Gates of Vienna News Feed 6/10/2022

At a subway station in Lower Manhattan, a woman was put in a chokehold and stabbed from behind by an unknown attacker, apparently at random. In other New York subway news, a 62-year-old man was stabbed in the face by an unknown attacker on a subway train in Queens, apparently at random.

In other news, a sheriff’s office in Michigan said that it will no longer respond in person to all 911 calls, due to high fuel prices, which have caused the department to exceed its fuel budget for the year.

To see the headlines and the articles, click “Continue reading” below.

Thanks to Caroline Glick, Dean, DV, ESW, Fjordman, JW, LP, Reader from Chicago, Upananda Brahmachari, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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Financial Crisis
» Nobel Laureate Economist Robert Shiller Puts the Odds of a US Recession at 50% Due in Part to a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy as Everyone Worries About a Downturn
» Rising Rents, Gas and Food Prices Push U.S. Inflation to 40-Year High of 8.6%, CPI Shows
» Sheriff’s Office Suggests Handling Non-Urgent Calls by Phone After High Gas Prices Exhaust Fuel Budget
» Video: Michigan Police Say They Won’t Respond to All 911 Calls Because Fuel Prices Are Too High
 
USA
» “A Propaganda Lie”: Tucker Carlson Sums Up Democrats’ Blockbuster TV Show Trial
» 911 Tapes From Kavanaugh Attempted Murder Arrest Show Suspect Giving Up: ‘I Need Psychiatric Help’
» Ashli Babbitt’s Widower Speaks Out on January 6 Hearing, Claims Committee Ignores Her Death
» Authorities: 3 Dead: Trooper Wounded in Maryland Shooting
» Biden Officials Ending International Travel COVID Testing Requirement
» Biden Admin Dropping COVID-Testing Requirements for International Travel
» Chicago Rapper FBG Cash Killed in South Side Shooting, Police Say
» Chicago State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Allegedly Slapped Husband During Domestic Dispute: Police Report
» Doctors Suing Food and Drug Administration Over Ivermectin
» Exclusive: Seattle Repeat Offender Arrested After Carjacking Vehicle With Infant Inside
» Homeowner Who Shot, Killed Alleged Armed Suspect: ‘It Was Me or Him’
» How Critical Race Theory Creeps Into Judicial Opinions
» Judge Tosses Order That Limited Protests Outside Hudson Officials’ Homes
» Man Gets 40 Months for Starting Fire During Kenosha Protest
» N.J. Man Who Threw Explosive at Cops During George Floyd Protests Sentenced
» Obama: We Have to “Detoxify” The “Scourge of Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories and Hate Online”
» Protesters Descend on Amy Coney Barrett’s Home One Day After Kavanaugh Assassination Plot
» Queens Subway Rider Stabbed in Unprovoked Attack: NYPD
» Shocking: American Families Line Up on Tarmacs for Baby Formula Amid Biden Supply Crisis
» Student Sues Illinois College for Silencing Her Conservative Views on Behalf of Woke Students
» U.S. Department of Defense Reveals Exact Number of U.S.-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine
» Video: Rubio Blasts J6 Trial as “Hollywood Paid Political Advertisement”
» Washington Post Rescinds Promotion to Editor Allegedly Responsible for Stealth Edit in Taylor Lorenz Report
» Wired Retracts Statement Accusing Substack of “Paying Extremists”
» Woman Put in Chokehold, Stabbed in Random NYC Subway Attack
» YouTuber Who Rapped About Robbing ATMs Arrested for Robbing ATM Technician
 
Canada
» Liberal MPs Largely in Favour of Dropping Vaccine Mandate: Source
» Mayor Sohi Cries for More Police Money From the Province
» Poilievre Calls for Trudeau Minister to Resign After Deceiving Canadians on Emergency Act
» Reactions: Open Drug Use and Lax Enforcement in Downtown Edmonton
» Selene Galas is Covering Pastor Art in a Calgary Court for Rebel News
» Severely Injured B.C. Father Gets No Support From Vaccine Injury Support Program
» ‘Trucker Rebellion’ Is Coming to Edmonton’s Church in the Vine!
» ‘Under Attack’: U of Calgary Report Claims Canadian Social Media Flooded With ‘Pro-Russian’ Disinformation
» Watch: Trudeau Says Using a Gun for Self-Defence is ‘Not a Right That You Have’ In Canada
 
Europe and the EU
» Brussels Won’t Stop Increasing Its Demands Toward Poland
» Czechia’s PM Discusses Fate of Ukraine With Pope Francis
» ‘Did Anyone Speak to Adolf Hitler During World War II?’ — Polish President Asks Why French and German Leaders Can’t Stop Calling Putin
» EU Tells Hungary to Stop Charging Foreigners More for Fuel
» Father of Swedish Child Islamic Terror Victim Says Her Stockholm Grave Has Been Desecrated Over 100 Times
» Germany: Antifa-Linked Minister Ignoring ‘Fanatical Islamism’ to Attack Right — CDU Politician
» Hardline Muslims Should Not Dictate What Films We Can Watch in Britain, Says Patrick Christys
» ‘If Germany is a Moral Superpower, Then I Am a Young, Tall Blonde’ — Kaczynski Demands Germany Pay Reparations to Poland, Asks Whether Germany is Arming Itself Against Russia or Poland
» Norway: New Report: Budget Cuts Put 1200 Year Old Viking Ships at Risk of Being Destroyed
» UK: ‘Take it Down!’ — Muslim Protesters Mob Cinema Showing ‘Blasphemous’ Film in Khan’s London
» World’s Oldest Tree Still Growing Near the Norwegian-Swedish Border
 
Israel and the Palestinians
» Caroline Glick: How to Kill a Democracy
 
Russia
» Former US NATO Policy Planner Urges Ukraine to Cut a Deal
» Russia-Ukraine War: What Happened Today (June 10)
 
South Asia
» India: Fanatic Bengal Muslims Protest Over Nupur Sharma Row
 
Far East
» Shanghai Lockdowns Increase Market for Invasive Medical Surveillance Tech
» Sriracha Maker Warns of ‘Unprecedented Shortage’ Due to Supply Issues
 
Australia — Pacific
» Julian Assange: Does WikiLeaks Founder Have a Powerful Ally in New Australian PM?
 
