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Florida state Rep. Susan Valdes, a lifelong Democrat, abruptly switched to the Republican Party, citing frustration with being ignored in the Democratic caucus.

Valdes, who represents District 64 near Tampa, said she wants to focus on solving problems for her community rather than protesting.

Her defection bolsters the Florida GOP’s historic 86-34 House majority, drawing criticism from Democrats who called her move a betrayal of her constituents.

Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, welcomed Valdes, praising her as a strong community advocate and valuable addition to their party.

Der Zauber des Anfangs scheint für die Wagenknecht-Partei verflogen: Bei der Kommunalwahl im Juni schaffte sie den Einzug in drei Kreistage. Neben den Kommunalparlamenten in Ludwigslust-Parchim und der Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte zog das BSW auch in den Kreistag Vorpommern-Greifswald in Fraktionsstärke ein. Bei der Wahl holte das Bündnis 10,2 Prozent. Jetzt, nur ein halbes Jahr später, löst sich die Fraktion bereits wieder auf.

Drei der vier BSW-Mitglieder in der Fraktion haben entnervt und frustriert ihren Parteiaustritt erklärt. Sie wollen in einer neuen Fraktion mit neuem Namen weiter Kommunalpolitik machen. Einer von ihnen ist das Ex-Linken-Mitglied Detlef Rabethge. Der Noch-BSW-Fraktionschef in Vorpommern-Greifswald warf der Parteizentrale in Berlin ein Handeln wie eine "SED 2.0" vor. Jede Form der Kritik werde von oben aus der Parteizentrale im Keim erstickt, es gebe keine Auseinandersetzung mit Themen. Die Gründung des Landesverbandes sei zentral und intransparent gesteuert. Rabethge gehört zu den Gründungsmitgliedern des BSW im Land.

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Because the first song of this album is one of the greatest intros to a song, I had to find the combined version. RIP Wayne Static.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/49440075

Nestlé management and general organization. Involved in, but not limited to:

Child slavery:

To harvest their cocoa, children 12 to 14 years old (sometimes younger) were forced to do hard manual labor 80 to 100 hours a week, paid nothing, barely fed and beaten regularly

Infanticide:

Contributed to the death and suffering of infants around the world by aggressively and deceptively marketing baby foods, in breach of international standards

Theft and privatization of water:

Drains developing countries’ groundwater to make bottled water, destroying their natural resources and forces locals to buy their own water back. In California, while suffering the worst drought in over a millennia, Nestle continues to illegally pump out water to sell back to the public for profit

If at all... I love it, overall

• it's been really hard to get a win (in a good way)
• the healing is sparse
• the map has big open areas
• the weapons hits real hard

Got a couple of good games today. The only thing is that the players aren't spread enough so even though the ambiance is really enjoyable, when you want some action it can be a bit dull.

Oh and snipers are back wohow!

I had the idea a long time ago that I would post really mundane and ordinary things to Facebook but wasn’t motivated enough to post anything. Some time later I deleted my account.

I’m glad I found this and can’t wait to read all the uninspiring but somehow comforting posts.

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German authorities arrested three men, including two German-Lebanese brothers aged 15 and 20 and a 22-year-old German-Turkish man, for planning an Islamist terror attack.

Police discovered an assault rifle, knives, tactical gear, and evidence of preparations for a “serious act of violence.”

While the plot was in its early stages and posed no immediate threat, investigators noted the suspects’ strong religious ideology and support for the Islamic State.

The arrests took place in Mannheim and Hesse, with the men remanded into custody pending trial.

Mal ehrlich, was denken die mache ich denn jetzt noch so kurz vor meinem Wechsel ?

Because the streaming service website offers no content restrictions, attackers are able to hijack and manipulate live streams.

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A U.S. District Judge in Oregon blocked Kroger’s $25 billion merger with Albertsons, siding with the FTC’s concerns about reduced competition and harm to consumers and workers.

Judge Adrienne Nelson ruled that the merger would unlawfully consolidate the supermarket market, reducing consumer choices and workers’ bargaining power.

Kroger argued the deal was essential to compete with Walmart, Target, and Amazon, but the court deemed supermarkets a distinct market requiring scrutiny.

The decision marks a win for the Biden administration and FTC Chair Lina Khan’s aggressive antitrust stance.

Ivanti warned customers on Tuesday about a new maximum-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in its Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) solution. [...]

Another quantum computing news announcement from Google and its Willow chip division spooked the Bitcoin community yesterday. The post Google’s quantum computer could break Bitcoin in two ways appeared first on Protos.

Ahead of Christmas, a pro-Kremlin activist has pushed for Santa Claus to be branded as a "foreign agent" in Russia, according to the Russian outlet Meduza.

Vitaly Borodin, the leader of the Federal Project on Security and Combating Corruption, sent a letter to Russia's Prosecutor General imploring the iconic Christmas figure be designated a "foreign agent" due to his "popularity in 'unfriendly' countries," which use his image to "undermine traditional Christmas values," Meduza said, citing the letter.

Borodin is known for filing police reports against purported enemies of the state, including journalists, singers, songwriters, and even a chocolate manufacturer.

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Borodin's concern is not that Santa Claus will overshadow Jesus, but Father Frost, a Russian New Year figure. He is also "outraged by the fact that the American is replacing the image of our traditional Santa Claus, since his recognition is close to 100 percent," according to the Russian outlet Life.

Borodin is not the only one calling for the end of Santa Claus' influence in Russia, as the deputy of the Bryansk regional parliament, Mikhail Ivanov, called for Santa Claus items to be removed from store shelves and replaced with Ded Moroz, also known as Father Frost, and Snegurochka, the daughter of Ded Moroz also known as the Snow Maiden, which are Russian festive cultural figures.

Regarding Santa Claus' growth in terms of popularity, in an interview with the Russian outlet Life, Ivanov said: "Santa Claus has become not so much a symbol of Christmas as a symbol of commerce and mass production. His omnipresence in shop windows is not an accident, but the result of a targeted marketing strategy, from which the true spirit of the holiday is leaving and our values are being destroyed."

He continued: "We need to support domestic manufacturers who create truly high-quality and beautiful holiday attributes that can give a real fairy tale. Let's cleanse the space of foreign symbols together to celebrate the holidays with a real Russian soul. It's time to bring Father Frost back to our homes and hearts! This is the only way we can preserve and pass on to our children the true values and traditions that make our people unique and strong."

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