Chelsea Manning’s Senate Run Is Met With Enthusiasm, Transphobia
The transgender whistleblower’s political campaign has sparked strong reactions on both sides of the political spectrum.
www.advocate.com/politics/2018/1/14/chelsea-mannings-senate-run-met-enthusiasm-transphobia
Top-News To Go: Fast jeder zweite abgelehnte Asylbewerber darf doch bleiben
Fast die Hälfte aller Flüchtlinge, die gegen die Ablehnung ihres Asylantrages klagen, bekommen vor Gericht recht. Das berichtet die “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.
► Nahezug alle Flüchtlinge, die laut der Entscheidung des Bundesamts für Migration und Flüchtlinge (Bamf) nicht in Deutschland bleiben dürfen, klagen laut “SZ” dagegen.
► Die Verwaltungsrichter in Deutschland geben den Asylbewerbern in 44 Prozent der Fälle recht – sie haben also doch Anspruch auf Schutz. In dieser Statistik sind nur inhaltliche – keine formalen- Entscheidungen erfasst – also Verfahren, in denen sich die Richter ansehen, ob die Flüchtlinge in ihrer Heimat wirklich gefährdet sind.
► Bürger zweier Staaten bekommen besonders oft doch noch Schutz: Syrer (69 Prozent) und Afghanen (61 Prozent).
Die Zahlen zeigen, dass die Qualität der Entscheidungen im Bamf mangelhaft ist. Das ist einerseits eine Zumutung für die Flüchtlinge und bringt andererseits die Verwaltungsgerichte an ihre Kapazitätsgrenzen.
Die Union und SPD haben in ihrem Sondierungspapier festgelegt, dass künftig alle Staaten als sichere Herkunftsländer eingestuft werden, deren Bürger in weniger als fünf Prozent der Fälle Erfolg mit ihrem Asylantrag haben. Unter anderem wollten sie damit nordafrikanische Staaten als sicher einstufen.
Nach den sogenannten bereinigten Schutzquoten, die diese Gerichtsurteile berücksichtigen, würde das aber nicht funktionieren. Die Organisation Pro Asyl hatte bereits am Freitag darauf hingewiesen, dass die bereinigte Schutzquote für Marokko zehn Prozent beträgt, für Tunesien sechs Prozent und für Algerien fünf Prozent.
Ulla Jelpke, Bundestagsabgeordnete der Linken, sagte der “SZ”, die Zahlen zeigten, dass “die politisch gewollte Abschreckung dieser Flüchtlingsgruppen” zu Fehlentscheidungen im Bamf führe.
► Letztlich stellen diese Zahlen wesentliche Teile des deutschen Asylsystems infrage – sowohl die Entscheidungspraxis als auch die Planungen zur Begrenzung des Zuzugs.
‘McMafia’ Episode 4 Review: 8 Questions It Left Us Asking
After the third episode of ‘McMafia’, it still felt like we were waiting for something of any real consequence to happen.
Unfortunately, Sunday (14 January) night’s instalment did nothing to really tie up the various strands of the story that are currently developing, mainly focussing on Vadim’s heroin shipment from Pakistan into Mumbai.
While we might currently be doubting whether the series is a case of style over substance, there were still plenty of questions we had as the titles rolled…
So, what did Alex do with Boris’s killer?
You’ll remember at the end of the last episode ‘Antonio’ revealed he had captured Boris’s killer for Alex to do whatever he wanted with, but it seems we’ll have to wait for an answer on what actually happened to him.
Who was watching Benes at Hancil’s funeral?
Ok, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that the chances are they’re probably part of Vadim’s gang, but why hasn’t Vadim taken quicker action against Benes if he knows where he is?
Why did Dilly have to kill the accountant?
Of course we understand he had to do away with him to cover his tracks, but still. Just shows it never pays to stay in the office late.
Why did Karin go and talk to Rebecca about the funds?
Yes, Karin is more than just an employee to Alex, but you’d be seriously pissed off if one of your workers was going around talking about your business dealings with your other half – particularly if they were not 100% above board.
If we were Karin, we’d expect to be getting a disciplinary come Monday morning.
Did Benes’ daughter actually have drugs on her?
It’s a minor point, but we knew that Benes’s daughter has a problem with drugs, so were the ones that were confiscated from her at the nightclub door actually hers? Was it part of Vadim’s plan to get to Benes’s phone, or a happy coincidence?
Is Semiyon more dangerous than he makes out?
After Rebecca met up with one of Semiyon’s previous business associates, he hints he killed someone while working in aluminium shipping.