Immigration
» Another Stress Test for Hungary’s Borders
» Germany’s Far-Left Government Pushes Amnesty for 100,000 Illegal Immigrants
» Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants, Mostly Men, Flood Across Arizona Border Section Overnight
» Movement Restrictions on Polish-Belarusian Border to End as Construction of Border Wall Makes Progress
» Number of Syrians Gaining German Citizenship Triples in 2021
» Over 368,000 Visas Issued to Ukrainians in Czechia as Refugees Start to Leave the Country
» Somali Migrant Caught in Slew of Sexual Assaults in France
» UK: First Rwanda Flight Expected to Go Ahead After Injunction to Stop it Taking Off Fails
» UK: Nigel Farage Claims 750 New Houses Would Have to be Built Every Day to House Migrants Entering the Country
» UK: Prince Charles Brands Home Office Rwanda Deportation Scheme ‘Appalling’ But Denies Trying to Influence Government Policy — as Judge Gives Green Light to First African Flight
» UK: Revealed: The Piously Lefty Cabal Who Fought So Hard to Ground a Jet of Channel Migrants Bound for Rwanda
» UK: Village of 700 Residents Awaits Decision on Whether it Will Host 1500 Migrants
» Woke Ben & Jerry’s and Actress Emma Thompson Bash ‘Racist’ Plan to Deport Illegal Migrants to Rwanda
 
Culture Wars
» ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Board Member Pushes Lifestyle to Kids Through Children’s Books
» Germany: ‘Men of Southern Origin’ Attack Gay Pride Parade, Set Rainbow LGBT Flag on Fire
» Gov. DeSantis Exploring Crackdown on Drag Shows for Kids
» New York Governor Kathy Hochul Forces Colleges to Add “Preferred Pronouns” In Student Portals, Emails, And More
» Twitter Walks Back Censorship of “Billboard Chris” Who Invited People to Discus Harms of “Gender Ideology”
 

Nobel Laureate Economist Robert Shiller Puts the Odds of a US Recession at 50% Due in Part to a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy as Everyone Worries About a Downturn

Nobel laureate economist and Yale professor Robert Shiller said there’s a good chance the US economy will enter a recession, partly because growing alarms about one could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

“The fear could lead to the actuality,” he told Bloomberg Wednesday.

In his view, the chances of a recession within the next two years are 50%, which is “much higher than normal.”

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Rising Rents, Gas and Food Prices Push U.S. Inflation to 40-Year High of 8.6%, CPI Shows

The numbers: The cost of living jumped 1% in May on the back of higher rents, gas and food prices, pushing the rate of U.S. inflation to a 40-year high of 8.6% and making it harder for Americans to afford everyday staples.

The increase in the consumer price index in May was more than triple the gain in the prior month. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 0.7% advance.

The increase in inflation over the past year moved up to 8.6% from 8.3%, a new cycle high. The last time inflation rose as rapidly was in 1981.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Sheriff’s Office Suggests Handling Non-Urgent Calls by Phone After High Gas Prices Exhaust Fuel Budget

The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan revealed on Tuesday that they may have to respond to non-urgent calls by phone after exhausting their fuel budget.

In a Facebook post that has since been deleted, the department cited rising gas prices as the reason behind the idea, but noted that they would still show up on the scene for urgent calls.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Video: Michigan Police Say They Won’t Respond to All 911 Calls Because Fuel Prices Are Too High

As gas prices spiked to another all time high Thursday, a police department in Michigan announced that they will not be able to respond to all emergency calls because they can’t afford the fuel.

ABC News reported that the Isabella County Sherriff’s office have “blown through their fuel budget already,” so they will respond to some calls by phone rather than turning up in person.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

“A Propaganda Lie”: Tucker Carlson Sums Up Democrats’ Blockbuster TV Show Trial

Fox News host Tucker Carlson blasted Democrats in the House Thursday for producing a “propaganda lie” made for TV show trial production while the country “never in its history been closer to a nuclear war.”

Carlson also noted that “In the 18 months since January 6, gas prices have doubled, drug [overdoses] have reached their highest point ever, U.S. economy is now [heading for a] devastating recession.”

“Yet the other networks couldn’t be bothered to cover any of that tonight,” he continued, adding that Fox News “will not be carrying their propaganda.”

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

911 Tapes From Kavanaugh Attempted Murder Arrest Show Suspect Giving Up: ‘I Need Psychiatric Help’

Newly released 911 tapes show the suspect in the alleged plot to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh giving up on his plan near the justice’s home, admitting to an operator that he needs “psychiatric help.”

Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California, was carrying a gun, ammunition, a knife, pepper spray, a screwdriver, zip ties, and other gear when he was arrested by Montgomery County Police Department officers Wednesday morning near Kavanaugh’s Maryland home, according to a criminal complaint.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Ashli Babbitt’s Widower Speaks Out on January 6 Hearing, Claims Committee Ignores Her Death

Following the January 6 Committee’s first primetime hearing, Ashli Babbitt’s widower spoke out to Fox News about members of the panel and criticized the Capitol police officer who shot and killed her.

Babbitt, a veteran and unarmed Trump supporter, was fatally shot in the neck by Lt. Michael Byrd on the day of the riot as protesters amassed on the other side of a door from the lawman.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Authorities: 3 Dead: Trooper Wounded in Maryland Shooting

An employee opened fire at a manufacturing business in rural western Maryland on Thursday, killing three coworkers before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, authorities said.

Washington County Sheriff Doug Mullendore said that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg and a fourth victim was critically injured. The sheriff said at a news conference that the victims and suspect were all employees at the facility.

The suspect fled in a vehicle before authorities arrived at the scene and was tracked down by Maryland State Police, Mullendore said. The suspect and a trooper were wounded in an exchange of gunfire, according to the sheriff.

Mullendore said the suspect was a 42-year-old man but declined to release his name while criminal charges were being prepared…

           — Hat tip: DV [Return to headlines]
 

Biden Officials Ending International Travel COVID Testing Requirement

The Biden administration announced Friday that it is ending a requirement that international travelers test negative for the coronavirus before coming to the United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “has determined based on the science and data that this requirement is no longer necessary at this time,” a senior administration official said.

The requirement ends at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.

Some experts had noted that the requirement did not seem to be serving much purpose, given that COVID-19 is already circulating widely within the United States…

           — Hat tip: ESW [Return to headlines]
 

Biden Admin Dropping COVID-Testing Requirements for International Travel

The Biden administration has finally dropped a Covid-19 testing requirement for travelers entering the country, the White House announced on Friday.

