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- Democrats begin fight against Trump: his election 'does not feel like America'
- Donald Trump presidency a 'disaster for the planet', warn climate scientists
- Privacy experts fear Donald Trump running global surveillance network
- Isis deploys child suicide bombers as Iraqi army advances
- German coalition agrees to cut carbon emissions up to 95% by 2050
- Brazil politicians linked to Petrobras scandal draft bills for 'self-preservation'
- Facebook profile glitch 'kills' millions. Even Mark Zuckerberg
- Serbia deports Russians suspected of plotting Montenegro coup
- Trump's rise comes as no surprise on England's disaffected east coast
- Migrants share the stories that led them to London in BAC's intimate show
- Tens of thousands march demanding South Korean president Park Geun-Hye resign
- US aid for women’s sexual health worldwide under threat
- 'Macho v macho': what to expect from Putin-Trump negotiations
- ‘The nationalism is scary’: French readers on the Paris attacks anniversary
- Looking at Leonard Cohen's darkness misses the warmth of his words
- Croydon tram crash: carriages being removed from scene
- Isis executing scores and stockpiling chemicals in Mosul, says UN – video
- Mustafa Olpak obituary
- Donald Trump appears to soften stance on range of pledges
- 'The Pantanal is national heritage': protecting the world's largest wetlands
- Turnbull banned from attending Mardi Gras in official capacity
- Afghanistan: casualties as explosion hits Bagram air base
- Plunging pound puts Irish mushroom farmers in the shade
- Juncker: we need to teach Trump how Europe works – video
- Donald Trump risks upsetting EU-US ties, says commission chief
- British aristocrat shown cocaine haul he is accused of trafficking in Kenyan court
- Paris attacks anniversary to be marked with Sting concert at Bataclan
- Do you think Ferdinand Marcos should be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani?
- Large metal cylinder crashes to earth in Myanmar
- Graves of Muslim sailors who joined allies in WWII are rediscovered
- Mental lapse or illness may have caused family plane crash deaths
- Turkish newspaper chairman detained at Istanbul airport
- New Zealand town builds underpass for march of the penguins
- Treatment of sex assault victim condemned after lawyers quiz her on defendant's penis size
- Mexico's 'avengers' backed by public sick of crime and lack of punishment
- Eyewitness: Shanghai
- Hamilton's Broadway success proves a boon for tiny Caribbean island of Nevis
- Volunteers who fought Ebola for Sierra Leone – one year on
- Exit polls and election results – what we learned
- Inside the mind of Donald Trump
- First Brexit, then Trump: can Australia be spared the voter backlash? | Lenore Taylor
- Just like the Wizard of Oz, Donald Trump has no magic powers
- Goodbye Obama, hello Trump: how will the presidential handover work?
- Nuclear weapons: how foreign hotspots could test Trump's finger on the trigger
- Rudy Giuliani has ‘no expectations’ of role in Trump government – video
- Obama on Veterans Day: ‘Americans forge unity from diversity’ – video
| Democrats begin fight against Trump: his election 'does not feel like America' Posted: 11 Nov 2016 10:46 AM PST Harry Reid issues blistering statement decrying president-elect's 'forces of hate and bigotry' as Elizabeth Warren urges voters to put in the work to resist Trump Leading Democrats have begun their fightback against President-elect Donald Trump, accusing him of unleashing the "forces of hate and bigotry" and warning that America's enemies were exultant at his election win. As tens of thousands of Americans plan further protests and acts of dissent against the new president's election, Democratic politicians have begun to echo the defiance seen on the streets of major cities from New York to Oakland that has sparked dozens of arrests. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump presidency a 'disaster for the planet', warn climate scientists Posted: 11 Nov 2016 05:13 AM PST Leading scientists say the climate denier's victory could mean 'game over for the climate' and any hope of warding off dangerous global warming The ripples from a new American president are far-reaching, but never before has the arrival of a White House administration placed the livability of Earth at stake. Beyond his bluster and crude taunts, Donald Trump's climate denialism could prove to be the lasting imprint of his unexpected presidency. "A Trump presidency might be game over for the climate," said Michael Mann, a prominent climate researcher. "It might make it impossible to stabilize planetary warming below dangerous levels." Continue reading... |
