Thursday, October 17, 2024
Kamala Harris Holds Her Own in FOX News Interview
The Big Freeze of 1963
Gestation pour autrui : l'Italie étend son interdiction en la rendant illégale même à l'étranger
LE FIGARO : Les Italiens qui recourent à une mère porteuse à l'étranger sont exposés à des poursuites judiciaires à leur retour.
Les sénateurs italiens ont adopté ce mercredi une loi qui renforce l'interdiction de la gestation pour autrui (GPA) en la rendant illégale même à l'étranger, permettant ainsi son entrée en vigueur. Le texte expose les Italiens qui recourent à une mère porteuse à l'étranger à des poursuites judiciaires à leur retour. Il a été défendu par le parti Fratelli d'Italia de la première ministre Giorgia Meloni, qui se revendique elle-même comme une «mère chrétienne», vainqueur des élections de 2022 après une campagne axée sur le nationalisme et les valeurs familiales traditionnelles. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 17 octobre 2024
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Les sénateurs italiens ont adopté ce mercredi une loi qui renforce l'interdiction de la gestation pour autrui (GPA) en la rendant illégale même à l'étranger, permettant ainsi son entrée en vigueur. Le texte expose les Italiens qui recourent à une mère porteuse à l'étranger à des poursuites judiciaires à leur retour. Il a été défendu par le parti Fratelli d'Italia de la première ministre Giorgia Meloni, qui se revendique elle-même comme une «mère chrétienne», vainqueur des élections de 2022 après une campagne axée sur le nationalisme et les valeurs familiales traditionnelles. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 17 octobre 2024
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Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo · Maurizio Pollini
Jul 29, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Schumann: Sonata for Piano Op.11; Fantasia Op.17
℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1973-01-01
Schumann: Sonata for Piano Op.11; Fantasia Op.17
℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1973-01-01
Hamed Abdel-Samad: Der Preis der Freiheit – Eine Warnung an den Westen
Oct 16, 2024 | Hamed Abdel-Samad ist ägyptisch-deutscher Politikwissenschafter und Autor. Abdel-Samad erlangte eine größere Bekanntheit durch islamkritische Werke und als Protagonist der ARD-Serie "Entweder Broder".
Im Interview stellt er sein neues Buch vor: Der Preis der Freiheit – Eine Warnung an den Westen (dtv Verlag) (Das ist ein Affiliate-Link. Wenn ihr darüber einkauft, unterstützt ihr Ferdinand Knapps Kanal ohne zusätzliche Kosten für euch.)
Im Interview stellt er sein neues Buch vor: Der Preis der Freiheit – Eine Warnung an den Westen (dtv Verlag) (Das ist ein Affiliate-Link. Wenn ihr darüber einkauft, unterstützt ihr Ferdinand Knapps Kanal ohne zusätzliche Kosten für euch.)
Refika’s Kitchen: Famous Turkish Baklava — Best Baklava Recipe | Easy and Homemade
1. September 1939: Hitlers Angriff auf die Welt | SPIEGEL TV
Aug 31, 2024 | Am frühen Morgen des 1. September 1939 eröffnet die SMS Schleswig-Holstein das Feuer auf die Halbinsel Westerplatte bei Danzig. Fast zeitgleich greift die deutsche Luftwaffe die Kleinstadt Wieluń südwestlich von Łódź an. Mit dem deutschen Überfall auf Polen beginnt der Zweite Weltkrieg.
Von Anfang an wird dieser Konflikt mit großer Brutalität geführt und fordert tausende zivile Opfer. Obwohl die Wehrmacht das Nachbarland binnen weniger Wochen besiegt, verläuft der Feldzug nicht so reibungslos wie erwartet: Die Polen leisten erbitterten Widerstand.
Die Dokumentation wirft einen ausführlichen Blick auf verschiedene Aspekte des Überfalls und verdeutlicht die Auswirkungen des Feldzugs auf den weiteren Kriegsverlauf.
Von Anfang an wird dieser Konflikt mit großer Brutalität geführt und fordert tausende zivile Opfer. Obwohl die Wehrmacht das Nachbarland binnen weniger Wochen besiegt, verläuft der Feldzug nicht so reibungslos wie erwartet: Die Polen leisten erbitterten Widerstand.
