- What Do Russians Think of Prigozhin’s Rebellion? The Moscow Times
- Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny thought people were joking about the Wagner revolt and that it was just an ‘Internet meme’ Yahoo News
- Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny thought Wagner revolt was a ‘joke’ South China Morning Post
- After Wagner Mutiny, Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny Asks Who Is the Real Extremist? U.S. News & World Report
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House Intelligence chair Rep. Mike Turner says Wagner rebellion “really does hurt Putin” – CBS News
- House Intelligence chair Rep. Mike Turner says Wagner rebellion “really does hurt Putin” CBS News
- Russian warlord’s days may be numbered after standoff with Putin: retired admiral Yahoo News
- Bolton: Wagner troops were ‘scum of the street,’ pose no threat NewsNation Now
- Former U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan says Putin-Wagner truce is “evidence of weakness” … Face the Nation
- Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin says it wasn’t ‘unexpected’ that Putin would face an attempted mutiny by the Wagner Group: ‘They’re thugs dealing with thugs’ Yahoo News
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After protesters block roads, Yair Netanyahu accuses police brass of ‘rebellion’ – The Times of Israel
- After protesters block roads, Yair Netanyahu accuses police brass of ‘rebellion’ The Times of Israel
- Israeli citizens protest against Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul plan | Ground report WION
- Israel’s soldiers join protests against Netanyahu’s judicial reform The Washington Post
- When will Americans flood the streets to protest our broken, corrupt Supreme Court? The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Thousands of women draw human ‘red line’ against judicial overhaul The Times of Israel
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Biden 2024 nomination plan faces state Democratic rebellion
As the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee met Friday in Washington to approve the recommendation, New Hampshire’s two Democratic senators both vowed to defy Biden’s wishes by supporting Republican Gov. Chris Sununu’s plan to keep the nation’s first primary there.
“New Hampshire does have a statute. We do have a law. And we will not be breaking our law,” said Joanne Dowdell, New Hampshire’s representative on the committee. “And I feel that any lawyer in the room or around the table would feel that it is not in the best interest of this body to even suggest we do that.”
Nevada state Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Nevada state Assembly Speaker-elect Steve Yeager, both Democrats, released a joint statement refusing to move their primary date from Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, to meet the Biden plan.
“We strongly disagree with President Biden’s proposed new order of early presidential nominating states,” they said in a joint statement. “We are the right long-term choice to be first in the nation.”
At the same time, Nevada representatives in Washington told Democrats that they would welcome South Carolina’s primary going first, if it took place on the Saturday before Nevada’s scheduled date.
Carol Fowler, South Carolina’s representative on the committee, did not explicitly endorse Nevada’s proposal but said South Carolina “does not mind voting on a Saturday.”
By breaking with decades of tradition, Biden’s move is meant to signal his party’s commitment to elevating more diversity — demographic, geographic and economic — in the early nominating process. Iowa, the traditional kickoff state that has held its caucuses the week before New Hampshire’s primary, is largely White. The state also experienced embarrassing problems tabulating results in 2020.
Iowa’s representative on the committee, Scott Brennan, said his state would continue to fight for the state’s early role in the process, without saying whether Iowa Democrats would go rogue with New Hampshire to hold an unsanctioned contest.
“I cannot support the proposal before us,” Brennan said. “Small rural states like Iowa must have a voice.”
States that disobey the ultimate decision by the DNC probably will face serious sanctions from the party, including the unseating of delegates at the nominating convention, according to Democratic officials, following rules the DNC passed this year. Candidates who campaign for primaries or caucuses that are not sanctioned also could be punished by the national party, with any delegates they win in those states being stripped of voting power and the possible denial of access to party-sanctioned debate stages.
As the meeting began Friday morning, some members of the Rules and Bylaws Committee voiced support for the Biden plan. Stuart Appelbaum of New York called the Biden rubric “an elegant plan.”
