Yet another Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow targeted the same high-rise building that was struck yesterday. In the wake of this latest attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that it is completely fair for his military forces to strike inside Russia itself.
In other news, after Devon Archer’s testimony, additional business partners of Hunter Biden will reportedly testify before Congress.
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Become Ungovernable: UK Weatherman Pays With Cash at Cashless Convenience Store
UK weatherman and climate change skeptic Piers Corbyn showed how to subvert the globalist cashless society agenda with this one simple trick: pay with physical cash.
Video circulating on social media shows Corbyn defying the rules of Aldi’s cashless payment system by attempting to pay for strawberries with cold hard cash.
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Euro-Zone Bounces Back From Economic Stagnation But Core Inflation Remains ‘Sticky’
As expected, euro-zone economic growth returned to growth in Q2 with GDP rising 0.3% QoQ (better than the 0.2% rise expected) after shrinking and stagnating in the prior two periods.
While the euro zone’s GDP number looks encouraging, it was buoyed by a bumper three months from Ireland, which expanded by 3.3%. Additionally, Q2 GDP growth was weaker than consensus expectations in Germany and Italy, in line with expectations in Spain and above expectations in France.
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Italy: Inflation Drops Further, Down to 6% in July — ISTAT
(ANSA) — ROME, JUL 31 — Italy’s annual inflation rate stayed on a downward trend this month, falling to 6%, down from 6.4% in June, according to provisional data released by Istat on Monday.
The drop took the inflation rate back down to the same level as April 2022.
The national statistics agency said its consumer price index was up by 0.1% in July 2023 in month-on-month terms. Driven by soaring energy prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, inflation peaked at 11.8% in October and November 2022.
Istat said its “trolley” index of goods such as food and personal and household products came in at 10.4% in year-on-year terms in July, down from 10.5% in June.
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Yellow’s Demise: Two Decades in the Making
Authored by Todd Maiden via FreightWaves.com
The biggest bankruptcy in U.S. trucking history could occur in the coming days when the nation’s third-largest less-than-truckload carrier, Yellow Corp., files. The company ceased all operations at noon on Sunday, and leadership representing its Teamsters workforce said it had been notified of a pending bankruptcy filing.
The company is still shopping a small 3PL unit, which may delay a filing. However, it laid off most of its nonunion workforce last week and told union employees on Sunday afternoon not to show up.
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34,000 Illegal 2020 Election Ballots Found in Michigan During Forensic Study
Tens of thousands of illegal ballots have been found in Detroit, Michigan during an explosive criminal forensic study into the 2020 election results.
Specklin Forensics, a national expert in criminal forensics, completed an investigation into the 2020 election in Michigan and published a report on its findings.
The organization found further evidence of chronic, systemic voter fraud, according to the report.
The fraud exposed was especially among absentee ballots in the controversial 2020 election.
The firm has wide national experience testifying in criminal trials.
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America’s Largest Power Grid Issues Emergency Alert: ‘Prepare Generators’
America’s largest electric grid operator has declared an emergency amid high temperatures and issued an alert warning the public to “prepare generators.”
The emergency alert was issued across the East Coast and Midwest.
On Friday, PJM Interconnection LLC, which serves 13 states, declared another Energy Emergency Alert Level 1.
The alert was the second in a week as fears of an electrical grid failure mount.
Excessive heat advisories and warnings cover a number of areas across those states—from Illinois to New Jersey.
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Blinken: Nuclear War is No ‘Greater Threat to Humanity’ Than ‘Climate Change’
Democrat President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told foreign media that nuclear war poses no “greater threat to humanity” than so-called “climate change.”
Blinken’s comments come as the Biden administration continues to increase the risk of nuclear war with Russia by arming Ukraine.
In an appearance on 60 Minutes Australia on Sunday, Blinken was asked whether the Biden admin views nuclear war or climate change as “the greater threat to humanity.”
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Jewish parents are fighting over a California law they say explicitly prevents students with disabilities from receiving equal access to education funding and benefits at religious schools in the state.
Oral arguments were heard in Loffman v. California Department of Education earlier this month at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over the case brought by a group of orthodox Jewish parents and schools fighting what they believe is a discriminatory law that hurts the educational goals of their children with special needs.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, with the support of the Orthodox Union, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, are fighting on behalf of the parents’ religious liberty, which they believe is protected under the federal law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which ensures funding for children with disabilities so they are able to receive an education that meets their unique needs.
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Chicago Moves to Jack Up Property Taxes to Pay for Homeless Shelters
Chicago is considering implementing a new policy that would increase property taxes on properties over $1 million, and use that revenue to pay for homeless shelters.
The move, pushed by the Bring Chicago Home movement, has gained the support of the city’s far-left mayor Brandon Johnson, who said it was a step forward in his plan to ensure Chicagoans have shelter.
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Following the testimony of former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer on Monday, CNN published a report stating that Archer testified that Hunter Biden had been selling the “illusion” of access to his father, Joe Biden.
A source familiar with the closed-door meeting also claimed that Archer did not provide evidence connecting Biden to his son’s overseas business dealings.
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Corporate Media Downplays Hillary Clinton’s Emails: Mostly ‘Cooking Recipes and Appointments’
Corporate media hacks are trying to downplay Hillary Clinton’s email scandal while attempting to hype up reports on the politically motivated classified documents case against President Donald Trump.
The media is flooded with reports about the Biden Justice Department’s case against Trump, the Democrat president’s main rival in the 2024 presidential election.
However, the same media outlets are completely ignoring the mounting scandal regarding allegations of bribery, influence peddling, and other criminal corruption against Biden and his family.
Many have also highlighted the double standard in dealing with Hillary’s infamous email scandal compared to the DOJ’s targeting of Trump.
However, according to MSNBC host and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart, there is “no similarity” between Clinton’s email scandal and Trump’s case.
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Devon Archer Confirms Joe Biden ‘Lied’ About Knowledge of Hunter’s Business Dealings, Comer Says
FIRST ON FOX: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Devon Archer confirmed in his appearance Monday that President Biden “lied to the American people when he said he had no knowledge about his son’s business dealings and was not involved.”
Comer’s comments come after Archer, a former business associate and longtime friend of Hunter Biden, sat for hours before the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door hearing Monday.
