Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
Thursday, May 04, 2023
After Diana: Did Britain Accept Charles and Camilla? | King Charles and Camilla | Timeline
May 4, 2023 | The marriage of Charles and Camilla is shrouded in controversy, especially due to Camilla's involvement in Charles' tragic marriage to Princess Diana. For the monarchy, the marriage is a step into the unknown.
Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
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THE GUARDIAN: Viktor Orbán, addressing European CPAC summit, attacks liberalism as a ‘virus’ and says his country is model for world
Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister, delivers the keynote speech in Budapest on Thursday. Photograph: Szilárd Koszticsák/EPA
The Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán has called for Donald Trump’s return to office, claiming their shared brand of hard-right populism is on the rise around the world, in a speech to US Republicans and their European allies in Budapest.
Orbán was addressing the second annual meeting of the US Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) in the Hungarian capital, aimed at cementing radical rightwing ties across the Atlantic. He said that conservatives have “occupied big European sanctuaries”, which he listed as Budapest, Warsaw, Rome and Jerusalem. He added that Vienna “is also not hopeless” .
He noted that Washington and Brussels were still in the grip of liberalism, which he described as a “virus that will atomize and disintegrate our nations”. » | Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest | Thursday, May 4, 2023
The very last thing this world needs now is another term of office with Donal Trump at the helm. Perish the thought! – Mark
The Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán has called for Donald Trump’s return to office, claiming their shared brand of hard-right populism is on the rise around the world, in a speech to US Republicans and their European allies in Budapest.
Orbán was addressing the second annual meeting of the US Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) in the Hungarian capital, aimed at cementing radical rightwing ties across the Atlantic. He said that conservatives have “occupied big European sanctuaries”, which he listed as Budapest, Warsaw, Rome and Jerusalem. He added that Vienna “is also not hopeless” .
He noted that Washington and Brussels were still in the grip of liberalism, which he described as a “virus that will atomize and disintegrate our nations”. » | Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest | Thursday, May 4, 2023
The very last thing this world needs now is another term of office with Donal Trump at the helm. Perish the thought! – Mark
A Look at the British Monarchy's Popularity ahead of King Charles' Coronation
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THE GUARDIAN: The crowning ceremony will be a deeply Christian affair. Will it be at odds with king’s desire to reflect UK’s religious diversity?
King Charles III with the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who said the coronation was ‘first and foremost an act of Christian worship’. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA
In 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, the UK was predominantly Christian, with Sunday church attendance the norm, children taught to say their prayers at bedtime and vicars regarded with unquestioning deference.
Opinion polls in the 1950s and 1960s asking people to name their religion found that between 86% and 91% gave a Christian denomination.
Seventy years on, as King Charles III prepares for his coronation on 6 May, the picture is rather different. The 2021 census found that for the first time, a minority of people in England and Wales described themselves as Christian, with those saying they had no religion gaining ground. Attendance at Sunday services at Anglican churches in England hit an all-time low (bar the pandemic year of 2020) in 2021, at 509,000 people, or less than 1% of the population. » | Harriet Sherwood | Thursday, May 4, 2023
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In 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, the UK was predominantly Christian, with Sunday church attendance the norm, children taught to say their prayers at bedtime and vicars regarded with unquestioning deference.
Opinion polls in the 1950s and 1960s asking people to name their religion found that between 86% and 91% gave a Christian denomination.
Seventy years on, as King Charles III prepares for his coronation on 6 May, the picture is rather different. The 2021 census found that for the first time, a minority of people in England and Wales described themselves as Christian, with those saying they had no religion gaining ground. Attendance at Sunday services at Anglican churches in England hit an all-time low (bar the pandemic year of 2020) in 2021, at 509,000 people, or less than 1% of the population. » | Harriet Sherwood | Thursday, May 4, 2023
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UK Jews ‘will be lining streets’ on coronation day, says chief rabbi: Ephraim Mirvis pays tribute to king ‘who respects other faiths’ »
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Porträt einer Königin | Mit offenen Augen | ARTE
May 4, 2023 | Wie entstanden die letzten Porträts der englischen Königin Elisabeth vor ihrem Tod, im Juni 2022 anlässlich ihres 70. Thronjubiläums?
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König Charles II: Kann er die Monarchie erneuern? | ARTE Re:
May 4, 2023 | Nach mehr als 70 Jahren in Wartestellung wird Charles III. am 6. Mai zum König gekrönt. Doch die Last der Krone wiegt schwer: Großbritannien befindet sich in einer wirtschaftlichen Krise, Sohn Harry rechnet mit seiner Familie ab, und die Royals – unter Elisabeth II. ein Garant für Stabilität – verlieren an Zuspruch. Viele Briten fragen sich: Ist die Monarchie noch zeitgemäß?
Am 6. Mai wird Charles zum König gekrönt. Wie steht die britische Bevölkerung zu ihrem neuen Staatsoberhaupt?
Mary Hobson gehört zur britischen Mittelschicht und ist ein großer Royal-Fan, auch wenn ihr Ehemann die Begeisterung nicht ganz teilen mag. Mary bereitet sich schon seit Wochen auf das Spektakel vor und hat sich bereits einen Platz gesucht, von dem aus sie den König aus nächster Nähe sehen kann. Doch die Skandale um Prinz Harry und Meghan haben ihren Enthusiasmus etwas getrübt.
