Elections in Turkey are free and Democratic… as long as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party wins them. If an important race, such as the one for mayor of the nation’s largest city of Istanbul, goes to the opposition, then Turkey will void the elections by citing irregularities and schedule new elections.
One guess which party is going to win the redo.
Ekrem Imamoglu won the mayor’s race on March 31. His Republican People’s Party (CHP) is the main competitor to Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has held Istanbul’s mayorship since Erdoğan himself won in 1994.
The President isn’t ready to let the quarter-century control over the economic heart of his nation fall to the opposition party’s hands.
Using the election board that his AKP party dominates, Turkey's President Erdogan cancels Istanbul’s mayoral election after opposition won for the first time in 25 years.
I ask the @UN: Why is Turkey VP of your committee to oversee human rights NGOs?https://t.co/zljRN17uhg
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) May 6, 2019
Turkey has been growing as a problem for the United States. While Erdoğan’s direct relationship with President Trump seems to be healthy, there are growing concerns over their efforts to establish themselves as the dominate force in the Middle East. Their dealings with Russia and China have been concerning and their willingness to oppose NATO policies on the region has been a stark contrast to the nation that first joined the alliance in 1952.
This latest move highlights the growing divide between our two nations. More importantly, it demonstrates the direction that Turkey is heading. Compared to the thriving democracy they were trying to become, they’ve been devolving into a dictatorship for the last decade.
It’s time for America and NATO to rethink our relationship with Turkey. They continue to demonstrate a clear aversion to the guiding principles of western society, including fair elections and proper transfer of power.
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker
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