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Devon Archer: Hunter Biden, Burisma Execs ‘Called DC’ to Get Ukrainian Prosecutor Fired
Devon Archer testified Monday that Hunter Biden and top executives of Burisma Holdings “called D.C.” in 2015 to ask the Obama administration to help fire the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the firm, a source familiar with his testimony told Fox News Digital.
Archer, a former business associate and longtime friend of Hunter Biden, testified for hours before the House Oversight Committee Monday.
Archer testified that Hunter put his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on speakerphone while meeting with business partners at least 20 times, and said Joe Biden was put on the phone to sell “the brand.” Archer was on the board of the natural gas firm along with Hunter Biden.
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Doctor Fired for Warning Senate About COVID Shots
A doctor has been fired after she raised the alarm about the safety of Covid shots while testifying before a Senate panel on Capitol Hill.
Dr. Renata Moon testified as an expert witness during Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) panel on COVID-19 vaccines in December 2022.
In response, Moon, a leading pediatrician, was reported to a state medical commission by Washington State University officials.
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Exclusive: More Hunter Biden Business Partners to Testify in Congress Following Devon Archer Hearing
Hunter Biden’s former business partner and close friend Devon Archer will not be the last associate of the younger Biden’s to be deposed before the House Oversight Committee. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene revealed to The Post Millennial that “we have more business partners coming in. So this is not the only one, there’s more to come.”
While she could not yet reveal the names of those associates, it is clear that the inquiry into Joe Biden’s alleged influence peddling is far from over.
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A Florida university has fired a professor after an investigation concluded he “demonstrated extreme negligence” in the data management of racial bias studies that could cause “unalterable” damage to the school’s reputation.
In a scathing five-page termination letter penned by Florida State University’s (FUS) Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, James Clark informed criminologist Eric Stewart that decades of his research “once thought to be at the forefront” of the profession were shown to contain “numerous erroneous and “false narratives.”
“My specific concerns are related to the details of your behavior and the extreme negligence and incompetence that you demonstrated in the performance of your duties,” Clark wrote.
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GOP Investigating DOJ’s ‘Sweetheart’ Plea Deal With Hunter Biden After Judge’s Rejection
House Republicans on Monday launched an investigation into the Justice Department’s decision to sign off on Hunter Biden’s “sweetheart” plea deal that was rejected by a federal judge last week.
Fox News Digital obtained the letter sent Monday by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland that asks for additional information on the DOJ’s approval of the deal.
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Hazardous Chemical Found in Water After Dow Plant Explosion
(lailluminator.com) — Water sampling after the recent explosion and fire at the Dow Chemical facility in Plaquemine found elevated levels of the hazardous compound ethylene oxide. But when the same sample was tested at a separate lab, it showed virtually no contamination, according to a preliminary incident report from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
The LDEQ report said the July 14 fire involved five “bullet tanks,” which are large, elongated storage containers typically used to hold fuels or other volatile chemicals. Dow’s emergency crews were working to isolate the tanks they believed were fueling the fire, the report stated.
Deluge systems to extinguish the fire flowed over a containment area and into a canal that leads to the Dow facility’s Mississippi River outfall.
LDEQ inspector Miranda Brengartner noted in the report that water sampling a day after the fire showed ethylene oxide levels at 39 parts per million (ppm) and then 0.1 ppm when retested at a different on-site laboratory.
Ethylene oxide is used to make a broad range of consumer and industrial products, including detergents and disinfectants. It is usually refrigerated when transported because it is volatile and flammable at room temperature. It is also a proven carcinogen in humans who are exposed to excessive amounts.
The maximum safe concentration of ethylene oxide in water is 41 ppm, according to the American Chemistry Council.
Brengartner didn’t specify in the LDEQ report where the water samples were taken from at the Dow facility and provided no explanation for the discrepancy between results from the two labs. Dow is supposed to provide LDEQ with the water sample data and have a third party conduct further testing, according to the report.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D., signed a bill into law that allows non-U.S. citizens to become police officers in the state, angering critics who slammed the idea of foreigners arresting American citizens as “a fundamentally bad idea.”
Illinois House Bill 3751 will no longer require U.S. citizenship as a qualification to become a police officer in the state. The bill was signed by the Democrat governor on Friday and will go into effect on January 1, 2024, despite facing heavy opposition from GOP lawmakers and prominent police groups.
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Filmmaker Oliver Stone expressed his regret over his decision to vote for Biden. Stone expressed concerns that the current administration’s actions might lead the U.S. into World War Three.
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Justice Jackson Accused of Second Glaring False Claim in Affirmative Action Dissent
Authored by Jonathan Turley
We previously discussed how Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson included a false claim to support her dissent in the Court’s recent opinion barring racial discrimination in college admissions. Now, the justice is accused of a second false claim derived from the same source: the amicus brief of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
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Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell has reached his limit with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) over the Republican House speaker’s lack of action regarding Democrat President Joe Biden’s impeachment.
Terrell issued a fiery response on Twitter after McCarthy blasted the Democrats over their “out-of-control spending.”
“Shut up and start impeachment proceedings!” Terrell tweeted.
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Long Island Dad Arrested for Stabbing Wife and 2-Year-Old Daughter to Death: Police
A father was arrested after stabbing his wife and their 2-year-old daughter to death inside their Long Island home, according to police.
Suffolk County police said officers responded to a home on Jefferson Avenue in the town of Brentwood around 4:30 p.m. after 31-year-old Zanoor Jaffari allegedly stabbed his wife, Misbah Batool, and their 2-year-old daughter Iazia Jaffari. Police believe it was Jaffari’s mother who lives with them who called 911 about the incident.
Prosecutors Monday said Jaffari was standing in the middle of the room, covered in blood when police arrived at the family’s home.
The mother and daughter each suffered several stab wounds and were rushed to South Shore University Hospital, where both were pronounced dead.
Jaffari was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital for medical evaluation and was later discharged. He faces two counts of second-degree murder, police said. Police believe he may have been having a medical episode, possibly from an overdose, at the time of the attack.
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Mob of 10 People Beats Hollywood Security Guard to Death, Motive Unknown
A security guard has reportedly died in Los Angeles after being beaten, kicked, and stomped by a mob of people just outside of the Dragonfly Hollywood nightclub in the 6500 block of Santa Monica Boulevard near Wilcox Avenue.