Noch kritischer sehen schwarze Briten die Monarchie: Viele von ihnen betrachten die englische Monarchie als Symbol für eine überwiegend weiße Elite, die aus der Zeit gefallen scheint und mit dem Volk nicht mehr viel gemein hat. So sehen es zumindest die Jugendlichen in der Wohltätigkeitsorganisation „Voyage Youth“, die sich für schwarze Jugendliche engagiert. Daneben gibt es sogar noch extremere Stimmen unter den Anti-Royalisten wie Graham Smith mit seiner NGO „Republic“, die sogar die Abschaffung der Monarchie fordern.
Für Ashley Sims kommt das nicht in Frage. Der Paparazzo verdient sein Geld mit Schnappschüssen der königlichen Familie. Die Royals sind für ihn immer noch ein wichtiger Wirtschaftsfaktor im Vereinigten Königsreich. Von diesem Wirtschaftsfaktor profitiert auch die traditionsreiche Bekleidungsfabrik „Kashket & Partners“ in London. Die Hoflieferanten, die auch die Hochzeitsuniformen der Prinzen William und Harry fertigten, arbeiten zurzeit hunderte Uniformen für die Paraden und Zeremonien während der Krönung um.
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Am 6. Mai wird Charles zum König gekrönt. Wie steht die britische Bevölkerung zu ihrem neuen Staatsoberhaupt?
Mary Hobson gehört zur britischen Mittelschicht und ist ein großer Royal-Fan, auch wenn ihr Ehemann die Begeisterung nicht ganz teilen mag. Mary bereitet sich schon seit Wochen auf das Spektakel vor und hat sich bereits einen Platz gesucht, von dem aus sie den König aus nächster Nähe sehen kann. Doch die Skandale um Prinz Harry und Meghan haben ihren Enthusiasmus etwas getrübt.
Noch kritischer sehen schwarze Briten die Monarchie: Viele von ihnen betrachten die englische Monarchie als Symbol für eine überwiegend weiße Elite, die aus der Zeit gefallen scheint und mit dem Volk nicht mehr viel gemein hat. So sehen es zumindest die Jugendlichen in der Wohltätigkeitsorganisation „Voyage Youth“, die sich für schwarze Jugendliche engagiert. Daneben gibt es sogar noch extremere Stimmen unter den Anti-Royalisten wie Graham Smith mit seiner NGO „Republic“, die sogar die Abschaffung der Monarchie fordern.
Für Ashley Sims kommt das nicht in Frage. Der Paparazzo verdient sein Geld mit Schnappschüssen der königlichen Familie. Die Royals sind für ihn immer noch ein wichtiger Wirtschaftsfaktor im Vereinigten Königsreich. Von diesem Wirtschaftsfaktor profitiert auch die traditionsreiche Bekleidungsfabrik „Kashket & Partners“ in London. Die Hoflieferanten, die auch die Hochzeitsuniformen der Prinzen William und Harry fertigten, arbeiten zurzeit hunderte Uniformen für die Paraden und Zeremonien während der Krönung um.
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Wednesday, May 03, 2023
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Russia Accuses Ukraine of Attempting to Kill President Putin with Drone Attacks on Kremlin
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BBC: Russia says it downed two drones that were targeting the Kremlin in Moscow last night and accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin said the drones were disabled by special services using electronic radar assets.
Mr Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the state news agency, adding there was no material damage to buildings.
Ukraine says it is making no comment. » | BBC | Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The Kremlin said the drones were disabled by special services using electronic radar assets.
Mr Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the state news agency, adding there was no material damage to buildings.
Ukraine says it is making no comment. » | BBC | Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
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Latter Gay Stories: Miles and Jim | Giving Ourselves the Permission to Thrive | Reupload
Sep 4, 2020 | Miles Hunsaker and Jim White sit down with the Latter Gay Stories podcast to share their individual stories of coming out, finding inner peace and thriving as a couple.
Both Jim and Miles label themselves as "late-bloomers." They came out later in life: both were married to women, with children. They each held high callings in the LDS Church and both worked to reconcile their religious teachings with what their heart testified to them.
In this episode, Jim and Miles take a deep dive into personal experiences, what they did to navigate the rocky waters of uncertainty and what led them to each other.
Both Jim and Miles label themselves as "late-bloomers." They came out later in life: both were married to women, with children. They each held high callings in the LDS Church and both worked to reconcile their religious teachings with what their heart testified to them.
In this episode, Jim and Miles take a deep dive into personal experiences, what they did to navigate the rocky waters of uncertainty and what led them to each other.
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Humza Yousaf, un premier ministre écossais fier de sa double culture
LE MONDE : PORTRAITA 38 ans, cet homme d’origine pakistanaise est le premier dirigeant musulman d’une nation occidentale. Un parcours qui fait sa force au moment où il doit à la fois redresser l’Ecosse et sa formation politique, le parti indépendantiste SNP.
Des successions de taudis au milieu d’imposants immeubles victoriens : Glasgow n’a pas la beauté classique de sa rivale, Edimbourg. Mais c’est une agglomération vivante, à forte tradition ouvrière et contestataire et la plus diverse de la « nation » écossaise. Des vagues successives de migrants y ont élu domicile au sud de la rivière Clyde, dans le quartier de Pollokshields, à la recherche d’un refuge ou d’un travail dans ses nombreuses usines, aujourd’hui presque toutes fermées : Irlandais, Italiens, juifs fuyant l’Allemagne nazie, Pakistanais à partir des années 1950, plus récemment Polonais et Roumains… » | Par Cécile Ducourtieux (Londres, correspondante) | mardi 2 mai 2023
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Polémique en Belgique sur les généreuses retraites des parlementaires
LE MONDE : D’anciens présidents de l’Assemblée, des élus fédéraux et des dizaines de membres des Parlements régionaux ont bénéficié de pensions publiques bien supérieures au maximum légal autorisé.