| Privacy experts fear Donald Trump running global surveillance network Posted: 11 Nov 2016 09:34 AM PST Concerns raised that current US and UK surveillance system is 'ripe for further abuse under an autocratic, power-obsessed president' Privacy activists, human rights campaigners and former US security officials have expressed fears over the prospect of Donald Trump controlling the vast global US and UK surveillance network. They criticised Barack Obama's administration for being too complacent after the 2013 revelations by the NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, and making only modest concessions to privacy concerns rather than carrying out major legislative changes. Continue reading... |
| Isis deploys child suicide bombers as Iraqi army advances Posted: 11 Nov 2016 10:25 AM PST Refugees from Mosul describe increasing brutality of Islamist group which has killed more than 60 alleged spies in Mosul Islamic State fighters have killed scores of alleged spies or battlefield deserters in the past week and are dispatching boys as young as 12 to the frontlines with suicide belts as the group's enemies advance on its last major strongholds. Witnesses in Raqqa and Mosul – as well as the UN's high commissioner for refugees – said Isis had also displaced tens of thousands of residents for use as human shields as it came under increasing military pressure. Continue reading... |
| German coalition agrees to cut carbon emissions up to 95% by 2050 Posted: 11 Nov 2016 08:42 AM PST Government divisions over approach to climate change plan are bridged, but targets will be reviewed in 2018 to consider their impact on industry Germany's coalition government has reached an agreement on a climate change action plan which involves reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050, a spokesperson said on Friday. The plan, which will require German industry to reduce its CO2 emission by a fifth by 2030, and Germany's energy sector to reduce emissions by almost a half, will be reviewed in 2018 with a view to its impact on jobs and society. Continue reading... |
| Brazil politicians linked to Petrobras scandal draft bills for 'self-preservation' Posted: 11 Nov 2016 02:08 PM PST Proposed measures to protect lawmakers and businessmen from prosecution in corruption investigation could allow bribes with immunity, chief prosecutor said Politicians suspected of profiting from Brazil's biggest-ever corruption scandal are drafting legislation aimed at letting themselves off the hook, according to the the country's chief prosecutor. The prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot, said he feared Brazil might repeat the errors seen in Italy's battle against corruption two decades ago, effectively allowing politicians to take bribes with immunity. Continue reading... |
| Facebook profile glitch 'kills' millions. Even Mark Zuckerberg Posted: 11 Nov 2016 01:25 PM PST A glitch on the social media site found people logging in to their accounts on Friday, only to find they had been prematurely 'memorialized' Rumors of Mark Zuckerberg's death may have been greatly exaggerated – but by his own billion-plus user website, as a glitch on Friday afternoon led Facebook to declare two million users, including Zuckerberg himself, prematurely dead. Related: Facebook's failure: did fake news and polarized politics get Trump elected? Continue reading... |
| Serbia deports Russians suspected of plotting Montenegro coup Posted: 11 Nov 2016 04:45 AM PST Plotters were allegedly going to storm Podgorica parliament, shoot Milo Ðjukanović and install a pro-Moscow party Serbia has deported a group of Russians suspected of involvement in a coup plot in neighbouring Montenegro, the Guardian has learned, in the latest twist in a murky sequence of events that apparently threatened the lives of two European prime ministers. The plotters were allegedly going to dress in police uniforms to storm the Montenegrin parliament in Podgorica, shoot the prime minister, Milo Ðjukanović, and install a pro-Moscow party. |
| Trump's rise comes as no surprise on England's disaffected east coast Posted: 12 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST In Hull and Grimsby, people see parallels between their situation and that of the US rust-belt states that backed Trump
"It's like Brexit isn't it," says Tim Rix, a staunch leave supporter and the fifth generation of his family to run JR Rix and Sons. "Donald Trump was voted in for many different – and sometimes conflicting – reasons," the managing director says. "Many reasons that overturned the establishment's expected result." Continue reading... |
