Politics

Harvard-Harris was one of the last reputable pollsters giving His Fraudulency Joe Biden a mid-40s approval rating. In their previous poll from early January, Biden sat at 45 percent approval with 51 percent disapproving. But their latest polling not only shows Biden’s job approval rating upside-down at 39 percent approve and 53 percent disapprove; the internals point to what I’ve been talking about for months — a political realignment. Democrats are not just staring down the face of a Red Wave in the upcoming November midterms. They are facing a generational shift against the lunacy and abject failure of their own extremism. It’s bad enough Democrat policies have delivered record inflation, open borders, and record COVID infections and hospitalizations, along with a spike in violent crime unseen since the 1970s…. But Democrats — along with their allies in the corporate media, Hollywood, Big Business, and Big Tech — have spent the last few years trying to violate human nature. … [Read more...] about Nolte: Harvard-Harris Poll Points to Political Realignment Against Extremist Democrats

Three-quarters of voters do not trust MPs to make decisions which will improve their lives, a report reveals today. In the latest devastating blow to views of Parliament and British politics, a study warns that the country’s “democratic wellbeing” is “in crisis”. Just 45% of people feel that democracy works well in the UK. And the YouGov online poll of 1,746 adults was carried out in mid-December - before the huge slew of Partygate allegations which are likely to have further undermined politicians’ credibility. Get a daily morning politics briefing straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Mirror Politics newsletter Some 77% of those quizzed did not trust that MPs will make decisions that will improve their lives. In contrast, 72% thought citizens should have more power to hold politicians to account. The study is another blow to Westminster ( Image: Getty Images) Thirty-two-per-cent said a loss of trust in the Government was the biggest threat to … [Read more...] about Fewer than half of voters ‘think UK democracy works’ in latest blow for politics

Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested his political opponents are “bad people” and need to be healed by accepting his political opinions, the Washington Post reported Friday. While Fauci called a U.S. senator a moron during his last Senate committee hearing, he told the Post his political opponents are feeling “pain” and “suffering” and are “rebelling” against society. “It’s tough to imagine that that many people are bad people,” Fauci said about those who oppose his political views. “And, I mean, it’s just — has something been smoldering in their lives? Something that’s sociologically evasive to me?” “Maybe it’s pain that they’re feeling, that’s driving it?” he added. “We really are not fully appreciating that maybe they’re suffering. And they’re rebelling against a failing of society, maybe, to address some of their needs,” Fauci continued. “Maybe we need, as a nation, to address the fundamental issues that are getting, you know, tens of millions of people to feel a certain … [Read more...] about Anthony Fauci Suggests Political Opponents Need His Healing

In the last few years the hideous state of our politics has often kept me up at night, but until recently I thought I was an outlier. Even when I’ve written about political despair as a problem for Democrats, I assumed it was something that applied to activists and base voters, the sort of people who go through their days silently cursing Joe Manchin. But a striking new study from Kevin B. Smith, chair of the political science department at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, suggests the universe of people who find our politics a torment might be much larger than I’d realized. “Politics is a pervasive and largely unavoidable source of chronic stress that exacted significant health costs for large numbers of American adults between 2017 and 2020,” writes Smith in “Politics Is Making Us Sick: The Negative Impact of Political Engagement on Public Health During the Trump Administration.” “The 2020 election did little to alleviate those effects and quite likely exacerbated them.” … [Read more...] about The Mental Health Toll of Trump-Era Politics

PETALING JAYA: Allowing teachers to actively participate in politics must come without any hidden conditions, says the National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP). Its secretary-general Wang Heng Suan also said this should also be stated clearly in writing. “NUTP hopes that the new circular on this, when issued, does not contain any hidden conditions that will result in problems for teachers who will be active in politics,” Wang said in a statement issued by NUTP on Saturday (Jan 22). He said that teachers welcomed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob's announcement in Kota Baru, that all teachers under the Education Ministry nationwide would be allowed to get involved in politics, with immediate effect. He added that a circular would be issued immediately. Wang said that an earlier circular issued by the Education Ministry in 2010 allowed teachers under Grade DG41 and 48 to participate in politics, with consent from the ministry’s secretary-general. However, he … [Read more...] about Teachers and politics: Put it in writing, without hidden conditions, says NUTP