Alors que la réforme des retraites et de leur financement reste un débat inachevé et un sujet de polémique entre les différentes composantes du gouvernement dirigé par le libéral Alexander De Croo, les avantages dont bénéficient des élus retraités font scandale en Belgique. » | Par Jean-Pierre Stroobants (Bruxelles, correspondant) | lundi 1 mai 2023
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Alors que la réforme des retraites et de leur financement reste un débat inachevé et un sujet de polémique entre les différentes composantes du gouvernement dirigé par le libéral Alexander De Croo, les avantages dont bénéficient des élus retraités font scandale en Belgique. » | Par Jean-Pierre Stroobants (Bruxelles, correspondant) | lundi 1 mai 2023
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Gove and Hunt, Beware: True-blue Surrey Is Ready to Turf Out the Tories – and You’re Next
THE GUARDIAN: An avalanche is coming. The voters I met are abandoning the Conservatives over lying, cheating and Brexit
“Were you still awake for Raab? Or Hunt? Or Gove?” On the morning after next year’s election we may be asking each other that, remembering the magic early-hours moment in 1997 when Michael Portillo lost his seat in Enfield Southgate, north London, symbolising the earthquake that brought down the Tories after 18 long years. Imagine the shock of Tory A-listers’ seats tumbling in the forever Tory fiefdoms of Surrey.
I had never imagined it, so what I discovered while canvassing with the Liberal Democrats last weekend in Michael Gove’s Surrey Heath constituency was terra incognita to me. Before, there was no point in following the fortunes of forlorn opposition candidates trying to knock down impenetrable home-county blue walls. There is now. » | Polly Toynbee | Tuesday, May 2, 2023
“Were you still awake for Raab? Or Hunt? Or Gove?” On the morning after next year’s election we may be asking each other that, remembering the magic early-hours moment in 1997 when Michael Portillo lost his seat in Enfield Southgate, north London, symbolising the earthquake that brought down the Tories after 18 long years. Imagine the shock of Tory A-listers’ seats tumbling in the forever Tory fiefdoms of Surrey.
I had never imagined it, so what I discovered while canvassing with the Liberal Democrats last weekend in Michael Gove’s Surrey Heath constituency was terra incognita to me. Before, there was no point in following the fortunes of forlorn opposition candidates trying to knock down impenetrable home-county blue walls. There is now. » | Polly Toynbee | Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Princess Anne: Slimmed-down Royal Family ‘Doesn’t Sound Like a Good Idea’
THE GUARDIAN: King Charles’s sister responds to reports that monarch could reduce number of working royals and cut back staffing
Princess Anne: ‘I think the “slimmed down” was said in a day when there were a few more people around.’ Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA
Princess Anne, the 16th in line to the British throne, has said she does not think a slimmed-down monarchy is a “good idea”.
Speaking to the Canadian public broadcaster, CBC News, the princess royal was asking about reports that her brother King Charles intends to overhaul the institution, in a move frequently referred to as a “slimmed down” monarchy.
There have been reports that the king could reduce the number of working royals and cut back royal staffing. » | Jamie Grierson | Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Princess Anne, the 16th in line to the British throne, has said she does not think a slimmed-down monarchy is a “good idea”.
Speaking to the Canadian public broadcaster, CBC News, the princess royal was asking about reports that her brother King Charles intends to overhaul the institution, in a move frequently referred to as a “slimmed down” monarchy.
There have been reports that the king could reduce the number of working royals and cut back royal staffing. » | Jamie Grierson | Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Monday, May 01, 2023
The Guardian View on Brexit Barriers and the Young: A New Deal Is Needed
THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: A House of Lords report is right to demand action to restore lost possibilities to the under-30s
An estimated three-quarters of young people aged between 18 and 24 voted remain in the 2016 Brexit referendum. Many did so in the conviction that leaving the European Union would turn Britain into a smaller, more insular place, closing off possibilities and prospects in their own lives. They feared a birthright was being lost; one which allowed them a bigger, wider sense of belonging. » | Editorial | Monday, May 1, 2023
An estimated three-quarters of young people aged between 18 and 24 voted remain in the 2016 Brexit referendum. Many did so in the conviction that leaving the European Union would turn Britain into a smaller, more insular place, closing off possibilities and prospects in their own lives. They feared a birthright was being lost; one which allowed them a bigger, wider sense of belonging. » | Editorial | Monday, May 1, 2023
France Pension Reforms: May Day Rallies Turn Violent - BBC News
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Forte mobilisation pour un 1ᵉʳ-Mai unitaire émaillé de violences dans plusieurs villes : Cette Journée internationale des travailleurs, placée sous le signe de l’opposition à la réforme des retraites, a renoué avec une mobilisation massive. Mais aussi avec une multiplication des affrontements. Selon un bilan provisoire du ministère de l’intérieur, 291 personnes ont été interpellées en France, et 108 policiers et gendarmes blessés. »
Why Vladimir Putin Is a 'Psychopath' - by His Number One Foreign Enemy
Jan 20, 2023 | Vladimir Putin wants Bill Browder dead. The US businessman is the Russian dictator's No.1 foreign enemy and this is the first episode of a new series where Browder gets Inside Putin's Mind.
After Vladimir Putin allegedly had Browder's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky tortured and killed, the American has made it his life goal to bring down Putin.
In today's episode Bill Browder speaks to experienced war journalist and Russia expert John Sweeney, who has been on the frontline of the war in Ukraine up until December last year. They discuss the question of whether, after 200,000 soldier deaths and 40,000 civilian deaths in this conflict and numerous others down the years, Vladimir Putin is a Psychopath.
