur Verfügung. Schon in der kommenden Woche wollen die Konservativen einen neuen Parteivorsitzenden bestimmen, der dann als Premierminister folgt. »

Royaume-Uni : la première ministre Liz Truss annonce sa démission : Après 45 jours passés à Downing Street, la première ministre britannique a annoncé jeudi sa démission. Elle restera en fonction jusqu'à la nomination de son successeur. »

Charles Walker MP Has Reached His Limit

After the fracking fracas yesterday evening.

Extraordinary ITV News Broadcast Yesterday: There’s Chaos in Westminster as Liz Truss Hangs On as PM

Check it out here
Krishnan Guru-Murthy taken off air for swearing about Steve Baker: Channel 4 News anchor used offensive word off air to describe Northern Ireland minister »

Diana Ross : When You Tell Me That You Love Me

Mon petit lapin !

Mein kleines Kaninchen! / My little rabbit!
Je tiens à remercier lovebetween2mwn.tumblr.com sur Pinterest pour cette ravissante photo.

Italia Squisita: The Rossini Tournedos in a 3-Michelin-star French Restaurant with Martino Ruggieri - Allenò Paris

Filet mignon, black truffle and foie gras are the basic ingredients of Tournedos Rossini or Filet Rossini-style, a classic of French cuisine whose invention is attributable, however, to the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, one of the greatest opera writers of all time as well as a extreme lover of good food. Martino Ruggieri, chef of the 3 Michelin stars restaurant Allenò Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, after recounting us the Ratatouille recipe, re-enacts with charm and competence the story of one of the richest and most opulent French steak, through the choral interpretation of his very young brigade. Let the show begin!

Democracy Now! Top US News & World Headlines — October 19, 2022

What Should Ukraine Expect from Its Allies? | DW Interview

In an interview with DW, the Estonian Foreign Minister, Urmas Reinsalu, said the Western community has not done enough yet to help Ukraine, adding that "the price is paid by the blood of Ukrainians."

Reinsalu also said that President Putin operates project "fear", targeting not only Ukraine but the Western capitals, saying that "Europeans should be worried about the security, environment and unpredictability of Putin."

Saudi Arabia Sentences US Citizen to 16 Years over Tweets Critical of Regime

THE GUARDIAN: Move is another sign of kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, a dual US-Saudi national, was arrested in November 2021 upon landing in Riyadh for what was supposed to be a two-week stay. Photograph: Ibrahim Almadi
An American citizen has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in Saudi Arabia for tweeting critically about the Saudi regime, in another sign of the kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media.

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, a dual US-Saudi national, was arrested in November 2021 upon landing in Riyadh for what was supposed to be a two-week stay in his native country for a work and personal trip.

The case is now the second known incident of a Saudi who was living abroad being arrested upon their return for using social media.

Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi student living in the UK and attending Leeds University, was sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and following and retweeting dissidents and activists. She was arrested and convicted after returning home for a holiday.

In Almadi’s case, prosecutors focused on 14 tweets that the American published over a seven-year period while he was living in Florida, including posts that referenced Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington | Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Liz Truss Faces Unrest over Public Spending Cuts and Pensions Triple Lock Threat

THE GUARDIAN: Senior Tory ministers, Labour party and the public all expected to resist cuts, especially to frontline services

A YouGov poll shows half of Conservative members think Liz Truss should resign. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian
Liz Truss is facing cabinet unrest over her plans for brutal public spending cuts across all departments after the disastrous mini-budget put major pledges at risk, including the pensions triple lock.

The prime minister held a 90-minute cabinet meeting on Tuesday in which she warned ministers that “difficult decisions” lay ahead.

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, told them “everything is on the table” as he strives to find tens of billions of pounds in savings after ditching Truss’s economic plan. Health, education and welfare are among those areas expected to be hit.

One Whitehall official said departments were already preparing for cuts “significantly higher” than previously planned, with Hunt’s tax U-turns estimated to raise £32bn, leaving a £38bn hole in the public finances. » | Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot | Tuesday, October 18, 2022

This woman has been a bloody effing disaster! The Tories, too, are a bloody effing disaster! A bigger mess of Brexshit is hard to imagine! As for the economy being in safe hands under the Tories... well, that has been proven to be a big lie. A myth. The stuff of fairy stories. Hopefully, the Tories will soon be extinct. We can't allow our country to be run by a band of such incompetent fools ever again. – © Mark Alexander

Liz Truss promises to keep pensions triple lock: Truss’s PMQs comment at odds with Downing Street and Treasury’s previous refusal to commit to pledge »

My Darling!

Mein Schätzlein! / Mon chéri !
With many thanks to The Calders-Elopement and Wedding Photographer on Pinterest for this delightful photograph.

Au Royaume-Uni, la première ministre Liz Truss en sursis

LE MONDE : Le « minibudget » de la cheffe de gouvernement britannique a été réduit à néant, lundi, par son nouveau chancelier de l’Echiquier. Donnée sur le départ, la dirigeante a affirmé qu’elle restait à Downing Street, mais sa marge de manœuvre paraît réduite.

La première ministre britannique, Liz Truss, à Londres, le 14 octobre 2022. DANIEL LEAL / AP
Liz Truss a le visage fermé, elle regarde droit devant elle, assise à sa place attitrée dans la Chambre des communes. La scène est étonnante, presque pénible : lundi 17 octobre, dans l’après-midi, la dirigeante écoute son nouveau chancelier de l’Echiquier (le ministre des finances britannique), Jeremy Hunt, détruire méthodiquement le « minibudget » qu’elle a défendu avec acharnement depuis qu’il a été rendu public, le 23 septembre. Elle est encore la première ministre du Royaume-Uni, mais elle a clairement perdu la partie. » | Par Cécile Ducourtieux (Londres, correspondante) | mardi 18 octobre 2022

Labour: We Don't Need 'Another Round of Cuts'

Was haben die Proteste im Iran mit Religion zu tun? | Sternstunde Religion | SRF Kultur

Im Iran setzen Tausende von Demonstrierenden das Mullah-Regime unter Druck – und riskieren dabei ihr Leben. Brennende Kopftücher werden zum Symbol des Aufstandes und der Befreiung. Ist das der Anfang vom Ende der iranischen Theokratie? Und die Befreiung der iranischen Frauen? Ein Gespräch.