| Migrants share the stories that led them to London in BAC's intimate show Posted: 12 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST Battersea Arts Centre is reprising its London Stories project and inviting audiences to meet a stranger and hear about why they journeyed to the capital Walk into the council chamber at Battersea Arts Centre in south London and it feels as if you have stumbled into a very strange art gallery or museum. Beautifully lit and displayed on white plinths are photographs and everyday objects, none of any monetary value, the oddest of which is probably a fake plastic leg. Museums display what is valued within a culture, but BAC's collection of objects are of personal importance only. It reminds us that a culture is made up of individual stories about who we are and how we understand ourselves and value each other. In 2013, BAC created London Stories, a series of intimate encounters between audiences and ordinary Londoners who told us about their lives. The process helped us to connect with a stranger. Part of its joy was that it showed how liberating it can be to tell a story – and how the listener can be changed, too, just as in Clare Patey's London international festival of theatre project A Mile in My Shoes. Continue reading... |
| Tens of thousands march demanding South Korean president Park Geun-Hye resign Posted: 11 Nov 2016 11:46 PM PST One million expected to turn out for day of protest in Seoul against the president, who is engulfed in a growing corruption scandal Tens of thousands of men, women and children joined one of the largest anti-government protests seen in Seoul for decades on Saturday, demanding President Park Geun-Hye's resignation over a snowballing corruption scandal. Police had planned for 170,000 people, but organisers said they expected a final turnout of up to one million for what was the third in a series of weekly mass protests that have left Park fighting for her political survival. Continue reading... |
| US aid for women’s sexual health worldwide under threat Posted: 11 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Under Trump, campaigners say, $600m in aid could be 'cut drastically', costing maternal lives, as they predict return to anti-abortion stance on health funding Hundreds of millions of dollars in US aid that helps prevent child and maternal deaths and reduces unintended pregnancies worldwide could be at risk under a Donald Trump administration, campaigners and thinktanks have warned. Citing "worrisome" indicators, such as Trump's U-turn against abortion, his pledge to appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court and his choice of Mike Pence, an anti-abortion activist, as vice-presidential running mate, they fear a reversal in aid commitments that have seen gains in reproductive health and gender equality. Continue reading... |
| 'Macho v macho': what to expect from Putin-Trump negotiations Posted: 11 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Russians and Americans share hopes and fears about the future relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Picture the scene: it is March 2017 and President Donald Trump emerges from the White House with Russia's Vladimir Putin after several hours of talks. The body language is good; they slap each other on the back and cackle with laughter. Russia, Trump tells the gathered media, is a valued partner in the fight against Islamic State and a key strategic partner. For President Putin, this kind of man-to-man deal making, free of moralising on democracy or human rights, leaving him a free hand in his "near abroad" of Ukraine and other former Soviet states, is what he had always hoped for in relations with his US counterparts. Until now, it had seemed an impossible dream. Continue reading... |
| ‘The nationalism is scary’: French readers on the Paris attacks anniversary Posted: 11 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST 7 readers in France reflect on the mood in the country one year on from the Bataclan attacks On my way home today I walked passed a patrol of armed soldiers, and I was suddenly surprised by how normal that has become to me. They've definitely become part of the scenery in Paris, and are part of a new 'France at war' vocabulary along with 'Vigipirate' [France's national security alert system]. Continue reading... |
| Looking at Leonard Cohen's darkness misses the warmth of his words Posted: 11 Nov 2016 07:00 AM PST When you listen to the lyrics Cohen wrote, you realise how alive his language is – and how much he was seeking the light
Eighty-two seems too soon an age to take a man like Leonard Cohen. In truth I'm not sure that I believed he would ever be taken at all, rather that he might somehow gently ossify, assume the contours of the landscape, and be still. I don't know who it was who first called Cohen "the Godfather of Gloom", nor even "the High Priest of Pathos"; certainly it was easy to cast him as a miserablist, for the half-listener to fall for the droop of the voice and the forlorn flamenco grounding of his music and see only the dirge and the dark. But this would be to miss entirely the warmth of his words. Continue reading... |