“This is what our party looks like. This is what America looks like,” he said.
“I support what the president of the United States has asked us to do,” said another rules committee member, Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers.
“I’m so proud that we are going to hear from more voices,” said Donna Brazile, another member of the committee, about Biden’s desire to make the early nominating process more diverse. “I’m not going to abandon a president who is winning for the American people.”
Biden, who has said he intends to run for reelection and does not yet face a primary challenger, has said he would like the order of early states to be reconsidered again for the 2028 election, when a more competitive nominating battle is likely.
Republicans, meanwhile, plan to stick to the traditional early calendar, with Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina leading off the voting to nominate a GOP candidate. Republicans are expected to seek a split primary date in Michigan, to abide by GOP rules. Georgia Republicans have not yet indicated whether they will support moving up the Democratic primary in that state.
South Carolina’s Democratic Party leaders also did not say Friday whether they would abide by Nevada’s request that their primary be held on a Saturday, not the Tuesday before Nevada, as Biden has requested.
“I think we feel comfortable with the president’s direction,” South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Trav Robertson said.
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), a close Biden ally, celebrated the president’s move, although he said he did not ask Biden to push South Carolina to the front.
“I was perfectly pleased with South Carolina being last in the early window, but I did ask him not to put a big state like Michigan in front of South Carolina,” he said.
But Biden called Clyburn on Thursday to share that he was recommending that South Carolina go first, a move Clyburn said “maximizes the opportunity for our candidates to connect with the voting public.”
“I would say to all my friends on the rules committee, let’s work on what’s most successful for our candidates, not what satisfies people’s ego,” he said.
‘Star Wars’: New ‘Andor’ trailer explores origins of rebellion
Diego Luna returns to the “Star Wars” universe in “Andor,” a prequel to “Rogue One,” which was itself a prequel to “Episode IV: A New Hope.” At this point in the series, though, the rebellion is but a glint in a young Cassian Andor’s eye.
The newest trailer reveals a bit more about Andor’s evolution from common thief to galactic martyr and teases what viewers can expect from cast members Stellan Skarsgård, “Morbius” star Adria Arjona and Forest Whitaker, who reprises his role as the extremist Saw Gerrera.
When we re-meet Andor in the trailer, he has infiltrated the Empire (though it appears the Empire has first invaded his home planet), even donning a drab gray Imperial uniform.
“To steal from the Empire, you just walk in like you belong,” Andor says in the trailer. “They can’t imagine that someone like me would ever get inside their house.”
A cloaked Skarsgård appears and encourages Andor to “give it all to do something real” — take down the Empire, perhaps? Whitaker, whose Gerrera has not yet been driven completely mad by loss and that slimy, mind-melting monster Bor Gullet, seems willing to go to war.
There are the requisite appearances of stormtroopers, TIE fighters and other menacing symbols of the Empire. We meet a ruthless officer of the Empire played by Denise Gough, watch Fiona Shaw’s unknown character shed a tear and catch a glimpse of the lavish life of Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), who, viewers know, will go on to lead a revolution.
Appearing on “Good Morning America” to introduce the new trailer, Luna told the hosts that his character starts his journey as a “regular guy” thrown into extraordinary circumstances, something viewers can relate to.
“It’s the beginning of the origins of a revolution,” Luna said on Monday. “It reminds us what we’re capable of — what we’re all capable of.”
The first three episodes of “Andor” start streaming on September 21 — several weeks later than originally planned — on Disney+.
British PM Johnson faces party rebellion, 6 MPs set to quit government over proposed COVID regulations
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a revolt in his party over tighter COVID-19 restrictions as the country faces the growing threat of the omicron variant.
Johnson has appeared vulnerable following a series of scandals culminating in a growing furor over parties his staff organized and held while the country observed a strict lockdown during the 2020 Christmas season.