Liz Truss May Abandon Pension Triple Lock and Says ‘Difficult Decisions’ Ahead

THE GUARDIAN: Spokesperson says it is ‘right to consider all options’ as PM is pushed to reaffirm defence spending plan

Liz Truss could abandon the state pension triple lock to help plug the fiscal black hole after her disastrous mini-budget, leaving more than 12 million pensioners facing a real-terms cut in their incomes in April.

The prime minister’s official spokesperson refused four times to commit to keeping the pensions guarantee despite it being a key 2019 manifesto commitment that Truss confirmed she would stick with it just two weeks ago.

In contrast, Truss backed off a plan to scrap the government’s commitment to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 after the defence ministers Ben Wallace and James Heappey threatened to quit.

The prime minister told her cabinet on Tuesday there were “difficult decisions” ahead over where the spending cuts would fall in a 90-minute meeting from which ministers emerged grim-faced. » | Pippa Crerar, Political editor | Tuesday, October 18, 2022

It is the country that should abandon this airhead, rather than the Tories abandoning the Triple Lock. What a disgrace the Tories have become. They are a shadow of their former selves.

If the country cannot afford to inflation-proof pensioners’ state pensions in these highly inflationary times, then it begs one very simple question: Can this country afford a monarchy, with all the attendant costs that maintaining a monarchy entails?

Maybe it would be a better idea to keep our pensioners warm and fed during winter and afford them a decent standard of living rather than p*** money against the wall maintaining multiple castles and palaces that are lived in for a very short time during the year anyway.

I write this not as a committed republican but as a person committed to seeing some equity and justice in society. – © Mark Alexander

Tory Party Members Want Truss Out - and Boris In

A poll of Conservative party members shows 55% want Liz Truss to quit now - and Boris Johnson to replace her.

Russland: Denunzieren um jeden Preis | ARTE Reportage

Verpfeifen, verpetzen, denunzieren - seit dem 24. Februar spielen diese Praktiken in Russland eine immer größere Rolle. Während Wladimir Putin in der Ukraine einen brutalen Angriffskrieg führt, geht er innerhalb der eigenen Grenzen auch hart gegen alle Andersdenkenden vor.

Die Praktiken stammen aus der Sowjetunion - die Methoden sind jedoch ans 21. Jahrhundert angepasst. Denn während in Moskau rund 189.000 Kameras den öffentlichen Raum überwachen, können Russlands Bürger interne Feinde und Abweichler ganz bequem online denunzieren. So sind bereits ganze Medienhäuser aus dem Land verbannt worden, Lokalpolitiker wurden zu jahrelangen Haftstrafen verknackt, Ämter und Hochschulen werden nach und nach "gesäubert". So entsteht an Universitäten, Arbeitsplätzen und im öffentlichen Raum ein allgemeines Klima der Angst. Und je schlechter es für die russischen Truppen in der Ukraine läuft, desto drastischer und absurder werden die Strafen.

Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 10/10/2025

Democracy Now! Top US News & World Headlines — October 18, 2022

Iranian Schoolgirl ‘Beaten to Death for Refusing to Sing’ Pro-regime Anthem

THE GUARDIAN: Fresh protests ignited around Iran by 16-year-old Asra Panahi’s death after schoolgirls assaulted in raid on high school in Ardabil

Asra Panahi was reportedly beaten by the Iranian security services during a raid on her school in Ardabil last week. Photograph: Handout
Another schoolgirl has reportedly been killed by the Iranian security services after she was beaten in her classroom for refusing to sing a pro-regime song when her school was raided last week, sparking further protests across the country this weekend.

According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, 16-year-old Asra Panahi died after security forces raided the Shahed girls high school in Ardabil on 13 October and demanded a group of girls sing an anthem that praises Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

When they refused, security forces beat the pupils, leading to a number of girls being taken to hospital and others arrested. On Friday, Panahi reportedly died in hospital of injuries sustained at the school. » | Deepa Parent and Annie Kelly | Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The Brexit Effect: How Leaving the EU Hit the UK | FT Film

The UK's recent disastrous "mini" Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the UK voted to leave, the effect has become clear. In this film, senior FT writers and British businesspeople examine how Brexit hit the UK economy, the political conspiracy of silence, and why there has not yet been a convincing case for a 'Brexit dividend'.

Aretha Franklin : I Say A Little Prayer | Official Lyric Video

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‘Hunt’s Running the Show’: The Day Power Drained Away from Liz Truss

THE GUARDIAN: Truss’s decline from shiny new prime minister to leader in name only continues, the last 24 hours underlining just how weak she is

When it was announced that Penny Mordaunt had offered to stand in for Liz Truss in response to an urgent Commons question over the economic crisis on Monday, some Conservative MPs thought it was a joke.

“Why is she asking one of her biggest rivals for the job to take her place? She’ll totally show her up,” one said. It was hard to see the cabinet minister’s performance on Monday afternoon as anything other than an audition for the top job.

Mordaunt did little to dispel that impression as she landed punchy attacks on the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, roused the depressed Tory troops, and offered an apology to the country for the instability caused by the prime minister’s dramatic climbdown. Truss had done none of these things publicly, though probably should have done all of them.

Nevertheless, it was Truss’s refusal to show up and face MPs herself – despite unleashing chaos on the party, the economy and the country – that most riled MPs. Mordaunt repeatedly assured them there was a “genuine reason” why she was not there. In one particularly bizarre exchange, she insisted: “The prime minister is not under a desk.” » | Pippa Crerar and Aubrey Allegretti | Monday, Octobber 17, 2022

Italia Squisita: Beef Wellington in a 3 Michelin-star English Restaurant with Marco Zampese - Connaught***

Beef Wellington is an English recipe of uncertain origin, extremely opulent, that became worldwide popular thanks to the web. In the new episode of the series "Italians in ..." we find ourselves at the Connaught Hotel in London, one of the most famous hotels of the English capital, with Marco Zampese, the very young head chef of Hélène Darroze's 3-star Michelin restaurant. Together with his brigade we'll learn all the procedures behind this great holiday dish, but we will also discover its remarkable versatility, with two original versions, one based on pigeon, the other vegetarian.

