Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Édith Piaf : La vie en rose
Democracy Now! “We Just Want the Basics”: Rare Protests in Cuba amid Deep Economic Crisis, Ongoing US Blockade
Jul 14, 2021 • We go to Havana, Cuba, to look at what is behind protests that brought thousands of people into the streets of Havana and other cities in rare anti-government protests denouncing the island’s economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuba is facing its harshest phase of the pandemic with skyrocketing infections, and people are scrambling to cope amid shortages of medicine, food and other resources due to catastrophic U.S. sanctions. Thousands of others in Cuba led counterprotests in support of the Cuban Revolution and President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Cuban journalist Daniel Montero, a journalist with the independent news organization Belly of the Beast, says many people were demanding an end to communism on the island, but the protests were not entirely driven by ideology. “We just want more food. We just want medicine. We just want the basics,” he says many protesters told him in interviews.
Afghanistan : la promesse de Londres si les talibans arrivent au pouvoir
LE POINT : Le Royaume-Uni a fait savoir, mercredi 14 juillet, que son gouvernement collaborera avec le groupe si celui-ci respecte les droits de l’homme, une fois au pouvoir.
Les talibans à la tête de l’Afghanistan ? La possibilité semble être sérieusement envisagée par Londres. Tant et si bien que le Royaume-Uni a déjà pris sa décision quant à l’avenir de ses relations diplomatiques avec le pays dans l’éventualité où le groupe entrerait au gouvernement afghan. Ainsi, le ministre britannique de la Défense, Ben Wallace, a fait savoir, mercredi 14 juillet, que son pays collaborera avec les talibans si ceux-ci entrent au sein de l’exécutif et respectent les droits de l’homme.
« Quel que soit le gouvernement en place, le gouvernement britannique coopérera avec lui, à condition qu’il adhère à certaines normes internationales », a déclaré le ministre dans une interview publiée mercredi par le journal The Telegraph. Mais, « comme pour les autres gouvernements dans le monde, s’ils se comportent d’une manière qui va gravement à l’encontre des droits de l’homme, nous réexaminerons notre relation », a-t-il ajouté. » | Source AFP | mercredi 14 juillet 2021
Les talibans à la tête de l’Afghanistan ? La possibilité semble être sérieusement envisagée par Londres. Tant et si bien que le Royaume-Uni a déjà pris sa décision quant à l’avenir de ses relations diplomatiques avec le pays dans l’éventualité où le groupe entrerait au gouvernement afghan. Ainsi, le ministre britannique de la Défense, Ben Wallace, a fait savoir, mercredi 14 juillet, que son pays collaborera avec les talibans si ceux-ci entrent au sein de l’exécutif et respectent les droits de l’homme.
« Quel que soit le gouvernement en place, le gouvernement britannique coopérera avec lui, à condition qu’il adhère à certaines normes internationales », a déclaré le ministre dans une interview publiée mercredi par le journal The Telegraph. Mais, « comme pour les autres gouvernements dans le monde, s’ils se comportent d’une manière qui va gravement à l’encontre des droits de l’homme, nous réexaminerons notre relation », a-t-il ajouté. » | Source AFP | mercredi 14 juillet 2021
Grausamer Taliban-Richter schildert seine Arbeit | Afghanistan
Jul 12, 2021 • Ohne ein Anzeichen von Reue, ohne die Miene zu verziehen, berichtet er uns von seiner Arbeit: Gul Rahim, Richter bei den Taliban. Im Interview schildert er BILD-Vize Paul Ronzheimer, wie er Frauen und Homosexuelle bestrafen will.
Die Lage in Afghanistan eskaliert von Tag zu Tag mehr. Der internationalen Truppen haben sich fast komplett zurückgezogen, die vom Westen ausgebildeten Soldaten verlassen das Land in Scharen – und die Taliban sind weiter auf dem Vormarsch.
Die Lage in Afghanistan eskaliert von Tag zu Tag mehr. Der internationalen Truppen haben sich fast komplett zurückgezogen, die vom Westen ausgebildeten Soldaten verlassen das Land in Scharen – und die Taliban sind weiter auf dem Vormarsch.
LGBT Film History: The Early Years (1910s – 1920s)
Jun 1, 2019 • In this video essay, I take a look at early cinematic depictions of homosexuality, especially during the Weimar era (1919 – 1933) in Germany. 28 May 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the release of "Anders als die Andern" (1919) which was the first LGBT-themed film in history.
Films that I talk about include "A Florida Enchantment" (1914), "Salomé" (1923), "Michael" (1924), "Die Büchse der Pandora" (1929), "Mädchen in Uniform" (1931) and "The Sign of the Cross" (1932).
Films that I talk about include "A Florida Enchantment" (1914), "Salomé" (1923), "Michael" (1924), "Die Büchse der Pandora" (1929), "Mädchen in Uniform" (1931) and "The Sign of the Cross" (1932).