Die Dokumentation wirft einen ausführlichen Blick auf verschiedene Aspekte des Überfalls und verdeutlicht die Auswirkungen des Feldzugs auf den weiteren Kriegsverlauf.
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Kamala Harris Arrived for a Fox Interview. She Got a Debate.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The vice president’s sit-down with Bret Baier was her most contentious meeting with a journalist since becoming the Democratic nominee.
Bret Baier, shown at the Democratic National Convention in August, asked Vice President Kamala Harris questions on Wednesday that echoed former President Donald J. Trump’s attacks against her. | Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times
Vice President Kamala Harris may not get another debate with former President Donald J. Trump, but on Wednesday, she got one with Bret Baier.
In an interview that turned contentious almost the instant it began, Mr. Baier, Fox News’s chief political anchor, repeatedly pressed the Democratic presidential nominee on illegal immigration, taxpayer support for gender-transition surgery and other areas that closely aligned with Mr. Trump’s regular attacks against her.
At one point, Mr. Baier wondered if the vice president considered Mr. Trump’s supporters “stupid.” (“I would never say that about the American people,” she replied.) At another point, he asked if she would apologize to the mother of a murdered 12-year-old Texas girl whose death is frequently invoked by Mr. Trump because two recent Venezuelan migrants were charged with the crime.
Mr. Baier’s aggressive demeanor was consistent with the kind of tough coverage of Ms. Harris that blankets Fox News’s daily programming. Lots of viewers were surely eager to hear how she would respond when confronted head-on.
Frequently, however, Mr. Baier did not give viewers that chance. Instead, looking frustrated, he cut off several of Ms. Harris’s answers after a few seconds. His first interruption came within the first half-minute of their exchange.
“May I please finish responding?” Ms. Harris asked at one point. “I’m in the middle of responding to the point you’re making, and I’d like to finish.” » | Michael M. Grynbaum | Michael Grynbaum is a media correspondent covering the 2024 campaign. | Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris may not get another debate with former President Donald J. Trump, but on Wednesday, she got one with Bret Baier.
In an interview that turned contentious almost the instant it began, Mr. Baier, Fox News’s chief political anchor, repeatedly pressed the Democratic presidential nominee on illegal immigration, taxpayer support for gender-transition surgery and other areas that closely aligned with Mr. Trump’s regular attacks against her.
At one point, Mr. Baier wondered if the vice president considered Mr. Trump’s supporters “stupid.” (“I would never say that about the American people,” she replied.) At another point, he asked if she would apologize to the mother of a murdered 12-year-old Texas girl whose death is frequently invoked by Mr. Trump because two recent Venezuelan migrants were charged with the crime.
Mr. Baier’s aggressive demeanor was consistent with the kind of tough coverage of Ms. Harris that blankets Fox News’s daily programming. Lots of viewers were surely eager to hear how she would respond when confronted head-on.
Frequently, however, Mr. Baier did not give viewers that chance. Instead, looking frustrated, he cut off several of Ms. Harris’s answers after a few seconds. His first interruption came within the first half-minute of their exchange.
“May I please finish responding?” Ms. Harris asked at one point. “I’m in the middle of responding to the point you’re making, and I’d like to finish.” » | Michael M. Grynbaum | Michael Grynbaum is a media correspondent covering the 2024 campaign. | Wednesday, October 16, 2024
North Korean Troops Set to Join Russian Army as Pyongyang ‘Fully Enters’ War
THE TELEGRAPH: Intelligence sources say a battalion of 3,000 has been secretly training to fight against Ukraine
An image released by North Korean state media of young people reportedly signing petitions to join or return to the army this week | KCNA via Reuters
A battalion of 3,000 North Korean soldiers will shortly join Russian troops in fighting Ukraine, marking Pyongyang’s full entry into the war.
Intelligence sources said the unit has been secretly training in Russia’s Far East ahead of deployment as part of a Russian airborne regiment.
“They are called the Buryat Battalion,” a senior Ukrainian military source told Politico. Buryatia is a remote region of Russia bordering Mongolia that the Kremlin has targeted heavily for military recruitment.
The Kyiv Independent quoted another Western intelligence source claiming that North Korea had sent 10,000 soldiers to join the Russian army. » | James Kilner | Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Meek Europe is now in North Korea’s crosshairs: Reports suggest Moscow may be about to receive 10,000 troops from Pyongyang. Why is no one in uproar? »
A battalion of 3,000 North Korean soldiers will shortly join Russian troops in fighting Ukraine, marking Pyongyang’s full entry into the war.