The incident took place around 2 am when a group of 10 reportedly ganged up on one guard. Daniel Sandifer was 32 years old and a father of two, according to KTLA 5.
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Elon Musk, the tech tycoon who recently rebranded Twitter as X, has issued a stern warning to a nonprofit organization that says it researches “misinformation” on the internet. Musk hastened to pledge legal action against the pro-censorship group Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) over charges it falsely portrayed the state of affairs on the rebranded social media platform.
Musk’s lawyers fired off a letter, made public on July 20 by CCDH, alleging that the research center made various unwarranted assertions about Twitter in eight different reports last year.
Notably, these included allegations that Twitter neglected to clamp down on an overwhelming majority of Twitter Blue accounts earmarked by CCDH as tweeting “hate.”
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New Biden CDC Head Pushes Annual COVID Vaccines
The new Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy Cohen has announced it is expected that COVID vaccines will become annual like flu shots, prompting critics to point out that they were suspended from social media for predicting the same thing two years ago.
Cohen, who become CDC Director at the start of the month told Spectrum News, “We’re just on the precipice of that, so I don’t want to get ahead of where our scientists are here and doing that evaluation work, but yes we anticipate that COVID will become similar to flu shots, where it is going to be you get your annual flu shot, and you get your annual COVID shot.”
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Pee-Wee Herman Actor and Creator Paul Reubens Dies From Cancer at 70
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose Pee-wee Herman character — an overgrown child with a tight gray suit and an unforgettable laugh — became a 1980s pop cultural phenomenon, has died at 70.
Reubens, who’s character delighted fans in the film “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and on the TV series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he kept private, his publicist said in a statement.
“Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years,” Reubens said in a statement released Monday with the announcement of his death. “I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.”
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Multnomah County lost over $1 billion in income as high earners fled the area during the lockdowns, riots, and spikes in crime in the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report.
According to an analysis of data from the Internal Revenue Service by The Oregonian from income tax returns filed in 2020 and 2021, Multnomah County lost a net 14,257 tax filers and their dependents, many of whom were high earners who could do jobs remotely, resulting in a net income loss of over $1 billion.
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Secret Service Denies FOIA Request to Provide List Potentially Linked to Cocaine Incident
Authored by Naveen Anthrapully via The Epoch Times
The U.S. Secret Service has refused to provide The Heritage Foundation with a list of individuals who may have been involved in the White House cocaine incident, claiming such records are outside its authority.
After the Secret Service closed the investigation into the cocaine issue in mid-July, the Heritage Foundation filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the list of hundreds of individuals who may have accessed the area where the substance was found. In a July 25 letter (pdf) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency denied the request.
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The US Senate rejected a proposed amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have established a new office of Lead Inspector General that would oversee the billions of dollars being sent to fund the Ukraine war.
The bill failed 51-48 with Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), John Ossoff (D-GA), and Jon Tester (D-MT) breaking with their parties, and independents Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Angus King (I-ME) joining Democrats against it.
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Soft-on-Crime San Francisco Cracks Down — on Musk’s “X” Logo
While soft-on-crime San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has made it clear that it’s open season for criminals, one thing the city won’t tolerate is unpermitted changes to signage from political opponents.
After Elon Musk installed a giant “X” logo on top of his rebranded company’s downtown headquarters (which Musk says he has no intention of moving despite the city’s ‘doom spiral’) — city officials launched an investigation following two active complaints at 1355 Market Street, one of them being for an unpermitted structure on the roof.
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Thomas Massie Says ‘We Gotta Get DeSantis Indicted Quick to Close the Gap’
A key ally to Governor Ron DeSantis jokingly suggested the Florida leader should get “indicted” in order to catch up to former President Donald Trump in the polls.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who served with DeSantis in Congress and has endorsed his campaign, spoke to McClatchyDC last week in an interview, discussing the topic of DeSantis’ presidential campaign.
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Trump: Mar-a-Lago Tapes “Not Deleted”
Donald Trump has categorically denied ordering the deletion of security footage at his Mar-a-Lago resort, following an allegation by special counsel Jack Smith that were included in three new charges against the former president.
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Trump Outlines Why US Must Improve Relations With Russia
Getting along with a nation that has the world’s largest nuclear weapons stockpile is a good thing, former US President Donald Trump has said, as he reiterated his claims that he could defuse the Ukraine conflict in a matter of hours.
“The fake news hates when I say I know [Russian President Vladimir Putin] well. They hate when I say I got along with him. You know, it’s good to get along,” he told supporters at a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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Trump Leads DeSantis by 37 Percentage Points in GOP Primary: NYT/Siena College Poll
A new national poll released Monday shows former President Donald Trump leading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by 37 percentage points as the two lead the pack in the GOP primary race.
Trump received 54% support, compared to 17% given to DeSantis overall in the first New York Times/Siena College poll of the 2024 campaign. The poll was published less than six months before the first primary contest and before the first presidential debate, to be hosted by Fox News next month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Of other 2024 White House GOP hopefuls, former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., each were polling at 3%, while former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy each were polling at just 2% overall.
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Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves and Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., urged more transparency from the U.S. government on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) after a historic congressional hearing with military whistleblowers.
Graves and Burchett discussed allegations of the Pentagon’s secretive handling of UAPs and programs related to crash retrieval and reverse engineering on “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.”
“Congress is now talking about this in a way they haven’t before, and I think even some of the members that attended the hearing themselves were shocked to hear what was said,” Graves said Sunday.
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Video: Soros-Backed DA Pamela Price Blasted by Oakland Residents Over Surge in Crime
Embattled Soros-backed Alameda County DA Pamela Price faced intense backlash from frustrated Oakland, California, residents over the surge in violent crime during a community meeting last Thursday.
Residents piled into a public safety meeting to air their grievances against Price’s soft-on-crime policies.
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“Too Much Too Fast”: EU Diplomats Worry Biden Administration Dictating China Policy
Nervous ambassadors from EU member states have voiced their dissatisfaction that the Biden administration holds too much sway over setting European strategic policy towards China. Officials speaking to the South China Morning Post voiced their complaints amid internal EU concern over potential economic decoupling from Beijing.
Despite moderate opposition from France and Hungary over the past year, Brussels has moved towards reducing its economic dependence on China through various legislative measures designed to safeguard European control of green technology and the supply of raw materials in what Commission officials have called a “de-risking” strategy.