The pair discuss how Putin achieved his iron grip on power on Russia, how he has ruthlessly removed his critics down the years and how he consolidated his 'macho-man' image with barbaric methods.
After Vladimir Putin allegedly had Browder's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky tortured and killed, the American has made it his life goal to bring down Putin.
In today's episode Bill Browder speaks to experienced war journalist and Russia expert John Sweeney, who has been on the frontline of the war in Ukraine up until December last year. They discuss the question of whether, after 200,000 soldier deaths and 40,000 civilian deaths in this conflict and numerous others down the years, Vladimir Putin is a Psychopath.
The pair discuss how Putin achieved his iron grip on power on Russia, how he has ruthlessly removed his critics down the years and how he consolidated his 'macho-man' image with barbaric methods.
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Evan Smith | From Stake Presidency to LGBTQ+ Ally and Beyond | Reupload
Oct 4, 2022 | Evan Smith met the intersection of sexuality and religion while serving as an LDS Bishop and eventually in a Stake Presidency. It didn’t take long before Evan began to better understand the difficult and impossible restraints the Church’s policies and doctrines place on LGBTQ Mormons.
In the midst of these dichotomies, Evan, and his wife Cheryl, learned that their own son, Weston, was gay.
The Smiths learned that understanding and advocating for LGBTQ people takes a sharp turn when someone close to you is directly impacted by this topic. As a result, Evan and Cheryl became allies and advocates for queer Mormons, and Evan used his position in his Stake Presidency to directly discuss this topic with General Authorities and Latter-day Saint congregations.
In this episode, Evan candidly shares his discussions with Church leadership, what his family has learned having a gay son, his current membership status in the Mormon church, and what we can all do to better understand the LGBTQ experience.
Evan Smith is also the author of Gay Latter-day Saint Crossroads, a book he acknowledges was written to explain, and hopefully do something productive with the pain that comes from the church’s teachings about sexual orientation and gender identity. The book also explores whether the church’s current position on gay sexual behavior is more reflective of human prejudice than it is of divine truth. Evan also uses the book to try to make amends for any harm he caused in the past as a leader in the church.
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In the midst of these dichotomies, Evan, and his wife Cheryl, learned that their own son, Weston, was gay.
The Smiths learned that understanding and advocating for LGBTQ people takes a sharp turn when someone close to you is directly impacted by this topic. As a result, Evan and Cheryl became allies and advocates for queer Mormons, and Evan used his position in his Stake Presidency to directly discuss this topic with General Authorities and Latter-day Saint congregations.
In this episode, Evan candidly shares his discussions with Church leadership, what his family has learned having a gay son, his current membership status in the Mormon church, and what we can all do to better understand the LGBTQ experience.
Evan Smith is also the author of Gay Latter-day Saint Crossroads, a book he acknowledges was written to explain, and hopefully do something productive with the pain that comes from the church’s teachings about sexual orientation and gender identity. The book also explores whether the church’s current position on gay sexual behavior is more reflective of human prejudice than it is of divine truth. Evan also uses the book to try to make amends for any harm he caused in the past as a leader in the church.
Download the book for FREE by visiting here.
A Gay Mormon Love Story: Elder | Op-Docs | The New York Times | Reupload
Latter Gay Stories: David Doyle | @NerdyGayMormon
Dec 28, 2022 | David Doyle is a Latter-day Saint from Florida. He is humble, reliable, lovable, nerdy, and gay. He is an active Latter-day Saint with stake leadership callings—and it is through those callings that he is able to fulfill some of his self-described “life missions”.
Many people might argue that David’s life is not sustainable—that by choosing to remain an active Latter-day Saint he must deny his sexuality. David addresses that dichotomy and shares much more about the benefits of being a queer Mormon, including his continued friendship with apostle, Elder Dale G. Renlund and his wife, Sister Ruth Renlund.
David is the person behind the very popular @NerdyGayMormon Tumblr handle, sharing positive, honest, and sometimes difficult discussions at the intersection of LGBT Avenue and LDS Street.
Many people might argue that David’s life is not sustainable—that by choosing to remain an active Latter-day Saint he must deny his sexuality. David addresses that dichotomy and shares much more about the benefits of being a queer Mormon, including his continued friendship with apostle, Elder Dale G. Renlund and his wife, Sister Ruth Renlund.
David is the person behind the very popular @NerdyGayMormon Tumblr handle, sharing positive, honest, and sometimes difficult discussions at the intersection of LGBT Avenue and LDS Street.
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Kims Schwester droht den USA und beschimpft Joe Biden
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Die Schwester des nordkoreanischen Machthabers Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, hat den Vereinigten Staaten „nukleare Abschreckung“ angedroht. Sie reagierte damit wohl auf deren Zusammenarbeit mit Südkorea.
Auf die verstärkte militärische Zusammenarbeit der USA mit Südkorea reagiert Nordkorea mit Drohungen und neuen Beschimpfungen des amerikanischen Präsidenten Joe Biden. Die einflussreiche Schwester des Machthabers Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, hat angedeutet, die Fähigkeit der Atomstreitmacht zum Erstschlag müssten ausgebaut werden. „Wir sollten unsere nukleare Kriegsabschreckung verbessern“, wurde sie am Samstag von Staatsmedien zitiert. » | Quelle: dpa | Samstag, 29. April 2023
Many in U.K. Greet King Charles’s Coronation With a ‘Take It or Leave It’ Shrug
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Images of the new king may be blanketing Britain, but many in the country are more focused on navigating a cost-of-living crisis than celebrating a dysfunctional royal family.
