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Image: NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter via Gizmodo US

Image: NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter via Gizmodo US

いままでで一番地球っぽい太陽系外惑星、発見。

これまでに見つかった系外惑星の中でもっとも地球っぽい星が見つかりました。Astrophysical Journal Lettersに発表された新たな論文。地球から300光年離れたところにある赤色矮星「ケプラー1649」の惑星「ケプラー1649c」サイズは地球の1.06倍ほど、つまりほとんど同じ。しかもこの惑星はハビタブルゾーン内、つまり岩石惑星であれば地表に液体の水が存在しうる領域にあり、地球外生命体発見も遠くないか？

Image: NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter via Gizmodo US

「サイズと予想される温度に関しては、ケプラーに関連して発見された中でもっとも地球と似ている惑星」(論文の共著者、Jeff Coughlin氏: SETI Instituteのプレスリリース)

他の主要な系外惑星には、サイズ的に地球に似ているTRAPPIST-1fとか、温度的に近いTRAPPIST – 1dとTOI 700dなどがある。ただし、ケプラー1649cのようにサイズと温度の両方が似ている星は初めてとか。

Source: IOP (1, 2), SETI, NASA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Caltech

April 16, 2020

Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight

Scientists discovered this planet, called Kepler-1649c, when looking through old observations from Kepler, which the agency retired in 2018. While previous searches with a computer algorithm misidentified it, researchers reviewing Kepler data took a second look at the signature and recognized it as a planet. Out of all the exoplanets found by Kepler, this distant world – located 300 light-years from Earth – is most similar to Earth in size and estimated temperature.

This artist’s illustration shows what Kepler-1649c could look like from its surface.

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The Washington Post: Japan sets aside $22 million to buff government’s global image amid pandemic struggles

By Simon Denyer April 15, 2020 at 11:30 p.m.

Failed Abeno Strategies such as :Abeno”mix,” Abeno”Mask,” Abeno”Risk” and

TOKYO — As Japan’s novel coronavirus infections surge and its health-care system stands on the brink of collapse, the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has an added concern: its image.

An emergency economic relief package unveiled last week earmarked $22 million for the foreign ministry “to dispel negative perceptions of Japan related to infectious diseases,” and to strengthen communications about the situation in Japan — over the Internet and through its embassies.

Artificial intelligence will also be harnessed to monitor social media and see what is being said about Japan abroad. This will give the Foreign Ministry a chance to respond to “wrong information,” the Mainichi newspaper reported. Many countries set aside money for international image-building, but Japan’s latest move strikes many critics as ill-timed, especially as part of an emergency economic relief package in the midst of a pandemic.

It’s a typically defensive reaction from an administration “obsessed with its international image,” said Nancy Snow, a professor of public diplomacy at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.

“This is a conservative government that does not take kindly to any dissent internally or externally,” she said. “Their solution is always this simple, ‘let’s put some money aside,’ because that seems less daunting than handling the real situation.”

Criticism initially centered on Japan’s handling of infections on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship in February.

Despite emotional appeals from the leaders of Japan’s medical community, from independent experts and regional leaders, Abe dithered for weeks before finally declaring a partial state of emergency over seven of the country’s 47 prefectures last week.

In newspaper headlines and tweets, Abe was compared to Louis XVI, an uncaring and out-of-touch leader with little understanding of the suffering of ordinary people outside his “palace.”

But the foreign criticism seems to have particularly stung.

Japan’s global public relations budget has risen sharply since Abe took over as prime minister in 2012, in an attempt to bolster Japan’s reputation as a reliable ally of the United States and as a democratic leader in Asia to counter authoritarian China. But money is also spent on attempts to whitewash Japan’s wartime past, critics say.

