Monday, August 22, 2022
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Grandma's Secret Recipe for Sourdough Pear Cake. An Old but Special Pastry!
Ingredients:
Dough:
20 grams of fresh yeast
100 g sugar (½ cup)
150 ml lukewarm milk (⅔ cup)
500 g flour (4 cups + 2 tbsp)
2 eggs
30 grams of butter
pinch of salt
Filling:
5 pears
5 tbsp raw sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 star anise
5 cloves
50 grams of butter
1 egg for brushing
powdered sugar [icing sugar]
Method:
As shown in video.
Bake: 180°C / 356°F 20 minutes on top/bottom heat
Global Junk Food: How the Fast-Food Industry Is Making Poor Countries Fat | ENDEVR Documentary
UK Inflation Will Hit 18% in Early 2023, Says Leading Bank Citi
THE GUARDIAN: Forecasts updated after 25% and 7% rally in gas and electricity prices respectively last week
Inflation in the UK will hit 18% early next year as consumers count the cost of the deepening energy crisis, one of the world’s biggest banks has predicted.
Forecasters at the US financial services group Citi said it expects the consumer prices index to breach 18% in the first quarter of 2023, while the retail prices index inflation rate will soar to 21%.
The prediction outstrips previous modelling of the impact of rising costs. Earlier this month the Bank of England said it expected inflation to reach 13% by the end of the year as it raised interest rates for a sixth successive time.
Separately, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has forecast inflation could reach as high as 15% by early 2023.
However, on Monday Citi said the inflation rate was likely to be even higher next year with a peak of more than 18% in January. » | Alex Lawson, Energy correspondent | Monday, August 22, 2022
Inflation in the UK will hit 18% early next year as consumers count the cost of the deepening energy crisis, one of the world’s biggest banks has predicted.
Forecasters at the US financial services group Citi said it expects the consumer prices index to breach 18% in the first quarter of 2023, while the retail prices index inflation rate will soar to 21%.
The prediction outstrips previous modelling of the impact of rising costs. Earlier this month the Bank of England said it expected inflation to reach 13% by the end of the year as it raised interest rates for a sixth successive time.
Separately, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has forecast inflation could reach as high as 15% by early 2023.
However, on Monday Citi said the inflation rate was likely to be even higher next year with a peak of more than 18% in January. » | Alex Lawson, Energy correspondent | Monday, August 22, 2022
Liebe ohne Tabu: Taormina, Sizilien | Stadt, Land, Kunst | ARTE
Aug 22, 2022 Taormina im Osten Siziliens scheint das Meer zu umarmen. Lange war die ehemalige Kolonie der alten Griechen ein beschaulicher Badeort, den nur Insider kannten. Heute ist der legendäre Strand von Isola Bella ein Muss für alle Sonnenanbeter. Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts war die Stadt für viele Männer eine Verheißung der Freiheit …
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 01/06/2024
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 01/06/2024
ZDF-History: Die zwei Leben der Grace Kelly: Von der Schauspielerei zur Landesmutter
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Act Up - Ein Überlebenskampf | Nach einer wahren Geschichte | ARTE
Aug 21, 2022 Frankreich, 80er Jahre: Als sich Aids rapide ausbreitete, sagte eine Handvoll homosexueller Aktivist:innen HIV den Kampf an. Durch ihre spektakulären und provokanten Aktionen ging "Act Up" mit den Bremsern von Aids-Aufklärung und -Prävention in Politik und Gesellschaft hart ins Gericht. Eine anregende Lektion in Sachen Aktivismus.
In den 80er Jahren, als Aids sich in Frankreich rapide ausbreitete, organisierte sich eine Handvoll Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten und gründete Act Up-Paris. Nach dem Vorbild des „großen Bruders“ – des 1987 gegründeten US-amerikanischen Interessenverbandes Act Up – trat die Vereinigung für die Verteidigung der Rechte aller HIV-Positiven oder an Aids erkrankten Menschen ein. Die Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten kämpften hartnäckig und mit vollem Engagement: Sie verbreiteten sachliche Informationen über die Krankheit, die alle Menschen – unabhängig von sexueller Orientierung – ereilen kann. Außerdem rangen sie um die Behandlung der Kranken und setzten sich unter hohem Zeitdruck für die Aids-Prävention ein.
Die kleine Act Up-Armee schreckte vor nichts zurück und setzte auch auf zivilen Ungehorsam: So warf sie beispielsweise als Protest gegen die Zensur mit Kunstblut gefüllte Wasserbomben. Zielscheiben ihrer Kritik waren die Kirche, die den Gebrauch von Kondomen ablehnte, Politiker, die eine echte Aufklärungskampagne verzögerten, und Forschungslabore, die offenbar nur an ihren Profit dachten. Act Up-Paris provozierte mit plakativen Slogans und legendär gewordenen PR-Aktionen, etwa dem Entrollen eines pinkfarbenen Riesenkondoms über dem Obelisken der Place de la Concorde.
Mit Auszügen aus Robin Campillos Spielfilm „120 BPM“ und Archivmaterial der damaligen Zeit vergegenwärtigt die Dokumentation die unglaubliche Energie, die den Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten von Act Up-Paris zu eigen war.
Dokureihe (F 2021, 27 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 17/02/2023
In den 80er Jahren, als Aids sich in Frankreich rapide ausbreitete, organisierte sich eine Handvoll Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten und gründete Act Up-Paris. Nach dem Vorbild des „großen Bruders“ – des 1987 gegründeten US-amerikanischen Interessenverbandes Act Up – trat die Vereinigung für die Verteidigung der Rechte aller HIV-Positiven oder an Aids erkrankten Menschen ein. Die Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten kämpften hartnäckig und mit vollem Engagement: Sie verbreiteten sachliche Informationen über die Krankheit, die alle Menschen – unabhängig von sexueller Orientierung – ereilen kann. Außerdem rangen sie um die Behandlung der Kranken und setzten sich unter hohem Zeitdruck für die Aids-Prävention ein.
Die kleine Act Up-Armee schreckte vor nichts zurück und setzte auch auf zivilen Ungehorsam: So warf sie beispielsweise als Protest gegen die Zensur mit Kunstblut gefüllte Wasserbomben. Zielscheiben ihrer Kritik waren die Kirche, die den Gebrauch von Kondomen ablehnte, Politiker, die eine echte Aufklärungskampagne verzögerten, und Forschungslabore, die offenbar nur an ihren Profit dachten. Act Up-Paris provozierte mit plakativen Slogans und legendär gewordenen PR-Aktionen, etwa dem Entrollen eines pinkfarbenen Riesenkondoms über dem Obelisken der Place de la Concorde.