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€23 Thousand for Household Work: German Man Asked His Ex-Girlfriend to Return Money
A German man billed his former girlfriend 23,000 euros for household work during their time together.
As Bild reported, the district court of Dresden heard the case of 59-year-old unemployed Andreas H. who was accused of extortion against his 61-year-old ex-partner, Steffi K. They used to live together in the woman’s house. After their separation, the man sent her an invoice for work he claimed to have done, totaling 23,000 euros.
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China to Crash EV Market and Paralyse Motorists in UK
Only two decades have passed since China’s car industry began out-producing that of the UK. Now, British officials are fearful of Beijing’s dominance bringing British roads to a standstill.
Concerns relate specifically to electric vehicles. These are 40% cheaper to manufacture in China than in Europe. It is expected that Chinese models will flood the market in the coming years given the Conservative government’s plan to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
A new report warns of a major impending security risk in handing Beijing the power to immobilise thousands of cars owned by Britons—and many others across Europe. Professor Jim Saker of the Institute of the Motor Industry, quoted in The Times, said “the threat of connected electric vehicles flooding the country could be the most effective Trojan horse that the Chinese establishment has.” There would, he added, be no way to prevent Chinese state-owned manufacturers from including technology in cars set to be exported which could bring them all to a halt.
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Czech Republic on Track to Adopt Euro by 2030
Labor and Social Affairs Minister Marian Jurecka believes that the Czech Republic is steadily progressing towards adopting the Euro between 2025 and 2030.
He shared this projection during his appearance on CNN Prima NEWS’ 360° program. The minister affirmed that the current government is already fulfilling the Maastricht criteria, a mandatory requirement for any nation considering transitioning to the Euro.
According to Jurecka, the introduction of the Euro by 2030 offers a significant opportunity and challenge for the Czech economy and society. He anticipates that by 2025, the national budget’s condition will be in line with the Maastricht criteria.
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Dutch Authorities Order Record Number of Home Closures Due to ‘Explosions or Gunfire’
A record number of homes have been ordered closed in multiple cities in the Netherlands following explosions or shootings likely tied to criminal activity, according to reports.
Mayors in Amsterdam and Rotterdam have shuttered dozens of domiciles and businesses so far this year.
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Germans Have ‘Moral Obligation’ to Give Up Living Standards and Wealth, Claims Green Party MP
Germans are facing an increasing range of economic problems, including recession, inflation, falling real wages, and even the beginnings of deindustrialization, but Green Party MP Green Party Johannes Wagner is claiming that Germans have a “moral duty” to give up their wealth.
Wagner took to Twitter to express his outrage that Germans do not want to give away their wealth.
“It’s such a shame that so many people don’t see (or don’t want to?) what incredible prosperity we have in Germany. We are one of the richest countries on Earth. We can still give so much. And also have a moral obligation to do so,” he wrote.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she prefers to let her actions speak louder than words when asked how she responds to a New York Times opinion piece that blasted her policies, particularly what’s happening in Italy overall.
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Nuclear Power Comeback? Eight Nuclear Reactors Could be Restarted in Germany, Scientists Say
Nuclear power is not yet completely history in Germany. This is the result of a study by the Chicago-based Radiant Energy Group. A total of eight German nuclear reactors could be put back into operation within a reasonable period of time.
The scientists highlight that eight specific reactors in Germany have the greatest potential for restarting. However, they presuppose that the ongoing dismantling of the power plants is stopped immediately and the relevant laws are changed in the Bundestag, Die Weltwoche reported.
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Poland Has Deployed Snipers on the Border With Belarus — Polish Army Command Reported
Poland has deployed snipers on the border with Belarus.
The Polish army command has reported this.
Stanislaw Zarin, the authorized person for Poland’s information space security, says that Belarus is bringing illegal migrants to the border and providing them with equipment to cross the fences — ladders, bolt cutters, as well as stones, bricks, and paving stones for attacks.
The situation at the border remains tense, with “groups of aggressive foreigners” attacking Polish border guards on a daily basis.
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Poland is an Increasingly Popular Tourist Destination
According to the latest data from Statistics Poland (GUS), the number of overnight stays booked by tourists from abroad in Poland in the first five months of 2023 increased by over 237,000 compared to 2022. The largest increase of 107 percent occurred among tourists from Czechia. Norway came in second with an increase of 89 percent, followed by the United Kingdom at 85 percent. Also, 22 percent more tourists from the United States visited Poland than the previous year.
Poland has numerous tourist advantages. Besides beautiful parks and historic landmarks such as the Royal Castle in Warsaw, or Wawel in Kraków, travelers are also attracted by favorable prices.
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Polish Lawmakers Pass Watered-Down Russian Influence Law
Poland’s lower house, the Sejm, on Friday, July 28th, voted in favor of an amended anti-Russian influence law. Under the law, a committee can be set up to look into whether Polish politicians make decisions under Russia’s influence that could threaten Poland’s security.
In what was a rejection of the Senate’s veto on the draft law, newly amended by President Andrzej Duda, the Sejm, where his Law and Justice (PiS) party holds a majority, voted 235-214 with four abstentions.
It now only requires Duda’s signature on the dotted line. While the previous law is currently in effect, the commission members have not yet been elected.
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Two protesters burned pages torn from a Quran outside Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm Monday, the third such demonstration in recent weeks and the first since the country’s prime minister warned that demonstrations involving the desecration of Islam’s holy book were making Sweden a bigger target for terrorism.
On Monday, two men — Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem — kicked and stomped on a Quran before setting some pages from the book alight, French news agency AFP reported. Momika, a Christian Iraqi refugee, and Najem previously burned a copy of the Quran in June while standing outside Stockholm’s Grand Mosque on the day of Eid-ul-Adha, the most important religious festival on the Muslim calendar.
Momika, who sought political asylum in Sweden a few years ago, also staged another protest in July at which he stomped on a Quran and used the Iraqi flag to wipe his shoes outside Iraq’s embassy in the Swedish capital.
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Russia’s Wagner Group in Belarus Won’t Delay Polish Election, Says Poland’s Ruling Party Leader
The leader of the ruling conservatives, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has stated that the elections in Poland will take place on time, regardless of any attempted hybrid attacks that may be carried out by the Wagner Group on the country’s border with Belarus.
