The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent a month with revolutionary forces at jungle bases and on front lines in Myanmar....Two loudspeakers, as big as the men carrying them, are brought to the rocky hilltop. Some 800m below, in the town of Hpasang, lies a sprawling Myanmar army base....
If you are a citizen of a European Union country, you can vote in the EU elections, even if you live outside the EU. You can use any EU country polling facilities (I haven't tested it).
In Australia, Poland is opening polling booths in Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Perth on Sunday, June 9th, 7am-9pm.
National service can boost up job opportunities in Britain, it's a good idea of implemented properly!
Young people who take up a full-time armed forces placement under a national service scheme could get better work or study opportunities as a result, the Conservatives have said.
Finally, people are realising the harmful effects of tobacco. Good move taken by the Telangana government!
The Telangana government has issued a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine throughout the State, effective immediately.
Gaza has began to attack Central Israel through rockets!
Will the war ever end?
A massive barrage of rockets targeted Tel Aviv and central Israel for the first time in months. The rockets were fired from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-803682
#Germany#Democracy#FreedomOfSpeech#GermanConstitution: "Just five years ago, the 70th anniversary of the birth of the post-war German democratic state was accompanied by euphoric celebrations across the country. This week, by contrast, few Germans were in the mood to party. Aside from the Federal Republic of Germany’s economic woes, the prevailing opinion is that German democracy isn’t in very good health.
Who is to blame? The liberal-centrist consensus is that the country is facing an unprecedented threat from nefarious populist and far-Right forces — most notably the AfD, which aims, according to the country’s vice-chancellor, to “turn Germany into an authoritarian state”. But one may very well argue that Germany is already displaying worrying signs of authoritarianism, at the hands of those very same liberal-centrist forces that claim to be defending democracy from the barbarians at the gate."
Was haltet ihr von der Idee, allen Personen mit minderjährigen Kindern und generell allen unter 30 bei #Wahlen eine zusätzliche #Zukunftsstimme zu geben?
Altersgewichtetes Wählen tönt im ersten Moment spannend, sobald man es genauer analysiert, wird es schwierig:
Ich mache es mir einfach und zitiere aus der Zusammenfassung eines Papers [1]:
"First, even if the arguments are sound, they cannot vindicate any blanket age-based disenfranchisement, but only schemes whereby older citizens are granted somewhat less weight in elections."
If you wanted to write today about vested interests, about the groups (and their networks) that are preventing governments from pursuing the reforms needed for Australia's economy to flourish, you'd have different targets.
I'm wondering, are there any articles on the #Assange case which elaborate on a what if Julian was released? Not just "superficially", e.g. that it would strengthen #democracy. But what that would mean for various institutions maybe, how they would need to change. As obviously that's what's been causing the clash all along, a clash with institutions. Could it maybe even change our view on and enhance the basic structure of democracy? Let me briefly elaborate: 1/
Justice Sonia #Sotomayor admitted being moved 2 tears by #Supreme Court decisions that she did not agree w, reflecting on her emotional experiences in her time on Court. Sotomayor shared her emotional response to cases in speech at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, highlighting her personal struggles, dedication to her work. The 69-year-old Justice made these comments during an event honoring her at #Harvard, where she received an award for her contributions. #insurrection#constitution#democracy
🇺🇸Honoring the Men and Women Who Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice for Our Nation’s Freedom
🕊️This week, I had the privilege of volunteering at Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden, where I placed flags on veterans’ graves in preparation for Memorial Day.
The flags we placed are a small yet significant gesture of gratitude for their courage and dedication. 🎖️
Let us never forget their legacy and continue to honor them throughout the year. 🙏🏽
We're doing something about Fox's 2020 election lies. Support our effort.
We have petitioned the FCC to deny FOX Corp broadcast television licenses on the grounds that they fail the character tests required for public broadcast.
It's the typical case of using power to exploit the poor and bribing them to get away with anything.
In Pune porsche crash case, the accused's grandfather told the family driver to take the blame for the accident and threatened him against speaking about the matter to anyone and now has been arrested.
The legacy media continues to undermine democracy by giving voice to random #terrorists who promote #trump with cute slogans voiced on CNN this morning.
The flags outside of #SCOTUS Justice Alito's homes are symbols that fuel white nationalism.
Throughout U.S. history, Americans have been warned that anti-Black #racism is deeply embedded in the fabric of our society and institutions... and has always been a threat to #democracy. Real progress will require racism to be confronted within Americans' minds, homes, and communities first, not just Washington D.C. https://www.axios.com/2024/05/24/alito-censure-flag-jan-6-democrats
Feature: Myanmar: Young insurgents changing the course of a forgotten war (www.bbc.com)
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent a month with revolutionary forces at jungle bases and on front lines in Myanmar....Two loudspeakers, as big as the men carrying them, are brought to the rocky hilltop. Some 800m below, in the town of Hpasang, lies a sprawling Myanmar army base....