Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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Gay & Christian in the Military? (2010)
I don’t know why, but so many of the ‘coming out’ videos seem to be from 2010 / 2011. It must have been a bumper period for coming out! – Mark
Suddenly Different: How I Reconciled My Sexuality with My Faith (2011)
Supply Chain Disruptions Continued to Fuel Price Increases in October
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Prices of clothes, lawn mowers and car parts surged in October, data released Wednesday showed, as supply chain disruptions continued to fuel shortages and raise transportation costs.
The increases drove the Consumer Price Index up 6.2 percent last month from the prior year, the fastest pace since 1990.
Factory shutdowns, clogged ports, a shortage of truckers and a surge in demand for imported products have combined to drive up shipping costs for food, furniture, automobiles and other products, which are being passed on in part to consumers. Major shipping companies like FedEx and UPS have announced rate increases. » | Ana Swanson | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The increases drove the Consumer Price Index up 6.2 percent last month from the prior year, the fastest pace since 1990.
Factory shutdowns, clogged ports, a shortage of truckers and a surge in demand for imported products have combined to drive up shipping costs for food, furniture, automobiles and other products, which are being passed on in part to consumers. Major shipping companies like FedEx and UPS have announced rate increases. » | Ana Swanson | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
EU und Belarus: Streit über Migration im Grenzgebiet
Tausende Menschen sitzen im Grenzgebiet zwischen Belarus und Polen fest. Die EU wirft dem belarusischen Machthaber Lukaschenko vor, Menschen gezielt aus Krisenregionen einzufliegen, um sie dann an die Grenze zur EU zu bringen. Damit wolle er die Mitgliedsstaaten unter Druck setzen, aus Rache für bereits verhängte Sanktionen.
Außenminister Maas drohte Belarus mit weiteren Sanktionen. Alle, die sich an der Schleusung von Migrant:innen beteiligten, würden sanktioniert. Die Europäische Union sei nicht erpressbar.
Am Montag hatten größere Gruppen von Migrant:innen in der Nähe von Kuznica vergeblich versucht, die EU-Außengrenze von belarusischer Seite aus zu durchbrechen. Nach Erkenntnissen der polnischen Behörden halten sich gegenwärtig zwischen 3000 und 4000 Menschen im belarusisch-polnischen Grenzgebiet auf - viele kommen aus Krisengebieten wie Afghanistan und dem Irak.
Merkel appeals to Putin to intervene in Belarus border crisis: Call comes after Polish PM said Russia was behind flow of people from Middle East to EU borders »
Außenminister Maas drohte Belarus mit weiteren Sanktionen. Alle, die sich an der Schleusung von Migrant:innen beteiligten, würden sanktioniert. Die Europäische Union sei nicht erpressbar.
Am Montag hatten größere Gruppen von Migrant:innen in der Nähe von Kuznica vergeblich versucht, die EU-Außengrenze von belarusischer Seite aus zu durchbrechen. Nach Erkenntnissen der polnischen Behörden halten sich gegenwärtig zwischen 3000 und 4000 Menschen im belarusisch-polnischen Grenzgebiet auf - viele kommen aus Krisengebieten wie Afghanistan und dem Irak.
Merkel appeals to Putin to intervene in Belarus border crisis: Call comes after Polish PM said Russia was behind flow of people from Middle East to EU borders »
La guerre peut-elle éclater entre le Maroc et l’Algérie?
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - La mort de trois Algériens dans un bombardement attribué au Maroc a encore envenimé les relations entre les deux frères ennemis.
Le Sahara occidental est au cœur du différend entre le Maroc et l’Algérie.
Pourquoi la situation a-t-elle dégénéré?
Voilà trente ans que le statut du Sahara occidental empoisonne les relations entre le Maroc - il revendique le territoire comme sien - et l’Algérie - elle estime qu’il s’agit d’une question de décolonisation et réclame un référendum d’autodétermination pour les Sahraouis sous l’égide des Nations unies. Jusqu’ici, le différend entre Rabat et Alger avait surtout pris la forme d’une guerre diplomatique dans laquelle chacun tentait de peser par des rapports et des jeux de lobbying dans les couloirs de l’ONU. La décision de l’Algérie de faire voler en éclats ce statu quo en annonçant, fin août, la rupture de ses relations diplomatiques avec le Maroc, est liée à l’intrusion officielle d’un troisième acteur sur le terrain: Israël. Depuis l’annonce par Donald Trump de la normalisation des relations diplomatiques entre le Maroc et Israël, obtenue en échange d’une reconnaissance américaine de la souveraineté marocaine sur le Sahara occidental - ni confirmée ni annulée par l’Administration Biden - Alger s’inquiète d’«opérations étrangères» visant à sa «déstabilisation». » | Par Adam Arroudj | dimanche 7 novembre 2021
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In Full: Paul Keating Addresses National Press Club of Australia
Nov 10, 2021 • Former prime minister Paul Keating addresses the National Press Club discussing Australia's strategic framework and its role in the Indo-Pacific.