Intelligence sources said the unit has been secretly training in Russia’s Far East ahead of deployment as part of a Russian airborne regiment.
“They are called the Buryat Battalion,” a senior Ukrainian military source told Politico. Buryatia is a remote region of Russia bordering Mongolia that the Kremlin has targeted heavily for military recruitment.
The Kyiv Independent quoted another Western intelligence source claiming that North Korea had sent 10,000 soldiers to join the Russian army. » | James Kilner | Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Meek Europe is now in North Korea’s crosshairs: Reports suggest Moscow may be about to receive 10,000 troops from Pyongyang. Why is no one in uproar? »
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Hamburg nach dem Kriegsende: Alltag in Trümmern — Nach dem Feuersturm | ZDF Doku
HTML Irregularities Are Being Found
MARK ALEXANDER: In recent times, I have started coming across HTML irregularities in my postings, causing the printed word to turn gold where it shouldn’t. This is not me ‘losing it’; rather, it is what happens when someone else is playing around with my posts.
At first, I thought I had made mistakes. But now I have been able to prove that it is someone else that is causing the trouble.
If only I knew who it was, I’d buy him a rattle and a dummy (pacifier)! By gosh, he needs something to while his time away.
So, if you see these errors, you will know what is happening.
Sincerely
Mark Alexander
At first, I thought I had made mistakes. But now I have been able to prove that it is someone else that is causing the trouble.
If only I knew who it was, I’d buy him a rattle and a dummy (pacifier)! By gosh, he needs something to while his time away.
So, if you see these errors, you will know what is happening.
Sincerely
Mark Alexander
Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Never before has a presidential nominee openly suggested turning the military on Americans simply because they oppose his candidacy. With voting underway, Donald Trump has turned to dark vows of retribution.
With three weeks left before Election Day, former President Donald J. Trump is pushing to the forefront of his campaign a menacing political threat: that he would use the power of the presidency to crush those who disagree with him.
In a Fox News interview on Sunday, Mr. Trump framed Democrats as a pernicious “enemy from within” that would cause chaos on Election Day that he speculated the National Guard might need to handle.
A day later, he closed his remarks to a crowd at what was billed as a town hall in Pennsylvania with a stark message about his political opponents.
“They are so bad and frankly, they’re evil,” Mr. Trump said. “They’re evil. What they’ve done, they’ve weaponized, they’ve weaponized our elections. They’ve done things that nobody thought was even possible.” » | Lisa Lerer and Michael Gold | Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Shouldn’t Trump be sporting an orange jumpsuit by now? A jumpsuit to match his skin tone? How many crimes does one have to commit in America to qualify for a free, orange jumpsuit, I wonder? – © Mark Alexander
With three weeks left before Election Day, former President Donald J. Trump is pushing to the forefront of his campaign a menacing political threat: that he would use the power of the presidency to crush those who disagree with him.
In a Fox News interview on Sunday, Mr. Trump framed Democrats as a pernicious “enemy from within” that would cause chaos on Election Day that he speculated the National Guard might need to handle.
A day later, he closed his remarks to a crowd at what was billed as a town hall in Pennsylvania with a stark message about his political opponents.
“They are so bad and frankly, they’re evil,” Mr. Trump said. “They’re evil. What they’ve done, they’ve weaponized, they’ve weaponized our elections. They’ve done things that nobody thought was even possible.” » | Lisa Lerer and Michael Gold | Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Shouldn’t Trump be sporting an orange jumpsuit by now? A jumpsuit to match his skin tone? How many crimes does one have to commit in America to qualify for a free, orange jumpsuit, I wonder? – © Mark Alexander
Italy Criminalizes Surrogacy From Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The new law was pushed by the party of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s conservative prime minister.
A protest organized by families and L.G.B.T.Q. associations to support surrogacy in Rome in April. | Andreas Solaro/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Italy passed a law on Wednesday that criminalizes seeking surrogacy abroad, a move the country’s conservative government said would protect women’s dignity, while critics see it as yet another crackdown by the government on L.G.B.T. families, as the law will make it virtually impossible for gay fathers to have children.