The rule, established during the Trump administration and later enhanced by Biden, required all inbound travelers — including US citizens — to show proof of negative Covid test before boarding flights headed for the US.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Chicago Rapper FBG Cash Killed in South Side Shooting, Police Say

The 31-year-old musician, whose real name is Tristian Hamilton, was in a car when another vehicle pulled up and a gunman got out and opened fire, according to investigators.

Chicago rapper FBG Cash was gunned down and a woman was wounded while they sat in a car on the South Side early Friday morning, authorities said.

A man and woman were inside their vehicle in the 1600 block of West 81st Street at 5:32 a.m. CDT when a “black four-door sedan, possibly a Cadillac, approached and an unknown offender got out and opened fire,” according to a Chicago police statement.

Police said a 31-year-old man was struck by multiple gun shots before he was taken to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The second victim, a 29-year-old woman, was hit in the left arm and upper back and was taken to the hospital in serious condition, police said…

           — Hat tip: JW [Return to headlines]
 

Chicago State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Allegedly Slapped Husband During Domestic Dispute: Police Report

The Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx allegedly slapped her husband during a domestic dispute, according to her spouse.

A police officer from the Flossmoor Police Department in Illinois was dispatched to a home on June 4 at around 10:00 p.m. in response to a domestic dispute between Kim Foxx and her husband, Kelley Foxx. Kelley Foxx dialed 911 to report a domestic dispute with his wife, according to the police report, which states that the officer was told that the dispute was physical but there were no injuries “yet.”

Fox News obtained the police report through a public records request.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Doctors Suing Food and Drug Administration Over Ivermectin

Authored by Alice Giordano via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)

A Washington law firm has filed a federal lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for interfering with the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19.

The lawsuit was filed by Boyden Gray & Associates on behalf of three doctors who were disciplined for prescribing human-grade ivermectin to patients.

The firm’s founder, attorney Boyden Gray, is a former legal adviser to the Reagan and Bush administrations.

Gray told The Epoch Times that the FDA had violated well-established law that allows doctors to prescribe an FDA-approved drug as an off-label treatment.

Ivermectin was no different, he said. It was approved by the FDA in 1966.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Exclusive: Seattle Repeat Offender Arrested After Carjacking Vehicle With Infant Inside

A violent career criminal that was recently featured on Seattle District Attorney’s top 100 criminals list, was arrested by Seattle police officers on Thursday after carjacking a vehicle with an infant inside.

Suspect Kevin Gregory Myhre, a 33-year-old white male, was charged on Thursday with kidnapping, auto theft, DUI, reckless driving, and hit-and-run.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Homeowner Who Shot, Killed Alleged Armed Suspect: ‘It Was Me or Him’

A Detroit homeowner who shot and killed an alleged armed suspect early Tuesday morning told reporters, “It was me or him.”

FOX 2 reports that Maiso Jackson was in his home Tuesday, where he has lived for 20 years, when someone began beating on his door around 4:30 a.m.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

How Critical Race Theory Creeps Into Judicial Opinions

President Joe Biden’s nominee for a federal judgeship in New York, Natasha Merle, made headlines recently because of her past statements about white supremacy and systemic racism. There is good reason to believe that, despite her claims to the contrary, she will inject controversial and factually inaccurate ideas into her work as a judge. It’s been done before.

In earlier speeches, Merle claimed that voter ID laws, President Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from countries with high terrorism rates and a proposed border wall are all “grounded in white supremacy.”

For many Democrats, this is just the default thing to say about any policy they dislike, but some really believe it. Merle seems to fall into the latter category.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Judge Tosses Order That Limited Protests Outside Hudson Officials’ Homes

A Superior Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise filed against a group of activists and voided a restraining order that had severely restricted when the group could protest outside DeGise’s home.

The order, issued in December 2020, limited protests to a single hour every two weeks, barred more than 10 people from demonstrating, and restricted where such demonstrations could be held. Protesters gathered outside DeGise’s home and the homes of some county commissioners to protest since-abandoned contracts Hudson had with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigrant detainees in the county’s jail.

The judge’s move comes as politicians in New Jersey and nationwide have expressed more alarm about activists staging protests outside officials’ private residences.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Man Gets 40 Months for Starting Fire During Kenosha Protest

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Racine man to 40 months in prison for starting a fire that destroyed a furniture store during protests over a police shooting in Kenosha in 2020.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced 23-year-old Devon Vaughn on Thursday. Vaughn pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to commit arson. His attorney, Joshua Uller, said Vaughn acted “entirely out of his character.”

The judge noted the Aug. 24 fire at B&L Office Furniture caused nearly $2 million in damage and deeply frightened the family of Linda Carpenter, who started the business with her husband more than 40 years ago.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

N.J. Man Who Threw Explosive at Cops During George Floyd Protests Sentenced

A Long Beach Island man who threw an explosive at police in Pittsburgh during protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020 has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.

Nicholas Lucia, 27, of Long Beach Township, will also be subject to three years of supervised release after finishing his prison stint, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Pennsylvania said Wednesday.

Lucia tossed the explosive device, which his defense described as a “firecracker,” toward several uniformed cops who were trying to maintain order near Mellon Square in downtown Pittsburgh on May 30, 2020, prosecutors said. The explosive landed landed on the vest of one of the officers.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Obama: We Have to “Detoxify” The “Scourge of Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories and Hate Online”

Former US President Barack Obama made a fresh push for online censorship during an appearance at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit by calling for crackdowns on content that he deems to be “disinformation,” “hate,” or a “conspiracy theory.”

Before Obama took the stage, 2022 Obama Foundation Leader Sarah-Josephine Hjorth hinted at what was to come by railing against “fake news and misinformation.”

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Protesters Descend on Amy Coney Barrett’s Home One Day After Kavanaugh Assassination Plot

Protesters gathered on Thursday evening outside Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home, where she lives with her husband and seven children, according to reports.

The protests, as reported by George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, come one day after a California man allegedly attempted to assassinate Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Queens Subway Rider Stabbed in Unprovoked Attack: NYPD

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX11) — A 62-year-old man was stabbed in the face without provocation on a Queens subway train at the height of the Friday morning rush, according to police.