Mit Auszügen aus Robin Campillos Spielfilm „120 BPM“ und Archivmaterial der damaligen Zeit vergegenwärtigt die Dokumentation die unglaubliche Energie, die den Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten von Act Up-Paris zu eigen war.
Dokureihe (F 2021, 27 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 17/02/2023
Pakistan's Former PM Imran Khan Charged under Terrorism Act - BBC News
Aug 22, 2022 Police in Pakistan have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws.
Officials accused Mr Khan of breaching the country's anti-terrorism act for allegedly making threats against the state officials.
He has been a vocal critic of the government and the country's army since he was ousted from power in April in a no-confidence vote.
Police announced the charges after the cricketer-turned-politician accused authorities of torturing his close aide, who is himself being detained under sedition charges.
Officials accused Mr Khan of breaching the country's anti-terrorism act for allegedly making threats against the state officials.
He has been a vocal critic of the government and the country's army since he was ousted from power in April in a no-confidence vote.
Police announced the charges after the cricketer-turned-politician accused authorities of torturing his close aide, who is himself being detained under sedition charges.
Ein Mordanschlag erschüttert Russlands Propagandisten des Krieges
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Bei der Explosion eines Sprengsatzes an ihrem Auto ist in Moskau eine Verfechterin des Ukraine-Krieges, die Tochter des imperialistischen Ideologen Alexander Dugin, ums Leben gekommen. Das ist Anlass für viele Spekulationen und verschärft die Spannungen in Russland.
Daria Dugina fuhr am späteren Samstagabend auf einer der westlichen Moskauer Ausfallstrassen zurück in die Stadt, als ihr Auto explodierte und ausbrannte. Rettungskräfte fanden die verkohlte Leiche der 29-jährigen Frau darin. Nach ersten Ermittlungsergebnissen detonierte ein auf der Fahrerseite am Unterboden des Geländewagens angebrachter Sprengsatz.
Dugina ist kein unbekanntes Opfer. Die Philosophin und Publizistin war die Tochter des nationalpatriotischen, ultrakonservativen ideologischen Aushängeschilds Alexander Dugin, dessen rechte Hand und Gleichgesinnte. Unter dem Namen Platonowa war sie selbst auf Telegram und bei propagandistischen, rechtsnationalen Medien als Kommentatorin aktiv und hatte in den vergangenen Monaten mit zuweilen monströsen Äusserungen das Existenzrecht der Ukraine infrage gestellt. Der Wagen, den sie lenkte, gehörte ihrem Vater. Er hatte offenbar vom gemeinsam besuchten Festival «Tradizija» ausserhalb Moskaus damit zurückfahren wollen, aber sich dann kurzfristig umbesonnen. » | Markus Ackeret, Moskau | Sonntag,21. August 2022
Verwandte Links zu dieser Geschichte hier.
Daria Dugina fuhr am späteren Samstagabend auf einer der westlichen Moskauer Ausfallstrassen zurück in die Stadt, als ihr Auto explodierte und ausbrannte. Rettungskräfte fanden die verkohlte Leiche der 29-jährigen Frau darin. Nach ersten Ermittlungsergebnissen detonierte ein auf der Fahrerseite am Unterboden des Geländewagens angebrachter Sprengsatz.
Dugina ist kein unbekanntes Opfer. Die Philosophin und Publizistin war die Tochter des nationalpatriotischen, ultrakonservativen ideologischen Aushängeschilds Alexander Dugin, dessen rechte Hand und Gleichgesinnte. Unter dem Namen Platonowa war sie selbst auf Telegram und bei propagandistischen, rechtsnationalen Medien als Kommentatorin aktiv und hatte in den vergangenen Monaten mit zuweilen monströsen Äusserungen das Existenzrecht der Ukraine infrage gestellt. Der Wagen, den sie lenkte, gehörte ihrem Vater. Er hatte offenbar vom gemeinsam besuchten Festival «Tradizija» ausserhalb Moskaus damit zurückfahren wollen, aber sich dann kurzfristig umbesonnen. » | Markus Ackeret, Moskau | Sonntag,21. August 2022
Verwandte Links zu dieser Geschichte hier.
Daughter of Putin Ally Killed in Moscow Blast - BBC News
Aug 21, 2022 Darya Dugina, the daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, has been killed in a suspected car bombing in Moscow.
Her father is a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and is believed to have been the intended target of the attack.
Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president, with the nickname "Putin's brain".
Related links here.
Russland macht ukrainischen Geheimdienst für Mord an Propagandistin Dugina verantwortlich »
Her father is a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and is believed to have been the intended target of the attack.
Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president, with the nickname "Putin's brain".
Related links here.
Russland macht ukrainischen Geheimdienst für Mord an Propagandistin Dugina verantwortlich »
Truss Poised to Plunge UK Economy into ‘Inflation Spiral’, Says Sunak
THE GUARDIAN: Truss cannot deliver £50bn tax cuts and support packages without pushing public debt to dangerous levels, says Tory leader contender
Liz Truss will plunge the economy into an “inflation spiral” if she does not choose between her unfunded £50bn tax cuts and providing cost of living support, her Conservative party leadership opponent, Rishi Sunak, has claimed.
Sunak’s leadership campaign said Truss would increase borrowing to “historic and dangerous levels” and place public finances into “serious jeopardy” if she attempted to do both.
The comments came after Truss, the frontrunner to be the next prime minister, signalled another U-turn with direct support for companies and households with soaring energy bills this winter.
In a statement, Sunak’s campaign said: “Following weeks of rejecting direct support payments as ‘handouts’, Truss supporters have slowly woken up to the reality of what winter brings. They now say that they will provide people with help – but what help, for who, when and how it will be paid for remains a mystery. » | Tobi Thomas | Monday, August 22, 2022
Liz Truss will plunge the economy into an “inflation spiral” if she does not choose between her unfunded £50bn tax cuts and providing cost of living support, her Conservative party leadership opponent, Rishi Sunak, has claimed.
Sunak’s leadership campaign said Truss would increase borrowing to “historic and dangerous levels” and place public finances into “serious jeopardy” if she attempted to do both.
The comments came after Truss, the frontrunner to be the next prime minister, signalled another U-turn with direct support for companies and households with soaring energy bills this winter.
