JukkaW
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As if we really need another reason to hate Viktor Orban’s government. How many reasons to invoke article 7 of European Union Treaty does the EU need?
Hungary passes a constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events
Hungary’s parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities.
apnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As if we really need another reason to hate Viktor Orban’s government. How many reasons to invoke article 7 of European Union Treaty does the EU need?
Marine Le Pen drawing on the legacies of MLK and Alexei Navalny is laughable, to put it mildly.
Marine Le Pen slams 'witch hunt' against her party at Paris rally
France's Marine Le Pen on Sunday denounced the 'witch hunt' against her National Rally party to thousands of supporters at the Place Vauban in Paris. The far-right leader alleged her conviction was a…
f24.my
April 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Marine Le Pen drawing on the legacies of MLK and Alexei Navalny is laughable, to put it mildly.
Finally
Obama and Harris publicly rebuke Trump’s second term actions | CNN Politics
Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday each delivered remarks on the state of the country under President Donald Trump’s second term, and criticizing the adm...
www.cnn.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Finally
I wonder why…
Fox News removes their Dow ticker as stocks crater from Trump's new tariffs
Fox News appears to have removed their DOW ticker in a pattern for the company, choosing to block out the steep drop in DOW points after Trump's tariff announcement
www.irishstar.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I wonder why…
Latest Polls: Do Americans Approve of President Trump?
Increasingly NO!
I can't wait to see these poll numbers after the tariffs take hold.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Increasingly NO!
I can't wait to see these poll numbers after the tariffs take hold.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
April 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Latest Polls: Do Americans Approve of President Trump?
Increasingly NO!
I can't wait to see these poll numbers after the tariffs take hold.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Increasingly NO!
I can't wait to see these poll numbers after the tariffs take hold.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Perhaps Mr. Musk should go back to selling cars. Once again, if I were a shareholder, I would be PO'd. Deliveries undercut already weak expectations.
April 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Perhaps Mr. Musk should go back to selling cars. Once again, if I were a shareholder, I would be PO'd. Deliveries undercut already weak expectations.
Happened to catch this on Deutsche Welle. 15 fascinating minutes on gender across cultures and history - not so binary. Zapotecs, south Asia, Albania...
Gender diversity not new, nor just about being woke – DW – 03/29/2025
Alternatives to the "male" and "female" gender binary have existed in many parts of the world for centuries.
www.dw.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happened to catch this on Deutsche Welle. 15 fascinating minutes on gender across cultures and history - not so binary. Zapotecs, south Asia, Albania...
The US runs the risk of being cut out of global trade. We think we are more important in trade than we may actually be. I don't think this would be very good our economy.
tinyurl.com/38z6efup
tinyurl.com/38z6efup
Globalisation will triumph over Donald Trump
Economic incentives outweigh politics in the long run
tinyurl.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The US runs the risk of being cut out of global trade. We think we are more important in trade than we may actually be. I don't think this would be very good our economy.
tinyurl.com/38z6efup
tinyurl.com/38z6efup
Since it looks like #47 and crew are standing by Waltz (for the time being), I wouldn’t be surprised if they look for a way to blame Goldberg (the Atlantic editor) for the Signal group chat.
March 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Since it looks like #47 and crew are standing by Waltz (for the time being), I wouldn’t be surprised if they look for a way to blame Goldberg (the Atlantic editor) for the Signal group chat.
You can’t make this stuff up. Not a good look.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
You can’t make this stuff up. Not a good look.
Can it be soon? Their love affair has already lasted too long.
Betting markets see rising odds Elon Musk leaves the White House this year as Tesla stock struggles
On Polymarket, the probability that Musk will leave the administration by the end of the year spiked as high as 48% on Monday, the day Tesla shares plummeted.
www.businessinsider.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Can it be soon? Their love affair has already lasted too long.
This is what Democrats need to do: not be afraid to go and speak in “hostile territory”
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
www.cnn.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is what Democrats need to do: not be afraid to go and speak in “hostile territory”
Suzanne’s latest piece… a meditation on the myth of Persephone
Becoming Persephone - Reading and Traveling
by Suzanne Bolos Westhues Learning to rule the realm where you’ve been taken A DISPATCH FROM THE UNDERWORLD At the beginning, … More
readingandtraveling.net
March 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Suzanne’s latest piece… a meditation on the myth of Persephone
“The lapdog vice-president…” from the Ohio Capital Journal. JD, it seems some folks back home aren’t too happy.