The victim was aboard a southbound No. 7 train near the Queensboro Plaza station around 8:40 a.m. when a man stabbed him on the right side of his face, authorities said.

The assailant attacked without any provocation, then ran off on foot, according to the NYPD.

The victim was taken by ambulance to Elmhurst Hospital. Police described his wounds as not life-threatening.

The suspect, believed to be in his 30s, was last seen wearing a black and gold button-down shirt and black shorts.

           — Hat tip: LP [Return to headlines]
 

Shocking: American Families Line Up on Tarmacs for Baby Formula Amid Biden Supply Crisis

Mother Emily Gendig and her family waited on a tarmac late last month in hopes to find baby formula for her infant child, describing the shortages as a “big panic” and a “terrifying feeling.”

According to msn.com, Gendig is the mother of a 7 month old with a dairy allergy who waited on an Indianapolis tarmac to receive a special brand of Nestle formula.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Student Sues Illinois College for Silencing Her Conservative Views on Behalf of Woke Students

A Christian art student is suing an Illinois college, claiming the school censored her conservative views after complaints from classmates.

“I was alarmed when I had received three no-contact orders that prevented me from having direct or indirect communication with these three students. Essentially, they were restraining orders that applied to on and off-campus,” graduate student Maggie Dejong said on “Fox & Friends First” Friday alongside Tyson Langhoffer, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom.

Dejong said at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, she routinely participated in classroom discussions on contentious issues such as race relations and religion, often expressing a conservative viewpoint.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

U.S. Department of Defense Reveals Exact Number of U.S.-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Defense released a fact sheet divulging its support for biological research facilities in Ukraine, revealing on Thursday the exact number of biological facilities it has supported in the country in the document.

When details about America’s participation in biological research facilities in Ukraine first surfaced during a Senate hearing with Under Secretary of Defense Victoria Nuland, as detailed by Rebel News, the legacy media was quick to downplay America’s involvement in biological research in the region, accusing anyone speaking about it online of being a conspiracy theorist.

The United States accused both the Russian and Chinese governments of spreading disinformation about the subject.

The disclosure from the Department of Defense is the first time that the agency has revealed the exact number of such facilities the United States government has supported in Ukraine.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Video: Rubio Blasts J6 Trial as “Hollywood Paid Political Advertisement”

GOP Senator Marco Rubio slammed the Democrats’ J6 show trial Thursday, calling it “a Hollywood paid political advertisement,” and noting “they hired a producer to put this thing on.”

Rubio also noted that Democrats have enshrined into law that if any protest like January 6th ever happens again at the Capitol “they’re going to put a fence up,” further asserting “They won’t do that for our country.”

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Washington Post Rescinds Promotion to Editor Allegedly Responsible for Stealth Edit in Taylor Lorenz Report

The Washington Post revoked a job promotion offer to the editor allegedly responsible for stealth editing Taylor Lorenz’s YouTubers report last week.

The Post’s in-house media critic Erik Wemple reported on a Thursday meeting of the features editors and the paper’s top brass, including executive editor Sally Buzbee and managing editor Cameron Barr, to discuss concerns about deputy features editor David Malitz. He was previously outed as the one who included and then removed an erroneous statement from Lorenz’s article without an editor’s note, and how the incident reportedly “may cost” him a top position on the features team.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Wired Retracts Statement Accusing Substack of “Paying Extremists”

In one of its recent articles attacking Substack, which has a relatively open free speech policy, Wired falsely claimed that the newsletter platform “actively recruits and pays extremists.”

The tech outlet was forced to retract the statement after Substack’s head of communications Lulu Cheng Meservey, who has done a good job in speaking out in support of free speech, took to Twitter to expose how Wired did not provide evidence and refused to provide evidence of their claims even after Substack pointed that out to the outlet privately.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Woman Put in Chokehold, Stabbed in Random NYC Subway Attack

A woman was put in a chokehold and stabbed in the back in a random attack in a Lower Manhattan subway stop early Friday, cops said.

The incident unfolded just before 5 a.m. as the 19-year-old was walking down the stairs at the Delancey Street/Essex Street station when she was attacked from behind, cops said.

The unknown attacker took off topside and cops are still searching for the man.

The woman was taken to Lenox Health Greenwich Village hospital for bruises to her neck and a stab wound, according to police. She is expected to recover.

           — Hat tip: Dean [Return to headlines]
 

YouTuber Who Rapped About Robbing ATMs Arrested for Robbing ATM Technician

A Houston-based YouTuber who raps about robbing ATMs was arrested this week for robbing an ATM technician in Tennessee.

30-year-old Ladesion Riley who goes by the nickname “Jugg God,” recently published a video on YouTube titled “Make it Home,” in which he raps about robbing ATM machines outside of Texas.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Liberal MPs Largely in Favour of Dropping Vaccine Mandate: Source

Liberal MPs are growing tired of the Trudeau travel vaccine mandates, with the majority of the caucus now willing to allow the unvaccinated to board domestic flights.

According to The Hill Times, most caucus members now want all federal pandemic restrictions dropped as soon as possible.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Mayor Sohi Cries for More Police Money From the Province

In a recent update meant to deal with crime and addiction problems plaguing the downtown core, mayor Amarjeet Sohi has asked the province to provide more money for policing.

The city of Edmonton cut 11 million dollars over two years from the police budget in July 2020 after Black Lives Matter (BLM) pressure.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Poilievre Calls for Trudeau Minister to Resign After Deceiving Canadians on Emergency Act

Conservative leadership frontrunner Pierre Poilievre is calling for the resignation of Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino, after the Liberal cabinet member made repeated claims in the House and in a committee that the Emergencies Act was invoked after police requests.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Reactions: Open Drug Use and Lax Enforcement in Downtown Edmonton

Do you wonder why you see so many people openly using hard drugs in our cities?

It’s likely because the federal Liberal government has essentially quietly decriminalized the personal possession of a whole variety of drugs — everything from crack cocaine, to methamphetamines, to fentanyl, to heroin.

Back in August of 2020, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) told federal prosecutors to avoid laying charges for the possession of drugs.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Selene Galas is Covering Pastor Art in a Calgary Court for Rebel News

Pastor Artur Pawlowski is back in a courtroom in Calgary this week to answer to a charge of hosting an illegal gathering in violation of COVID restriction in December 2020.

His illegal gathering? An open-air soup kitchen and Christmas festival that was part of the weekly anti-lockdown protest that still takes place to this day on the plaza in front of city hall.

