Political news

[creature386]

Like my other news thread, but about politics.

To start with something positive, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. I know that his death has already been claimed by the Russians a while ago, but since Wikipedia seems to support the recent claims, I buy them:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_al-Baghdadi

[dinosauria101]

www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/impeachment-inquiry-10-27-2019/index.html

This is VERY recent - only 3 minutes since the time I posted!

[creature386]

If predictive models are to be believed, Trump stands no chance during the next election:

Oxford Economics predict the economy will remain in bad shape for the rest of 2020, with unemployment above 13%, real per capita incomes down nearly 6% from a year previously, and a period of deflation. Based on the available data, their U.S. election model is forecasting a "historic defeat" for Trump in November, which is likely to see him capturing just 35% of the popular vote.

"It would take nothing short of an economic miracle for pocketbooks to favour Trump," the authors write in their report, which describes the economy as being a "nearly insurmountable obstacle for Trump come November."

www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2020/05/21-future-trump-prediction.htm

[creature386]

what

A Namibian politician named after Adolf Hitler says he has no plans for world domination after winning a sweeping victory in local elections.

Adolf Hitler Uunona was elected last week as councillor for the Ompundja constituency.
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"As a child I saw it as a totally normal name," said Mr Uunona, who won his seat with 85% of the vote.

www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55173605

[creature386]

More good news. For the year 2020, Germany had the goal of cutting CO2 emissions by 40% compared to what it had in 1990. Looks like it succeeded (granted, only because of corona, but still):
www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-climate-targets