5/8 追加
A new pandemic?
COVID-19後の世界
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何とも言えない不気味な何かの接近。何をもたらすのか、いつ去っていくのか？　2年前バルト3国のどこかで見たペストの歴史、ヘルシンキか？あの街角に立っていた黒衣の長身の「悪魔」を思い出した。＜Trip to the Baltics (Tallinn) ＞

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ヒトに感染するコロナウイルスとは；ヒトに蔓延している風邪のウイルス４種類と、動物から感染する重症肺炎ウイルス２種類が知られている。 ：（新型コロナウイルス（2019-nCoV）関連情報ページ ：国立感染症研究所）

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　ウイルス学的特徴

電子顕微鏡で観察されるコロナウイルスは、直径約100nmの球形で、表面には突起が見られる。形態が王冠“crown”に似ていることからギリシャ語で王冠を意味する“corona”という名前が付けられた。ウイルス学的には、ニドウイルス目・コロナウイルス亜科・コロナウイルス科に分類される。脂質二重膜のエンベロープの中にNucleocapsid（N）蛋白に巻きついたプラス鎖の一本鎖RNAのゲノムがあり、エンベロープ表面にはSpike（S）蛋白、Envelope（E）蛋白、Membrane（M）蛋白が配置されている（図１）。ウイルスゲノムの大きさはRNAウイルスの中では最大サイズの30kbである。遺伝学的特徴からα、β、γ、δのグループに分類される。HCoV-229EとHCoV-NL63はαコロナウイルスに、MERS-CoV、SARS-CoV、HCoV-OC43、HCoV-HKU1はβコロナウイルスに分類されている。

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Japan Tracker

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NYT Motoko Richさん

Diamond Princess号に関するNYT記事 (こちら)

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More than three days passed before Japan imposed a quarantine. That delay and other missteps helped produce the largest outbreak of the virus beyond China. By Motoko Rich   Published Feb. 22, 2020  Updated Feb. 23, 2020, 5:37 a.m. ET

YOKOHAMA, Japan — The captain came over the intercom early in the evening: A passenger who had left the ship nine days earlier had tested positive for the new coronavirus sweeping through China. While the guests on board were unnerved, it was the final night of their two-week luxury cruise aboard the Diamond Princess. The revelry continued as the ship headed toward the port in Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city. Passengers dined on filet mignon, attended shows in the 700-seat theater and crowded the bars and dance floors into the night. （つづく）

政府の対応は、オリンピックのためか、感染者数のごまかしに腐心？

Abeはpandemicの対応をすべき時に何をしていたかが問題になっている

  • Abeは「会議3分、会食は2時間」と言われている

（2020.4.6）全世界がパニックに陥る深刻な事態だ。密かに好きなwarugaki Boris Johnsonが10日ほどの自宅隔離の後、入院措置となり心配だ。志村けんさんが死亡したのも痛ましかった。

Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives@BorisJohnson·4月3日Another quick update from me on our campaign against #coronavirus. You are saving lives by staying at home, so I urge you to stick with it this weekend, even if we do have some fine weather.

Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives@BorisJohnson·3時間I’d like to say thank you to all the brilliant NHS staff taking care of me and others in this difficult time. You are the best of Britain. Stay safe everyone, and please remember to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.

（4/6）Last night, on the advice of my doctor, I went into hospital for some routine tests as I’m still experiencing coronavirus symptoms. I’m in good spirits and keeping in touch with my team, as we work together to fight this virus and keep everyone safe.

人のいないロンドン市内の写真（Twitterより）
青山学院大学教授・生物学者の福岡伸一さん

　ウイルスとは電子顕微鏡でしか見ることのできない極小の粒子であり、生物と無生物のあいだに漂う奇妙な存在だ。生命を「自己複製を唯一無二の目的とするシステムである」と利己的遺伝子論的に定義すれば、自らのコピーを増やし続けるウイルスは、とりもなおさず生命体と呼べるだろう。しかし生命をもうひとつ別の視点から定義すれば、そう簡単な話にはならない。それは生命を、絶えず自らを壊しつつ、常に作り替えて、あやうい一回性のバランスの上にたつ動的なシステムである、と定義する見方――つまり、動的平衡の生命観に立てば――、代謝も呼吸も自己破壊もないウイルスは生物とは呼べないことになる。しかしウイルスは単なる無生物でもない。ウイルスの振る舞いをよく見ると、ウイルスは自己複製だけしている利己的な存在ではない。むしろウイルスは利他的な存在である。

