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What Happens Next in Ireland Scottish National Party

What Happens Next in Ireland

Political drama in Britain and Ireland continues… but not because of Brexit (mercifully). Roughly a week after the UK officially left the EU, Ireland held elections that catapulted Sinn Fein from political periphery to possible king-maker as the one-time political arm of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) surprised everyone—including themselves—by…
bubmag
February 14, 2020
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/14/2020 Pre-Crime

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/14/2020

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune * * * 2020 Alert reader dk (not to be confused with DK)…
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February 14, 2020
Venezuela Denounces U.S. for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’, Compares Sanctions to Holocaust Venezuela

Venezuela Denounces U.S. for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’, Compares Sanctions to Holocaust

Venezuela’s socialist dictatorship lodged a formal protest against the United States on Thursday at the International Criminal Court (ICC), asking The Hague to formally investigate Washington for “crimes against humanity.” The International Criminal Court is a legal venue that can find both individuals and nations guilty under universal human rights…
bubmag
February 14, 2020