| Croydon tram crash: carriages being removed from scene Posted: 12 Nov 2016 01:18 AM PST Operation comes as police investigate claims another tram almost derailed near scene of crash last week The tram that crashed, killing seven people in south London, is being removed from the scene as police investigate claims another almost derailed near the location last week. Six men and one woman died and more than 50 people were injured when the carriages flipped over as they turned a sharp bend in Croydon during the morning commute on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| Isis executing scores and stockpiling chemicals in Mosul, says UN – video Posted: 11 Nov 2016 01:16 PM PST UN spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani says on Friday in Geneva that so-called Islamic State fighters are massacring civilians in Mosul for suspected treason. She adds that Islamic State had deployed what it calls 'sons of the caliphate' wearing explosive belts, and that Iraqi troops had found large stockpiles of sulphur Continue reading... |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2016 03:59 PM PST Mustafa Olpak, who has died aged 63 from heart failure, was an Afro-Turkish author and activist. He wrote a family history about the experiences of African slaves in the Ottoman empire and their descendants, and was the founder of the Africans' Culture and Solidarity Association in Turkey. Mustafa was born in the Aegean town of Ayvalik, Turkey, the fifth child of Kemale, a seamstress, and Mehmet, a marble worker. He began work straight after primary school in a lathe workshop, and not long afterwards became involved in the labour movement. In 1978, he married his first wife, Sevgi, and had two children, Özgür and Zeynep. He and Sevgi later divorced. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump appears to soften stance on range of pledges Posted: 12 Nov 2016 12:38 AM PST In first interview since winning US election, Trump says he may not repeal Obamacare and admits prosecution of Hillary Clinton is not a priority Donald Trump has appeared to soften his stance on a range of sweeping campaign pledges, saying in his first interview since being elected US president that he might not repeal Obamacare and admitting the prosecution of Hillary Clinton over confidential emails is not a priority. The Republican, who said he would "immediately repeal and replace" Obamacare after taking office, told the Wall Street Journal he might instead seek to reform the policy, keeping the ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. Continue reading... |
| 'The Pantanal is national heritage': protecting the world's largest wetlands Posted: 12 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST Spanning Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia and home to 4,700 species, the Pantanal wetlands are under threat from deforestation and agriculture. But local people are taking on the challenge to protect this unique region Inside a small aircraft, decorated with a polka-dot jaguar design, Ângelo Rabelo checks data on a small laptop computer. "We're approaching a river spring!" he shouts over the plane's noisy engine. Below, the Paraguay river in Brazil's Mato Grosso state snakes between clusters of vibrant green forest and extensive patches of farmland. The plane flies over a large, barren-looking stretch of light brown land where soy is being grown. A small buffer zone of trees separates the crops from the river, in which lies a pulsating spring. Continue reading... |
| Turnbull banned from attending Mardi Gras in official capacity Posted: 11 Nov 2016 08:46 PM PST Organisers pass motion preventing prime minister from being invited as official guest due to his handling of the marriage equality issue Malcolm Turnbull, the first sitting prime minister to attend the Sydney Mardi Gras, has been blocked from attending next year's parade as an official guest over his handling of marriage equality. The Mardi Gras membership at their annual general meeting on Saturday passed a motion that Turnbull not be officially invited to the gay and lesbian parade in March 2017. Continue reading... |
| Afghanistan: casualties as explosion hits Bagram air base Posted: 11 Nov 2016 09:22 PM PST At least four killed and 13 injured in the blast, which he said occurred near a dining facility An explosion struck the largest US military base in Afghanistan early Saturday, causing some casualties, Nato said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast, which occurs as the group step up nationwide attacks before the onset of winter, when fighting usually ebbs. Continue reading... |