Senior Conservative party members will add to Johnson’s headache as dozens of members plan to vote against strict “Plan B” restrictions Johnson hopes to introduce to limit the impact of the omicron variant.
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Monday Dec. 21, 2020. (Tolga Akmen/Pool via AP)
The House of Commons will hold three different votes on a raft of measures Johnson plans to introduce, including vaccine passports, mandatory vaccines for National Health Service workers, and mandatory mask-wearing in some public spaces.
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Between 60 and 80 Conservative MPs could vote against the vaccine passports, with one member saying, “The Government still has not set out any evidence to support the ‘Plan B’ measures.”
In this photo issued by UK Parliament, Britain’s Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2021. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)
And at least six parliamentary members could quit Johnson’s government to vote against his proposed new restrictions, The Telegraph reported.
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Such a significant backlash could help end Johnson’s reign as party leader as talk of “no confidence” letters and a possible leadership challenge continue to gain momentum.
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Ex-cabinet minister Liam Fox, who formerly served as shadow health secretary, told The Independent he would wait to see the wording of the motions to see if he can oppose vaccine certification for entry while backing a measure that would replace isolation with daily testing.
Conservative MP Marcus Fysh voiced strong opposition to any mandatory vaccination proposal, noting that any attempt could split the party. Britain’s business community is reportedly uneasy with the possible onset of new restrictions.
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On Friday, one minister said Johnson was “in a death spiral,” remarking that the current tests have spelled “the beginning of the end for him.”
Another minister told The Guardian that the party whips “will be doing a lot of work this weekend” to try and save “the PM’s blushes.”
Downing Street told ministers that it will review the new measures by Jan. 5 2022 at the latest.
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Johnson’s government already announced the introduction of a COVID vaccine passport starting Dec. 15. The passport will be mandatory for entry into nightclubs, unseated indoor events with 500 or more attendees, unseated outdoor events with 4,000 or more attendees and any event with 10,000 or more attendees.
Johnson will need the support of the Labour party members to pass the “Plan B” restrictions.
Extinction Rebellion protesters block London’s Tower Bridge
LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Demonstrators from the Extinction Rebellion group, which is demanding urgent action by governments and business to limit climate change and biodiversity loss, staged a sit-down protest that stopped traffic from using Tower Bridge in London on Monday.
A Reuters photographer saw around 200 protesters taking part in the demonstration at the north end of the bridge while groups of police officers tried to prevent others from joining.
Extinction Rebellion is targeting the City of London financial district – located close to Tower Bridge – in a two-week series of protests. The group accuses the finance industry of funding climate change.
Police later said the bridge had been reopened and 11 people had been arrested in relation to protests by the group on Monday, taking the total number of arrests since the start of the demonstrations on Aug. 22 to 367.
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FAA investigating Bahamas-bound flight delayed by teen mask rebellion
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The FAA is investigating the Bahamas-bound American Airlines flight delayed on Monday by rowdy teens who refused wear masks — as the Boston-area group’s program provider claimed most of the kids did nothing wrong.
The recent high school grads from Winthrop, Massachusetts, made “smart mouth” comments to flight attendants when asked to mask-up, according to witnesses — but program organizer Breakaway Beach claims the airline falsely blamed the entire group for a single student’s refusal to mask-up.
“The group was treated in an improper and overly harsh manner, causing unnecessary stress and aggravation to the travelers and their parents from afar,” Winer said in a statement to CNN on Wednesday.
“The act of one individual is not the responsibility of others, and the students that were abiding by the rules should not have had to endure this type of treatment.”
The FAA is investigating the Bahamas-bound American Airlines flight delayed on Monday by rowdy teens who refused wear masks — as the Boston-area group’s program provider claimed most of the kids did nothing wrong. (iStock)
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In a statement, American Airlines said passengers aboard the July 5 flight “were reported to be noncompliant with the federal mask mandate, became disruptive to other customers and refused to follow crew member instructions while onboard.”