For a list of the ingredients and the cooking method in Italian and English, click here.

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - G.F. Händel | Ankunft der Königin von Saba | Orgel: Markus Süß

New UK Chancellor U-turns on Economic Plans - BBC News

Thomas Piketty: 'Tax the Superrich at 80 Per Cent'! | 2014

Jun 17, 2014 | French economist Thomas Piketty argues for a new taxation system that empowers people who are not born into wealth

Nigel Farage Booed and Jeered as He Addresses European Parliament

Jun 28, 2016 | UKIP leader and MEP, Nigel Farage, addressed the European Parliament, but his colleagues were not happy to see him.

This is the tw*t (replace the asterisk with the vowel of your choice) that has caused all the mayhem we are now living through. As a result of this idiot’s ideas, we, the British people, have lost so much credibility and status in the world.

This loudmouthed dude should be ashamed of himself. But he is not and will never be, because he is too thick-skinned to feel any shame.

Be sure of one thing: Because the UK has left the Single Market, we, as a nation, will become evermore impoverished. Our economy will shrink year-on-year for the foreseeable future. Gee, thanks Nige! You’ve done your compatriots proud! – © Mark Alexander

Scottish Independence and Why This Generation of Scots Has a Date with Destiny!

The Lady's Not for Turning... Up' - Says Labour, as PM Is a No-show

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has slammed Prime Minister Liz Truss for not turning up to answer his Urgent Question on the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng.

Mr Starmer had called for Ms Truss to come to the Commons and answer the question in front of MPs, but instead sent former Tory leadership contest rival Penny Mordaunt

The End of Singapore-on-Thames

In this new Federal Trust video John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications for Brexit of the past turbulent ten days in British politics. They conclude that the failure of the "mini-budget" marks the end of "Singapore on Thames" as a model for Brexit. It is however unclear what other model can replace it. The Conservative Party and the United Kingdom are therefore facing a catastrophic dilemma. Whether carrying on with Brexit or abandoning it, both courses of action will be exceptionally painful and disruptive.

SPEAKERS:
John Stevens is the Chairman of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.

Brendan Donnelly is the Director of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.

ABOUT THE FEDERAL TRUST

The Federal Trust is a research institute studying regional, national, European and global levels of government. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it. The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the purposes of education and research.


The LibDems need to come out and state clearly that they wish to take us back into the EU (without all those opt-outs). Remember: Fortune favours the brave. It could be the best thing that the LibDems could ever do. – © Mark Alexander

Jeremy Hunt’s Statement on Medium-term Fiscal Plan: Key Points at a Glance

The chancellor has announced mini-budget repair measures – here are the main points, with political analysis

Read the article here.

Jeremy Hunt’s economic plan turns the clock back to austerity: UK chancellor’s tightening of fiscal policy will lead to weaker growth and a deeper recession »

Democracy Now! Top US News & World Headlines — October 17, 2022

EU Mulls Response to Iranian Protest Crackdown | DW News

The death toll in the fire at Tehran's Evin prison over the weekend rose to eight, Iran's judiciary said on Monday.

The deadly blaze came amid nationwide anti-government protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Iranian authorities have sought to distance the prison incident from the continuing protests over Amini's death.

Amini was arrested by Iran's morality police for violating the Islamic Republic's strict dress code. She died on September 16, three days after she fell into a coma following her arrest.

US President Biden Calls Truss's Economic Policies 'a Mistake'

BBC: The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has called Liz Truss's original economic policies "a mistake".

In an unusual intervention, he said the economic turmoil that followed the government's mini-budget had been "predictable".

Speaking at an ice cream shop in Oregon, Mr Biden was asked by reporters about the prime minister's attempt to boost growth with unfunded tax cuts - what the reporter called the "trickle-down plan that she has had to back away from".

The president replied: "Well, it's predictable. I wasn't the only one that thought it was a mistake."

He added: "I think that the idea of cutting taxes on the super wealthy at a time when - anyway, I just think - I disagreed with the policy, but that's up to Great Britain to make that judgment, not me."

Mr Biden has long been critical of the economic theory at the heart of the prime minister's policy, namely that cutting taxes on businesses and the rich generates growth that allows wealth to "trickle down" to all sectors of society.

But it is unusual for the president of the United States to be so critical of the leader of one of America's closest allies. With video » | James Landale, Diplomatic correspondent | Sunday, October 16, 2022

Joe Biden is right, of course. To reduce taxes for the super-rich at a time when most other people are struggling is absolutely nonsensical and totally immoral. But this is typical Tory policy: heartless, selfish, greedy and lacking in compassion.

We need to ditch these Tory clowns, the damn lot of them, with dispatch. Hopefully, the Party will become extinct, just like the dodo. – © Mark Alexander

Deux beaux hommes allemands montrent leur amour l'un pour l'autre, probablement à l'Oktoberfest, en Bavière.

Zwei schöne, deutsche Männer zeigen ihre Liebe zueinander, wahrscheinlich im Oktoberfest, Bayern. / Two handsome German men show their love for each other, probably at the Oktoberfest in Bavaria.
Je remercie Ben Gutiérrez sur Pinterest pour cette jolie photo.

Nigel Farage Insults Herman van Rompuy, Calls EU President a "Damp Rag"

Feb 24, 2010 | MEP and UKIP leader Nigel Farage on Wednesday delivered another major tirade against EU President Herman van Rompuy and, along the way, severely insulted Belgium and Greece during a plenary debate in the European Parliament. Farage said Van Rompuy has the "charisma of a damp rag" and the appearance of a "low-grade bank clark."

My God! This Nigel Farage was/is an arrogant little toad. The way he spoke to Herman van Rompuy some years back was truly disgraceful. One can but despise Farage. This loudmouthed empty vessel is one of the main architects of the UK’s troubles today. For Christ’s sake, the least we can do is bring back the stocks and throw rotten eggs at the rude idiot. Even worse would be much better! Nigel Farage disgusts me, as he would disgust anyone with a modicum of decency. – © Mark Alexander

Make Smoking Cool Again!

