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Int'l Business Times
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Trump Mocked for Not Knowing When the Civil War Ended: 'The US President Couldn't Pass the Citizenship Test'
President Donald Trump was mocked online for seemingly not knowing when the Civil War ended, causing users to claim their own president "couldn't pass the citizenship test." The berating began after the White House held a press conference Friday following the Supreme Court's siding with the Trump administration, saying that there could be exceptions to birthright citizenship. "They used birthright citizenship, some of the worst people, some of the cartels, to get people into our country, just so you know," Trump told reporters. Trump: "If you look at the end of the Civil War -- the 1800s, it was a very turbulent time. If you take the end day -- was it 1869? Or whatever." — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2025 "Again, I say if you look at the end of the Civil War — the 1800s, it was a very turbulent time. If you take the end day — was it 1869? Or whatever — but you take that exact date and that's when that case was filed," he continued. Although the president meant to use that statement to help his argument of ending birthright citizenship, dozens of users instead zoned in on the date Trump mentioned. The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865, meaning it was over years before Trump's guess. This prompted immediate jokes and mockery online, with many users accusing the president of not knowing "basic American history." "This isn't some trivial gaffe, it's a president of the United States mangling basic American history while trying to push a dangerous, unconstitutional agenda on birthright citizenship," one user commented . This isn't some trivial gaffe it's a president of the United States mangling basic American history while trying to push a dangerous, unconstitutional agenda on birthright citizenship. — 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕥🌴Siegien 🐦📷 (@margaretsiegien) June 27, 2025 "This moron has no clue about American history!" one user chided . Another wrote , "There's just no way he could pass a 5th grade history test." Others tied their jabs back into Trump's bid for undoing birthright citizenship, noting that those applying for citizenship have to know American history. The US President couldn't pass the citizenship test — Don Draper (@DonDraperMadMen) June 27, 2025 "The US President couldn't pass the citizenship test," one user declared . Another mocked , "Those are things that you need to know if you want to pass an immigration test [by the way]." Birthright citizenship was enshrined into the Constitution under the 14th Amendment in 1868, which some users noted was one year off of the year Trump named. However, the Supreme Court's recent ruling could mean that babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents or visitors could no longer be eligible for automatic citizenship. Originally published on Latin Times Donald trump Supreme court
Daily Record
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Record
Scots schools to convert gender-neutral toilets to single-sex after Supreme Court ruling
Currently, 52 schools across 11 council areas in Scotland only offer gender-neutral toilets Around 18 Scottish schools that previously offered gender-neutral toilets will convert back to single-sex facilities following a legal ruling. The schools, in Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Borders and Shetland, will add separate bathrooms for boys and girls. It comes after a landmark ruling at the UK Supreme court, which declared a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law. Figures obtained by the BBC show that 52 schools across 11 council areas in Scotland only offered gender-neutral toilets. Of those, 10 are located in Shetland. court ruling before deciding how to respond. Meanwhile, City of Edinburgh Council said it was "considering what changes may need to be made". The local authority plans to provide an update over the summer. Five other councils - Clackmannanshire, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, Midlothian and Perth and Kinross - confirmed they had at least one school in their area which offered no single-sex facilities. They did not provide an update on any changes to provision since then. South Ayrshire, Moray, Stirling and South Lanarkshire councils said none of their schools offered any gender-neutral provision. In April, a Scottish judge ruled that all state schools must provide separate male and female toilets following a legal case brought by parents against Scottish Borders Council. The decision, handed down at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, came after Sean Stratford and Leigh Hurley challenged the council's policy at Earlston Primary School, where their eight-year-old son had been a pupil. Rosie Walker, solicitor for the parents and partner at Gilson Gray LLP, welcomed the judgment. She said at the time: "This case, on top of the Supreme Court decision last week, gives focus to the importance of protecting sex-based rights a nd single-sex spaces." Ms Hurley, 39, who works at the school as a pupil support worker, first raised concerns in late 2023 about the school's broader transgender inclusion policies, which included allowing a pupil to socially transition and participate in sports in line with their gender identity. She later discovered the school planned to have no sex-segregated toilet facilities, and that children could face punishment for "misgendering" peers. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. She said: 'We just want all children to be safeguarded. We have great empathy for any child, but we just wanted our rights respected at the same time, and that wasn't happening.' The couple ultimately withdrew their son from the school, citing emotional distress and concerns about their younger daughter, who would have also been expected to use gender-neutral toilets once she enrolled. Stratford, 42, said: 'We've won, but common sense says we should never have been in this position in the first place. We brought this to their attention when it was still a building site.'