King Charles III and the queen consort, Camilla, attending a ceremony on Thursday at Buckingham Palace in London. | Pool photo by Stefan Rousseau
When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, he will undergo a ritual so rare in modern British history that it last occurred 70 years ago, roughly the wait between sightings of Halley’s comet. And yet the coronation has yet to capture the imagination of a Britain preoccupied by other concerns.
Images of the new king — in chocolate, in Legos and in wax — are popping up in bakeries, toy stores and at Madame Tussauds wax museum. Ancient relics of coronation, like the Scottish stone of destiny, are being delivered to Westminster Abbey for the ceremony. Charles and his queen consort, Camilla, are rehearsing every step of the service in a specially staged room at Buckingham Palace.
But in a recent poll of 3,070 adults in Britain by the market research firm YouGov, 64 percent of respondents said they had little or no interest in the coronation. Only a third said they were strongly or fairly interested in it. Among those aged 18 to 24, the number voicing little or no interest rose to 75 percent. » | Mark Landler, Reporting from London | Sunday, April 30, 2023
When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, he will undergo a ritual so rare in modern British history that it last occurred 70 years ago, roughly the wait between sightings of Halley’s comet. And yet the coronation has yet to capture the imagination of a Britain preoccupied by other concerns.
Images of the new king — in chocolate, in Legos and in wax — are popping up in bakeries, toy stores and at Madame Tussauds wax museum. Ancient relics of coronation, like the Scottish stone of destiny, are being delivered to Westminster Abbey for the ceremony. Charles and his queen consort, Camilla, are rehearsing every step of the service in a specially staged room at Buckingham Palace.
But in a recent poll of 3,070 adults in Britain by the market research firm YouGov, 64 percent of respondents said they had little or no interest in the coronation. Only a third said they were strongly or fairly interested in it. Among those aged 18 to 24, the number voicing little or no interest rose to 75 percent. » | Mark Landler, Reporting from London | Sunday, April 30, 2023
Saturday, April 29, 2023
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Schumann - Piano Concerto - Barenboim, Celibidache, Munich Philharmonic (1991)
Mar 25, 2023 | Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Daniel Barenboim: Piano
Munich Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Sergiu Celibidache
Recorded live: Stadthalle Erlangen, 1991
Daniel Barenboim: Piano
Munich Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Sergiu Celibidache
Recorded live: Stadthalle Erlangen, 1991
Von Kroatien nach Paris – Die Krawatte | Karambolage | ARTE
Aug 4, 2020 | Elisabeth Fétizon erklärt uns den Ursprung des Wortes „Krawatte“.
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King Charles Facing a 'Nightmare' as Coronation Nears
Vulnerable UK Women Forced into ‘Sex for Rent’ by Cost of Living Crisis
THE OBSERVER: Some women are turning to escort work to meet basic housing costs, charities warn
Women are increasingly being forced to engage in “survival sex” because of the cost of living crisis amid worsening conditions for Britain’s most vulnerable.
Charities warn rising costs paired with years of underfunding mean women, including those with trauma and mental health issues, are having to turn to sex in exchange for housing or to meet other basic needs.
Sex for rent – when landlords demand sex in return for discounted or free accommodation – is a growing problem as economic conditions tighten, they said, with perpetrators using it as a tool to abuse and control.
It is particularly an issue among migrant women and asylum seekers, the Observer understands. The crisis is also making it harder for those trying to leave abusive relationships. » | Miranda Bryant | Saturday, April 29, 2023
What are the Tories tryng to turn this country into? This is an appalling situation. A coronation which the government can find £100m to finance, yet it is keeping ordinary people so short that they have to ‘sell their sexual services’ to live! This is an absolute disgrace. Shameful! Absolutely shameful! Sunak and his Tory chums should hang their heads in shame. – © Mark Alexander
Women are increasingly being forced to engage in “survival sex” because of the cost of living crisis amid worsening conditions for Britain’s most vulnerable.
Charities warn rising costs paired with years of underfunding mean women, including those with trauma and mental health issues, are having to turn to sex in exchange for housing or to meet other basic needs.
Sex for rent – when landlords demand sex in return for discounted or free accommodation – is a growing problem as economic conditions tighten, they said, with perpetrators using it as a tool to abuse and control.
It is particularly an issue among migrant women and asylum seekers, the Observer understands. The crisis is also making it harder for those trying to leave abusive relationships. » | Miranda Bryant | Saturday, April 29, 2023
What are the Tories tryng to turn this country into? This is an appalling situation. A coronation which the government can find £100m to finance, yet it is keeping ordinary people so short that they have to ‘sell their sexual services’ to live! This is an absolute disgrace. Shameful! Absolutely shameful! Sunak and his Tory chums should hang their heads in shame. – © Mark Alexander
Die Bise: ein besonderer Kuss aus Frankreich | Karambolage | ARTE
Oct 30, 2020 | Vielleicht erinnern Sie sich noch: Vor der Corona-Krise war es in Frankreich üblich, sich mit Wangenküsschen zu begrüßen. Nikola Obermann frischt unsere Erinnerung auf und erklärt uns die Regeln hierzu.
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‘Fox News Can't Replace Him’ Victor Davis Hanson on Tucker Carlson’s Firing
Apr 29, 2023 | US historian Victor Davis Hanson discusses Tucker Carlson's firing from Fox News on Monday.
Fox News’s daily hour-long programme, Tucker Carlson Tonight, pulled in an average audience of 3.3 million viewers in its final two months, making it by far the most viewed cable news show in America.
When the news was announced the show would be ending, Fox Corporation’s stock slumped by 3 per cent on Monday, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in value.
