New York Times – Europe, Facing Energy Shortages, Moves to Shore Up Providers Berlin and Paris are preparing bailouts as Europe braces for further cuts to gas supplies next week and economists warn of a recession. By Melissa Eddy and Stanley Reed — July 6, 2022 BERLIN — Leaders in Europe, facing their worst energy … Continue reading Gas War In Europe: Bracing for a Russian Cutoff
The Guardian: Alexei Gorinov receives first long-term sentence under harsh laws introduced since Russian invasion Pjotr Sauer — Fri 8 Jul 2022 A court in Moscow has sentenced an opposition councillor to seven years in jail for criticising Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, the first long-term prison sentence handed out under the new laws that … Continue reading Seven Years for Russian War Protester
Travel warning Mexico: U.S. citizens urged to avoid Tijuana and Rosarito By FOX 5 NY Staff Published July 7, 2022 Vehicles wait to cross the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Cesar Rodriguez/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The U.S. Embassy has issued a travel warning for Tijuana and Rosarito, Baja … Continue reading U. S. Warns Travelers: Kidnap Risk high in Tijuana Area, where Trump’s Wall once almost Took Root . . .
#1-Boris Johnson lying like a sociopath right to the end Gwynne Dyer — Jul 07 2022 A month ago, I wrote that “Johnson will be gone within the year.” I was wrong: he will probably be gone within the month, and what will finally bring him down is not the economy, or Brexit, or any of … Continue reading A TWOFER: Putin Glows As Low-Blow BoJo’s Getting the Heave-Ho; Trying to Stay, Tho — But Now That’s a No-Go
NYTimes: Christian Nationalists Are Excited About What Comes Next By Katherine Stewart — July 5, 2022 Ms. Stewart has reported on the religious right for more than a decade. She is the author of “The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.” The shape of the Christian nationalist movement in the post-Roe future … Continue reading “Christian” Nationalists Planning Next Anti-Abortion Moves