（興味深い論考だ。ヘンなお顔の福岡先生、素敵）

寄稿　青山学院大学教授・生物学者の福岡伸一さん 2 (2020/6/17)

連載コロナ後の世界を語る　現代の知性たちの視線

生命の必然、ロゴスでは抵抗できない　福岡伸一さん寄稿

　自然というもののありようをいま一度、きちんと考えてみたい。「新しい生活様式」推奨策のため、夏も近いというのに、海や山に行くのが憚（はばか）られるようになってしまった。でも、“自然”は私たちのごく身近にある。といっても近所の公園のことではない。私たちのもっとも近くにある自然とは自分の身体である。

　生命としての身体は、自分自身の所有物に見えて、決してこれを自らの制御下に置くことはできない。私たちは、いつ生まれ、どこで病を得、どのように死ぬか、知ることも選（え）り好みすることもできない。しかし、普段、都市の中にいる私たちはすっかりそのことを忘れて、計画どおりに、規則正しく、効率よく、予定にしたがって、成果を上げ、どこまでも自らの意志で生きているように思い込んでいる。ここに本来の自然と、脳が作り出した自然の本質的な対立がある。前者をギリシャ語でいうピュシス、後者をロゴスと呼んでみたい。ロゴスとは言葉や論理のこと。

The Spanish Flu of 1918: the history of a deadly pandemic and lessons for coronavirus　69,615 回視聴•　2020/04/091027108共有保存 とても分かりやすい解説

What was the Spanish Flu, why was it so deadly – and are there any lessons for today’s world as countries try to stem the spread of Covid-19? (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) 100 years ago, the world was hit by a deadly pandemic during the last months of WWI: the Spanish Flu went on to kill millions of people around the globe. Channel 4 News speaks to Professor Howard Phillip, Professor Nancy Bristow and the writer Laura Spinney – all of whom have studied and written about the Spanish Flu crisis.

＜専門家の中でも経験あり、実績あり＆最も科学的かな？と思える人はこちら＞

WHO上級顧問・渋谷健司さんが警鐘　「手遅れに近い」状態を招いた専門家会議の問題点　小田健司2020.4.18 08:00AERA#AERAオンライン限定#新型コロナウイルス

　WHO事務局上級顧問で英国キングスカレッジ・ロンドン教授の渋谷健司さんが、日本の感染拡大防止策に警鐘を鳴らしている。政治から独立していない「専門家会議」の問題点、クラスター対策、自粛ベースや3密の限界――。いま何が問題で、何が求められているのか。（全文）

4/24 神戸大岩田教授のセッションが面白かったので。

＜これぞジャーナリスト神保哲生の首相質問＞　　2020/05/06

非主流記者の相次ぐ「剛速球」質問に慌てた安倍首相

非主流記者の相次ぐ「剛速球」質問に慌てた安倍首相

　「総理、内閣総理大臣が（新型コロナウイルスの感染を判定する）PCR検査を増やせということを指示しても、今の日本は実力的に、PCR検査を増やすことができないんだということをおっしゃっているのですか。それとも、これまでは本気で（PCR検査を）増やすことをしてこなかったのか」今回も同じ記者だった。安倍首相の4日の記者会見で、最後に登場して剛速球を投げたのは…。

　インターネット放送局「ビデオニュース・ドットコム」を運営する日本ビデオニュース社の神保哲生代表は、この日も安倍首相を当惑させている質問を素早く投げかけた。「（安倍首相は）PCR検査のことを国会で聞かれても、（検査数のキャパシティーを）一日2万件に増やすといったお答えをされる。でもまだ1万件に行ったことがない。つまり、どこか人ごとのようなお答えをされるけど、それはそれほど本気でこれまで増やそうとしていなかったのか、それとも本気で増やそうとしたが、本当に増えなかったのか。」神保氏は「本気」という言葉を何度も使って、速射砲のように質問を投げかけた。これはまるで今年3月28日の記者会見のデジャビュ（既視感）のようだった。当時も神保氏は記者会見が終わるころ、最後に質問する機会を得た。「総理自身のお考えを是非聞きたい。海外などでは、日本は水面下で実際には感染が広がっているのではないかという疑いの声がいろんな所で聞かれる」とストレートに質問した。中国からの入国制限も遅かったと「しっ責」した。日本の一般市民が持っている不満や懸念を率直に代弁した質問だった。予期せぬ質問に安倍首相は慌てたように、これについて異例の長く詳しい弁明を余儀なくされた。東京＝李河遠（イ・ハウォン）特派員　チョソン・ドットコム／朝鮮日報日本語版　＜神保氏自身の記事こちら＞