Fox News’s daily hour-long programme, Tucker Carlson Tonight, pulled in an average audience of 3.3 million viewers in its final two months, making it by far the most viewed cable news show in America.
When the news was announced the show would be ending, Fox Corporation’s stock slumped by 3 per cent on Monday, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in value.
Friday, April 28, 2023
Russia's Enemy within | ARTE.tv Documentary
Apr 28, 2023 |
Gay people in Russia are increasingly under attack from violent groups that seem to operate with impunity. Although "promoting non-traditional sexual relations" has been condemned by law since 2013 by Moscow, the situation for the LGBT+ community in Russia has got worse since the Russian invasion of Ukraine as Russian attacks the enemy within.
Russia's Enemy within | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until the 30/01/2024
Russia's Enemy within | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until the 30/01/2024
Ukrainer sollen Russen werden
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Ein neuer Erlass Putins soll Menschen in den besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine dazu bringen, bis Mitte 2024 die russische Staatsangehörigkeit anzunehmen. Wer nicht will, soll abgeschoben werden.
Russland erhöht den Druck auf die Bewohner der vier im vergangenen Herbst annektierten ukrainischen Gebiete, die russische Staatsangehörigkeit anzunehmen. Laut einem am Donnerstagabend veröffentlichten Erlass von Präsident Wladimir Putin sollen Ukrainer, Staatenlose sowie Inhaber von „Pässen“ der „Volksrepubliken“ von Donezk und Luhansk, die nicht die Staatsangehörigkeit der Besatzer annehmen wollen, nur noch bis zum 1. Juli 2024 in den betroffenen Gebieten leben dürfen. Danach könnten sie als „Ausländer“ ohne Aufenthaltsberechtigung abgeschoben werden. » | Von Friedrich Schmidt, Moskau | Freitag, 28. April 2023
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Crowbar Attacks Spark Safety Fears in Manchester’s Gay Village
THE GUARDIAN: City’s businesses and LGBTQ+ community appeal to police for more help after rise in hate crimes
Safety fears are rising in Manchester’s gay village after a shop’s windows were smashed with a crowbar for the third time in six weeks in what the owner has called a “premeditated, targeted hate crime”.
Businesses and LGBTQ+ people on Canal Street and the surrounding neighbourhood have spoken about experiencing an increase in abuse and crime, and have appealed for more police help.
Greater Manchester police (GMP) are trying to identify two masked people on motorbikes responsible for vandalising CloneZone, an adult shop on Sackville Street, on Monday. » | Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent | Friday, April 28, 2023
Safety fears are rising in Manchester’s gay village after a shop’s windows were smashed with a crowbar for the third time in six weeks in what the owner has called a “premeditated, targeted hate crime”.
Businesses and LGBTQ+ people on Canal Street and the surrounding neighbourhood have spoken about experiencing an increase in abuse and crime, and have appealed for more police help.
Greater Manchester police (GMP) are trying to identify two masked people on motorbikes responsible for vandalising CloneZone, an adult shop on Sackville Street, on Monday. » | Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent | Friday, April 28, 2023
Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Spain Braced for Record April Temperature of 39C as Extreme Heat Causes Misery
THE GUARDIAN: Government warns people to take precautions amid drought and heat 7C-11C above average for time of year
The Spanish government has advised people to take extra care as the drought-stricken country experiences record-breaking temperatures that could result in an unprecedented April temperature of 39C (102F) in parts of Andalucía on Friday.
This week’s abnormally high spring temperatures – caused as a mass of very hot air from north Africa travels across the Iberian peninsula and the Balearic islands – have already led the regional government of Madrid to approve a plan to help hospitals, health centres and schools cope, and to order the opening of public swimming pools a month earlier than usual.
In Seville, where temperatures were expected to hit 36C on Thursday, police were trying to establish whether a horse pulling a carriage of tourists had died of heatstroke. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Spanish government has advised people to take extra care as the drought-stricken country experiences record-breaking temperatures that could result in an unprecedented April temperature of 39C (102F) in parts of Andalucía on Friday.
This week’s abnormally high spring temperatures – caused as a mass of very hot air from north Africa travels across the Iberian peninsula and the Balearic islands – have already led the regional government of Madrid to approve a plan to help hospitals, health centres and schools cope, and to order the opening of public swimming pools a month earlier than usual.
In Seville, where temperatures were expected to hit 36C on Thursday, police were trying to establish whether a horse pulling a carriage of tourists had died of heatstroke. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Thursday, April 27, 2023
Jerry Springer, Influential US Talkshow Host, Dies Aged 79
THE GUARDIAN: Family of famed TV figure and former mayor of Cincinnati announces he died ‘peacefully’ at home in Chicago on Thursday
Jerry Springer on the set of his eponymous talkshow in 1999. The show ran for 27 years and nearly 4,000 episodes. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer
The talkshow host Jerry Springer, a former mayor of Cincinnati whose work was vastly influential in daytime TV worldwide, has died. He was 79.
Springer’s family said he died “peacefully” on Thursday at home in Chicago.
In a statement, the family said: “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word.
“He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.” » | Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans and Martin Pengelly in New York | Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Jerry Springer, Host of Unapologetically Brash Talk Show, Dies at 79: The raucous and often confrontational “Jerry Springer Show” ran for nearly three decades and became a cultural phenomenon. »
The talkshow host Jerry Springer, a former mayor of Cincinnati whose work was vastly influential in daytime TV worldwide, has died. He was 79.
Springer’s family said he died “peacefully” on Thursday at home in Chicago.
In a statement, the family said: “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word.