Sexy, pleasurable and cool.
Many thanks to Google Images for this great photo.

Tenderness Personified | Reupload

Personifizierte Zärtlichkeit / La tendresse personnifiée
Many thanks to Patheos.com on Pinterest for this truly lovely photo. Photo credit: Vickson Santos
Mark Nepo.

Michael Lambert: The Disastrous Incompetence of Truss and Kwarteng

You can support Michael Lambert by buying his book here. It's a satrical look at Brexit.

The Great Gatsby Curve

Sep 28, 2022 | Miles Corak discusses the fraying of the American Dream, and the power of inequality to disrupt the promise of social mobility.

How Economists Invented Austerity & Paved the Way to Fascism

Clara Mattei discusses her new book "The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism"

What Is the Future of Truss without Trussonomics?

"Jeremy Hunt is, effectively, the prime minister."

The new chancellor of the exchequer is 'unsackable' and has been given 'carte blanche' to reverse Liz Truss's economic policy, Caroline Wheeler, political editor of the Sunday Times tells Hugo Rifkind.

Sharon Graham: We Are Witnessing a Horror Story'

General Secretary of trade union Unite Sharon Graham told Sophy Ridge the political situation is like "witnessing a horror story" and insisted the UK needs a change of government.

"It's like watching a film behind your hands and every time you look there's something worse happening," Ms Graham said.

Peter Oborne Absolutely DEMOLISHES Liz Truss

"Liz Truss is FINISHED & may have DESTROYED the Conservative Party altogether"

Spanien, 24 Stunden | Doku HD | ARTE

Oct 16, 2022 | Spanien bildet die fünftstärkste Wirtschaftsmacht der EU. Für viele Europäer ist Spanien auf der Iberischen Halbinsel der Inbegriff von Sonne und Urlaub. Dabei gerät schnell in Vergessenheit, dass Spanien nach Jahren der Diktatur eine Modernisierung und ein Wirtschaftswachstum erlebt hat, das bis heute in Europa beispiellos ist. Der Dokumentarfilm zeigt ein Land mitten im Wandel.

Spanien kann mehr als Sonne und Urlaub: Der Dokumentarfilm besucht die geschichtsträchtigen Metropolen des Landes, die über ein reiches kulturelles Erbe verfügen und heute als Motor der Wirtschaft gelten, wie Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao oder Sevilla. Die Reise führt außerdem in die großen Hafenstädte des Landes, von Galicien im Nordwesten entlang der Mittelmeerküste bis nach Cádiz im Südosten. Vigo, Barcelona, Valencia und Algeciras stehen heute ganz neuen Herausforderungen gegenüber. Weitere Küstenabschnitte sind nach den dort dominierenden Farben benannt, die aus der Luft gut erkennbar sind, wie die Costa Verde, Costa Dorada oder die Costa Blanca. Sie sind Symbol für Sonne, Playa und Fiesta. Spanien hat es nicht zuletzt seinem Klima zu verdanken, dass es zu den großen Tourismusnationen zählt und jedes Jahr mehr als 80 Millionen Urlauber anzieht. Im Landesinneren liegen weitläufige ländliche Regionen wie die Extremadura und La Mancha sowie die Täler der Flüsse Duero und Ebro, aber auch die riesigen landwirtschaftlich geprägten Tiefebenen Andalusiens und Murcias. Hier wächst das Gemüse, das es überall in Europa zu kaufen gibt. Einen Tag in Spanien zu verbringen bedeutet auch, wilde Landschaften zu entdecken, die von den Auswirkungen der Immobilienspekulation und einer wasserintensiven Landwirtschaft verschont geblieben sind. In Spanien gibt es heute mehr als 130 Naturparks, die äußerst vielfältige Landschaften bieten: das Ordesa-Tal und der Monte Perdido, ein wahrhaftiges Paradies für Kletterer, der Nationalpark Picos de Europa, Rückzugsgebiet für Adler und Gämsen, und das Salzgewinnungsgebiet Ses Salines mit seinen Meeres- und Vogelschutzgebieten.

Dokumentarfilm von Timothée Janssen (F 2018, 91 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis zum 21/12/2022

LGBT in Iran – Documentary

Elon Musk Reverses decision to Stop Funding Satellite Services in Ukraine

After exclusive CNN reporting that SpaceX will no longer fund critical satellite services in Ukraine, Elon Musk says his company will "just keep funding Ukraine govt for free."#CNN #news

Senior Tories Hold Talks to Discuss Ousting Liz Truss to ‘Rescue’ Party

THE OBSERVER: As new chancellor Jeremy Hunt rips up prime minister’s economic plans, Conservatives plot route to replace her

Liz Truss, the prime minister, at a news conference in London on Friday. Photograph: Reuters
Senior Conservatives will this week hold talks on a “rescue mission” that would see the swift removal of Liz Truss as leader, after the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt dramatically tore up her economic package and signalled a new era of austerity.

A group of senior MPs will meet on Monday to discuss the prime minister’s future, with some wanting her to resign within days and others saying she is now “in office but not in control”. Some are threatening to publicly call on Truss to stand down after the implosion of her tax-cutting programme.

In a rearguard action to prop up the prime minister, her cabinet allies tonight warned MPs they would precipitate an election and ensure the Tories were “finished as a party” if they toppled a second leader in just a few months. » | Toby Helm , Political Editor, and Michael Savage | Saturday, October 15, 2022

Tories doing what they know best: ousting their leader when their leader is no longer any use to them. They did the same thing with Margaret Thatcher, even though she had won so many elections for the Party, Once they felt she might not any longer be able to win any more elections, she was thrown to the wolves.

This is another good reason why this ruthless Party, the "Nasty Party", needs to be consigned to the dustbin of history. – © Mark Alexander

Health and Teaching Unions Aghast at Jeremy Hunt’s New Era of Tory Austerity

THE OBSERVER: The chancellor sparked alarm among trade union leaders by promising ‘very difficult decisions’ for government budgets

Jeremy Hunt outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London on Saturday. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images
Health chiefs, public sector unions and teaching leaders expressed horror on Saturday after the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, appeared to usher in a fresh era of austerity, and the threat of more misery for cash-strapped hospitals and schools.