5/9（土）…朝日新聞土曜のお楽しみ「クイズ」のあるbe版がお休みだったx x x 。新聞もTVもネットもコロナだらけで嫌になるけど、見るべき記事もある。

（追加記事）コロナウイルスの治療薬、治療法も少しずつ固まっていくようだ。

How to ware or use masks? 2020/11/25

2021/1/8 新しい年になり急激に感染者数が増加している！

感染経路

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Winterreisse 第23曲に出てくる Nebensonnen 遠藤先生の名調子解説が懐かしい。

2021/2/15　江の島付近の幻日！

　冬の旅より

シューベルト :冬の旅 第23番　幻の太陽 D 911/23 Op. 89-23

Schubert, Franz:Winterreise　No.23 Die Nebensonnen D 911/23 Op. 89-23　 23. 幻の太陽　Die Nebensonnen

Die Nebensonnen
Wilhelm Müller
Drei Sonnen sah ich am Himmel stehen, 
Hab’ lang’ und fest sie angesehn;
Und sie auch standen da so stier,
Als wollten sie nicht weg von mir.
Ach, meine Sonnen seid ihr nicht! 
Schaut Andren doch in’s Angesicht!
Ja, neulich hatt’ ich auch wohl drei: 
Nun sind hinab die besten zwei.
Ging’ nur die dritt’ erst hinterdrein!
Im Dunkeln wird mir wohler sein. 		The Mock Suns
English Translation
© Richard Wigmore
I saw three suns in the sky;
I gazed at them long and intently.
And they, too, stood there so fixedly,
as if unwilling to leave me.
Alas, you are not my suns!
Gaze into other people’s faces!
Yes, not long ago I, too, had three suns; 
now the two best have set.
If only the third would follow,
I should feel happier in the dark.

三つの太陽が空にかかっていた．
私は長い間，しっかりと見つめていた．
そして三つの太陽もまた，じっとしていた，
私から去って行きたくないようだった．
ああ，お前たちは私の太陽ではない！
ほかの人の顔を見つめるがよい！
そう，先だって私にも三つの太陽があったことがある．
いま，いとしい二つは沈んでいる．
三つ目の太陽もつづいてなくなってくれていれば，
暗闇につつまれて，私はもっと幸福だろうに．

空に太陽が三つあるのが見えて、 長い時間、じいっと見つめていた。 太陽たちも無表情で身じろぎもしなかった、 * ミュラーの詩では Ja（そうだ） まるで俺から離れたくないかのように。 ああ、おまえたちは俺の太陽じゃない、 他の奴の顔でも見ててくれ！ ああ、最近まで俺も確かに三つ持っていたんだ、 今や、いいほうの二つが沈んじまった。 三つめのも続いて行ってくれればいいのに、 俺には暗闇の中のほうがより快適なんだ。

When are you coming to Japan, Ian?
さようなら、フィッシャー・ディースカウさん

　「幻日」とは関係ないけど

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Felipe Camargo, Regional Representative for Southern Europe, UNHCR

English (US) · Español · Português (Brasil) · Français (France) ★ United Nationsで新しい仕事をスタート1994年3月6日ニューヨーク ★カーブルに引っ越しました2001年12月21日

11/17 Hello Felipe. Time flies, Dushmanthee said that the baby I held in my arms when we visited Indika’s house, was now 16yo! What I remember you at that occasion was you took a long shower!