Surrogacy is already illegal in Italy. But the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has vowed to broaden the ban to punish Italians who seek it in countries where it is legal, like in parts of the United States.
Analysts saw the legislation as a way for Ms. Meloni to assert her conservative credentials and appeal to her political base, which disproportionately opposes surrogacy and adoption by gay couples. Italy, home to the Vatican, already ranks low in Europe when it comes to civil liberties, and Italian critics say that by imposing further restrictions on gay families, Ms. Meloni has taken a particularly hard line.
Even before it passed, the law had plunged gay families into panic. Now, they feel even more in danger, since under the new law they could be subject to prison sentences and large fines if they seek a surrogate birth abroad. » | Emma Bubola, Reporting from Rome | Wednesday, October 16, 2024
The population of Italy is in steep decline. More people are dying there than there are babies being born. So, I would have thought that Georgia Meloni would be grateful for any babies being born to Italian families, straight or gay, by natural means or through surrogacy.
No doubt for a devout, upstanding lady such as Georgia Meloni, for a person of such high morals, it must be extremely difficult to countenance babies being born in surrogacy to rainbow families, but as the old saying goes, beggars cannot be choosers.
This is a sad day for all Italian gays who dream of bringing up a family. This is a mean, unnecessary law which punishes innocent, well-intentioned, loving people — people who could give a warm, kind and loving home to truly wanted children. We know that children born in surrogacy are wanted because surrogacy is an extremely expensive route to parenthood.
With all this extreme right garbage going on both sides of the Atlantic, it is difficult not to conclude that we in the West are hurtling towards very dark times. Each passing day seems to bring more news redolent of Europe in the 1930s! These are troubling times indeed. — © Mark Alexander
Italy passed a law on Wednesday that criminalizes seeking surrogacy abroad, a move the country’s conservative government said would protect women’s dignity, while critics see it as yet another crackdown by the government on L.G.B.T. families, as the law will make it virtually impossible for gay fathers to have children.
Surrogacy is already illegal in Italy. But the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has vowed to broaden the ban to punish Italians who seek it in countries where it is legal, like in parts of the United States.
Analysts saw the legislation as a way for Ms. Meloni to assert her conservative credentials and appeal to her political base, which disproportionately opposes surrogacy and adoption by gay couples. Italy, home to the Vatican, already ranks low in Europe when it comes to civil liberties, and Italian critics say that by imposing further restrictions on gay families, Ms. Meloni has taken a particularly hard line.
Even before it passed, the law had plunged gay families into panic. Now, they feel even more in danger, since under the new law they could be subject to prison sentences and large fines if they seek a surrogate birth abroad. » | Emma Bubola, Reporting from Rome | Wednesday, October 16, 2024
The population of Italy is in steep decline. More people are dying there than there are babies being born. So, I would have thought that Georgia Meloni would be grateful for any babies being born to Italian families, straight or gay, by natural means or through surrogacy.
No doubt for a devout, upstanding lady such as Georgia Meloni, for a person of such high morals, it must be extremely difficult to countenance babies being born in surrogacy to rainbow families, but as the old saying goes, beggars cannot be choosers.
This is a sad day for all Italian gays who dream of bringing up a family. This is a mean, unnecessary law which punishes innocent, well-intentioned, loving people — people who could give a warm, kind and loving home to truly wanted children. We know that children born in surrogacy are wanted because surrogacy is an extremely expensive route to parenthood.
With all this extreme right garbage going on both sides of the Atlantic, it is difficult not to conclude that we in the West are hurtling towards very dark times. Each passing day seems to bring more news redolent of Europe in the 1930s! These are troubling times indeed. — © Mark Alexander
Old-fashioned Greek Burgers - Biftekia | Akis Petretzikis
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Droite radicale, la conquête de Washington | ARTE
Oct 16, 2024 | Documentaire disponible jusqu'au 27/01/2025
Dans le sillage de Donald Trump, jamais la droite radicale américaine n'a paru aussi puissante. Remontant aux sources de la "révolution républicaine" qui, depuis les années 1990, a préparé l’avènement des ultraconservateurs, une chronologie essentielle pour comprendre comment les États-Unis sont arrivés au bord du chaos.
