Deputy head of the Bundestag said that Germany risks becoming a “dysfunctional state”
According to Wolfgang Kubicki, Germany must address the infrastructure crisis, high energy prices, and the Bundeswehr’s inability to protect the country.
Many Germans believe that Germany is on the verge of becoming a dysfunctional state as a result of the German authorities’ inability to solve the accumulated problems. This was stated by the deputy chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP, Liberals), Vice-Chairman of the Bundestag Wolfgang Kubicki, in an interview with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag on Saturday.
“Many residents believe that Germany is on the verge of becoming dysfunctional. Infrastructure, energy prices, and the Bundeswehr’s inability to protect the country – we must address these issues now or things will get worse “He stated. “We were elected to improve the country’s and its citizens’ well-being, not to jeopardize it. Our economy must remain buoyant “Kubicki explained.
“If we continue to act in the same spirit, paying aid for years as part of the fight against the energy crisis, we may face state socialism, if not state bankruptcy,” he added. Kubicki pointed out that the €110 billion that Germany intends to spend solely on energy imports due to the current crisis will be lost in other areas. “We cannot stay in this financial crisis for long; otherwise, there will not be enough money for investment,” believes the deputy chairman of the Bundestag.
Kubicki criticized the “greens'” position on energy policy first and foremost. “We do not want or do not receive more gas or oil from Russia, while our “green” friends restart coal-fired power plants, preventing a reasonable extension of nuclear power plant operations,” he said. “I am outraged that we as a “traffic light” coalition are not able to use all of the opportunities to obtain sufficient and affordable amounts of energy in such difficult times for citizens and, above all, our economy,” Kubicki said. He recalled that the “greens” are opposed to the exploration of gas fields in the North Sea, despite an agreement reached during coalition talks last year
“We pay exorbitant prices for liquefied natural gas from Qatar, the UAE, and the United States while refusing to extract our more affordable shale gas for ideological reasons. That will not do! “The politician emphasized. “We need to get better at dealing with crises,” Kubicki believes.
courtesy : AZgeopolitics telegram channel
The Heart–Brain Connection
Most of us have been taught in school that the heart is constantly responding to “orders” sent by the brain in the form of neural signals. However, it is not as commonly known that the heart actually sends more signals to the brain than the brain sends to the heart! Moreover, these heart signals have a significant effect on brain function – influencing emotional processing as well as higher cognitive faculties such as attention, perception, memory, and problem-solving. In other words, not only does the heart respond to the brain, but the brain continuously responds to the heart.
The effect of heart activity on brain function has been researched extensively over about the past 40 years. Earlier research mainly examined the effects of heart activity occurring on a very short time scale – over several consecutive heartbeats at maximum. Scientists at the HeartMath Institute have extended this body of scientific research by looking at how larger-scale patterns of heart activity affect the brain’s functioning.
HeartMath Institute research has demonstrated that different patterns of heart activity (which accompany different emotional states) have distinct effects on cognitive and emotional function. During stress and negative emotions, when the heart rhythm pattern is erratic and disordered, the corresponding pattern of neural signals traveling from the heart to the brain inhibits higher cognitive functions. This limits our ability to think clearly, remember, learn, reason, and make effective decisions. (This helps explain why we may often act impulsively and unwisely when we’re under stress.) The heart’s input to the brain during stressful or negative emotions also has a profound effect on the brain’s emotional processes—actually serving to reinforce the emotional experience of stress.
In contrast, the more ordered and stable pattern of the heart’s input to the brain during positive emotional states has the opposite effect – it facilitates cognitive function and reinforces positive feelings and emotional stability. This means that learning to generate increased heart rhythm coherence, by sustaining positive emotions, not only benefits the entire body, but also profoundly affects how we perceive, think, feel, and perform.
More here >>> https://www.heartmath.com/science/
Hamzah Zainudin (PN-Larut) yang juga ketua pembangkang membuka tirai perbahasan usul berkenaan.
