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Reading his article it almost appears like some massive trolling effort which will further focus attention on the group set up to support Corbyn and mould Labour in a manner that is causing massive controversy.
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The anti-Islam Alternative for Germany party won around 14 percent, according to public broadcasters' projections, in the capital which has long prided itself on being a hip, diverse and multicultural city.
The strong AfD result, thanks to support especially in the vast tower block districts in Berlin's former communist east, meant it has now won opposition seats in ten of Germany's 16 states, a year ahead of national elections.
The Drudge Report.
If this thing is true it's probably the most wtf thing to come out of Corbyn Labour since McDonnell reading out of the Little Red Book.
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How representative are Berlin voters of German voters in general?
Not much! As someone else said, it's very like London. But a couple of the elements are probably meaningful - I think that elsewhere too people see the AfD as a good protest party; mainly but not only about immigration; they are doing well among the unemployed; the Left (unusually on an international scale) is generally seen as quite competent and a young person's party; CDU voters feel it's all rather a shambles.
http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/wahl/liveticker-spd-sackt-in-hochrechnungen-weiter-ab--afd-gewinnt-mehrere-wahlkreise-24761196
and click on the individual districts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37403875
North Koreathe UK are being brainwashed to ensure they will support ruler Kim Jong-unCorbyn....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3278695/How-North-Korea-s-brainwashing-plans-foiled-Queen-Elsa-Children-taught-hate-U-S-kindergarten-secretly-love-pop-music-Frozen.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/18/soldiers-facing-prosecution-for-iraq-drowning-were-cleared-a-dec/
Proletarian Teletubbies: little ones rejoice as capitalist oppressor Tinky Winky is deposed and driven into exile, and his luxury handbag is confiscated. A soviet is established and the production of tubby tustard and tubby toast is collectivised. Later, Po is tried for counter-revolutionary activity and shot.
Screenings of various Disney princess movies, after which little ones are encouraged to denounce the many selfish and arbitrary excesses of the cruel nobles depicted, and discuss how best their downtrodden subjects might seek to overthrow them.
Computer literacy: little ones learn how to locate and denounce Tory whores on Twitter. Examples: Angela Eagle, Mary Creagh, Liz Kendall.
Where's Tony?: little ones search for images of Tony Blair hidden in a book, and scratch his eyes out with sharp implements when they are discovered.
Attacker is allegedly from Somali. Apparently, 11 people have in the past few months have been charged with terrorist offences in Twin Cities.
We all know what Trump is going to say.
1. That Rump Labour will fight it tooth and nail, and end up holding a lot of its seats
2. That quite a lot of what's left will become vulnerable to the Tories, and possibly even Ukip, should Rump Labour and SDP2 find themselves fighting each other hard and splitting the Left-leaning vote in a lot of seats
3. That SDP2 will end up unelectable as a Government, because many moderate voters can see it can't win a majority, and won't risk ending up with a leftist coalition that also includes the SNP and Rump Labour
It may take several electoral cycles for a serious challenger to emerge to take on the Tories - and there's no absolute guarantee that the new opposition won't come from the Conservative Party itself splitting into two Right-leaning factions, after the Left has been driven back into a few remaining strongholds and marginalised.
Sporting drama alright.
'I wonder what would be on the curriculum for the Momentum Youth group... '
Tutoring by Ken Livingstone & McDonnell with an economics tutor from Venezuela ?
Nothing for five years, then it would run out of sand.
'1. That Rump Labour will fight it tooth and nail, and end up holding a lot of its seats
2. That quite a lot of what's left will become vulnerable to the Tories, and possibly even Ukip, should Rump Labour and SDP2 find themselves fighting each other hard and splitting the Left-leaning vote in a lot of seats
3. That SDP2 will end up unelectable as a Government, because many moderate voters can see it can't win a majority, and won't risk ending up with a leftist coalition that also includes the SNP and Rump Labour'
Can't see an SDP2 as SDP1 with some big names got nowhere and their potential centre partners the Lib Dems are already reduced to a rump.
Unlike the early 80's the protest voters now have a wide selection of other parties.
The moderate Labour MP's that had caeers before politics will gradually throw in the towel as they won't want to hang around another 9 years in the hope that they finally get an electable leader
'
Can't wait to launch!
Timetable:
9AM-10AM: Flag waving with Seamus
10AM-11AM: 'How to Deselect' with John
12PM-1PM: Statistics with Eoin
But I agree that SDP Mk2 seems unlikely.
No reason to believe the US situation is any different but there are a few missing links regarding things in NY & NJ and the authorities are still piecing things. The usual IS channels have yet to inform as well.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/survey-trump-may-beat-romney-mccain-in-blue-minnesota/article/2602137?custom_click=rss
Both bombs appeared designed to create maximum chaos and fatalities — they also provided a trove of clues even as any suspects remained unnervingly at large.