In his first interviews since dramatically replacing Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, Hunt provoked widespread alarm by promising “very difficult decisions” for government budgets.

The NHS Confederation, which represents the healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, warned the prospect of further cuts was “incredibly grim”.

The head of the largest teaching union for England and Wales denounced Hunt’s attempt to placate the financial markets as “disastrous” and “scary” for schools, while another teaching union, NASUWT, said deeper cuts would cause “immeasurable damage to children’s learning”. » | Mark Townsend, Home Affairs Editor, and Michael Savage, Policy Editor | Saturday, October 15, 2022

Jeremy Hunt is another Tory w*****r who is destined to fail! He has neither the strength nor the experience for this job. I am going to stick my neck out and state that he will fail.

The Tories have themselves created the hell that we are now living through. Why? Because of the fantasy of the benefits of Brexit. Brexit was, is and will always remain the stupidest of ideas. Anyone who truly thought that leaving the biggest and greatest single market this world has ever known—The Single Market—would bring benefits and prosperity to this weakened, isolated middle-ranking nation was either deluded, lied to or had sawdust for brains! Because of Brexit, we actually deserve all the pain we will have to live through!

Brexit will almost inevitably lead to the breakup of the United Kingdom. It is to be hoped that Scotland under Nicola Sturgeon’s superior leadership will be able to bring Scotland’s independence about. Scottish independence will/would be a role model for the rest of the Celtic fringe. Westminster is clearly no longer working for Scotland, Ireland or Wales.

As for England, Liz Truss needs to retire to her kitchen and start baking cookies. She has made a dog’s dinner of the UK economy. She and that Kwasi Kwarteng. Both of them deserve to be consigned to the dustbin of history!

If the government is strapped for cash, which it so clearly is, start taxing the superrich, the billionaire class, and bring in a windfall tax on the energy companies. For Christ’s sake, don’t expect the people, das Volk, to live through even more pain than they have already been forced to live through by successive incompetent Tory governments!

As I have said many times before on this blog, the Tories need to be consigned to the dustbin of history—and with dispatch!—just as the Whigs were consigned to the dustbin of history before them. The Party is made up of backward-thinking people, old fogeys, and fossils. This country needs a business-friendly party, for sure; but a forward-thinking one. A party which believes in equity and is Europe-friendly. This country needs to be placed in the heart of European politics. We, as a nation, have so much to offer Europeans; and Europeans have so much to offer us.

Outside of the European Union, this country will become poorer, its economy will go on shrinking, and it will become ever-more disunited. Of these things, I will assure you right here and now! — © Mark Alexander

Holy Smoke!

Pope Francis has issued his personal version of “Thank you for not smoking,” announcing a ban on the sale of cigarettes in the Vatican.
Many thanks to Breitbart.com on Pinterest for this great photo.
Holy Smoke! Pope Francis bans sale of cigarettes in Vatican: Pope Francis has issued his personal version of “Thank you for not smoking,” announcing a ban on the sale of cigarettes in the Vatican to go into effect in 2018. »

Italia Squisita: Risotto allo zafferano by chef Carlo Cracco

Carlo Cracco is one of the most renowned and beloved Italian chefs. Brought up in Gualtiero Marchesi's "golden brigade", together with other great professionals, after travelling Italy and the whole world he's now based in the city of Milan. We visited him in his one-Michelin star restaurant to discover the recipe for the traditional risotto with saffron, "alla Milanese". Enjoy! | Sponsor Riserva San Massimo | Views on YouTube: 1,982,416 v

Nothing to Hide.

Rien à cacher. / Nichts zu verstecken.
Thanks to ??? for this great photo. Two men holding hands should be something normal just as it is in the Arab world. This is something that the West could learn from the Islamic world.

Ein eleganter Herrenhut: Der letzte Schliff.

Un chapeau homme élégant : la touche finale. / An elegant gentleman’s hat: the finishing touch.
Fürs Bild dieses eleganten Herrens möchte ich mich bei Afrikea.com auf Pinterest bedanken.

Mini-budget Will Likely Mean Higher Interest Rates, Warns Bank of England Governor

THE GUARDIAN: Andrew Bailey says UK borrowers can expect to feel impact of Truss government’s tax and spending decisions

Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, says extra stimulus in last month’s mini-budget would force the Bank into tougher-than-expected action. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
UK borrowers can expect to face higher interest rates as a result of the Truss government’s tax and spending decisions during its six weeks in power, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.

Despite the U-turn on corporation tax on Friday that saw the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor, Andrew Bailey said the extra stimulus provided in last month’s mini-budget would add to inflation and force the Bank into tougher-than-expected action.

Bailey said he had impressed on the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, the need for the public finances to be sustainable and that there had been a “clear and immediate meeting of minds”. Hunt used his first interview to stress mistakes made by Truss would require “difficult decisions” to be made. » | Larry Elliott | Saturday, October 15, 2022

Der starke Mann führt Italien in den Abgrund – vor hundert Jahren übernahm Benito Mussolini die Macht

NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Der Duce versprach eine Revolution, sie endete in der Katastrophe. In Propagandafilmen und auf Propagandafotos wird das Wesen des Faschismus sichtbar.

Der «Duce» spricht zu seinem Volk, Rom 1938. | Imago
Der Führer

Das ist ein Mann! Benito Mussolini reitet, ficht, schwimmt, sogar fliegen kann er. Der Duce zeigt sich gerne in Sportlerpose, mit nacktem Oberkörper auf dem Traktor, mit Fliegerhaube im Cockpit. Immer ist er der Stärkste und der Beste. Er verkörpert die neue Zeit, die Zeit des Faschismus, eine Zeit der Kraft, der Motoren, der Schnelligkeit, auch eine Zeit des Kampfs, des Muts und des Übermuts. Die Männer bewundern diesen Mann, die Frauen himmeln ihn an. Korbweise erhält Mussolini Fanpost und Liebesbriefe aus allen Gegenden Italiens.