In his address, Mr Keating gave a scathing assessment of Australia's defence decisions regarding the Indo-Pacific region.
His remarks come after Australia scrapped a $90 billion French Naval Group submarine contract in favour of nuclear submarines in alliance with the United Kingdom and United States.
In his address, Mr Keating gave a scathing assessment of Australia's defence decisions regarding the Indo-Pacific region.
His remarks come after Australia scrapped a $90 billion French Naval Group submarine contract in favour of nuclear submarines in alliance with the United Kingdom and United States.
‘Throwing Toothpicks at the Mountain’: Paul Keating Says Aukus Submarines Plan Will Have No Impact on China
THE GUARDIAN: Former Australian prime minister also says Britain ‘like an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic’ compared to modern China
The former Australian prime ministerPaul Keating has denounced the US- and UK-backed plan for nuclear-powered submarines as “like throwing a handful of toothpicks at the mountain”, declaring Australia should avoid being drawn into a war with China.
The former Labor leader on Wednesday accused the major Australian political parties of losing their way on foreign policy, while dismissing the credibility of the UK’s “tilt” to the Indo-Pacific region.
“Britain is like an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic compared to modern China,” said Keating, who was Australia’s prime minister from 1991 to 1996.
Keating also played down criticism of China’s militarisation of disputed features in the South China Sea by saying “big powers are rude”, and said it would be wrong to insist the increasingly dominant economic power could be only “a stakeholder” in a US-led system. » | Daniel Hurst | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Australian foreign minister seeks to allay south-east Asia fears that nuclear submarines will stir up conflict: Marise Payne is visiting four countries in the region, including Malaysia and Indonesia, which have both raised concerns over Aukus deal »
The former Australian prime minister
The former Labor leader on Wednesday accused the major Australian political parties of losing their way on foreign policy, while dismissing the credibility of the UK’s “tilt” to the Indo-Pacific region.
“Britain is like an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic compared to modern China,” said Keating, who was Australia’s prime minister from 1991 to 1996.
Keating also played down criticism of China’s militarisation of disputed features in the South China Sea by saying “big powers are rude”, and said it would be wrong to insist the increasingly dominant economic power could be only “a stakeholder” in a US-led system. » | Daniel Hurst | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Australian foreign minister seeks to allay south-east Asia fears that nuclear submarines will stir up conflict: Marise Payne is visiting four countries in the region, including Malaysia and Indonesia, which have both raised concerns over Aukus deal »
Half of Britons Do Not Know 6m Jews Were Murdered in Holocaust
THE GUARDIAN: Survey also finds majority of UK respondents believe fewer people care about Holocaust today than used to
The Holocaust Memorial Garden in Hyde Park, London. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Rex/Shutterstock
Just over half of Britons did not know that 6 million Jewish people were murdered during the Holocaust, and less than a quarter thought that 2 million or fewer were killed, a new survey has found.
The study also found that 67% of UK respondents wrongly believed that the government allowed all or some Jewish immigration, when in fact the British government shut the door to Jewish immigration at the outbreak of the war.
When respondents were asked about the Kindertransport, an initiative set up between 1938 and 1939 to rescue nearly 10,000 Jewish child refugees and bring them to Britain, 76% said they did not know what the historic effort was. » | Aamna Mohdin and Rachel Hall | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Just over half of Britons did not know that 6 million Jewish people were murdered during the Holocaust, and less than a quarter thought that 2 million or fewer were killed, a new survey has found.
The study also found that 67% of UK respondents wrongly believed that the government allowed all or some Jewish immigration, when in fact the British government shut the door to Jewish immigration at the outbreak of the war.
When respondents were asked about the Kindertransport, an initiative set up between 1938 and 1939 to rescue nearly 10,000 Jewish child refugees and bring them to Britain, 76% said they did not know what the historic effort was. » | Aamna Mohdin and Rachel Hall | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Tory Party Vice-chair Andrew Bowie Resigns in Protest over Sleaze
THE GUARDIAN: MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine becomes first party figure to step down as a matter of conscience over scandal
The Conservative MP Andrew Bowie has announced he will resign as a vice-chair of the party in the wake of the sleaze scandal engulfing Boris Johnson.