Ahli Parlimen lain yang turut berbahas adalah Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan), Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Bharu), Ronald Kiandee (PN-Beluran), Johari Ghani (BN-Titiwangsa), Fadhli Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas), Rafizi Ramli (PH-Pandan), Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PN-Tasek Gelugor), Jeffrey Kitingan (GRS-Keningau), Shahidan Kassim (PN-Arau), Dzulkefly Ahmad (PH-Kuala Selangor), dan Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan).
Berdasarkan sokongan mengikut parti, jumlah Ahli Parlimen yang menyokong kerajaan perpaduan pimpinan Anwar sekarang ialah seramai 148 orang.
Ia merangkumi daripada PH 82, BN 30, GPS 23, GRS 6, Warisan 3, KDM 2, PBM 1, dan Bebas 1 kerusi.
Selebihnya iaitu 74 kerusi ialah milik PN yang merupakan blok pembangkang.
Courtesy : FMT
“Democratic countries don’t invade their neighbors. Democratic countries don’t harbor terrorists. Democratic countries don’t use weapons of mass destruction.” — Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Jon Stewart, November 2022
15 Dis 2022
An Opinion by Mediterranean Man - A Telegram Schizo Telegram channel @MediterraneanMan
You're all aware of labels and phrases like Globalism, "the world is a small village.", Interconnected, and some satanic organizations like the World Economic Forum, but a subscriber here asked, what really is globalism about? And is there anything redeemable about it?
Globalism refers to something that is, well, global in nature, don't mistake it with the old colonial times of the 19th and 18th century, the term itself only popped into existence after the second world war, before that, usually it was local authorities who were subservient to a higher one (Emirate to a caliphate, or a colony to the homeland), or national and imperial entities asserting their policies and the will of their kings and queen, but globalism after WW2 refers to the post war world that came to be, it was Communism versus Capitalism on the world stage, and Washington and Moscow wanted to plan out how they will win the cold war, and so they were planning global policies based on this, especially the Americans, who wanted a global world that is centric to their views, I don't know if you know that, but at 1948, the US had 50% of the worlds wealth, while only around 5% of the worlds population, so they obviously wanted to stay at the top, no matter what.
Globalism back then just meant an integrated global economic system, and from money it went from trying to integrate the world's economy into the world's politics, and international institutes, and eventually, perhaps, a world government.
Now, I told you what Globalism is, how it began, and how it evolved, now what is it good for?
Globalism as an ideology and aims is detestable, but it's methods and tools are actually quite good if played by the right nations.
Pros : 1) a single economic union that ensures prosperity and welfare of the state's resources and of it's citizens -> you're looking at unions like BRICS, SCO, GCC, and Eurasian Economic Union where national authority is respected but trade and policies are simplified.
2) Exchange of cultures, now notice I said exchange, not replace, I admire some aspects of Russian culture from my personal interactions, and likewise, some Russians I personally know are also impressed by the insights and societal values we have, we don't have to agree on everything, just take what's useful and get along.
3) without globalism, I think people will be limited to the view their nation limits, which to me is slightly wrong, a Christian may want to spread his message, and a Muslim will want to do the same, some nations have historically missed extremely important developments in human history because they were too isolated.
4) also without globalism, none of us would be here, the subscribers of this channel are made up of Serbs, Germans, Russians, Arabs, Brazilians, Indonesians, and Americans, all united in a common idea and having friendly interactions.
So, what are the cons?
If not mentioned in the 4 aspects, it's a con, everything else is just a filthy Jewish trick that wants to eradicate culture, religion, and morals and values.\
if Twitter is removed from Google Play & Apple App Store, including own OS (Operating system)?
Muslim Americans have made history again as a record number of Muslim candidates were elected into office in the 2022 midterm elections, despite rampant hate and discrimination against the faith community.
At least 83 Muslim candidates swept up local, state, and federal seats during Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to a joint analysis by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a civil rights and advocacy group, and Jetpac, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing Muslim political representation in the United States.
