[Hints] Voices from the Blätterwald - 2019-02-28

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Tulsi Gabbard Educates Ignorant Women Of The View





CNN & Facebook Coordinate To Silence Dissenting Voices





Bill Maher Supports Trump & Venezuela Coup





NEOLIBERALISM OR DEATH: THE U.S. ECONOMIC WAR AGAINST VENEZUELA

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Labour prepared to back new Brexit referendum

Labour has said it is prepared to back another EU referendum to prevent a "damaging Tory Brexit".
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source: bbc

People’s Vote: Corbyn Signs His Own Death Warrant

Throughout his leadership of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has disappointed some of his most ardent admirers by his refusal to hang tough. Yes, he has played many situations with canniness and subtlety, but too often he has been soft, appeased and conciliated where it is either unnecessary, or worse, entirely counter productive.
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source: off-guardian/Kit Knightly



Saudi coalition uses German arms in Yemen

Germany prides itself on its restrictive export policies, which ban arms sales to countries involved in armed conflict. But a DW exclusive shows the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen uses German-built weapons and tech.
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source: dw



Over 1000 visas per month - family reunification reaches upper limit

The number of visas for family reunification of refugees with limited protection status has reached the ceiling.
- After a two-year suspension he is back since August 2018 - with a contingent of 1000 per month.
- At the end of the year, the number jumped, the agreed for 2018 contingent of 5000 was still clearly missed.
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source: welt translate
source: welt

Hopes are growing in the SPD to make up for the deficit in family reunification

The monthly 1000 places for dependents of subsidiary protected are exhausted meanwhile. The SPD hopes that an additional 1740 unused seats from 2018 will be awarded in the current year. Horst Seehofer signals a certain openness.
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source: welt translate
source: welt
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Bundesfinanzhof (Federal Fiscal Court) considers Attac to be non-profit

- The Federal Finance Court passed a ruling on public interest, which has now been published.
- It is about the sponsoring association of Attac, but the verdict should be of fundamental importance for the conditions under which nonprofit organizations may also become politically active.
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source: sz translate
source: sz



Court decision - Constitutional protection may not call AfD "test case"

An emergency application by the AfD was successful: the constitutional protection must not call the party a "test case". This was decided by the Administrative Court of Cologne.
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source: spiegel translate
source: spiegel
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Friedrich Merz hands down presidency of the Atlantic Bridge - to Sigmar Gabriel

After more than ten years is over - CDU politician Friedrich Merz gives up the chairmanship of the nonpartisan club Atlantic Bridge. His successor is already confirmed: Sigmar Gabriel.
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source: dnn translate
source: dnn