11/20 Dear Akemi, good to hear from you! Time flies and we get wiser…! I hope you are doing well. I am coming to Japan next year and would love to visit you in Yokohama or wherever you might be! as time approaches I will let you know. Stay well !!!

11/20 I am so glad to know that you will come to Japan soon. Please let me know when you are here. I would very much like to see you again. I also remember you when I heard Madam Ogata passed away.

Felipe Camargo

9月21日 · 

Are we accompanied or simply surrounded? Sometimes those that are friends or believe to be friends choose friendships at their own measure. To differentiate between friends and acquaintances is not easy. One can be surrounded by thousands of acquaintances but the real friends are to be counted with the fingers of one hand. Those that sense, share, listen, advice and suggest are the ones to be considered friends. Acquaintances are in general present at their own convenience. Acquaintances are not bad but one cannot always count with them. Friends are there, present, sensing and aware. They are the ones that you have telepathy with; those that know when, how and what to say and how to support. Friends are not to be underestimated. They will cross the world or simply call when they need you or you need them. Friends are not interested in celebrating one day of friendship, they are always there even when you are dead. They will carry you with them and you will carry them forever. So on this day of love and friendship in Colombia, I think about both friends and acquaintances and wish them all the happiness and the love that we all deserve.

8月21日

Yesterday was World Humanitarian Day #WHD. I reflected on my past 28 years working as a humanitarian. The reward of helping hundreds or thousands of persons, families, communities or countries to overcome the impact of war, man-made or natural disasters... and then I thought of us… humanitarians…that carry a heavy weight for years without adequate support, losing family, friends, colleagues along the way, becoming displaced, uprooted, emotionally weak and desperately lonely! I only hope that those that continue this fascinating and challenging path take care of themselves… as it is essential to do so in order to be able to take care of others.

9月4日 · 

Guido – present! GG l only know that the world would be a better place with you… but certainly you are not missing much: Italy is in serious trouble not to say in deep s…t, Colombia’s peace negotiations going down the drain, your dream of a solid European Union is becoming a nightmare, the number of refugees and victims of war has tripled in the last 10 years; the Amazon forest is disappearing at a rate that you won’t believe it; the earth is crying as pollution and abuse increases climate change and lost of species and habitats; abuse of power is the new democracy; Trump will most probably win a second term, Putin and Erdogan are Trump’s teachers, Venezuela is simply sad, and last but not least inequality is bigger than ever! So stay where you are! in the meantime, I will do my best to stay strong, calm and enjoy life in the county side.

8月21日 · 

Yesterday was World Humanitarian Day #WHD. I reflected on my past 28 years working as a humanitarian. The reward of helping hundreds or thousands of persons, families, communities or countries to overcome the impact of war, man-made or natural disasters… and then I thought of us… humanitarians…that carry a heavy weight for years without adequate support, losing family, friends, colleagues along the way, becoming displaced, uprooted, emotionally weak and desperately lonely! I only hope that those that continue this fascinating and challenging path take care of themselves… as it is essential to do so in order to be able to take care of others.


Felipe Camargo has worked for the United Nations for over 20 years, leading teams in Somalia, Afghanistan, Tanzania and many other emergencies. Since the early 1990s over a million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, and Felipe has returned to the region multiple times as part of the humanitarian response. He also suffered personal tragedy that affected him greatly. To listen to more episodes of “Awake at Night” visit: www.unhcr.org/awakeatnight Information for media: If you would like to use this video to communicate refugee stories or require B-Roll, transcripts, stills or much more information, please contact hqvideo@unhcr.org.

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18 September 2018

UN chief laments Ogata’s death, hails her achievements

Fillepeは日本へ来る前にUNを退職してしまった。残念。コロンビアへ行くチャンスは、残念ながらない・・・。

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ポピュリストでひどいけど、経歴と政治家としての振る舞いがときどきおもしろい人・・と傍観してたけど、あれよあれよという間に実際英国の首相になってしまい、混乱と独断と独走と時々ハッとする名案を出したりして10/30のBrexit期限日を迎えようとしている。おーい、君は「偉大な」（ということは、もう偉大ではない）英国をどうしようとしている？？

Boris Johnson outside 10 Downing Street.
Boris Johnson outside 10 Downing Street. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/PA Images
UK will still owe money to EU even if it leaves with no deal, says budget commissioner

Britain would still have to pay into the EU budget until the end of next year even if it leaves without a deal on 31 October, Günther Oettinger, the EU budget commissioner, has said. Speaking at a news conference in Brussels he said the UK was fully signed up to the EU budget for 2020 – its final year of EU contributions.

