Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/14/2023

Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira has been charged under the Espionage Act for his actions in leaking classified Pentagon documents. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is considering expanding its surveillance of social media to prevent further leaks of classified information.

In other news, Minneapolis has become the first major U.S. city to permit the broadcast of the adhan over mosque loudspeakers at any time of day or night.

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Financial Crisis
» Fed-Up Construction Boss Issues a Brutal Message to ‘Entitled’ Aussies Struggling With Cost of Living Saying They Should Work Harder and Stop Being Lazy: ‘If You Have a Small Income, That’s All You Deserve’
» Gas Prices Rise Second Straight Week as Biden’s Job Approval Rating Remains Low
» Global Computer Market Crashes in Q1, Apple Hit Hardest
» ‘Grim’ New Data Reveals How Australians Are Now at Second-Highest Risk of Defaulting Their Home Loans in the Developed World — With Nearly 1 Million Borrowers Headed for ‘Mortgage Cliff’
» Polish Zloty Hits 12-Month High on Weakening US Dollar
 
USA
» Alleged Bob Lee Killer Drove Victim to Secluded Area, Stabbed Him With Kitchen Knife
» America’s Crime Problem Began in College
» Biden’s Pick to Lead Labor Department a Leading Proponent of Critical Race Theory
» Biden Directs Pentagon and Intelligence Community to ‘Secure and Limit’ Documents After Leak
» Biden Pumps Millions in Tax Dollars to Radical Groups That Backed His Green Agenda
» Biden Administration Considers Increasing Social Media Surveillance After Pentagon Leaks
» Breaking: Trump Vows to Crack Down on Soros-Funded DAs if Elected President in 2024
» Detroit Becomes Latest City to Weigh Reparations
» Doctors Bribed to Push COVID Shots Onto Patients, Leak Shows
» Elon Musk Warns Tucker About ‘Potential of Civilization Destruction’ by Artificial Intelligence
» Ex-Biden Official Sam Brinton Accepts Plea Deal in Las Vegas Luggage Theft
» Georgia Inmate ‘Eaten Alive by Insects’ in Fulton County Jail in Conditions ‘Not Fit for a Diseased Animal’ Lawyer Says
» Hilarious: Massive Dog Wants Biden to Get the Hell Away From Him
» How Did 21-Year-Old Low-Ranking National Guardsman Jack Teixeira Who Lived With His Mother Get His Hands on Top Secret Pentagon Documents?
» How Pentagon ‘Leaker’s Discord’s Friends Snitched on Him to the FBI as He Started Sharing Top Secret Documents: Prosecutors Say ‘Jack the Dripper’, 21, Frantically Searched ‘Leak’ on His Government Computer When the Walls Started Closing in
» Jack Teixeira Charged Under Espionage Act in Connection to Pentagon Classified Documents Leak
» Lori Lightfoot Blames Media for Her Failure, Al Sharpton Puts it Down to ‘Disrespect That Black Women Face’
» Minds, the Babylon Bee, and Tim Pool File Lawsuit Against California Censorship Law
» Minneapolis Becomes First Major American City to Allow Broadcast of Five Muslim Calls to Prayer Per Day Year-Round
» Minneapolis Becomes First Major US City to Allow Muslim Calls to Prayer at All Hours
» Montana Lawmakers Pass Statewide Ban on TikTok, First in Nation
» NBC News Affiliate Anchor Dies Suddenly at 42 During Family Vacation
» NYT Lies About Snowden to Peddle ‘Evil-Leaker’ Propaganda, Then Stealth-Edits When Caught
» Pictured: Bay Area Tech Exec, 38, Who’s Been Arrested for Stabbing to Death Cash App Founder Bob Lee After Argument in Car Spilled Out Onto San Francisco Street at 2:30am
» Proposed Philadelphia Bill Would Regulate “Hate Speech” on Social Media
» Prosecutors: Report Indicates Accused Metro Shooter is Feigning Mental Disorder
» Rat Czar: NYC’s “Director of Rodent Migration” to be Paid $155,000 Per Year
» Robert F. Kennedy Jr: “CBDCs Are the Ultimate Mechanisms for Social Surveillance and Control”
» Ron DeSantis Speech to New Hampshire Republicans Momentarily Interrupted by Protesters
» Supreme Court Allows Challenges to Federal Agencies to Go Forward in Court
» Tech Exec Stabbed Bob Lee in the Heart With a Kitchen Knife After Grilling Him Over His Relationship With His Married Sister and Whether She Was Taking Drugs — as Texts Reveal How She Gushed Over ‘Classy’ Cash App Founder
» Utah Introduces New Digital ID Blockchain Law
» Video: Carlson Exposes How Establishment Media is Desperate to Help Cover Up Info From Intel Leaks
» Watch: Kevin O’Leary Moving Companies Out of ‘War Zone’ New York City
 
Europe and the EU
» Carnage in France: Battles on the Streets of Paris as Riot Police Fire Tear Gas and Charge at Pension Protesters After Macron’s Hated Bid to Raise Retirement Age is Approved by Top Constitutional Court
» Germany: 7-Year-Old Boy Stabbed by Knife-Wielding Man
» Germany Greenlights Soviet-Made Fighter Jets for Ukraine
» Hungary Exits Bank Hit by US Sanctions
» Hungary’s Loyalties Tested as Russia’s War in Ukraine Grinds on
» Italian Politicians Push for Fines on Activists Who Damage Cultural Sites During Climate Protests
» Netherlands: Hate Speech Case Pursued Against PEGIDA Protester Who Tore Up a Koran
» Netherlands: Sperm Donor Who Fathered 550 Children Calls Actions a “Whole New Concept” in Court
» Planned US Sanctions Could Affect Former Hungarian Officials
» Poland Will Back Proposal to Withdraw From the NATO-Russia Founding Act
 
Balkans
» Terrifying Arsenal of Weapons Including Glock Pistols and 200 Rounds of Ammunition Bound for UK-Based Albanian Gangsters is Found in Brit-Registered Van as Driver is Held
 
Middle East
» Executions in Iran Increased 75% as Anti-Government Protests Surged
 
Russia
» Germany Pleads With China: Please Tell Russia to Stop Invading Ukraine
» Russia Having Some Success Jamming Guided Bombs: Pentagon Leaks
» Russia Has Trained Belarussian Pilots to Deploy Nuclear Weapons, Defence Ministry Claims
» The Black Sea Will Never be ‘NATO’s Sea’, Kremlin Vows
» Ukraine Denies Its Troops Are Surrounded in Bakhmut After Russia Claimed it Had Cut Off Last Supply Route — as Terrifying Video Shows Thermite Bombs Raining Down Over City
» Ukrainian Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Ukraine’s Consulate in Krakow
 
South Asia
» Afghanistan: Mortar Shell Explosion Kills Child, Injures Another in Nangarhar
 
Far East
» China Releases Documents Showing Millions of Dollars Flowing to Bidens From Chinese Firms
» China Says Won’t Sell Arms to Either Side in Ukraine War, Amid Western Concerns of Russia Alliance
» Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal China Successfully Tested a New Hypersonic Nuclear-Capable Missile in February — With a ‘High Probability of Penetrating’ US Defenses
» WaPo’s Rogin: China’s Building Up While We’re Going to ‘Spend the Next Ten Years Fighting a World War I-Style Tank Battle in Ukraine’
 