| Plunging pound puts Irish mushroom farmers in the shade Posted: 11 Nov 2016 04:04 PM PST Producers dependent on UK supermarkets fear for the future with one in 10 farmers in the Republic out of business since Brexit vote As Gerry Reilly moves from one of his 50-foot mushroom farm units to another, he constantly checks the currency tracker xe.com to see if the pound is still falling. Since the Brexit vote in June and sterling's plunge against the euro, the Irish mushroom industry has taken a hammering. Continue reading... |
| Juncker: we need to teach Trump how Europe works – video Posted: 11 Nov 2016 01:44 PM PST EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker says Donald Trump is unaware when it comes to Europe and says he expects two years will be wasted as the president-elect tours the world. Speaking to students at a conference in Luxembourg on Friday, Juncker acknowledges the differences between Trump's approach to issues of refugees compared with the EU Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump risks upsetting EU-US ties, says commission chief Posted: 11 Nov 2016 12:08 PM PST We will need to teach the president-elect what Europe is and how it works, says Jean-Claude Juncker Donald Trump's US election victory poses risks for the relationship between the European Union and the United States, the EU commission president has warned. The president-elect was ignorant of the EU and its workings, Jean-Claude Juncker, told students at a conference in Luxembourg. Continue reading... |
| British aristocrat shown cocaine haul he is accused of trafficking in Kenyan court Posted: 11 Nov 2016 09:06 AM PST Jack Marrian, grandson of sixth Earl Cawdor, appeared visibly distressed as 100kg of class A drug was displayed at Nairobi trial The British aristocrat accused of trafficking £4.7m worth of cocaine into Kenya has been confronted in court with the 100kg haul of class A drugs. Jack Marrian, the grandson of the sixth Earl Cawdor, appeared visibly distressed as 90 packages of the drug were displayed at his trial in Nairobi. Continue reading... |
| Paris attacks anniversary to be marked with Sting concert at Bataclan Posted: 11 Nov 2016 08:59 AM PST British singer to perform at reopening of venue on eve of commemorations of terrorist attacks that killed 130 people Paris is to mark the one-year anniversary of last November's terrorist attacks that killed 130 people with a concert by Sting to reopen the Bataclan venue and a series of commemorations across the French capital. The British singer, who last played at the Bataclan in 1979, will perform a one-hour charity set on Saturday night to mark its reopening. The venue was refurbished after 90 people were killed there during the attacks on 13 November last year. Continue reading... |
| Do you think Ferdinand Marcos should be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani? Posted: 11 Nov 2016 08:32 AM PST The supreme court in the Philippines ruled that the former president should be granted a 'hero's burial'. If you're Filipino we'd like to hear your thoughts Thirty years after his death, the highest court in the Philippines has decided that former president Ferdinand Marcos will be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) and given a "hero's burial". Thousands of demonstrators whose families and friends experienced oppression and violence during his administration, have taken to the streets in opposition to the ruling. |
| Large metal cylinder crashes to earth in Myanmar Posted: 11 Nov 2016 07:51 AM PST Strong possibility that 4.5m-long object which landed in northern mining area was part of Chinese satellite A large metal cylinder thought to be part of a Chinese rocket has crashed in a jade mining area in Myanmar. State media published images of the 4.5m-long (15ft) drum resting in mud on property owned by a mining company in Hpakank, in the northern state of Kachin. Continue reading... |
| Graves of Muslim sailors who joined allies in WWII are rediscovered Posted: 11 Nov 2016 06:44 AM PST Burial places of 11 Indonesians given new headstones during ceremony in Liverpool cemetery were they had been forgotten They had been buried and forgotten for almost seven decades. But now the lost graves of 11 Muslim merchant seamen who died serving the Allies during the second world war have been uncovered and given new headstones during a poignant ceremony. The graves of the Indonesian Muslims who were part of the Dutch navy had remained hidden since the 1940s, obscured by a large hedge and covered in grass. Continue reading... |
| Mental lapse or illness may have caused family plane crash deaths Posted: 11 Nov 2016 06:34 AM PST Amateur pilot Philip Garvey and his wife and two of their children died when their six-seater plane came down near Taunton in 2015 A pilot may have suffered a mental lapse or medical emergency before a crash in which he, his wife and two children died, an inquest has heard. Tech company chief executive Philip Garvey, 56, his wife, Ann, 55, their daughter Emily, 23, and son Daniel, 20, died when their six-seat Piper Malibu Mirage came down in the south-west of England. Continue reading... |