GOP Candidate Slams LGBTQ+ and ‘Sodomy’ Education In Schools
Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor, Jack Ciattarelli, promised constituents that if elected he would put an end to the LGBTQ curriculum currently being taught in schools.
The comments were made while Ciattarelli was visiting a gun range on June 26, but the video was only made public on July 13, after being released by The Gothamist.
“I feel lucky [our kids] are in their 20s and I don’t have to be dealing with what you’re dealing with right now,” Ciatterelli says in the video. “You won’t have to deal with it when I’m governor, but we’re not teaching gender ID and sexual orientation to kindergarteners. We’re not teaching sodomy in sixth grade. And we’re going to roll back the LGBTQ curriculum. It goes too far.” » | Rachel Shatto | Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Being benighted is not a pre-requisite of membership of the GOP, but it sure does help! © Mark
Coming Out in Germany vs the UK
André : Mein Coming Out
8 footballeurs qui ont osé faire leur coming out | Oh My Goal
Il giocatore Carl Nassib annuncia di essere gay: è il primo nella storia del football americano a fare coming out
Carl Nassib, dei Las Vegas Raiders, è il primo giocatore attivo della National Football Association a fare coming out. Nassib ha annunciato di essere gay e di «averlo voluto dichiarare già da tempo. Ora mi sento a mio agio a farlo». Il 28enne è alla sua sesta stagione nella Nfl e alla seconda nei Raiders. «Mi auguro che un un giorno video come questi e tutto il processo del coming out non siano più necessari», ha aggiunto in un post su Instagram. » | © La Stampa | Martedi 22 Giugno 2021
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Commentary: The Powerful 'Pansies' of the U.S. Military
ADVOCATE: Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning has a few thoughts on Republicans smearing the armed forces.
This week, under questioning from Matt Gaetz, perhaps the least ethical member of Congress right now (and wow, that is a hard title to get!), the Joint Chiefs Chairman, Army General Mark Milley, fought back at the pervy congressman’s whine about the military being woke.
"And I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, our general officers, our commissioned, noncommissioned officers of being, quote, 'woke' or something else, because we're studying some theories that are out there."
Later, Gaetz had the gall to tweet about Milley: "With Generals like this it’s no wonder we’ve fought considerably more wars than we’ve won." Gaetz wouldn't last 10 minutes at West Point.
Never in American history has a political party gone after the U.S. military. The military is sacrosanct. It is revered. It protects our freedom, our democracy. It is the envy of the world.
Gaetz and his bigoted lot are trying to ignite shitstorms over being "woke" and the teaching of critical race theory. These are attempts to score political points with the racist Trump base, and they are using the venerable U.S. military as the whipping post for their lies and slander.
This is the same Republican party that wrapped itself in knots for years over trying to label itself as vanguards of the armed forces. But now the party follows someone like Gaetz's lead on how to untie itself from the military. The old Grand Old Party, now renamed as the Grotesquely Obnoxious Perjurers, are falsely accusing the military of being weak and disgustingly lambasting it for supporting equality. » | John Casey | Friday, June 25, 2021
Chaotische Szenen in Georgiens Parlament nach Tod von Kameramann
Nach dem Tod eines Kameramannes, der bei Protesten schwulenfeindlicher Demonstranten schwer verletzt worden war, haben oppositionelle Abgeordnete in Georgien den Rücktritt von Ministerpräsident Irakli Garibaschwili gefordert. Am Montag kam es im Parlament in Tiflis zu Tumulten, als mehrere Abgeordnete den Stuhl des Parlamentspräsidenten besetzten. Kritiker werfen Garibaschwili und seiner Regierung eine Mitverantwortung für die Gewalt gegen Medienschaffende bei den jüngsten Anti-LGTBQ-Protesten in der georgischen Hauptstadt vor.
Die Parlamentssitzung am Montag konnte erst fortgesetzt werden, nachdem die vier weiblichen Abgeordneten, die den Stuhl des Parlamentspräsidenten besetzten, gewaltsam aus dem Saal gebracht worden waren. Am Abend kam es dann abermals zum Protest gegen Garibaschwili: Vor dem Parlamentsgebäude versammelten sich etwa 2000 Menschen, unter ihnen hunderte Journalisten und Menschenrechtsaktivisten. Sie kündigten an, die Demonstrationen solange fortzusetzen, bis Garibaschwili abtritt. » | Quelle: AFP | Dienstag, 13. Juli 2021
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Jordanie : un procès en trahison épargne le demi-frère du roi
LE FIGARO: Un tribunal d'Amman a condamné, lundi 12 juillet, deux anciens proches de la famille royale à 15 ans de prison. En l'absence du principal suspect, le prince Hamza.
