Russia threatens to target Western commercial satellites like Elon Musk’s Starlink
Russian foreign ministry spokesman Konstantin Vorontsov this week threatened to target Western commercial satellites, like Telsa CEO Elon Musk’s Starlink, during a U.N. General Assembly meeting. Musk’s space exploration program, SpaceX, has donated roughly 20,000 Starlink satellites, for Kyiv’s use since Russia invaded Ukraine, at a cost that is expected to exceed $100 million by […]
Un attacco a tre punte per i nuovi progressisti
Read More Penso che l’errore più grande che il Pd potrebbe fare in questo momento sia quello di impostare il dibattito sulla sconfitta come una fuga dalla responsabilità della politica nelle rassicuranti e un po’ narcisistiche astrattezze dell’ideologia. D’accordo, le elezioni il Pd le ha perse per tutte le ragioni cosmico-storiche che sempre si invocano […]
The desire to improve people’s lives drives the move for Western Cape independence
Read More South Africa is a failing state. Its increasingly dysfunctional national government can no longer fulfil many of the essential constitutional functions required of it. It cannot adequately maintain infrastructure such as the road and rail networks. It cannot provide sufficient electricity through its state-owned monopoly Eskom. It cannot keep its citizens free from […]
California House debate: McCarthy, Democratic challenger get personal over immigration, inflation
Post Content House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy traded barbs with Democratic challenger Marisa Wood on Wednesday in their one and only debate Wednesday. McCarthy is running against Wood, a junior high school teacher, for the 20th Congressional District seat. McCarthy has been a member of Congress since 2007, while Wood is running on a ticket […]
John Fetterman had narrow advantage over Oz prior to ‘painful’ debate performance: poll
Post Content Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman enjoyed a narrow lead over Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz prior to his “painful” debate performance on Tuesday, according to a Thursday poll from Franklin & Marshall College. The poll, conducted from October 14-23, found that Fetterman enjoyed 49% support from likely voters, while Oz secured 45%. Oz […]
Blaine Holt to Newsmax: Time for Signs of Diplomacy on Ukraine
Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier Gen. Blaine Holt on Thursday said he’s “all for” sending signals of military readiness and strength to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
La sinistra ricominci dalla cura dei ragazzi
Read More La sinistra o è lungimirante e visionaria o non è. O è capace di mettere in pratica e rendere concreti e sperimentabili qui e ora alcuni frammenti di un futuro più giusto e capace di contrastare le discriminazioni, o non è credibile e non raccoglierà attorno a sé i diversi bisogni e desideri […]
La Bce alza i tassi dello 0,75%: “In arrivo nuovi aumenti”
Read More MILANO – La Banca Centrale Europea alza ulteriormente il muro contro la crescita dell’inflazione. Nella riunione di oggi il consiglio direttivo ha deciso un aumento di 75 punti base dei tassi di interesse. Una decisione in linea con le attese del mercato. Il tasso principale sale al 2%, il tasso sui depositi all’ […]
State reinstates charges against rhino poacher Gideon van Deventer
Read More The national prosecuting authority (NPA) has reinstated charges and re-enrolled an eight-year-old case against known rhino poacher Gideon (aka Deon) van Deventer, after it emerged the original case had been quashed and struck from the roll under dubious circumstances. The state’s 2014 Bronkhorstspruit firearms case against Van Deventer was re-opened in June this […]
SA is rich in resources and has a young labour force — why isn’t the economy growing?
Read More A Frank Dialogue among leaders to identify key problems and how to implement sustainable solutions With the cost of living driving more people below the poverty line, a question on many of our minds is: what is the future of South Africa’s economy? The aim of the Frank Dialogue webinar, held in partnership […]