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Tuesday February 14th, 2023 morning edition

image for Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for gushing over ‘anti-woke’ Super Bowl country star - not realising he’s a Black Lives Matter activist

Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was ridiculed after she praised country star Chris Stapleton’s Super Bowl performance for supposedly being anti-woke, not realising he's a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.

“Chris Stapleton just sang the most beautiful national anthem at the Super Bowl.

Ms Greene appeared to be unaware of Mr Stapleton’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Following the 25 May 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Mr Stapleton appeared on CBS This Morning, saying “do I think Black lives matter?

“Chris Stapleton is ‘woke’ as f***, you shrieking harridan,” Dennis Perkins wrote, linking to a country music outlet outlining Mr Stapleton’s support for the movement.

100% chance he hates you and he’s a ‘woke’ Black Lives Matter supporter,” one account holder said.

The Independent has reached out to the office of Ms Greene for comment. »

Videos show Turkey's Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes

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Videos show Turkey's Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes.

However, Turkey's main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, said that "If there is one person responsible for this, it is Erdogan.".

Turkey's Duvar news site posted a tweet from Erdogan from 2013, marking the anniversary of the 1999 Marmara earthquake that killed more than 17,000 people. »

Friends in Need: What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Alliances - Stephen Walt

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The way NATO has done so has also revealed much about both the alliance’s virtues and its enduring pathologies.

Above all, the invasion of Ukraine and its aftermath show that leaders court disaster if they fail to understand why alliances form and how they work.

Despite NATO’s swift response, the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the need for a new transatlantic division of labor. »