Mussolini, Sohn einer Lehrerin und eines Spenglers, ist der Erfinder des Faschismus. Seine politische Karriere beginnt er als sozialistischer Agitator und Journalist. Der Pazifist wird 1915 zum Kriegshetzer, das ist seine Wende. Die neue Ideologie entwickelt er über Jahre hinweg, von Tag zu Tag, von Artikel zu Artikel, von Rede zu Rede, aus der Praxis heraus, je nach Laune und Umständen. Sie ist nichts weiter als eine Sammlung von Sprüchen zu Arbeit und Pflicht, Ordnung und Gehorsam, Volk und Grösse. Die «Aktion» bestimmt die Richtung. Die Theorie erledigen andere. Mit Videos » | Andres Wysling, Rom | Freitag, 14. Oktober 2022

De l’Ukraine à Taïwan, l’agaçant généralissime Elon Musk

LE MONDE : Le milliardaire américain multiplie les initiatives géopolitiques et influe sur le conflit ukrainien avec son réseau d’Internet satellitaire Starlink. Au grand dam du président Zelensky.

Elon Musk, au Met Gala, à New York, le 2 mai 2022. DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS / AFP
Il propose un plan de paix pour l’Ukraine ; il suggère de créer une « zone administrative spéciale » pour régler le sort de Taïwan ; il veut rétablir Internet pour les Iraniennes en révolte contre les mollahs. Cet homme aux allures de « général en chef » n’est pas le président des Etats-Unis. Il s’agit d’Elon Musk, fondateur de SpaceX et patron de Tesla. A 51 ans, l’homme le plus riche du monde (200 milliards de dollars de fortune) tient forum sur Twitter (qu’il se propose toujours de racheter) et multiplie les initiatives géopolitiques qui font grand bruit, suscitant l’ire du président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, et les applaudissements de l’ambassadeur de Chine à Washington. » | Par Arnaud Leparmentier (New York, correspondant) | samedi 15 octobre 2022

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Poland Is Demanding €1.3 Trillion in Reparations from Germany – What's Behind This Claim? | DW News

Over eighty years after World War II began, Poland is demanding €1.3 trillion euros in reparations from Germany to compensate for the wartime devastation it caused. But Germany considers the issue to be long settled. Who is in the right?

Queen in Persia | 1961

Forecast by the IMF Shows Germany and Italy Are to Tumble into Recession in 2023 | Business Special

Erster Muezzin-Ruf schallt durch Köln - und sorgt für Proteste

Zum ersten Mal erklang am Freitagmittag der muslimische Gebetsruf auch außerhalb der Moschee von Köln-Ehrenfeld. Die Lautsprecher sind am Haupteingang angebracht, die Lautstärke ist zusätzlich begrenzt, damit es auch in der unmittelbaren Umgebung der Moschee nicht zu einer Lärmbelästigung kommt.

Doch nicht alle sind mit dem Gebetsruf einverstanden. Einige Menschen demonstrierten gegenüber der Moschee mit Sprechchören und Transparenten gegen den Muezzin-Ruf und die Unterdrückung von Frauen im Iran. Für manche nicht muslimische Bürger viel Lärm um nichts. „Die Glocken des Kölner Doms und vieler Kirchen läuten auch deutlich lauter. Ich habe kaum etwas gehört. Also die Aufregung kann ich jetzt auch nicht nachvollziehen,“ sagt eine Kölnerin.

Das Projekt ist eine Initiative der Stadt, das den muslimischen Gemeinden ermöglichen will, jeweils am Freitag zwischen 12 und 15 Uhr fünf Minuten lang zum Gebet zu rufen. Für jede Moschee wird dabei eine Lautstärkebegrenzung entsprechend der Gegebenheiten im Umfeld der Moschee festgelegt. Außerhalb der Moschee in Ehrenfeld gilt zum Beispiel eine Grenze von 60 Dezibel. Das entspricht einem Gespräch in Zimmerlautstärke. Ein vorbeifahrendes Motorrad oder ein schreiendes Baby gelten als Referenz für 80dB.

How ‘Knives of the Long Night’ Led to Brutally Swift Kwarteng Sacking

THE GUARDIAN: The chancellor was dispatched soon after touching down, but Tory colleagues were not convinced that was enough to save the PM


Kwasi Kwarteng sacked: how his last 24 hours as chancellor unravelled – video
As the clock reached closer to midnight, Kwasi Kwarteng finished deliberating about heading home from Washington DC to attempt to save his political career.

He eventually boarded the final flight back to London, but when he reached Downing Street 12 hours later, he was sacked as chancellor on the spot. The “knives of the long night” episode, as it is now called, took place with brutal swiftness.

It was the culmination of a chaotic week in Westminster, which saw furious calls for an overhaul of Truss and Kwarteng’s mini-budget while her premiership teetered on the brink.

The mood of Tory MPs was already toxic, given their party conference in Birmingham had been plagued by a series of U-turns and blue-on-blue attacks. But to test the feeling of the public, Kwarteng did a walkabout through his leafy constituency of Spelthorne, in Surrey, last Friday.

While passing an estate agent, he waved through the window and stopped when a woman inside got up, seemingly to greet him. Instead, she is said to have come to the window, made an obscene gesture and told the chancellor he was a disgrace. » | Aubrey Allegretti, Jessica Elgot and Pippa Crerar | Friday, October 14, 2022

TyskySour: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Ooutrageous Lies to the Nation

Rees-Mogg’s roots tell a true Conservative tale – just not the one he wants us to hear: The MP’s grandfather worked as a dairyman and lorry driver, but this does not fit his carefully cultivated public image »

Iran's Protests and Activism Four Weeks on from Mahsa Amini's Death - BBC News

Topple the reactionary bastards! Throw the concept of a ‘mullocracy’ into the dustbin of history, where it belongs; and put the mullahs out to graze! – © Mark Alexander

Former Empress of Iran Voices Support for Women-led Protests Rocking the Country | Reupload

aying she is heartbroken by the death of 22 year-old Mahsa Amini, the former empress of Iran Farah Diba Pahlavi calls the women protesting the Iranian regime "courageous".