Even if the UK refused to pay up immediately, the EU would recover its money “at a later stage”, he said. He explained:

In the 2020 draft budget, the UK is a full partner with all rights and obligations in terms of monies paid and monies received and that is how we understand the law.

If the British are not prepared to pay, we are sure we will get the money at a later stage but not immediately.

Boris Johnson has often said that if the UK were to leave the EU without a deal, it would no longer have to pay the £39bn owed under the withdrawal agreement. But even though the exact formula used to decide the UK’s legal obligations in that agreement would no longer be agreed between the two parties, British government officials admit that the UK would still owe a very considerable sum to the EU.

Pro and anti-Brexit banners outside the Houses of Parliament
 Pro and anti-Brexit banners outside the Houses of Parliament Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/

2019/10/9の記事より

Boris Johnson greets the media with cups of tea

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アメリカの未来を背負う4人（になってほしい）

from The Guardian 15, July

‘Do not take the bait’: congresswomen denounce Trump’s racist attack

Four Democratic women targeted by Trump accuse him of following an ‘agenda of white nationalists’ at a press conference Lauren Gambino,Ed Pilkington @laurenegambinoMon 15 Jul 2019 23.47 BST

Four Democratic congresswomen of color targeted by Donald Trump’s racist attacks have accused the US president of following an “agenda of white nationalists” and asked that Americans “do not take the bait” of his divisive rhetoric. The women – Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts – called Trump’s remarks a “blatantly racist” attack on elected leaders, and an attempt to distract from the corrupt and inhuman practices of his administration.‘You can leave’: Trump unrepentant over racist attack on congresswomen

Of the four, all are non-white and all except Ilhan Omar of Minnesota were born US citizens. Omar came to the US aged 12 as a refugee and took up American citizenship five years later. All are progressives within the Democratic party, and advocate for left-leaning policies. “This is the agenda of white nationalists, whether it is happening in chat rooms, or it is happening on national TV, and now it is reached the White House garden,” said Omar, who called this a “pivotal moment in our country “ with the “eyes of history” watching.

In his Twitter storm, Trump called on the four – who he did not name directly but clearly invoked – to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came”.

トランプのTwitterの中味は書くのも嫌だが。So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements! …. ……8:27 PM – 14 Jul 2019

Our Country is Free, Beautiful and Very Successful. If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave! 8:17 PM – 16 Jul 2019

“It is time for us to stop allowing this president to make a mockery of our Constitution,” she (Ilhan Omar) said. “It is time to impeach this president.” Ocasio-Cortez, who was born in the Bronx and is of Puerto Rican descent, said she was “not surprised” by Trump’s comments. “This president … does not know how to defend his policies and so what he does is attack us personally,” Ocasio-Cortez said. The president’s use of the “go back home” racist trope led to an immediate and explosive response, with condemnation erupting across the US and around the world. World leaders also made a rare foray into domestic US politics. “Sadly, this is not the first nor will it be the last time we hear disgusting, bigoted language from the president,” Tlaib said. “We know this is who he is.”

The out-going British prime minister Theresa May let it be known through a spokesman that she found Trump’s language with regard to the four congresswomen “completely unacceptable”. “Where are you when something this serious, this bigoted, this un-American happens?”In her remarks, Ocasio-Cortez recalled the first time she visited Washington with her father as a little girl. Sitting on the edge of the Reflecting Pool that stretched along the National Mall between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, her father told her: “All of this belongs to you.”
“I want to tell children across this country … that no matter what the president says, this country belongs to you,” she said. “Today, that notion – that very notion – was challenged.”

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