| Turkish newspaper chairman detained at Istanbul airport Posted: 11 Nov 2016 04:28 AM PST Akın Atalay held in 'terrorism' investigation after nine staff from his Cumhuriyet paper were arrested last week The top executive of Turkey's most influential opposition newspaper has been detained in a crackdown in which nine other staff members have been apprehended in recent days. Akın Atalay, the chairman of Cumhuriyet's executive board, was taken into custody at Istanbul airport on Friday after arriving from Germany. A warrant for his arrest was issued this week and he had vowed to return to Turkey to challenge the government's campaign against the newspaper, the last major media outlet to take an avowed opposition line against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand town builds underpass for march of the penguins Posted: 11 Nov 2016 04:05 AM PST Private tunnel is designed to aid commute of world's smallest penguin to sea and help them avoid traffic and tourists A group of small blue penguins in New Zealand have had their own underpass built to protect them from traffic and give them privacy from tourists keen to take pictures. The passage was built to help the birds commute between their nests and the sea at Oamaru Harbour, Otago, on the east coast of the South Island. They are members of the world's smallest penguin species, typically about 30cm (1ft) tall and weighing around 1kg (2lb). Continue reading... |
| Treatment of sex assault victim condemned after lawyers quiz her on defendant's penis size Posted: 11 Nov 2016 03:20 AM PST Alexander Wagar, 29, is facing a retrial for accusations of raping a woman, now 24, in a bathroom after flashing people at a 2011 house party in Calgary, Alberta When a Canadian judge asked the complainant in a sexual assault trial why she couldn't just keep her knees together, his comments provoked outrage across the country and resulted in a new trial. Now the retrial of the same case is the subject of fresh controversy, after a defence lawyer suggested his client's penis size may have been a factor in whether the woman consented to sex. Continue reading... |
| Mexico's 'avengers' backed by public sick of crime and lack of punishment Posted: 11 Nov 2016 03:00 AM PST A wave of vigilante killings – such as the bus passenger who shot four robbers – has struck a chord with Mexicans fed up with crime, corruption and impunity It was still dark when four men boarded the packed commuter bus heading for Mexico City and ordered the passengers to hand over their valuables. They gathered up mobile phones and wallets, but as they prepared to leave near the town of Toluca, one passenger stood up, drew a pistol and shot the four assailants, killing their leader instantly. Continue reading... |
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| Hamilton's Broadway success proves a boon for tiny Caribbean island of Nevis Posted: 11 Nov 2016 02:44 AM PST The tiny island where Alexander Hamilton was born is receiving a welcome boost – and businesses are cashing in on their most famous son The tiny Caribbean island of Nevis is receiving a boost from an unexpected source: fans of the hit Broadway show Hamilton, who have been drawn to the birthplace of the US founding father. Alexander Hamilton – who went on to establish the nation's financial system, the Federalist party, and the United States Coast Guard – was born on Nevis in 1757 and lived in Charlestown until he was eight, when the family moved to the nearby island of St Croix. Continue reading... |
| Volunteers who fought Ebola for Sierra Leone – one year on Posted: 11 Nov 2016 04:05 AM PST Hundreds of people in Sierra Leone worked on burial teams and in support operations to tackle the spread of Ebola. A year after the country was declared free of the virus, we see how the lives of some of the volunteers have changed Photographs: Louise Norton/Cafod; Cafod/Freetown During the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, hundreds of people – teachers, builders, taxi drivers – volunteered to support not only those who contracted the virus but also their families. The work of burial teams was crucial in stopping the spread of Ebola, which claimed almost 4,000 lives in Sierra Leone and more than 11,000 across west Africa. Continue reading... |
| Exit polls and election results – what we learned Posted: 12 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST Initial data from the presidential election suggests clear dividing lines in support from Trump and Clinton in terms of gender, race, education and age What the exit polls and election results data tell us about Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in the US presidential race Continue reading... |