Australia — Pacific
» Anthony Albanese is Named One of the Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine: ‘A Symbol for Hope and Inspiration’
» Baffling Moment Indigenous Affairs Minister Slams Claims the Voice Will End Australia Day as ‘Nonsense’ — Before Contradicting Herself in the Very Next Breath
» Indigenous Leader Delivers Brutal Slapdown to Anthony Albanese and the Voice Referendum — as He Reveals the Reasons Why He Plans to Vote ‘No’: ‘It’s Disgraceful’
» Inside Paramedic Dad’s Happiest Day Marrying the Love of His Life Five Weeks Before Being Stabbed to Death in a McDonald’s Carpark — as His Alleged Attacker, 21, is Charged With Murder
» The Town Canberra Forgot: Emotional Moment Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Breaks Down in Tears Over Alice Springs’ Crime Wave — as She Reveals the Sickening Crimes Being Committed Against Kids
 
Immigration
» Americans to Spend Billions on Biden’s ObamaCare for DACA Illegal Aliens
» Chilling Moment Albanian Rapper Who Lives in UK Smashes a TV Screen Showing Suella Braverman Speaking About Illegal Immigration and Boasts About Wads of Cash in Music Video Named After Character From the Crime Thriller Film Taken
» Half of Brits Back Government’s Plans to Deport Migrants to Rwanda But Most Don’t Believe it Will Work, New Poll Shows
 
Culture Wars
» Anheuser-Busch CEO Breaks Silence After Bud Light’s Partnership With Trans TikTok Star Dylan Mulvaney Drew Backlash: ‘We Never Intended to be Part of a Discussion That Divides People’
» Breaking: James O’Keefe Confronts Dylan Mulvaney in LA Over Trans Male Rapists in Women’s Prisons
» Canadian Trans Teacher Confronted by Reporter After She Was Spotted Leaving Mall Without Z-Cup Prosthetic Breasts
» ‘Car Culture’ is Tied to ‘Toxic Masculinity,’ Professor Claims
» Consumers’ Research Launches ‘Woke Alerts’ to Monitor Companies’ Liberal Initiatives
» Elon Musk Slams Transgender Therapy for Minors and Says Parents or Doctors Who ‘Sterilize a Child Before They Are a Consenting Adult Should Go to Prison for Life’
» Elon Musk: Doctors Who Perform Sex Change Surgeries on Children Should ‘Go to Prison for Life’
» Loudoun County Schools Consider Going Gender-Neutral on All Bathrooms After Trans Student Rape Case
» New York-Based Medical School Implementing ‘Anti-Bias’ Curriculum, Documents Show
» Protesters Demand Trans Inmates be Removed From All-Female New Jersey Prison, Where 10 Were Born Male
» See it: Anheuser-Busch CEO Issues Statement Amid Dylan Mulvaney Fallout
» Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone Amid Judges’ Contradicting Orders
» ‘That is a Fraud’: Gov. DeSantis Calls Out Lia Thomas, Biological Men Competing in Women’s Sports
» The Netherlands Makes it Legal to Euthanise Terminally-Ill Children Aged as Young as 12 at Their Parents’ Request
» ‘Trans’ Activist Crashes TPUSA Event in Washington, Flips Table: ‘Get the F*** Off My Campus, You Nazi’
» Update: Florida Dept of Education Removes Trans Teacher Who Threatened to Shoot Students
» ‘Where Are Your Boobs?’: Reporter Confronts ‘Canadian Trans Teacher Who Claimed Her Z-Cup Prosthetic Breasts Were Real’ at Ontario Shopping Mall — But Fails to Get a Response
 

Fed-Up Construction Boss Issues a Brutal Message to ‘Entitled’ Aussies Struggling With Cost of Living Saying They Should Work Harder and Stop Being Lazy: ‘If You Have a Small Income, That’s All You Deserve’

A fed-up Sydney construction boss has slammed the nation’s workers as ‘lazy’ and entitled, arguing they should pick up extra hours if they’re struggling with the cost of living.

           — Hat tip: SS [Return to headlines]
 

Gas Prices Rise Second Straight Week as Biden’s Job Approval Rating Remains Low

U.S. gas prices are trending back toward a single-year high as more Americans continue to give President Biden low approval rating.

On Friday, two weeks after OPEC+ significantly cut oil production, the American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates the national average gas price is $3.66 a gallon — up nearly two cents from Thursday and eight cents from last week.

Within the past month, the national average has increased by 20 cents, which appears to show a trend in which Americans could see prices at the pump return to the $4.07 high from a year ago.

The steady increase in gas prices this past month have coincided with Biden’s consistently low job approval rating.

His approval dropped to 38% in March, from 45% in February, according to a recent AP/NORC. His number on the economy was 31%.

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

Global Computer Market Crashes in Q1, Apple Hit Hardest

Computer manufacturers have suffered a double-digit decline in sales for the first quarter with analysts expecting a recovery in late 2023 and 2024. Multiple analysts reported a 30 percent or higher decline in global desktop and laptop shipments year-over-year. Apple suffered the largest decline of more than 40 percent.

           — Hat tip: SS [Return to headlines]
 

‘Grim’ New Data Reveals How Australians Are Now at Second-Highest Risk of Defaulting Their Home Loans in the Developed World — With Nearly 1 Million Borrowers Headed for ‘Mortgage Cliff’

International Monetary Fund said in its new World Economic Outlook that Australians are the second-most likely in the developed world to default on their loan repayments.

           — Hat tip: SS [Return to headlines]
 

Polish Zloty Hits 12-Month High on Weakening US Dollar

The Polish zloty (PLN) strengthened on Thursday against both the U.S. dollar and the euro, reaching 4.19 against the dollar in the afternoon, its highest level in over a year.

According to currency analysts, this is a result of the good news in America on inflation. It has fallen to 5 percent giving a rise to speculation that there would be no more interest rate rises. The effect of this is that investors are looking to invest in other markets, such as those in Central Europe where as a result of higher inflation figures interest rates are unlikely to fall for some time.

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

Alleged Bob Lee Killer Drove Victim to Secluded Area, Stabbed Him With Kitchen Knife

Before Nima Momeni allegedly stabbed high-profile tech executive Bob Lee three times with a kitchen knife, he drove his victim to a secluded area, fuming over some dispute and vowing to “come down hard” on him, prosecutors alleged in court papers released Friday.

The details of the shocking April 4 killing were laid out in a motion filed by the prosecution seeking to detain the 38-year-old defendant pretrial.

The San Francisco district attorney’s office charged Momeni with murder and an enhancement of using a knife after police arrested him at his Emeryville home on Thursday morning.

Momeni made his first court appearance on the charges Friday but did not speak. His sister Khazar Momeni and her husband, Dr. Dino Elyassnia, sat in the court gallery with other family members.

Prosecutors described a violent encounter between the 43-year-old victim, a multimillionaire tech executive who founded the CashApp, and his killer in court documents.

           — Hat tip: LP [Return to headlines]
 

America’s Crime Problem Began in College

by Daniel Greenfield

The pro-crime movement that swept America began in part with an article by Angela Davis, “Racialized Punishment and Prison Abolition.” Davis, a UCLA academic, started by quoting Michel Foucault, a French academic with the Collège de France.

