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  • NATO’s involvement in Ukraine conflict may lead to nuclear escalation — German politician

    10/14/2024 12:06:48 AM PDT · by jdt1138 · 53 replies
    TASS ^ | October 12, 2024 | Sahra Wagenknecht via TASS
    If NATO becomes a party to the conflict in Ukraine, it will get to a point where Russia will carry out a strike on military facilities in NATO territory, German parliament member and leader of the BSW said. BERLIN, October 12. /TASS/. NATO’s growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict may trigger a nuclear response from Russia, Sahra Wagenknecht, German parliament member and leader of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - Reason and Justice party (BSW), said. "If NATO becomes a party to the conflict in Ukraine, it will get to a point where Russia will carry out a strike on military...
  • The OTHER Anti-immigration, Anti-Green Euro-skeptic Party Surging in Germany

    09/01/2024 8:33:00 PM PDT · by dangus · 8 replies
    Dangus
    If you follow international politics, you've probably heard that the anti-immigration the Alliance for Deutchland (AfD) won the most votes in Thuringia, Germany and very nearly won in Saxony. Commentators have been suggesting that the Christian Democrats will have to choose between aligning with AfD, or once again throwing power to the leftists. Given that the Christian Democrats are basically establishment Republicans, you can guess the choice they keep making. But the mainstream Left has given the Christian Democrats an interesting problem: they don't have the votes. You see, another socialist party has emerged, and taken enough votes to prevent...
  • The U.K. Left The EU, And Now It's Inching Away From The Metric System Too

    09/26/2021 9:11:55 AM PDT · by billorites · 55 replies
    NPR ^ | September 17, 2021 | Scott Neuman
    Down at the local pub, die-hard Brexiters will be raising a pint to news that the United Kingdom is eyeing the end of a European Union-inspired ban on selling products in only pounds and ounces. But many others view the move away from the world-standard metric system as pure rubbish. Since becoming prime minister, Boris Johnson has pledged to usher in an era of "tolerance towards traditional measurements." On Thursday, Brexit minister David Frost clarified what that means — giving shops and supermarkets the option to sell items labeled only in imperial units. Under the plan, market stalls and shops...
  • Baylor Scott & White says all employees and providers must be vaccinated by Oct. 1

    07/28/2021 5:07:59 PM PDT · by DFG · 22 replies
    WFAA (DFW) ^ | 07/28/2021 | Jay Wallis and Tiffany Liou
    DALLAS — Baylor Scott & White Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in North Texas, will be mandating that all employees, providers and volunteers get the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital officials announced Wednesday. Vendors, students and contract staff must also receive both doses of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, unless granted an exemption. This comes after Dallas County returned to the orange or "extreme caution" section of its COVID-19 risk level color-coded chart late Friday night, in part due to the ongoing spread of the Delta variant in the area. "With rapidly rising...