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Wie Europa von Trumps Krieg gegen die Wissenschaft profitieren könnte | DW Nachrichten
Not a U.S. Citizen? DON'T TRAVEL!
Mar 20, 2025 | Thinking about traveling outside the U.S. but you’re not a citizen. Be careful!
Leaving the country could put your immigration status at risk, leading to denials, delays, or even being barred from re-entry.
Attorney Jim Hacking explains the dangers non-citizens face when traveling and how to protect yourself before making a decision.
Leaving the country could put your immigration status at risk, leading to denials, delays, or even being barred from re-entry.
Attorney Jim Hacking explains the dangers non-citizens face when traveling and how to protect yourself before making a decision.
Media Reports Prompt Trump to End Plan to Brief Musk on Secret Potential War Plans for China
Trump Claims Canada, Talks JFK Files, Vows to Personally Pay Astronauts | 10 News First
Mar 22, 2025 | US President Donald Trump made several bold claims while speaking in the Oval Office yesterday, including reiterating his view that Canada should become the 51st US state.
Discussing the recently released JFK documents, he told reporters there wasn’t "anything that's earth-shattering" while defending the decision to release social security numbers and other identifiable information of people who are still alive.
Trump also stated that he would personally pay NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore overtime money they are not eligible for.
Discussing the recently released JFK documents, he told reporters there wasn’t "anything that's earth-shattering" while defending the decision to release social security numbers and other identifiable information of people who are still alive.
Trump also stated that he would personally pay NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore overtime money they are not eligible for.
With Erdogan Rival Detained, Critics See Democracy Eroding in Turkey
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is trying to prevent a top contender from running for president.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered this year facing a knot of political problems with little precedent in his two decades at the summit of power in Turkey.
Voters were angry about persistently high inflation. His political party’s popularity had sunk. And his opponents had coalesced around the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, who made it clear that he was gunning for the presidency.
Then on Wednesday, just four days before the mayor was set to be designated as the political opposition’s presidential candidate, dozens of policemen arrested him at his home on accusations of corruption and terrorism.
Mr. Erdogan’s foes consider the arrest a ploy to abort Mr. Imamoglu’s presidential campaign before it even begins. At stake is not only who will be Turkey’s next president, analysts, opposition leaders and foreign officials say, but to what extent Turkey, one of the world’s 20 largest economies and a U.S. ally in NATO, can still be considered a democracy. » | Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur | Reporting from Istanbul | Saturday, March 22, 2025
Related material in English and French here.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered this year facing a knot of political problems with little precedent in his two decades at the summit of power in Turkey.
Voters were angry about persistently high inflation. His political party’s popularity had sunk. And his opponents had coalesced around the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, who made it clear that he was gunning for the presidency.
Then on Wednesday, just four days before the mayor was set to be designated as the political opposition’s presidential candidate, dozens of policemen arrested him at his home on accusations of corruption and terrorism.
Mr. Erdogan’s foes consider the arrest a ploy to abort Mr. Imamoglu’s presidential campaign before it even begins. At stake is not only who will be Turkey’s next president, analysts, opposition leaders and foreign officials say, but to what extent Turkey, one of the world’s 20 largest economies and a U.S. ally in NATO, can still be considered a democracy. » | Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur | Reporting from Istanbul | Saturday, March 22, 2025
Related material in English and French here.
Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and More
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The tally of names read like President Trump’s enemies list, from Letitia James to Liz Cheney.
President Trump’s revenge tour continues.
Late Friday night, he issued a memo rescinding security clearances and access to classified information for a slew of erstwhile opponents including Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and “any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.”
Mr. Trump had said back in February that he planned to remove his predecessor’s access to classified intelligence briefings. It was payback — Mr. Biden had done the same to him after he left office in the days after the Jan 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A variety of figures who’ve tangled with Mr. Trump at one point or another were named in Friday’s memo. Some had already been mentioned by Trump officials as people who would soon have their security clearances revoked, so their inclusion in Friday’s memo did not come as a shock. But taken together, the catalog of names read like an enemies list.