Ohio's J.D. Vance rebuked by the Pope, denounced by NATO allies, ridiculed for bizarre rant • Ohio Capital Journal
J.D. Vance has really done Ohio proud these last few weeks, hasn’t he? Vance has managed to be firmly rebuked by Pope Francis, denounced by outraged NATO allies, and widely ridiculed for his bizarre ‘...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“The lapdog vice-president…” from the Ohio Capital Journal. JD, it seems some folks back home aren’t too happy.
Captain eyeliner and that limp handshake of a man mascarading as commander-in-chief really outdid themselves today. That was beyond embarrassing for our country.
March 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Captain eyeliner and that limp handshake of a man mascarading as commander-in-chief really outdid themselves today. That was beyond embarrassing for our country.
The beauty of true multi-party systems with a keen sense of history, is that they can act as a buffer to the lunatic fringe. Thank you to all the left of far right parties in Austria. USA, take note.
Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right
The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The beauty of true multi-party systems with a keen sense of history, is that they can act as a buffer to the lunatic fringe. Thank you to all the left of far right parties in Austria. USA, take note.
39% of Tesla's operating profit comes from the sale of federal government-issued carbon offset credits. Tesla owes a lot to the federal government. Setting aside tax breaks to buyers and the company, the sale of carbon credits has been increasingly important to Tesla's operating profit.
February 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
39% of Tesla's operating profit comes from the sale of federal government-issued carbon offset credits. Tesla owes a lot to the federal government. Setting aside tax breaks to buyers and the company, the sale of carbon credits has been increasingly important to Tesla's operating profit.
Oops. If I was an investor in Tesla, I would have some questions about leadership competence there. Back when I was a consultant, if any of us had made an error like this with a client, our tenure would be quite short-lived.
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team included a big error.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Oops. If I was an investor in Tesla, I would have some questions about leadership competence there. Back when I was a consultant, if any of us had made an error like this with a client, our tenure would be quite short-lived.
So I finally decided to visit the DOGE site, which is really just a Twitter feed at its core. Their language is pretty rich considering it is an unconstitutional agency staffed and led by unelected bureaucRATS.
February 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
So I finally decided to visit the DOGE site, which is really just a Twitter feed at its core. Their language is pretty rich considering it is an unconstitutional agency staffed and led by unelected bureaucRATS.
“Some of the most deplorable episodes in U.S. history involve the government wielding the power of the state against minority groups […]
Rather than understanding this history, President Trump is borrowing from the worst of it.”
Rather than understanding this history, President Trump is borrowing from the worst of it.”
Opinion | Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans
Trump’s attacks on trans people are on the wrong side of history and humanity.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“Some of the most deplorable episodes in U.S. history involve the government wielding the power of the state against minority groups […]
Rather than understanding this history, President Trump is borrowing from the worst of it.”
Rather than understanding this history, President Trump is borrowing from the worst of it.”
COBOL to our defense. It is used a lot in government. It is stable. There are no 150 year old social security recipients. COBOL counts dates from 1875. Musk and friends should have exercised some critical thought before speaking.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.fastcompany.com/91278597/elo...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.fastcompany.com/91278597/elo...
February 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
COBOL to our defense. It is used a lot in government. It is stable. There are no 150 year old social security recipients. COBOL counts dates from 1875. Musk and friends should have exercised some critical thought before speaking.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.fastcompany.com/91278597/elo...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.fastcompany.com/91278597/elo...
When Mitch McConnell is the "voice of reason" in the Republican party, you know things are bad.
February 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
When Mitch McConnell is the "voice of reason" in the Republican party, you know things are bad.
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I used to read books about life in the Soviet Union and marvel at the ways normal folks communicated in the face of totalitarian oppression. Today I scroll through federal bureaucrats using code words and carefully placed asterisks on Reddit and I’m like, ah shit.
February 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I used to read books about life in the Soviet Union and marvel at the ways normal folks communicated in the face of totalitarian oppression. Today I scroll through federal bureaucrats using code words and carefully placed asterisks on Reddit and I’m like, ah shit.