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It's a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world
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Left out a few of the golden oldies anon
Great news anon!
Taiwan President Resigns as Party Leader After Election Loss
November 26, 2022
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election lossessuffered by her party.
Tsai offered her resignation Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters. She said she will shoulder the responsibility as she had hand-picked candidates in Saturday’s elections.
Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island in an election Saturday in which lingering concerns about threats from China took a backseat to more local issues.
Chiang Wan-an, the Nationalist party’s mayoral candidate, won the closely watched seat in the capital Taipei.
“I will let the world see Taipei's greatness,” he said in his victory speech Saturday night. Other Nationalist party candidates also won mayoral seats in Taoyuan, Taichung and New Taipei city.
Not all votes had been formally counted by the time of his speech, but Chiang and the other candidates' numerical lead allowed them to declare victory.
Kao Hung-an, a candidate in the relatively new Taiwan People's Party, won the mayoral seat in Hsinchu, a city home to many of Taiwan's semi-conductor companies.
Taiwanese were picking their mayors, city council members and other local leaders in all 13 counties and in nine cities. There was also a referendum to lower the voting age from 20 to 18.
While international observers and the ruling party have attempted to link the elections to the long-term existential threat that is Taiwan's neighbor, many local experts do not think China has a large role to play this time around.
“The international community has raised the stakes too high. They’ve raised a local election to this international level, and Taiwan’s survival,” said Yeh-lih Wang, a political science professor at National Taiwan University.
During campaigning, there were few mentions of the large-scale military exercises targeting Taiwan that China held in August in reaction to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit.
“So, I think if you can’t even raise this issue in Taipei,” Wang said. “You don’t even need to consider it in cities in the south.”
Instead, campaigns resolutely focused on the local: air pollution in the central city of Taichung, traffic snarls in Taipei’s tech hub Nangang, and the island’s COVID-19 vaccine purchasing strategies, which had left the island in short supply during an outbreak last year.
The defeat for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party may be partly due to how it handled the pandemic.
“The public has some dissatisfaction with the DPP on this, even though Taiwan has done well relatively speaking in pandemic prevention,” said Wei-Hao Huang, a political science professor at National Sun Yat-sen University.
At an elementary school in New Taipei City, the city that surrounds Taipei, voters young and old came early despite the rain.
Yu Mei-zhu, 60, said she came to cast her ballot for the incumbent Mayor Hou You-yi. “I think he has done well, so I want to continue to support him. I believe in him, and that he can improve our environment in New Taipei City and our transportation infrastructure."
President Tsai Ing-wen also came out early Saturday morning to cast her ballot, catching many voters by surprise as her security and entourage swept through the school.
Tsai, who also chairs the ruling party, has spoken out many times about “opposing China and defending Taiwan” while campaigning. But the party's candidate Chen Shih-chung, who was running for mayor in Taipei, only raised the issue of the Communist Party's threat a few times before he quickly switched back to local issues as there was little interest, experts said.
“If the DPP loses many county seats, then their ability to rule will face a very strong challenge,” said You Ying-lung, chair at the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation that regularly conducts public surveys on political issues.
The election results will in some ways also reflect the public's attitude toward the ruling party's performance in the last two years, You said.
Some felt apathetic to the local race. “It feels as if everyone is almost the same, from the policy standpoint,” said 26-year-old Sean Tai, an employee at a hardware store.
Tai declined to say who he voted for but wants someone who will raise Taipei's profile and bring better economic prospects while keeping the status quo with China. “We don’t want to be completely sealed off. I really hope that Taiwan can be seen internationally," he said.
Sauce: https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-president-resigns-as-party-leader-after-election-loss/6851166.html
>Wonder if they realize they will be the first 'eliminated' because they are known reactionaries and known whores to the dollar or the current thing.
Keks in historical purges
Borax isn't safe to ingest and you're not a horse so no IVM for you and HCQ will kill you.
Yankees!
Heads on swivels (and butts in storm cellars)
Devastating tornadoes and damaging winds to hit thousands overnight on Tuesday while people are 'unprepared'- as forecasters brace for 'severe' weather in Mississippi River Valley
Tornadoes and high winds are predicted to hit the lower Mississippi River Valley on Tuesday night
November 27, 2022
The areas expected to be the most impacted extend through Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana
Forecasters warned that tornadoes can occur overnight when people are asleep, and the areas most at risk are between Illinois and Louisiana
The storm warning comes after a tornado hit Paradis, Louisiana - which is right outside of New Orleans - on Saturday and left thousands without power
Sauce/more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11474695/Forecasters-warn-severe-weather-spawn-devastating-tornadoes-damaging-winds.html
Perish the thought and STFU about lights too, freaking proactive anon
sheesh
(don't tell- the apple flavored IVM is not terrible, hint of apple, fruity notes kek)
Kitteh liked it, no ill effects noticed
Maybe Odell Beckham Jr can start flying like all the other richy riches
Small plane crashes into power lines in Montgomery County causing widespread power outages
November 28, 2022
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. - There are widespread power outages reported across part of Montgomery County after a small plane crashed into power lines on Sunday evening.
The incident happened around 6:15 p.m. in the area of Rothbury Drive and Goshen Road in the Montgomery Village are of Gaithersburg.
According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials, the plane is stuck in the power lines and dangling 100 feet in the area with two passengers inside.
Officials say both occupants of the plane are uninjured. Fire and rescue crews are working to rescue the occupants of the plane.
As a result of the incident, Pepco reports that more than 85,000 customers throughout the northern parts of Montgomery County are without power.
Sauce: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/small-plane-crashes-into-power-lines-in-montgomery-county-causing-widespread-power-outages
*not a crash, it's clearly a controlled flight into terrain. This is what the FAA report will say..
Buddy got a wee bit low is all, no big deal except the dangling from the power lines thing, that's a small problem.
That sounds fun. Sooner or later… missed a wedding featuring balloon rides. Shucks..
Sushi and Greek next door to each other? Is that Heaven?