In a statement, Sunak’s campaign said: “Following weeks of rejecting direct support payments as ‘handouts’, Truss supporters have slowly woken up to the reality of what winter brings. They now say that they will provide people with help – but what help, for who, when and how it will be paid for remains a mystery. » | Tobi Thomas | Monday, August 22, 2022
Singapore to End Ban on Gay Sex - BBC News
Aug 22, 2022 Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on national TV they would abolish the 377A law - which bans sex between men.
LGBT activists in Singapore have hailed the move as "a win for humanity".
But they also expressed concern after Mr Lee said the government would ensure better legal protection for the definition of marriage as one between a man and a woman.
This would effectively make it harder for gay marriage to be legalised.
Related article here.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on national TV they would abolish the 377A law - which bans sex between men.
LGBT activists in Singapore have hailed the move as "a win for humanity".
But they also expressed concern after Mr Lee said the government would ensure better legal protection for the definition of marriage as one between a man and a woman.
This would effectively make it harder for gay marriage to be legalised.
Related article here.
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Singapore to Repeal Law That Criminalises Sex between Men
THE GUARDIAN: Scrapping of colonial-era section 377A law hailed as ‘a win for humanity’ by LGBTQ+ rights groups
LGBTQ+ rights campaigners at the annual ‘Pink Dot’ event at Hong Lim Park in Singapore in June. Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
Singapore will repeal a colonial-era law that criminalises sex between men, a landmark decision described by LGBTQ+ groups as “a win for humanity”.
In a national address on Sunday, the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said that scrapping section 377A of the penal code would bring the law into line with current social attitudes and “provide some relief to gay Singaporeans”.
However, Lee added that the government did not want “wholesale changes in our society”, including changes to the legal definition of marriage.
“Even as we repeal 377A, we will uphold and safeguard the institution of marriage. Under the law, only marriages between one man and one woman are recognised in Singapore,” he said.
Section 377A, which was introduced under British colonial rule, criminalises “any act of gross indecency with another male person”. The law carries a sentence of up to two years in prison, though it is not believed to have been enforced for more than a decade. » | Rebecca Ratcliffe, South-east Asia correspondent | Sunday, August 21, 2022
Singapore will repeal a colonial-era law that criminalises sex between men, a landmark decision described by LGBTQ+ groups as “a win for humanity”.
In a national address on Sunday, the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said that scrapping section 377A of the penal code would bring the law into line with current social attitudes and “provide some relief to gay Singaporeans”.
However, Lee added that the government did not want “wholesale changes in our society”, including changes to the legal definition of marriage.
“Even as we repeal 377A, we will uphold and safeguard the institution of marriage. Under the law, only marriages between one man and one woman are recognised in Singapore,” he said.
Section 377A, which was introduced under British colonial rule, criminalises “any act of gross indecency with another male person”. The law carries a sentence of up to two years in prison, though it is not believed to have been enforced for more than a decade. » | Rebecca Ratcliffe, South-east Asia correspondent | Sunday, August 21, 2022
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Car Bomb Kills Daughter of 'Putin's Brain' Alexander Dugin | DW News
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Backs Liz Truss’s Claim UK Workers Need ‘More Graft’
THE GUARDIAN: Brexit opportunities minister says Tory leadership hopeful’s comments reflect Britain’s ‘poor productivity’
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been tipped for a cabinet position in a Liz Truss government. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Jacob Rees-Mogg, a key ally of Liz Truss, has defended the Tory leadership frontrunner’s suggestion that British workers need “more graft” as “sensible”.
Rees-Mogg, the Brexit opportunities minister, told the Mail on Sunday that her comments reflected “poor productivity in the British economy”.
He said they “attracted confected political criticism but they reflect an unfortunate reality in much of the British state”, adding: “This is not good for the government, or for the public as a whole.”
Rees-Mogg has been tipped for a cabinet position in a Truss government – perhaps as levelling up or trade secretary. » | Rowena Mason, Deputy political editor | Sunday, August 21, 2022
Rees-Mogg’s comments are an affront to hard-working Britons. Tell us, Jacob, how much graft have you ever done in your life? By the looks of you, NONE!
I would therefore advise you to be very careful with your utterances regarding the hard work, or otherwise, of British workers. Most British workers I have ever met have been extremely hard-working indeed. Moreover, I feel quite sure that many of them would consider you to be effete and even, perhaps, a ponce.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread! – © Mark Alexander
Jacob Rees-Mogg, a key ally of Liz Truss, has defended the Tory leadership frontrunner’s suggestion that British workers need “more graft” as “sensible”.
Rees-Mogg, the Brexit opportunities minister, told the Mail on Sunday that her comments reflected “poor productivity in the British economy”.
He said they “attracted confected political criticism but they reflect an unfortunate reality in much of the British state”, adding: “This is not good for the government, or for the public as a whole.”
Rees-Mogg has been tipped for a cabinet position in a Truss government – perhaps as levelling up or trade secretary. » | Rowena Mason, Deputy political editor | Sunday, August 21, 2022
Rees-Mogg’s comments are an affront to hard-working Britons. Tell us, Jacob, how much graft have you ever done in your life? By the looks of you, NONE!
I would therefore advise you to be very careful with your utterances regarding the hard work, or otherwise, of British workers. Most British workers I have ever met have been extremely hard-working indeed. Moreover, I feel quite sure that many of them would consider you to be effete and even, perhaps, a ponce.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread! – © Mark Alexander
Verhaftete Studentin in Saudiarabien: 34 Jahre für ein paar Likes
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Die saudische Studentin Salma al-Shihab wurde zu einer langen Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt, weil sie kritische Beiträge auf Twitter geteilt hatte. Sie ist kein Einzelfall. Während sich das Königreich gesellschaftlich öffnet, wird es politisch immer autoritärer.
Der saudische Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman duldet keinen Widerspruch und lässt Kritiker verhaften. | Cliff Owen / AP
In Saudiarabien dürfen Frauen inzwischen Autofahren, ohne Kopftuch ausgehen und als Sängerinnen auf der Bühne stehen. Was sie hingegen nicht dürfen: ihre Meinung in den sozialen Netzwerken kundtun. Genau das hatte Salma al-Shihab getan. Nun wurde die Saudiaraberin dafür zu 34 Jahren Haft verurteilt und zusätzlich mit einer ebenfalls 34 Jahre dauernden Ausreisesperre belegt.
Die 24-Jährige, die zurzeit im englischen Leeds Zahnmedizin studiert, war zu Besuch in der Heimat, als sie verhaftet wurde. Sollte sie ihre Strafe bis zum Ende absitzen müssen, wird sie 92 Jahre alt sein, bis sie sich das nächste Mal frei bewegen darf.