Kaczynski was publicly reacting to remarks made by the liberal opposition leader, Donald Tusk, who has claimed that the ruling party is planning to persuade Polish President Andrzej Duda to delay the country’s general election due this autumn, using the presence of the Wagner Group in Belarus as a pretext.
Kaczynski categorically denied that this was the ruling party’s plan.
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The EU Believes the War in Ukraine Could Last 4 More Years, Says Hungary’s Foreign Minister
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjartó says that according to the European Union, the war in Ukraine could last as long as another four years, with the statement sparking a diplomatic debate between Budapest and Slovakia, according to a report from news and opinion portal Mandiner.
“The European Union thinks that there will be war in Ukraine for another four years. How many people will die in four years? How many Hungarians will die in four years? And how much more devastation will be created in four years that someone will then have to repair?” wrote Szijjartó on Twitter.
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Turkish FM Adds Pressure on Sweden to Stop Quran Burnings
Turkey is still not satisfied with the Swedish government’s attempts to prevent and limit the desecration of the Quran, and will only open the door for Swedish NATO membership if the Scandinavian country takes concrete steps to prevent the practice, according to Reuters.
The news outlet reports that in talks with Swedish foreign minister Tobias Billström on Sunday, July 30, his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan called the Quran burnings “vile actions” that were unacceptable under the pretense of “freedom of expression.”
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen reportedly got a similar phone call from Fidan earlier on Sunday, as a direct response to two Quran burnings that took place in the Danish capital in the past week.
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UK: Sunak Approves Oil and Gas Licences Amid Fears of Electoral Defeat
Discovering significant policy differences between the UK Tory and Labour parties is no easy job. But with the prospect of a humiliating electoral defeat looming in the sights of Rishi Sunak’s government, the prime minister is working to create the impression of a gulf on green policies.
Days after our reporting on new carbon ‘net zero’ rhetoric, the Tories have signalled that they are about to approve 100 new oil and gas licences to companies that wish to operate in the North Sea. Labour is opposed to new licences, which it claims dirties its vision of Britain as a “clean energy superpower.”
The move has succeeded in angering the Liberal green movement, with the Green Liberal Democrats describing it as an act of “arson.”
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While Farage has been the star of the show so far, since he went public last month there has been a steady drumbeat of prominent figures revealing they too had been debanked.
Even the rich and powerful kept the fact they had been victims of the United Kingdom debanking scandal until now, with Brexiteer-turned-bank reform campaigner Nigel Farage saying a combination of shame and fear that going public could destroy their credit rating meant until now many had suffered in silence.
Among those who have now come forward to reveal their own stories of having bank accounts closed and refused for themselves and their families include those who theoretically should be most able to do something about it, including Members of Parliament from the governing Conservatives and even the country’s finance minister.
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Kosovo Journalists Protest Government’s Suspension of Private Television Station
Kosovo’s journalists staged a protest on Monday against the government’s decision to suspend the operations of a private television station, Klan Kosova. Authorities took this action last week, citing irregularities in the station’s business license registration that allegedly violated the country’s constitution.
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In Israel, a Law Has Been Passed That Toughens the Punishment for Extortion
In recent years, Israeli small businesses, farmers, and even major developers have been facing extortion and constant intimidation throughout the country. In response to this the government before heading for summer vacation, has passed a bill that increases the penalties for demanding money through threats and blackmail, as reported by the Israeli government website.
According to the bill, convicting an extortionist is now easier since it is sufficient to prove the receipt of money without providing corresponding services, which simplifies the work of law enforcement and the court. Previously, it was necessary to prove direct income extortion. The minimum criminal sentence for extortion is 3 years, and the maximum is up to 9 years.
Furthermore, the new bill approved by the government, also allows for the seizure of extorted money without the need for approval from a criminal court, under an administrative procedure.
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Israel has announced the launch of the infrastructure project called “One Israel,” which aims to build a high-speed railway line spanning the entire country, from the border with Lebanon to the Gulf of Aqaba. The project, estimated at 100 billion shekels or $27 billion, was announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reported by national government website.
The high-speed railway will connect the cities of Kiryat Shmona in the north, near the border with Lebanon, to Eilat in the south, near the borders with Egypt and Jordan.
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Saudi Arabia to Host Ukraine Peace Talks — Without Russia
Saudi Arabia is set to host international peace talks on Ukraine next month involving the US, EU and countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, diplomats have told the Wall Street Journal.
Russia is excluded from the gathering, which is being organized by the Western powers and Ukraine, the outlet reported on Saturday.
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Putin, accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, the head of the Navy, inspected some of the ships from a launch boat on the Neva before making a speech.
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Russia Will Use Nuclear Weapons if Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Succeeds, Says Medvedev
Russia would be forced to use nuclear weapons if a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were successful and led to the retaking of certain Russian territories, according to a post from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, on his Telegram channel.
“If we imagine that the Ukrainian offensive with NATO support was successful and they took part of our territory, we would have to resort to the use of nuclear weapons under the rules of the decree of the Russian President of 2 June 2020,” the former president said, stressing that Moscow will have no other choice.
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Moscow’s leadership may not have been cheering loudly, but they probably still celebrated quietly within the walls of the Kremlin. After all, Russia has won the oil war. The news has been widely reported among economists and even in Western press, but it cannot be said to have come as a surprise shock. Those involved in the global oil business knew that they could not win such a war against Russia.
The United States and the European Commission’s measures to reduce Russian energy exports aimed to produce problems for the Russian treasury by reducing its revenues. However, it seems that the punitive measures introduced without any impact assessment have been seriously misguided, especially on the part of the EU. Rather, the EU has punished itself by foregoing cheap Russian gas and being forced to buy expensive U.S. natural gas.
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The Demographic Crisis in Ukraine is Worsening: Birth Rates Have Decreased by 28%
In the first six months of 2023, there were 96,755 births in Ukraine, which is 28% less compared to the corresponding pre-war period in 2021 (when 135,079 babies were born). This is the lowest record in all years of independence, as reported by Opendatabot.
Overall, the birth rate in the country has been declining since 2013, by approximately 7% annually. However, the full-scale invasion has led to the most significant crisis. The previous anti-record was also related to the war — in 2015, the birth rate dropped by 12% in one year.