Hindustan Times
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Turkey's Erdogan rewriting constitution to stay in power? Here's what we know
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently appointed a team of legal experts to draft a new constitution for Turkey. Advocating for a new constitution, the Turkish president stated that the current document stands "outdated" and has "elements of military influence" from the 1980 coup. 'As of yesterday, I have assigned 10 legal experts to begin their work, and with this effort, we will proceed with the preparations for the new constitution,' Erdogan told his ruling party's administrators on Tuesday. 'For 23 years, we have repeatedly demonstrated our sincere intention to crown our democracy with a new civilian and libertarian constitution," the Turkish president added further. Turkey's current constitution was drafted in 1980, following a military coup. It was ratified in 1982 and replaced the version which was enforced in 1961. Over the years, the 1982 version of the constitution has been amended 21 times with key changes to reflect the changing geopolitical contexts. For instance, one of the key changes introduced was after the 2017 constitutional referendum which ended the parliamentary system in Turkey and adopted a presidential one. In the 2017 referendum, the number of parliament seats were also increased and the president's power were expanded to have more control over the appointment of judges in the Supreme court was also increased As per the current constitution, a Turkish president can stay in office for a five-year term and for two consecutive terms. Erdogan has been the leader of Turkey since 2003. While the Turkish leader is on his third term in office, he argues that this latest term is constitutionally valid due to the shift from parliamentary to presidential system. Amid the backlash, Erdogan has also defended the drafting of a new constitution. "We want the new constitution not for ourselves, but for our country. I have no interest in being re-elected or running for office again,' he told reporters on Thursday. Despite this statement, Erdogan's actions have stated otherwise. Earlier this year, Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and Erdogan's key presidential competition was arrested on corruption. Imamoglu and the opposition have denied the charges of corruption, and his arrest has been largely viewed as politically motivated. Erdogan's current term ends in 2028, but many have viewed Imamoglu's arrest as part of the Turkish's president grab for power.
New Indian Express
05-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
YSRCP will continue fight against Waqf Act till it is repealed: MP Avinash
KADAPA: YSRCP MP Y S Avinash Reddy has asserted that the party will continue its fight against the Waqf (Amendment) Act till it is repealed. Speaking at a 'Long March' organised by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in protest against the Act on Sunday, Avinash Reddy said the YSRCP had already filed a petition in the Supreme court challenging it. Addressing a gathering at the Seven Roads Junction in the city, Avinash Reddy pointed out several flaws in the Act. 'We opposed the Waqf Bill both in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The Union government should understand the sentiments of crores of Muslims, and immediately repeal the unjust Act,' he said. Former Deputy Chief Minister S B Amzath Basha echoed similar views, warning that protests will continue until the Act is repealed. Mayor K Suresh Babu, MLC Ramachandra Reddy, YSRCP district president P Ravindranath Reddy, Congress leader Afzal Khan, and several Muslim leaders spoke. Senior TDP leader V S Amir Babu faced backlash when he attempted to join the protest. Organisers blocked his entry, accusing him of double standards for supporting the Bill in Parliament, while attempting to show solidarity on the streets.