"Si vous me remettez à la Maison-Blanche, on éradiquera les communistes, les fascistes et les voyous gauchistes qui vivent comme une vermine au sein de notre pays." Si Donald Trump paraît aujourd'hui plus extrémiste que jamais, son ascension fulgurante n’est pas seulement le résultat de son talent pour les coups de force. Elle couronne la stratégie méthodique imaginée voici près de quarante ans par une minorité d’hommes politiques et de lobbyistes en mal de pouvoir : la droite radicale américaine. Dans les années 1990, sous l’impulsion de Newt Gingrich, quelques ultraconservateurs fomentent une "révolution républicaine", combinant méthodes agressives et diabolisation effrénée de toute opposition. Leur but : disséminer leur idéologie dans les arcanes du système politique (en infiltrant par exemple la Cour suprême), jouer la fracture du pays quitte à le pousser au bord du chaos. Mais comment ces réactionnaires aux penchants autoritaires ont-ils pu prendre les leviers du pouvoir ? Jusqu’où iront-ils dans la menace qu’ils font peser sur la démocratie américaine et l'unité de la nation ?
Remise en cause de l'avortement, violences de Charlottesville en 2017, assaut du Capitole en 2021, flambée des actes racistes... Jamais la droite radicale n'a paru aussi puissante et visible qu'aujourd'hui. Ce documentaire fait entendre les voix d’historiens, d’universitaires, de journalistes, mais aussi de conseillers œuvrant pour le parti républicain, pour remonter aux sources d’une vague de fond qui a permis à Trump de faire sauter tous les verrous moraux et de se proclamer "le vengeur" d’une certaine Amérique. Entre manœuvres et manipulations médiatiques, il raconte comment les républicains sont passés en quelques années du parti de l'ordre à celui de l'insurrection. Aujourd’hui, même certains d’entre eux estiment que les États-Unis sont entrés dans une "guerre civile froide". Les démons de la Sécession sont réveillés...
Documentaire d'Alice Cohen (France, 2024, 53mn)
Diese Dokumentation ist auf Deutsch hier verfügbar. – Mark
Dans le sillage de Donald Trump, jamais la droite radicale américaine n'a paru aussi puissante. Remontant aux sources de la "révolution républicaine" qui, depuis les années 1990, a préparé l’avènement des ultraconservateurs, une chronologie essentielle pour comprendre comment les États-Unis sont arrivés au bord du chaos.
"Si vous me remettez à la Maison-Blanche, on éradiquera les communistes, les fascistes et les voyous gauchistes qui vivent comme une vermine au sein de notre pays." Si Donald Trump paraît aujourd'hui plus extrémiste que jamais, son ascension fulgurante n’est pas seulement le résultat de son talent pour les coups de force. Elle couronne la stratégie méthodique imaginée voici près de quarante ans par une minorité d’hommes politiques et de lobbyistes en mal de pouvoir : la droite radicale américaine. Dans les années 1990, sous l’impulsion de Newt Gingrich, quelques ultraconservateurs fomentent une "révolution républicaine", combinant méthodes agressives et diabolisation effrénée de toute opposition. Leur but : disséminer leur idéologie dans les arcanes du système politique (en infiltrant par exemple la Cour suprême), jouer la fracture du pays quitte à le pousser au bord du chaos. Mais comment ces réactionnaires aux penchants autoritaires ont-ils pu prendre les leviers du pouvoir ? Jusqu’où iront-ils dans la menace qu’ils font peser sur la démocratie américaine et l'unité de la nation ?
Remise en cause de l'avortement, violences de Charlottesville en 2017, assaut du Capitole en 2021, flambée des actes racistes... Jamais la droite radicale n'a paru aussi puissante et visible qu'aujourd'hui. Ce documentaire fait entendre les voix d’historiens, d’universitaires, de journalistes, mais aussi de conseillers œuvrant pour le parti républicain, pour remonter aux sources d’une vague de fond qui a permis à Trump de faire sauter tous les verrous moraux et de se proclamer "le vengeur" d’une certaine Amérique. Entre manœuvres et manipulations médiatiques, il raconte comment les républicains sont passés en quelques années du parti de l'ordre à celui de l'insurrection. Aujourd’hui, même certains d’entre eux estiment que les États-Unis sont entrés dans une "guerre civile froide". Les démons de la Sécession sont réveillés...
Documentaire d'Alice Cohen (France, 2024, 53mn)
Diese Dokumentation ist auf Deutsch hier verfügbar. – Mark
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