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Ukraine Receives $1.25 Billion in US Grant Funds for Paying Wages, Social Assistance
Ukraine has received a new grant from the United States worth $1.25 billion to reimburse state budget expenses, including wages for state employees and social benefits, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said on Monday.
“The State Budget of Ukraine received a grant from the United States of America in the amount of USD 1.25 billion through the Multi-donor Trust Fund of the World Bank,” the ministry said in a statement.
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Ukraine War: Drone Hits Same Moscow High-Rise Tower That Was Struck on Sunday
A drone hit an office tower in Moscow on Tuesday that was struck over the weekend, while at least one other drone was downed, the city’s mayor said.
“Several drones were shot down by air defence systems while trying to fly to Moscow. One (drone) flew into the same tower in (Moscow) City as last time. The facade on the 21st floor was damaged,” Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin posted on Telegram
“There is no information on casualties,” he said, adding that emergency services were on the scene.
On Sunday, Russia said it had downed Ukrainian drones targeting the capital in an attack that damaged two office towers in Moscow-City, a business district.
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Zelensky Declares it is ‘Absolutely Fair’ for Ukraine to Attack Targets Inside Russia
In the wake of the latest drone attack on Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that it is “absolutely fair” for his forces to attack targets within the Russian mainland.
During a visit to the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk on Sunday, President Zelensky tacitly confirmed that Ukraine was behind the most recent drone strikes on Moscow this weekend, one of which was shot down and two of which crashed into an office building causing some damage.
Although no injuries were reported, it appears that Zelensky is intent on bringing the war closer to home for those in the Russian capital.
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India: Chicken Shop Employee Stabbed to Death Over Row in Bengaluru
A 24-year-old chicken shop employee was stabbed to death by his colleague after a row over bike key in Giri Nagar on Sunday. The accused has been arrested.
The deceased, Tilak, hailing from Nepal, was working in the chicken shop along with the accused, Siddaraju, 34.
According to the police, the duo was staying in a rented house and the owner had given them a motorcycle. On Sunday, they had a booze party after which Siddaraju wanted to go to a nearby shop and asked Tilak for the keys of the motorcycle. Heated arguments ensued when Tilak refused to give the keys. In the melee, Siddaraju grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed him to death.
He later walked to a police station and confessed to the crime.
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India: Jihadi People Brutally Attacked a Hindu Student With Weapons and Sticks in Uttrakhand
So-called ‘frightened’ Muslim community people attacked a Hindu student with weapons and sticks, tension in the area. Four arrested.
Seema Singh | HENB | Haridwar | July 30, 2023:: A section in Indian media and its international counterparts are always engaged to spread fake news that the minority Muslim people are persecuted in India and they are frightened (dare huye) as a result of the assault. But, the reality is completely reversed. As characteristics of the Muslim people, they always lock horns to the Hindu people to torture them in various ways to evict them from Muslim-majority areas. Not only that, Muslims try to capture the areas even in Hindu majority pockets by attacking Hindu girls, students, elderly to frighten the Hindus in a very horrible way. Here is an example.
In Uttrakhand (a BJP-ruled state) where Muslims are in a minority (only 13.95%), they spare no stone unturned to attack Hindus in alternate days to give a message that the State will be controlled by them very soon.
There was a lot of ruckus in Uttarakhand on Thursday. Aman Bhandari, a Hindu resident of Saraswati Vihar located in Haridwar Bypass, is a final year student of BCom in SGRR University. Due to two months old enmity, Muslim youths armed with sharp weapons and sticks made a fatal attack on the Hindu student in Patel Nagar industrial area. The victim was badly injured in the attack…
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KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — An Afghan branch of Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people at a pro-Taliban party’s election rally, in one of the region’s worst attacks in recent years.
Islamic State in Khorasan Province made the claim in a statement posted on its Amaq website. It said the attacker detonated an explosive vest, and that the bombing in the northwestern town of Bajur was part of the group’s continuing war against forms of democracy it deems to be against Islam.
Hours earlier, hundreds of mourners in Bajur carried caskets draped in colorful cloths to burial sites following the previous day’s attack at the election rally for the Jamiat Ulema Islam party. Officials said Sunday’s bombing killed 54 people, including at least five children, and wounded nearly 200.
The attack appeared to reflect divisions between Islamist groups, which have a strong presence in the district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan. The Jamiat Ulema Islam party has ties to the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombing That Killed 54 in Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people, including five children, at a pro-Taliban cleric’s rally in one of the worst attacks in the country in recent years.
IS, known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, made the claim in a statement posted on its Amaq website. The statement said the attack was part of the group’s continuing war against forms of democracy it deems to be against Islam.
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Samsung Assists With India’s Controversial Digital ID Rollout
In its bid to align with the Indian Government’s push for digitalization, Samsung is stepping up with technology enhancements for its Galaxy smartphone users, which brings with it an array of concerns over privacy and surveillance. This move, reported by The Times of India (TOI), now allows Galaxy phone users in India to access various digital credentials, including their Aadhaar digital ID and PAN cards, through the revised Samsung Wallet.
The Samsung Wallet update purports to eliminate the need for physical documents. Certificates such as driver’s licenses, CoWIN vaccination proof, and more can now be stored directly on Galaxy smartphones. While touted as a convenience, it also makes these devices a treasure trove of personal data and much easier for states to further checkpoint societies. The update also ties Samsung Pay services closely with the Samsung Wallet.
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The Australian Government’s tyrannical Communications Legislation Amendment (Combating Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 is facing formidable resistance from the Victorian Bar, as it sounds the alarm over a grave assault on freedom of speech and expression.
This Orwellian legislation, pushed by the communications minister since January, seeks to arm the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with oppressive powers to tackle online “misinformation and disinformation.” Its draconian provisions include a mandate for the ACMA to hawkishly monitor progress in stifling online “misinformation” on various digital platforms, and enforce industry standards designed to muffle free speech under the guise of fighting disinformation.
The Victorian Bar has courageously voiced “serious objections” to this bill in a recent deposition to the Law Council of Australia.
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New Zealand: E-Scooter Owners Advised After Explosion Causes Critical Injuries
Fire and Emergency is urging owners of e-scooters and e-bikes powered by lithium ion batteries to take care when charging the devices.