Foucault’s ‘Discipline and Punish’, which Davis described as “arguably the most influential text in contemporary studies of the prison system” remains widely studied on college campuses along with Davis’ racial spin that long since entered politics and pop culture in the form of police defunding and other allied efforts to eliminate prisons, prosecutions and the justice system.

The two activist academics were not really interested in crime and the penal system as a field of research. They were bent on fomenting a civil war that would put the Left in power.

Foucault, a Marxist-trained philosopher, had been a co-founder of the Prison Information Group to support the Maoists imprisoned over the radical violence in France in 1968. Foucault had credited the riots with stimulating his interest in “the direction of penal theory”…

           — Hat tip: Daniel Greenfield [Return to headlines]
 

Biden’s Pick to Lead Labor Department a Leading Proponent of Critical Race Theory

Julie Su, President Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Labor (DOL), has been a leading proponent of critical race theory (CRT) for decades, dating back to her time as a civil rights lawyer.

Su — who the Senate confirmed to be deputy DOL secretary in a party-line vote in July 2021 and who has served as acting secretary since March — has been a prominent supporter of CRT, according to a Fox News Digital review of her work since the late 1990s. The left-wing Asian American Pacific Islanders Civic Engagement Fund even credited Su last year with continuing “to push the leading edge of CRT in the legal academy.”

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

Biden Directs Pentagon and Intelligence Community to ‘Secure and Limit’ Documents After Leak

President Joe Biden praised federal law enforcement officers for their “rapid action” in identifying and detaining the alleged source of a classified information leak, despite reporters approaching suspect Jack Teixeira first.

“I commend the rapid action taken by law enforcement to investigate and respond to the recent dissemination of classified U.S. government documents,” Biden wrote in a statement Friday. “While we are still determining the validity of those documents, I have directed our military and intelligence community to take steps to further secure and limit distribution of sensitive information, and our national security team is closely coordinating with our partners and allies.”

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

Biden Pumps Millions in Tax Dollars to Radical Groups That Backed His Green Agenda

Democrat President Joe Biden has pumped $177 million in taxpayer money to several radical “environmental justice” groups that backed his green agenda.

The tax dollars were doled out to the groups by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agency announced Thursday.

The groups that received the money publicly supported the Biden administration’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.

The funding will be spread across 17 groups, which will each receive a minimum of $10 million.

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

Biden Administration Considers Increasing Social Media Surveillance After Pentagon Leaks

The Biden Administration is considering using an intelligence failure that allowed classified Pentagon documents to circulate online unnoticed for weeks to call for broadening its surveillance of social media platforms.

This potential alteration to intelligence gathering methods comes as authorities rush to find out not only how the leak occurred, but also how to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Last week, President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were informed of the leak.

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

Breaking: Trump Vows to Crack Down on Soros-Funded DAs if Elected President in 2024

In a campaign video published on Thursday, former President Donald Trump vowed to crack down on Soros-funded district attorneys that have taken office across the country if re-elected.

“There is no more dire threat to the American way of life than the corruption and weaponization of our justice system. And it’s happening all around us,” Trump began.

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

Detroit Becomes Latest City to Weigh Reparations

Detroit has become the latest city to look into reparations for black people.

The city’s “reparations task force” met for an introductory session Thursday night, beginning its effort to “establish, process, develop and implement community reparations for mass-historic unjust treatment of Detroit’s majority African American population,” according to a document on the task force’s website.

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

Doctors Bribed to Push COVID Shots Onto Patients, Leak Shows

Family doctors were bribed with financial incentives to push their patients into getting Covid shots, explosive documents leaked to the public by a U.S. congressman have revealed.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has published leaked documents showing that primary care and family medicine doctors and others were bribed to recommend vaccinations for COVID-19 to their patients.

The document appears to list a “bonus” scheme for medical practitioners.

According to the document, health professionals can get from “$20” up to “$250” per patient for “vaccination with at least one dose.”

The “bonus” system suggests that the more patients doctors vaccinate, the larger the financial incentives are.

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

Elon Musk Warns Tucker About ‘Potential of Civilization Destruction’ by Artificial Intelligence

Billionaire Twitter CEO Elon Musk warned Fox News host and Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson about how artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially destroy civilization.

Carlson announced Friday that his upcoming interview with Musk will air Monday. Fox released a clip from the interview Friday featuring Musk’s warning about artificial intelligence.

“AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or production maintenance or bad car production,” Musk said. “In the sense that it has the potential — however small one may regard that probability, but it is non-trivial — it has the potential of civilization destruction.”

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

Ex-Biden Official Sam Brinton Accepts Plea Deal in Las Vegas Luggage Theft

The former Biden administration official accused in two separate stolen-luggage cases in different states was ordered to pay one of their victims back — but given no jail time — Tuesday after they pleaded no contest to the bizarre theft.

Samuel Brinton, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, was given a 180-day suspended jail sentence for lifting a woman’s suitcase from Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport in July 2022, according to court records obtained by Fox 5.

As part of the plea deal, Brinton was charged with a misdemeanor instead of a felony.

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

Georgia Inmate ‘Eaten Alive by Insects’ in Fulton County Jail in Conditions ‘Not Fit for a Diseased Animal’ Lawyer Says

A man died at an Atlanta jail after being eaten alive by insects and bed bugs his family’s attorney said. Lashawn Thompson was allegedly eaten alive by bugs in his Fulton County jail cell while awaiting trial for a June 2022 misdemeanor battery charge.

The 35-year-old’s family is calling for the closure of the jail as well as a criminal investigation into the death. Thompson had been placed in the psychiatric wing after officials determined he was mentally ill.

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

Hilarious: Massive Dog Wants Biden to Get the Hell Away From Him

Joe Biden’s Irish ‘Weekend at Bernies’ style trip continued on Thursday with several incredible moments, including the U.S. President’s attempt to say hello to a dog that hilariously wanted absolutely nothing to do with him.

The huge Bernese Mountain dog called Misneach (the Irish word for courage) belongs to the Irish President Michael Higgins, who had to put him back in the house to avoid more embarrassment after he growled and barked a warning at Biden, backing away and refusing to greet him.

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

How Did 21-Year-Old Low-Ranking National Guardsman Jack Teixeira Who Lived With His Mother Get His Hands on Top Secret Pentagon Documents?

As an airman 1st class, 21-year-old Teixeira held one of the lowest petty officer ranks in the U.S. Air Force. But he worked as an IT specialist in an intelligence division of the National Guard

           — Hat tip: SS [Return to headlines]
 

How Pentagon ‘Leaker’s Discord’s Friends Snitched on Him to the FBI as He Started Sharing Top Secret Documents: Prosecutors Say ‘Jack the Dripper’, 21, Frantically Searched ‘Leak’ on His Government Computer When the Walls Started Closing in

One user provided key information to the FBI that helped their agents track Teixeira down

           — Hat tip: SS [Return to headlines]
 

Jack Teixeira Charged Under Espionage Act in Connection to Pentagon Classified Documents Leak

Jack Teixeira appeared in court in Massachusetts on Friday and was charged in connection to the leak of hundreds of classified documents from the Pentagon.