A maintenance issue initially delayed the 9:31 a.m. flight for two hours and passengers were asked to switch planes, the airline said. The teens were denied entry onto the second plane, forcing another three hour delay so their luggage could be removed.
Airline officials ultimately decided to delay the flight to Tuesday, and the group of 43 students and one chaperone were permitted to fly after agreeing to comply with mask rules and flight crew instructions.
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The post-graduation Bahamas trip was privately organized by students and their parents, according to WHDH 7News. The group’s only adult chaperone was no older than 22, CNN said.
Jean Holgerson, who son was among the group of 47 recent graduates of Winthrop High School, told WHDH the teens became “upset” after their peer had been kicked off the flight because they saw a woman walk to the bathroom without a mask.
“As soon as they walked away, some woman walked to the bathroom without a mask.” Holgerson said. “So now, the kids got a little bit upset how she can … and this that so at that point they might’ve gotten a little rowdy. No one swore, they were still respectful.”
In a statement, American Airlines said passengers aboard the July 5 flight “were reported to be noncompliant with the federal mask mandate, became disruptive to other customers and refused to follow crew member instructions while onboard.” (REUTERS/J
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“It wasn’t this big standoff like everyone is portraying. A representative from Breakaway Beach was there,” the exhausted mom noted. “We have 46 children that are saying this differently. I have no idea why some would fabricate that.”
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Boston teens forced to sleep in airport after mask rebellion gets flight canceled
What a bunch of maskholes.
A group of more than 30 teens from Boston refused to wear face masks on a plane to the Bahamas on Monday — forcing American Airlines to cancel the flight.
“It was bad. First, they were yelling. They were cursing. They were being very obnoxious,” witness Malik Banks told WSOC-TV.
American Airlines Flight 893 was set to depart Charlotte at 9:30 a.m. Monday when a mechanical issue forced flyers to switch planes. The high school students began acting up after boarding the second jet, WSOC-TV reported.
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“It wasn’t all of them,” Banks recounted. “I would say 75 percent to 80 percent of them were being terrible kids, saying smart stuff.”
The flight was then canceled altogether. American Airlines acknowledged the incident and said the trip was delayed until Tuesday, the station reported.
“All they had to do was follow the rules, put the mask on, sit there. No smart-mouth comments,” another ticked-off passenger Christina Randolph. “And they couldn’t do it.”
A group of more than 30 teens from Boston refused to wear face masks on a plane to the Bahamas on Monday — forcing American Airlines to cancel the flight.
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Adults stranded as a result of the shenanigans received hotel vouchers — but age rules for hotel bookings forced the teens to spend an uncomfortable night at the airport.
But the karmic justice wasn’t enough for some travelers, who were not happy to lose a day of vacation.
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“Well, I’m a nurse, and it’s really, really hard to get time off work. So when you finally get time off, you really want to be somewhere you want to be,” Randolph told WSOC-TV.
“Some people’s vacations are ruined. They were only going for a couple of nights. Now, they have to get rebooked,” added Stephanie Krzywanski. “Nobody likes it. Nobody wants to sit around and do this, but you’ve got to follow the rules.”
No arrests were made in the incident.
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GameStop stock is plummeting but the Reddit rebellion is just beginning
That’s partly due to trading restrictions from Robinhood and other brokers on how many shares of volatile stocks like GameStop, AMC (AMC), Express (EXPR) and Nokia (NOK) that retail investors can purchase in a single stock at a time.
But heavily shorted stocks could wind up rallying again. In fact, on Tuesday Mark Cuban urged members of Reddit’s WallStreetBets community to stay the course with stocks like GameStop.
“I have no doubt that there are funds and big players that have shorted this stock again thinking they are smarter than everyone on WSB,” the Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank investor said on a Reddit AMA. “I know you are going to hate to hear this, but the lower it goes, the more powerful WSB can be stepping up to buy the stock again.”
