Global Newsadded this to Global News · NowJustin Trudeau ‘I take it as a compliment’: Doug Ford responds to Trudeau’s repeated attacksGlobal News - By Ryan Rocca Doug Ford is brushing off attacks from Justin Trudeau after the prime minister repeatedly criticized the premier on his government’s record over the …
PBS NewsHouradded this to World · 2hProtest Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracypbs.org - Kelvin Chan, Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Supporters of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement created human chains on both sides of the city’s harbor Friday, inspired by a …
NBC Newsadded this to World · 2hHong Kong Hong Kong protesters form 28-mile human chain demanding democracyNBC News - Paul GoldmanInspired by the 1989 "Baltic Way," Hong Kongers held hands across the city in protest of the government. HONG KONG — Hand-in-hand, protesters formed a 28-mile human chain across 39 train stations in Hong
MManish Nagaradded this to Manish · 1hKashmir Is India a nation of such little empathy as to accept the quasi Emergency imposed on Kashmir?thehindu.com - Vaishna Roy As an imperfect but functioning democracy, and one that emerged from the horrors of Emergency swearing ‘never again’, it is astounding with what …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Opinion · 18hOpinion Hitler and Stalin Weren't Such Strange BedfellowsThe Wall Street Journal. - Juliana Geran PilonKnown officially as the Treaty of Non-Aggression Between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Hitler-Stalin pact—signed 80 years ago Friday—stunned the world. Some said that by uniting
JJoseph Rolandadded this to Topics Of Interest · 1hSonia Gandhi No Sonia Gandhi, your husband did not stand for democracy or libertyopindia.com - Rahul Kaushik Mrs Sonia Gandhi & the Congress should realise that in New India, false narratives don't work any more. New India is young, sharp, and is equipped …
IInstagram false.coinadded this to STUFF THAT I FIND INTRESTING · NowHong Kong Island Hong Kong Protesters Are Forming a 20-Mile Human ChainVICE - Tim HumeA human chain of pro-democracy protesters spanned across Hong Kong Friday night, recreating the historic 1989 protest that linked millions across three Baltic countries in opposition to Soviet rule. In
Audioburstadded this to Audioburst World News · 4hHong Kong Listen: YouTube shuts over 200 channels with Hong Kong disinformationAudioburst - KCRW "Google says its online video site YouTube has disabled more than two hundred videos that seem to be trying to spread misinformation about the pro …
Times Nowadded this to Times Now · 14hHong Kong Protests Google says YouTube campaign targeted against pro-democracy Hong Kong proteststimesnownews.com - AFP It said it had pulled 936 accounts originating in China that were spreading disinformation. Twitter and Facebook are banned in China, part of the …
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP News · NowUniversity of Hong Kong ‘They want freedom the same way we wanted it’: Cheers and support in Lithuania as Hong Kong embraces the ‘Baltic Way’South China Morning Post - Alvin Lum As tens of thousands of anti-government protesters formed human chains across Hong Kong on Friday, more than 100 supporters joined hands in Lithuania …
MarketWatch · 4hInvesting Escalation in U.S.-China trade war threatens global economy, poses Trump reelection riskMarketWatch - By MarketWatch American cars, soybeans and oil largely produced in key swing states have been targeted for additional import tariffs by China, marking the latest …
ABC Newsadded this to News · 20hJohn Lennon ‘Lennon Tunnel’ in Hong Kong becoming a shrine to pro-democracy movementABC News The tunnel, which pays homage to John Lennon, is covered floor-to-ceiling with artwork, mosaics fashioned out of Post-it notes and flyers advertising …
EU citizenadded this to Defence and Security Union in motion · 16hBoris Johnson Is Britain Becoming a Failed State? | by Chris Pattenproject-syndicate.org - Chris Patten LONDON – What is a failed state? Not so long ago, when I was Britain’s Overseas Development Minister, and later European Commissioner for External …
24MATINS INDIAadded this to News · 13hChinese Communist Party Chinese students Down Under ‘wedged’ by politics back home24matins.uk - By Joseph OLBRYCHT PALMER, Ask one of the hundreds-of-thousands of Chinese students in Australia what they think about Hong Kong and you are likely to be met with apprehension, …
