Mexico's planned judicial reform is 'major risk' to democracy, says US ambassador
The controversial reform, set for a congressional vote in September, proposes that judges, including all Supreme Court justices, be elected by popular vote.
Letting people vote on more stuff is... a risk to democracy
"Direct elections would also make it easier for [...] bad actors to take advantage of politically motivated and inexperienced judges," [U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar] said.
"My investors are concerned, they want stability, they want a judicial system that works if there are problems," [Canadian Ambassador Graeme Clark] said.
You barely even have to read between the lines here...
Ambassadors should be instantly expelled after saying shit like that.
I think a lot of factors are pointing to a conclusion of the war by 2025, maybe 2026 at the latest:
Russia's response to all previous Ukrainian offensives has been to just let them have the territory that they captured. See: Kharkiv, Kherson, Klishchivka/Andrivka, Zaporozhye/Robotyne.
Obviously this is one a little different in that it's proper Russian territory, but I think Russia will accept the "embarrassment" in exchange for further weakening Ukraine's military.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they are getting paid. But they wouldn't be doing it if their country wasn't treating them like shit. The guys doing it are probably military-aged men who are forced to stay at home or risk being sent to the meat grinder.
Burning cars would actually be a reasonably low-risk way to make money for them. If they get caught, they will probably just end up being sent to the front line anyway, so... why not?
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning to use charges with warheads containing radioactive substances to attack the Kursk and Zaporizhzhya NPPs — RIA Novosti, citing the Russian security agency
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A large number of Western journalists gathered in Sumy and Zaporozhye amid Kiev’s preparations for an attack on the Kursk and Zaporozhye nuclear power plants, Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian underground, told RIA Novosti
They (Russian state media) are posting a lot about this: https://t.me/s/rian_ru
It's important to note that Hamas is not directly participating in this round of talks, so it shouldn't be too surprising that the talks are "constructive" when it's Egypt and Qatar happily accepting all of Israel's terms.
Best I could find from Al Mayadeen:
The Doha negotiations did not yield any developments as “Israel” is clinging to its positions, a senior Palestinian Resistance official told Al Mayadeen.
Moreover, a senior Hamas source pointed out that what the movement's leadership was informed of Friday regarding the results of the Doha ceasefire meetings does not include a commitment to what was agreed upon on July 2.
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