This came after he’d told Alex he wouldn’t “put him in a grave if he messed up” unlike others, but we wouldn’t be taking his word for that if we were Alex.
Who killed Chopra?
Vadim’s associate was seen dead on some wasteland after Dilly successfully pulled off the heroin heist, and while we’re guessing Vadim must have ordered his death for failing the job, who did he get to do his dirty work?
Will Rebekah call off her engagement?
After Rebekah caught on to the web of lies Alex has spun to cover up his dodgy dealings, it seemed like she was having second thoughts about his proposal. Will he be forced to choose between his fiancée or getting revenge on Vadim?
′McMafia′ continues next Sunday at 9pm on BBC One.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/mcmafia-episode-4-review_uk_5a58b646e4b02cebbfdb0665
Michelle Williams Thanks Anthony Rapp After Wahlberg’s Time’s Up Donation
“Anthony Rapp, for all the shoulders you stood on, now we stand on yours.”
Mark Wahlberg Donates $1.5 Million to #TimesUp Movement in Michelle Williams’ Name
Following outrage over the news that Mark Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million for reshoots of All The Money in the World while his co-star Michelle Williams was paid less than $1,000, Wahlberg has donated $1.5 to the #TimesUp campaign in Williams’ name.
All The Money in the World was quickly reshot with actor Christopher Plummer following a multitude of sexual abuse allegations against the movie’s star Kevin Spacey.
At the same time, WME, which reps Wahlberg, Williams and Scott, has also pledged $500,000 in a donation to #TimesUp.
Wahlberg issued this statement: “Over the last few days my reshoot fee for All The Money in the World has become an important topic of conversation. I 100% support the fight for fair pay and I’m donating the $1.5 million to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund in Michelle Williams’ name.
Williams and Wahlberg are both represented by WME (William Morris Endeavor), which also released a statement:
“The current conversation is a reminder that those of us in a position of influence have a responsibility to challenge inequities, including the gender wage gap. In recognition of the pay discrepancy on All The Money In The World reshoots, WME is donating an additional $500,000 to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund in Michelle Williams’ name, following our $1 million pledge to the organization earlier this month. It’s crucial that this conversation continues within our community and we are committed to being part of the solution.”
Williams released a statement on Sunday in response to the donation: “Today isn’t about me. My fellow actresses stood by me and stood up for me, my activist friends taught me to use my voice, and the most powerful men in charge, they listened and they acted. If we truly envision an equal world, it takes equal effort and sacrifice. Today is one of the most indelible days of my life because of Mark Wahlberg, WME and a community of women and men who share in this accomplishment. Anthony Rapp, for all the shoulders you stood on, now we stand on yours.”
Rapp’s accusation of sexual abuse against Spacey in October prompted dozens of others to come out with their own claims of assault against Spacey, triggering the reshoots on All the Money.
Rapp responded to Williams’ statement on Saturday, tweeting: “I’m very moved by Michelle Williams’ kind words.”
I’m very moved by Michelle Williams’ kind words.
— Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) January 14, 2018
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Mark Wahlberg Donates $1.5 Million to #TimesUp Movement in Michelle Williams’ Name
Top-News To Go: 17-Jähriger tritt am Boden liegenden Polizisten gegen den Kopf
Ein Jugendlicher hat in Regensburg einen Polizisten so schwer verletzt, dass ein Richter wegen versuchter Tötung Untersuchungshaft anordnete.
► Am Samstagabend gegen 21 Uhr wollten Polizisten in Regensburg drei Jugendliche kontrollieren. Eine Gruppe von 15 Jugendlichen, so berichtet es die “Mittelbayerische Zeitung”, störte und grölte so sehr, dass die Polizisten alle Personen überprüfte.
► Bei einem Handgemenge habe ein 17-Jähriger einen Polizisten gegen den Körper getreten. Ein anderer 17-Jähriger trat dann mehrmals gegen den Kopf des am Boden liegenden Polizisten.
► Der 26-jährige Beamte erlitt laut Polizei eine Gehirnerschütterung und eine Platzwunde.
In derselben Nacht wurden in Regensburg noch drei weitere Polizisten bei Einsätzen verletzt. “Dass es in einer Nacht zu vier Übergriffen kommt, bei denen zwei Kollegen erheblich verletzt werden, ist bei uns in Regensburg sehr selten, und es schockiert uns auch”, sagte ein Polizeisprecher am Sonntag in Bayern.