«Die Höhe des Strafmasses ist wirklich schockierend», sagt Duaa Dhainy von der saudischen Menschenrechtsorganisation ESOHR, die vom saudischen Aktivisten Ali Adubisi im Exil gegründet wurde und sich für die Freilassung von Dissidenten einsetzt. Früher, so Dhainy, seien derartige Strafen nur für Gewaltverbrechen ausgesprochen worden. » | Daniel Böhm, Beirut | Donnerstag, 18. August 2022
Verwandte Links auf Englisch und Französisch hier.
In Saudiarabien dürfen Frauen inzwischen Autofahren, ohne Kopftuch ausgehen und als Sängerinnen auf der Bühne stehen. Was sie hingegen nicht dürfen: ihre Meinung in den sozialen Netzwerken kundtun. Genau das hatte Salma al-Shihab getan. Nun wurde die Saudiaraberin dafür zu 34 Jahren Haft verurteilt und zusätzlich mit einer ebenfalls 34 Jahre dauernden Ausreisesperre belegt.
Die 24-Jährige, die zurzeit im englischen Leeds Zahnmedizin studiert, war zu Besuch in der Heimat, als sie verhaftet wurde. Sollte sie ihre Strafe bis zum Ende absitzen müssen, wird sie 92 Jahre alt sein, bis sie sich das nächste Mal frei bewegen darf.
«Die Höhe des Strafmasses ist wirklich schockierend», sagt Duaa Dhainy von der saudischen Menschenrechtsorganisation ESOHR, die vom saudischen Aktivisten Ali Adubisi im Exil gegründet wurde und sich für die Freilassung von Dissidenten einsetzt. Früher, so Dhainy, seien derartige Strafen nur für Gewaltverbrechen ausgesprochen worden. » | Daniel Böhm, Beirut | Donnerstag, 18. August 2022
Verwandte Links auf Englisch und Französisch hier.
Daughter of Putin Ally Alexander Dugin Killed in Car Bomb in Moscow
THE GUARDIAN: Russian hawks without evidence blame Kyiv for death of Darya Dugina and demand Kremlin response
The daughter of an ultranationalist Russian ideologue and ally of Vladimir Putin has been killed in a car bomb on the outskirts of Moscow.
Darya Dugina, whose father is the Russian political commentator Alexander Dugin, died when the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving was ripped apart by a powerful explosion about 12 miles (20km) west of the capital near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemy at about 9.30pm local time (1930 BST), according to investigators.
Prominent Russian hawks without evidence quickly blamed Kyiv for the attack, calling it an assassination attempt and demanding the Kremlin respond by targeting government officials in Kyiv. “Decision-making centres!! Decision-making centres!!!” wrote Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the state-funded RT television station, reposting a call to bomb the headquarters of the Ukrainian SBU intelligence agency.
If the car bombing is tied to the war it would mark the first time since February that the violence unleashed on Ukraine has reached the Russian capital, touching the family of a Kremlin ally near one of Moscow’s most exclusive districts. (+ video) » | Andrew Roth in Moscow and Martin Farrer | Sunday, August 21, 2022
The daughter of an ultranationalist Russian ideologue and ally of Vladimir Putin has been killed in a car bomb on the outskirts of Moscow.
Darya Dugina, whose father is the Russian political commentator Alexander Dugin, died when the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving was ripped apart by a powerful explosion about 12 miles (20km) west of the capital near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemy at about 9.30pm local time (1930 BST), according to investigators.
Prominent Russian hawks without evidence quickly blamed Kyiv for the attack, calling it an assassination attempt and demanding the Kremlin respond by targeting government officials in Kyiv. “Decision-making centres!! Decision-making centres!!!” wrote Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the state-funded RT television station, reposting a call to bomb the headquarters of the Ukrainian SBU intelligence agency.
If the car bombing is tied to the war it would mark the first time since February that the violence unleashed on Ukraine has reached the Russian capital, touching the family of a Kremlin ally near one of Moscow’s most exclusive districts. (+ video) » | Andrew Roth in Moscow and Martin Farrer | Sunday, August 21, 2022
He Kissed Me in the Pool & It Was So Hot | Out in the Dark P. 4 | QTTV
Viewer discretion is advised. Not suitable for children. – Mark
The Lincoln Project : Dr. Oz Goes Shopping
Aug 16, 2022 FACT CHECK: Dr. Oz struggled his way through a minor shopping trip. Don’t worry, we’ve got you Doc.
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The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends on it.
Few People Cook Beef Like This. 400-year-old Recipe!
Ingredients:
2 kg of beef
2 carrots
2/3 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt
Oil
2 onions
1/2 celeriac
2 parsley roots [parsnips]
4 carrots
3 bay leaves
1 tsp allspice
1 teaspoon
black pepper
200 ml cream
1 tbsp raw sugar
1-2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Dumplings:
20 grams of yeast
300ml milk
3 tbsp flour
1 tsp sugar
500g flour
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp oil
Interview – Ken Clarke: ‘The Idea That Tax Cuts Will Automatically Produce Growth Is Nonsense’
THE OBSERVER: The veteran Tory, who stood three times to lead his party, on the cost of living crisis, today’s political culture and the best PM we never had
Kenneth Clarke at his home in Nottingham. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer
Kenneth Clarke was made Baron Clarke of Nottingham in 2020, having served as a Conservative MP for 49 years, and in a variety of government and cabinet positions, including chancellor of the exchequer and health secretary. He also stood three times for the leadership of the party, twice narrowly failing. He has cast his vote in the current Tory leadership election, but refuses to say for whom he plumped.
We’re facing a cost of living crisis, with growing inflation and the ongoing war in Ukraine. How should these problems be dealt with?
In the short term, we’ve got to go through probably a very serious economic crisis. I’ve felt for some time that we’re bound to have a very severe recession. And if we’re not careful, it’s going to be combined with very bad inflation, which does social, as well as economic damage. Brace yourself for it, but living standards generally are going to fall for the first time for a long time, and the main short-term measures should be to protect the very poor, very vulnerable and stop us seeing any increase in the number of people becoming destitute in this country. The government shouldn’t be asking themselves, what is the Daily Mail going to be saying tomorrow but what is the economy going to look like in a couple of years’ time when we have an election?
As a former chancellor of the exchequer, what do you think of the idea, put forward by Liz Truss in the Tory leadership campaign, that tax cuts will trigger economic growth?