A top law enforcement official said that pressure cookers were filled with “fragmentation materials.” The bomb that exploded, at 23rd Street, was filled with small bearings or metal BBs.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/nyregion/new-york-explosion-chelsea.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0&referer=
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3795654/Old-fashioned-flip-phones-five-explosive-devices-used-Saturday-related.html
News to me that there were in fact 3 bombs in NJ.
"By the time I finished this book, I resented its existence.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2016/09/16/the-new-clintonkaine-campaign-book-is-just-deplorable/
Variety
#Emmys: Jeb Bush makes surprise appearance in @JimmyKimmel's opening sketch https://t.co/HgvPtPl8GX
Not a joke. Momentum launch socialist "kids" wing for "children’s involvement". Includes education program #TrotTots https://t.co/93jEIs18PK
http://uk.businessinsider.com/hamas-kid-summer-camp-2016-8?r=US&IR=T
It's weird.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3794575/I-cleared-FIVE-checks-fake-passport-jihadi-Anarchists-Syrian-migrant-bogus-documents-smuggle-UK-RYANAIR-FLIGHT.html
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/19/uk-business-confidence-at-four-year-low?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/19/carmakers-look-to-move-research-roles-to-eastern-europe-after-brexit-vote?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/15/clinton-kaine-book-stronger-together-sold-less-tha/
which may contain an element of truth. on the other hand most people are probably happy with said indoctrination. rather than indoctrination by revolutionary cults, like the Salvation army and so on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_German_Youth
I apologise if my meaning was sufficiently vague for you to conclude I was referring to somthing else. I wasn't.
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2016/09/what-is-megagame/
Diplomacy is mentioned.
He is raising his children to have a similar state of mind. I do worry what happens if / when they start to form their own opinions and differ from him. Most of all, what happens if one of them becomes a Conservative who serves in the military!
This is rather similar to the way many view religion. And I do believe, for him, his views have replaced religion. It would be interesting to know the percentage of Momentum members who count themselves as religious versus the general population.
(*) Despite this, he's actually a really nice chap. You just avoid many, many topics of conversation.
The SNP seem to have settled down and become reasonably responsible after their first few months. Maybe they will be more difficult to cast as bogeymen in 2020.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37403875
"The attacker, who was dressed in a security uniform and reportedly made references to Allah, was shot dead by an off-duty police officer on Saturday."
A bit of passing chit-chat whilst he was being taken down maybe? "I had that Allah in the back of my cab once...."
me and my brother reacted with abject horror when our C of E Sunday school suggested evangelical summer camp. luckily my parents were wise enough allow us to escape
"And we know their reforms are right because they’re all deemed “smart” — smart investments and smart federal standards and smart defense budgets and smart solutions. The rich must pay their “fair share” in taxes, with fairness less defined than obviously understood among friends. It’s the adjectival school of policymaking."
The fact that the Washington Post of all places is quite so contemptuous is not good news for Hillary. Being a wonk is supposed to be one of her USPs against the unpredictable Trump.
And everyone else who reflexively goes Urgh including a lot of Labour members/supporters.
I really don't agree with overt religious teaching for children - in this instance, I see it as all rather Communist/denounce your parents for crimes against Corbyn et al.
I've been wading through comments under various NYC bombing articles - and it's about 90% critical of the media non-reporting/misleading/treating us like children. It's reassuring that this recent fashion for infantalising the public isn't going down well anywhere.
Hopefully, they'll stop patronising us soon - the piss taking is making a mockery of them. NYT readers were particularly indignant.
As I recall, it had to be cancelled for the second year because nobody wanted to go on it.
You also get various pressure groups coming into schools to lecture children and try to push them towards their worldview. Animal rights activists are the most common, but you do get gay rights groups as well. Most disturbingly, I once had to attend a talk by a group very anxious to legalise all drugs.
"At school they taught me how to be,
So pure in thought and word and deed,
They didn't quite succeed."
They can however spot pseuds or agenda pushers at half a mile. This is why agnostics make the best RS teachers and dogmatists of any creed (including secularists) make very bad ones.
IIRC the gay nightclub was also gun free. It certainly helps to pick a soft target full of unarmed crowds.
Police have arrested 5 so far - a car full of men.
Reports I've seen so far have sources saying the pressure cooker bombs are much more sophisticated than the usual domestic nutter stuff [black powder pipe].
These two were remote detonation - with shrapnel - explosive mix of ammonia/aluminium powder and something called Tannerite, which I gather is used for tree root type blasting jobs.
An endless bombardment of news and gossip and images has rendered us manic information addicts. It broke me. It might break you, too.
By Andrew Sullivan"
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-technology-almost-killed-me.html