Angriffe auf Rettungskräfte und Polizisten häufen sich in Deutschland in dramatischer Weise. Zuletzt haben Attacken auf Retter an Silvester die Debatte befeuert. Justizminister Heiko Maas (SPD) erwägt, die Strafen noch einmal zu verschärfen.
Im vergangenen Jahr wurde in Deutschland ein neuer Straftatbestand eingeführt: “tätlicher Angriff auf Vollstreckungsbeamte” mit Strafen von drei Monaten bis fünf Jahre.
► Der Fall von Regensburg hat vor diesem Hintergrund eine besondere Bedeutung. Denn Rettungskräfte haben beobachtet, dass immer öfter eigentlich Unbeteiligte auf die Helfer losgehen. Auch in Regensburg hatte sich die große Gruppe in die Arbeit der Polizisten eingemischt.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Should Not Be Next Tory Leader, Says MP In Charge Of Contest
The next Conservative Party leadership election will see a “cast of thousands” run for the job but Jacob Rees-Mogg should not be one of them, the Tory MP in charge over overseeing any contest has said.
Sir Graham Brady, the influential chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Conservative MPs, said he doubted Rees-Mogg, a grassroots favourite to succeed Theresa May, could connect with the wider country.
“I really like Jacob,” he said when asked if Rees-Mogg was a “viable candidate” to become party leader. “Great guy. Brilliant speaker. Knows exactly what he thinks. He’s very often right.”
But confiding in young student Conservative activists at University College London (UCL) on Thursday evening, he added: “I don’t think that it would work. He brings a lot of fun to politics. A lot of style. He is very entertaining. Cheers everybody up. And there is a real serious point as well.
“But it’s one thing for a lot of members of the public, or the party, to think it’s great fun and admire him for never mincing his words and speaking 18th Century English.
“It’s another thing to see that translating to being the prime minister and connecting with the whole of the country. So no I don’t see it happening.”
Sir Graham’s comments were revealed in a recording of the meeting obtained by HuffPost UK.
Rees-Mogg emerged as an unlikely leadership frontrunner over the summer and was the main attraction during the Tory conference in October – with younger activists swarming to his events.
As 1922 chairman, Sir Graham would be the returning officer in any leadership contest just as he was during the race to replace David Cameron.
He told the BBC’s Daily Politics last week that the role meant he “really couldn’t express a preference” for who should be the next party leader.
Speaking to the students, Sir Graham rubbished the idea the party would unite behind one candidate in then next contest.
“I have colleagues who say to me if we have another leadership election we’ve got to make sure there’s just one candidate. We can’t,” he said.
“My instinct is that if there is a leadership election in the next few years you could have cast of thousands. I don’t see anyone saying ‘so-and-so is evidently the best person, we are all going to step aside’.”
Sir Graham also said May had made a mistake in promoting Gavin Williamson from Chief Whip to defence secretary last year.
“Gavin’s a capable person. I wasn’t asked for advice. Had I been asked for advice, my advice would have been, ‘he’s doing a good job as Chief Whip, keep him there’,” he said.
“I can understand why he might have wanted to move on. But I thought he was doing a good job and probably should have stayed.
Sir Graham said it would be better if the Chief Whip was an older MP “in their last government job” who had “no personal ambition”.
Speaking about Williamson, he added: “If you have people who are early in their careers and might seek to have a number of other positions, it’s difficult resist recommending yourself for post that you quite like.”
Sir Graham, who was recently given his knighthood in the New Year Honours list, said May had a “huge number of qualities” but “she’s also got some things she doesn’t do quite as well”.
“This emerged in the general election campaign. Before then there was this great honeymoon period where everybody said Thersa May is Mother Teresa and is most remarkable prime minster we have every had, a combination of Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill and Disraeli. I never thought that was true,” he said.
“We then went through that dreadful general election campaign where everything that could possibly be done wrong, was done wrong. And in-spite of that we emerged having won 2.3 million more votes than we did two years before.
“And yet suddenly Theresa May was the worst possible prime we have ever had and she was a combination of the Kray twins and Al Capone – only less effective. Neither of these things is true.”
Sir Graham also warned the young Tory activists that the party could be facing a more “palatable” Labour leader in 2022 because Jeremy Corbyn was so old.
Jeremy Corbyn is 68, John McDonnel is 69,” he said. “It’s entirely possible, might even say likely, if this parliament runs another four years, Jeremy Corbyn won’t be leading the Labour Party.
“I can have a nice chat with Angela Rayner. She is far more personable than most of the Labour leadership. I couldn’t ever vote for her. But she’s, I would say, more electable probably. She is certainly more approachable, and has less obvious baggage.”
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