Art and his compatriots fed the homeless steak and other hot food and drinks, and in conjunction with other churches, organized a giveaway of warm clothes and Christmas presents for the downtrodden and down on their luck in Calgary, a needed service after the city limited shelter space to stop the spread of COVID.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Severely Injured B.C. Father Gets No Support From Vaccine Injury Support Program

In British Columbia, a man named Ross Wightman’s vaccine injury story is surprisingly making headlines throughout the legacy media for his COVID-19 vaccine injury, because he is one of first people to have their injury claim accepted by Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP).

In today’s report, we interview Shaun Mulldoon, whose suffering was so great that he is also one of the rare people who have had their vaccine injury covered by the legacy media.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

‘Trucker Rebellion’ Is Coming to Edmonton’s Church in the Vine!

After two successful screenings at the Canyon Meadows Cinemas in Calgary, Trucker Rebellion: The Story of the Coutts Blockade is travelling north to Edmonton for a pair of special events.

Astute Rebel News viewers will recognize Church in the Vine as the Edmonton-area church that defied Alberta’s lockdown and is now battling for their civil liberties in court.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

‘Under Attack’: U of Calgary Report Claims Canadian Social Media Flooded With ‘Pro-Russian’ Disinformation

On last night’s episode of the Ezra Levant Show, we discussed a new report from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy that claims Canadian social media is ‘under attack’ from specifically pro-Russian disinformation campaigns.

While it is clear that in times of war, propaganda campaigns are typically utilized by all sides, the narrow focus of this report on pro-Russian disinformation signals the highly political nature of the findings.

As discussed, the report focuses primarily on amplifying the problems with ‘disinformation’ from pro-Russian sources, but seemingly fails to fully appreciate the scope of NATO’s or Ukraine’s own propaganda efforts.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Watch: Trudeau Says Using a Gun for Self-Defence is ‘Not a Right That You Have’ In Canada

Justin Trudeau made an appearance on the latest episode of Pod Save the World to discuss democracy, firearms, and Ukraine, along with more lighthearted topics.

During the interview, after discussing Canada’s response to American mass shootings, the prime minister argued that Canadians do not have the right to use guns for self-defense.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Brussels Won’t Stop Increasing Its Demands Toward Poland

For a brief moment, it seemed that the matter of EU funds for Poland was sealed with the agreement that they would be sent, but Tuesday’s debate in the European Parliament and Thursday’s resolution have shown that the opposition will not let go of the tool allowing them to blackmail the Polish government.

The European Parliament passed a resolution expressing its “deep concern about the European Commission’s actions regarding the Polish National Recovery Plan.”

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Czechia’s PM Discusses Fate of Ukraine With Pope Francis

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, with their meeting focusing on the current war in Ukraine. During their talk, the head of the Catholic Church praised Czechia’s support for Ukraine in its ongoing struggle against Russia.

During the meeting, which lasted an hour, Czechia’s prime minister also invited the pope to visit the Czech Republic in the near future.

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‘Did Anyone Speak to Adolf Hitler During World War II?’ — Polish President Asks Why French and German Leaders Can’t Stop Calling Putin

Polish president Andrzej Duda criticized French and German leaders for conducting phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with the German tabloid Bild. Duda made no secret of his confusion about the initiatives of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, who have held frequent talks with Putin regarding the war in Ukraine over the phone.

“Those talks do not lead to anything,” said Duda, adding that they legitimize Putin, who is responsible for the Russian army’s crimes in Ukraine.

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EU Tells Hungary to Stop Charging Foreigners More for Fuel

Hungary’s system for capping fuel prices for Hungarians and charging foreign nationals significantly more must come to an end, wrote Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for internal markets, in a letter to the Hungarian government.

Breton argues that the dual pricing model for Hungarian and foreign nationals is likely discriminatory, Reuters reports.

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Father of Swedish Child Islamic Terror Victim Says Her Stockholm Grave Has Been Desecrated Over 100 Times

The father of Ebba Åkerlund, the 11-year-old Swedish girl killed during an Islamic terror attack in 2017, says her grave in Stockholm has been desecrated over 100 times.

Åkerlund was dismembered and killed when Islamic migrant terrorist Rakhmat Akilov drove a truck through a shopping street on April 7th, 2017, killing five people and seriously injuring 14 others.

The culprit, 37-year-old Rakhmat Akilov, was a rejected asylum seeker from Uzbekistan.

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Germany: Antifa-Linked Minister Ignoring ‘Fanatical Islamism’ to Attack Right — CDU Politician

Germany’s Antifa-linked Interior Minister is ignoring “fanatical Islamism” as well as extremism on the far-left in order to attack the right, a CDU politician has alleged.

Thorsten Frei, a senior member of the centrist Christian Democratic Union has accused Germany’s Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, of ignoring extremism on the far-left, as well as “fanatical Islamism” within her nation to take pot shots at the right.

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Hardline Muslims Should Not Dictate What Films We Can Watch in Britain, Says Patrick Christys

We need to stop giving in to mob rule. We need to stop worrying about offending a particularly hardline element of the Muslim community, put our foot down and say enough is enough.

There have been huge protests outside Cineworld cinemas in Bradford, Bolton, Birmingham and Sheffield by some Muslim, mostly, men from what I can see.

Why? Because there was a film called The Lady of Heaven that is about the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter — it depicts her and apparently the Prophet Muhammed as well.

The film has now been pulled because Cineworld was afraid that these protests were threatening the safety of their staff.

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‘If Germany is a Moral Superpower, Then I Am a Young, Tall Blonde’ — Kaczynski Demands Germany Pay Reparations to Poland, Asks Whether Germany is Arming Itself Against Russia or Poland

Germany has failed to compensate Poland for war crimes committed during the Second World War, said Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski while visiting Sochaczew in central Poland on Tuesday as part of the ruling Law and Justice’s (PiS) tour of the country.

The leader of PIS also made another strong statement against his neighbor, saying that it was unclear whether German promises to rearm were directed against Russia or Poland, which is also busy rearming.

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Norway: New Report: Budget Cuts Put 1200 Year Old Viking Ships at Risk of Being Destroyed

Cutting costs means risking Norway’s greatest cultural heritage and largest tourist attraction. “We cannot allow this,” says Svein Stølen, rector at the University of Oslo.