L'affaire avait secoué le royaume de Jordanie en avril dernier. Un complot visant à renverser l'actuel détenteur du trône, Abdallah II, était mis à jour, et le propre demi-frère du souverain, le prince Hamza, était accusé d'avoir pris part à ce coup d'État. Plusieurs dizaines de personnes ont été arrêtées : des chefs de tribus, des militaires et des proches de la famille royale. Le prince «félon» était, quant à lui, placé en résidence surveillée.
Le procès de Bassem Awadallah et Cherif Hassan ben Zaid, les deux hommes accusés d'être au cœur des machinations, s'est tenu lundi 12 juillet 2021 à Amman. Bien qu'ils aient clamé leur innocence, ils ont été tous deux reconnus coupables d'«incitation à agir contre le régime politique du royaume», et d'«actes susceptibles de mettre en danger la sûreté et la sécurité de la société et de sédition.» L'un et l'autre ont été condamnés à 15 ans de prison et à des peines de travaux forcés. » | Par Emilien Hertement | lundi 12 juillet 2021
Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Report Bumper Second-quarter Profits
THE GUARDIAN: Investment banking arms of two Wall Street firms benefit from global glut of mergers and acquisitions
Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have reported bumper profits for the second quarter as their investment banking divisions continued to ride the global boom in mergers and takeover deals.
The two US banks have been capitalising on the surge in merger and acquisitions activity, which broke records for the second straight quarter in the three months to June, according to Refinitiv data, and helped make up for a slowdown in trading since the start of the year.
Goldman Sachs, which continues to generate the highest investment banking fees among its peers, reported profits of $5.5bn (£4bn) in the second quarter. That was the second highest profit on record for the bank, only surpassed by its first quarter of 2021, and compared with just $373m in profits a year earlier when the group had to draw down provisions to cover a $2.9bn settlement over the 1MDB corruption scandal with global regulators. » | Kalyeena Makortoff, Banking correspondent |Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have reported bumper profits for the second quarter as their investment banking divisions continued to ride the global boom in mergers and takeover deals.
The two US banks have been capitalising on the surge in merger and acquisitions activity, which broke records for the second straight quarter in the three months to June, according to Refinitiv data, and helped make up for a slowdown in trading since the start of the year.
Goldman Sachs, which continues to generate the highest investment banking fees among its peers, reported profits of $5.5bn (£4bn) in the second quarter. That was the second highest profit on record for the bank, only surpassed by its first quarter of 2021, and compared with just $373m in profits a year earlier when the group had to draw down provisions to cover a $2.9bn settlement over the 1MDB corruption scandal with global regulators. » | Kalyeena Makortoff, Banking correspondent |Tuesday, July 13, 2021
More Than 1m Children from Key Worker Families Living in Poverty, Says TUC
THE GUARDIAN: Study finds more than one in five children of workers employed in the frontline of the pandemic live below breadline
More than a million children from households in the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are living in poverty, according to new research published by the TUC.
The study found that one in five children of key workers in England, Scotland and Wales were living below the official breadline – rising to almost one in three in the worst-affected region, the north-east.
The TUC said low pay and insecure hours – widespread in occupations such as social care, supermarkets and delivery drivers – were the main reasons for in-work poverty among key workers. » | Larry Elliott | Wednesday, July 14, 2021
More than a million children from households in the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are living in poverty, according to new research published by the TUC.
The study found that one in five children of key workers in England, Scotland and Wales were living below the official breadline – rising to almost one in three in the worst-affected region, the north-east.
The TUC said low pay and insecure hours – widespread in occupations such as social care, supermarkets and delivery drivers – were the main reasons for in-work poverty among key workers. » | Larry Elliott | Wednesday, July 14, 2021
UK Inflation Jumps to 2.5% as Secondhand Car and Food Prices Rise
THE GUARDIAN: June figure is highest level since August 2018 and above analysts’ forecasts
Britain’s inflation rate has risen to 2.5% – its highest level in almost three years – after the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions prompted rising demand.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said dearer food, secondhand cars, clothing and footwear and fuel prices were the main factors behind a jump in the annual inflation rate from 2.1% to 2.5% in June.
The figure was the highest since the 2.7% recorded in August 2018, higher than the 2.2% expected by analysts and above the Bank of England’s 2% target.
Core inflation, which strips out food, energy, alcohol and tobacco, rose from 2% to 2.3%. » | Larry Elliott, Economics editor | Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Britain’s inflation rate has risen to 2.5% – its highest level in almost three years – after the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions prompted rising demand.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said dearer food, secondhand cars, clothing and footwear and fuel prices were the main factors behind a jump in the annual inflation rate from 2.1% to 2.5% in June.
The figure was the highest since the 2.7% recorded in August 2018, higher than the 2.2% expected by analysts and above the Bank of England’s 2% target.
Core inflation, which strips out food, energy, alcohol and tobacco, rose from 2% to 2.3%. » | Larry Elliott, Economics editor | Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Foreigner - I Don't Want to Live Without You (Official Music Video)
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