News18
22-04-2025
- Politics
- News18
Nod To Caste Census May Make Karnataka 4th State To Cross Supreme Court's 50% Quota 'Lakshman Rekha'
Last Updated: Karnataka will join the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu and eastern states of Jharkhand and Bihar in crossing the limit set on the extent of reservation by the apex court in the Indira Sawhney case Karnataka is set to become the fourth state in the country to cross the 50 per cent 'Lakshman Rekha' set by the Supreme court for reservations if the caste census report is accepted by the state cabinet. Karnataka will join the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu (69 per cent) and eastern states of Jharkhand (77 per cent) and Bihar (64 per cent) in crossing the limit set on the extent of reservation by the apex court in the Indira Sawhney case. As per the socio-economic-educational survey, popularly known as the caste census conducted by the state backward classes commission, reservation in Karnataka will go up from 49 per cent to nearly 70 per cent if its recommendations are accepted by the state cabinet. One of the major recommendations of the survey report has been that the 32 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (covering all the categories—1A, 1B, 2A, 2B,3A and3B) must be raised to 51 per cent. The report justifies it by stating that the reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes had already been enhanced from 18 to 24 per cent. With this increase, the total percentage of reservation—32 per cent for OBCs and 24 per cent for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes—would go up to 56 per cent. 'In other words, the 'Lakshman Rekha' set by the Supreme court has already been breached. Therefore, the survey report has recommended a higher percentage of reservation for some of the categories," a senior official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told CNN-News18. Ministers belonging to e thtwo communities had taken serious exception to the reduced population at the specially called but inconclusive cabinet meeting on Thursday. The other objection that they had raised was that considerable sections of the population had been left out while conducting the door-to-door survey. This is quite contrary to the contention of chief minister Siddaramaiah and law minister HK Patil that the survey had covered 94.17 per cent of the population as per the 2011 census report. For the longest time, the Vokkaligas were estimated to be 14 per cent of the population, while the Lingayats constituted 17 per cent. But the caste survey report has said Vokkaligas' population was 10.3 per cent, while that of Lingayats was 11 per cent. According to the survey report, the Vokkaligas have a population of 72,99,577. The Lingayats, on the other hand, number 81,37,536 in a population of 5,98,14,942 when the survey was conducted in 2015. The survey was ordered by Siddaramaiah when he was chief minister during his first term—2013-18. The survey report has also moved up the Kurubas, the largest OBC community in the state, to Category 1B from 2A. The Kurubas (to which Siddaramaiah belongs) have been clubbed with smaller backward communities. The total population in this category is listed as 73,92,313. Of this, the Kurubas constitute about 44 lakh. As per the categorisation, Category 1A consists of nomadic and non-nomadic castes, whose number totals to 34,96, 638. In terms of reservation, Category 1A and 1B had been allocated four per cent reservation. But this has been enhanced now to six per cent for 1A and 12 per cent for 1B. However, the report has applied the creamy layer concept for Category 1 and 2 for the first time. The creamy layer norm was already applicable to Category 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B. Similarly, for category 2A that consists of 102 backward castes, the population has been recorded as 77,78,209 lakh. In this category, the percentage of reservation has been reduced from 15 per cent to 10 per cent. In Category 2B, which consists of Muslims with 99 sub-castes, the population has been recorded at 75,25,880 and the percentage of reservation has been enhanced from four per cent to eight per cent. Contrary to the controversy over Muslims getting double the reservation from four to eight per cent, the survey report has also provided a similar increase in the reservation percentage from four per cent to seven per cent for the Vokkaligas, which is the sole community in Category 3A. In the case of the LIngayats in Category 3B, the percentage of reservation has been enhanced from five per cent to eight per cent. If the new category of the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of 10 per cent is added to the overall reservation for OBCs (51 per cent), the total reservation, along with the 24 per cent for SCs and STs, will take reservation to 85 per cent. This means that if the Karnataka cabinet accepts the recommendation in toto, it will have to send its proposal to the Union government which, in turn, will have to amend the 9th schedule of the Constitution to make it possible for states to implement reservation policies in which the number exceeds the 50 per cent mark. Senior minister in the government Ramalinga Reddy said the chief minister has asked the cabinet to give their objections in writing. However, another senior minister on condition of anonymity, said while the reservation slab has been breached long again by other states, it needs to be known as to whether it would stand the test of law in court. News18 India delivers breaking news, top headlines, and live updates on politics, weather, elections, law and crime, much more. Stay informed with real-time coverage and in-depth analysis of current events across India. First Published:
