Historic Labour Victory Brings Good News at Last - The Friday AM Quickie 7/5/24
Hope you all had a restful holiday without blowing any fingers off or igniting any wildfires! Jacob's coming back for one day next week but apart from that you're stuck with me for a while longer. - Corey
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- Labour Landslide: Incoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Appoint Cabinet Today Starmer will travel to Washington, DC, for a NATO summit next week, then his new liberal government will begin the work of undoing 14 years of Conservative austerity policies, "including legislation to bolster workers' rights and to set up Great British Energy, the energy generation company at the heart of Labour's green plans." via the Guardian, the Financial Times, and the Associated Press.
- Biden's All-Is-Well Tour Is Not Going Great; Big Donors Are Amping Up Pressure on Him to Step Aside Concerns among insiders about Biden's decline have been building since at least April, when Biden relied on a teleprompter to speak for 14 minutes to 30 people in a donor's living room, took no questions, and still struggled to deliver his remarks despite the accomodation. via the New York Times, the Washington Post, and NBC News.
- Former Trump DOJ Officials Warn Immunity Ruling Would Allow Him to Go Hog Wild Like He Always Wanted "A former senior official at the FBI, which conducts federal criminal investigations and is part of the Justice Department, [rather hopefully] said agents will not carry out illegal orders because the agents do not have absolute immunity and could be prosecuted themselves." via NBC News.
- White House Again Touts a 'Breakthrough' in Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Talks "Political analyst Omar Baddar said there is 'serious division' between Israel's military and political establishment over how to proceed," with military leaders favoring an end to the war, and far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political allies wishing to prolong it. via the New York Times and Al Jazeera.
- Orbán to Visit Putin Today in Moscow, Sparking 'Fury' Among EU Leaders European Council president Charles Michel says the rotating European Union presidency, which the far-right Hungarian prime minister holds for the next six months, "has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of the EU." via the Guardian and BBC News.
- Brazilian Feds Indict Bolsonaro for Money Laundering, 'Criminal Association' and Embezzlement of Saudi 'Gifts' The jewelry the former fascist leader allegedly stole, "some of it made by Chopard of Switzerland, was valued at $3.2 million and included a diamond necklace, ring, watch and earrings given to Bolsonaro and former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro by the Saudi government." via the Associated Press and Reuters.
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6
That's how many imperial pints of beer, in addition to one bottle of wine and two glasses of port, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage consumed during a preelection interview over lunch with the Financial Times. The neo-fascist party is projected to win 13 parliamentary seats, including one for Farage, his first win on his eighth attempt.
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