Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Days after a white gunman shot dead 13 people and killed 10 at a grocery store in a black-majority neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, reports Fox News host Tucker Carlson broadcast a segment on the “grand replacement theory”. “We’re still not sure exactly what it is,” Carlson claimed of … Read more
Eine mit den Beratungen des Gerichts vertraute Person sagte, dass vier der anderen von den Republikanern ernannten Richter – Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh und Amy Coney Barrett – mit Alito auf der Konferenz abgestimmt hätten, die unter den Richtern stattfand, nachdem sie im Dezember mündliche Argumente gehört hatten Diese Aufstellung bleibt ab dieser … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Greta Thunberg’s childhood ended during the pandemic. Just a few months before the arrival of the coronavirus, the Swedish teenager and her fellow activists had organized a march of millions — possibly the largest climate protest in history. But lockdowns put an end to the boisterous Fridays For … Read more
In this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew discusses how the primary challenges against GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Madison Cawthorn serve as a test of what the Republican Party and its constituents will and won’t accept. They also try to get to the bottom of whether Americans support the Parental Rights In … Read more
Even Olympic champions described the Winter Games in Beijing, China, as the most controversial since the Berlin Olympics of 1936 under Hitler’s Nazi regime These Winter Olympics were dubbed “The Genocide Games” because of China’s appalling human rights record ( Image: Valery Sharifulin/TASS) Almost 2,000m up a mountain 55 miles from Beijing, a guard stands … Read more
MUNICH — With his country under threat of imminent attack by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy received a standing ovation at the annual Munich Security Conference on Saturday — and then bit the hands that applauded him in a scathing speech that slammed Western allies for not doing enough to punish Moscow and move his … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Western leaders on Saturday appealed to Vladimir Putin to not give up on diplomacy amid warnings that the Russian president has already decided to invade Ukraine. Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, European, US and NATO leaders insisted that a standoff over the Russian troops threatening Ukraine … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat on Saturday said that human rights criteria will be at the center of her new government’s international arms sales, including to Egypt, a major importer of German weapons. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a bill being introduced this year will also impose restrictions in order to ensure that weapons … Read more
“He has more courage than any boy I have met,” Stephen Jones said of his son in a speech to the Australian parliament earlier this week. “He swims against the tide.” Jones, an opposition lawmaker, delivered an impassioned appeal for LGBTQ rights that cited his fears as a parent and family tragedy. It drew praise … Read more
The Russian government made an unsuccessful attempt to shut down one of the country’s largest and most prominent LGBTQ rights groups, but human rights advocates say there are likely more attempts on the horizon. A court in St. Petersburg sidelined a lawsuit that had been filed by Russia’s Justice Ministry on Tuesday. The suit accused … Read more