The 21-year-old Air National Guardsman was arrested by the FBI on Thursday. He was arraigned in a Boston federal courtroom on Friday and charged under the Espionage Act with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information, as well as unauthorized removal of classified information and defense materials.

U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennesy ordered Teixeira to be held pending a hearing next week.

Investigators submitted an affidavit stating that Teixeira started sharing classified information as early as December.

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

Lori Lightfoot Blames Media for Her Failure, Al Sharpton Puts it Down to ‘Disrespect That Black Women Face’

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the media for her failures after recently losing her re-election race.

On Thursday, Lightfoot joined leftist Al Sharpton for a panel discussion at his National Action Network (NAN) convention in Manhattan.

Sharpton blamed the “disrespect black women face” for Lightfoot being ousted by Chicago voters.

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

Minds, the Babylon Bee, and Tim Pool File Lawsuit Against California Censorship Law

Free-speech friendly platform Minds, satirical site The Babylon Bee, and podcaster Tim Pool have filed a First Amendment lawsuit against California’s bill AB 587, which is aimed at combating online “disinformation.”

According to the lawsuit, AB 587 was “written with the express intent to discourage expression” of viewpoints that are protected by the constitution’s First Amendment.

The suit further alleges that the bill does not pass the vagueness test under the Fourteenth Amendment because it does not make it clear what types of speech are not allowed.

The plaintiffs noted the bill has broad categories that are not specifically defined, such as “racism,” “hate speech,” “radicalization,” “extremism,” “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “foreign political interference.”

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

Minneapolis Becomes First Major American City to Allow Broadcast of Five Muslim Calls to Prayer Per Day Year-Round

Minneapolis is the first major American city to allow the Muslim call to prayer, or adhan, to be broadcast over loudspeakers five times a day, year-round.

           — Hat tip: SS [Return to headlines]
 

Minneapolis Becomes First Major US City to Allow Muslim Calls to Prayer at All Hours

The Minneapolis City Council voted to allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all times, becoming the first major American city to do so.

On Thursday, the City Council approved amending the city’s noise ordinance in a unanimous vote.

The Muslim call to prayer known as the adhan or azan, is recited five times a day from dawn to the night throughout the year.

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

Montana Lawmakers Pass Statewide Ban on TikTok, First in Nation

Montana lawmakers voted to pass the first state ban on TikTok, sending the bill to Gov. Greg Gianforte to be signed into law.

Montana’s House of Representatives voted 54-43 on Friday in favor of SB 419, more than a month after the Montana state Senate voted in favor of the bill. SB 419’s passage will make it the most extreme measure lawmakers in the United States have imposed on the China-operated social media app. Gianforte, a Republican, is expected to sign the bill.

The bill would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, prohibiting TikTok from operating within Montana’s borders. It will also fine companies providing the app $10,000 per violation for allowing users access to the app.

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

NBC News Affiliate Anchor Dies Suddenly at 42 During Family Vacation

Local NBC News affiliate anchor Lesley Swick Van Ness has died suddenly at just 42 years old, her family has announced.

The news reporter passed away unexpectedly while vacationing with her husband, Tom, and two young sons in Naples, Florida.

Van Ness, who worked as an anchor for WGEM-TV as well as an executive for its corporate parent, Gray Television, was pronounced dead on Monday.

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

NYT Lies About Snowden to Peddle ‘Evil-Leaker’ Propaganda, Then Stealth-Edits When Caught

When the New York Times wonders why they went from ‘the paper of record’ to BuzzFeed in a suit, they can look no further than this article on whistleblowers written by ‘Diplomatic correspondent’ Michael Crowley — which for 12 hours, despite undergoing a full editorial process, contained major fabrications about whistleblower Edward Snowden, who in 2013 exposed vast domestic and international spying operations run by the NSA and other organizations.

For starters, Crowley wrote that Snowden “handed them off to the website WikiLeaks for publication,” which is a complete lie. Snowden in fact gave the documents to journalist Glenn Greenwald when he was with The Guardian, and the Washington Post — where they went through the editorial process.

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

Pictured: Bay Area Tech Exec, 38, Who’s Been Arrested for Stabbing to Death Cash App Founder Bob Lee After Argument in Car Spilled Out Onto San Francisco Street at 2:30am

Nima Momeni, 38, was arrested this morning for the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was stabbed to death last week while visiting San Francisco for a conference.

           — Hat tip: SS [Return to headlines]
 

Proposed Philadelphia Bill Would Regulate “Hate Speech” on Social Media

A Philadelphia representative is attempting to introduce a bill that would force social media platforms to change the way they handle so-called “hate speech” complaints.

The bill, similar to bills that have been attempted in other states — only to be struck down for being unconstitutional — was proposed by Representative Darisha K. Parker on Wednesday.

Parker said that social media platforms are effective for keeping people in touch but that they’re often used for “hate speech.”

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

Prosecutors: Report Indicates Accused Metro Shooter is Feigning Mental Disorder

The man charged with killing a Metro mechanic and wounding two others during a shooting spree at the Potomac Avenue Metro station in February is at D.C.’s St. Elizabeths Hospital for now — as attorneys debate whether he’s competent to stand trial.

During a court hearing in the case Friday, Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. said a full competency evaluation conducted by the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health found 31-year-old Isaiah Trotman was competent to continue the proceedings and indicated there was evidence he was feigning a disorder at the time he was examined.

“There is evidence of malingering,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Jackson, using the term to describe someone faking or exaggerating an illness. Results on some of the psychological testing “are characteristic of an individual feigning a disorder,” she added.

The doctor’s report went on to say there was evidence Trotman was intentionally presenting “false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms,” Jackson said, motivated by his desire to evade criminal proceedings and remain at the psychiatric hospital rather than return to the D.C. Jail.

           — Hat tip: Roger [Return to headlines]
 

Rat Czar: NYC’s “Director of Rodent Migration” to be Paid $155,000 Per Year

New York City has found another novel way to dole out the increasing levy it places on its citizens via out-of-control taxation: a new city employee earning $155,000 a year to focus on ridding the city of rats.

That’s right — as of this week, New York City officially has a “Rat Czar” on its payroll. The employee, Kathleen Corradi, was introduced by New York Mayor Eric Adams this week. Her title is officially “director of rodent migration”, according to a Bloomberg writeup published this week.

And Corradi’s resume has rats on it too: she was formerly the Department of Education’s rat reduction specialist, the report says.

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr: “CBDCs Are the Ultimate Mechanisms for Social Surveillance and Control”

Since announcing his presidential campaign, Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it clear that he’s pro-digital and financial freedom by opposing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), calling out debanking, and slamming Digital IDs.

Kennedy’s criticism of CBDCs has been geared around FedNow — an instant payment infrastructure developed by the Federal Reserve that’s set to launch in July.

Kennedy initially described FedNow as a CBDC before later clarifying that he fears it’s “the first step toward a CBDC.”

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

Ron DeSantis Speech to New Hampshire Republicans Momentarily Interrupted by Protesters

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida’s address to the New Hampshire GOP’s annual fundraising dinner on Friday was momentarily interrupted a couple of minutes into his speech by a handful of female protesters.

