Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Politics Corner January 9

 


photo mine (beware of Harlan)

US Secretary of State Blinken is shaking hands in the middle east. He's mostly been reassuring Israel but he has been pointing out that they need to stop killing civilians with bombs or by starvation. More promising (if we ever get rid of Netanyahu) is that countries from Qatar to Saudi Arabia are willing to engage in peaceful relations with Israel if they allow Palestinians to govern themselves. [Times of Israel]


via Times of Israel
Trump  has pretty much zero chance of claiming presidential immunity for his crimes. [CNN]


via CNN

The Maine GOP attempted to impeach the woman who struck Trump from the ballot for insurrection. They failed. [Associated Press]


via Associated Press

France has a new Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, who is the youngest PM and also the first gay man. [Guardian]


via Guardian

Political discussion welcome.

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