“He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.” » | Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans and Martin Pengelly in New York | Thursday, April 27, 2023
ALSO READ:
Jerry Springer, Host of Unapologetically Brash Talk Show, Dies at 79: The raucous and often confrontational “Jerry Springer Show” ran for nearly three decades and became a cultural phenomenon. »
Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence after Fox News Exit - BBC News
Die Baskenmütze | Karambolage | ARTE
Nov 20, 2020 | Hajo Kruse erzählt uns von einer sehr, sehr französischen Kopfbedeckung: die Baskenmütze.
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Tucker Carlson Breaks His Silence after Departure from Fox News
Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence after Abrupt Departure from Fox News
THE GUARDIAN: Former Fox star did not address his reported firing but offered sweeping complaints about the state of American discourse
Tucker Carlson has broken his silence for the first time since his abrupt departure from Fox News, posting a video to Twitter that did not directly address his reported firing.
Carlson was one of the network’s biggest stars, and gained a large following while spouting xenophobic and racist rhetoric on his show, Tucker Carlson Tonight. He left Fox News without explanation on Monday. News outlets have reported that Carlson was fired on the personal order of Fox owner Rupert Murdoch for, among other things, using vulgar language to describe a female executive.
On Wednesday, Carlson shared a cryptic two-minute video on his Twitter account that did not explain his exit, but offered sweeping complaints about the state of American discourse. He said what he noticed “when you step away from the noise for a few days,” is how nice some people are. (With video) » | Kari Paul and agencies | Thursday, April 27, 2023
LESEN SIE AUCH :
Tucker Carlson meldet sich zu Wort: Tucker Carlson meldet sich nach seinem Rauswurf bei Fox News zu Wort. Er hat jetzt nur noch eine Botschaft. Die US-Medien finden derweil mögliche Gründe für seinen Rauswurf. »
LIRE AUSSI :
Tucker Carlson quitte Fox News, la chaîne américaine se sépare de son animateur vedette : Opposé à l’avortement, grand défenseur du droit à porter des armes, le quinquagénaire à la tête de « Tucker Carlson Tonight » depuis 2016, était devenu l’une des voix les plus influentes de l’Amérique conservatrice. »
Tucker Carlson has broken his silence for the first time since his abrupt departure from Fox News, posting a video to Twitter that did not directly address his reported firing.
Carlson was one of the network’s biggest stars, and gained a large following while spouting xenophobic and racist rhetoric on his show, Tucker Carlson Tonight. He left Fox News without explanation on Monday. News outlets have reported that Carlson was fired on the personal order of Fox owner Rupert Murdoch for, among other things, using vulgar language to describe a female executive.
On Wednesday, Carlson shared a cryptic two-minute video on his Twitter account that did not explain his exit, but offered sweeping complaints about the state of American discourse. He said what he noticed “when you step away from the noise for a few days,” is how nice some people are. (With video) » | Kari Paul and agencies | Thursday, April 27, 2023
LESEN SIE AUCH :
Tucker Carlson meldet sich zu Wort: Tucker Carlson meldet sich nach seinem Rauswurf bei Fox News zu Wort. Er hat jetzt nur noch eine Botschaft. Die US-Medien finden derweil mögliche Gründe für seinen Rauswurf. »
LIRE AUSSI :
Tucker Carlson quitte Fox News, la chaîne américaine se sépare de son animateur vedette : Opposé à l’avortement, grand défenseur du droit à porter des armes, le quinquagénaire à la tête de « Tucker Carlson Tonight » depuis 2016, était devenu l’une des voix les plus influentes de l’Amérique conservatrice. »
A Singapour, un homme a été pendu pour le trafic d’un kilo de cannabis
LE MONDE : La cité-Etat assume sa politique de tolérance zéro face aux affaires de drogue et le recours à la peine capitale, dans un contexte régional d’assouplissement des sanctions.
L’exécution à Singapour, mercredi 26 avril, de Tangaraju Suppiah, un Singapourien d’origine tamoule de 46 ans, pour trafic d’un peu plus d’un kilogramme de cannabis, confirme que la cité-Etat de 5,5 millions d’habitants n’a aucune intention de réformer sa justice, particulièrement sévère face au trafic de drogue. Onze personnes ont été pendues en 2022 – toutes pour des affaires liées aux stupéfiants – après deux ans sans exécution. » | Par Brice Pedroletti (Bangkok, correspondant en Asie du Sud-Est) | jeudi 27 avril 2023
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LIRE AUSSI À PROPOS DE SINGAPOUR :
Singapour révoque une loi pénalisant l’homosexualité : Le texte, qui n’était toutefois plus appliqué, prévoyait une peine maximale de deux ans d’emprisonnement. Son abrogation « met la législation en accord avec l’évolution des mentalités », avait estimé le premier ministre, Lee Hsien Loong, fin août. »
L’exécution à Singapour, mercredi 26 avril, de Tangaraju Suppiah, un Singapourien d’origine tamoule de 46 ans, pour trafic d’un peu plus d’un kilogramme de cannabis, confirme que la cité-Etat de 5,5 millions d’habitants n’a aucune intention de réformer sa justice, particulièrement sévère face au trafic de drogue. Onze personnes ont été pendues en 2022 – toutes pour des affaires liées aux stupéfiants – après deux ans sans exécution. » | Par Brice Pedroletti (Bangkok, correspondant en Asie du Sud-Est) | jeudi 27 avril 2023
Article réservé aux abonnés
LIRE AUSSI À PROPOS DE SINGAPOUR :
Singapour révoque une loi pénalisant l’homosexualité : Le texte, qui n’était toutefois plus appliqué, prévoyait une peine maximale de deux ans d’emprisonnement. Son abrogation « met la législation en accord avec l’évolution des mentalités », avait estimé le premier ministre, Lee Hsien Loong, fin août. »
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They Wrecked Britain, and They’re Not Going Anywhere
THE NEW YORK TIMES: LONDON — As Britain prepares for the coronation of its new king, an end-of-days feeling is sweeping the nation. In an atmosphere of social unrest, economic dysfunction and government corruption, deep political disillusionment has set in. The Conservative Party is polling 15 points behind the opposition, and the popularity of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Conservatives’ fifth leader in seven years, remains obstinately low. After years of Tory misrule, the opinion of the British public seems clear: We’ve had enough.