Authorities in Iran Forced to Remove Poster of Women in Hijabs after PR Fiasco

THE GUARDIAN: Montage in Tehran taken down within 24 hours after prominent women and relatives denounce use of their photos

At least three of the women pictured in the Tehran billboard objected to their image being misused, including the actor Fatemeh Motamed-Arya. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
The Iranian authorities suffered a PR fiasco after being forced to take down a giant billboard in a central square in Tehran when women in the poster, or their relatives, objected to being depicted as supporters of the government and the compulsory-wearing of the hijab.

The billboard controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was a montage of about 50 Iranian women wearing the hijab under the slogan “Women of my Land”. It was taken down within 24 hours after at least three of the women pictured said they objected to their image being misused.

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, a multiaward-winning actor was the first to protest, releasing a video. Not wearing the hijab, she said: “I am not considered a woman in a land where young children, little girls and freedom-loving youths are killed in its fields.” » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Friday, October 14, 2022

Ladies: Have courage! Take those hijabs, those unsightly, mediaeval rags, to the public square and set fire to them. The damn lot of them! Liberate yourselves from the oppression of those reactionary old fogies. Choose vitamin D over darkness and shade! Your health will thank you for it. And, whilst you're at it, restore the Peacosk Throne and bring back the Shah. Reject mediaeval thinking! Choose modernity! – © Mark Alexander

Daniel Lacalle: Rate Hikes Will Continue as Inflation Remains

Oct 14, 2022

Italia Squisita: Roasted Chicken in a 2-Michelin-star French Restaurant with Giuliano Sperandio - Le Clarence

Widespread in all cultures of the world, roasted chicken is a true cult dish for French families. To discover its secrets, we wen to Paris inside the kitchen of the two Michelin star restaurant "Le Clarence", hosted by Giuliano Sperandio. This great chef with Ligurian origins, already protagonist n couple with Mauro Ricciardi of our original pesto recipe, will guide us with his professionalism and great irony through the search of the perfect roasted chicken, without forgetting the side dish: French fries with Bernese sauce!

Neither the list of ingredients nor the method of preparation is available for this. One must simply listen to the chef’s instructions (if one speaks Italian) or read the subtitles in English at the bottom of the video. Buon appetito!

Angela Lansbury | 60 Minutes Archive | 1996

Oct 11, 2022 | Actress Angela Lansbury, the star of Murder, She Wrote, has passed away. She was 96.

In 1996, Lesley Stahl profiled Lansbury for 60 Minutes.


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Jeremy Hunt Replaces Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer

"The Prime Minister is now the prisoner of the markets."

Jeremy Hunt will be the fourth chancellor of the exchequer in four months, and will have 'total authority over the Prime Minister.'

Former Treasury minister, David Gauke tells Ruth Davidson what the market reaction has been to an expected u-turn on last month's mini-budget.


Liz Truss appoints Jeremy Hunt as chancellor after sacking Kwarteng: Former leadership contender is back in cabinet as PM tries to reach out to other sections of Tory party »

Was that it? Eight-minute Liz Truss press conference will not steady ship: Prime minister took only four questions but showed lack of contrition in lightning fast appearance that will not have secured goodwill »

Four bruising questions but even fewer answers from Liz Truss: She picked favoured reporters and offered repetitious platitudes to pointed inquiries. How long can PM last? »

Three weeks of chaos that cost more than Kwarteng’s job – in numbers: On 30 September, the then chancellor’s mini-budget triggered a chain of events that led to a dramatic downfall »

Liz Truss Sacks Kwasi Kwarteng ahead of Corporation Tax U-turn

THE GUARDIAN: Chancellor shares letter saying he has accepted prime minister’s request for him ‘to stand aside’

In the letter, Kwarteng argues that the plan to rapidly cut taxes was the correct one despite the turbulent market reaction. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that he has been sacked as chancellor by Liz Truss as the prime minister tries to restore her political authority ahead of a U-turn on parts of her disastrous mini-budget later on Friday.

In a tweeted letter to Truss, Kwarteng began: “You have asked me to stand aside as chancellor. I have accepted.”

Earlier, Downing Street sources had told the Guardian the prime minister wanted Kwarteng to “carry the can” over her climbdown as she sought to calm the markets and the nerves of jittery Tory MPs.

Truss met Kwarteng, previously her closest political ally and co-architect of her plan for growth, for crisis talks in Downing Street after he dashed back overnight from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington DC. » | Pippa Crerar and Rowena Mason | Friday, October 14, 2022

Good riddance! Now we need to get the bean counter to resign. I suggest she return to her kitchen and bake some cookies. That will give her plenty of time to think about her future.

When you employ people to do jobs they are not up to doing, to do jobs they are ill-qualified for, this is what you get: chaos and turmoil! The Tory Party is suffering from burn-out. Keir Starmer wants to “make Brexit work”. The problem is that nobody will ever be able to make Brexit work. Brexit is unworkable: it is impoverishing, divisive, and stupid, especially in a geopolitical world of giants.

The only pro-Europe party we have now is the Liberal Democrats, but its leader, Ed Davey, is strangely silent. He should be writing a manifesto for the upcoming general election, offering the electorate a chance to vote to re-enter the EU. The voters need to be given the option of reversing course. They can see now that Brexit is making Britain weaker, poorer and largely ungovernable. If the powers-that-be really want to keep the UK united, then the only way forward, as I see it, is for the country to ask our friends in Europe if they will accept us truculent enfants terribles back into the European family. Next time, I’m sure that the Europeans will be able to get a promise out of us that we will behave ourselves. – © Mark Alexander

Scottish Tory Leader Gets Laughed At in Awful Question Time Appearance

Douglas Ross had a rough time on Question Time, getting slated by the panel and audience for trying to defend Liz Truss' government.

I have stated on this blog many times before that I think that the Conservative Party needs to go the way of the Whigs: into extinction! What they have done to this country, especially with and since Brexit is totally and utterly unforgiveable. We should never have been brought out of the European Union. Nobody in his right mind would walk away from the biggest single market in the world: The Single Market. One has to have sawdust for brains to believe that such an act of self-harm could lead to economic success.