After all, retail investors have proven that they can push hedge funds around — and they are likely to start focusing on other stocks and commodities that they think can (and should) move higher.
“Social investing is not going away,” said Kerim Derhalli, CEO and founder of Invstr, a trading app. “This is a powerful commercial trend and we are just at the beginning of it. People have more information and power.”
Younger investors have taken control of the market
Derhalli pointed out that as younger investors increasingly start buying and selling stocks, the market will need to adapt. He said the rise of other popular stocks, such as Tesla (TSLA) and Beyond Mea (BYND)t are due partly to Millennials and Gen Zers investing in brands that they know and like.
“Younger retail investors are in touch with changes taking place. They understand consumer trends because they are the ones making and creating them,” Derhalli said. “There are some Millennials making a lot of money and there are hedge funds pissed off that retail investors have joined the game and are beating them at it.”
Yet a number of Wall Street veterans are concerned that this won’t end well for smaller investors.
They point to the dot-com/tech stock collapse in 2000 as a sign of what can happen when retail investors get too excited and lose focus of fundamentals such as sales and earnings — not to mention valuations.
Back then, the trading frenzy was built on message boards like Raging Bull and Yahoo Finance as opposed to Reddit and Twitter.
“This is troubling and disconcerting. It could be like March 2000 all over again,” said Richard Smith, CEO of The Foundation for the Study of Cycles, a research firm.
“What this has done more than anything is expose how gamified the stock market environment is, and it will hopefully have people ask questions about whether or not this is how we want markets to work,” Smith added.
If average investors wind up getting burned by stocks like GameStop, that could lead to less confidence in Wall Street and the wider market.
Some lesser experienced investors may just give up on owning stocks altogether — as many individuals did after the 2000 crash and again when Lehman Brothers imploded in 2008.
“The market is going to be destabilized. Too many people will lose money. Fewer people will participate in the stock market — not more,” said Sergey Savastiouk, founder and CEO of Tickeron, an artificial intelligence platform for traders and investors.
“What’s going on with GameStop and AMC is like driving without a license,” he added.
This time might actually be a little bit different after all
But there are some major differences between now and two decades ago — not to mention the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009, a time when social media and free online trading weren’t as ubiquitous as they are now.
Average investors can now trade more efficiently and in a cost-effective manner thanks to no-fee brokerage firms such as Robinhood — a move that essentially forced all the other major brokerages to drop commissions.
The rise of fractional trading (i.e. owning a set dollar amount of a high-priced stock like Amazon or Alphabet) and the popularity of index ETFs also makes it easier for investors to buy small pieces of many stocks.
And Reddit’s megaphone is significantly louder and more influential than the old chat boards of the late 1990s.
“This trend will not end anytime soon. There are some investors who play in the individual stock arena just the one time. But there is a fear of missing out,” said Gust Kepler, founder and CEO of BlackBoxStocks, a trading software firm.
“That may not sound much different from the late 1990s with day traders, but now social media augments the ability for groups of investors to band together and share information in real time,” Kepler added.
Along those lines, even Smith of the Foundation of Cycles expressed begrudging admiration for the Reddit traders who figured out how to stick it to the short sellers.
“I have respect for those who saw what was going on, how it worked and exploited it,” he said. “But what value has been created?”
Stocks like GameStop and AMC aren’t increasing in value because they’re producing high revenue and profit, paying big dividends or adding significant juice to the economy by creating thousands of jobs.
But that misses the point. There is no rule that says investors should only buy large blue chip companies. Some investors are growing tired of buying safer, passively run index funds and want to gamble.
“Individual investors are often thought to be risk averse. But not all of them are,” said Josh White, a finance professor at Vanderbilt University and former SEC economist. “Some have a preference for what’s more like a lottery.”
“They may actually lose often but every now and then they will hit a home run like GameStop,” White said. “As long as there is that one big hit that takes place, people will keep gambling.”