BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service....
Hey now. If you're so adamant that Israel should be invoking divine retribution on these infidels, wouldn't you want a piece of the action? It's the Crusades 3.0!
Then why (and I'm not trying to attack you, I'm genuinely curious) have we not seen anything about them protesting before? Because it didn't directly affect them? Sounds pretty similar to most ultra-conservative groups, I guess.
Shaking up your strategy only works for progressive (or progressive-lite) candidates. For the conservatives they'd need to find a somehow even whiter and even more masculine VP to bolster their chances.
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+1 to PopOS. My only gripe is that they and Nvidia still haven't figured out how to move to Wayland, but once that happens (and we can all switch to cosmic), I'll be a happy camper.
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“Some farmers are miserable. I think it’s good to see people out enjoying the countryside, if he was camping in my field I would have stopped and had a chat with him, he could have been doing a charity bike ride or something.”
Moving towards something doesn't imply that cars are being obliterated or banned. Funnily enough, whenever I'm in an unpleasant altercation with a driver, they tend to have plates from far away. If they want to drive their cars out in the country, they can do so - when you're in a dense urban area (which is the most sustainable way to arrange people), you can park and get on the subway with the rest of us.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh elections after his party's poor performance in the EU elections. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally....
No, it really isn't... being able to essentially declare no confidence in your legislature and immediately begin the election process is, in general, a great thing.
Basically the opposite of what you've suggested. Theoretically this is allowing the parliament to more closely align with what the EU elections suggest the people want. Obviously he's probably hoping that his party is voted back into power, indicating that France actually does support a pro-EU stance, but that's not guaranteed to happen.
It doesn't belong to the president, no. Think of it as Macron basically asking the French people if this (the anti-EU coalition that did so well in the election) is what they want as a whole. Because if so, their parliament is not properly representing their views.
Interesting viewpoint. As a fellow American, I think that that kind of power would actually give POTUS the amount of power that the public seems to think they have. It's really the only way the federal government has to hold a Swiss-style referendum on a topic.
even if (and I assume there are) requirements for an election in X amount of time, can’t do it too often, etc.
I think the check there is "Why have you done this twice in 6 months? Parliament/Congress/Legislature, please impeach this clown."
Here in the US Congress isn’t just lawmakers, they do investigations, have committees, etc. and act as a check on executive power
Most legislatures around the world do the same things? I'm not sure why you think the French government is so different, especially given how much French culture/politics/philosophy influenced the Founding Farmers.
I think you forget that America has created possibly the dumbest election cycle known to man. I imagine it's not nearly as drawn out in France, especially for a snap election like this.
Also, an impeachment would 100% override the dissolution. That happens in America, too, before you mention it; when an impeachment vote is called pretty much everything else comes to a standstill.
Popular among teenagers, the large electric bikes have triggered ‘numerous complaints’ to councils as fears grow for the safety of riders and pedestrians
The other day, I was at a four-way stop, with one car (12 o' clock) arriving just before me, and another (9 o' clock) arriving just after me. I slowed and waited for the first car to go, but they did that annoying thing where they want to let me go first because they think they're helping. I defiantly got off my bike and waited in the intersection (because I'd rolled forward a few feet by this point) until they went. When I made my turn, 9 o' clock shouted from his truck that "maybe I should just stop at the stop sign next time".
Moral of the story is, because of the lack of communication between cyclists and drivers, some people will always come away from interactions like those angry.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel’s new mandatory military service ruling ( apnews.com )
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service....
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