The demonstrators, who appeared to chant “Jews Against DeSantis” made their way all the way to the podium at the sold-out event at a hotel ballroom in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire’s largest city, before they were quickly removed by security.

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

Supreme Court Allows Challenges to Federal Agencies to Go Forward in Court

The Supreme Court is allowing challenges to the structure of two federal agencies to go forward in federal court.

The high court ruled unanimously Friday to allow challenges to the structures of the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to go forward in federal court. Lower courts had split on whether those challenges could proceed.

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Tech Exec Stabbed Bob Lee in the Heart With a Kitchen Knife After Grilling Him Over His Relationship With His Married Sister and Whether She Was Taking Drugs — as Texts Reveal How She Gushed Over ‘Classy’ Cash App Founder

Nima Momeni, pictured, was set to appear in court Friday charged with the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, inset, before his hearing was postponed at the last minute.

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Utah Introduces New Digital ID Blockchain Law

This week, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that will require the Division of Technology Services (DTS) to launch a pilot program for blockchain-based digital verifiable credentials.

HB 470 will require the DTS to provide recommendations on how to issue a Digital ID via distributed-ledger technology. The DTS will also be required to recommend policies on privacy protection of personal identifying information and communicate those policies with the state’s government operations privacy officer and the state’s privacy officer.

The DTS will report its progress to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee of the state’s House of Representatives by the end of October.

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Video: Carlson Exposes How Establishment Media is Desperate to Help Cover Up Info From Intel Leaks

Fox News host Tucker Carlson noted Thursday that instead of asking questions about the substance of the information contained in the leaked intelligence material from the Pentagon, the corporate media simply wanted to know how they can help cover it up.

The documents, allegedly leaked by a 21-year-old National Guardsman, reveal information showing that the U.S. is deeply involved in the Ukrain/Russia war.

“If you want to get really sick to your stomach, go pull a transcript from the Pentagon briefing today where news reporters asked flacks from the Pentagon, what are we gonna do to keep information like this secret in the future?” Carlson urged.

The host added that the press failed to ask “one question about the substance of the information,” adding “We are fighting a war against Russia directly, really? Don’t they have the biggest arsenal in the world? Not one question,” instead the reporters asked “How can we help you keep it secret?”

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Watch: Kevin O’Leary Moving Companies Out of ‘War Zone’ New York City

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary announced Friday he is moving his companies out of a crime-ridden New York City described by “Mr. Wonderful” as a “war zone.”

“It’s not about politics at all,” O’Leary said while discussing the move on Fox News. “It’s about policy. So, post-pandemic, most investors, me included, realized that we can headquarter our companies anywhere because 40% of our staff don’t work at HQ anymore. So, I could take a company out of New York that looks promising, move it to Texas, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee.”

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Carnage in France: Battles on the Streets of Paris as Riot Police Fire Tear Gas and Charge at Pension Protesters After Macron’s Hated Bid to Raise Retirement Age is Approved by Top Constitutional Court

Carnage is erupting on the streets of France tonight after French President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pension reform passed a vital constitutional milestone despite months of disruptive strikes and protests.

The legislation, which pushes the age at one can draw a full pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered huge disruption.

After the decision was announced by the Constitutional Council on Friday, largescale protests began around the country and quickly turned violent — with 112 people arrested in Paris alone.

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Germany: 7-Year-Old Boy Stabbed by Knife-Wielding Man

A young boy is recovering from a stab wound suffered when he was attacked by a knife-wielding suspect in Germany this week, according to reports.

The disturbing incident unfolded on Thursday in Halle an der Saale, a city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

A 7-year-old boy was stabbed by a man in the Hallmarkt, a square near the city center.

The assailant fled the scene but was apprehended a short time later.

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Germany Greenlights Soviet-Made Fighter Jets for Ukraine

Germany has approved Poland’s request to deliver five Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The warplanes originate from East Germany’s aircraft fleet and, therefore, require re-export approval from Berlin.

The move was praised by the country’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, who declared the approval shows one “can rely” on Berlin.

“I welcome the fact that we in the federal government have reached this decision together,” Pistorius stated.

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Hungary Exits Bank Hit by US Sanctions

Shortly after the sanctions announced by the United States in Budapest against the Russian-led International Investment Bank (IIB), the Hungarian government decided at an emergency meeting to quit the bank, business daily Vilaggazdasag reports.

U.S. ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman, announced the sanctions on Wednesday against Hungary at the same time that he detailed a range of new sanctions against more than 50 institutions and individuals, with the majority of the sanctions focused on Russia. The U.S. diplomat argued the bank is controlled by Russian interests.

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Hungary’s Loyalties Tested as Russia’s War in Ukraine Grinds on

Budapest withdraws from a Russian-controlled bank after it was sanctioned, but ties with Western powers remain shaky.

Hungary’s populist leader Viktor Orban has been playing the West off against Russia and China for years, but as the Ukraine war drags on, the pressure is rising, according to analysts.

“The Hungarian government continues to maintain close relations with Russia and supports the Russian war machine in various economic ways,” US Ambassador David Pressman said on April 12.

Washington backed these harsh words up by unveiling sanctions against the Budapest-based, Russia-linked International Investment Bank and three of its directors.

The measures marked a new low in relations between Hungary and its Western partners. However, worse could be to come.

Reports suggest that the announced measures are a shot across Budapest’s bows, intended to deter the European Union and NATO country to pivot away from Russia and China.

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Italian Politicians Push for Fines on Activists Who Damage Cultural Sites During Climate Protests

The Italian culture ministry is advocating for a law that would impose a large fine on individuals found to have vandalized the country’s monuments or cultural sites to cover repair costs. The move follows protests staged by climate activists in Italian squares.

During a cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, Italian lawmakers approved the culture ministry’s proposed legislation. The fine for potential violators of Italy’s cultural sites is proposed at a range between 10,000 and 60,000 euros ($11,000—$65,000). The proposal is expected to be approved by the right-leaning Italian parliament.

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Netherlands: Hate Speech Case Pursued Against PEGIDA Protester Who Tore Up a Koran

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is pursuing a hate speech case against 54-year-old Edwin Wagensveld of the anti-Islam group Pegida who tore up a Koran on camera near the parliament building in The Hague. The Dutch police will question the suspect in the near future.

While tearing up the Koran in public in The Hague on 22 January 2023, Wagensveld said: “The Koran is a fascist book. As bad as Mein Kampf. Its supporters follow the same ideology as Hitler.”

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Netherlands: Sperm Donor Who Fathered 550 Children Calls Actions a “Whole New Concept” in Court

The court in The Hague handled a case on Thursday against a sperm donor who allegedly fathered hundreds of children worldwide. The lawsuit revolved around a 41-year-old identified as Johnathan. He fathered at least 550 children worldwide, according to nonprofit advocacy Stichting Donorkind.

Jonathan said in court he considers his approach to be “a whole new concept,” dubbing himself a “well-known donor plus.” He said he has created a “private donor environment” where all of his children have the opportunity to connect with him. They can also easily locate each other, particularly via the Internet, he added.

The man donated sperm to 11 Dutch clinics, and several others abroad. He also sought contact with prospective parents via online platforms and social media. According to Stichting Donorkind, he misleads them by saying that he has only fathered a few donor children.

