Former Premier Berlusconi Ends Italian Presidential Run

Mark Clouse January 25, 2022

Berlusconi drops bid to be elected as Italy’s president

From abcnews.go.com
2022-01-22 21:36:32

Excerpt:

ROME — Former premier Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday bowed out of Italy‘s presidential election set for next week, claiming he had the votes to win but the country could ill-afford political divisions during the pandemic.

Berlusconi also announced that he is opposing, along with his allies in a center-right bloc, any bid for the presidency by Premier Mario Draghi. Draghi, the former head of Europe’s central bank, is now leading a pandemic-unity government with wide political support.

Together, Berlusconi, anti-migrant League leader Matteo Salvini and nationalist Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni could command some 400 of the 1,009 grand electors who are set to start casting written ballots for Italy’s next president on Monday.

The electors from the lower house of the Italian parliament, the Senate and special regional representatives are tasked with choosing a figure who could unite the country.

Berlusconi, 85, who founded the center-right Forza Italia party three decades ago and…

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AZ Dems Censor Sinema for Not Killing Filibuster

Freedomist Editor January 25, 2022

Arizona Democrats Just Dealt Kyrsten Sinema an Official Rebuke – Mother Jones

From www.motherjones.com
2022-01-22 19:15:13
Jackie Flynn Mogensen
Excerpt:

On Saturday morning, Arizona Democratic Party leaders officially rebuked Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) for siding with Republicans to vote against changing Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation this week. The party’s executive board said it voted to censure Sinema for her “failure to do whatever it takes to ensure the health of our democracy.”

“I want to be clear, the Arizona Democratic Party is a diverse coalition with plenty of room for policy disagreements,” the Democratic leaders wrote in a statement. “However on the matter of the filibuster and the urgency to protect voting rights, we have been crystal clear.”

Arizona Democratic Party Exec Board censures AZ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: “While we take no pleasure in this announcement, the ADP Executive Board has decided to formally censure Senator Sinema as a…

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Justice Thomas Recusal Because Wife Tactic Revisted by New Yorker

Parker Davis January 25, 2022

The New Yorker Lies Again About Clarence Thomas And His Wife

From thefederalist.com
2022-01-24 11:30:00
Mark Paoletta
Excerpt:

Jane Mayer of The New Yorker magazine and her fellow lefties are ramping up attacks on conservative Supreme Court justices, as they fear the court is getting ready to issue a host of decisions they won’t like, most especially a ruling that may overturn Roe v. Wade. Mayer published a pathetic “hit” piece last week on Ginni Thomas, a long-time conservative activist and the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas. It’s a dud.

Mayer’s article, titled “Ginni Thomas’ Crusades: Is Ginni Thomas a threat to the Supreme Court?” is full of falsehoods and distortions, consistent with the malicious and error-filled book she co-authored in 1994, “Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas.” Weaving together a mishmash of facts, conspiracies, and comments from dial-them-up liberal judicial ethics “experts,” Mayer argues that Ginni Thomas’ political activities and public comments on issues that come before the court require Justice Thomas to recuse himself from…

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Australian Reich Bans Peng Shuai Protests at Australian UnOpen

Mark Clouse January 25, 2022

Martina Navratilova labels Australian Open’s Peng Shuai protest ban ‘really cowardly’

From www.independent.co.uk
2022-01-24 09:49:23

Excerpt:

Martina Navratilova has accused Australian Open organisers of “capitulating” to China over the banning of T-shirts supporting Peng Shuai.

Spectators at Melbourne Park were instructed to remove T-shirts and banners bearing the slogan “Where is Peng Shuai?”, drawing attention to the predicament of the Chinese player.

Tennis Australia said it did not allow “clothing, banners or signs that are commercial or political” but that it continued to work with the WTA in seeking clarity on the situation.

There has been significant concern for the wellbeing of the former world doubles number one since early November, when Peng disappeared from public view after making allegations against a high-profile Chinese official on social media.

She has since been seen several times, including giving a TV interview, but her situation remains unclear.

Navratilova, an activist on a range of social issues, said on Tennis Channel: “Sports has always been kind of on the forefront of social issues,…

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Biden and Dems Get Bleak NBC Polling Marks

Freedomist Editor January 25, 2022

New NBC poll reveals ‘nothing but flashing red flights and warning signs’ for Democrats

From www.theblaze.com
2022-01-23 22:00:00
Chris Enloe
Excerpt:

Another poll, another bleak outlook for President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

According to a new NBC News survey, the overwhelming majority of Americans believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction, Biden’s job approval is underwater, and Vice President Kamala Harris is more unpopular than former President Donald Trump.