Almost 150 Muslim Americans had run for office this year, including 51 state legislative candidates across 23 states.
"I'm inspired by the historic wins we are seeing in local and state elections across the country. It shows that the Muslim community is building solid infrastructure for sustained electoral success," Jetpac Resource Center executive director Mohammed Missouri said.
"Policy decisions on education, housing, climate, and civil rights are shaped by state legislatures and it is critical that our voice is represented in the policymaking process," he added.
Many of the wins were in Republican-leaning states, including Texas, Virginia and Georgia, and included 20 incumbents and 17 new candidates. Those seats range from city councils to the US House of Representatives, where congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Missouri, retained their seats.
This marks the highest number of electoral victories for the community of around 3.5 million people, breaking the record of 2020, when 71 Muslim Americans were elected into office.
CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said the "historic string" of victories in this year’s election "is a testament to our community's ongoing rise in American politics and the trust our neighbors have place in us to represent them and fight for their interests."
"We are witnessing the next step in the American Muslim community's political transformation from marginalized voices that were sidelined, or worse, to decision makers," he said. "These newly-elected officials are building upon the success of our community's decades-long investment in civic engagement, voter registration and running for office."
The victories also ushered in some historic firsts, with state legislatures in Maine, Illinois, Ohio and Texas getting their first Muslim American representatives.
In Illinois’ 51st District, Nabeela Syed, a 23-year-old Muslim candidate of Indian descent, defeated a Republican incumbent to become the first Muslim elected to the state legislature.
“It is so important for us to have a seat at the table, for us to have a voice in the legislative process,” she told local media soon after her victory.
Similarly in Minnesota, 25-year-old Zaynab Mohamed, a Democrat, became the first Muslim woman of Somali descent to be elected to the state Senate.
Four Muslim Americans were elected to state office in Georgia for the first time, including Ruwa Romman, who won a seat at the state House of Representatives, and Nabilah Islam, who was elected to the state Senate.
In Texas, the first two Muslim lawmakers getting elected into office were Salman Bhojani and Suleman Lalani, who won elections to House districts 92 and 76 respectively.
🗣 Russian Duma speaker Volodin stated that 2014 coup d’etat in Ukraine have resulted in complete loss of sovereignty of the country. Before 2022 its budget deficit was almost 40% covered by foreign loans and credits. Next year deficit will amount 58%
“Kiev is spending over a half of its income on loan payments and is forced to take new credits. Kiev tries to conceal it, but the problem is obvious. Zelensky has stolen future of Ukrainian people selling the country to debt slavery”
☝️ In 1990 Ukrainian GDP was $90.3 billion exceeding GDP of countries like Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria. Russia took all USSR’s debt and Ukraine became an independent state, a country without debts. Ukraine inherited about one third of all Soviet space industry, aviation industry, ship building industry and had really huge industrial capacity at the onset of its existence.
➖ There was a good reason why Yanukovich’s government refused to sign the EU association agreement. According to Prime Minister Azarov, Ukraine would need about 160-170 billion euros in ten years only to adapt technical regulations for EU standards as a part of the association agreement. That was about three yearly budgets of Ukraine and almost ten times its national debt by the period.
❗️In June 2022 Ukraine’s debt reached historic record of $94 billion. Considering continued fall of hryvna and chronic budget deficit of Ukraine amplified by military expenses, Ukraine is unable to sustain its own economy without resorting to foreign financial aid, which also often takes the form of debt.
➖European countries and the U.S. are no longer willing to give “free” financial and military aid to Ukraine. What does it mean? It means inevitable default and bankruptcy of Ukraine. Nobody will give them anything for free. While Ukraine is already doomed, this does not apply to its regions. Crimea, Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye are not going to pay debts made by Zelensky’s regime and its predecessors.
🤔 Maybe it’s time for other Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine to think about money?
courtesy : telegram WAR CRIMES IN UKRAINE
Pennsylvania state Representative Tony DeLuca won his race for the state Congress in a landslide victory on Tuesday. There was only one problem – he died last month at the age of 85.