The simplistic idea that tax cuts will automatically produce growth is nonsense. Everybody would do it if that worked. There’s a slight touch of the Argentinian or Venezuelan government about it. This is not a time for tax cuts because we have incurred enormous public expenditure, which I supported, to stave off the worst effects of Covid-19, leading to enormous public debts. Tax cuts will stimulate growth in demand, but the problems are with the difficulties in supply, so they will push inflation further up. » | Andrew Anthony | Observer New Review Q&A | Sunday, August 21, 2022
OBSERVER EDITORIAL:
The Observer view on Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s tax cut promises: The Conservative leadership contenders are blind to the dire lack of investment in a crumbling UK »
Kenneth Clarke was made Baron Clarke of Nottingham in 2020, having served as a Conservative MP for 49 years, and in a variety of government and cabinet positions, including chancellor of the exchequer and health secretary. He also stood three times for the leadership of the party, twice narrowly failing. He has cast his vote in the current Tory leadership election, but refuses to say for whom he plumped.
We’re facing a cost of living crisis, with growing inflation and the ongoing war in Ukraine. How should these problems be dealt with?
In the short term, we’ve got to go through probably a very serious economic crisis. I’ve felt for some time that we’re bound to have a very severe recession. And if we’re not careful, it’s going to be combined with very bad inflation, which does social, as well as economic damage. Brace yourself for it, but living standards generally are going to fall for the first time for a long time, and the main short-term measures should be to protect the very poor, very vulnerable and stop us seeing any increase in the number of people becoming destitute in this country. The government shouldn’t be asking themselves, what is the Daily Mail going to be saying tomorrow but what is the economy going to look like in a couple of years’ time when we have an election?
As a former chancellor of the exchequer, what do you think of the idea, put forward by Liz Truss in the Tory leadership campaign, that tax cuts will trigger economic growth?
The simplistic idea that tax cuts will automatically produce growth is nonsense. Everybody would do it if that worked. There’s a slight touch of the Argentinian or Venezuelan government about it. This is not a time for tax cuts because we have incurred enormous public expenditure, which I supported, to stave off the worst effects of Covid-19, leading to enormous public debts. Tax cuts will stimulate growth in demand, but the problems are with the difficulties in supply, so they will push inflation further up. » | Andrew Anthony | Observer New Review Q&A | Sunday, August 21, 2022
OBSERVER EDITORIAL:
The Observer view on Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s tax cut promises: The Conservative leadership contenders are blind to the dire lack of investment in a crumbling UK »
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Labour Surges as Tory Fears Grow over Truss’s Tax Cut Agenda
THE OBSERVER: Likely PM’s policies will mean ‘big trouble’, say critics, as Starmer’s energy price initiative boosts him in polls
Liz Truss has been criticised by the former Tory chancellor Kenneth Clarke for proposing tax cuts during a time of ‘enormous public debts’. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
Senior Tories have warned that their party will suffer dire electoral consequences under a Liz Truss premiership that fails to address the cost of living crisis, as Labour enjoys a poll bounce suggesting Keir Starmer could be on course for No 10.
Amid signs of mounting panic among high-ranking Conservatives about Truss’s economic policies, several former cabinet ministers told the Observer on Saturday the party would suffer devastating losses in blue and red wall seats unless Truss changes tack, if and when she enters No 10.
After Michael Gove described Truss’s plan to focus on cutting taxes as a “holiday from reality” and announced he was supporting Rishi Sunak, the latest Opinium poll for the Observer gives Labour and its leader a double poll boost, days after he backed a complete freeze on energy bills this autumn. Labour now enjoys its biggest Opinium poll lead in months – eight points – while Starmer has surged well ahead of Truss in the past two weeks when voters are asked who would be the best prime minister. » | Toby Helm, Observer political editor “ | Saturday, August 20, 2022
This woman, Liz Truss, is economically illiterate. That we should even be contemplating entrusting her with the keys to Number 10 is a sad indictment of the British political system. For this cipher to wish to pursue Thatcherite policies at this time of national crisis shows me, and should show you, that she has lost the plot! The very last thng this country needs right now is more Thatcherite policies! It is an overdose of Thatcherism that has helped to land us all in this parlous state we now find ourselves in. For God's sake, don't give that woman the keys to Number 10. Doing so will be the path to this country's ruin. It will also help accelrate this country's place on the list of Third World countries. To borrow Thatcher's well-worn turn of phrase: "No! No! No!" Further, to add insult to injury, that voice of hers! Well! It's bad enough to turn the milk sour! – © Mark Alexander
Senior Tories have warned that their party will suffer dire electoral consequences under a Liz Truss premiership that fails to address the cost of living crisis, as Labour enjoys a poll bounce suggesting Keir Starmer could be on course for No 10.
Amid signs of mounting panic among high-ranking Conservatives about Truss’s economic policies, several former cabinet ministers told the Observer on Saturday the party would suffer devastating losses in blue and red wall seats unless Truss changes tack, if and when she enters No 10.
After Michael Gove described Truss’s plan to focus on cutting taxes as a “holiday from reality” and announced he was supporting Rishi Sunak, the latest Opinium poll for the Observer gives Labour and its leader a double poll boost, days after he backed a complete freeze on energy bills this autumn. Labour now enjoys its biggest Opinium poll lead in months – eight points – while Starmer has surged well ahead of Truss in the past two weeks when voters are asked who would be the best prime minister. » | Toby Helm, Observer political editor “ | Saturday, August 20, 2022
This woman, Liz Truss, is economically illiterate. That we should even be contemplating entrusting her with the keys to Number 10 is a sad indictment of the British political system. For this cipher to wish to pursue Thatcherite policies at this time of national crisis shows me, and should show you, that she has lost the plot! The very last thng this country needs right now is more Thatcherite policies! It is an overdose of Thatcherism that has helped to land us all in this parlous state we now find ourselves in. For God's sake, don't give that woman the keys to Number 10. Doing so will be the path to this country's ruin. It will also help accelrate this country's place on the list of Third World countries. To borrow Thatcher's well-worn turn of phrase: "No! No! No!" Further, to add insult to injury, that voice of hers! Well! It's bad enough to turn the milk sour! – © Mark Alexander
A Powerful and Passionate Kiss
Michael Lambert : Clueless Liz Truss Set to Turbo-charge UK Economy!
Aug 20, 2022 Liz Truss says she will TURBO-CHARGE the UK economy, whatever that means? The seemingly endless Tory leadership fiasco continues with Truss and Sunak announcing ever more right wing policies. Truss is expected to be announced as the winner on 5th September.