| Inside the mind of Donald Trump Posted: 11 Nov 2016 04:05 PM PST Gwenda Blair spent years researching her biography of Donald Trump – and knows what makes him tick. Here she lists the personal details - his voice, language, confidence – that helped win over America Observers cite voter anger at an entitled political establishment and an ever-wealthier and privileged elite; gridlock and dysfunction in Washington; international tensions; and economic dislocation and distress to explain his victories in the primaries and now in the general election. They're not wrong. Over the course of the campaign, Trump threw fuel on all these hotspots. Still more critical to his success, he nailed the white male support that would put him over the top in electoral votes on by his continual attacks on the legitimacy of the nation's first African-American president, his targeting and denunciation of undocumented immigrants and Muslims, and his overtly sexist remarks about women. Continue reading... |
| First Brexit, then Trump: can Australia be spared the voter backlash? | Lenore Taylor Posted: 11 Nov 2016 02:30 PM PST Political alienation is relatively muted here because we have a system that leaves fewer people behind – and we must hold onto it There's one question Australia can answer – deep in the innards of this global political upheaval – and a lot hinges on getting that answer right. As pretty much everyone has observed by now, Donald Trump, the UK's pro-Brexit campaign and Australia's own Pauline Hanson are all backed by broadly similar folk, voters who feel like human collateral damage in the "new" global economy and who are searching for both hope and scapegoats. Continue reading... |
| Just like the Wizard of Oz, Donald Trump has no magic powers Posted: 11 Nov 2016 11:49 AM PST Voters who put on the glasses of illusion now want to go back to normal life, but there are no ruby slippers Gather round, esteemed Martians. I understand that you are very upset, and beyond that, bewildered. A number of you have been asking me how it is that the United States has just elected as its incoming president, an individual who appears to hate Martians and who has incited virulent, shoot-to-kill anti-Martian hatred among his more extreme followers. He has also instigated hatred against people of all colours except white, and that includes black, brown, red, yellow and purple. Continue reading... |
| Goodbye Obama, hello Trump: how will the presidential handover work? Posted: 11 Nov 2016 03:45 AM PST The transition of power from Barack Obama's administration to Donald Trump's has begun. We answer the when, what and how At noon on Friday, 20 January 2017. Until his inauguration, neither Donald Trump, his family or his staff can take possession of the property or offices of the federal government (other than the transition spaces provided by the General Services Administration). Continue reading... |
| Nuclear weapons: how foreign hotspots could test Trump's finger on the trigger Posted: 11 Nov 2016 03:15 AM PST From North Korea to Iran to Russia, a president-elect with civilisation-ending weaponry at his fingertips will face an in-tray of potential international crises On Donald Trump's first day in office he will be handed the "nuclear biscuit" – a small card with the codes he would need to talk to the Pentagon war room to verify his identity in the event of a national security crisis. Some presidents have chosen to keep the "biscuit" on them, though that is not foolproof. Jimmy Carter left his in his clothes when he sent them to the dry-cleaners. Bill Clinton had it in his wallet with his credit cards, but then lost the wallet. Continue reading... |
| Rudy Giuliani has ‘no expectations’ of role in Trump government – video Posted: 11 Nov 2016 01:59 PM PST Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani spoke to reporters on Friday as he entered Trump Tower for talks about the president-elect's transition to power, and said that he was 'just giving advice' to the upcoming administration. Former campaign chairman Corey Lewandowski and Ivanka Trump were also spotted arriving at the building Continue reading... |
| Obama on Veterans Day: ‘Americans forge unity from diversity’ – video Posted: 11 Nov 2016 11:17 AM PST Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unkowns in Arlington National Cemetery on Friday to mark Veterans Day and, referencing the recent elections, told those in attendance that Americans are not a people of isolationism, but instead unite despite their differences. The US president said the nation's veterans embody 'principles that are more enduring than transitory politics' Continue reading... |
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