The warning comes after a person suffered critical injuries when an e-scooter exploded in a central Wellington apartment on Saturday night.
FENZ national risk manager Pete Gallagher said damaged or overheated batteries could enter a state called thermal runaway, an unstoppable chemical reaction where the battery combusts suddenly.
“These products have come into New Zealand and they’ve hit the markets and everyone’s out there with them so it’s really about making the public aware around the risk,” Gallagher said.
He said users should be sure to charge the devices uncovered and on hard surfaces that would dissipate any build up of heat.
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Niger Suspends Uranium & Gold Exports Amid Rumors of Imminent French Military Intervention
Last week’s coup in Niger is already fast becoming an internationalized conflict situation, as the West African nation’s former colonial ruler France has denounced and condemned the junta—while urging that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum be immediately reinstated. Coup supporters are now attacking diplomatic locations and French interests, including the French embassy in the capital of Niamey.
Bazoum is reportedly in good health following the harrowing events days ago when he was taken captive by his own presidential guard. Interestingly, the very rationale of those who overthrew his democratically elected government (merely two years in) centers on geopolitical matters: growing jihadi violence has become a major issue and he’s been severely criticized for failing to secure the nation and the safety of the population. But others say that’s just a pretext for what was an internal power struggle and military machinations. Currently, there are emerging reports in Mideast-Africa regional sources that Niger (under the junta) has suspended all exports of uranium and gold to France.
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South African political leader Julius Malema led racially violent chants at a massive rally on Saturday.
Malema, who is the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, sang the genocidal anti-apartheid struggle song “Kill the Boer, the farmer,” referring to the White descendants of Dutch settlers or “Boers” in South Africa.
The Economic Freedom Fighters has emerged as one of the preeminent powers in South African politics after the end of the Apartheid regime. Malema was originally a youth leader in the African National Congress (ANC) which was famous for being led by South Africa’s first Black leader, Nelson Mandela.
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West African Leaders Have Threatened Military Action Against Niger
Niger, in which the military came to power during the coup, is being threatened with military action by its West African neighbors, Reuters reported.
The West African Community has given a week for the president to return to power in Niger, then it can apply “all measures”, including military ones, the organization said in a statement.
In addition, the West African Economic Community is suspending all commercial and financial transactions between the Community countries and Niger and is freezing bank assets.
The regional bloc would “take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order” if its demands were not met within a week.
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Left-Wing News Outlet Reports on Poland’s ‘Surprisingly Liberal Immigration Policy’
In a sign of how far Poland’s radical turn toward mass immigration has come, even under what many have described as a conservative government, the TLDR Youtube channel is now singing the praises of Poland’s mass immigration policy.
For most conservatives, Poland has been historically seen as one of the most anti-immigration countries in Europe, notable for its previously strong stance in 2016, along with fellow Visegrad countries of Hungary, Czechia, and Slovakia, against migrant quotas and illegal immigration. However, under the Polish conservative government, led by Law and Justice (PiS), the country has veered sharpl towards a liberal legal immigration policy recently, massively increasing visas to immigrants from Third World countries.
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Population in EU Has Increased for the First Time in Two Years, Including Due to Ukrainian Refugees
In 2022, the population of the European Union (EU) increased for the first time in two years after experiencing a decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, the population of the EU reached 448.4 million people in 2022 compared to 446.7 million in the previous year. The natural decline in population was offset by immigration.
The intensification of migration flows after the end of the pandemic, as well as a significant influx of displaced persons from Ukraine, contributed significantly to the population growth.
In the two previous years, there was negative population growth, with a decrease of approximately 500,000 people in 2020 and nearly 300,000 people in 2021.
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The solicitors’ watchdog today dramatically closed three firms exposed by the Mail for offering to submit false asylum claims for thousands of pounds.
The regulator also banned a legal adviser from working for solicitors’ firms after he told our undercover reporter posing as an illegal migrant that he would invent stories including torture, death threats and modern slavery to help him apply for refugee status.
The swift response came after Rishi Sunak and Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk had said the allegations of ‘appalling’ conduct must be met with the ‘full force of sanctions’.
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Small boat crossings by migrants are expected to surge this month as up to a fifth of French police take leave.
People traffickers are likely to take advantage of the traditional holiday period which covers all of August.
Sources said the Home Office had formally asked that gendarmes delayed their annual leave until September when newly-trained recruits enter service. The request was rebuffed by French officials.
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Doc Martens Spotlights ‘Alarming’ DIY Shoes Promoting Gender Transition ‘Top Surgery’
A Dr. Martens shoe showed the design of a woman bearing the scars from a gender transition “top surgery” as part of the brand’s “DIY Docs” feature.
The “DIY Docs” feature aims to spotlight independent artists redesigning the classic Dr. Marten shoe, often to promote LGBT causes. The latest example came from “queer illustrator” Jess Vosseteig whose art “focuses on inclusivity, empowerment, and creating conversations surrounding feminism and the queer community.”
Vosseteig described herself on the company’s website saying, “I love illustrating to empower all genders, break gender stereotypes, and promote body positivity/neutrality. I want my audience to feel seen and heard in my work, be empowered to be themselves, educate others, and push societal norms!”
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Jobs Denied! Social Worker Penalized for Dylan Mulvaney Comments
52-year-old social worker, Louise Chivers, alleges she’s been targeted by an unjust “blacklisting” process. She’s rendered unable to continue her career while under investigation—a retaliation for her critique of transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney as a sports bra model for Nike.
Chivers made her views known about Mulvaney, a 26-year-old transitioning male-to-female who broadcasts on TikTok. While Mulvaney’s videos, including endorsements for Bud Light and Nike, have attracted substantial online traffic, they’ve been met with a spectrum of responses after Mulveney was accused of mocking and parodying women.
Chivers, expressing her disapproval, described Mulvaney as “a skinny gay man with no tits” and accused Mulvaney’s content of being laden with misogyny, the Mail reported.
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Muslims, Christians Join Forces to Protest LGBTQ+ Pride in Canada: ‘Let Kids be Kids’
People of different faiths are joining forces to protest gender ideology curriculum they find inappropriate in Canadian schools, according to The Toronto Star.
The issue that has become integral to school board discussions and beyond in the U.S. is no exception in Canada as well, where, according to the outlet, parents sporting hijabs and “keffiyeh” or a scarf symbolizing Palestinian solidarity, stood beside parents who wore Bible verses on their shirts.