And with good reason. For over a decade, the Conservatives have ransacked the country they claim to love, unmooring it from its foundations and enriching their chums. While the wealth of the very richest rocketed, the party’s program of austerity, begun by David Cameron in 2010 and continued by each Conservative prime minister since, starved public services, created one of the most miserly welfare states in the developed world and contributed to the longest period of wage stagnation — for many, wage regression — since the Napoleonic Wars. Life expectancy is down, child poverty is up, and there are few signs of a reprieve on the horizon. Life under the Tories has become poorer, nastier, more brutish and shorter. » | Samuel Earle | Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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Embargo: Iran im Würgegriff der USA | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE
Apr 26, 2023 | Seit über 40 Jahren prägen internationale Embargos das Leben im Iran. Die Hoffnung auf eine wirtschaftliche Öffnung des Landes nach dem Atomabkommen von 2015 war nur von kurzer Dauer. Trumps Machtübernahme läutete eine Welle neuer, noch schärferer Sanktionen ein – mit unvorhersehbaren geopolitischen Auswirkungen. Die Dokumentation blickt hinter die Kulissen des Schattenkrieges.
Seit über 40 Jahren prägen internationale Embargos das Leben im Iran. Umfang und Härte der Strafmaßnahmen schwanken abhängig von den politischen und militärischen Spannungen zwischen den USA und der Islamischen Republik. 2015 wecken die Unterzeichnung des Atomabkommens und das Versprechen der internationalen Gemeinschaft auf eine Lockerung der Sanktionen große Hoffnungen bei der iranischen Bevölkerung: Endlich kann das Land sich für internationale Investitionen öffnen. Zwei Jahre später weichen die Erwartungen allgemeiner Enttäuschung. Donald Trumps Machtübernahme macht den Traum von der Öffnung jäh zunichte: Es folgt eine Welle neuer, noch schärferer Sanktionen mit unvorhersehbaren geopolitischen Auswirkungen. Europa, China und Russland beteuern zwar, das Atomabkommen retten zu wollen, doch die ausländischen Unternehmen machen einen Bogen um den iranischen Markt – aus Furcht vor amerikanischen Sanktionen.
Donald Trump wollte mit seiner repressiven Politik die Regierung in Teheran ins Wanken bringen, doch die zeigt sich immer aggressiver. Während Iran die Stabilität im Nahen Osten bedroht, leidet die eigene Bevölkerung im Alltag enorm unter der Wirtschaftsblockade. Deren Folgen – Rekord-Inflation, Verfall des Lebensstandards, Engpässe bei Arzneimitteln – werfen Fragen auf. Zahlt die Bevölkerung letztlich den höchsten Preis für das Embargo?
Der Dokumentarfilm blickt hinter die Kulissen des Schattenkrieges. Sie stellt die politische Wirksamkeit der Sanktionen infrage, beleuchtet die wirtschaftlichen Motive dahinter und zeigt die desaströsen Folgen für die Menschen in der Region auf.
Dokumentation von Magali Serre (F 2020, 60 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 14/08/2023
Seit über 40 Jahren prägen internationale Embargos das Leben im Iran. Umfang und Härte der Strafmaßnahmen schwanken abhängig von den politischen und militärischen Spannungen zwischen den USA und der Islamischen Republik. 2015 wecken die Unterzeichnung des Atomabkommens und das Versprechen der internationalen Gemeinschaft auf eine Lockerung der Sanktionen große Hoffnungen bei der iranischen Bevölkerung: Endlich kann das Land sich für internationale Investitionen öffnen. Zwei Jahre später weichen die Erwartungen allgemeiner Enttäuschung. Donald Trumps Machtübernahme macht den Traum von der Öffnung jäh zunichte: Es folgt eine Welle neuer, noch schärferer Sanktionen mit unvorhersehbaren geopolitischen Auswirkungen. Europa, China und Russland beteuern zwar, das Atomabkommen retten zu wollen, doch die ausländischen Unternehmen machen einen Bogen um den iranischen Markt – aus Furcht vor amerikanischen Sanktionen.
Donald Trump wollte mit seiner repressiven Politik die Regierung in Teheran ins Wanken bringen, doch die zeigt sich immer aggressiver. Während Iran die Stabilität im Nahen Osten bedroht, leidet die eigene Bevölkerung im Alltag enorm unter der Wirtschaftsblockade. Deren Folgen – Rekord-Inflation, Verfall des Lebensstandards, Engpässe bei Arzneimitteln – werfen Fragen auf. Zahlt die Bevölkerung letztlich den höchsten Preis für das Embargo?
Der Dokumentarfilm blickt hinter die Kulissen des Schattenkrieges. Sie stellt die politische Wirksamkeit der Sanktionen infrage, beleuchtet die wirtschaftlichen Motive dahinter und zeigt die desaströsen Folgen für die Menschen in der Region auf.
Dokumentation von Magali Serre (F 2020, 60 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 14/08/2023
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