Inflation is at 10% and set to reach 13%, taxes are the highest for 70 years, according to Truss, interest rates are going up as are food prices. Energy prices are rising so steeply that thousands of businesses will find it difficult to survive and many will fail.
The cost-of-living crisis for those with limited means are set to make their lives almost impossible. The railway workers, the post office workers and the employees of Folkestone container port are just some of the unions going on strike and there are many likely to follow them.
Truss's plans to cut taxes now have been roundly criticised by the IFS, the OBR and others. She has said that she will confront the EU over the UK's illegal refusal to abide by the NI Protocol which is likely to risk a trade war with the EU which provides 40% of our food. She also wants to legislate against certain industrial action making strikes illegal. This would almost certainly lead to a catastrophic General Strike.
Truss's government is likely to be even more right-wing than Johnson's and may even include the almost impossibly deluded and incompetent David Frost (aka Lord Gormless) It is perfectly clear that Truss does not have a clue beyond talking about Turbo-charging the economy, 'Unleashing' British business whilst promising she will 'deliver, deliver, deliver' whilst claiming she 'Get's Things Done'
Inflation is at 10% and set to reach 13%, taxes are the highest for 70 years, according to Truss, interest rates are going up as are food prices. Energy prices are rising so steeply that thousands of businesses will find it difficult to survive and many will fail.
The cost-of-living crisis for those with limited means are set to make their lives almost impossible. The railway workers, the post office workers and the employees of Folkestone container port are just some of the unions going on strike and there are many likely to follow them.
Truss's plans to cut taxes now have been roundly criticised by the IFS, the OBR and others. She has said that she will confront the EU over the UK's illegal refusal to abide by the NI Protocol which is likely to risk a trade war with the EU which provides 40% of our food. She also wants to legislate against certain industrial action making strikes illegal. This would almost certainly lead to a catastrophic General Strike.
Truss's government is likely to be even more right-wing than Johnson's and may even include the almost impossibly deluded and incompetent David Frost (aka Lord Gormless) It is perfectly clear that Truss does not have a clue beyond talking about Turbo-charging the economy, 'Unleashing' British business whilst promising she will 'deliver, deliver, deliver' whilst claiming she 'Get's Things Done'
«Einbahnstrasse Euro - Franken»: Der Euro fällt auf ein Rekordtief
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Der Euro setzt seine Talfahrt gegenüber dem Franken und dem Dollar fort. Das schwindende Vertrauen der Investoren in die Euro-Zone gilt als einer der Hauptgründe.
Das Image der europäischen Gemeinschaftswährung Euro erleidet immer mehr Kratzer. | Lennart Preiss / AP
Der Euro wird zum Franken immer schwächer. Diese Woche war ein Euro zeitweise nur noch 0.9605 Franken wert. Damit ist die europäische Gemeinschaftswährung gegenüber dem Franken auf ein Rekordtief gefallen. Ulrich Leuchtmann, Ökonom bei der Commerzbank, schrieb diesbezüglich in einem Kommentar von der «Einbahnstrasse Euro - Franken» – für die Gemeinschaftswährung führt sie nach unten. Mitte September vergangenen Jahres wurden für einen Euro noch 1.0932 Franken bezahlt.
Auch gegenüber dem Dollar setzt der Euro seine monatelange Talfahrt fort. In letzter Zeit nahm die Gemeinschaftswährung dabei Kurs auf die Parität, am Freitag wurden für einen Euro noch 1.0047 Dollar bezahlt. Anfang September vergangenen Jahres waren es noch 1.1880 Dollar. Seit Jahresbeginn hat der Euro gemäss Daten von Bloomberg gegenüber dem Franken um 7,9 Prozent und gegenüber dem Dollar um 13 Prozent an Wert verloren. » | Michael Ferber | Samstag, 20. August 20, 2022
Der Euro wird zum Franken immer schwächer. Diese Woche war ein Euro zeitweise nur noch 0.9605 Franken wert. Damit ist die europäische Gemeinschaftswährung gegenüber dem Franken auf ein Rekordtief gefallen. Ulrich Leuchtmann, Ökonom bei der Commerzbank, schrieb diesbezüglich in einem Kommentar von der «Einbahnstrasse Euro - Franken» – für die Gemeinschaftswährung führt sie nach unten. Mitte September vergangenen Jahres wurden für einen Euro noch 1.0932 Franken bezahlt.
Auch gegenüber dem Dollar setzt der Euro seine monatelange Talfahrt fort. In letzter Zeit nahm die Gemeinschaftswährung dabei Kurs auf die Parität, am Freitag wurden für einen Euro noch 1.0047 Dollar bezahlt. Anfang September vergangenen Jahres waren es noch 1.1880 Dollar. Seit Jahresbeginn hat der Euro gemäss Daten von Bloomberg gegenüber dem Franken um 7,9 Prozent und gegenüber dem Dollar um 13 Prozent an Wert verloren. » | Michael Ferber | Samstag, 20. August 20, 2022
Was heißt Familie? | 2 Väter 3 Babys (2/5) | SWR Doku
Teil 1.
Teil 3.
Alle fünf Teile können hier angeschaut warden.
Old German Recipe: A Forgotten Recipe from the Past: Butterkuchen
Ingredients:
200ml lukewarm milk
20g yeast
3 tbsp flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
pinch of salt
125g butter
470g flour
oil
Butter mixture:
50g butter
125g sugar
2 tbsp raw sugar for sprinkling
Method:
As shown in the video.
Bake: 180°C / 356°F for 30 min.
Arabie saoudite : la scandaleuse condamnation de Salma Al-Chehab
LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL : En infligeant la peine ubuesque de trente-quatre ans de prison à la jeune doctorante en médecine pour avoir défendu les droits humains, les juges justifient les pires clichés dont les autorités saoudiennes sont les premières à se plaindre.
Il s’est donc trouvé des juges en Arabie saoudite pour condamner, le 9 août, à trente-quatre ans de prison, une doctorante en médecine dentaire. Pour quel crime ? Avoir partagé des messages en faveur des droits des femmes sur un compte Twitter resté particulièrement confidentiel.