There were New York’s top two law enforcement officials, Letitia James (the New York attorney general) and Alvin L. Bragg (Manhattan’s district attorney), both of whom took on Mr. Trump. » | Shawn McCreesh | Friday, March 21, 2025
President Trump’s revenge tour continues.
Late Friday night, he issued a memo rescinding security clearances and access to classified information for a slew of erstwhile opponents including Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and “any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.”
Mr. Trump had said back in February that he planned to remove his predecessor’s access to classified intelligence briefings. It was payback — Mr. Biden had done the same to him after he left office in the days after the Jan 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A variety of figures who’ve tangled with Mr. Trump at one point or another were named in Friday’s memo. Some had already been mentioned by Trump officials as people who would soon have their security clearances revoked, so their inclusion in Friday’s memo did not come as a shock. But taken together, the catalog of names read like an enemies list.
There were New York’s top two law enforcement officials, Letitia James (the New York attorney general) and Alvin L. Bragg (Manhattan’s district attorney), both of whom took on Mr. Trump. » | Shawn McCreesh | Friday, March 21, 2025
Denmark and Finland Urge Caution for US-bound Transgender People
THE GUARDIAN: Travel advice updated amid reports of ordeals at US border after Trump said country would only recognise two genders
Denmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, joining the handful of European countries that have sought to caution US-bound travellers in recent weeks as reports emerge of ordeals at the American border.
Denmark said this week it had begun advising transgender travellers to contact the US embassy in Copenhagen before departure to ensure there would be no issues with travel documents.
The change came after Donald Trump made a priority of rolling back trans and non-binary rights, announcing that the US would only recognise two genders and signing off on executive orders that sought to exclude transgender people from the US military, limit their access to sport and curtail gender-transition procedures for people under the age of 19.
The Danish foreign ministry made no mention of Trump but noted that the application form for the US Electronic System for Travel Authorization allows travellers to choose only male or female. Danish law, in contrast, allows citizens to identify their gender as X. » | Ashifa Kassam | Friday, March 21, 2025
Denmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, joining the handful of European countries that have sought to caution US-bound travellers in recent weeks as reports emerge of ordeals at the American border.
Denmark said this week it had begun advising transgender travellers to contact the US embassy in Copenhagen before departure to ensure there would be no issues with travel documents.
The change came after Donald Trump made a priority of rolling back trans and non-binary rights, announcing that the US would only recognise two genders and signing off on executive orders that sought to exclude transgender people from the US military, limit their access to sport and curtail gender-transition procedures for people under the age of 19.
The Danish foreign ministry made no mention of Trump but noted that the application form for the US Electronic System for Travel Authorization allows travellers to choose only male or female. Danish law, in contrast, allows citizens to identify their gender as X. » | Ashifa Kassam | Friday, March 21, 2025
Selbstbestimmt sterben – warum Menschen Sterbehilfe suchen | Doku NZZ Format
Mar 21, 2025 | Robert S. wird sterben. Das weiss er, seit er vor einigen Monaten eine tödliche Krebsdiagnose erhalten hat. Für den Familienvater ist klar: Wenn das Leid zu gross wird, möchte er mit Hilfe der Sterbehilfe selbstbestimmt gehen. Doch wie wirkt sich diese Entscheidung auf seine Ehefrau und Kinder aus? Können sie seinen Entschluss nachvollziehen und unterstützen?
Auch Frank Z. aus dem deutschen Saarbrücken stellt sich diese Frage. Nach einem Unfall vor zwei Jahren bestimmen Schmerzen und Leid seinen Alltag. Freunde und Familie haben sich grösstenteils von ihm abgewendet. Nun sucht er in der Schweiz nach einem Ausweg, um seinen letzten Weg nicht allein gehen zu müssen.
Sowohl Robert als auch Frank gewähren «NZZ Format» einen ehrlichen und persönlichen Einblick in ihr Leben und ihre Gefühlswelt. Ein Film über zwei Menschen, die Sterbehilfe suchen – und über die Möglichkeiten, die es in der Schweiz gibt, etwa durch Organisationen wie Exit, Lifecircle, Dignitas und Pegasos.