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UK: ‘Take it Down!’ — Muslim Protesters Mob Cinema Showing ‘Blasphemous’ Film in Khan’s London

Muslims in London have mobbed a cinema for showing an allegedly “blasphemous” film already pulled nationwide by one major chain amid safety fears.

Lady of Heaven, which depicts the Islamic prophet’s daughter — obscured by a veil — in a manner some Muslims find displeasing, has already been pulled by the Cineworld chain amid fears for the safety of staff and moviegoers, but remains available elsewhere.

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World’s Oldest Tree Still Growing Near the Norwegian-Swedish Border

The nearly 10 000-year-old spruce tree is only five metres tall, but it began to grow just after the last ice age ended.

           — Hat tip: Fjordman [Return to headlines]
 

Caroline Glick: How to Kill a Democracy

Israeli democracy is hanging by a thread. That is the lesson from Monday’s testimony by prosecution witness and former Communications Ministry Director General Shlomo Filber at former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial. Filber revealed that Netanyahu is not alone in the dock. Israel’s democracy is also on trial.

Benjamin Netanyahu is being tried for bribery and breach of trust. His co-defendants are two media moguls — Yediot Aharonot owner and publisher Arnon Moses, and former owner and publisher of Walla News website (and Bezeq telecommunications company) Shaul Alovich. The “crimes” they are accused of all relate to their desire to give voice — or consider giving voice — to positions and information ignored and silenced by the establishment media.

Filber explained, “The media has a leftist bias. The reason Netanyahu took the communications portfolio [in addition to the premiership] was to vary the opinions, so that right-wing voters would have media organs that expressed their views.”

Filber added, “Netanyahu’s desire to solve the distortion in the media market burned inside him. It was more important to him ideologically than running the country. He believed that the leftist bias in the media prevented the political right from truly governing.”

Filber’s statement came after months of testimony by nearly twenty prosecution witnesses including himself. One by one, they have obliterated the prosecution’s case against Netanyahu. After years of an aggressive investigation, by 2018 the prosecution had nothing other than a few cigars from Netanyahu’s rich friend with which to indict him. Rather than call it a day, the prosecutors decided to reinvent the bribery statute for the purpose of indicting the sitting prime minister. Netanyahu had received no monetary reward from anyone. So they decided that for their purposes, they would define positive media coverage as a form of bribery, and then accuse Netanyahu of receiving a bribe in the form of positive coverage from Alovich’s Walla News in exchange for regulatory favors to Alovich-owned Bezeq. And they indicted Alovich of bribing Netanyahu with positive coverage.

The only problem was that even before they filed their indictments, it had already been amply demonstrated that as is the case in every other establishment media outlet in Israel, Netanyahu received hostile coverage from Walla News.

So the prosecutors changed the statute again. They determined that a media outlet that provides “unusual responsiveness” to a politician, is bribing that politician, (at least if his name is Benjamin Netanyahu)……

           — Hat tip: Caroline Glick [Return to headlines]
 

Former US NATO Policy Planner Urges Ukraine to Cut a Deal

There has been a recent rise in voices in the US advising a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine war — positioning themselves against the Kiev government, which is clinging to continued fighting despite mounting casualties.

American intelligence agencies recently complained that they have too little information about Ukraine’s operations.

Now a former top official in the US administration under Ronald Reagan, Hugh De Santis, has come forward with the assessment that Ukraine will not be able to win against Russia. The US must convince Kiev to negotiate with Moscow to end the conflict, said De Santis, who was responsible for planning NATO and arms control policy under former US President Reagan.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Russia-Ukraine War: What Happened Today (June 10)

As Friday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:

Between 100 and 200 Ukrainian troops are being killed on the front line every day, Ukraine’s senior presidential aide told the BBC. That’s double the combat toll previously estimated by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as battles for the country’s eastern regions grind into another week. Despite billions of dollars in military aid from the U.S. and European allies, Ukraine still says it’s outgunned by Russia, and Kyiv continues to plead for more weapons.

Concerns are growing about a possible cholera outbreak in the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol. The city’s mayor, now based outside Mariupol, said 20,000 civilians may have died in Russia’s siege of the southern port city, and corpses have been contaminating the wells. The British Defense Ministry said medical services in Mariupol are near collapse, as Russia struggles to provide public services in occupied areas.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, and pledged to continue supporting Ukraine with military and other aid. The United Kingdom is also pushing for the release of two British nationals convicted of “mercenary activities” and sentenced to death by a court in the pro-Russian separatist Donetsk region. British officials said they were working with Kyiv to secure the soldiers’ release.

Russia’s central bank cut its interest rates to their prewar level, citing slowing inflation. The bank chopped its key rate to 9.5%, more than Western economists had expected, as Russia eases back from the 20% emergency rate hike when the war began and Western sanctions followed. Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said the effect of sanctions so far has been “less acute” than feared, though she acknowledged they haven’t reached their full effect.

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India: Fanatic Bengal Muslims Protest Over Nupur Sharma Row

Howrah in communal tension; Police clash with protesters! Internet service closed in the district till Monday.

Upasana Das | HENB | Kolkata | June 10, 2022:: Controversial remarks by BJP leader Nupur Sharma about Prophet Mohammad created a communal situation in West Bengal. Fanatic Muslim mob in Howrah clashed with police. The administration also took strict steps to control the situation. Internet service will be closed across the district till Monday.

On Thursday, a section of local residents blocked the road for a long time across the Howrah dome. Demonstrations continued with the burning of towers in the streets. The picture has not changed even today.

It is alleged that the protesters fought with the police in the Banitabala checkpost in Uluberia. The protesters vandalized and set fire to several vehicles, including a police vehicle, on National Highway No. 8. The sub-divisional magistrate’s office and the police kiosk were also left out.

The situation vitiated as the roads were blocked for a long time in Ankurhati area of Domjur on Thursday, due to which a lot of cars got stuck on the national highway. The blockade began at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Protesters set fire to tires and blocked National Highway 116. Due to this ordinary people became victims of misery…

           — Hat tip: Upananda Brahmachari [Return to headlines]
 

Shanghai Lockdowns Increase Market for Invasive Medical Surveillance Tech

The South China Morning Post interviewed experts who believe there could now be a big market for facial recognition cameras to “detect signs of COVID-19.”

The news outlet cited a report by Everbright Securities that claimed that about 2 million devices for detecting infection and confirming vaccination and test results could be put in public venues like entertainment venues, hospitals, office buildings and shopping centers.