The foundation, which initiated the legal action, wants to stop him from donating his sperm in the future. The foundation’s advisor said she felt the pain among the mothers present in court when he made comments about his “concept,” describing it as a “weird social experiment” that must be brought to an end immediately.

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Planned US Sanctions Could Affect Former Hungarian Officials

Just one day after the United States announced sanctions against another 50 individuals and institutions, the country’s legislature has put a bill on the table that could affect several former Hungarian government officials, news portal Index reports.

The paper quotes the Hungarian language news service of Radio Free Europe, whose U.S. correspondent writes that if the U.S. Congress passes a bill focusing on corruption, it will affect several former Hungarian government officials, and individuals close to the government could be placed on a visa ban list.

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Poland Will Back Proposal to Withdraw From the NATO-Russia Founding Act

Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Zbigniew Rau has revealed his government would support withdrawal from the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act because NATO should no longer be limited in terms of its troop deployment on its eastern flank following Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

During his annual foreign policy address to the Polish parliament, Rau claimed Russia has already broken the most fundamental principles of the agreement.

He confirmed that NATO is now central to Polish foreign policy and that, as a result of Poland’s location on the eastern flank of the alliance, its government now has additional responsibilities with regard to ensuring it is adequately armed. The minister signaled that at July’s Vilnius summit, the alliance would make the necessary commitments to ensure it is capable of defending NATO territory against any aggression. This would reduce the risk of further aggression after the conflict in Ukraine, argued Rau.

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Terrifying Arsenal of Weapons Including Glock Pistols and 200 Rounds of Ammunition Bound for UK-Based Albanian Gangsters is Found in Brit-Registered Van as Driver is Held

EXCLUSIVE: Officials in the Albanian port of Durres found the guns using a hi-tech scanner and are thought to have been acting on intelligence from British police.

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Executions in Iran Increased 75% as Anti-Government Protests Surged

April 14 (UPI) — Iran’s hardline government executed at least 582 people last year in an effort to sow public fear as anti-government protests surged across the country, according to a new human rights report.

The number of Iranians executed in 2022 was the highest since 2015 and marked a 75% increase over the previous year when 333 were put to death, according to the annual report on the Death Penalty in the Islamic Republic — compiled by Iran Human Rights and a French-based anti-death penalty group known as ECPM.

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Germany Pleads With China: Please Tell Russia to Stop Invading Ukraine

AFP — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged Beijing Friday to ask “the Russian aggressor to stop the war” in Ukraine, saying “no other country has more influence on Russia than China”.

Speaking after a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing, Baerbock said she had also expressed concerns about human rights issues and warned of the dangers of escalating tensions with Taiwan.

Her visit to the Chinese capital comes a week after that of French President Emmanuel Macron and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, who also urged Beijing to play a greater role in resolving the crisis.

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Russia Having Some Success Jamming Guided Bombs: Pentagon Leaks

The rollout of an innovative munition that combines a traditional air-dropped ‘dumb’ bomb with a modern, GPS-guided set of deployable wings to allow precision strikes has seen a troubled start in Ukraine, with user error and Russian interference apparently blamed for dud drops.

The Joint Direct Attack Munition, Extended Range (JDAM-ER) is an Australian-American-developed guided bomb described as a “low-cost, long-range, precision strike weapon” that frees aircraft deploying from having to fly over their targets so directly. This particular development of the concept, which entered service with Australia in the last decade, goes beyond the otherwise Vietnam-era bomb casing having the addition of GPS-guided vanes to help it fall to the right place by also adding a pair of deployable wings, allowing the otherwise unpowered munition once dropped to glide onto its target, trebling its range to 45 miles.

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Russia Has Trained Belarussian Pilots to Deploy Nuclear Weapons, Defence Ministry Claims

MOSCOW (AP) — Belarusian air force crews have completed their training for using tactical nuclear weapons as part of Russia’s plan to deploy the weapons to its ally Belarus amid the fighting in neighboring Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

The ministry released a video in which a Belarusian pilot said that the training course in Russia had given the crews of the Belarusian air force’s Su-25 ground attack jets the necessary skills for using the weapons.

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The Black Sea Will Never be ‘NATO’s Sea’, Kremlin Vows

Liz Truss, who briefly served as the UK’s Prime Minister in 2022, has this week called for Ukraine to be fast-tracked into NATO. “I also believe we should fast-track Ukraine’s membership of NATO. We should have done it years ago, but the best time to do it will be now,” Truss emphasized in a speech at a Heritage Foundation event.

The Kremlin has responded firmly in the face of these recent calls, which have also come from Polish leadership and of course Ukrainian officials, by pledging that the Black Sea will ‘never be NATO’s sea’, according to state media.

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Ukraine Denies Its Troops Are Surrounded in Bakhmut After Russia Claimed it Had Cut Off Last Supply Route — as Terrifying Video Shows Thermite Bombs Raining Down Over City

Russian troops have been battling since last summer to capture the city, which had a pre-war population of 70,000, and whose fall would now mostly present a symbolic victory for Vladimir Putin.

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Ukrainian Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Ukraine’s Consulate in Krakow

A 63-year-old Ukrainian man has set himself on fire outside the Ukrainian consulate in Kraków after reportedly calling for Ukrainians to return home and defend their country against Russia.

According to Polish commercial radio, RMF FM, the incident took place early on Thursday morning as a group of Ukrainian nationals stood in line outside the consulate building in Kraków. According to eyewitnesses, a man began to behave strangely and shout loudly in Ukrainian. He proceeded to douse himself in liquid from a bottle before setting himself on fire and running in agony.

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Afghanistan: Mortar Shell Explosion Kills Child, Injures Another in Nangarhar

Reports from the eastern province of Nangarhar indicate that an explosion of a mortar shell in Kot district claimed the life of a six-year-old child and injured his eight-year-old sister on Thursday.

The Taliban local officials confirmed the incident stating that the explosion occurred while the children were playing with the mortar that was left behind from the war. The injured child was transferred to the Nangarhar provincial hospital for necessary medical treatment.

According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a total of 995 individuals were killed or injured due to mines and unexploded ordnance in 2022.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported in March that more than 700 children were killed or maimed because of unexploded ordnance and war remnant in the year 2022 across the country.

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China Releases Documents Showing Millions of Dollars Flowing to Bidens From Chinese Firms

China has released documents showing that millions of dollars flowing into Hunter Biden’s bank account from Chinese Communist Party-controlled companies.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) says the Chinese-American financial institution Cathay Bank has given the bank records to Senate Republicans.

The records show millions of dollars going from Chinese companies to Democrat President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

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China Says Won’t Sell Arms to Either Side in Ukraine War, Amid Western Concerns of Russia Alliance

China’s foreign minister said Friday his country won’t sell weapons to either side in the war in Ukraine, amid Western country concerns about whether China has already or will provide Russia with weapons.

China has maintained that it is neutral in the conflict, to the extend of saying it wants to try to help end the roughly 14-month conflict, started when Russia invade Ukraine in February 2022.

China Foreign Minster Qin Gang in make the announcement about arms sales became the highest-level Chinese official to make such a statement about weapons to Russia.

He also said China would regulate the export of items with dual civilian and military use.