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Standing Committee chairman, Jogi Ram Jain, on Saturday said the notice issued to the civic body by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) over the demolition of two primary schools in Karol Bagh was politically motivated. The notice, which was issued on Friday to the civic body’s Director of Education and Deputy Commissioner, Karol Bagh Zone, was based on a complaint from [AAP] Karol Bagh MLA Vishesh Ravi. Mr. Jain said that a surface-level parking was active on the premises for the last two years and that work on a multilevel car parking was to start. He said the project was aimed at resolving the parking issues in the area and at generating revenue in order to address the civic body’s ongoing financial crisis. “Of the 500 parking spaces, North Corporation will get 325 in this project, which is being executed on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. We have sold the plot to the builder for ₹181 crore, who will … [Read more...] about ‘DCPCR notice to North body on parking lot is politically motivated’

KOTA BARU: All schoolteachers under the Education Ministry nationwide are allowed to get involved in politics with immediate effect, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the permission was also extended to the staff of the Community Development Department (Kemas). Therefore, he said, the ministry should issue a circular on this immediately, if it has not already done so. “I have already brought this matter to the Cabinet and decided, in line with the democratic rights of the people, which is permission for people to get involved in politics, to allow teachers to be political. “Before this, Kemas staff were allowed to get involved in politics, but during the Pakatan Harapan era, they were disallowed from doing so. “Hence, I would like to announce that Kemas staff are now allowed to get involved in politics. “If it has not been issued, I hope the Education Ministry will issue the circular immediately so that no pressure is placed on these teachers,” he … [Read more...] about Teachers allowed to be in politics

KUALA LUMPUR: The government needs to issue a clear circular or guidelines regarding the approval for teachers and Community Development Department (Kemas) staff to be involved in politics. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Datuk Adnan Mat said it was important to ensure there were no legal violations, including misuse of power, and to avoid the public making baseless allegations. “The approval is sound as even teens as young as 18 have been given the right to be involved in general elections. “Although civil servants are allowed to engage in politics, their priority must be their respective duties, and to provide the best service to Malaysians,” he said in a statement Sunday (Jan 23). Adnan also said he hoped that the approval would not be misused to force teachers, Kemas staff or other civil servants to engage in politics. He added that the contract status of Kemas employees makes them susceptible to threats or abuse if a … [Read more...] about Issue clear guidelines for teachers’ involvement in politics, urges Cuepacs

KOTA KINABALU: Leaders in Sabah have reservations about the decision to allow teachers to get involved in politics. PBS deputy president Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai feels that while there is nothing wrong about joining politics while being a teacher, or in any civil service including the police force, they must be mindful of their main duties. “You must stay professional. For example, teachers are not supposed to impose their own political ideologies on students,” he said. He said this when met at the Sunday Market in Gaya Street during a Chinese New Year walkabout programme, which also saw other leaders from Parti Warisan Sabah and Sabah DAP having similar rounds. On Saturday (Jan 22), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said all schoolteachers under the Education Ministry nationwide are allowed to get involved in politics with immediate effect. He said the permission was also extended to the staff of the Community Development Department (Kemas). However, Ismail Sabri … [Read more...] about Sabah leaders have reservations about teachers in politics

BERA: Community Development Department (Kemas) employees and teachers must not neglect their real duties as educators although they are now allowed to be involved in politics, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Prime Minister said the details on their permitted involvement in politics would be issued by the departments or agencies involved such as Kemas and would be referred for approval by the Rural Development Ministry before serving as a guideline for them. "We have to wait for the details to see the extent of (political) involvement allowed... whether they can hold a post in a party, to attend political programmes and no action to be taken against them if they do so, unlike before. "We are allowing this (political involvement) in respecting the democratic practice while the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has agreed to it. Although if allowed, it should not adversely affect their real duties,” he said. Ismail Sabri said this at a news conference after … [Read more...] about Teachers’ political involvement should not be allowed to affect real duties, reminds PM