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Sriracha Maker Warns of ‘Unprecedented Shortage’ Due to Supply Issues

One of the world’s largest producers in the Asian hot sauce market, Huy Fong Inc., announced Thursday an anticipated major shortage of its beloved chili sauce, Sriracha, due to supply shortages.

The company said in a statement, “Unfortunately, we can confirm that there is an unprecedented shortage of our products. We are still endeavoring to resolve this issue that has been caused by several spiraling events, including unexpected crop failure from the spring chili harvest.”

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Julian Assange: Does WikiLeaks Founder Have a Powerful Ally in New Australian PM?

After more than a decade spent trying to avoid extradition from the UK, Julian Assange is running out of time and options.

But with the election of a new government in his native Australia last month, his supporters hope he has a new, powerful ally.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has previously spoken against Mr Assange’s incarceration, and the activist’s family are counting on him to put pressure on the UK as the deadline for a critical deportation decision looms.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Another Stress Test for Hungary’s Borders

In response to the mass immigration to Central Europe in 2015/16, which was the fault of the then Chancellor Merkel, the Hungarian government immediately began fortifying the country’s borders at the time. Today, Hungary’s borders with non-EU countries are secured throughout with massive wire fences.

This is currently paying off, as the Hungarian borders are also being increasingly put to the test by illegals again these weeks. From Friday to Sunday alone, police and soldiers took action against 1572 illegal border crossers, the national police headquarters announced. In cooperation with Czech colleagues, 64 illegals were arrested on the outskirts of Szeged on Sunday evening alone, who identified themselves as Syrians during the check.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Germany’s Far-Left Government Pushes Amnesty for 100,000 Illegal Immigrants

Germany’s left-wing government is looking to pass large-scale amnesty for tens of thousands of illegal immigrants, with the move seen as a major prong in the left’s efforts to ramp up mass immigration in the coming years.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser is currently preparing a text to relax the country’s immigration laws, which will result in the government granting a residence permit for approximately 100,000 migrants.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants, Mostly Men, Flood Across Arizona Border Section Overnight

Late Thursday night into Friday morning, hundreds of illegal immigrants were filmed crossing a section of the southern border near Yuma, Arizona, with estimates of total border crossers reaching 800 people.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Movement Restrictions on Polish-Belarusian Border to End as Construction of Border Wall Makes Progress

Restrictions on movement in the Podlaskie and Lubelskie provinces of Poland are expected to end by July 1, with only a 200-meter exclusion zone on the Polish-Belarusian border remaining, Poland’s Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski announced on Thursday.

In a statement posted on social media, Kaminski explained that the social restrictions will remain in place until June 30, by which time it is expected that the construction of the border wall between Poland and Belarus will have been completed.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Number of Syrians Gaining German Citizenship Triples in 2021

The figure for how many Syrian nationals became naturalized Germans in 2021 was three times higher than the previous year, figures published on Friday showed.

That increase — as many of those who fled Syria’s civil war achieved eligibility — accounted for a jump of roughly 20% in the total number of naturalizations.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Over 368,000 Visas Issued to Ukrainians in Czechia as Refugees Start to Leave the Country

Over 368,000 visas have been issued to Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24; however, more than a fifth of applicants have now left the country, according to data published by the Czech Interior Ministry on Thursday.

In total, 368,551 refugees have received visas across Czechia, but there are now approximately 300,000 Ukrainian refugees still residing in the country, Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan stated on Thursday.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Somali Migrant Caught in Slew of Sexual Assaults in France

An illegal migrant from Africa was convicted in a series of sexual assaults that took place in France recently, according to reports.

The string of attacks unfolded on March 29 in Caen, a commune in the department of Calvados.

A young woman was approached by a man who tried to forcibly kiss her, and when she refused, demanded she perform oral sex on him.

The suspect then asked for a cigarette from another woman, and when she did not give one, he “pinched” her breast, La Manche Libre reports.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

UK: First Rwanda Flight Expected to Go Ahead After Injunction to Stop it Taking Off Fails

A High Court judge has refused to grant an injunction to halt a flight expected to deport dozens of people to Rwanda on Tuesday.

Migrants due to be given a one-way ticket to the east African nation as part of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s bid to curb Channel crossings, as well as campaign groups and a union, had asked judges to block their upcoming deportation flight.

Up to 130 people had been notified they could be removed.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

UK: Nigel Farage Claims 750 New Houses Would Have to be Built Every Day to House Migrants Entering the Country

Nigel Farage has claimed that 750 new houses have to be built every day “just to accommodate new people coming into the country.”

The lack of affordable housing in the UK is a growing issue, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announcing plans to extend the right to buy to tenants of housing association homes in a bid to help.

While MPs also held a five-hour debate in the House of Commons, with levelling up and specifically social housing high up on the agenda.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

UK: Prince Charles Brands Home Office Rwanda Deportation Scheme ‘Appalling’ But Denies Trying to Influence Government Policy — as Judge Gives Green Light to First African Flight

Prince Charles has privately condemned Priti Patel’s Rwanda asylum plan.

Risking a major clash with No 10, he is understood to have said that giving Channel migrants a one-way ticket to Africa was ‘appalling’.

But a High Court judge last night threw out a bid to halt the first charter flight to Rwanda, due to take off on Tuesday. Mr Justice Swift said he had to balance the concerns of individual migrants with the wider public interest.

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UK: Revealed: The Piously Lefty Cabal Who Fought So Hard to Ground a Jet of Channel Migrants Bound for Rwanda

A collection of Left-wing groups have made legal challenges in a bid to block ministers’ plan to send migrants to Rwanda. They are represented by lawyers who in many cases have links to the Labour Party and a lengthy record of bringing cases against the Government.

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UK: Village of 700 Residents Awaits Decision on Whether it Will Host 1500 Migrants

A village in England comprising of just 700 residents is likely to hear by early next week the government’s final decision on whether to house 1500 migrants at a nearby RAF base.

Residents of Linton-on-Ouse have been protesting for weeks over the decision, which will see 1500 ‘asylum seekers’ moved to the new facility as their refugee claims are processed.