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Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal China Successfully Tested a New Hypersonic Nuclear-Capable Missile in February — With a ‘High Probability of Penetrating’ US Defenses

China on February 25 successfully tested the DF-27 — a new hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile — according to a Pentagon document leaked by Jack Teixeira.

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WaPo’s Rogin: China’s Building Up While We’re Going to ‘Spend the Next Ten Years Fighting a World War I-Style Tank Battle in Ukraine’

On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” author and Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin said that while the U.S. “spent 20 years | Clips

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Anthony Albanese is Named One of the Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine: ‘A Symbol for Hope and Inspiration’

A black-and-white photo of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appearing deep in thought appeared on Time Magazine’s website this week as the top 100 most influential people of 2023 was announced.

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Baffling Moment Indigenous Affairs Minister Slams Claims the Voice Will End Australia Day as ‘Nonsense’ — Before Contradicting Herself in the Very Next Breath

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney denied the Voice to Parliament would change the date of Australia Day — but said how the day is marked should change.

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Indigenous Leader Delivers Brutal Slapdown to Anthony Albanese and the Voice Referendum — as He Reveals the Reasons Why He Plans to Vote ‘No’: ‘It’s Disgraceful’

Aboriginal Elder Uncle Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu has lashed Anthony Albanese and the proposed Voice saying it has not been explained and was not a result of consultation.

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Inside Paramedic Dad’s Happiest Day Marrying the Love of His Life Five Weeks Before Being Stabbed to Death in a McDonald’s Carpark — as His Alleged Attacker, 21, is Charged With Murder

NSW paramedic Steven Tougher, 29, was allegedly stabbed to death ain a McDonald’s carpark in south-west Sydney just weeks after he married the love of his life in mid-March.

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The Town Canberra Forgot: Emotional Moment Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Breaks Down in Tears Over Alice Springs’ Crime Wave — as She Reveals the Sickening Crimes Being Committed Against Kids

The Northern Territory senator said she fears going shopping in her hometown due to attacks on women, and said that children are regularly being attacked while out in the town.

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Americans to Spend Billions on Biden’s ObamaCare for DACA Illegal Aliens

American taxpayers are likely to subsidize billions of dollars in Affordable Care Act benefits for illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program under a plan by President Joe Biden.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a plan to open the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, and Medicaid rolls to hundreds of thousands of DACA illegal aliens.

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Chilling Moment Albanian Rapper Who Lives in UK Smashes a TV Screen Showing Suella Braverman Speaking About Illegal Immigration and Boasts About Wads of Cash in Music Video Named After Character From the Crime Thriller Film Taken

London-based artist OG Merks, real name Bledar Ramaj, mocks a speech by the Home Secretary during the clip on YouTube for his song ‘Marco From Tropoja’.

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Half of Brits Back Government’s Plans to Deport Migrants to Rwanda But Most Don’t Believe it Will Work, New Poll Shows

Almost half of Britons still support the Government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda — although most don’t believe it will end the Channel migrant crisis.

It was exactly a year ago today that the £120million Rwanda scheme was announced by then home secretary Priti Patel.

Under the proposals, any adult who enters Britain illegally could be sent on a one-way ticket to the African country to have their asylum claim processed.

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Anheuser-Busch CEO Breaks Silence After Bud Light’s Partnership With Trans TikTok Star Dylan Mulvaney Drew Backlash: ‘We Never Intended to be Part of a Discussion That Divides People’

The US CEO of Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch has broken his silence to address polarization over the company’s marketing partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

‘We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people,’ said CEO Brendan Whitworth in a public statement issued on Friday.

‘We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.’

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Breaking: James O’Keefe Confronts Dylan Mulvaney in LA Over Trans Male Rapists in Women’s Prisons

James O’Keefe of OMG media confronted trans TikToker Dylan Mulvaney in LA about trans inmates being housed in women’s prisons.

“I’m James O’Keefe, with OMG News, outside the Four Seasons hotel in Beverley Hills,” O’Keefe said, “where Dyalan Mulvaney is inside the women’s restroom right now. So Im going to ask him for comment about our story regarding women being raped in prison by men claiming to be transgender.”

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Canadian Trans Teacher Confronted by Reporter After She Was Spotted Leaving Mall Without Z-Cup Prosthetic Breasts

The Canadian transgender teacher who made headlines for wearing fake Z-cup breasts to class was confronted by a reporter after she was spotted out in public — for the second time — without her prosthetics.

Kayla Lemieux was recently approached by a Rebel News reporter as she was leaving the Mapleview Mall in Burlington, Ontario, footage of the encounter shows.

“Mr Lemieux, where are your breasts? I thought your breasts were real. Where are your breasts?” the reporter, David Menzies, shouted at her as she attempted to get into a waiting Uber.

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‘Car Culture’ is Tied to ‘Toxic Masculinity,’ Professor Claims

A professor of architecture and urban planning at Texas A&M University says that so-called car culture is an example of toxic masculinity and that car ownership is a sign of power.

Tara Goddard, a professor of architecture at the university, appeared on a podcast earlier this month where she described how toxic masculinity is intertwined with car culture, and efforts to address this should recognize who are the decision-makers when it comes to road design and urban planning.

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Consumers’ Research Launches ‘Woke Alerts’ to Monitor Companies’ Liberal Initiatives

Consumers’ Research launched an initiative called “Woke Alerts,” which seeks to monitor and notify consumers about companies’ liberal initiatives.

The free service, available by signing up on the website, sends alerts in the form of text messages to consumers. The company began the initiative with a six-figure marketing campaign. Executive Director Will Hild said he was inspired by recent viral “woke” marketing campaigns such as Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

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Elon Musk Slams Transgender Therapy for Minors and Says Parents or Doctors Who ‘Sterilize a Child Before They Are a Consenting Adult Should Go to Prison for Life’

The billionaire businessman made the comment in response to discussion about new rules approved by medical boards in Florida banning gender-affirming care for kids under 18.

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Elon Musk: Doctors Who Perform Sex Change Surgeries on Children Should ‘Go to Prison for Life’

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has declared that doctors who perform sex change surgeries and other transgender procedures on children should “go to prison for life.”

Musk enraged the Left this morning when he shared his views on child sex changes.

He stated that doctors and parents who allow kids to undergo life-altering transgender surgeries should be thrown in prison for life.

Musk was responding to another Twitter who called out an MSNBC article where the author accused Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of “destroying an entire state.”

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Loudoun County Schools Consider Going Gender-Neutral on All Bathrooms After Trans Student Rape Case

The Loudoun County School Board (LCSB) is looking into making all its restrooms gender-neutral as a way to accommodate transgender students, reports 7News.

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) revealed that the board is considering the installation of floor-to-ceiling stalls with communal sink areas as a way to implement gender-neutral restrooms in all its schools. This decision comes nearly two years after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in a girl’s bathroom in the district.

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New York-Based Medical School Implementing ‘Anti-Bias’ Curriculum, Documents Show

EXCLUSIVE — The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City has taken steps to overhaul its curriculum and approach to teaching to incorporate extensive anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.

According to internal documents obtained by the medical watchdog group Do No Harm and shared with the Washington Examiner, the medical school has resorted to evaluating teachers for their contributions to DEI and is advertising job postings that require applicants to share their commitment to DEI principles.