Bowie said he requested to step down but agreed to stay in post until a successor has been appointed. He believed he could not continue to defend the government after the prime minister’s botched bid to save a colleague from suspension and overhaul the standards system. » | Aubrey Allegretti, Political correspondent | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Conservative MP Andrew Bowie has announced he will resign as a vice-chair of the party in the wake of the sleaze scandal engulfing Boris Johnson.
Bowie said he requested to step down but agreed to stay in post until a successor has been appointed. He believed he could not continue to defend the government after the prime minister’s botched bid to save a colleague from suspension and overhaul the standards system. » | Aubrey Allegretti, Political correspondent | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Crise des migrants : Bruxelles durcit l’octroi de visas pour les officiels biélorusses
LE MONDE : Cette décision des Vingt-Sept entérine une proposition soumise par la Commission européenne à la fin de septembre.
La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a appelé les Etats membres à approuver de nouvelles sanctions contre les autorités biélorusses, le 8 novembre 2021. ALBERTO PEZZALI / AP
En réaction à « l’attaque hybride » lancée par Minsk, accusé d’organiser un afflux de migrants aux frontières de l’Union européenne (UE), celle-ci a suspendu, mardi 9 novembre, des dispositions visant à faciliter la délivrance de visas pour les fonctionnaires du régime biélorusse.
Cette décision des Vingt-Sept entérine une proposition soumise par la Commission européenne à la fin de septembre. Elle intervient au moment où la tension monte à la frontière avec la Pologne, qui bloque le passage de groupes de migrants venus de Biélorussie et a déployé des milliers de soldats, et alors que l’UE envisage de nouvelles sanctions à l’égard du régime d’Alexandre Loukachenko. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 9 novembre 2021crise des migrants,UE,
En réaction à « l’attaque hybride » lancée par Minsk, accusé d’organiser un afflux de migrants aux frontières de l’Union européenne (UE), celle-ci a suspendu, mardi 9 novembre, des dispositions visant à faciliter la délivrance de visas pour les fonctionnaires du régime biélorusse.
Cette décision des Vingt-Sept entérine une proposition soumise par la Commission européenne à la fin de septembre. Elle intervient au moment où la tension monte à la frontière avec la Pologne, qui bloque le passage de groupes de migrants venus de Biélorussie et a déployé des milliers de soldats, et alors que l’UE envisage de nouvelles sanctions à l’égard du régime d’Alexandre Loukachenko. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 9 novembre 2021crise des migrants,UE,
How Coming Out Heals Your Life
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GQ Deutschland: The Making of #Mundpropaganda
For your information, the men in this video are straight men who were doing this to help fight homophobia and intolerance. Kudos!– Mark
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Bitcoin Price Surges to Record High of More Than $68,000
THE GUARDIAN: Other cryptocurrencies such as ethereum also reach records as investors hedge against inflation
Bitcoin’s price is predicted to rise further in the coming weeks. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Rex/Shutterstock
The bitcoin price has reached a new record high, breaking through $68,000 (£50,000), and analysts predict that the world’s best-known cryptocurrency will rise further in the coming weeks.
This beats the previous record high set in late October, when bitcoin reached nearly $67,700 before falling back again when investors discovered a new cryptocurrency, shiba inu. Other cryptocurrencies have also risen to record highs, such as ethereum, which soared to $4,837.
Bitcoin has always been volatile but remains the world’s largest digital currency, with a market value of more than $1.1tn. Five years ago, a single bitcoin was worth about $700. Investors are buying it because they are worried about rising inflation – as an alternative to gold, a traditional inflation hedge – and as bond yields are falling. » | Julia Kollewe | Tuesday, November 9, 2021
The bitcoin price has reached a new record high, breaking through $68,000 (£50,000), and analysts predict that the world’s best-known cryptocurrency will rise further in the coming weeks.
This beats the previous record high set in late October, when bitcoin reached nearly $67,700 before falling back again when investors discovered a new cryptocurrency, shiba inu. Other cryptocurrencies have also risen to record highs, such as ethereum, which soared to $4,837.
Bitcoin has always been volatile but remains the world’s largest digital currency, with a market value of more than $1.1tn. Five years ago, a single bitcoin was worth about $700. Investors are buying it because they are worried about rising inflation – as an alternative to gold, a traditional inflation hedge – and as bond yields are falling. » | Julia Kollewe | Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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