As a result of Brexit, this country’s economy is forecast to shrink year on year for the next ten years. So what is this poppycock Liz Truss is talking about wanting “growth, growth, growth”? If she truly had wanted growth, she would never have changed her politics from being a Remainer to being a Brexiteer. Clearly, she did that for one reason only: for self-advancement.

She spouts extreme-right dogma about economic growth, the neoliberal idea that by making the already mega-rich richer still, economic growth will be stimulated. And then, by some miracle, some wonder, it will trickle down to the ‘little people’. That is balderdash: economic make-believe! Voodoo economics if you will.

So here we have it: an ex-bean-counter, an accountant, as a prime minister and a practitioner of voodoo economics as her chancellor. The results are plain to see; and will go down in the history books under the title, Tory Folly.

Let us hope that one day soon, this country will have a forward-looking, business-friendly, Europe-friendly party that will be capable of making this country prosperous and equitable. A party that understands that the economy must work for the many, not just the super-privileged few. © Mark Alexander

Professor Tim Wilson: Kwasi Is Hurrying Back and Liz Is Trying to Save Her Sinking Ship

Oh dear oh dear

Brilliant, Prof! This cloud does have a silver lining though: This catastrophe has exposed the erroneous notion that only the Conservatives know how to handle the economy, only the Conservatives can be trusted with the running of the economy for the BIG lie that it is. – © Mark Alexander

One Month and Counting: Can Iran's Regime Quell Youth-driven Movement? • FRANCE 24 English

Gunfire and tanks, teenage girls detained in psychiatric wards, Internet blocked, yet from the outside, Iran's nationwide protests seem to be gaining momentum one month after the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police. What next? In a nation with no independent opposition or trade unions, we measure the resilience of a leaderless movement and of a theocracy whose values are law of the land. The restrictions imposed by the government mirror restrictions from abroad.

Time to Boogie!

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Remembering Angela Lansbury

The New York Times sat down with Angela Lansbury in 2010 to discuss her life and accomplishments on the stage and screen. She spoke with us with the understanding the interview would be published only after her death.

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Eine Familie unterm Hakenkreuz | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE

Es ist Liebe auf den ersten Blick, als sich der Doktorand Helmut und die Medizinstudentin Erna 1929 kennenlernen. Beide schauen zuversichtlich in die Zukunft. Dann erfährt Erna in der heraufziehenden Nazizeit von einem Familiengeheimnis: Ihre Mutter sei Jüdin. Erna ist sich sicher, dass sich Helmut von ihr trennen wird. Doch ihr Verlobter steht zu ihr. Die beiden heiraten und bekommen drei Söhne. Nach und nach wird das Leben im nationalsozialistischen Deutschland für die Familie immer schwerer. Erna gilt als Mensch zweiter Klasse, nach den sogenannten Rassegesetzen ist sie Halbjüdin und darf nicht mehr studieren. Helmut bekommt als Arzt keine Zulassung für Kassenpatienten.

Das Ehepaar sieht nur noch eine Chance: Durch seine Bewährung als tapferer Soldat will Helmut die sogenannte Sippenschande tilgen. Der Führer und Reichskanzler kann durch seine Unterschrift Helmuts Familie angesichts seines tapferen Einsatzes im Krieg für „deutschblütig“ erklären. Helmut nimmt als Feldarzt am Krieg teil. Erna bleibt mit den drei Söhnen im Münsterland und muss dort den rassistischen Alltag und die Bedrohung von Gesundheit und Leben durch die Nationalsozialisten und ihre autoritätshörigen Helfer allein bestehen. Von der Wehrmacht wird Helmut für seine Tapferkeit ausgezeichnet. Er fällt an der Front. Doch das scheinbar Unmögliche, die Rettung seiner Familie, gelingt ihm posthum.

Erna wird nach seinem Tod tatsächlich für „deutschblütig“ erklärt und entkommt den Deportationen. Sie überlebt mit ihren drei Kindern den Nationalsozialismus. Helmut und Erna waren beide sehr begabt, beide konnten gut schreiben; er war ein leidenschaftlicher Fotograf und Filmemacher. Er hielt die ersten Schritte seiner Kinder und das anfangs glückliche Leben als Arzt genauso in Filmen, Fotos und Briefen fest wie später das Grauen an der Front. Die Geschichte von Erna und Helmut zeigt eine sehr nahe, neue Perspektive auf das Leben im NS-Staat, sie bewegt, sie reißt mit und konfrontiert die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer mit der Gewissensfrage: Wie hätte ich mich verhalten?

Dokumentation von Jutta Pinzler (D 2021, 60 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis zum 11/01/2023

Da diese Dokumentation alters-begrenzt ist, bette ich sie nicht ein, sondern frage ich Sie gefälligst auf diesen Link zu klicken, um die Dokumentation direkt auf YouTube anzusehen. – Mark Alexander

Franz Schubert Serenade [Ständchen] (arr. Franz Liszt) – Beka Lagadze

Can Liz Truss Survive as PM - Expert Explains

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‘Pig’s Ear’: Tory Press Raises Doubts about Liz Truss’s Future

THE GUARDIAN: Once-loyal papers such as the Sun and Daily Mail start to turn on PM amid financial turmoil

‘In her abject powerlessness she is like a leader who has been in office for years and has run out of options and support,’ says the Daily Mail. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK parliament/AFP/Getty
Conservative commentators are beginning to turn against Liz Truss, with rightwing newspapers such as the Sun and Daily Mail rounding on her for making a “pig’s ear” of the mini-budget, while other observers suggest her premiership could be extremely short-lived.

Though she was initially heralded by some as a prime minister to drive through true-blue policies with the most radical reforms in decades, unease is growing in Tory circles about her leadership.

Recent market turmoil, a series of screeching U-turns and the expectation more will follow are compounding jitters about Truss’s future.

The Daily Mail, in its editorial on Thursday, reserved the top slot in its three-pronged editorial column to savage the Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, but used the second to raise concerns about Truss. It said her “dash for growth is already limping badly after she made a pig’s ear of presenting her ambitious mini-budget and was forced into humiliating U-turns”. » | Aubrey Allegretti, Political correspondent | Thursday, October 13, 2022