En première instance, en 2021, une très lourde peine de six ans de prison, dont trois avec sursis, avait déjà été prononcée contre Salma Al-Chehab, âgée de 34 ans, mère de deux enfants et qui appartient à une minorité chiite souvent injustement stigmatisée. En appel, la justice saoudienne a fait ce choix du grotesque. Une interdiction de quitter le royaume pour une durée similaire a même été ajoutée pour faire bonne mesure. Cette justice a estimé que la jeune femme, qui poursuivait ses études au Royaume-Uni avant son arrestation à l’occasion d’une visite en Arabie saoudite, a « fourni de l’aide à ceux qui cherchent à troubler l’ordre public et à diffuser des informations fausses et malveillantes ». » | Éditorial « du Monde » | samedi 20 août 2022
Liens connexes en anglais ici.
Il s’est donc trouvé des juges en Arabie saoudite pour condamner, le 9 août, à trente-quatre ans de prison, une doctorante en médecine dentaire. Pour quel crime ? Avoir partagé des messages en faveur des droits des femmes sur un compte Twitter resté particulièrement confidentiel.
En première instance, en 2021, une très lourde peine de six ans de prison, dont trois avec sursis, avait déjà été prononcée contre Salma Al-Chehab, âgée de 34 ans, mère de deux enfants et qui appartient à une minorité chiite souvent injustement stigmatisée. En appel, la justice saoudienne a fait ce choix du grotesque. Une interdiction de quitter le royaume pour une durée similaire a même été ajoutée pour faire bonne mesure. Cette justice a estimé que la jeune femme, qui poursuivait ses études au Royaume-Uni avant son arrestation à l’occasion d’une visite en Arabie saoudite, a « fourni de l’aide à ceux qui cherchent à troubler l’ordre public et à diffuser des informations fausses et malveillantes ». » | Éditorial « du Monde » | samedi 20 août 2022
Liens connexes en anglais ici.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Neues Babyglück | 2 Väter 3 Babys (3/5) | SWR Doku
Aug 19, 2022 Die Familie von Johnny und Stefan soll noch größer werden: Leihmutter Robin hat eingewilligt, ein weiteres Kind für das Paar auszutragen. Die beiden reisen zusammen mit ihren Zwillingen nach Amerika, um bei der Geburt von Baby Allegra dabei zu sein.
Wie können homosexuelle Paare eine Familie gründen? Viele wünschen sich leibliche Kinder und verwirklichen das mit Hilfe einer Samenspende bzw. Leihmutterschaft. In Deutschland ist das gesetzlich bisher nicht erlaubt. Daher weichen viele ins Ausland aus - in die USA, nach Osteuropa und Asien. Das kann Hunderttausende Euro kosten oder geschieht unter fragwürdigen Umständen. „Regenbogenfamilien“ sind inzwischen gesellschaftliche Realität, aber es gibt noch viel Skepsis: Fehlt da nicht die Mutter? Was wird den Kindern zugemutet? Und ist Leihmutterschaft nur etwas für Reiche?
Wie können homosexuelle Paare eine Familie gründen? Viele wünschen sich leibliche Kinder und verwirklichen das mit Hilfe einer Samenspende bzw. Leihmutterschaft. In Deutschland ist das gesetzlich bisher nicht erlaubt. Daher weichen viele ins Ausland aus - in die USA, nach Osteuropa und Asien. Das kann Hunderttausende Euro kosten oder geschieht unter fragwürdigen Umständen. „Regenbogenfamilien“ sind inzwischen gesellschaftliche Realität, aber es gibt noch viel Skepsis: Fehlt da nicht die Mutter? Was wird den Kindern zugemutet? Und ist Leihmutterschaft nur etwas für Reiche?
Le rapprochement avec la Russie donne des marges de manœuvre à la Corée du Nord
LE MONDE : Le régime de Pyongyang essaie de profiter de la guerre en Ukraine et des tensions entre la Chine et les Etats-Unis pour son développement militaire et améliorer son économie.
L’embellie des relations avec la Russie depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, le 24 février, mais aussi la possible relance du commerce avec la Chine offrent des marges de manœuvre à la Corée du Nord pour son développement nucléaire et celui des missiles, voire pour améliorer son économie.
La nouvelle donne se traduit aussi par un clair rejet des offres de dialogue de la Corée du Sud. Dans un message rendu public vendredi 19 août par l’agence officielle KCNA, Kim Yo-jong, sœur du dirigeant Kim Jong-un, a fustigé ce que le président conservateur sud-coréen, Yoon Seok-youl, a présenté, le 15 août, comme une « initiative audacieuse » censée développer l’économie nord-coréenne en contrepartie de mesures de dénucléarisation. Mme Kim, par ailleurs directrice adjointe au sein du comité central du Parti du travail, au pouvoir, l’a comparée à une « tentative de planter des mûriers au milieu de l’océan » . » | Par Philippe Mesmer (Tokyo, correspondance) | vendredi 19 août 2022
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L’embellie des relations avec la Russie depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, le 24 février, mais aussi la possible relance du commerce avec la Chine offrent des marges de manœuvre à la Corée du Nord pour son développement nucléaire et celui des missiles, voire pour améliorer son économie.
La nouvelle donne se traduit aussi par un clair rejet des offres de dialogue de la Corée du Sud. Dans un message rendu public vendredi 19 août par l’agence officielle KCNA, Kim Yo-jong, sœur du dirigeant Kim Jong-un, a fustigé ce que le président conservateur sud-coréen, Yoon Seok-youl, a présenté, le 15 août, comme une « initiative audacieuse » censée développer l’économie nord-coréenne en contrepartie de mesures de dénucléarisation. Mme Kim, par ailleurs directrice adjointe au sein du comité central du Parti du travail, au pouvoir, l’a comparée à une « tentative de planter des mûriers au milieu de l’océan » . » | Par Philippe Mesmer (Tokyo, correspondance) | vendredi 19 août 2022
Article réservé aux abonnés
Judge Orders Justice Department to Prepare Redacted Trump Search Affidavit for Possible Release
Aug 19, 2022 There are few pieces of paper more coveted by the US press than the highly sensitive affidavit used to justify an FBI search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Florida mansion.
Now that sealed document is one step closer to being revealed - which could shed light on key details in the investigation.
The unfolding drama seems to be energising Trump critics and supporters alike.
Now that sealed document is one step closer to being revealed - which could shed light on key details in the investigation.
The unfolding drama seems to be energising Trump critics and supporters alike.
NHS Bosses Warn ‘Unprecedented’ Risk of Death from Cold Weather and Soaring Energy Bills
"Brazil on Fire": Lula Launches Campaign to Unseat Bolsonaro & End His Authoritarian Rule
Thatcherism Is an Obsolete Ideology – But It’s the Only One That Sunak and Truss Have
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: The Tories see fresh thinking as a luxury, so their leaders are sticking with an orthodoxy that’s well past its sell-by date
It’s generally agreed that the last dozen years have been some of the most turbulent in our modern history. So much has changed or been called into question: our climate, the cost of living, the state’s ability to protect us, capitalism’s ability to spread prosperity, the continuation of the United Kingdom, our relationship with Russia and the EU, even our sensethat we can be a functional society. To an extent that was almost inconceivable in 2010, when the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition took office, this has become a different country.