Pennsylvania law dictates that replacement candidates cannot be selected after physical ballots have begun being printed. Allegheny, the county DeLuca represented, started printing its ballots more than a week before the lawmaker died.
The state’s House Democratic campaign committee announced it is “proud to see the voters continue to show their confidence in him and his commitment to Democratic values by re-electing him posthumously.”
The former Tennessee state Rep. Barbara Cooper (93), another Democrat, won the elections despite dying late last month. As in Pennsylvania’s case, Tennessee state law also mandates a cut-off date for the introduction of new candidates
Source RT
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the action will affect most National Health Service (NHS) employers. The primary grievance of the nurses are pay levels and patient safety concerns.
The union said all NHS employers in Northern Ireland and Scotland will be included in the strike, and all employers in Wales have also reached the threshold to join.
RCN general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen also said anger was turning into action and all staff believed enough was enough. He said the voice of nurses in the UK is loud and will definitely be heard because nurses can no longer tolerate the financial knife edge at home and the raw deal at work.
Cullen said now is the time for ministers to look in the mirror and ask themselves how long they will leave nursing staff in this situation.
“While we plan our strike action, next week's budget is the UK government's opportunity to signal a new direction with serious investment. Across the country, politicians have the power to stop this now and at any point.”
“This action will be as much for patients as it is for nurses.”
“Standards are falling too low and we have strong public backing for our campaign to raise them. This winter, we are asking the public to show nursing staff you are with us.”
The union, with more than 300,000 members, had asked its members for a pay rise of 5% above RPI inflation, which is currently more than 12%.
The RCN said surveys showed the salary of an experienced nurse had fallen by 20% in real terms since 2010, and that nurses were working as little as one day a week without pay.
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said while thanking the efforts and sacrifices of NHS staff, including nurses, “we are very sorry that some union members have voted for industrial action.”
“These are challenging times, which is why we accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in full and have given over one million NHS workers a pay rise of at least £1,400 this year.”
He said the priority was to keep patients safe during any strike and predicted that strikes across the NHS were likely this winter.
The British Medical Association, which represents doctors, and Emma Runswick, vice president, said in this regard that they want the government to listen to the concerns of health workers and to make the investments the NHS and its workforce desperately need.
Meanwhile, health workers in other unions, including ambulance staff, hospital porters and cleaners are also voting on industrial action over pay.
courtesy PressTV | Wednesday, 09 November 2022 6:35 PM
Elon Musk orders job cuts at Twitter
Days after acquiring Twitter, its chief Elon Musk has reportedly ordered some managers on Saturday to "draw up lists of employees to cut".
Previous reports indicate Musk seeks to cut down on Twitter’s workforce by 75%, though he reportedly told employees otherwise when he arrived at the company's headquarters carrying a sink on Wednesday.
Twitter currently has about 7,500 employees, but the number of staff being laid off remains to be seen, although it is noted that some departments will be affected more than others.
Layoffs could occur before November 1, the same day employees are due to receive stock grants, which "typically represent a significant portion" of their pay. By firing workers before this date, Musk thus may avoid paying the grants.
Source Russian Market - 30th Oct 2022
Lavrov: At least TWELVE COUNTRIES want to become part of BRICS. @Pepe Escobar
A number of other countries, including Argentina and Iran, want to join BRICS. Indonesia,Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are also thinking about joining BRICS, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
Russia welcomes Algeria's decision to apply to join the BRICS- the deputy Foreign Minister of Russia . He also added that the President of Algeria may pay a visit to Russia by the end of the year.
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>>>>>>>>> Today at the UN, 185 countries voted to demand an end to the criminal, 62-year U.S. blockade on Cuba. That’s 95% of the world.
Guess which lone two states voted against it, again? The United States and Israel, of course. The very same entities currently starving Yemen and Gaza. courtesy :