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Woke Ben & Jerry’s and Actress Emma Thompson Bash ‘Racist’ Plan to Deport Illegal Migrants to Rwanda

Woke ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s and Hollywood luvvie Emma Thompson denounced the British government’s plan to deport illegal boat migrants to Rwanda for processing as “racist” and “eye-wateringly mad and callous”.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Board Member Pushes Lifestyle to Kids Through Children’s Books

Nursery rhymes are unsafe from the conquest of the woke crusade. One of the board members of the Drag Queen Story Hour has taken it upon himself to use classic children’s songs with a drag queen twist in an effort to promote the LGBT lifestyle to children.

Lil Miss Hot Mess, a drag queen and board member of the official Drag Queen Story Hour organization, has taken a pair of children’s songs “The Wheels on the Bus Go Round, Round, Round“ and “If You’re Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands,” and rewritten them with lyrics to celebrate the drag queen lifestyle.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Germany: ‘Men of Southern Origin’ Attack Gay Pride Parade, Set Rainbow LGBT Flag on Fire

Approximately 30 men were involved in attacking a gay pride parade in the German city of Karlsurhe, according to police. The men, who are described as a “group of young people of southern origin,” beat a number of participants and set a gay pride flag on fire.

The Karlsruhe criminal police have begun an investigation into the incident. The “southern origin” description as indicated in the police report usually refers to North Africans or Middle Easterners, but the men have not yet been identified.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Gov. DeSantis Exploring Crackdown on Drag Shows for Kids

Florida has child protection and endangerment laws, the Governor said.

Following an outcry over viral videos of a Dallas Pride Month drag show aimed at kids, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he is looking into preventing bringing children to such shows.

At least one Texas Republican lawmaker has vowed to file legislation to ban drag shows in the presence of minors. And Howey-in-the-Hills Rep. Anthony Sabatini, an outspoken right-wing Republican running for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, called for an “emergency Special Session” on the matter, citing “Pride on the Block: Drag Show for Kids,” advertised for West Palm Beach last Sunday.

Asked about Sabatini’s call during a news conference in Fort Myers Beach on Wednesday, DeSantis said the state might already be able to target drag shows for children.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul Forces Colleges to Add “Preferred Pronouns” In Student Portals, Emails, And More

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that the board of trustees for the State University of New York has rolled out a policy requiring all 64 universities and colleges to use students’ preferred pronouns and names so that the identities of “gender non-conforming,” transgender, and “non-binary” students can be reflected in fully represented in schools’ systems, online portals, emails, and more.

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Twitter Walks Back Censorship of “Billboard Chris” Who Invited People to Discus Harms of “Gender Ideology”

Canadian activist Billboard Chris was suspended from Twitter after posting that he would be discussing “the harms of gender ideology” with strangers in Santa Cruz.

“I’ll be on the boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California this afternoon, having one conversation at a time about the harms of gender ideology. Feel free to come join me,” the tweet read.

Twitter claimed that the account was suspended for violating rules against, “posting or sharing privately produced/distributed intimate media of someone without their express consent.” The policy referenced is supposed to prevent doxing.

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3 thoughts on “Gates of Vienna News Feed 6/10/2022

  1. FROM KRETINOSTAN

    A woman who plays hot-ball in her spare time is fined SEK 6,500 for transporting her bat in her car. The police, prosecutors and the court say this is a violation of the law.

    The woman, who lives in Värnamo, was stopped in one of the police’s routine checks when she was driving a car. The police patrol discovered that the woman had a fireball bat in her car. A serious breach of the law, they thought, and drew up a report.

    The law referred to was the Law on the Prohibition of Knives and Other Dangerous Objects, commonly known as the “Knife Law”. The law is controversial as it causes problems for many citizens who have perfectly legitimate reasons for carrying a knife. Exemptions exist for craftsmen, among others, but are granted restrictively.

    In addition to knives, the ban also covers swords, sabres, clubs, throwing sticks and karate chopsticks, among other things. As far as Samnytt knows, the equipment of hot-ball enthusiasts has not previously been ruled unlawful under this law.

    However, in the case in question, the woman’s reference to her previous experience of playing brandy ball did not help. Police, prosecutors and the court agree that she committed a crime and should be punished for it. The penalty is a fine of SEK 6 500.

    Unclear whether hockey sticks and tennis rackets are allowed
    The court says she should be convicted of a crime because she first joked with the police officers who stopped her that she had a bat in her car to defend herself against wrongdoers. It cannot be ruled out that the woman was serious, prosecutors and later the court said.

    It is unclear what consequences the verdict will have for other fireball enthusiasts in the country. Questions have also arisen as to whether other similar sports equipment may be illegal to transport, such as hockey sticks and tennis rackets.

    Sweden is an anarcho-tyrannical society.
    Samnytt has previously drawn attention to what many consider to be the “anarcho-tyrannical” development of the Swedish rule of law in recent times, where the judiciary, unable to deal with serious crime, instead signals its ability to act by cracking down unjustifiably on petty crime.

    by Mts Dagerlind

  2. re: Canada, Poilievre, and Trudeau’s “Minister of Public Safety” :

    ‘Mendicino’ is his stage name.
    His actual name is Marco MENDACITY.

  3. MORE FROM KRETINOSTAN

    Benefit cheating M-top’s fire speech against benefit cheating

    Published 11 June 2022 at 13.15 in Fria Tider

    Member of Parliament Helena Bouveng (M) has cheated herself out of 390,000 SEK in benefits by being a fake registered in Vetlanda, in violation of the Population Registration Act.

    But shortly before she was exposed by Uppdrag Granskning, she gave a firebrand speech against immigrants who cheat on their national registration to get benefits, a video on the Riksdag’s website shows. https://youtu.be/KJ3p6mwxMlU

    – In today’s Sweden, it is highly unclear how many people are in our country. The Swedish Tax Agency estimates that around 200,000 people are registered at incorrect addresses in Sweden, Helena Bouveng (M) thundered in a sharply worded speech.

    – Criminals are currently using false addresses to obtain subsidies and welfare benefits to which they are not really entitled, the politician continued, in her speech on 27 April 2022.

    But five weeks later, SVT’s Uppdrag Granskning revealed that Helena Bouveng herself had cheated herself out of SEK 390,000 in allowances and accommodation costs from the Riksdag administration by being registered in Vetlanda even though she actually lives on Värmdö in Stockholm.

    However, she claims that the fact that she has told Värmdö municipality that she and her husband live there is “a small mistake”.

    – I’m not very good at this, she says.

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