The most important findings from the survey include:

72% of respondents said the U.S. is headed “off on the wrong track,” while just 22% said the U.S. is “headed in the right direction”

54% of respondents said they disapprove of Biden’s job performance, while just 43% said they approve; Among registered voters, 54% disapprove while 44% approve

Respondents said they disapprove of Biden’s job performance on the economy (60% to 38%), the COVID-19 pandemic (53% to 43%), and foreign policy (54% to 37%

Jobs and the economy are the issues most important to voters

81% of Americans believe 2021 was a “below-average year” or “one of the worst…

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White Woman to Teach Oklahoma U Students About “Black Power”

Freedomist Editor January 25, 2022

University of Oklahoma English course to focus on ‘Black Power’

From www.thecollegefix.com
2022-01-24 05:07:51
Logan Dubil – Point Park University
Excerpt:

The University of Oklahoma is offering an English course this semester focused on “Black Power.”

The course will center on the cultural and political agendas of the “Black Arts” and “Black Power” movement from the 1960s to today with an emphasis on progressive agendas such as “the rise of the Prison-Industrial Complex and the #BlackLivesMatter movement,” its online description states.

“In our discussions, we focus on the cultural exchanges and intellectual engagements between the local struggles for civil rights and the larger global movements for decolonization,” it states.

The class at the Norman, Oklahoma-based public institution is taught by Associate Professor Rita Keresztesi, who is white, but whose CV indicates she is an expert in various topics facing African Americans and African diaspora.

Keresztesi did not respond to a request from The College Fix seeking comment.

Students who take the course will be required to…

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China’s WeChat Exclusively Has Australian PMs Account

Parker Davis January 25, 2022

Australian prime minister loses control of WeChat account

From abcnews.go.com
2022-01-24 10:05:49

Excerpt:

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lost control of his Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat account and a lawmaker has accused China’s leaders of political interference

January 24, 2022, 10:05 AM

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CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lost control of his account on the Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat and a lawmaker on Monday accused China‘s leaders of political interference.

Morrison’s 76,000 WeChat followers were notified his page had been renamed “Australian Chinese new life” earlier this month and his photograph had been removed, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. The changes were made without the government’s knowledge, the report said.

Morrison’s office declined to comment on the report.

In response to a question from The Associated Press, WeChat’s parent company Tencent said that there was “no evidence…

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Armenia Wants to Normalize Relations with Turkey, Unconditionally

Mark Clouse January 19, 2022

Armenia ready to normalize relations with Turkey without conditions

From www.plenglish.com
2022-01-17 14:54:17

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Yerevan, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Akop Arshakian said today that his country is ready to start normalizing relations with Turkey without preconditions and open the border, according to the interests of the state and the people.

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Fears Mount of Massive Loss of Life After Tonga Tsunami

Mark Clouse January 19, 2022

Rescuers can still get little, if any, aid to the hardest islands hit by the underwater Tongan volcanic eruption and the subsequent tsunami that followed. Some islands are wholly covered in mud, ash, or both, so rescuers fear that the current death toll of 2 could go dramatically much higher.

Tonga tsunami: Runway ash hampers relief efforts as scale of damage emerges

From www.bbc.co.uk
2022-01-18 07:38:12

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Ash cloaking a runway has hampered relief efforts to Tonga, as the scale of the damage from a volcanic eruption and a tsunami becomes clear.

New Zealand is trying to send clean drinking water and other supplies but planes cannot land at the main airport.

Some of Tonga’s small outlying islands have suffered substantial damage, aid agencies say.

Two people have been reported dead, but with communications limited there are fears the true toll could be higher.

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Watchdog Warned Biden Before Pullout that Afghan Air Force Would Collapse

Mark Clouse January 19, 2022

It appears the Biden administration plainly knew that the Afghan Air Force would soon collapse after a US troop pullout, but the warnings were ignored by Team Biden, and the withdrawal went forward, unchanged, with no lingering US Air support left behind. The result was one of the greatest military disasters in American history. In terms of the wealth lost, and the resources given to our enemies, the failure is near the top.

Now, with evidence coming from a watchdog within the Department of Defense, we know that Biden, or whatever constitutes whatever the Biden decision group really is, had every reason to believe a pullout would lead to the rap[id collapse of the Afghan state and all that such a result would entail (including losing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of American arms and military vehicles to the Taliban, a fascistic Islamist cult that murders even Muslims for not being the right kind of Muslims).

Before pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse

From www.washingtonpost.com
2022-01-18 17:10:47
By Kathy Gannon | AP
Excerpt:

Even as the U.S. Department of Defense touted the Afghan air force’s progress “in combat operation capabilities, pilot and ground crew proficiency, as well as air-to-ground integration,” Sopko said, they continued “to struggle with human capital limitations, leadership challenges, aircraft misuse, and a dependence on contractor logistic support.”

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