Gabrielle Hoadded this to General Paper · 5hTammy Duckworth Thai-American US senator hails 'messy' democracy in Bangkokchannelnewsasia.com BANGKOK: Thai-American US Senator Tammy Duckworth on Friday (Aug 23) urged Thais to be patient with the "messy" nature of democracy, during her first …
Bloombergadded this to Bloomberg · 4hOpinion The Senate Will Be Fine Without the FilibusterBloomberg - Noah Feldman Democrats are talking seriously about ending the legislative filibuster once and for all, effectively changing the number of Senate votes required to …
African Politics Anyaoku To Buhari, Other African Leaders: Democracy Is Not An Eventsaharareporters.com - siteadmin Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth has called on African leaders to focus on the building of infrastructure to …
Liberal View Journalist Detained By CBP At LAX Accused Of Being 'Fake News Media'crooksandliars.com - Karoli Kuns British journalist James C. Dyer landed at LAX and went through customs today, as many travelers do. Only he had quite a different experience than …
City A.M.added this to City A.M. Business · 13hRepublicans Republicans have no clue how to handle their deranged ‘Messiah’cityam.com - Rachel Cunliffe What do you do when the man your party put in the White House tries to buy another country’s territory, before repeating claims that he is like the …
NBC Newsadded this to Meet the Press · 18hChuck Todd As OSU seeks a trademark on 'the,' Chuck Todd imagines a whole new worldMSNBC - MTP Daily "If it's Sunday, it's 'Meet Press,'" Chuck Todd envisions. "I mean, it sounds funny. But it's a bit un-American."Aug. 22, 2019 As OSU seeks a …
The Conversation Indonesiaadded this to The Conversation Indonesia · 4hMelanesia The internet shutdown in Papua threatens Indonesia's democracy and its people's right to free speechThe Conversation Indonesia - Ika Karlina Idris The Indonesian government has blocked internet access as they deployed security forces to its easternmost provinces following days of violent …
New York Magazineadded this to Daily Intelligencer · 16hPolitics Democrats Are Turning Their Attention to an Extremely Unsexy Bulwark of DemocracyNew York Magazine - Zak Cheney-Rice Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of state, is spearheading an effort to ensure that five more of his counterparts are Democrats. After Stacey …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDeficits Trump Promises To Cut Deficit After the Electionpoliticalwire.com - Taegan Goddard Washington Post: “We learned this week that the deficit is rising faster than the Congressional Budget Office previously predicted and that it could …
Cold War How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henryhistoryhit.com - Simplestream Ltd Dan sat down with Simon Reid-Henry to discuss the evolution of western democracy across the world from the early 1970s to present day. They talk …
CNBC · 1hHong Kong Hong Kong is a Reagan 'tear down this wall' moment, says onetime GOP presidential candidateCNBC - Jessica Bursztynsky Walker drew that parallel, considering how citizens in Hong Kong are standing up to communist China in a similar way to how Germans took to the …
Opinion Empathy Stands Revokedindianexpress.com - Sofi Ahsan When she travelled outside Kashmir for the first time last year, to visit me in Chandigarh, I was taken aback by an unexpected but stark observation …
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BBC Newsadded this to World · NowHong Kong Hong Kong's human chain protest against extradition billbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThousands of people held hands to form a human chain of peaceful protest against a suspended extradition bill. Demonstrators believe the bill could undermine Hong Kong's legal freedoms and might be used
The Wall Street Journal. · NowProtest Hong Kong Protesters Form Human Chains in Latest Opposition TacticThe Wall Street Journal. - Joyu WangThousands of people of all ages and backgrounds link hands for miles in a pledge of solidarity Hong Kong protesters embarked on a new and peaceful way to get their message across to the world. Thousands
Opinion The Blue State Blueprintwashingtonexaminer.com - Alana Goodman In 2018, Colorado Democrats won control of the state Senate and the offices of the secretary of state and attorney general. It gave them total …