Auch Frank Z. aus dem deutschen Saarbrücken stellt sich diese Frage. Nach einem Unfall vor zwei Jahren bestimmen Schmerzen und Leid seinen Alltag. Freunde und Familie haben sich grösstenteils von ihm abgewendet. Nun sucht er in der Schweiz nach einem Ausweg, um seinen letzten Weg nicht allein gehen zu müssen.
Sowohl Robert als auch Frank gewähren «NZZ Format» einen ehrlichen und persönlichen Einblick in ihr Leben und ihre Gefühlswelt. Ein Film über zwei Menschen, die Sterbehilfe suchen – und über die Möglichkeiten, die es in der Schweiz gibt, etwa durch Organisationen wie Exit, Lifecircle, Dignitas und Pegasos.
Friday, March 21, 2025
Germany Boosts Massive European Defense Spending for Ukraine: How Will the Money Be Spent? | DW News
Thom Hartmann: You Could Be Next—Trump’s Scary Program to Vanish His Enemies without a Trace
Professor Tim Wilson: Trump and the Death of Democracy
Professor Tim Wilson can be supported on Patreon here.
Well said. I agree. There was only one thing I would question: the inclusion of Turkey. Turkey, because of Islam, has always been a half-hearted democracy. Atatürk's reforms have been ridden over roughshod by Erdogan, who is himself in the Trump mould. So on that point, I would need some convincing. But the rest of your arguments, I wholeheartedly agree with. In America, we see democracy crumbling before our very eyes. Sad! Very sad! – © Mark Alexander
Trump Is Abandoning Democracy and Freedom. That Creates an Opening for Europe – and Britain
THE GUARDIAN — OPINION: Whether it’s sweeping up disgruntled US scientists or rejoining the EU, a bold Starmer must capitalise on Trump’s extremism
Thanks to Donald Trump, a vacancy is opening up in the international jobs market. For decades, if not centuries, and always imperfectly, the US offered itself to the world as the guarantor of democracy and the land of the free. Now that it’s pivoting away from that job description, there’s an opportunity for someone else to step in.
The evidence that the US is moving, even galloping, away from basic notions of democracy and freedom is piling up. Just because the changes have happened so fast doesn’t make them any less fundamental. We now have a US administration that blithely ignores court rulings, whose officials say out loud “I don’t care what the judges think”. In a matter of weeks, it has become an open question whether the US remains a society governed by the rule of law. » | Jonathan Freedland | Friday, March 21, 2025
Thanks to Donald Trump, a vacancy is opening up in the international jobs market. For decades, if not centuries, and always imperfectly, the US offered itself to the world as the guarantor of democracy and the land of the free. Now that it’s pivoting away from that job description, there’s an opportunity for someone else to step in.
The evidence that the US is moving, even galloping, away from basic notions of democracy and freedom is piling up. Just because the changes have happened so fast doesn’t make them any less fundamental. We now have a US administration that blithely ignores court rulings, whose officials say out loud “I don’t care what the judges think”. In a matter of weeks, it has become an open question whether the US remains a society governed by the rule of law. » | Jonathan Freedland | Friday, March 21, 2025
America Is More Corrupt Than Ever Thanks to Trump and Musk | The Warning with Steve Schmidt
America Last: Why Shoppers Abroad Are Boycotting U.S. Goods
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A growing number of Europeans and citizens of other countries are choosing not to buy American products to demonstrate their anger at President Trump’s policies.
Bo Albertus, a school principal in Denmark, finds the Spanish raisins he now snacks on less tasty than his favorite Sun-Maid ones from California. There is no perfect substitute for Heinz tomato soup, a staple in his pantry. And he misses Pepsi Max.
But as long as President Trump pursues policies that Mr. Albertus, 57, believes put Europe’s economy and security at risk, he will boycott these and other U.S. products. He is one of a growing number of Europeans, Canadians and others who are forgoing American goods to show their anguish and dismay at Mr. Trump’s treatment of longtime allies.