All because these unlikely allies have a common goal.
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TikTok Bans Rockstar Ronnie Radke for Unfiltered Commentary on Transgender Issues
Ronnie Radke, lead vocalist of the band Falling In Reverse, is no stranger to the spotlight or, indeed, to controversy. He recently found himself at the crux of a new storm after being banned from TikTok due to his views on gender identity. Radke has never shied away from expressing his viewpoint, even amidst backlash, bringing his personal battle for free speech into the public eye yet again.
Radke, known for his sharp and forthright commentary, made headlines by openly discussing his perspective on the ongoing discourse around the rights of biological women and trans issues.
Over a series of X posts, he rebutted accusations of bigotry, womanizing, and abuse hurled at him, emphasizing that those who branded him such were conversely endorsing the notion that trans individuals can experience menstruation.
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President Donald Trump has vowed to sign an executive order “on Day One” of his second term in the White House that cracks down on schools pushing radical leftist ideologies.
During the Iowa Republican dinner in Des Moines on Friday, Trump revealed his plans for tackling the issue of public schools indoctrinating children.
Trump promised that he will sign an executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing “transgender insanity.”
He said he also plans to block taxpayers’ funds from going to schools that push Marxism-based Critical Race Theory (CRT).
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UK: ‘Safe Spaces’: Wokery Recruitment at NHS
In the midst of what is nothing short of a historic crisis for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), its staff are ‘advised’ to adopt a speech code, which would ask them—under possible threat of ostracization—to mention their preferred pronouns in every patient interaction.
The new protocol, included in a new training module titled ‘LGBTQIA + Awareness’, is meant to cater to sensitivities presumably held by all transgender and non-binary patients—a whopping 0.5% of Great Britain’s population.
The advice, which comes from Health Education England, a so-called ‘quango’ (quasi autonomous NGO) reads: “The easiest thing to do is to start by introducing yourself with your own pronoun. In doing so,” the organization claims, “you are creating a safe space for trans, non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming people who may not feel comfortable to go first in introducing themselves with pronouns.”
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New Climate Chief: Climate Alarmists Make Matters Worse
The new head of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a stark warning for climate alarmists “not to fall into a state of shock,” stating that the world will not come to an end if global temperatures happen to increase by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
British scientist Jim Skea, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College in London, was elected last week as the head of the IPCC, the UN body responsible for assessing the science related to climate change and providing governments with information that they can use to develop climate policies.
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Interesting read. So, “inheritance of superior cultural DNA” is not the idea of Germans alone…
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-us-and-europe-are-self-imploding-poising-the-west-for-radical-change/
The USA is criminal.
And Europe is degenerate.
The new arrivals will feast upon them, like meat, around the already simmering fire.
And everybody else in the civilised world, will breath a sigh of relief, when it is all over.
Who need enemies, when you have allies like that.
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IS THERE A MORE STUPID COUNTRY, BESIDES THE MUSLIM ONES, ON THIS PLANET?
The armed forces have built “indestructible” pride flag from armored steel
Published August 1, 2023
Ahead of the Pride Festival, the Swedish Armed Forces have produced an “indestructible” rainbow flag from armored steel. This “to symbolize the importance of a strong defense for our human rights”.
The flag, created from a piece of armored PLATE painted in the colors of the Pride flag, will be visible outside Pride Park in Stockholm throughout Pride Week.
“A defense with a will of steel”, reads the message on the armored flag.
During Pride Week, the flag will be seen not only as an outdoor unit, but also in print and digital units, writes the Swedish Armed Forces in a press release.
– It is more important than ever that we clearly take a stand for human rights and do everything to defend them.
We think that the flag, made of armor plate – a durable and protective material – conveys a strong message not only to the LGBTQI+ community but to everyone in Sweden about where the Armed Forces stand when undemocratic winds sweep across the world. Our mission is to defend everyone’s equal rights, and we want to convey that not least during Pride, says Johan Landeström, marketing manager at the Swedish Armed Forces.
FreeSweden: Add armored rainbow flags to the list of important military hardware made by Sweden’s world-renowned defense industry, which gave us the Gripen fighter jet, the Karl Gustav recoiless rifle and Bofors anti-aircraft guns.
Painted pervert flags are no proof against flammenwerfer.
Of course it’s a perfect metaphor for everything wrong with the West today; a mindless celebration of a perversion of sexuality, symbolism over substance, and a misplacement of priorities and fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of and function of a military. And all this because of a society that has been allowed to be dominated by its females and infested with their emotionalism, and ruined by their lack of rational and critical thought.
“And all this because of a society that has been allowed to be dominated by its females and infested with their emotionalism, and ruined by their lack of rational and critical thought.”
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have another winner!
As some of us’ve been suggesting for years: Repeal the 19th (and similar legislation throughout the UK and EU) and the nightmare ends.
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BURN, BURN KORANS EN MASSE…
“Maybe it’s time to pack up – we’re not accepted here”
Published 1 August 2023 at 07.11
Swedish State TV, SVT Nyheter, has spoken to Muslims in Rinkeby who say they are in despair that Koran burnings are allowed. Some even claim that they are considering leaving Sweden.
– Even though we were born in Sweden, we are Swedish citizens, maybe it’s time to pack. We are not accepted here, says Abdillahi Osman to SVT.
Salma Asad says she is worried that the Koran burnings send a negative signal to younger Muslims.
– I think it is a dangerous development when children grow up and feel that the legal society does not protect them, she says.
Abdalla, who “lectures about Islam for young people in Rinkeby”, says that “Sweden’s image has been tarnished” by the events.
– This is more than just a book, this is my life, on the other hand, Mohamed from Pakistan explains to SVT Nyheter.
These orcs in Sweden will never be Swedes, for a dog born in a barn doesn’t make it a horse. They will always be orcs.
True ,a mad dog in a barn is a danger to the horses, cows, and other livestock in the barn ,and would be removed and shoot by any sane good farmer. The west is being run by stupid mad farmers with no interest in running safe ,good farms ( countries) ,no national pride ,no love of a country cultural ,or history .They are beholding to the unelected elites who want you gone, want you dead ,it is simple as that.
Unless people get off their backsides and kill the elites first?