The author called for an EU-wide law requiring demonstration organisers to carry liability insurance, saying no organised demonstration should take place without it. They described the right to peaceful protest as fundamental to European democracy. https://t.co/ospLhYLECw #Europe #Democracy #Protest #EU #BE #FR #DE #IT #ES #PL #NL #DK #SE #AT #FI #IE #PT #CZ #HU #RO #BG #HR #SK #LT #LV #EE #SI #MT #EL #CY
The post said Hungary’s new government had unveiled budget plans for its first full year in office. It also said that under Viktor Orbán, Hungary had approved a law granting all mothers with two children a full personal income tax exemption, regardless of age. #Magyarország #kormány #adózás #HU (translated)
The author claimed there was documented evidence of electoral or pre-electoral manipulation in Spain, and said citizenship laws were not being applied in good faith. They also accused the Sanchista government of acting against legislators’ will by applying political asylum criteria. #España #Elecciones #ManipulaciónElectoral #ES
Lula has proposed changing Banking Secrecy laws so ALL bank accounts/crypto... would have to be Public for ALL politicians. A great change all countries should make, if you work for the Public they should be able to see if you actually do.
The author warned that market unease and anger on the streets had created a volatile mix. They wrote that a focus on law and order made France’s much-needed political debate less likely and predicted that violent protests would erupt again. https://t.co/iK5t2awgR7 #France #Protests #PoliticalUnrest #FR
Jeanette Therese Voermann wrote that the attempt by an angry mob to storm Habeck's ferry in 2024 and the use of manure against police in the far-right spectrum had been described as "legitimate popular anger." During protests in France, the same people suddenly discovered their preference for "Law & Order," according to their portrayal. Voermann called this double standards and a political business model. https://t.co/OqfrgyjwsR #Doppelmoral #Politik #Proteste (translated)
The author said the government planned to remove the triple lock on Irish troop deployments and limit debate on the legislation, calling it another threat to Ireland’s neutrality. They said they would oppose the measure at the Dáil Business Committee that morning. https://t.co/r8eiYPjKtB #Ireland #Neutrality #Dáil #IE
The level of authoritarian disregard for the US Constitution and the very basics of due process and rule of law by the Trump Administration are on the level of 'banana republics' and tin-pot dictators.
In any actual functioning parliamentary democracy, the chief executive declining to say, "No, I won't try to steal an election by invoking quasi-martial law" would immediately trigger a no confidence vote & collapse of the government.
Lawrence Lessig and Yoshua Bengio propose in this article how the U.S. Congress can reduce serious risks of artificial intelligence without losing technological leadership, by implementing four key changes that promote AI safety. #AIveiligheid #technologieregels #Amerikaansepolitiek (translated)
Trans girls can't medal in front of cis girls in CA, every Democrat running in OH says they'll keep all anti-trans laws in place, nearly every blue state has seen trans people barred from hospitals and schools, and the Supreme Court voted 9-0 that trans people don't have civil rights under Title IX.
Again, if & when we get through this, Every. Single. One. of these Cold War-era laws allowing the president to invoke "national security" or "national emergency" & act like a Mad King must be rewritten or eliminated. bsky.app/profile/mcop...
The post said French President Emmanuel Macron was addressing the nation at 8 p.m. in France. It attributed to him remarks questioning how French citizens could act against their country, saying nothing justified or excused it, and expressing support for law enforcement officers, elected officials and shopkeepers. https://t.co/zbp66hXn5w #Macron #France #NationAddress #FR
The Sovereign Grant to the King doesn’t count as taxable income. Payments by the state to Britons, such as the state pension, carer’s allowance, contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, and contribution-based employment and support allowance are taxable. That's the law.
For people whining abt Dems and investigations, this is interesting. Dems in both the House and the Senate HAVE been demanding records from lawsuits that did not get sued by Trump, including top GOP lawfirm K&E. This could set up an interesting confrontation next year.
"Judge Williams, in her order, said that Trump's personal lawyers and the Department of Justice attempted to 'use the Court to provide some legitimacy ... to earmark billions of dollars from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law.'" abcnews.com/US/judge-ref...
The author called on President Emmanuel Macron to restore law and order in France, saying the country should not surrender its streets to violent extremists. They wrote that if the government could not restore public order and stop radical left-wing street violence, it should ask its European and NATO allies for help. https://t.co/TNFoKx7TUX #Macron #France #LawAndOrder #FR #EU
The author wrote that another week had passed without Minister Helen McEntee answering questions about allegations that she had broken the law and seriously compromised Garda safety. https://t.co/llQO6INqjY #Ireland #Garda #Politics #IE
An avalanche in the Chilean ski resort Portillo killed three people and injured four, while rescuers are still searching for the body of one of the victims. #lawina #Chile #ratownictwo (translated)
Three people lost their lives and four others were injured in the Chilean Andes when they were caught by an avalanche during a tour in a restricted area. #Lawine #Chile #Sperrgebiet (translated)