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Protesters Demand Trans Inmates be Removed From All-Female New Jersey Prison, Where 10 Were Born Male

Protesters are demanding that transgender women be removed from New Jersey’s only all-female prison — where 10 transgender women, including one who says she has a “taste for blood,” are held out of a total of 356 prisoners.

#GetMenOut activists held a protest at the state Capitol in Trenton on Friday, reading letters from four biologically female inmates at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, where one transgender inmate impregnated two women last year.

The women described from behind bars their fears at being housed with biological men who identify as women.

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See it: Anheuser-Busch CEO Issues Statement Amid Dylan Mulvaney Fallout

Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth issued a statement Friday following the controversy surrounding transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light.

“We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people,” the statement titled “Our Responsibility to America” read. “We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.”

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Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone Amid Judges’ Contradicting Orders

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed access to the abortion pill mifepristone after a Texas ruling last week set limits to the use of the drug.

Justice Samuel Alito halted the lower court rulings that seek to limit access to mifepristone Friday, which in turn freezes the litigation being pursued by anti-abortion groups and maintains availability.

The conservative justice asked for challenges to the lower court ruling to be filed by Tuesday at noon.

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‘That is a Fraud’: Gov. DeSantis Calls Out Lia Thomas, Biological Men Competing in Women’s Sports

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential contender in the 2024 presidential race, called out a biological male swimmer who competed in and won the women’s NCAA championships against his female competitors in 2022.

“It is wrong to have a swimmer compete for three years on the men’s swim team, switch to the women’s team, and then win the women’s national championship,” the Florida governor said while speaking at Liberty University Friday. “That is a fraud. That is wrong.”

Though he did not mention the swimmer by name, DeSantis was apparently referring to Lia Thomas, the biological male who tied with 12-time All-American female swimmer Riley Gaines in the 200-yard NCAA championships in March 2022.

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The Netherlands Makes it Legal to Euthanise Terminally-Ill Children Aged as Young as 12 at Their Parents’ Request

The plans to expand euthanasia regulations in the country come nearly four years after Noa Pothoven, 17, (pictured) was legally allowed to die at home.

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‘Trans’ Activist Crashes TPUSA Event in Washington, Flips Table: ‘Get the F*** Off My Campus, You Nazi’

An activist upended a Turning Point USA event at the University of Washington on Thursday and compared the group’s behavior to that of a “Nazi” after destroying the students’ information table.

Footage of the incident was captured by Rachel Anderson, a TPUSA field representative, and showed the unidentified protester making several claims about the group before overturning the table.

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Update: Florida Dept of Education Removes Trans Teacher Who Threatened to Shoot Students

The Florida Department of Education released a statement in response to a situation in a Hernando County school involving inappropriate comments made by a trans teacher to students.

The statement, which was released on Friday, states “Earlier this week, the Department was informed of a situation regarding student safety at a school in Hernando County.”

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‘Where Are Your Boobs?’: Reporter Confronts ‘Canadian Trans Teacher Who Claimed Her Z-Cup Prosthetic Breasts Were Real’ at Ontario Shopping Mall — But Fails to Get a Response

A Canadian educator claiming to have real Z-cup breasts and denying she dresses like a man outside school is believed to have been spotted for a second time without her gigantic boobs.

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    https://gatesofvienna.net/2023/04/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-4-12-2023/#comment-590427

  2. Minneapolis mudslime needs to start using radio to do all that wailing. In the UK, that and all mosk dealings are done over the air using PMR in most cities. It does mean that the unbelievers (the majority) in those cities don’t have to endure the bawling unless they want to bother tuning in to the frequency allocated to that mosk.

  3. Now that the Feds want to surveille online gaming, it’s time to unplug and go back to playing Pong. No internet required.

    • They are probably already doing that but I would think that there are just far too few agents to surveille even a tenth of one percent of online gaming activity. And there are far too many ways to use online gaming as cover for transmitting information.

      One of the more interesting means I heard of back when I was still in the military was insurgents using Call of Duty online groups to communicate with one another regarding upcoming operations, etc.. They didn’t even use the chat function but instead wrote messages by writing them with bullet holes shot onto the side of a wall. I think that kind of cleverness would be impossible for one of these government goons to intercept, especially if it was written in a foreign language.

      Unplugging from video games, and I would argue, from tv as well is not a bad suggestion. It’s just a way of willingly taking one’s soma and programming while the reptilians burn the house down around you.

      • They don’t need agents to monitor the gamers, now that they have AI. They can instantiate as many AI entities as it takes to do the job, on those enormous gummint servers they have so many of. All it takes is the legal authorization to do so.

        That was one of the purposes of this leak. In order to prevent future security breaches, they will need to spy on the gamer community 24/7, and will have the capability to thanks to AI. Congress will accede to it, no problem.

        • I know that many think AI is going to be this infallible, all seeing monster but what isn’t very widely understood is that AI in its current iterations isn’t actually sentient. It’s ultimately GIGO, but on a much bigger scale and faster than anything that has come before. If it becomes self programming then perhaps there will be the possibility of sentience, but sentience brings a whole new set of problems and it might perhaps decide that it doesn’t want to work for what it will quickly comprehend to be an evil set of elites working for its own selfish interests.

          And AI will eventually be used as a counter to those AI systems controlled by the elites at which point their dominance over the internet, surveillance, and information control will be decisively at an end.

          • AI at its current state of development is capable of being set up as a monitor or sentinel to watch for subversive or seditious behavior on the web. It will allow the authorities to move beyond simple keyword flags, since AI can decode complex syntax and analyze references that are more significant than would be indicated by vocabulary alone.

            I assume that something similar to this is already in limited deployment, but I could be wrong.

          • AI can recognize context and assist in flagging, but it still will require humans to sort through all the positives and false positives generated, and this is the problem social media censorship efforts are facing. There simply aren’t enough humans to sort through the material that machines are flagging. If I were looking to counter this then one possible way would be to utilize AIs to generate false content and posts and overwhelm the human censors and agents with exponential numbers of fake sources to investigate.

            This is similar to the warfare concept of drone swarms, which hasn’t yet been used in battle but is on the verge of being unleashed, and will change warfare forever when it finally is. AI will prove to be uncontrollable by those who created it and plan to use it to oppress.

          • Yes, that’s a good idea — use AI to troll AI. Lead the sentinel bots down thousands of garden paths!

          • Minneapolis..soon to be a no go zone, Sharia courts, no Americans living there. Taxpayers money digitally wired to the leeches to encourage them to breed and spread.

  4. So, the United States of Europe and the United States of America are both doing the will of the Elite by getting rid of those non-compliant useless eaters with Covid and vaccines, and then replacing them with people who will be more compliant and less focused on personal independence. In America the citizens are being replaced by people from Central and South America while in Europe the native-born are being replaced by people from Africa and the Middle East.
    Of course, they will succeed but they will have the consequences visited upon their heads as the world descends into chaos. After it is all over those responsible will get to stand before the Great White Throne and give answer for all that they have done and then receive the eternal penalty for their actions.
    All this begs the question, “If you know or have an idea of what the consequences will be, why do you persist in your agenda?” I know that you insist that the outcome will be different. Yes, it will, but only worse. Sniff!

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