Some politicians have tried to adapt. Labour has moved leftwards and then back towards the centre. The Lib Dems have moved rightwards, supporting Tory austerity, and then become more hostile to the Conservatives under Ed Davey. The SNP has become more assertive in its push for independence. Meanwhile some Tories, such as Boris Johnson and Theresa May, have at least talked about governing in new ways, by “levelling up” or helping the “just about managing”.
Yet one group of politicians, who have gradually become the most powerful in the country, and are about to become our rulers, whoever wins the Tory leadership contest, have seemingly not adjusted their thinking at all amid the chaos and flux. As a result, we may face our worst peacetime crisis since the 1930s under a government with a disastrously out-of-date worldview. » | Andy Beckett | Friday, August 19, 2022
It’s generally agreed that the last dozen years have been some of the most turbulent in our modern history. So much has changed or been called into question: our climate, the cost of living, the state’s ability to protect us, capitalism’s ability to spread prosperity, the continuation of the United Kingdom, our relationship with Russia and the EU, even our sensethat we can be a functional society. To an extent that was almost inconceivable in 2010, when the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition took office, this has become a different country.
Some politicians have tried to adapt. Labour has moved leftwards and then back towards the centre. The Lib Dems have moved rightwards, supporting Tory austerity, and then become more hostile to the Conservatives under Ed Davey. The SNP has become more assertive in its push for independence. Meanwhile some Tories, such as Boris Johnson and Theresa May, have at least talked about governing in new ways, by “levelling up” or helping the “just about managing”.
Yet one group of politicians, who have gradually become the most powerful in the country, and are about to become our rulers, whoever wins the Tory leadership contest, have seemingly not adjusted their thinking at all amid the chaos and flux. As a result, we may face our worst peacetime crisis since the 1930s under a government with a disastrously out-of-date worldview. » | Andy Beckett | Friday, August 19, 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022
It’s So Funny!
Saudi Woman Given 34-year Prison Sentence for Using Twitter
THE GUARDIAN: Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University student, was charged with following and retweeting dissidents and activists
Salma al-Shehab, 34, was accused of ‘assisting those who seek to cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security by following their Twitter accounts’. Photograph: democracy now
A Saudi student at Leeds University who had returned home to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissidents and activists.
The sentencing by Saudi’s special terrorist court was handed down weeks after the US president Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, which human rights activists had warned could embolden the kingdom to escalate its crackdown on dissidents and other pro-democracy activists.
The case also marks the latest example of how the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has targeted Twitter users in his campaign of repression, while simultaneously controlling a major indirect stake in the US social media company through Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Salma al-Shehab, 34, a mother of two young children, was initially sentenced to serve three years in prison for the “crime” of using an internet website to “cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security”. But an appeals court on Monday handed down the new sentence – 34 years in prison followed by a 34-year travel ban – after a public prosecutor asked the court to consider other alleged crimes. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner | Tuesday, August 16, 2022
The West Is Kidding Itself About Women’s Freedom in Saudi Arabia »
The Observer view on opposing Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing: Salma al-Shehab is in jail for the ‘crime’ of using Twitter. Football fans should stage a silent protest »
Anthony Joshua urged to speak out on human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia: Boxer receives letter from brother of man executed in March / Joshua fights Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday »
A Saudi student at Leeds University who had returned home to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissidents and activists.
The sentencing by Saudi’s special terrorist court was handed down weeks after the US president Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, which human rights activists had warned could embolden the kingdom to escalate its crackdown on dissidents and other pro-democracy activists.
The case also marks the latest example of how the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has targeted Twitter users in his campaign of repression, while simultaneously controlling a major indirect stake in the US social media company through Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Salma al-Shehab, 34, a mother of two young children, was initially sentenced to serve three years in prison for the “crime” of using an internet website to “cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security”. But an appeals court on Monday handed down the new sentence – 34 years in prison followed by a 34-year travel ban – after a public prosecutor asked the court to consider other alleged crimes. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner | Tuesday, August 16, 2022
The West Is Kidding Itself About Women’s Freedom in Saudi Arabia »
The Observer view on opposing Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing: Salma al-Shehab is in jail for the ‘crime’ of using Twitter. Football fans should stage a silent protest »
Anthony Joshua urged to speak out on human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia: Boxer receives letter from brother of man executed in March / Joshua fights Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday »
Top Vatican Official Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Quebec
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A woman accused Cardinal Marc Ouellet, a member of Pope Francis’ inner circle, of inappropriately touching and kissing her.
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the former archbishop of Quebec, was named in a lawsuit made public this week. | Filippo Monteforte/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
OTTAWA — A woman in Quebec has accused a prominent Canadian cardinal — who is also a top Vatican official and member of Pope Francis’ inner circle — of engaging in sexual misconduct against her when she served as a diocesan intern.
The accusations against the cardinal, Marc Ouellet, are part of a sweeping class-action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec, in which 101 people say they were victims of sexual abuse by several dozen clerics and lay staff members of the archdiocese. The allegations date to 1940, and the lawsuit says that some of the plaintiffs were minors at the time of the events.
The case is the latest in a string of class-action lawsuits in Quebec that accuse Catholic clerics of sexual abuse, many of which have already been settled, including accusations covered under an 18-million-dollar agreement reached in 2013. » | Ian Austen and Gaia Pianigiani | Wednesday, August 16, 2022
OTTAWA — A woman in Quebec has accused a prominent Canadian cardinal — who is also a top Vatican official and member of Pope Francis’ inner circle — of engaging in sexual misconduct against her when she served as a diocesan intern.
The accusations against the cardinal, Marc Ouellet, are part of a sweeping class-action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec, in which 101 people say they were victims of sexual abuse by several dozen clerics and lay staff members of the archdiocese. The allegations date to 1940, and the lawsuit says that some of the plaintiffs were minors at the time of the events.
The case is the latest in a string of class-action lawsuits in Quebec that accuse Catholic clerics of sexual abuse, many of which have already been settled, including accusations covered under an 18-million-dollar agreement reached in 2013. » | Ian Austen and Gaia Pianigiani | Wednesday, August 16, 2022
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