“I felt a sense of powerlessness,” said Mr. Albertus, who is an administrator of a Danish Facebook group dedicated to boycotting American goods that has 90,000 members. “We all feel that we are doing something,” he added. “We are acting on our frustration.”
The strongest momentum behind such consumer action appears to be in countries that Mr. Trump has directly antagonized, like Denmark, whose territory of Greenland he has threatened to take, and Canada, which he has repeatedly said should become America’s 51st state. » | Jenny Gross | Reporting from London | Friday, March 21, 2025
Bo Albertus, a school principal in Denmark, finds the Spanish raisins he now snacks on less tasty than his favorite Sun-Maid ones from California. There is no perfect substitute for Heinz tomato soup, a staple in his pantry. And he misses Pepsi Max.
But as long as President Trump pursues policies that Mr. Albertus, 57, believes put Europe’s economy and security at risk, he will boycott these and other U.S. products. He is one of a growing number of Europeans, Canadians and others who are forgoing American goods to show their anguish and dismay at Mr. Trump’s treatment of longtime allies.
“I felt a sense of powerlessness,” said Mr. Albertus, who is an administrator of a Danish Facebook group dedicated to boycotting American goods that has 90,000 members. “We all feel that we are doing something,” he added. “We are acting on our frustration.”
The strongest momentum behind such consumer action appears to be in countries that Mr. Trump has directly antagonized, like Denmark, whose territory of Greenland he has threatened to take, and Canada, which he has repeatedly said should become America’s 51st state. » | Jenny Gross | Reporting from London | Friday, March 21, 2025
As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies.
U.S. immigration agents wearing masks arrested a Georgetown University academic outside his home in Virginia. They detained two German tourists for weeks when they tried to enter the country legally through the southern border. They knocked on doors at Columbia University apartments, searching for pro-Palestinian protesters.
The Trump administration has opened a new phase in its immigration agenda, one that goes well beyond the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics, which the administration calls “enhanced vetting,” at ports of entry to the United States, prompting American allies like Germany to update their travel advisories. At the same, the administration is targeting legal immigrants who have expressed views that the government believes threaten national security and undermine foreign policy.
The tactics have unnerved foreign tourists and sent a chill through immigrant communities in the United States, who say they are being targeted for speech — not for breaking any laws. » | Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz | Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz reported from Washington, and Tyler Pager from New York. | Friday, March 21, 2025
U.S. immigration agents wearing masks arrested a Georgetown University academic outside his home in Virginia. They detained two German tourists for weeks when they tried to enter the country legally through the southern border. They knocked on doors at Columbia University apartments, searching for pro-Palestinian protesters.
The Trump administration has opened a new phase in its immigration agenda, one that goes well beyond the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics, which the administration calls “enhanced vetting,” at ports of entry to the United States, prompting American allies like Germany to update their travel advisories. At the same, the administration is targeting legal immigrants who have expressed views that the government believes threaten national security and undermine foreign policy.
The tactics have unnerved foreign tourists and sent a chill through immigrant communities in the United States, who say they are being targeted for speech — not for breaking any laws. » | Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz | Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz reported from Washington, and Tyler Pager from New York. | Friday, March 21, 2025
Dr Russell Razzaque: Trump Is Now Actively Breaching the Law & Defying the Courts. Democracy Is Being Salami Sliced Away
A Message to Trump: Canadians Won’t Be ‘Pushed Aaround' | Scott Lucas
See Canadian Official’s Response to Trump’s Verbal Attack on Canada
Stephen Fry, Stanley Tucci and Other Celebrities Speak Out against Welfare Cuts
Neither Keir Starmer nor many in his regime behave like socialists at all. They come over as pro-capitalist wannabees! Keir Starmer is cold and cruel. His sidekick, Cruella de Ville, is just living up to the name people have given her because of her cold-heartedness. If one cannot expect a modicum of compassion and empathy from a socialist government, there is little hope for the underprivileged. – © Mark Alexander
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