A Climactic Opening – The New York Times

[ad_1] Today is the curtain raiser for the US National Park system, which begins its busiest season. Last year, nearly 312 million people visited the park, hiking through the Grand Canyon, posting Instagram stories from Joshua Tree and waiting for…

Alberta’s Vote Will Test American-style Far-Right Politics

[ad_1] News Voters in Alberta, Canada’s conservative political heartland, will elect a new provincial government on Monday. Before the pandemic, the ruling United Conservative Party appeared to be in power. But last year, large and angry demonstrations against pandemic restrictions…

Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Is Re-elected

[ad_1] President Recep Tayyip Erdogan overcame the biggest political challenge of his career on Sunday, securing victory in a presidential runoff that gave five more years to the mercurial leader who has unsettled Western allies while tightening his grip on…

Your Monday Briefing: A U.S. debt-limit deal

[ad_1] US officials strike debt limit deal President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement in principle to raise the debt limit for two years, a breakthrough after a marathon of crisis talks that brought the country within days…

At Least 3 Die in Clashes on Iranian-Afghan Border

[ad_1] At least three people were killed and several others wounded after clashes along the Iran-Afghan border on Friday night, according to Iranian state media and Afghan officials, escalating tensions between the two countries amid a heated dispute over water…

In America, If You Try To Overthrow The Government, Threaten To Kill Members Of Congress, And Try To Block The Peaceful Transfer Of Power You Will Go To Prison. Founder Of The Domestic Terrorist Group The Oathkeepers, Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Was Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For His Role In The Jan. 6th Insurrection. The Judiciary Is Winning In It’s Commitment To Saving Democracy Against The Republican Party’s Support Of A Fascist America. – Baby Boomer Resistance: A Pro Democracy Blog

[ad_1] FASCIST: “A the government system is led by a dictator who has full power, forcing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industries, commerce, etc., and emphasizing aggressive nationalism and often racism.“ Former president Donald Trump and his allies in Congress…